Thomas Taylor's original cover illustration for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997) is expected to break auction records at Sotheby's on June 26. The book cover art that introduced readers ...

The watercolor illustration by Thomas Taylor was featured on the first edition of the novel in 1997. Courtesy Sotheby's In the 1990s, Thomas Taylor, a recent art school graduate, was working at a ...

The watercolor cover art for the first edition of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” was painted in 1996 by a recent art school graduate from Britain who was working at a bookstore. By John ...

U.K. publisher Bloomsbury continues its mission of releasing 20th anniversary book covers for J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. After Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s ...

The book cover art that introduced readers across the world to Harry Potter is expected to break auction records next month. This past week, Sotheby's announced the auction scheduled for June 26 in ...

This past week, Sotheby's announced the auction scheduled for June 26 in New York of Thomas Taylor's original watercolor illustration for the first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.