Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 1999 With title page vignette by Mary GrandPré. First American edition, Advance Reader's Edition. Publisher's diamond patterned wrappers, with front wrapper colored purple and black, spine colored red and black, and white lettering. Very good, with very light wear to spine ends and panel edges, a hint of scuffing to front wrapper, and light spotting to edges. Overall, a sturdy copy. Errington AA4(c). A pivotal novel in the series, Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban was published before the series reached the level of popularity and cult following that it has today, but still managed to reach critical acclaim. In his third year at Hogwarts, Harry Potter and his friends search for the villainous outlaw Sirius Black after his escape from the wizard prison Azkaban. Unlike the first two books in the series, The Prisoner of Azkaban does not end with a cut-and-dry triumph over evil, but rather begins to pose the question of how the media and popular perception affect whether someone is considered good or bad- a notion that recurs and becomes increasingly central to the storyline as the series progresses.. First American Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by GrandPre, Mary. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).