Lot 280: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Bloomsbury, 2000. First Printing (DJ)

A 2000 first edition, first printing copy of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This hardcover edition was produced for The Book People Ltd, featuring a red cloth binding with blue titles and the original illustrated dust jacket by Giles Greenfield. The copyright page carries the complete descending number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. The base of the spine displays the TED SMART logo in a rectangular box, and the copyright page includes the statement THIS EDITION PRODUCED FOR THE BOOK PEOPLE LTD, HALL WOOD AVENUE, HAYDOCK, ST. HELENS WA11 9UL. The rear panel of the dust jacket features three review excerpts from The Independent on Sunday, The Guardian, and The Daily Telegraph above a barcode and the ISBN 1-85613-769-4. A white adhesive label with the handwritten characters 7B is present on the lower-left corner of the rear panel.