VGC. Bloomsbury Publishing,1997. First edition-23rd printing (30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23) Joanne Rowling is displayed on copyright page. Illustrations by Thomas Taylor. Printed by Clays. Pictorial hardback (small nick on the edges of the cover) with Dj (slightly faded on the spine, two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover, a couple of small marks inside the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Nice and clean pages but slightly tainted on the outer edges, slightly yellow on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear. Triple Smarties Gold Award Winner displayed on the edges of the front cover. Older Professor Albus Dumbledore at the back of the cover. 223pp. price un-clipped. A collectable early printing.