Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 2) (2) Hardcover – Illustrated, October 4, 2016

Beautifully illustrated. Perdect book for my collection. Great gift for others. Greatly discounted/affordable. All that i ask, i hope the SELLERS read this is, please please, wrap thr book before you ship it! Protect the book before you ship it to Amazon to ship out to us customers. I'm very happy with my buy.

As lifelong Harry Potter fans, we knew we had to get the illustrated edition by Jim Kay as soon as we saw it. Jim Kay’s illustrations are absolutely incredible—his take on the Harry Potter world brings a whole new level of magic to the books. Every page is a work of art, and the illustrations perfectly capture the essence of the characters and settings we know and love.Seeing these illustrations again has reignited our passion for the series in a way we didn’t expect. It’s like rediscovering the magic all over again! The details are so rich and vibrant, it almost feels like you're seeing the story for the first time.We love showing off this collection to every Potterhead who comes over. It’s one of those things that never gets old, and it’s so much fun to experience the wizarding world through Jim Kay’s eyes. If you’re a fan of the series, this is a must-have—an absolute treasure that brings the books to life in a new and beautiful way!

I have been looking into illustrated editions of books 1&2 for my son to introduce him to HP books next year when he is 9 yrs/4th grade. At $21 with the holiday season price cuts, I figured this is the cheapest it will get and ordered Book 2 of this Jim Kay edition and Book 1 of the Minalima edition(Minalima's Book 1 was gorgeous). Jim Kay's illustrations feel closer to the movies and Minalima's closer to the books. Anyone looking for Harry Potter illustrated books will come upon Jim Kay's editions, the vivid colors and life-like visualizations gained quick popularity.This book has stunning illustrative spreads of Dobby, the Basilisk, Aragog, Diagon alley, Hogwarts castle, the sword of Gryffindor, and a two page spread of Harry at Quidditch. There are a few illustrative choices in this book that are very questionable though:-This edition over-all, this illustrator, seems to have something of an obsession with Draco Malfoy. In this book with so much to visualize, they have chosen to include 2 full page spreads of Draco! Such a colossal waste of space, would have made so much more sense to include Tom Riddle instead of one of the two Draco spreads.-Another very peculiar choice was in chapter 3 - Omitting to show the Weasley's burrow (there is one full page spread but it's in the shadows and you can barely discern what it is, so it almost doesn't count), or Ron's room, they have instead chosen to do multiple illustrations of garden gnomes throughout the chapter!These two choices are so peculiar, I wonder how no one raised an issue and these made it to the final copy.Two illustrations that I would have liked to have been included are-A full page spread of all the four houses in the dueling club, their wands out in action.-An illustration of the trio following the path of the Basilisk in the pipes.These 2 visuals would have added a lot of value to the story.One Jim Kay edition of whichever book you choose is a must have for a child beginning the Harry Potter series and for a collector.

My son wanted to read Harry Potter and had checked one of these out from the library at school, and we love them. We ended up purchasing the series, and now our younger kids are enjoying them! They are nice hardbacks and have lasted through much kid book abuse.

decent quality

Way better than the regular hard cover books. The illustration really help add more visual perspectives when reading. 🙂Only issue is not sure who will be making the last two illustrated novels (Half-Blood Prince & Deathly Hallows), since Jim Kay is no longer affiliated. 🤷

Great condition better than what I expected! Perfect for my sons birthday and he loves them!

I am hooked on these beautiful books! They are so pretty. Quality paper. Worth the cost!! Can't wait to get them all.