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Harry Potter Series, The
London: Bloomsbury, 1999-2007. Item #06470
The Complete Deluxe Set
In Very Fine Condition
ROWLING, J.K. The Harry Potter Series: The Sorcerer's Stone; The Chamber of Secrets; The Prisoner of Azkaban; The Goblet of Fire; The Order of the Phoenix; The Half-Blood Prince; and The Deathly Hallows. London: Bloomsbury, 1999–2007.
First U.K. Deluxe Editions. Seven octavo volumes (9 3/16 x 5 3/4 inches; 233 x 145 mm).
Original publisher’s cloth in varying colors (red, blue, green, purple, burgundy, blue, and grey), each volume with pictorial onlays to the upper covers, titles stamped in gilt, spines lettered in gilt, all edges gilt. No dust jackets issued, as published. A fine, as new set - the fourth, fifth and sixth titles still in their original shrink wrap.
The Deluxe Editions were issued by Bloomsbury as a more luxurious alternative to the standard trade printings, intended as a collector’s and presentation format. Distinct in their richly colored cloth bindings, gilt edges, and pictorial onlays, they represent the most attractive contemporary U.K. issue of the series in uniform form.
Sets of the Deluxe issue, published over an eight-year period, are increasingly difficult to assemble in consistently fine condition, as volumes were often purchased individually and subject to handling. The present example is notably fresh and uniform throughout.
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter sequence remains one of the defining publishing phenomena of modern literature, with worldwide sales exceeding 450 million copies and translations into dozens of languages. The series reshaped the landscape of children’s and young adult fiction and achieved rare crossover success with adult readers, while its film adaptations further cemented its global cultural impact.
Price: $3,750.00