Your old harry potter books could be worth a fortune. Then when scholastic decided to sell the book in the u. Harry potter is midway through his training as a shelve harry potter and the goblet of fire. Only 500 were published, and 300 went to libraries, so if. Harry potter room the holy grail of harry potter books. Hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the holy grail for potter collectorsonly 500 were published and 300 went to libraries.
Harry potter books and movie release dates timeline. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. The harry potter books make up the popular series written by j. It becomes the fastest selling book, with 64,000 being sold in the first 3 days. The harry potter and the philosophers stone book is one of 500 first editions of the j. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the holy grail for potter collectors. This lovely first edition is the final instalment of the harry potter series. While, were on a role, here are twentyone more harry potter covers from here and around the world. The first novel in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, making it one of the bestselling books of all time.
More than one uk household in 10 bought a copy of the final harry potter book within the first 24 hours of its release, making it the fastestselling book in this countrys history and giving jk. Because bloomsbury is afraid that young boys wont want to read a book by a woman, they suggest she use her initials. Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first harry potter book was published was simply joanne rowling. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban by rowling, first. Why harry potters first book has a different title in the us. Why did the first harry potter book get a title change in. First edition, first printing of the first harry potter novel, in the uk deluxe collectors edition. The third book is published in the united states, again ahead of schedule, with a first printing of 500,000 copies. That was one of the greatest questions my son could ever ask me. Read a full biography of harry potter author, joanne rowling, and find out more. It wasnt published in the us until 1998 as it took longer to work out a deal. The book has remained in the top slot in the uk bestseller lists for the 16th week running. The harry potter series is now published in 80 languages, and over 500 million copies have been sold across the world. The first book in the seriesharry potter and the philosophers stoneis published in the united kingdom.
How and why harry potter nearly didnt get published. Before it was part of the most popular childrens series on earth, harry potter and the philosophers stone was a new book from an unknown author from the uk. Harry potter is fastest selling book ever telegraph. Check out my unboxing of the very first hagrids trunk. The books concern a wizard called harry potter and his journey through hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. In the us, the title was changed to harry potter and the sorcerers stone and. The harry potter creator was once said to be richer than the queen but her incredible actions since her first book was published have seen her drop down the rich list.
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. The first harry potter book has two different titles, because harry potter and the philosophers stone sold in the u. First edition copy of harry potter and the philosophers. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. Joanne rowling is born to peter and ann rowling in the british town of chipping.
Harry potter book night has been happening since 2014. Apparently thats a normal advance for a first childrens book in the uk. Harry potter and the philosophers stone was published by bloomsbury, the publisher of all harry potter books in the united kingdom, on 26 june 1997. Every february, harry potter fans congregate together to celebrate the iconic series. Harry potter jk rowling biography books by jk rowling. The first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone, jk rowlings debut novel, was bought by a private collector from the uk. In 2007 harry potter and the deathly hallows became the fastestselling book ever, selling 2. After all, the series is famed for reinvigorating the 90s generations love of books in general a tradition that is still continuing 20 years later for a new readership. Why does the first harry potter book have two different. Bloomsbury was just about the last chance for rowling to get her book published. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. She initially had trouble selling her firstever book to publishers but it was eventually accepted by bloomsbury childrens books, a decision they would never regret.
Harry potter is one of the best book selling series in history yet, the first publisher who believed the novel might be successful made some illadvised predictions about the book to its author. The third book, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, is published in the united kingdom. The book, the first in the sevenpart series of harry potter books, was kept in pristine condition by a private. The fourth book, harry potter and the goblet of fire, was released simultaneously in the uk and the us on 8 july 2000 and broke sales records in both countries.
This is highly collectible and sought after, with only 4,000 published by bloomsbury. This book is the second book in the harry potter series, and in it harry and his friends meet tom riddle for the first time, and battle a serpent. The books have been made into movies by warner bros. Jul 8, 1999 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban published. The stories tell of him overcoming dangerous obstacles to defeat the. Jk rowling says she received loads of rejections before. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, book 3 of the series by j k rowling rowling, j k joanne aka robert galbraith kennilworthy whisp newt scamander published by vancouver, bc. The novel is one of 500 first editions of the novel published by bloomsbury in 1997. What are your harry potter bloomsbury edition books worth. Rowlings first harry potter book turns 20 in the u. The first book is harry potter and the philosophers stone which was first published in the uk on the 26th june 1997.
Jk rowling has offered hope to aspiring authors everywhere, after revealing that the first literary agent she sent the manuscript of harry potter to responded with just a slip of paper rejecting it. Harry potter has been called the greatest childrens book series ever to have been printed. It sells more than 68,000 copies in the first two days. Hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the holy grail for. In 2017, the uk celebrated 20 years since harry potter and the philosophers stone was first published. Those questions and more answered in this potter collector book lesson. Since the final potter book came out in 2007, she has kept herself busy. The book, the first in the sevenpart series of harry potter books, was kept in pristine condition by a private uk collector. The first harry potter book was released 20 years ago today in the united. The first time the vanishing cabinet is mentioned is actually in chamber of secrets when peeves broke it.
The first harry potter book was published in the uk in 1997. Since the release of the first novel, harry potter and the philosophers stone, on 26 june 1997, the books have found. The first novel portraying harry potter was published in june 1997, titled philosophers stone, and the series of novels are filed away in the fantasy genre. She takes along her daughter and her evergrowing book manuscript. Uk edition and mary grandpre scholastics super rare us edition of only 25 copies. The novel begins with the wizarding worlds celebration of the downfall of lord voldemort, an evil, powerful and cruel dark wizard. The first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut. One of the ongoing anomalies of the harry potter series is the differing title of the first adventure. Scholastic publishes the first book, renamed harry potter and the. Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, harry potter by j. The series combines a sense of wonder, adventure, and magic that matures with its audience, against a backdrop of one of the greatest stories of good and evil ever told.
Raincoast bloomsbury, 2000, 1st canadian softcover edition, later printing 8th. The first book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was published in 1997 by bloomsbury in london. It took rowling over five years to write the magical tale about the boy wizard. Harry potter or, better yet, harry james potter, is the featured protagonist in the harry potter novel series authored by j. Why was the first harry potter book published in 1998. Except the book happened to be a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone titled harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the us, one of only 500 to ever exist and. With the ever increasing popularity of this franchise and the latest film, the cursed child coming out, the books of this series are sure to grow in. If you guessed a firstedition harry potter and the philosophers stone that was published by bloomsbury on june 30, 1997, then you are correct. This really was a joy to open, i cant wait for the next one. A largescale campaign from bloomsbury saw house editions of the first book available, a guinness world record broken and an online favourite moments video that has been viewed more than ten million times. Rowlings harry potter series hit british bookstores. The rare copy of the philosophers stone belonged to. First we have the classic original covers, the ones that graced the books when most of us first read them which i still love and think are some of the best harry potter book covers.
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