First edition. 8vo. Pp. [vi (blank)], 636, [4 (blank)]. Publisher's laminated pictorial boards, with matching dust-jacket illustrated by Giles Greenfield, priced at £14.99 to front flap. Text copyright by J. K. Rowling and 'First Edition' stated to verso of title page. With the key first printing errors: p. 503 "Dumbledore, come!" is spoken by Crouch (this was later corrected to Fudge); p. 579 Harry's father appears out of Voldemort's wand before his mother Lily (their order was later reversed), and on p. 594 reads "The Imperius Curse, Moody said," – this was later changed to "Crouch said".
This is the rarer Omnia edition printed in Glasgow, comprising 10% to about a third of the total print run. The bulk was printed by Clays Ltd., St. Ives. Released at midnight on 8 July 2000 in an edition of 750,000 copies. Signed for us aboard the Hogwarts Express at Manchester Piccadilly Station on Sunday 9th July 2000. 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(a)]