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Netherlands
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-Dutch
-West Frisian
Dutch
The Dutch Harry Potter books have been around almost as long as Harry Potter. The translation came in 1998 and was published by de Harmonie/Standaard. The 1st edition Dutch bears wonderfully original cover art, as do the later editions as well. The books were first released in softcover, with the hardcover being introduced in 2001, with the release of book 4. As with some of the earlier Potter translations, there are Pre-movie Dutch books for the 1st 3 books. They can still be found somewhat easily for a reasonable price.
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Pre-Movie Difficulty - to Find Rating: 6, Somewhat Hard
Later Print Difficulty - to -Find rating: 5, Not Too Common
Pre-movie
Harry Potter en de Steen der Wijzen
Harry Potter en de Steen der Wijzen
Harry Potter en de Geheime Kamer
Harry Potter en de Gevangene van Azkaban
Pre-movie
Harry Potter en de Vuurbeker
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9789076174129
9789076174143
9789076174198
Harry Potter en de Orde van de Feniks
9789061697008
Harry Potter en de Halfbloed Prins
9789061697664
9789076174105
The Dutch Pocket Editions are fabulous and offer a wonderful and unique set of cover art. Like the above editions, these were also published by de Harmonie. I believe these were first published in 2013. They aren't too hard to find and make their way frequently to the US online marketplace. These are softcover and books 1 - 7 are available.
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Difficulty - to - Find Rating: 5, Not Too Common
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9789061699774
9789061699781
9789061699828
9789061699804
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9789061699828
The 20th Anniversary Box Set of the Dutch books came out in September/August of 2018 to much excitement from Potter bibliophiles around the world wanting to snag the set for their own. The box features original illustrations, which match the lovely covers. The cover art itself comes from the Pocket Editions, which were first published in 2013 (I think). These 20th Anniversary books are only available in a set and not sold individually.
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Difficulty - to - Find Rating: 7, Somewhat Hard
ISBN: 9789463360562
1st Edition West Frisian Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, published by Uitgeverij Bornmeer. This cool book is one I'm still quite happy to have as West Frisian is a language I don't now much about and would love to learn. The cover art matches that of the Dutch translation and the title is quite similar as well, making the two books easily confused. So, when purchasing, make sure you double check the ISBN(s) provided to make sure you get the book you want :)
Title: Harry Potter en de Stien fan 'e Wizen
ISBN: 9789056151553
Translator: Jetske Bilker
Format: Softcover
Notes: No hardcover; only book 1 published.
Difficulty to Find Rating: 5, Not Too Common
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