Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince Hardcover Book First American Edition

Fine condition diamond embossed purple boards with a black cloth spine and purple spine lettering, contained in a fine condition color illustrated non price-clipped dust jacket. Includes Dedication; About the Author and About the Illustrator. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings. The copyright page states: "First American edition, July 2005" "The war against Voldemort is not going well: even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of the Daily Prophet, looking for familiar names. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses. And yet . As in all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate - and lose a few eyebrows in the process. The Weasley twins expand their business. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Classes are never straightforward, though Harry receives some extraordinary help from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince. So it's the home from that takes center st