Celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter magic with four special editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw ...Twenty years ago these magical words and many more flowed from a young writer's pen, an orphan called Harry Potter was freed from the cupboard under the stairs - and a global phenomenon started. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone has been read and loved by every new generation since.
To mark the 20th anniversary of first publication, Bloomsbury is publishing four House Editions of J.K. Rowling's modern classic. These stunning editions will each feature the individual house crest on the jacket and line illustrations exclusive to that house, by Kate Greenaway Medal winner Levi Pinfold.
Exciting new extra content will include fact files and profiles of favourite characters, and each book will have sprayed edges in the house colours. Available for a limited period only, these highly collectable editions will be a must-have for all Harry Potter fans in 2017.
Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw ... Twenty years ago
these magical words and many more flowed from a young writer's pen,
an orphan called Harry Potter was freed from the cupboard under the
stairs - and a global phenomenon started. Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone has been read and loved by every new generation
since. To mark the 20th anniversary of first publication,
Bloomsbury has published four House Editions of J.K. Rowling's
modern classic. These stunning editions each feature the individual
house crest on the jacket and line illustrations exclusive to that
house, by Kate Greenaway Medal winner Levi Pinfold. Exciting new
extra content includes fact files and profiles of favourite
characters, and each book has sprayed edges in the house colours.
Available for a limited period only, these highly collectable
editions are a must-have for all Harry Potter fans.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Imaginary organization - Juvenile fiction
Library Subject 2
Wizards - Juvenile fiction
Dewey Classification
823.92
Readership
Children / Juvenile
Author Bio
J.K. Rowling is the author of the record-breaking,
multi-award-winning Harry Potter novels. Loved by fans around the
world, the series has sold over 450 million copies, been translated
into 79 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. She has
written three companion volumes in aid of charity: Quidditch
Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (in
aid of Comic Relief), and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (in aid of
Lumos), as well as a film script inspired by Fantastic Beasts and
Where to Find Them. J.K. Rowling has also collaborated on a stage
play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two, which
opened in London's West End in the summer of 2016. In 2012, J.K.
Rowling's digital company Pottermore was launched, where fans can
enjoy her new writing and immerse themselves deeper in the
wizarding world. J.K. Rowling has written a novel for adult
readers, The Casual Vacancy, and also writes crime novels under the
pseudonym Robert Galbraith. She has received many awards and
honours, including an OBE for services to children's literature,
France's Legion d'honneur and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
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