During the next five years she outlined the plots for each book and began writing the first in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, which was first published in 1997. Large format red hardback(blue lettering to the spine, small nick on the edges of the cover) in fine condition, with DJ (a couple of small nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. K. Rowling's timeless classic, Jim Kay's glorious illustrations will captivate fans and new readers alike. If you’re just introducing reading to ur child then this is an amazing way to start the world of Harry Potter.

The Harry Potter books have now sold over 600 million copies worldwide, been translated into 85 languages and made into eight blockbuster films. Never been read, dust jacket has very very small bumping to the edge but this is hardly noticeable and book is in near fine condition. Rowling is best-known as the author of the seven Harry Potter books, which were published between 1997 and 2007.

It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance. SIGNED by the illustrator Jim Kay The book displays the full number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the publishing page, this signifies it s first edition first print status. Under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, she is the author of the highly acclaimed ‘Strike’ crime series, featuring private detective Cormoran Strike and his partner Robin Ellacott. If you take the paperback front cover off, then you’ll find a smooth, red, woven, hardback, front cover with no pictures. SKU: HPPhilIllustratedHB Categories: Age 12+ Teen, Age 6-8 Early Readers, Age 9-12 Middle Grade, Gifts Tags: Classics, Comfort Reads, Fantasy, First in a series, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Illustrated Harry Potter, J.

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. All of these illustrations are from the highly anticipated first fully illustrated version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, which comes out today. When she was 25, Jo started writing a third novel (‘I abandoned the first two when I realised how bad they were’). When a letter arrives for unhappy but ordinary Harry Potter, a decade-old secret is revealed to him that apparently he's the last to know. Both the screenplays, as well as the script of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, are also available as books.Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular Harry Potter series, as well as several stand-alone novels and a bestselling crime fiction series. K. Rowling's novel brings the magic of Jim Kay's illustration to new readers, with full-colour pictures throughout. This edition has been beautifully redesigned with selected illustration highlights – the fully illustrated edition is still available in hardback.