Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

First Deluxe Collector's Edition. Large 8vo. Pp. [vi (blank)], 766, [2 (blank)]. Publisher's burgundy buckram, lettered and blocked in gilt to cover and spine, with mounted full-colour pictorial onlay by Jason Cockcroft and author's facsimile signature to upper board, burgundy wove endpapers. All edges gilt. Printed on wove paper by Clays Ltd, St Ives. With sewn-in yellow satin place marker. No dustjacket, as issued.

Text copyright by J. K. Rowling and 'First Edition' stated to verso of title page. 1/26,700 copies published on 6 October 2003. Specifically created for the gift market, it was priced at £30. Still in its original cellophane shrink-wrap with barcode to rear.

Named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults in 2003. Shortlisted for the 2004 Prometheus Award (Libertarian Science Fiction). Harry is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School as the hormones are beginning to kick in, affecting mood and focus. The fifth and longest book in the series.

[Errington, Philip W., J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography, rev. ed. (London: Bloomsbury, 2017), A12(c)]