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J. K. Rowling | First Editions
J.K. Rowling is obviously best known as the author of the Harry Potter stories. Rising meteorically from relative poverty and difficulty in Edinburgh to creative super-stardom in an incredibly short space of time it is not too much of a stretch to say that Ms. Rowling has changed the face of publishing, book-selling and indeed reading for millions of people. Nobody is free from the appeal of Harry Potter; from the children the books were originally aimed at to the multitudes of adults craving a little bit more magic that can be seen totally absorbed on the tube in the morning or queuing outside cinemas for the next film installment.
Rigidly maintaining control over how her characters and stories were represented has created a strange and previously almost unheard of situation where the films and the books travel hand in hand with very little deviation. Most people's idea of Harry the boy wizard is an image not terribly distant from Daniel Radcliffe, their Hermione not too different from Emma Watson. This, amongst other things, the most important of which being sheer readability has resulted in a massive degree of collectability.
Over many years Adrian Harrington Ltd have built an unequalled relationship with all the illustrators of the Harry Potter jackets and are the primary source for autographs and artwork. We are proud to be cited on the author's own website as a respected authority on J.K. Rowling signatures, so buy with absolute confidence and reassurance from the world experts in literary Hogwartiana.
See below our stock of J. K. Rowling First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
London: Bloomsbury, 2000. [Children's Fantasy] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.636 [4]. Publisher's paper-covered boards illustrated by Giles Greenfield, showing Harry escaping fire on his broomstick. With the matching dust-jacket, priced at £14.99. SIGNED in our presence by the author in black ink on the dedication page, together..... More
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999. [Children's classic] FIRST PRINTING of the paperback edition. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.317; [3]. Publisher's softcovers with illustrations by Cliff Wright, priced at £5.99. Minor reading lean. Light handling, with some creasing to spine. Very good. Winner of the Whitbread Prize (Children's Book of the Year). Listed..... More
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999. [Children's classic] FIRST PRINTING of the paperback edition. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.317; [3], blank. Publisher's softcovers with illustrations by Cliff Wright, priced at £5.99. Soft reading crease to spine, very good indeed. Winner of the Whitbread Prize (Children's Book of the Year). Listed in BBC's Big..... More
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Quidditch Through the Ages [with] Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them [and] Beedle The Bard. [Harry Potter Series].
London: Bloomsbury, 2001, 2001, 2008. [Harry Potter] FIRST EDITIONS BOX SET. Three volumes (two paperback originals, one hardcover). Housed in a bespoke collector's folding box, fleece-lined within and titled in gilt to spine. The box is designed to complement the deluxe cloth editions of the Harry Potter series (external dimensions..... More
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
London: Bloomsbury, 2003. [Children's Classic] FIRST DELUXE EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.766; [2]. Publisher's maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine, upper cover with art panel by Jason Cockcroft, all edges gilt. A fine, as new copy, sealed in the original shrinkwrap with 'First Edition' text on price label..... More
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[Book Promotion POSTER] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
London: Bloomsbury, 2003. Large format pre-publication poster advertising the UK book-launch of J.K.Rowling's 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix', reproducing the book cover art by Jason Cockroft. Boldly SIGNED by the artist especially for this firm. Overall dimensions 33 x 24 inches, rolled condition (will be despatched in..... More
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
London: Bloomsbury, 2003. [Children's Classic] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.766 [2]. Publisher's glossy pictorial paper-covered boards with matching dust-jacket illustrated by Jason Cockroft, priced at £16.99. Usual faint toning to edges, some very light handling to jacket. Near fine. The fifth Harry Potter adventure which was shortlisted for..... More
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
London: Bloomsbury, 2003. [Children's Classic] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.766 [2]. Publisher's glossy pictorial paper-covered boards with matching dust-jacket illustrated by Jason Cockroft, priced at £16.99. A fine, as-new copy, dark-stored by ourselves since publication. The fifth Harry Potter adventure which was shortlisted for Prometheus Award [Libertarian Science..... More
Harry Potter and the The Deathly Hallows.
London: Bloomsbury, 2007. [Fantasy adventure novel] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.607 [1]. SIGNED in black ink by J.K. Rowling to the title page, with author's authentication hologram from the book signing event applied to top right corner of same page. Publisher's paper over boards, with the matching..... More
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
London: Bloomsbury, 2005. [Children's Classic] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.607 [1]. Publisher's glossy pictorial paper-covered boards, with matching dust-jacket illustrated by Jason Cockroft, priced at £16.99. A fine, as-new copy, stored since publication. The sixth instalment in the gripping adventures of everyone's favourite teenage wizard. More
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
London: Bloomsbury, 2000. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST DELUXE EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.636 [4]. Publisher's purple cloth, all edges gilt, gilt titles to spine and upper with pictorial illustration laid down. A fine, as-new copy, still in the original shrink-wrap. Philip Errington; J.K. Rowling. A Bibliography 1997-2013 (London, Bloomsbury, 2015)..... More
The Casual Vacancy.
London: Little Brown, 2012. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[vi]; 503; [3], blank. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine, red endpapers, dust-jacket priced at £20.00. Lightly handled; near fine. Harry Potter creator J.K.Rowling's first book for adults. More
The Casual Vacancy.
London: Little Brown, 2012. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 503 [3]. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine, with red endpapers. With the dust-jacket priced at £20.00. Some uniform toning to the edges of the text block, minor wear at crown. Near fine. Harry Potter..... More
Complete Harry Potter Series. The Philosopher's Stone; The Chamber of Secrets; The Prisoner of Azkaban; The Goblet of Fire; The Order of The Phoenix; The Half-Blood Prince; The Deathly Hallows.
St Helens [and] London: Ted Smart [and] Bloomsbury, 1998-2007. [Children's Fantasy Series] COMPLETE NOVELS. Seven volumes. Octavo (14 x 20 x 30cm). Volume I: Ted Smart second impression; volume II: Ted Smart first impression; volume III: Bloomsbury third impression; fourth to seventh volumes: Bloomsbury first impressions. All volumes in publisher's..... More
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
London: Bloomsbury, 1998. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST EDITION in first state jacket (lacking commas after children's names). Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.251; [5]. Printed paper-covered boards. With the matching first issue pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Cliff Wright, priced at £10.99. Some expected toning to edges of text block, jacket lightly handled..... More
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999. [Fantasy novel] FIRST DELUXE EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.251; [1]; [1] reviews; [2] facsimile letters from fans; [1] black and white reproduction of cover of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Bound in publisher's blue cloth, illustration by Cliff Wright of Ron and Harry in the..... More
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
London: Bloomsbury, 1998. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST EDITION in first state jacket (lacking commas after child's names). Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.251; [blank]; [3 of reviews]; [advertisement]. Printed boards and matching first issue pictorial dust-jacket drawn by Cliff Wright, priced at £10.99. Page edges lightly toned else a fine copy of..... More
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
London: Bloomsbury, 2000. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST DELUXE EDITION, SIGNED by the artist Giles Greenfield. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.636; [4], blank. Publisher's purple cloth, all edges gilt, gilt titles to spine and upper with pictorial illustration laid down, autographed by Greenfield. A fine, unread copy. Over many years Adrian Harrington..... More
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
London: Bloomsbury, 2000. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST DELUXE EDITION, with SIGNED WATERCOLOUR painting. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.636 [4]. Publisher's purple cloth, all edges gilt, gilt titles to spine and upper with pictorial illustration laid down. This particular copy contains a UNIQUE ORIGINAL watercolour of Harry engaged in the second task..... More
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
London: Bloomsbury, 2000. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST DELUXE EDITION, SIGNED by the author. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.636; [4], blank. Publisher's purple cloth, all edges gilt, gilt titles to spine and upper with pictorial illustration laid down, autographed by Greenfield. This copy autographed by J.K.Rowling at the 2004 Edinburgh International Book..... More
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
New York: Arthur J. Levine, 2005. [Children's Classic] FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, Deluxe issue. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.xii; 652; [40], Endmatter. Illustrated with vignettes plus a suite of thirty-one full-page plates at the rear. Publisher's black cloth hardback, pictorial endpapers in colour, illustrated dust-jacket, in illustrated slip-case. Fine in near..... More
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
London: Bloomsbury, 2003. [Children's Classic] FIRST DELUXE EDITION, SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.766; [2]. Publisher's maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine, upper cover with art panel by Jason Cockroft, boldly signed by the illustrator, burgundy endpapers, all edges gilt. A fine, as new copy. The..... More
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999. [Children's Classic] DELUXE EDITION, Second Impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm). Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board, with an illustration by Cliff Wright laid to upper, as issued. All edges gilt. Some trivial handling and a few minor marks, bump to bottom corner;..... More
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999. [Fantasy] Vintage hardcover edition, later printing with '32' noted on strike-line. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.317 [3]. Publisher's pictorial hardcovers in dust-jacket illustrated by Cliff Wright, priced at £10.99. Some toning to text block, minor sunning to fore-edges and jacket spine. Appears unread. A near fine copy..... More
Harry Potter and the The Deathly Hallows.
London: Bloomsbury, 2007. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST DELUXE EDITION, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.607; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth, all edges gilt, purple endpapers, gilt titles to spine and upper with pictorial illustration laid down. Signed by the artist Jason Cockroft to the upper board. A fine..... More