Earlier today, one of the seven original handwritten copies of The Tales of Beedle the Bard was unveiled at the New York Public Library. Performing the honors were Arthur Levine, Scholastic co-editor of the Harry Potter series and Paul LeClerc, President of the New York Public Library.
Levine, who has lent his own personal copy to the library for display discussed the importance of the Potter series as a whole and his enjoyment in working on The Tales of Beedle the Bard, particularly the back and forth commentary between author J.K. Rowling and Albus Dumbledore. He went on to say that his favorite tale was the "Fountain of Fair Fortune," which you can see him reading from later tonight. Video and pictures of Rowling and Levine reading from Beedle the Bard will be available right here at 12:01 AM EST.
The book will be on display in a free exhibit (within the library's Humanities and Social Sciences Library) from December 5th until January 4th. Scholastic also announced that they'll be donating three copies of the book to all 87 branches of the New York Public Library. Following its run at the library the book will reside at Brown University, Levine's alma mater.
I was able to capture a few photos at the event which you can see below:
Before the unveiling
Copy unveiled by Arthur Levine and Paul LeClerc
Full Beedle the Bard display
Poster in display case
Paul LeClerc with display, Beedle boxes and video
Close-up: Beedle the Bard
Close-up: Opening Page
Scholastic has also sent us the following three photos:
Scholastic 1
Scholastic 2
Scholastic 3
Posted by Micah
12-03-2008
at 12:50 AM
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 13:01:46
Ugh what I wouldnt give to own that copy!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 13:39:55
Whoa! That is awesome. Thanks for posting Micah!!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 13:59:13
Thats so cool, the book is so pretty. I cant wait to get my copy. But has anyone else noticed that the pic of the OotP cover is in the wrong place on that poster!?! Youd think they would get it right, it took me all of 3 seconds to notice and I dont even have those covers as Im British!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 14:20:11
yes yes yes YES!!!!!!!!!! I AM GOING TO GO SEE THIS. ITS HERE IN NY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yes yes yes yes !!!YES!!!!!!!!!!! it has emeralds i think!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 14:20:12
yes yes yes YES!!!!!!!!!! I AM GOING TO GO SEE THIS. ITS HERE IN NY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yes yes yes yes !!!YES!!!!!!!!!!! it has emeralds i think!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 14:59:41
I cant wait to read it! I have been looking for a party for an hour since I heard Borders was going to host a few, or even a midnight release! I still couldnt find one. The books being in the wrong order really annoys me. Its Harry Potter, they should respect the order it was in. I hope I can go to NY to see it (I live near DC). Anyways, are the Twilight ads around Mugglenet making anyone else mad too? I know its not really Mugglenets fault but it is really annoying.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 15:09:51
Is mugglecast at 3pm or 4pm central time(US), all these awesome pics are making me hungry for Beedle!!!!!!!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 15:10:37
ya it makes me mad to see the Twilight ads but what ever cant change that.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 15:10:38
ya it makes me mad to see the Twilight ads but what ever cant change that.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 16:06:03
Whens Mugglecast Live starting? Micah? Andrew? Hello? Jamie?
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 16:21:34
That dude looks reaally creepy in the 4th picture, lol. Oh, wow, scurvy, youre right! Wtf is the 5th book after the first?!
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Posted by: (MuggleNet) - Posted on: 2008-12-03 16:46:47
I spoke with Scholastic and they were aware of the issue, they just didnt have enough time to get it corrected before the unveiling. But rest assured the books will be in the right order soon enough.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 16:51:33
Oh, sweetness. Thanks, Micah! :]
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 17:10:01
Hi Micah-Hey whens mugglecast coming on? Im going crazy :) LOL!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 18:26:19
Ooooo..... is the book you can buy at the book store just a copy of this one?
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 18:50:51
Wheres mugglecast? Its almost 1 am in the UK right now.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 19:15:24
Janey Im with you, I took off of work early (here in the US) and have been waiting for it since about 4pm my time!!!!! I wonder if its going to be a "recorded live" episode:(
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 20:01:04
OH MY FUKKIN GOD!! I JUST WETTED MY PANTS!! DID YOU GUYS SEE THE FULL FACE PIC OF FENRIR GREYBACK! HES FREAKIN SCARY!! HE LOOKS SCARIER THAN THE PUERTO-RICAN TRANSVESTITE!!! EVEN SCARIER THAN VOLDEMORT!!! WB DID GREAT WITH HIM! YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP LOOKING AT THE PICS... MY GOD!!!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 22:16:13
Yay!!! Ive already read part of Beedle the Bard! Its so good - I wish I could think up such good stories. I just bought it from Borders. I live in Melbourne, Australia. Has it been released in America yet?
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 23:05:50
Thank you Micah for posting this! YOU ROCK!!!
Youre so lucky to attend the opening.
I wanna go to NY.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-12-03 23:15:19
ZOMFG! I mentioned to my friend that i wanted to go to NewYork during the winterbreak, and she was like im going. and then i was like ARE YOU SERIOUS?! And she said yes. And i told her to go to the library there and help me take pictures. She thought i was joking. Then i had to show her a dozen links. I really hope she takes pictures of the book for me
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