Scholastic Set to Publish 10th Anniversary Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone
Posted by: Melissa
May 20, 2008, 03:54 PM
Harry Potter U.S. publisher Scholastic has announced plans today to release a special edition of
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on September 23 to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its publication. The edition will feature new material from J.K. Rowling and new artwork from Mary Grandpré
right here in our galleries.
The book will cost $30.00. There are currently 28 million copies of the original version of the book in print in the U.S., and 375 million copies of the books worldwide in 65 languages.
We don't yet know what type of material J.K. Rowling will deliver for the book but will let you know as soon as we do; Mary GrandPré's contribution is a new cover depicting Harry gazing into the Mirror of Erised, and a four-color frontispiece (the artwork inside the book that precedes the start of the narrative). The artist said:
“It's a real treat for me to get another chance to visually bring Harry back to his fans in not only a new scene, but in a new light...Going back to draw the first cover for the anniversary edition was an opportunity for me to show another side of Harry... a vulnerable side. Having come to know and love Harry the way we all have, after experiencing the whole series, I think we can appreciate him even more on an emotional level.”
Scholastic's full press release is
here; you can also get a closeup look at the art on the site
here.
I love the new cover, and I will definatly consider getting the book, no matter what content JK adds to it. Hopefully they will do 10th anniversary editions for all of the books!! What another great way to keep the excitement alive.
I am also awaiting the paperback release for DH from Rainforest. I broke down and purchased the others and can’t wait for the last one to arrive.
Boy, before you know it my whole bookshelf will be Harry Potter!
God Bless Scholastic for milking this for all it’s worth…
The art work is Beautiful!!!
I’ll have to buy two copies (as usual) :-)
That cover is so beautiful!
Finally, Scholastic does something awesome fantasic coolness remarkable for book fans.
Totally buying it, even if its a little expensive.
I’m pumped!
Omg that is going to be amazing!! Art is awesome – I especially love the frame around the mirror – just how I imagined it!
I’d definitely buying this book as soon as it is released but alas I wish Bloomsbury loved the UK fans enough to make a British one =(
I too can’t believe it’s been 10 years!
I wonder how long it will be before they make special movie-edition book covers for the novels. Actually I really hope they do that because that would be great! Maybe in another 10 years….. I think I will let Blomsbury have my idea though ;)
sweet new cover i likes how harry is depicted and i love hagrid in the boat taking the first years across the lake to hogwarts on the back, I hope they do special edtions of the whole series.