Original Listing Description

eBay This auction is for a J.K. Rowling signed, Scholastic Hardback First Edition/First Printing of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.Exact information is as This book was signed on Oct. 25, 1999 at Whale of a Tale bookstore in Irvine, CA. My mother, father and I arrived early on that day. We were given a number by the store manager and told to return in the afternoon. We were among the first 10 people in line that eventually grew to about 200 or so. Ms. Rowling signed one book for my mom, one for my dad, and one for me. She used a pen and signed on the title page. The other two books have since been sold. This is the third and last of those signed books. My signed books/records: I have sold over 500 signed books and records. I have gotten all the signatures myself, or with my family, by standing in long lines. (The only time I bought an autographed book was a Barnes and Noble Special Edition of Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run autobiography )Number Line reads: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4Printed below the number line: "Printed in the U.S.A. 37"Also: "First American Edition, October 1999." (Below Printed in the U.S.A. 37)Boards: Aquamarine with an embossed diamond pattern, and a purple cloth spine.Dust Jacket: has $19.95 price on the upper corner of the front flap. The dust jacket back has a red bar code field on the bottom right, and a blurb on the top that reads: "Sequel to the #1 New York Times Bestseller Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets."First Printing badge: Year 3 on both the upper spine of the book and dust jacket. This was the first Harry Potter series to carry the badge when first issued Condition: the book is in Near Mint condition and has never been read. It has had a mylar cover on it since the day it was purchased. It has been stored in a smoke free home since the day it was purchased.We will ship using USPS Flat Rate Medium Priority Box. Payment is through PayPal. There will be no returns on this item. Any shipments outside of the United States will be handled by Ebay Global Shipping. Winning Bidder's Instructions (Please read carefully to avoid any delays in delivery of your winnings): • Payment must be received within 10 days of the end of auction or the item may be re-listed. • Shipping & Handling charges: We will be using USPS Flat Rate Medium Priority Box. We will calculate shipping for you when we received your mailing address. See listing details for additional shipping options. • We prefer Paypal payment from Confirmed Address! • Items are sold AS-IS and are not returnable nor refundable. Although we inspect all our products to be free from damages prior to shipping, we have no control over the handling of the item(s) once the item(s) have left our hands. • We reserved the rights to cancel bid from bidders with zero (0) feedbacks and bidders with excessive negative feedbacks. All items are carefully packaged for shipping. Please e-mail us for any questions you may have and thanks for bidding!

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