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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1982. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy/fine. 8vo. Cloth. Pp. xxii, 490. Illustrated: (8) leaves of plates. Index.

Washington: Counterpoint, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Fine copy/fine. 8vo. Cloth-backed boards. Pp. xviii, 318. Illustrated. Chronology. Index.

London: Hutchinson, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Fine copy/fine. 8vo. Boards. Pp. (viii), 406, (ii). Illustrated. Notes and References. Index.

London, [1936]. Previously rolled so there are some crease marks. A one-inch tear at the top. Otherwise fine, and suitable for framing.. Photogravure portrait, showing the head of the King, with his shoulders and chest sketched in. 15 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches. Unframed.

Acorn Media, 1982. DVD Movie. Fine copy/fine. DVD Movie. 96 minutes. Booklet with complete libretto. Sung by Franke Howerd, Peter Marshall, Gordon Sandison, Michael Bulman, Alan Watt, Meryl Drower, Anne Mason, Della Jones. London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Faris.

New York: Bell Publishing Company, 1963. Reprinted. Hardcover. Fine copy. 4to. Cloth-backed boards. Pp 96. Illustrated. A very well illustrated introduction to the craft of bookbinding.

New Line, 1988. VHS Movie. Starring James Wilby, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rupert Graves, Anjelica Huston, Judi Dench, Alec Guinness. 1988. 118 minutes. Color. Fine copy in original slip-case which is slightly frayed. Based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh.

Directed by Ridley Scott. Screenplay by David Mamet and Steven Zaillian. Starring Anthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore. DVD movie. Running time: 2 hours, 11 minutes. 2 disc set with numerous special features, including commentary by the director. Fine set with original liner notes.

London: Macmillan, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Fine copy/torn. Large 8vo. Cloth-backed boards with printed label on back-strip. Pp. (iv), x, 376. Extra label. One of 175 large-paper copies signed by the author.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1992. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine copy/fine. 8vo. Cloth-backed boards. Pp. 528. Map on end-papers.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, n. d. First edition. Hardcover. Back-strip a little soiled. Else very good copy. Illustrated by Arthur Garratt. 4to. Buckram with Harrow crest in gilt on front. Pp. xvi, 208. T.e.g., other edges untrimmed. 25 plates. Illustrated by Arthur Garratt.This famous Public School got its Royal Charter from Queen Elizabeth in 1571. There appears to have been a school there much earlier, however, and the very first mention of the place in historical records was in 767. Interestingly, there is an extant document from the time of Henry II (r. 1154-89) which speaks of three principal schools in the London area, which may have included Harrow, for "the exercises of the pupils both intellectual and athletic," although by then it was admitted that "cockfighting on Shrove Thuesdays be a thing of the distant past, and attendance at 'bear-fights, bull-fights, and tournaments' be modified to Christmas visits to the pantomime..." It seems, though, that from an early time privileged boys were… Read More

Fine. Hand-colored engraving with a view of the school . 7 3/4 x 9 inches matted (11 1/2 x 13 inches). Suitable for framing. One small stain at the lower left of the mat not affecting the engraving.

Warner, 2001. DVD Movie. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith. 2001. 152 minutes. Two disc set with widescreen format. The second disc has some very entertaining extra features. Fine in slip-case. From the novel by J. K. Rowling. Screenplay by Steve Kloves. Music by John Williams. Some critics have not liked this first movie as well as subsequent ones, with different directors. However, the introduction of the characters, and of the magical world created by Rowling, is so well done that this remains my favorite, of the films. However, none of the movies are as good as the books themselves!

Performance by Jim Dale. Unabridged reading of the novel on 17 compact discs. Approximately 21 hours. Fine set in slip-case.

Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane. 2 disc set, 152 minutes. Widescreen format. English subtitles available. Fine set in slightly frayed slip-case.

Warner, 2004. DVD Movie. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, David Trewlis. 2004. 142 minutes. Two disc set with widescreen format. The second disc contains some interesting background material, deleted scenes, and an interview with J. K. Rowling. Fine set with original artwork. From the novel by J. K. Rowling. Screenplay by Steve Kloves. Music by John Williams.

Warner, 2002. DVD Movie. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris, Robbie Coltrane, Jason Isaacs. 2002. 161 minutes. Two disc set with widescreen format. Fine copy with original artwork. From the novel by J. K. Rowling. Screenplay by Steve Kloves. Music by John Williams.

Performance by Jim Dale. Unabridged reading of the novel on 17 compact discs. Fine set in slip-case.

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 8vo. Cloth-backed boards. Pp viii, 568. Illus: (16) pp of plates. Notes. Checklist. Index.

Reprinted. 4to. Boards. Pp. 160. Illustrated. Further Reading. Fine copy in dj.