Description
Complete set of the Deluxe English edition of the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.
Octavo, [seven volumes]. Original gilt-stamped cloth, title in gilt on spines. One mounted cover illustration in full color per volume. Ribbon bookmark sewn-in at center of text blocks. All first edition, first impressions, with applicable number line or statement on copyright page. A nearly fine set, with a light blemish to the rear panel of Volume I, others fine. Volumes IV through VII remain untouched in the original shrink-wrap, with “First Edition” retail labels on rear covers.
(Errington A1(d), A2(e), A7(c), A9(b), A12(c), A13(b), A14(aaa))
An exceptional set, rarely complete.
The Deluxe English edition of Harry Potter, also recognized as the “Children’s Artwork Series in Deluxe Hardback,” was created to cater to the gifting market. Founder and CEO of Bloomsbury Publishing, Nigel Newton, states that the Harry Potter series was well fit for the gift market, with the box set “widening each time” a new book was released. In 2013, Newton commented: “Now that the series is complete it’s very much in demand and one of our biggest Harry Potter offerings.” (Errington p. 15)
