Question: What's so special about the Deluxe Edition of Harry Potter Book 7?
Answer: According to news releases from Scholastic, the U.S. publisher of the series, the deluxe edition of Harry Potter Book 7: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be very special indeed.
- There are only 100,000 copies of the deluxe edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in the print run to be released on July 21, 2007.
- There is a special cover illustration for the deluxe edition. In a June 8, 2007 Scholastic news release, David Saylor, V-P, Creative Director at Scholastic, described the wraparound cover illustration for Harry Potter Book 7: “Set during a highly dramatic sunset, Harry, Hermione, and Ron--clothes in tatters--cling atop a flying dragon in this astonishing artwork created by Mary GrandPré for the deluxe edition. As mist creeps down towering hillsides to a village below, questions arise about where the trio is headed and what has led them to this spellbinding moment.”
- The deluxe edition has a custom-designed slipcase, which is foil stamped.
- The full-cloth case book is blind-stamped on the front and back cover and has foil stamping on the spine.
- The deluxe edition totals 816 pages.
- The deluxe edition also includes unique full color frontispiece art on special paper.
- An “Illustration Showcase” insert features near scale reproductions of artist Mary GrandPré's chapter openers.
- Scholastic's deluxe edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows also includes an exclusive bonus black-and-white illustration at the end of the “Illustration Showcase”.
- The book is printed on text paper that is Forest Stewardship Council certified and contains 100% post-consumer waste fiber.
