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As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone in the US, readers everywhere are invited to explore the extraordinary subjects of the Hogwarts curriculum Potions & Alchemy, Divination, Care of Magical Creatures, and more and examine incredible historical artifacts, items from J.K. Rowlings personal archive, and stunning original artwork from Harry Potter series artists Mary GrandPr, Jim Kay, and Brian Selznick. Published in conjunction with the special exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic (coming to the New-York Historical Society after a record-breaking sold-out run at the British Library), this complete catalogue of the over 150 artifacts on display gives readers an up-close look at magical treasures from all over the world. Exclusive to the New York run are amazing artifacts from American institutions including an original Audubon illustration, a narwhals tusk (or is it a unicorns horn?), an ancient Iranian astrolabe, and more as well as never-before-seen original artwork by Mary GrandPr and early correspondence between J.K. Rowling and her American editor, Arthur Levine. This special publication is an essential volume for Harry Potter fans, history buffs, and bibliophiles, and a fascinating exploration of the history of the magic at the heart of the Harry Potter stories.

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LouiseMirrer

President and CEO,

New-York Historical Society

F O R E W O R D

History Matters has long been the motto of the New -

York Historical Society, New York's first museum and

distinguished research library, founded in 1804. How

true this motto rings with the launch of the British

Library's magnificent exhibition, Harry Potter: A History

of Magic , at New-York Historical in October 2018.

At once drawing on the global phenomenon of J.K.

Rowling's Harry Potter novels and the traditions of

folklore and magic that underpin them, the exhibition

shows, above all, how art, artifacts, and documents of

the past were indispensable to one of our contemporary

era's most creative minds. The exhibition also

underscores the importance of institutions such as the

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British Library and New-York Historical, each a great

repository of documents and ephemera whose value

and interest go well beyond the merely antiquarian.

Rare books, manuscripts, and magical objects from

our two institutions, as well as from US Harry Potter

publisher Scholastic and other collections, breathe new

life into the annals of the distant past as they illuminate

the fascinating and more recent chapter begun with J.K.

Rowling's books.

The exhibition's opening at New-York Historical

marks the 20th anniversary of the US publication

of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone , a book that

introduced an entire generation of Americans (including

my son, Malcolm) to the pleasures of reading. Among

the great strengths of the exhibition, and offering its

own particular delights, is the chance for these first -

generation Harry Potter readersand indeed all of

the visitors to the showto experience a new and

perhaps unexpected lens through which to understand

Harry Potter's world. At New-York Historical, we

are glad to be able to showcase in New York some

treasures from our library and museum which were

not on view in London last year, including John James

Audubon's original watercolor of the Snowy Owl

(recalling Harry's pet owl, Hedwig); an original printing

of Cotton Mather's The Wonders of the Invisible World ,

the minister's defense of his role in the infamous Salem

witch trials; and a manuscript notebook from the 1720s

with an unidentified navigator's notations charting

the nighttime sky, including the constellations that

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inspired the name of Sirius Black and other Harry Potter

characters. At the same time, we could not be more

thrilled than to display the tremendous materials that

were a part of the British Library exhibition in 2017 and

are on loan to us.

It is through exhibitions such as Harry Potter:

A History of Magic that great collections such as

those that reside at the British Library and New-York

Historical are able to enjoy a broad appeal. Still, this

can only happen successfully when these collections

are treated with the utmost respect, artistry, and

intellect by talented and highly skilled women and

men. We are grateful to our colleagues at the British

Library, above all to Roly Keating, Jamie Andrews,

Shona Connechen, and exhibition curators Julian

Harrison, Alexander Lock, Tanya Kirk, and Joanna

Norledge for their generous collaboration with us;

as well as Ellie Berger, Emily Clement, Arthur Levine,

David Saylor, Rachel Coun, Lizette Serrano, Charisse

Meloto, and Kris Moran at Scholastic who worked to

bring this exhibition and book to splendid fruition. We

are also indebted to the local institutions whose loans

have greatly enhanced the New York presentation:

American Museum of Natural History, Beinecke Rare

Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University, Brooklyn

Museum, The Explorers Club, Metropolitan Museum

of Art, and New York Botanical Garden. At New-York

Historical, Margi Hofer, Gerhard Schlanzky, Cristian

Petru Panaite, Jennifer Schantz, Emily Croll, Ines Aslan,

and many other colleagues have contributed in ways

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too numerous to denominate. Cristian Petru Panaite

and Margi Hofer, along with Rebecca Klassen, Marilyn

Kushner, Nicole Mahoney, Roberta Olson, and Edward

O'Reilly, made important contributions to this volume,

as did New-York Historical trustee Agnes Hsu-Tang.

I always reserve my greatest gratitude for New-York

Historical's dedicated and generous Trustees, led by

Chair Pam Schafler. Many thanks to all!

F O R E W O R D Julian Harrison British Library Lead Curator - photo 11

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