For the first time, J. K. Rowling s beloved “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone” will be presented in a lavishly illustrated full-colour edition. Kate Greenaway Award-winning artist Jim Kay has created over 100 stunning illustrations, making this new edition the perfect gift for a child being introduced to the series, as much as for the dedicated fan. In addition to the jacketed hardcover illustrated edition, we are pleased to offer a small-run, high-end, collector s format in time for the 2015 holiday season.
Special features will include:
- Clothbound hardcover in slipcase
- Gold foil stamped artwork on book cover and slipcase
- Gilt-edged pages
- Two-and-a-half-foot-wide accordion-folded removable poster
- Two ribbon bookmarks
- Packed in bespoke individual mailing cartons
- Printed in Italy
A rare opportunity and a luxurious reading experience.
Biographical Note:
J. K. Rowling is the author of the beloved, bestselling, record-breaking
Harry Potter series. She started writing the series during a delayed Manchester
to London King's Cross train journey, and during the next five years, outlined
the plots for each book and began writing the first novel." Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone" was published in the United States by Arthur A. Levine Books
in 1998, and the series concluded nearly ten years later with" Harry Potter and
the Deathly Hallows," published in 2007. J. K. Rowling is the recipient of
numerous awards and honorary degrees including an OBE for services to
children's literature, France's Legion d'Honneur, and the Hans Christian
Andersen Literature Award. She supports a wide number of causes through her
charitable trust Volant, and is the founder of Lumos, a charity working to
transform the lives of disadvantaged children. J. K. Rowling lives in Edinburgh
with her husband and three children.
Jim Kay won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2012 for his illustrations in
“A Monster Calls” by Patrick Ness. Jim studied illustration at the
University of Westminster and since graduating has worked in the Archives of
Tate Britain and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Jim has produced concept work
for television and contributed to a group exhibition at the Victoria and Albert
Museum in London. He now lives and works in Northamptonshire, England, with his
partner and a rescued greyhound.