Complete set first editions, first printings of the last three books in the German Harry Potter series which were produced by Carlsen publishers exclusively for German booksellers.It concerns a very limited edition that was not intended for sale. Most of these books were added to the private collections of booksellers after they were used as display material.
Each of these books features a distinctive and unique dust jacket: The dust jacket of "Harry Potter und der Orden des Phönix" (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) is made of brown craft paper, adorned only with the Roman numeral V (5) and the publisher's name, Carlsen; The dust jacket for "Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz" (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) displays a unique illustration; The dust jacket of "Harry Potter und die Heiligtümer des Todes" (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) is marked with the Roman numeral VII (7) on the spine, with only part of the original cover illustration visible on the left upper front; the major part of the jacket is printed in a brown paper style.
Volumes 5 and 6 also contain a unique half-title page with a signed acknowledgment from J.K. Rowling, expressing gratitude for the efforts of the German booksellers. The first free endpaper of volume 7 features an ex-libris printed by the publisher in the brown style of the distinctive booksellers dust jacket.
Harry Potter und der Orden des Phönix ( volume V) is in a near fine condition with bumped spine ends, a small spot on the top edge and a very small tear (about 2 mm) at the top of the Dust jacket. Both the books and the dust jackets of volumes 6 and 7 are in an allmost finecondition.
A great opportunity for collectors to purchase a complete set of the rare limited German Bookseller Edition.
