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Italy
-Italian
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First Edition
1st Edition, earlier print Italian Translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, published by Salani. Notice how the boards of this book are different from the below later print boards. Also, Notice how the front font is different than the that of the below edition--this is because this book was printed before the first movie was released.
Title: Harry Potter e la Pietra Filosofale
ISBN: 8877827025
Translator: Marina Astrologo
Format: Hardcover with Jacket
Notes: all 7 books published in this format; book clubs available in most if not all of these books
Difficulty to Find Rating: 7, Somewhat Hard
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1st Edition, 31st Print Italian translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, published by Adriano Salani Editore in 2004. There are many different variants of the Italian 1st Edition, from board cover color to colors used on the jacket. I'm unsure if each print has a small difference, but it may honestly be the case (much more information is needed--so if you have any info, please share). The more valuable 1st edition is, of course, the 1st print, which has Harry depicted without glasses and Joanne Rowling listed as the author (replaced shortly after released with J. K. Rowling). This 1st print is quite valuable and prices keep rising.
Title: Harry Potter e la Pietra Filosofale
ISBN: 8877827025
Translator: Marina Astrologo
Format: Hardcover with Jacket
Notes: all 7 books published in this format; later print book; softcover editions available
Difficulty to Find Rating: 4, Somewhat Common
1st Edition earlier print of the Italian translation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, published by Salani in 2000. Like the earlier print Philosopher's Stone above, this one too was printed before the first movie was released.
Title: Harry Potter e la Camera dei Segreti
ISBN: 8877827033
Translator: Marina Astrologo
Format: Hardcover with Jacket
Difficulty to Find RatingL 7, Somewhat Hard
1st Edition later print Iater Print translation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, published by Salani in 2002.
Title: Harry Potter e il Prigioniero di Azkaban
ISBN: 8877828528
Translator: Beatrice Masini
Format: Hardcover with Jacket
Difficulty to Find Rating: 4, Somewhat Common
1st Edition, later Print Italian translation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, published by Salani in 2002. This book, unlike the previous three that I own anyway, has raised foiled front lettering.
Title: Harry Potter e il Calice di Fuoco
ISBN: 888451049X
Translator: Beatrice Masini
Format: Hardcover with Jacket
Difficulty to Find Rating: 4, Somewhat Common
1st edition, 3rd Print of the Italian translation of Harry Potter and the Halg-Blood Prince, published by Salani in 2006.
Title: Harry Potter e il Principe Mezzosangue
ISBN: 8884516374
Translator: Beatrice Masini
Format: Hardcover with Jacket
Difficulty to Find Rating: 4, Somewhat Common
1st Edition, 1st Print of the Italian translation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, published by Salani in 2008.
Title: Harry Potter e i Doni della Morte
ISBN: 978884518781
Translator: Beatrice Masini
Format: Hardcover with Jacket
Difficulty to Find Rating: 4, Somewhat Common
Revised Italian Edition
Revised Philosopher's Stone. In 2014 Salani revised the Harry Potter books, to better improve their quality. On their website, Salani says of the revision that translation the series one book with no future knowledge of plot was daunting, resulting in lower quality translations. To separate the revised editions from the Italian first editions, the cover art from the Dutch books is used, and I must say these covers are amazing.
Title: Harry Potter e la Pietra Filosofale
ISBN: 9788867158126
Translator: Marina Astrologo, Stefano Bartezzaghi (revision work)
Format: Hardcover, no Jacket
Notes: revised textblock;
Difficulty to Find Rating: 3, Common
Revised Edition, Chamber of Secrets.
Title: Harry Potter e la Camera dei Segreti
ISBN: 9788867158133
Translator: Marina Astrologo, Stefano Bartezzaghi (revision work)
Format: Hardcover, no Jacket
Difficulty to Find Rating: 3, Common
Revised Edition, Prisoner of Azkaban.
Title: Harry Potter e il Prigioniero di Azkaban
ISBN: 9788867158140
Translator: Beatrice Masini, Stefano Bartezzaghi (revision work)
Format: Hardcover, no Jacket
Difficulty to Find Rating: 3, Common
Revised Edition, Goblet of Fire.
Title: Harry Potter e il Calice di Fuoco
ISBN: 9788867158157
Translator: Beatrice Masini, Stefano Bartezzaghi (revision work)
Format: Hardcover, no Jacket
Difficulty to Find Rating: 3, Common
Revised Edition, Order of the Phoenix.
Title: Harry Potter e l'Ordine della Fenice
ISBN: 9788867158164
Translator: Beatrice Masini, Stefano Bartezzaghi (revision work)
Format: Hardcover, no Jacket
Difficulty to Find Rating: 3, Common
Revised Edition, Half-Blood Prince
Title: Harry Potter e il Principe Mezzosangue
ISBN: 9788867158171
Translator: Beatrice Masini, Stefano Bartezzaghi (revision work)
Format: Hardcover, no Jacket
Difficulty to Find Rating: 3, Common
Revised Edition, Deathly Hallows
Title: Harry Potter e i Doni della Morte
ISBN: 9788867158188
Translator: Beatrice Masini, Stefano Bartezzaghi (revision work)
Format: Hardcover, no Jacket
Difficulty to Find Rating: 3, Common
1st Edition, 1st Print of the Latin translation of Philosopher's Stone, published by Bloomsbury in 2003. While Latin is a dead language, this translation was created to give students of the language fresh reading material as well as to remove some of the dread of studying this language. For more information about the Latin translation, click here. There are at least 2 editions of this book.
Title: Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis
ISBN: 9781582348254 or 1582348251
Translator: Peter Needham
Format: Hardcover with Jacket
Notes: only books 1 & 2 published; are at least 2 Thomas Taylor illustrated Bloomsbury editions; later editions featuring Jonny Duddle art
Difficulty to Find Rating: 3, Common
1st Edition Latin translation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret,s published by Bloomsbury in 2007. This edition has a gold colored ribbon bookmark, which is missing from the first book.
Title: Harrius Potter et Camera Secretorum
ISBN: 9780747588771
Translator: Peter Needham
Format: Hardcover with Jacket
Notes: There's a Jonny Duddle edition as well.
Difficulty to Find Rating: 3, Common (although Duddle edition easier to find, this one is still quite common).