Amazon Offers Exclusive Collector's Editon of The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Posted on August 5, 2008
Harry Potter fans are thrilled that J.K. Rowling finally agreed to publication of the Tales of Beedle the Bard, fairy tales set in the Harry Potter universe. Now, Amazon.com has announced that in addition to the Standard Edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard it will offer a luxuriously packaged Collector's Edition of the handwritten, hand-illustrated original tha Amazon.com bought at auction.
The Collector's Edition will be available for $100 (only 100,000 copies will be printed). Net proceeds from the sale of both the Standard and Collector's Editions will be donated to the Children's High Level Group, a charity co-founded in 2005 by J. K. Rowling and Emma Nicholson MEP to make life better for vulnerable children.
The Collector' features a book-within-a-book design -- The Tales of Beedle the Bard is tucked inside an "outer book," a case disguised as a wizarding textbook from the Hogwarts library. Upon opening the outer book, customers will find a velvet bag embroidered with J.K. Rowling's signature, inside of which sits a copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, complete with bonded leather binding, metalwork (corners, clasp and skull), replica gemstones, an exclusive reproduction of J.K. Rowling's handwritten introduction and an emerald ribbon. Additionally, the Collector's Edition features 10 new illustrations by J.K. Rowling not included in either the Standard or original handcrafted editions.
We think the collector's Editon will sell out. We also think it would make a fabulous holiday gift for any Harry Potter fan.