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THE CHRISTMAS PIG.**

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

$250 · Offered by Biblio

First edition · In dust jacket

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,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 author's capitalised,bright, crisp,blocked gilt-lettered name+title and similarly coloured+ lettered illustrator's name to lower edge - all to front of dw/dj; a red illustrated spine/backstrip with author name+titlebright,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,creasing to edges and corners – miniscule creasing to head+foot of spine/backstrip - 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' corners – 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 multiple Christmas-associated motifs and author's bright,crisp,blocked repeated gilt coloured+lettered 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,1st edn,13-

  • Publisher: LONDON.LITTLE,BROWN BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS,12/10/2021.
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Binding: hardcover

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