Harry Potter House Editions Boxed Sets Announced

 

In a not-so surprising yet surprising move, House Edition boxed sets of the Harry Potter series are on the way.

The reason why it's surprising:
- the publisher constantly stated that these House Editions (as in, the format style itself) would be limited....yet, here comes a boxed set. So if one went out of print - here it is again!
- there weren't any 'partial' boxed sets, as can happen with Harry Potter (ie, the illustrated editions)
- it's not being released the same day as the Deathly Hallows House Editions.

If you look at the product photos for the Slytherin hardback one, you'll notice that Philosopher's Stone has SILVER lettering on the dustjacket as opposed to GREEN lettering. Is it a glitch of the rendering? Or, are the first printing(s) of that title feature green lettering? Also, in the renders of the paperback sets, the colours match the hardbacks. As these came out, the opposite colour was used for paperback and hardback. For instance, with Philosopher's Stone, the hardback is black, and the paperback is the house colour. 

Why it's not surprising:
- as if the publisher would pass up the opportunity to create another release, therefore earning more money because it exists.

I'm not saying I'm regretting getting my House Editions, I just wish I knew that a boxed set would exist some day; so I would've waited for it. So if you're interested in these sets, and don't have any titles in this format yet (and are interested), hold out for the boxed sets to arrive.

What follows is product info of all 8 (4 in hardback, 4 in paperback; one for each house) including ISBNs for ordering, as well as the publisher's write up about the sets.

Whether you're Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin or Ravenclaw, you can now own a glorious box set themed around your house, available to pre-order in hardback and paperback. 

Each sumptuously foiled presentation case contain all seven novels from J.K. Rowling’s classic series in a spectacular alternating colour scheme, with cover artwork and illustrations by artistic wizard, Levi Pinfold.  The seven lovingly designed covers are individually decorated with enchanting details that capture favourite house themes from each novel. 

Each book contains a magical miscellany of exciting feature articles, quizzes and fascinating fact files packed with trivia about the history and alumni of the relevant house – ideal to dip into and enjoy time and time again. Each house set features twenty exclusive illustrations including portraits of favourite characters.

The hardback box sets come with an exclusive artwork print of the relevant house founder, the paperback box set with an exclusive bookmark featuring the relevant house ghost!



GRYFFINDOR SETS
- hardback: 9781526624529
- paperback: 9781526624512





HUFFLEPUFF SETS
- hardback: 9781526624567
- paperback: 9781526624550



SLYTHERIN SETS:
- hardback: 9781526624581
- paperback: 9781526624574




RAVENCLAW SETS
- Hardback: 9781526624543
- Paperback: 9781526624536


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