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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 1)
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Original price was: $39.99.$18.92Current price is: $18.92.
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The beloved first book of the Harry Potter series, now fully illustrated by award-winning artist Jim Kay.
For the first time, J.K. Rowling’s beloved Harry Potter books will be presented in lavishly illustrated full-color editions. Award-winning artist Jim Kay has created over 100 stunning illustrations, making this deluxe format a perfect gift for a child being introduced to the series and for dedicated fans.Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility.All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley – a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry’s room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn’t had a birthday party in eleven years.But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry – and anyone who reads about him – will find unforgettable.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 1)
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Original price was: $39.99.$18.92Current price is: $18.92.
Yanira –
I ordered the Bloomsbury edition–the original UK version “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”. For some unknown reason the US publishers wanted the title changed and some of the Brit terms changed to US versions. E.g. Car Park to Parking Lot. As if English speaking Americans are too ignorant to understand the words. A philosopher’s stone actually has historical meaning. Beautiful illustrations. I would like the whole set. It is unfortunate that the artist has opted not continue to illustrate the last couple of books.
Richard Slimmer –
The illustrations in this are super. My kids are loving this. I will buy the next one in the series when we finish this one. Illustrations are very cool. Great purchase.
Chelsie –
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Beaaauuuutiful book! I love harry potter but sadly never read the books, so i wanted something more visual as i read. This is definitely the book to get if you enjoy art. Its just so beautiful. I bought the book used so it has minor wear and tear, but its not a big deal at all. I showed pictures in my review just to give others an idea of what the normal wear and tear is if you purchase a used book, although i have bought other used books and they were in better shape than this one…but the book is still in great condition! I dont care about tears and folds. I haven’t read any harry potter books so i can’t give feedback on if this book differs from the original first harry potter book. I still haven’t read this one, but im sure it’s just as great as the movies.
fairness –
I have read the Potter series a few times, but this illustrated version was a nice improvement. They added a nice touch and enhanced the experience.
Miriamm –
Linda essa versão da Scholastic. Já tinha um da Bloomsbury e não muda praticamente nada, a não ser a fonte do título da capa e o que vem escrito em uma das orelhas do livro. Pelo menos agora minha coleção da Scholastic tá completa (até o momento).
Milena Riboli –
Beautiful illustrations, timeless story. Lovely hard bound book, feels very premium. Great for reading with the family.
Kholood –
This book came in the mail and I was shocked at how beautiful it is. The hardcover illustrated version of this story is perfect gift for a family to have in the house for a lifetime. We’ll worth the money!
Kholood –
Me encantó, las ilustraciones son hermosas
Grandma Vic –
The artwork is gorgeous and really captures the spirit of the story. I love the book jacket, but REALLY love the colors they are using for these hardbacks. I’m a design nerd, so that matters and these will look AMAZING on the shelf as set. I bought these for my little girl (I was eleven when the first book came out, so am naturally a big fan) and I can’t wait until she’s old enough for me to read them to/with her! Slowly collecting the whole set.
a –
I loved reading the book again looking at the pictures. My 6yo loved it and wanted to read a chapter every night
Vincent Vine –
Beautiful drawings, some of them with animation, very interesting. Though free for kindle unlimited, thinking to buy the kindle version of this illustration edition. Hope the next few books will come too
Loved this peel and stick back splash for our house! So easy to apply. It was a great pick for our home as we are first time home buyers and we’re looking for a more cost effective way to spruce up our kitchen. –
Brings harry potter alive, gorgeous illustrations ❤️🔥
Vincent Vine –
Now, while this first book alone might be rightly criticized for a few specific shortcomings and I might have rated it four stars if that was the only thing I were judging… this Illustrated Edition is just stunning, absolutely gorgeous. The price point at which it is currently being sold is a great deal for what may as well be a combination of novel and Potter-themed Jim Kay artbook: the complete, unabridged text (which, except for the change of “Philosopher’s Stone” to “Sorcerer’s Stone,” also presents American buyers with what is so far their only official means of purchasing the original British text without import or e-platform region-trickery) shares its page space here with a wealth of stunning illustrations; characters, scenes, locations, and imagery throughout the books faithfully brought to visual life with no loyalty paid by the illustrator whatsoever toward the established movie-based appearances of people, places, or characters, favoring instead fresh interpretations of the descriptions given of characters within the text itself. It is worth mentioning that though the illustrated Hagrid very closely resembles his film counterpart, his film counterpart already resembled his book description and Mary GrandPré’s illustrations of him to a T as it was. Other characters such as Harry’s friends or Severus Snape are far further from their film counterparts while still retaining loyalty to their book descriptions.
I’m not exaggerating when I say that I thought Snape’s appearance in the books couldn’t be faithfully visualized in any way apart from the costume and hair stylings of Alan Rickman’s portrayal until this book’s ever-so-creepy version proved me wrong; and as for our young heroes, Harry, Ron, and Hermione, their illustrations pay more dues to their book-counterpart physical shortcomings than they film actors could be expected to, with Ron appearing much more freckly and gangly, and Hermione’s bushy hair and larger-than-average teeth featuring more prominently (these were, after all, features of hers that were called into the direct spotlight when she found herself going to lengths to manage them in Goblet of Fire); similarly Dudley and the Dursleys are displayed with more focus on their amusing and sometimes morbid physical descriptions (Dudley’s comparison to a “beach ball” as an infant is at once funnier and easier to take seriously as a problem when it’s accompanied by pictures of a baby who has been allowed to grow THIS overweight).
Other specific locations, objects, or setpieces are also shown here in stunning detail, with perhaps the only thing missing being a full and unimpeded view in the artwork of the villain unmasked. It is quite a dark image, though, and perhaps Jim Kay made the decision that the artwork should be kept to a low maximum of unsettling visuals in these early novels to respect the intended uphill tonal slope that the books ascended as they went. It is a pity, though; I’d looked forward to seeing that scene with a more book-loyal version of Voldemort implemented than the one in the film (book Voldemort, after all, is very close to the one portrayed in the second half of the film series; he does not have a properly human-looking face like the version shown in the first movie does), but we must satisfy ourselves with a teasing image of one of Voldemort’s slitted, red snake-eyes peeking out through a plot spoiler.
The frequency of illustrations will not disappoint. They occur every few pages at a minimum, often dominating entire pages or sharing page space in artful ways with the text formatting (this, I think, is the reason that the American version does not change the British text). The illustrations range from reasonably detailed and well-drawn to the kind of painstakingly beautiful work I’d like very much to frame massive prints of an create a personal art gallery for in my home. And no page in this book is ever left complete white, with even page-space not used by illustrations given an aesthetically-plasing background texture, the quality of the paper remaining sufficiently heavy-duty throughout, so that it is not unlike reading a copy of the Third Edition Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Manual visually. The dust jacket bears the beautiful cover art of the Hogwarts Express puffing out smoke before a crowded train platform and the book itself a sturdy, red-bound volume with only shiny gold printing on the spine of the title, publisher, author, and illustrator to mar the outside with potential scratchables; the inner covers sport a detailed black-and-white view of the Hogwarts Castle exterior.
It should be noted that this is quite a large book and I mean that in the most practical sense that it is physically taller and wider than all previous editions of Harry Potter that I know of. I’ve included a picture for size comparison with a hardback copy of Order of the Phoenix and a paperback copy of Sorcerer’s Stone, both my own American printings. The book it also quite heavy. Between its weight, form factor, and the likelihood that one does NOT wish to damage this book, it is recommended for reading only at a table in one’s room, and not outdoors, at the dinner table, or in any other situation where it might fall prey to either arm fatigue or an unfortunate spill. Treat this book with care, because it is a true collector’s treat and deserves to remain on one’s shelf for many years to come: it is the most luxurious way of reading this book that exists to date, and will remain so perhaps until such a time as a true Easton Press-tier, leather-bound edition of the franchise is produced, which may, for all I know, simply be an even more expensive version of this Illustrated Edition series when it does finally come to exist.
The only other negative to mention is that since this is the British version of the text, the line about a black boy (taller than Ron) named Dean Thomas joining the Gryffindor table during the Sorting Ceremony has been omitted, a curious editing choice on the part of the British publishers that stands as the only instance where the U.S. text kept something that was changed in the original. Lest you get the wrong idea, this was probably a case of Bloomsbury trying to shave a few words off the total length of the book; Scholastic, masters of low-quality binding techniques passed down in their family for generations, were far more concerned with formatting pages to have fewer words and wider spacing to keep from scaring off children from reading it, and thus did not care about word count: a decision they perhaps came to regret when Order of the Phoenix made their formatting choices impractical. This is, by and large, the main reason why the American versions of the Harry Potter novels have so many more pages per book than their British counterparts.
As of this writing, only the first two books in the series have been published as Illustrated Editions, with Book Three due for release in late 2018, almost two years yet to come. After thumbing through the pages and pages of fantastic art this edition is filled with, I can say with confidence that the wait between books for Illustrated Editions will be as well and truly worth it as when crowds of eager readers gathered outside of bookstores for release parties during Harry Potter’s heyday ten years ago.