30 Wicked 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' Book Covers From Around the Wizarding World

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Ely Bulnes • Writer and Editor
Jun 21, 2024 3:00 PM EDT

Last week, we took a gander at international covers of the first Harry Potter book. This week, we move on to the often-overlooked, yet beloved, sequel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. It is fascinating to see which scene and which motifs from the book each artist chose to feature on their book cover. Phoenixes, Ford Anglias, spiders, swords, and brooms are featured often and prominently in many of the images below. Strangely, large snakes feature on quite a number of these covers, despite being a massive spoiler for the mystery at the heart of the plot. Depictions of Salazar Slytherin's chamber vary, with some resembling a creepy stone crypt and others seeming almost psychedelic with their strange and imaginative architecture. It is also interesting to see which illustrators were influenced by the movie franchise, which ones were too early to be affected by it, and which ones made an active effort not to resemble the established aesthetic of the films despite having drawn the covers well after their release. Which book do you think Madame Pince would choose to keep in her library?

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  • 01

    2022 Pottermore eBook/Audiobook Cover

    Harry Potter AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS COS 207 J.K. ROWLING 2
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  • 02

    Adult Edition

    J. K. ROWLING HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS BLOOMSBURY
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  • 03

    Bosnian Edition

    J. K. Rowling Harry ODAJA Potter TAJNI B Biblioteka Neverland 3
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  • 04

    Bulgarian 20th Anniversary Edition

    ДЖ. К. РОУЛИНГ Хари Потър И СТАЯТА НА ТАЙНИТЕ EIMOHT
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  • 05

    Chinese Collector's Edition

    哈利·波特 与密室 (英)J·K·罗琳著 马爱新译 人民文学出版社 TM
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    Danish Edition

    J. K. ROWLING HARRY POTTER og Hemmelighedernes Kammer GYLDENDAL
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    Dutch Edition

    J.K. ROWLING Taglia Hark Potter EN DE GEHEIME KAMER
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    Finnish Edition

    J Harry Potter JA SALAISUUKSIEN KAMMIO J. K. ROWLING HARRY POTTER TAMMI PIKA
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    French Edition

    J. K. Rowling Harry Potter TM ET LA CHAMBRE DES SECRETS folio Junior
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    German Edition

    J.K. ROWLING Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens CARLSEN
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    Illustrated Edition

    J.K. ROWLING HARRY POTTER and the Chamber of Secrets HOW 782D Illustrated by JIM KAY BLOOMSBURY
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    Indonesian Edition

    Harry Potter Harry Potter dan Kamar Rahasia JK ROWLING
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  • 13

    Italian Edition (2021)

    H J.K.ROWLING D E LA CAMERA DEI SEGRETI SALANI EDITORE
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    Italian Edition

    Harry Potter E LA CAMERA DEI SEGRETI TM SALANI EDITORE J.K. ROWLING
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  • 15

    Japanese 20th Century Edition

    Harry Potter ハリー・ポッターと 秘密の部屋 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J.K.ローリング 松岡佑子=訳 20 YEARS OF HARRY POTTER *MAGIC . 静山社
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    Japanese Edition

    HARRY POTTER AND THE Harry Potter CHAMBER OF SECRETS ハリー・ポッターと J.K.ローリング作 秘密の部屋 松岡 佑子 訳
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    Lithuanian 20th Anniversary Edition

    J.K ROWLING Harry Potter *20 HARIS POTERIS ir Paslapčių kambarys MAGIJOS METŲ * Alma littera
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  • 18

    Signature Edition

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J.K.ROWLING BLOOMSBURY
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  • 19

    Slovak Edition

    9.K. ROWLINGOVÁ Hoffer A TAJOMNÁ KOMNATA KAR AW 820 627
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  • 20

    Spanish Anniversary Edition

    HARRY POTTER y la cámara secreta ANGLIA J.K. Rowling HGW salamandra
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  • 21

    Spanish Edition

    J.K. ROWLING Harry Potter y la cámara secreta TM salamandra
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  • 22

    Swedish Cover

    JK Rowling Harry Potter och Hemligheternas kammare TIDEN
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  • 23

    Thai 20th Anniversary Edition

    NANMEEBOOKS 20 NAMIMAS กับ ห้องแห่งความลับ JK ROWLING
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  • 24

    Traditional Chinese 20th Anniversary Edition

    Harry Potter 哈利波特 消失的密室 + Tom M. Riddle J.K. ROWLING J.K. 羅琳 署 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets *
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    UK Children's Edition

    HARRY POTTER and the Chamber of Secrets J.K.ROWLING BLOOMSBURY H
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    UK Children's Edition (2014)

    J.K. ROWLING HARRY POTTER and the Chamber of Secrets BLOOMSBURY
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  • 27

    Ukranian Edition

    Дж.К.Ролінґ Jappi atten i TACMHA KIMATA A-6A-5A-1A-MA-MA-TA
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  • 28

    US 20th Anniversary Edition

    J.K. ROWLING Harry Potter AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS SCHOLASTIC
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    US Children's Edition

    Harry Potter OF AND THE CHAMBER SECRETS J. K. ROWLING
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    US Children's Edition (2014)

    JK ROWLING BIEN Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets SCHOLASTIC
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