FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM - THE DELUXE ILLUSTRATED EDITION SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR - SLIPCASED FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING WITH ART PRINT

ROWLING J K

ISBN 10: 1408890283 / ISBN 13: 9781408890288

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2017

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This glorious new edition of Newt Scamander's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (considered a classic throughout the wizarding world) features an extraordinary array of magical creatures, from Acromantula to Yeti via ten different breeds of dragon - all beautifully illustrated in full colour by the brilliantly inventive, Greenaway Medal shortlisted Olivia Lomenech Gill. This deluxe edition is a must-have for any Potter fan. It comes with a gorgeous art print in a beautiful slipcase and features the fully updated 2017 text - which includes new profiles of six magnificent beasts that inhabit North America and a new foreword by J.K. Rowling, writing as Newt Scamander. Signed by the Illustrator, Olivia Lomenech Gill to the Title Page. The Book & Slipcase are in As New condition and comes packed within a special Publisher's illustrated cardboard box. There are no inscriptions. This unread book is guaranteed to be a 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Publishers number sequence 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 confirms that this is a first printing. The book is professionally wrapped and packed with great care with bubble wrap and placed in a special book box to ensure that the book arrives at your destination in perfect condition. FOR NON-UK CUSTOMERS, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS BOOK WEIGHS MORE THAN 2 KILOS AND THEREFORE WILL BE SUBJECT TO A POSTAGE SUPPLEMENTARY CHARGE. Seller Inventory # 007851

Bibliographic Details

Title: FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM - ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, London

Publication Date: 2017

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: GILL Olivia Lomenech

Condition: As New

Signed: Signed by Illustrator(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter magic! This glorious new edition of Newt Scamander's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (considered a classic throughout the wizarding world) features an extraordinary array of magical creatures, from Acromantula to Yeti via ten different breeds of dragon - all beautifully illustrated in full colour by the brilliantly inventive, Greenaway Medal shortlisted Olivia Lomenech Gill. This deluxe edition is a must-have for any Potter fan. It comes with a gorgeous art print in a beautiful slipcase and features the fully updated 2017 text - which includes new profiles of six magnificent beasts that inhabit North America and a new foreword by J.K. Rowling, writing as Newt Scamander.

About the Author:

J.K. Rowling is the author of the record-breaking, multi-award-winning Harry Potter novels. Loved by fans around the world, the series has sold over 450 million copies, been translated into 79 languages, and made into 8 blockbuster films. She has written three companion volumes in aid of charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (in aid of Comic Relief), and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (in aid of Lumos), as well as a film script inspired by Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. J.K. Rowling has also collaborated on a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two, which opened in London's West End in the summer of 2016. In 2012, J.K. Rowling's digital company Pottermore was launched, where fans can enjoy her new writing and immerse themselves deeper in the wizarding world. J.K. Rowling has written a novel for adult readers, The Casual Vacancy, and also writes crime novels under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. She has received many awards and honours, including an OBE for services to children's literature, France's Legion d'honneur and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Olivia Lomenech Gill has a first class degree in Theatre at Hull University and an MA in Printmaking at Camberwell College of Art. She has built her career as a professional fine artist and has been exhibited at all the major London Art Fairs. Olivia's first professional illustration commission, Where My Wellies Take Me, written by Michael and Clare Morpurgo, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and won the English Association Picture Book Award. Olivia lives and works in north Northumberland in a timber studio she built by hand with her husband, a paper conservator. They also have a workshop in a nearby village which houses Olivia's three tonne printing press.