According to the publisher,
- "The special edition features exclusive bonus material from J.K. Rowling, as well as new cover art and a four-color frontispiece by Mary GrandPré. The special anniversary cover of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine; $30.00) depicts 11-year-old Harry looking into the Mirror of Erised, which Harry comes across in his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and learns that the mirror shows you what you most desire.
Published by Scholastic in the United States in September 1998, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was praised by The New York Times as '… as funny, moving and impressive as the story behind the writing. [J.K. Rowling] had wizardry inside, and has soared beyond her modest muggle surroundings to achieve something quite special.' There are currently 28 million copies of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in print in the U.S. alone, and 400 million copies of the seven books in the Harry Potter series have sold worldwide in 65 languages."
While this book may not be as fancy as the Collector's Edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, it is also considerably less expensive. If you are looking for a gift for a dedicated Harry Potter fan or a special edition to introduce a child to the Harry Potter series, I would recommend Scholastic's 10th anniversary edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. (Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine, 2008. ISBN: 9780545069670)
