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11:00 AM PT - Dec 11th, 2008
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 115. Complete seven volume set of Harry Potter Collector's Edition Deluxe exquisitely custom bound by The Chelsea Bindery. The set comprises the complete Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets; Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. London, Bloomsbury, 1999-2007. 7 volumes, large 8vo. First Deluxe Editions of each Harry Potter title, each volume with the requisite points of first printing. Signed by J. K. Rowling on the dedication page of the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. All finely hand bound by The Chelsea Bindery, London, in full morocco matching their original published colors (in the deluxe editions) of red, blue, green, purple, maroon, navy blue and black. Each volume has been beautifully and carefully enhanced with an inset leather onlay reproducing the original cover image. The front covers are also lettered in gilt after the originals. Each spine has five raised bands with a single gilt rule around each compartment, titles in gilt and a gilt star in each corner. Ivory silk doublures. Each volume is housed in its own matching leather-entry slipcase. A wonderful example of the binder's art from The Chelsea Bindery. $25,000 - $35,000 ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images: 
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