Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London, 2003
Signed First Edition, First Printing: A FINE condition book signed on the scarce official bookplate with a FINE condition dust Jacket. The Order of The Phoenix is probably the hardest book to acquire signed by the author, as J.K. Rowling did not appear at any publicity, or signing events upon the books release. Bloomsbury did distribute a number of official signed Book Plates which were sent to several bookshops (or individuals who participated in the marketing and distribution of the book), this being one such example. An unread, signed book which is additionally accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity by James Spence Authentication.
The book has Fine pictorial boards displaying the same image as on the dust jacket. The boards are in stunning condition with sharp corners and no edgewear. The boards have their nice original sheen with no stains, and still retain their bright vibrant colors. The binding is tight and square and still snaps shut when opened. The end papers are clean, bright and flat with no marks, no inscriptions, no owner book plates and no bookstore stamps. The decorative official Bloomsbury bookplate signed by J.K. Rowling is adhered to the front free end paper. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat, the pages are crisp with no stains, no writing, no bent pages, and no foxing. Stunning beautiful book appearing as unread!
The stunning original first edition dust jacket is in Fine unrestored condition with strong vibrant colors with No edgewear, No rips, No chips, No stains, No rubbing, No fading, and No foxing. The jacket has a stated price of 16.99 on the front inside flap. A very stunning dust jacket.
A Superb extremely Fine condition copy, and an exceedingly scarce signed true first/first Bloomsbury edition with the requisite “First Printing” statement on the copyright page.
