the 4th harry potter book came out on 8 july 2000.
the 4th harry potter book came out on 8 july 2000.
when did the 4th harry potter book come out?
8 july 2000
"harry potter and the half-blood prince" is the sixth book in the harry potter series. the first book in the series, "harry potter and the philosopher's stone", was first published by bloomsbury in 1997, with an initial print-run of 500 copies in hardback, 300 of which were distributed to libraries. by the end of 1997, the uk edition won a national book award and a gold medal in the 9- to 11-year-olds category of the nestlé smarties book prize. the second book, "harry potter and the chamber of secrets", was originally published in the uk on 2 july 1998 and in the us on 2 june 1999. "harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban" was then published a year later in the uk on 8 july 1999 and in the us on 8 september 1999. "harry potter and the goblet of fire" was published on 8 july 2000 at the same time by bloomsbury and scholastic. "harry potter and the order of the phoenix", the longest novel in the harry potter series, was released 21 june 2003. after the publishing of "harry potter and the half-blood prince", the seventh and final novel, "harry potter and the deathly hallows", was released 21 july 2007. the book sold 11 million copies within 24 hours of its release: 2.7 million copies in the uk and 8.3 million in the us.
harry potter and the half-blood prince
bloomsbury approached cliff wright for illustrating the british first edition cover for the second harry potter book. the cover illustration for the first book was drawn by thomas taylor, a young artist out of college. the popularity of the first book decided bloomsbury to select a more experienced illustrator, and hence cliff wright was chosen. wright was the obvious choice for the cover illustrator of the third harry potter book as well.









































wright was the first to illustrate the following harry potter concepts and characters:









































"harry potter and the chamber of secrets" (1998):









































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