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THE CHRISTMAS PIG.**

by ROWLING**, J[oanne] K[athleen]:

$251 · Offered by Biblio

First edition · In dust jacket

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 13 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,part matt+part glossy, colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj panels - matt background with glossy overlaid coloured random illustrations with capitalised,bright,crisp,blocked gilt-lettered author name+title and similarly coloured+lettered illustrator's name to lower edge - all to front of dw/dj; a red illustrated spine/backstrip with bright,crisp,blocked, capitalised gilt lettered author name+title and also the publisher's gilt-illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with continuation of colour pictorial illustration with white-lettered strap-line.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - but no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright crisp,clean without blemish /foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered, original red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt repetitive,multi-Christmas associated motifs and bright, crisp,blocked repeated gilt coloured+lettered author name+title+publisher's colophon to spine/backstrip,and immaculate pale orange orange illustrated endpapers with the boards repeated Christmas motif decoration.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,13-311pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-9 comprising 14,6,4,6,8

  • Publisher: LONDON.LITTLE,BROWN BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS,2021.
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Binding: hardcover

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