Harry Potter original book cover art set to auction for record-breaking sum | Books | Entertainment

Harry Potter original book cover art set to auction for record-breaking sum | Books | Entertainment

Back in the mid-1990s JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was rejected by no less than 12 publishers before being accepted by Bloomsbury. The book, which became the fourth best-selling novel of all time, had its original cover art painted by 23-year-old Thomas Taylor, who was fresh out of art school. And now … Read more