British Harry Potter Original Book Covers
In both covers harry potter is highlighted in large typefacescholastic using an early instance of what would become widely recognized as the harry potter font while bloomsbury opted for an easy to read bold serif.
British harry potter original book covers. The artist who drew this cover clearly longs for a world where harry potter crosses over with the redwall novels. From left to right the countrys are a. Jul 20 2018 explore serenity6035s board harry potter book covers on pinterest. Jul 6 2013 i decided to find all the other harry potter book covers and put them together so that i could see each of the countrys different illustrations.
Judging a book by its cover by david haber. In addition to the illustrations this went a long way toward visually tying the series together. 2020 harry potter vintage journal and hogwarts pen set harry potter journal book diary bookhard cover note booknotepadagenda with feather quill pen for harry potter fans 45 out of 5 stars 41 1699 16. The cover the albanian edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone.
When it comes to foreign covers of harry potter novels they usually show bizarre representations of actual events from the bookthe albanian cover of the first book goes for a different approach. See more ideas about harry potter book covers harry potter potter. Duddles goblet of fire jacket depicts the first triwizard task an homage to the original uk childrens edition jacket designed by giles greenfield. The american cover of harry potter and the order of the phoenix pictures the mysterious circular room leading to the department of mysteries where the climax of the book takes place.
Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is the only instance in which the us uk childrens edition and first edition uk adult covers all contain the same imagery. See how harry potter book covers have changed through the years. By madeline boardman and jessica derschowitz. Since the publication of harry potter and the philosophers stone in 1997 many publishers have created new editions of each book with new cover art provided by various illustrators.
British illustrator jonny duddle was picked to design the new uk childrens edition covers in 2014. Obviously the us version is the most cartoonish but it parallels the uk childrens version most closely because both covers display harry and hermione riding buckbeak. Rowling was a fan of duddles work and her recommendation saw him ultimately tasked with the monumental assignment. February 06 2020 at 0534 am est meredith has affiliate.