Harry Potter: A History of Magic Hardcover – January 1, 2017

Me encantó, me ha gustado aprender mas del mundo de Harry Potter y observar algunas notas originales de su autora. Realmente las ilustraciones aportan demasiado, son muy bellas.

So well made. My favorite part are the excerpts from the harry potter books which are curated very well with the chapter subjects. Historical, Fantastically fictional. ⚡️ #harry

This beautiful volume is one of two official books published in conjunction with the Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibition that was held at the British Library in London between October 2017–February 2018.A collaboration between the British Library, Bloomsbury (the UK publisher of the Harry Potter series), and J.K. Rowling, the exhibition was created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of the first Harry Potter book. Featured were documents and artifacts from the development of the Harry Potter series along with real-world magical artifacts.The book, like the exhibition, includes various sections based on classes taught at Hogwarts (e.g. herbology, divination, care of magical creatures, and so forth). The chapters have images of the artifacts and documents from the exhibition, including a few pages of Harry Potter book drafts, a map of the grounds around Hogwarts, and drawings of characters from the Wizarding World (all created by Rowling)! The documents from Rowling are my favorite; I enjoy being able to see how Rowling herself envisioned Hogwarts and the characters, as the artwork featured in most Harry Potter books was created by artists working for the various book publishers. Just FYI, the number of pages devoted to the history of real-word magic and artifacts does outnumber the Harry Potter stuff.Harry Potter: A History of Magic (ISBN 9781408890769) is the larger of the two books published by Bloomsbury for the exhibition. It is hardcover, geared towards older readers, and because of its size contains more of what was shown in the exhibition. Bloomsbury's second book,  Harry Potter - A Journey Through A History of Magic  (ISBN 9781408890776) is paperback, smaller, and geared towards families.When the exhibition opened in London, Scholastic (the US publisher of the Harry Potter series) published the smaller family oriented  Harry Potter: A Journey Through a History of Magic  (ISBN 9781338267105) in the United States. I believe the only major difference between the Bloomsbury edition and the Scholastic edition is different cover artwork. The exhibition is going to be opening in New York City in October 2018, and Scholastic will be displaying some of their collection related to publishing the Harry Potter series in the United States. When that exhibition opens, Scholastic will be publishing their own version of the larger Harry Potter: A History of Magic.Because Scholastic will be adapting the larger book for American audiences—more so than they did with the smaller book—I chose to purchase the Bloomsbury edition of the larger book here on Amazon and will purchase the Scholastic edition once it is published as well. I didn't feel I was missing out on any new content by purchasing only the Scholastic edition of the smaller book.

The illustrations are beautiful and the book is very detailed. It's not a small book either. It has a nice size to it and would make a great addition to any HP fan's collection.

Pictures are a must see for any Potter fan. Interesting read. Great for those, like me, who could not see the exhibit in person.

I really enjoyed reading Harry Potter: A History of Magic. I particularly enjoyed the weaving of the Wizarding World with the legends, myths, of Magic from our own Muggle world. An enjoyable read for students of history and fans of Harry Potter.

through the eyes of both Muggles and Wizards and Witches.This book is absolutely beautiful and amazing. As a fan of natural history, European history and magical history, this companion to, arguably, one of the best literary works of my generation, is just... - for lack of a better term - magical.I especially love all of the behind the scenes bits from Jo, and the depictions from the various illustrators. I also love that Professor Binns wasn't in charge of narrating, or I might possibly have smudged it up by falling asleep on it. That would be especially bad since, lately, I seem to be getting a great many first edition copies from Amazon, and this book was no exception. I'm even a little sad that it is actually a first edition, since it becomes rather impossible to read or even handle a book that could potentially fetch millions down the road... As Snape says, however... 'I'll do my best.'

If you couldn't quite make it to the exhibition, this is a lovely way to sit near a fire with your familiar and peruse it.Rich with rough drafts and drawings by JK herself, fantastic artwork by Jim Kay, Mary GrandPre and others, it's lovely to look at. Each section also shows historical drawings and objects relating to magical beasts, potions, and more.No, it's not a continuation of the beloved tales, but it's a charming collection nonetheless.

Llegó en buenas condiciones y llegó bastante rápido 😊

O livro é muito bem feito, cheio de detalhes incríveis. Recheado de ilustrações feitas pela própria autora de HP ao escrever os livros da saga e diversas curiosidades. Porém, quanto ao conteúdo, recomendo apenas para quem é muito fã da saga e quer um item de colecionador, pois os capítulos do livro são focados nas matérias de hogwarts e não na história da saga.

This was a gift for my neice who loves Harry Potter. She found it facinating.

Lovely book, but it arrived very dirty and some of the pages were ripped.

Hace un año, aprox, me compré el libro versión corta y no se le compara a este. Tiene las ilustraciones más grandes, más información y está muy bello. Ojalá sigan saliendo cosas de Harry Potter.