First Deluxe Collector's Edition. Large 8vo. Pp. [vi (blank)], 636, [4 (blank)]. Publisher's light purple buckram, lettered and blocked in gilt to cover and spine, with mounted full-colour pictorial onlay by Giles Greenfield and author's facsimile signature to upper board, navy blue endpapers. All edges gilt. Printed on wove paper by Clays Ltd, St Ives. With sewn-in red silk ribbon bookmark. No dustjacket, as issued. Text copyright by J. K. Rowling and 'First Edition' stated to verso of title page.
1/10,000 copies published on 2 October 2000. Specifically created for the gift market, it was priced at £25. Still in its original cellophane shrink-wrap with barcode to rear. As new.
The fourth instalment in the Harry Potter series, delving into the mystery surrounding the entry of Harry's name into the Triwizard Tournament, in which he is forced to compete. Winner of the 2001 'Hugo' Award [Fantasy Achievement Award (Best Novel)]. Listed at number 5 in BBC's Big Read, 200 Best Novels, [2003].
[Errington, Philip W., J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography, rev. ed. (London: Bloomsbury, 2017), A9(b)]