Weight | 0.800 kg |
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Dimensions | 161 × 313 × 20 mm |
ISBN | 9781785657436 |
Publication Year | 2017 |
Publisher | Titan Books |
Cover | Hardback |
£15.00
Harry Potter: The Wand Collection
Discover the wands of your favourite Harry Potter characters with this deluxe gift book.
In the world of the Harry Potter films, characters’ wands are a sheer expression of their personality – the wand chooses the wizard, after all. Whether talon-shaped like Bellatrix Lestrange’s or simple and elegant like Hermione Granger’s, each wand in the Harry Potter films was developed to be a reflection of its owner’s identity.
This deluxe book comes in a novelty format reminiscent of one of Ollivander’s wand boxes and contains a detailed pictorial guide to the many magical characters and wands of the Harry Potter films.
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