Title: Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Latin Edition)
Author: J. K. Rowling
Translator: Peter Needham
Edition: First edition
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury (London)
ISBN: 9780747561965 (ISBN-10: 0747561966)
Language: Latin
Pages: vi + 249
Dimensions: About 21 cm (height)
Publication Date: 2003
Genre: Children’s Fantasy, Translation, Classics
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis is the first Latin translation of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, published by Bloomsbury in 2003. It follows earlier Latin versions of children’s classics such as Winnie ille Pu and Ursus nomine Paddington. The translator, Peter Needham, taught Classics at Eton for over thirty years, and the translation was praised by the Oxford classicist James Morwood as accurate, fluent and inventive. This copy is the hardcover first edition, bound in black cloth-style covers with a gilt-tooled front board and gilt spine title. It is a good choice for Harry Potter collectors, Latin teachers and students, and anyone who collects translated editions.
Title: Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Latin Edition)
Author: J. K. Rowling
Translator: Peter Needham
Edition: First edition
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury (London)
ISBN: 9780747561965 (ISBN-10: 0747561966)
Language: Latin
Pages: vi + 249
Dimensions: About 21 cm (height)
Publication Date: 2003
Genre: Children’s Fantasy, Translation, Classics
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis is the first Latin translation of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, published by Bloomsbury in 2003. It follows earlier Latin versions of children’s classics such as Winnie ille Pu and Ursus nomine Paddington. The translator, Peter Needham, taught Classics at Eton for over thirty years, and the translation was praised by the Oxford classicist James Morwood as accurate, fluent and inventive. This copy is the hardcover first edition, bound in black cloth-style covers with a gilt-tooled front board and gilt spine title. It is a good choice for Harry Potter collectors, Latin teachers and students, and anyone who collects translated editions.
