Original American Harry Potter Book Covers

Since the release of harry potter and the philosopher s stone in 1997 the seven potter books have been published around the world with more than 200 different covers.

Original american harry potter book covers. The original american cover art was done by mary grandpré and the newer american covers which were released on the 15 th anniversary of the first book were created by writer and artist kazu kibuishi. Various publishers chose to stray from the american cover illustrated by mary grandpré or the u k. Tapia s other interests include reading and studying history.

Version created by thomas taylor while others did not. In the decades. From the abstract to the photorealistic and the beautiful to the downright bizarre check out all the harry potter cover designs below.

Harry potter and the philosopher s stone first hit shelves in the united kingdom on june 26 1997 arriving stateside as harry potter and the sorcerer s stone on sept. Here are 21 magical covers from the first harry potter book that stole our hearts. Without question both the swedish and american editions are beautiful.

The original bloomsbury back cover includes a rather bizarre looking figure whose face also adorns the spine who was created by the illustrator. Harry potter hardcover books 1 7 first american edition set dust jacket covers. All come with the original dust jacket.