Some of the best moments in rowlings books occur when she reminds us. Us editions a guide to collecting harry potter books. Since the release of the first novel, harry potter and the philosophers stone, on. Stephen john fry is an english comic, author, actor, humourist, poet, reporter, filmmaker, tv personality and technophile. The cloak is first used in harry potter and the philosophers stone, chapter 12.
How to find, buy, and sell used and rare books ian c. Harry potter complete book series special edition boxed set by j. Potter talk is a fan blog dedicate to the harry potter franchise. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is a fantasy novel written by british author j. It has fewer words than the other six books, making it the shortest book in the series. In harry potter and the philosophers stone, harry, an orphan, lives with the dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, dudley. Differences and changes in the text the harry potter lexicon. Rowling and the fifth novel in the harry potter series.
Its probably because of the text size, although im aware that the text. Test your knowledge of the harry potter series with our set of impossibly. Film wizardry gives readers a front row seat to the magical journey that brought j. Some of the best moments in rowlings books occur when she reminds us that the wizardsintraining at hogwarts are, after all, just children. This number may vary depending on what editions you are considering.
It usually takes decades for a book to become collectible and gain significant value on the rare book market. What isn\t often considered is the sheer number of words a person who. A harry potter first edition just sold at auction for a recordsetting. Harry potter harry potter adult hardbacks harry potter. Most spells are cast with the aid of wands, but spells can be cast without the use of wands. The genesis of harry potter goes back to 1990 when j. To calculate this answer i used the text from the official pottermore epubs each chapter is saved as a seperate html file. Dec, 2016 a handwritten and jewelled edition of jk rowlings the tales of beedle the bard gifted to her publisher has sold for. The last book in the series, harry potter and the deathly hallows, is 157.
Find beautifully illustrated editions, classic paperbacks, boxed sets. Books that are signed by the stars of the film franchise really add no to very little value to the book. In total, all seven harry potter books contain 1,084,170 words. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix, more than any of the four previous novels in the series, is a comingofage story.
Step off platform nine and three quarters and into the hidden world behind the scenes of the harry potter film series. The box itself is beautifully designed with new artwork by kazu kibuishi, and the books create a gorgeous, magical vista when the spines are lined up together. Harrys brush with the dementors is terrifying and prepares potter fans for a darker, scarier book. Depending on the variant that youre reading i believe that the page numbers differ between countries so im using the copies that i have to hand. The chamber of secrets page count is totally wrong. One day just before his eleventh birthday, an owl tries to.
Harry potter books 17 special edition boxed set by j. It follows harry potters struggles through his fifth year at. How many pages are there in all the harry potter books. It is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, first published in 1997 by bloomsbury.
I ran the htmls through a utility i found to convert them to txt, and then used the unix wc w command to generate a list of chapter word counts. Harry potter collectors edition box set hardcover, books 1. The last two books are slightly shorter but still longer than the first books in the series. Then in the fifth book harry potter and the order of the phoenix, dumbledore quickly makes a portkey to transport harry and the weasley children to number 12 grimauld place. Jul 12, 2007 here are the number of pages in the harry potter books listed. Harry potter, hogwarts and 3 houses, limited edition, designer washi tape, sample lengths, ravenclaw is no longer available. How many pages are there in all the harry potter books combined. Harry, ron, and hermiones behavior in professor trelawneys divination class. The sevenbook series has a word count of 1,083,594 us edition. Since this was the first book, rowling had more time to edit the book and make the writing more concise.
Rowlings beloved harry potter books will be presented in lavishly illustrated fullcolor editions. Rowling, bloomsbury and scholastic are all the rightful title owners of their content. I ran the htmls through a utility i found to convert them to txt, and then used the. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Rowling handwrote seven copies of her collection of. How many pages are each of the harry potter books answers. A wand is a quasisentient magical instrument through which a witch or wizard channels her or his magical powers to centralise the effects for more complex results. The books concern a wizard called harry potter and his journey through hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. The book, published by scholastic, will feature exclusive bonus material from j.
Harry potter collectors edition box set hardcover, books 17 compare prices in realtime, set a price alert, and see the price history graph to find the cheapest price with gosale americas largest price. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Oct, 2017 since the first book hit stores in 1997, j. The harry potter books make up the popular series written by j. If you guessed a first edition harry potter and the philosophers stone that was published by bloomsbury on june 30, 1997, then you are correct. The abebooks online marketplaces has sold hundreds of copies of rowlings books at high prices, including a first edition of harry potter and the philsophers stone that sold for.
The beloved first book of the harry potter series, now fully illustrated by awardwinning artist jim kay. The stories tell of him overcoming dangerous obstacles to defeat the. Credit is given to its artists, franchisees, movie studios, publishers, actors, etc. Unfollow harry potter first edition book canadian to stop. The perfect gift for collectors and new readers alike, we now present a breathtaking special edition boxed set of j. Rowling s harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, and first editions of her books have very quickly become collectable. Jun 26, 1997 harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Which harry potter book is the holy grail of them all. Harry faces the thorny transition into adulthood, when adult heroes are revealed. Wandless magic is, however, very difficult and requires much concentration and incredible skill. He is likewise renowned for his duties in blackadder as well as wilde. Book 1 us harry potter and the sorcerers stone published in 1998, the us version of the philosophers stone was retitled.
Mar 14, 2012 potter talk is a fan blog dedicate to the harry potter franchise. Harry faces the thorny transition into adulthood, when adult heroes are revealed to be fallible, and matters that seemed blackandwhite suddenly come out in shades of gray. Rare edition of jk rowlings beedle the bard sells for. Unfollow harry potter first edition book canadian to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. It follows harry potter s struggles through his fifth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, including the surreptitious return of the antagonist lord voldemort, o.
Note the us edition has more pages heres why according to one source. What isn\t often considered is the sheer number of words a person who reads the entire series consumes. Note the us edition has more pages heres why according to one source this entry was posted on thursday, july 12th, 2007 at 1. The first book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, has 76,944 words. This page indicates all the differences between the british and the us versions of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban. Harry potter harry potter slipcased editions jk rowling. Only 500 were published, and 300 went to libraries, so if. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix has harry facing more exciting adventures and dangers than ever before and the excellent writing of j k rowling keeps you wanting more the entire. Could your old harry potter books make you thousands. The books have been made into movies by warner bros. The eight harry potter books have an impressive combined word count of over 1 million. T he harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j. Title pages uk edition harry potter and the philosophers stone 223 pages harry potter and the chamber of. Rowlings harry potter series has made a fine habit of breaking sales records.
One day just before his eleventh birthday, an owl tries to deliver a mysterious letterthe first of a sequence of events that end in harry meeting a giant man named hagrid. Warner bros entertainment, warner bros studios, pottermore, universal orlando resort, j. Culture books news 21 insanely difficult harry potter trivia questions even diehard fans have trouble with. Covers nearly 1700 trade and academic publishers in the us, the uk, ireland, canada, australia and new zealand. This first edition harry potter book just sold for a record. Buy harry potter and the philosophers stone, harry potter and the chamber of secrets and harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban as beautiful slipcased editions from the harry potter bookshop at. The potter collector is an unofficial harry potter website. Why is the kindle version of harry potter and the deathly.
A good first hand account of book buying and book scouting. But for most of the entire first half of the book, harry and hermione are on a slog together, and. Statistics on harry potter chapter length science fiction. Im not the best person to answer this as i dont have a kindle yet, but since this is an a2a, ill do my best to answer.
The harry potter books are popular, and once someone reads the first book in the series, they often end up reading the entire series. I created this list because my wordpress statistics indicate that people do web searches for this information. By far the most valuable book in the series is the first, harry potter and the philosophers stone, published on 30 june 1997 by bloomsbury in london. Today we look at first printing issue points of the american first edition harry potter books. Seven years and many submissions to publishers later, harry potter and the philosophers stone finally saw print, swiftly becoming a wordofmouth hit. The first three harry potter books were released in the united states in 1998 and 1999. How many words are there in the harry potter book series.
Rowlings beloved harry potter books will be presented in lavishly illustrated full. Rowling in adult hardback with woodcut covers by the awardwinning andrew davidson, at harrypotter. Dec 11, 2017 a full collection of signed harry potter first editions will set you back more than. Biggest plot holes in harry potter business insider.
It was published in the united states as harry potter and the sorcerers stone by scholastic corporation in 1998. Here are the number of pages in the harry potter books listed. Step off platform nine and three quarters and into the. Its probably because of the text size, although im aware that the text size is adjustable. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix wikipedia. Rowlings phenomenally bestselling series, will be released in a special anniversary edition on september 23, 2008. As one half of the fry and laurie act with his comedy partner, hugh laurie, he has. Rowling was caught on a delayed train somewhere between manchester and kings cross station in london. Given that goblet clocked in at 752 pages in its american edition, this means that book. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone, the first book in j. Discussion questions for harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban by j. Unfollow harry potter books hardcover set to stop getting updates on. According to wikipedia, the american version, harry potter and the. A number of differences exist between the bloomsbury and the scholastic editions of the harry potter books.
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