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Harry Potter: A Magical Year ? First Edition, First Printing, Hardback (Bloomsbury, 2021)
Signed by Jim Kay
Author: J.K. Rowling
Illustrator: Jim Kay
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Condition: Fine, unread; as issued without a dust jacket
Signature: Signed by the illustrator, Jim Kay
This beautifully illustrated book is an official Harry Potter publication, capturing the magic of the series in a calendar-style format. A genuinely authentic first printing copy, perfect for collectors or fans of the wizarding world. Seller Inventory # 177
A unique and beautiful gift book celebrating the astonishing art of Jim Kay - 366 magical moments from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels evoked in spellbinding brushstrokes, characterful ink work and intimate pencil sketches
About the Authors:
J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular Harry Potter books. After the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a delayed train journey in 1990, she plotted out and started writing the series of seven books and the first, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was published in the UK in 1997. The series took another ten years to complete, concluding in 2007 with the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Harry Potter books have now sold over 600 million copies in 85 languages, been listened to as audiobooks for over one billion hours and made into eight smash hit movies. To accompany the series, J.K. Rowling wrote three short companion volumes for charity: Quidditch Through the Ages, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, in aid of her international children's foundation Lumos. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them went on to inspire a new series of films featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander. Harry's story as a grown-up was continued in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which J.K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany, and which is now playing in locations around the world. She is also the author of a bestselling crime fiction series written under the pen name Robert Galbraith, and two stand-alone children's novels, The Ickabog and The Christmas Pig. J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honours for her writing, including the OBE and Companion of Honour, and a Blue Peter Gold Badge. She supports a wide number of humanitarian causes through her charitable trust Volant and is the founder of the international children's care reform charity Lumos. To find out more about J.K. Rowling visit jkrowling.com.
Jim Kay won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2012 for his illustrations in A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. He studied illustration at the University of Westminster and since graduating has worked in the Library & Archives of Tate Britain and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. After producing a one-man exhibition at Richmond Gallery he was approached by a publisher and his freelance illustration work began. Jim has produced concept work for film and television, and contributed to a group exhibition at the V&A museum in London. He now lives and works in Northamptonshire with his partner.
You can find out more about Jim at ww.jimkay.co.uk/.
Title: Harry Potter A Magical Year, First Edition, ...
Publisher: Bloomsbury, United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2021
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Jim Kay
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Signed: Signed by Illustrator(s)
Edition: 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition