The first three books in the harry potter series, gorgeously illustrated in full color. The hogwarts library collection hogwarts library book. Do you have a valuable harry potter gathering dust under your bed. Sorcerers stone does have a great drawing of harry by j. Rowling s harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, and first editions of her books have very quickly become collectable. Its hard to believe but harry potter turns 20 this year. Books 47 or anything published after and including harry potter and the goblet of fire have significantly lower market value, since they were printed in such massive quantities. As a skeptical, overlyserious young adult and latecomer to the harry potter world, reading the stories alongside amazing illustrations really helped me engage with the books more. Old, rare editions of harry potter and the philosophers stone could be worth thousands of pounds at auction.
Books that are signed by the stars of the film franchise really add no to very little value to the book. Online book marketplace abebooks, which specialises in rare books, has detailed exactly which editions are. People will pay crazy money just because it says joanne rowling instead of j. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. The whole text is in there alongside dozens of amazing drawings to make the story even more magical. The abebooks online marketplaces has sold hundreds of copies of rowlings books at high prices, including a first edition of harry potter and the philsophers stone that sold for. The harry potter book series is considered one of the greatest series in literary history, beginning its commercial life on this day, twenty years ago j. Complete set of harry potters adventure, as a young wizard in hogwart and in the world full of the muggles. In the art of harry potter we get a chance to see that world in pictures created by the artistic team responsible for putting the painted words to the movie screen. See more ideas about harry potter, harry potter world and harry potter universal.
The book series follows the adventures of harry potter during his time spent at hogwarts school and his faceoffs against the dark wizard voldemort. The harry potter stories will join that small group of childrens books which. The harry potter book series by multiple authors includes books harry potter and the philosophers stone, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, and several more. Rowlings 22 original illustrations include drawings of an albus dumbledore chocolate frog card, a brooding snape, norbert the norwegian. The enduring magic of the harry potter effect 20 years. How to know if your harry potter book is worth tens of. Rowlings original sketch of hogwarts and synopsis of harry potter ron weasley is described as sixth in his family to go to hogwarts and tired of using. It promises to take readers on a fascinating journey through the subjects studied at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry from alchemy and potions classes, right through to herbology and care of magical creatures. See more ideas about harry potter, harry potter drawings and harry potter art. The book, the first in the sevenpart series of harry potter books. As the spectacular show takes up residence at the new york historical society from october 2018, this gorgeous book available in paperback for the first time takes readers on a. This manifests itself in projects like bloomsburys recent jim kayillustrated editions of the harry potter books. T he harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j. A history of magic is the official book of the recordbreaking british library exhibition, a onceinalifetime collaboration between bloomsbury, j.
Here is how you can tell if you have an original and what it may be worth. Feel the magic with harry potter first edition antiquarian collectible books. See the complete harry potter series book list in order, box sets or. Look out for the limited editions with original watercolour illustrations by giles greenfield bloomsburys. If the title is harry potter and the sorcerers stone, it was published by scholastic, its a hardback, and its not the american book club edition.
The harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j. The harry potter stories will join that small group of. Totally worth the money, so pleased with my purchase. For example, as stated above, an unsigned copy of f. If you guessed a firstedition harry potter and the philosophers stone that was published by bloomsbury on june 30, 1997, then you are correct.
An author signature by a significant and recognized writer can mean an increase in value of ten times or more the ordinary value of the book in most cases. First edition harry potter books have become very valuable. A fabulous opportunity to own all seven harry potter titles harry potter and the philosophers stone, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, harry potter and the goblet of fire, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, harry potter and the halfblood prince and harry potter and the deathly. A book that has significant damage is likely not worth much. Yes, in order to have a first edition of any of the harry potter books they must be published by bloomsbury in the year of original release and have a number line counting down to one. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at.
Jk rowling, author of the harry potter series of books harry potter and the goblet of fire. But these sketches bring back the sinister, macabre imagery of the books, and in doing so, highlight the. The creature vault by jody revenson 2014, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Rowling surface on pottermore these sketches were drawn when j. Seven books, nine movies if you include fantastic beasts and where to find. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. By far the most valuable book in the series is the first, harry potter and the philosophers stone, published on 30 june 1997 by bloomsbury in london. Jk rowlings original sketch of hogwarts is now online.
Use the prefilled links below to find the market value of harry potter and the halfblood prince u. Millions of us own harry potter books, but if you were early to get in on the hype when the the philosophers stone first the shelves in 1997, your edition could be worth a bit of money. More than just a catalogue, the guide includes articles on harry potter in the news, a profile of jkr, and a sneak peek at the movie, wizardry and witchcraft through the ages, witches in history, both of which include an introduction to modernday wiccanism, a listing of books, sitcoms and films fans might enjoy, a tour of england, a. Record price for rare illustrated harry potter book bbc news. Abebooks, an online marketplace that specializes in rare and outof. Octavo, original pictorial cloths and dust jackets, editions. If the title is harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, it was published by bloomsbury, and its a hardback. But generally only the first three in the series have much collectible value, as so many copies were printed of the later books. Which harry potter book is the holy grail of them all. This is a beautiful oversize book full of illustrations that capture the sets that were used, the characters, the creatures and the unique detail of. Use the prefilled links below to find the market value of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban u. It usually takes decades for a book to become collectible and gain significant value on the rare book market. This is how much your old harry potter books could be worth stylist. Who knew back in july of 1997, when bloomsbury books in england first published harry potter and the philosophers stone, that author j.
The harry potter books gathering dust on your shelf might have more than just sentimental value they could make you rich. Remember that the dust jacket is an important part of any book, and so books without their original dust jackets typically have less value. Culture books news how to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. If you held on to your original harry potter books with the hopes that theyd be worth something down the road, nows the time to break them out of storage. Rowlings second book in the groundbreaking series, harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Rowling was still working on the first harry potter book. If you have any of these and the condition is good, get in touch with a wellknown auctioneers like sothebys or christies. With every new picture i was in total awe of jim kays talent, and it was refreshing to see his own visual interpretation of the characters and scenes as compared. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. British artist cliff wright is wellknown as the artist who illustrated most of the harry potter characters, and so his work is most associated with the characters as we know them. A history of magic is the official ebook of the onceinalifetime exhibition from the brilliant curators of the british library. The first harry potter book to be published was harry potter and the philosophers sorcerers stone.
The original harry potter sketches are all kinds of creepy, fuzzy and awesome. Harry potter book set 17 first edition this book will be very carefully wrapped and boxed for posting via royal mail, with proof of postage obtained to safeguard your order in transit. Original harry potter book illustrations are to go on sale at the 14th annual glasgow art fair. Mugglenet explains all the intricacies associated with the rare harry potter. It took forever to ship and forever to arrive once it shipped, but omg it was worth the wait. These valuable harry potter books are worth thousands of. The harry potter books are a childrens fantasy series written by the bestselling author j. Jim kay was selected to present the harry potter books in a new format, the illustrated edition, which he illustrated for both the interior and cover art harry potter and the philosophers stone. Rebecca mcnally is publishing director at bloomsbury childrens books and part of her job is making sure the harry potter books the publisher creates reach out to new generations of readers. Bloomsbury publishing first printed the book in 1997. Harry potter first editions harry potter at catch the snitch. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. First edition points and criteria for harry potter and the.
The art of harry potter features original art from the harry potter films and it is magnificent. And not surprisingly, the value of the earliest editions is giving the santa cruz county real estate market a run for its money. Look out for the limited editions with original watercolor illustrations by giles. Names like voldemort, hermione, hogwarts, dumbledore and snape are now fully part of the pop culture vocabulary. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone may span over 300 pages, but now, you can fit all of its magic and wonder in your pocket with this tiny manuscript written and illustrated by j. Thats right the boy wizard first entered our world two decades ago, when the first novel the philosophers stone hit the shelves. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. This is the original harry potter pitch that jk rowling. Cbbc newsround tv film how much is your harry potter.
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