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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – 25th Anniversary Edition: J.K. Rowling -25th Ann. Ed.- (Harry Potter, 1)

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K. Rowling’s own archive – Thomas Taylor’s charming account of illustrating the cover for the first time, as a young artist – Fully updated story text, with refreshed design, to provide the perfect reading experienceHarry Potter lives in the cupboard under the stairs at his uncle and aunt’s house at number four, Privet Drive – until the day when a mysterious letter arrives from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and a giant on a flying motorcycle arrives to change his life with four simple words: ‘Harry – yer a wizard. Rowling’s 2008 Harvard Commencement speech was published in 2015 as an illustrated book, Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination, sold in aid of Lumos and university-wide financial aid at Harvard. Four books of The Philosopher's Stone, each with a specially designed cover and page edges that represent the houses of Slytherin, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. The original text itself is the same – although much like a repairing charm, Bloomsbury editors have long since waved a wand over the pages of that very first print run.

We will announce on social media as soon as we have more information to share, or sign-up to our Harry Potter newsletter. K. Rowling's own archive and discover Thomas Taylor's charming account of how a young artist came to illustrate Harry Potter for the very first time. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. K. Rowling collaborated with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany to continue Harry’s story in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which opened in London, and is now thrilling audiences on four continents. Due to popular demand, we are releasing this edition on 9th June 2022 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.Bloomsbury, Scholastic, or any of the individuals or companies associated with producing and publishing Harry Potter books and films. The ultimate Harry Potter gift and a must for any bookshelf, this once-in-a-generation collector's edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone will take you on the magical journey of a lifetime .

The script book was published to mark the plays opening in 2016 and instantly topped the bestseller lists. After the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a delayed train journey in 1990, she plotted out and started writing the series of seven books and the first, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone , was published in the UK in 1997. Being an American, I recently had a strong desire to collect some of the British versions of the books and stumbled across this one.

Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular, era-defining Harry Potter book series, as well as several stand-alone novels for adults and children, and a bestselling crime fiction series written under the pen name Robert Galbraith. Each book is a first printing of this special edition, which makes them quite rare as the books quickly went into reprint. After its first publication in 1997, the illustration of Harry Potter with his lightning bolt scar, standing next to the Hogwarts Express on Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, would go on to become one of the most iconic book covers of the twentieth century, offering a tantalising first glimpse of J. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle.

This irresistible anniversary edition – available for one year only – will bring back treasured memories for the fans who remember the excitement when Harry’s journey first began, as well as introducing a new generation to the unforgettable story of the Boy Who Lived. With fantastic bonus content waiting inside, readers are invited to relive the book's magical publishing journey. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them went on to inspire a new series of films featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander. The second, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, was released in 2018 and the third, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore was released in 2022. K. Rowling’s own archive and the story behind the original cover art by the illustrator Thomas Taylor.

Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive.

Harry's story as a grown-up was continued in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , which J. The front cover illustration by Thomas Taylor remains the same, however, eagle-eyed fans may spot some differences between this cover and the original, including the text on the back cover and dust jacket flaps.She supports a wide number of humanitarian causes through Volant, and is the founder of the international children's care reform charity Lumos. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The Silkworm followed in 2014, Career of Evil in 2015, Lethal White in 2018, Troubled Blood in 2020 and The Ink Black Heart in 2022. In addition to a bright dust jacket emblazoned with a removable silver sticker, readers will discover a wealth of celebratory bonus content inside.

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