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

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The series took another ten years to complete, concluding in 2007 with the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows .By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. She is also the founder and president of Lumos, an international children’s charity fighting for every child’s right to a family by transforming care systems around the world. The hardcover edition was issued with the original cover from 1997, while the paperback edition has silver foiling on the logo of the 2014 cover by John Duddle. Harry 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. 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.

K. Rowling’s own archive and the story behind the original cover art by the illustrator Thomas Taylor. Harry 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. A scarce first printing of the 20th anniversary edition of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone Published in 2007 by Bloomsbury.In addition to a bright dust jacket emblazoned with a removable silver sticker, readers will discover a wealth of celebratory bonus content inside. K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany, and which is now playing in multiple locations around the world. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle.

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.

These editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able jackets by award-winning illustrator Jonny Duddle, and are the perfect starting point for anyone who's ready to lose themselves in the biggest children's books of all time. Each book is a first printing of this special edition, which makes them quite rare as the books quickly went into reprint. 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 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.

Decorated with the original hand-drawn Hogwarts crest, the inside pages also feature the fully updated and redesigned story text to provide the perfect reading experience. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them went on to inspire a new series of films featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander. Harry's story as a grown-up was continued in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , which J. We will announce on social media as soon as we have more information to share, or sign-up to our Harry Potter newsletter. Inspired by the original companion volume, it was the first in a series of new adventures featuring wizarding world magizoologist Newt Scamander.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. 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 wrote three short companion volumes for charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard , in aid of Lumos. 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 .