If you’ve just “tuned in” to my blog, well, I’m a big Harry Potter fan (^_^), and I collect different editions of Harry Potter books, even in languages I can’t read. I haven’t counted recently, but I think I’m up to nearly a hundred different Harry Potter books (I know, I know, I owe the readers of this blog a nice long pictorial entry on my collection, but I am still scrounging for time to do that).
While my ultimate dream is the collector’s edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, I have resigned myself to the impossibility of that for the moment, so this is the next best thing (or so I try to tell myself).
It’s practically the same as the hardbound US edition except for the dustjacket, clothcover, and the front matter.
Here are the photos (because I know my Flipper friends have been waiting to see this!):
Harry
dust jacket with special Mary Grand Pre art
Spines
Red clothcover with gilt stars
brand-new frontispiece, also by Mary Grand Pre
Copyright page
My favorite part: an early sketch of Snape by J.K. Rowling
and a little intro by JKR
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuEAJFnMIjk]
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My copy: hardcover with dustjacket
My rating: 5/5 stars
Lol nakakatawa talaga yung video wahahah.
Ang funny diba? And with costumes and special effects too!
I love Hermoine wahahaha. Uuy ang ganda nang mga drawings sa book ha hehehe sorry sa late comment sa book.
Where did you get it? How much? Book 1 was the only HP book I got that’s not hard bound. Thinking of upgrading.
Kwesi, I love Ron haha. Hermione was more of an acquired taste, I remember I was super annoyed at her in Book 1 :)
Myx, I’ll mooch a hardbound Sorcerer’s Stone for you
nakakatawa naman yun video. hahahaha. ganda naman nun HP book mo. matagal ko na din gusto bumili nun edition na yun. Love ko din si Hermoine. ^_^
Maglalabas ba sila ng buong series ng special edition version?
Hermione an acquired taste? You were super annoyed? And here I am thinking you’re both insufferable know-it-alls. Tee-hee. =)
@Ray-Ann: Maybe when the other books celebrate 10 years too?
Sana nga! Haha. Pero yung Half Blood Prince merong Deluxe edition… drool.
@Czar – and here I thought Marie was the insufferable one, hahahaha!
Guess it takes one to know one =)
I am freaking out! Harry Potter has been out for 10 years, it feels like so much less time. OMFG
Hi Jess! Yup, ten years since the first book was released
*drools*
*inggit mode*
Seriously, I’m a huge HP fan too. Although maybe not as big of a fan as you are. But my copy of book 1 is in a very pitiful condition now. I’d really love to buy that anniversary edition too. Oh well.. pag may pera na siguro. Hehe.
The only extra HP book I bought is the UK adult edition of DH. ^_^
Hi Patrick. Heehee, Bookmooch (www.bookmooch.com) has been great at feeding my HP mania :)