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Philosophers Stone Book Art, cover and chapter artwork

MaraudingDon View Member Profile	Dec 30 2006, 07:08 AM Post #1
Missus Lupin and Mistress Crouch Posts: 5,180 Joined: 4:57am January 28, 2005	Here are some examples of the Philosophers Stone book cover artwork from our fabulous Leaky Galleries. Jo Rowling actually has no input into the book artwork. The publishers give the book to an artist who comes up with their own interpretation. What do you think of the cover artwork for Philosophers Stone and also the chapter artwork that appears in the American versions and which can be viewed here in our Gallery. Do the artists acurately portray the characters you imagine when you read? Is there too much detail in the cover artwork, or not enough? Which are your favourites and which ones would put you off buying the book!!! Does the artwork actually influence which version you buy? Here are some links to help you in your discussion about the artwork for Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone . Mary GrandPre.com Guardian News Article about Thomas Taylor and PS - the illustrator for the British Philosophers Stone cover This post has been edited by SillyPutty: Jan 29 2007, 11:17 PM

davidenglish View Member Profile	Jan 1 2007, 01:35 PM Post #2
Official Singer of the Sorting Hat Song Posts: 6,422 Joined: 3:12pm July 22, 2005 Location: Lost in Hermione's beaded bag	I have two copies of Philosopher's Stone. The back of the oldest shows what I take to be a young Dumbledore. I take some were confused and wondered who this wizard was. My later edition has a very clear picture of the older Dumbledore. But I much prefer the impish brown haired wizard in the striped silk pants. -------------------- Come the words that bubble Up through broken laughter, Sweeter than spring-water, "Gods, I am so happy!"

MaraudingDon View Member Profile	Jan 1 2007, 03:13 PM Post #3
Missus Lupin and Mistress Crouch Posts: 5,180 Joined: 4:57am January 28, 2005	QUOTE(davidenglish @ Jan 1 2007, 07:35 PM) [snapback]1048753[/snapback] I have two copies of Philosopher's Stone. The back of the oldest shows what I take to be a young Dumbledore. I take some were confused and wondered who this wizard was. My later edition has a very clear picture of the older Dumbledore. But I much prefer the impish brown haired wizard in the striped silk pants. This back cover david? It is indeed a young Dumbledore and covers with this on are pretty rare. There was a long discussion about this here in the Gallery forum several months ago and I ended up contacting Auction Houses about it . Rare first editions with this back cover can sell for around £35000. The younger DD does confuse me though - when did we see a young DD in the PS book?

luna_lupin7 View Member Profile	Jan 1 2007, 03:42 PM Post #4
Kibble Boy/Girl at the Magical Menagerie Posts: 301 Joined: 2:28pm October 25, 2006 Location: On my way to McGonagall's office to enjoy a nice biscuit.	I hate to say it, but I personally HATE the American cover art. The develpment is terrible. We go from having a full spectrum of colors in SS, to only having blue and white in OotP. But this is just about SS. So I'll let you know my other problem with it. The fact that he has tennis shoes and jeans on, as well as some sort of cape. I mean, is that supposed to be a robe? Must say it is a bit confusing. Oh well, I suppose they do get progressively better. -------------------- "No, I think I'll just go down and have some pudding and wait for it all to turn up.... It always does in the end." -Luna Lovegood

JaneMarple9 View Member Profile	Jan 1 2007, 03:57 PM Post #5
Teaching Professor Longbottom the language of Typonese Posts: 9,346 Joined: 8:51am January 28, 2006 Location: Planting the Holy Grain with Professor Longbottom	I have the childrens Paperback edition of PS, with Harry at King's Cross. To me, that sums up the book. I think it is a great front page, which would encourage the reader to pick it up. I have the "younger Dumbledore" on the back of my Audio Cassette packaging. Obviously, now, it must be a younger Dumbledore. I don't think we see a younger Dumbledore (that young) in book 1. Even when Harry was brought to Privet Drive, Dumbledore was described more or less how we know him at Hogwarts. For some reason, I imagined it to be Hagrid -------------------- (Avatar from Hagiographer13, Siggy from Dreamteam) Everybody needs a hug!!

Emily Vizi View Member Profile	Jan 1 2007, 04:31 PM Post #6
Hiding in the Iron Maiden at Borgin and Burkes Posts: 334 Joined: 8:31pm October 27, 2006 Location: chatting in the book club	I have the American edition and then I have the Adult UK edition which I got for christmas. I really like the cover for the UK edition because it just shows the stone in its glory. -------------------- Thank you, Aornis for the avatar pic. "I get letters from parents saying I'm mean because I make Harry be nasty to Dudley. And I'm like, have you read Dudley, do you understand what Dudley's like? I mean, there's turning the other cheek and there's just being a moron!" -J.K. Rowling

Hagiographer13 View Member Profile	Jan 1 2007, 05:52 PM Post #7
Hogsmeade's Butcher Posts: 5,915 Joined: 1:25pm July 10, 2005 Location: Sharpening my cleaver for photo-chopping	QUOTE(Emily Vizi @ Jan 1 2007, 01:31 PM) [snapback]1049039[/snapback] I have the American edition and then I have the Adult UK edition which I got for christmas. I really like the cover for the UK edition because it just shows the stone in its glory. Although an American, I have made it a point to get the boxed adult set to note the text differences (of which there are fewer and fewer as the series progresses!) I agree with Emily Vizi about the stark beauty of these "adult" covers. Here is Philosopher's Stone: Although not my favourite of the bunch, it is quite striking. I hope to pick up a full set of the "children's" editions during my travels to the UK this spring! -------------------- Art by CrystallineColey Avatar art by LeelaStarsky

DorisTLC View Member Profile	Jan 1 2007, 05:53 PM Post #8
Waiting for Wednesdays Posts: 8,743 Joined: 7:57am January 28, 2005 Location: Hiding from Hurricanes	I've found that I like the artwork on all of the covers. The American cover is filled with whimsey, and I love the small images of the unicorn and of Fluffy. It's hard for me to choose one that I like the best, because I think each cover represents something that the artist saw and found important in each book. -------------------- avatar by The Rockin Leaky Staff

Snufflespup View Member Profile	Jan 1 2007, 05:55 PM Post #9
Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes' best customer Posts: 1,018 Joined: 6:58pm September 1, 2006 Location: The road less traveled by	A don't like the American one because it's no actuall seen or person, the British Adult cover is really good, I think it show some mystery to it, and if I was looking aroud in a book store, I would buy it for sure. -------------------- "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." -Mark Twain

marynic View Member Profile	Jan 1 2007, 10:24 PM Post #10
Flesh-Eating-Slug Catcher Posts: 191 Joined: 4:45am December 8, 2006 Location: Spending more time in the library than Hermione.	Which version is the middle one shown? It appears to be a translation copy. Are all of the translation copies the same, or does it vary country-to-country like the American/UK versions do? I kind of like all of the detail on it. ...and the comparision it makes between Dumbledore and Hogwarts (that's the part that strikes me the most). -------------------- The Sorting Hat says I belong in Ravenclaw! Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose intelligence is surest." Ravenclaw students tend to be clever, witty, intelligent, and knowledgeable. Take the most scientific Harry Potter Quiz ever created.