Quidditch Through the Ages - Illustrated Edition

J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular Harry Potter books. After the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a delayed train journey in 1990, she plotted out and started writing the series of seven books and the first, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was published in the UK in 1997. The series took another ten years to complete, concluding in 2007 with the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Harry Potter books have now sold over 600 million copies in 85 languages, been listened to as audiobooks for over one billion hours and made into eight smash hit movies. To accompany the series, J.K. Rowling wrote three short companion volumes for charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, in aid of Lumos. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them went on to inspire a new series of films featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander. Harry's story as a grown-up was continued in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which J.K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany, and which is now playing in multiple locations around the world. She is also the author of a bestselling crime fiction series, and two stand-alone children's novels, The Ickabog and The Christmas Pig. J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honours for her writing, including the OBE and Companion of Honour, and a Blue Peter Gold Badge. She supports a wide number of humanitarian causes through Volant and is the founder of the international children's care reform charity Lumos. J.K. Rowling lives in Scotland with her family. To find out more about J.K. Rowling visit jkrowlingstories.com.Emily Gravett is an award-winning children's author and illustrator who lives in Brighton, England. She is the winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal for Wolves and Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears.

Emily Gravett, Muggle and twice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal, brings her artistic wizardry and wit to the Wizarding World's favourite sport in this spectacular Deluxe Edition of J.K. Rowling's Quidditch Through the Ages. A sumptuous visual feast of a book, bursting with glorious illustrations and lovingly handcrafted memorabilia, with two breathtaking pull-out double gatefold spreads, this edition is accompanied by an exclusive colour art print of the Sumbawanga Sunrays performing formation looping. Each amazing page is waiting to be pored over and enjoyed.Packed with Quidditch trivia, profiles of teams loved by readers of the Harry Potter novels - Chudley Cannons, Puddlemere United - and much more . Quidditch Through the Ages is the definitive guide to the noble sport. This stunning almanac is the ultimate must-have edition for any Potter fan, collector or bibliophile.Quidditch Through the Ages is published in aid of Lumos, an international children's charity founded in 2005 by J.K. Rowling, and Comic Relief.

The deluxe edition features an opulent page size, gorgeous artwork on the real cloth cover and slipcase; premium grade paper; luxurious head and tail bands and a ribbon marker. Each copy is accompanied by an exclusive colour artwork print by Emily Gravett, printed on art paper and wrapped, creating a beautiful keepsake for fans and collectors to treasure.

Sales of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels total over 500 million copies worldwide, and the series has been translated into more than 80 languages