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An unread WORLD FIRST PRINTING of the first edition hardback UK. This is a rare book in this NEAR FINE condition. The perfect jacket is protected. First Edition hardback UK, WORLD first printing and true first edition. The "Children's Edition" with all first printing points present: "First Published in Great Britain in 2003 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc" with "First Edition" stated on copyright page. The UK Children's Edition are rare because they were banned for export to the US because of the contemporaneous US edition by Scholastic. This is a Near Fine copy in near fine jacket with the 16.99 GBP price intact on lower front flap. Page block is square, bright and dent-free without previous owner's marks or personalization. The spine is straight and square with a tiny lean. Illustrated boards identical with the dust jacket illustration by Jason Cockcroft. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Published June 21st, 2003, the fifth book featuring Harry Potter and his friends' fifth year at Hogwarts. Rare to find fine copies in the US because of the export restriction mentioned above plus copies are usually "loved to death" by their previous owner's who read and re-read these books. This Children's Edition featuring the full color, wrap-around jacket by Jason Cockcroft. The book won the 2003 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Work for Young Readers. A great collectable.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth novel in the Harry Potter series, written by J.K. Rowling. The story follows Harry Potter's fifth year at Hogwarts as he faces the challenge of the Order of the Phoenix, the threat of the evil Lord Voldemort, and the harsh oversight of the Ministry of Magic.

A number sequence (also known as the book number line) is present where '1' indicates a first edition.