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Fairy Tales for Wizards and Witches
The Standard Edition is available in stores now. However, the Collector's Edition is an Amazon exclusive.
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Collector's Edition (Offered Exclusively by Amazon)
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In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Professor Dumbledore gave Hermione Granger a very important book: a book of fairy tales by Beedle the Bard that revealed the symbol and myth of the Deathly Hallows.
Perhaps Beedle the Bard is like our Aesop?
Now, you can get the book, too.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard contains five fairy tales:
- The Wizard and the Hopping Pot
- The Fountain of Fair Fortune
- The Warlock's Hairy Heart
- Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump
- The Tale of the Three Brothers
However, this collector's edition brings you even more!
This beautiful collector's edition of "Beedle the Bard" is designed to look like the original hand-written edition bought by Amazon through an auction in December 2007. You can get a copy that includes all of the following:
- A special case designed to look like a wizarding textbook. Hide your book in the Hogwarts library!
- A velvet bag with J.K. Rowling's signature.
- A replica cover of one of the original hand-written editions. This includes replica gemstones, a metal skull, metal corners, a metal clasp, and an emerald ribbon.
- 10 new original illustrations. These cannot be found in the Standard Edition of "Beedle the Bard" or the original edition.
- There is also a reproduction of J.K. Rowling's handwritten introduction from the original edition.
- Notes and commentary from Professor Albus Dumbledore himself.
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition
Amazon Price: $10.18 (as of 07/10/2009)
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Memorabilia of the original Beedle the Bard copy
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Cover of the Original Edition (Amazon)
The Hand-Written "Beedle the Bard"
Only seven original copies in existence
J.K. Rowling handwrote and illustrated seven original copies of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard." It is said that she wanted to give a special gift to the six people who were most involved with the Harry Potter series to thank them. Since she was making six, she decided to also make a seventh copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, specifically for auction. The proceeds from the sale of that book would go towards The Children's Voice, a campaign of Children's High Level Group.Each of the seven original editions of "Beedle the Bard" were handwritten and bound in a leather hardcover. Each book was also decorated with a different gemstone; the seventh book was decorated with moonstones. This "moonstone edition" was auctioned off at Sotheby's on December 13, 2007. It was purchased by Amazon for an unprecedented £1.95 million ($3.98 million), the most a children's book, or any "modern literary manuscript," has ever been sold up to that date and surpassing all initial estimates.
Rights to the stories of "Beedle the Bard" were not released so the book could not be widely reviewed after the sale. Amazon did hold a Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest through which the winner, Rhiannon D. of Australia, gets to spend a weekend with the original edition.
Find Amazon's review of the book with details photos of the book here. Image from Wikipedia.
J.K. Rowling Discusses "Beedle the Bard"
At the auction for her charity
J.K. Rowling and Bonnie Wright at "Beetle the Bard" Auction.
This is a video of J.K. Rowling, Bonnie Wright and Evanna Lynch at "Beetle the Bard" Auction, in Sothebys. Thanks http://BlogHogwarts.com , Reuters, etc.
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Find More on "Beedle the Bard"
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard on Wikipedia
- This Wikipedia entry provides detailed history of the original hand-written edition as well as a short synopsis of each fairy tale.
- Amazon Review of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard"
- Take a look at some up close photos of the original hand-written edition by J.K. Rowling. There are also reviews of each fairy tale, but be warned, there are spoilers!
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Nice lens. I love that book with the skull on the cover!
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Great lens! Lensrolled to my Harry Potter Gifts lens. 5*'s. :)
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I just love the Harry Potter universe too much not to look at these stories. Whether I'll like them? Who knows. I'd rather read about how Hermione, Ron and Harry grow up, conquer the ministry, get kids etc.
Posted August 04, 2008
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