Adult editions (was Re: News Flash! HBP covers released!)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 125839


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pengolodh_sc" 
<pengolodh_sc at y...> wrote:

Christian Stubø
> The current set of adult covers for the first four books is a new 
> set, replaceing the original one - the intent is to better match 
the 
> style of the adult cover for OotP.  The original adult covers were 
> somewhat moody in style.  For PS it had a head-on b&w photo of a 
> dark steam-locomotive with an impressive plume of smoke; for CoS a 
> photo of a light-coloured Ford Anglia edited into a picture of 
> clouds; for PoA a realistic photo of a hippogriff flying (well, 
> photoedit, really); and for GoF a Chinese (or inspired by Chinese 
> art) drawing of a dragon. 

Geoff:
Having just looked at the URL given above for the first three covers, 
I would make two observations.

(1) I have **never** seen HP editions with these covers on sale in 
the UK. It is the first time I have clapped eyes on them.

(2) I'm surprised that they were suggested for UK editions because, 
being a railfan and being picky, why would they use an American 
locomotive for a British edition?