Harry Potter Books 1-7 Special Edition Boxed Set: The Complete Series

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Advanced Reading Copies (ARCs) are the US equivalent, produced for the first three books in the set.

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In other words, books are still trendy, with first editions being seen as the best possible versions that money can buy. Harry Potter is a fantastic series. One might be tempted to think it's overblown or over-rated by its enthusiasts. One would, in fact, be forgiven for taking that impression almost exclusively from the movies; they're enjoyable enough in their own right, but suffer problems of less-than-amazing adaptation and fluctuations in creative vision that make the film series feel somewhat disjointed and less-thoughtful than the books they're based on, and have the added problem of the younger actors and actresses often taking a few films to develop the skills to portray their characters naturally (an occupational hazard of a fantasy epic that relies on child actors, really). The Harry Potter novels, meanwhile, provide an arguably smoother introduction and, subsequently, a more fleshed-out experience in Harry's world, with the earlier, shorter books providing a comfortable and more "episodic" early portion that's great for allowing readers to get their feet wet, becoming gradually more involved and complex until the build-up culminates with the fourth and fifth novels, where the story goes all-in on characterization and worldbuilding detail, presuming the writer to be fully invested by that point, and keeping that level of maturity and intensity right up to the ending of the final volume. Here’s everything you could need to know about collecting first-edition Harry Potter books, from pricing to an investment outlook over the next decade or so. Harry Potter Book Set: The BasicsIf sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction. If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. It doesn’t hate to speak the truth.’

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There are also limited editions with watercolor illustrations by Giles Greenfield (Bloomsbury’s UK version) and Mary GrandPre (Scholastic’s US edition of only 25 copies). If either happens to be signed by the illustrator, it’s another item that should be worth a significant fee. Given current trends, we’d strongly recommend looking at the earliest UK first-edition options, as long as they’re in decent condition. To give some idea of the hype, there was a midnight launch, and there are many signed first-edition copies as a consequence. People were also starting to cotton on to the idea that books could be seen as collector’s items in the future. Ironically, this means numerous versions are in good condition today, so they’re not worth much. In terms of values, copies will likely go for a low three-figure sum. The one that started it all, the original Harry Potter book was released in 1997 in the UK. (It’s also referred to as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the US.) I put off reading the Harry Potter series for so, so long as I thought it would be too juvenile. (I didn't see the movies, either). I love fantasy fiction, but I'm more apt to read the works of Terry Goodkind or Terry Brooks as opposed to books intended for young adults. I am incredibly glad that I gave the Harry Potter series a chance. While the first couple of books are definitely geared towards young adult readers, the world, the characters, and the story that Rowling creates are all so fascinating and fun that it really doesn't matter. I'm currently reading the series a 2nd time and I'm enjoying them even more than I did the 1st time. These books are absolutely timeless classics and are among my all-time favorite books.You can also take a look at the front cover, as the illustration changes depending on the publisher and the region. *It’s worth noting that advanced proof copies are also available, although they’re not as collectible as a bonafide first edition copy. As always, hardcover versions are strongly preferred. But one thing that might surprise people unfamiliar with Potter is that this is not a fantasy action-adventure series. It's more of a mystery series coated in a gooey chocolate fantasy syrup. Harry Potter himself tends to fill the role of a combination Frodo Baggins figure and up-and-coming detective character, and the most important plot points are, regardless of who figures out or explains a given part of things, presented as mysteries. Action sequences occur and can be quite intense, particularly in later volumes, but this is not the story of a big, super-cool hero slaying dragons; it's a story of circumstance, figuring out the circumstance, and then reacting to the circumstance. Some readers seem annoyed by the fact that eleven-year-old Harry never matures in this series to a point where by the end of magical high school he's capable of going head-to-head in a duel with a Dark Lord with decades of extensive magical knowledge under his belt, but that is simply not the angle that this series goes for. My comparison of Harry to Frodo Baggins was not an idle-name-drop. Harry's role in this story is very deliberately that of the hero who stands strong against adversity but ultimately triumphs through low-key action behind the scenes of a conflict in which number other, more powerful or more experienced combatants command the bulk of the Dark Lord's attention. And, like Frodo (and his progenitor, Bilbo), sometimes Harry is helped by sheer circumstance, the timely and skillful intervention of one of his friends, or a combination of his own efforts plus those things. The series does give us a fairly clear picture of what an action-centric lead character in this universe might look like, and I think that's where a fair portion of reader disappointment with Harry's more subdued take on heroics comes from, but he is an eleven-year-old who eventually becomes a seventeen-year-old over the course of the story, contending with a villain who has fifty-plus-year lead on experience over him. I think I would have raised an eyebrow had Harry ever bested Voldemort in a straight-up magical fight. Roughly a third of the UK Goblet of Fire books were printed in Scotland. The remainder was printed by Clays of London which printed all other UK editions.