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'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' by JK Rowling is the final book in the series.
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FILE PHOTO: One of the first ever copies of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" by J. K. Rowling, is held by a staff member at Bonhams auctioneers, ahead the Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases and Historical Photographs sale in London, Britain March 27, 2019. REUTERS / Peter Nicholls / File Photo
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A rare first edition of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' signed by author JK Rowling on show at Christie's auction house in London. Reuters
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JK Rowling's 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' came out on June 26, 1997. Reuters
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'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' by English author JK Rowling was introduced to American readers as 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'. Reuters
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'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' by English author JK Rowling was the first book in a series of seven and the beginning of a multimedia phenomenon. PA
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'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' is the second book in the series by JK Rowling. Photo: Bloomsbury
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The third book in JK Rowling's series was 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'. Photo: Scholastic
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‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ came next. Reuters
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A young reader holds a copy of 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix', the fifth book of the series. Reuters
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Polly-Jane Cunningham and Harriet Bryant, both avid Harry Potter fans, were among the first in Abu Dhabi to view the sixth film 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' on Thursday, July 16, 2009. Delores Johnson / The National
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'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' by JK Rowling is the final book in the series.
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FILE PHOTO: One of the first ever copies of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" by J. K. Rowling, is held by a staff member at Bonhams auctioneers, ahead the Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases and Historical Photographs sale in London, Britain March 27, 2019. REUTERS / Peter Nicholls / File Photo
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A rare first edition of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' signed by author JK Rowling on show at Christie's auction house in London. Reuters
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JK Rowling's 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' came out on June 26, 1997. Reuters
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'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' by English author JK Rowling was introduced to American readers as 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'. Reuters
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'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' by English author JK Rowling was the first book in a series of seven and the beginning of a multimedia phenomenon. PA
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'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' is the second book in the series by JK Rowling. Photo: Bloomsbury
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The third book in JK Rowling's series was 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'. Photo: Scholastic
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‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ came next. Reuters
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A young reader holds a copy of 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix', the fifth book of the series. Reuters
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Polly-Jane Cunningham and Harriet Bryant, both avid Harry Potter fans, were among the first in Abu Dhabi to view the sixth film 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' on Thursday, July 16, 2009. Delores Johnson / The National
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'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' by JK Rowling is the final book in the series.
Harry Potter 25th anniversary: things you probably didn't know about the book
We go behind the scenes a quarter of a century on from the release of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone'
Emma Pearson
25 June, 2022
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