First edition, first impression, signed by the author on the dedication page. First published on 8 July 2000 in the UK and US, the fourth novel in the series was the first to receive significant media attention, and a release at midnight.
Octavo. Original pictorial boards lettered in various colours. With dust jacket.
Bump to spine head and tiny puncture to spine, both concomitant with the bright, unclipped jacket: a near-fine copy in like jacket.
Errington A9(a).