Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - US 1st Edition, 1st Printing - order First Hardcover Dust Jacket - JK Rowling - Fantasy Children's Book

"Harry Potter and order the Chamber of Secrets," book #2 in the magical Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, illustrated by Mary Grandpre, published by Arthur A. Levine Books (an imprint of Scholastic Press), copyright 1999.

Hardcover with dust jacket, 341 pages, measures 9.25" tall x 6.25" wide.

I believe this is a true U.S. 1st Edition / 1st Printing. I'll list out the points I matched to determine this, but please verify this for yourself using the photos.

* The copyright page has the number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4".
* The next line reads "Printed in the U.S.A. 37".
* And the bottom line is "First American edition, June 1999".

* The covers are blue with an embossed diamond pattern, and the spine is green.
* The front flap of the dust jacket has the price $17.95.
* The back of the dust jacket has a diagonal bar code, and the smaller of the two codes is labeled "51795".
* The sliver lettering is raised on both the front and spine of the dust jacket.

* I believe this is additionally the earliest state dust jacket and binding, as both are missing the Year 2 badge that was added to later states.

Condition:

There is light wear and rubbing to the edges and corners of the dust jacket, and there are a few light bends on the front jacket flap. The covers also have a little wear and rubbing, mostly to the edges and corners. There is a name and address handwritten inside the front cover and on the front endpaper. There are a few marks on the outer page edges, and a few pages have a small indent on them, almost like there was a paperclip on them at one time. The pages are in very good condition, and the book is complete and securely held together.