Deluxe signature collectors edition hardback. First printing with the full number line 10-1. Joanne Rowling credited on the copyright page.Pictorial Red cloth with gilt text and edging and the famous Thomas Taylor illustration on the front cover.
Published on September 27, 1999, simultaneously with the deluxe edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The size of the first print run is unknown, but it was very limited, making this a highly collectible book. A near-fine copy with hardly any wear on the cover, minor pushed spine ends and sharp corners. The binding is firm, The interior is clean with no names, inscriptions, or other marks. Gilt edging without scratches. A very nice copy, now protected by a removable transparent Brodart Archival cover.
