Witches Steeped in Gold Signed OwlCrate First Edition As New

Striking OwlCrate exclusive edition of Ciannon Smart's debut YA fantasy, centered on rival witches Iraya Adair and Jazmyne Cariot, enemies forced into an uneasy alliance against a common threat. The copyright page explicitly states "First Edition", and the complete number line confirms this as a First Edition, First Printing. More importantly for collectors, this is not simply a signed copy of the trade hardcover: the specially printed signature leaf states that the signed first edition was printed exclusively for OwlCrate. OwlCrate confirms Witches Steeped in Gold as the signed exclusive book supplied in its April 2021 "Ruthless Rivals" box. Signed by Ciannon Smart in gold on the special OwlCrate limitation/signature page. This copy also retains the laid-in promotional/author card, an especially desirable piece of original accompanying ephemera. OwlCrate's original box documentation identifies an exclusive Witches Steeped in Gold author letter among the contents, and other surviving copies are likewise documented with the author card/letter. The OwlCrate production is particularly attractive: black hardcover boards stamped with a large gold tree device, extensive gold spine decoration, an exclusive darker jacket treatment, and a reversible dust jacket with full-color character artwork by Tiara L'Hommedieu. Contemporary documentation confirms the darker exclusive jacket, author signature, and reverse artwork. Condition: As New / As New. Originally retained in shrink-wrap, which was removed for inspection and photography. Unread copy with clean, bright boards and contents; tight, square binding; crisp pages; no ownership markings, writing, tears, or other notable defects observed. Dust jacket is equally fresh and retains its original US & CAN price. Ciannon Smart is a British fantasy author born in southern England. Witches Steeped in Gold was her debut novel and launched a Jamaican-inspired fantasy world built around rival witches, political power, revenge, and competing systems of magic. The novel was followed by Empress Crowned in Red, continuing the Witches Steeped in Gold duology. Smart has subsequently expanded her work in fantasy beyond the series.…