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Rowling, J.K : The Christmas Pig

Scholastic, New York, 2021

ISBN 9781338790238

Fine copy in fine dust jacket, 8vo, 271 pp., First printing of the first American edition.

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ROWLING**, J[oanne] K[athleen]: : THE CHRISTMAS PIG

LONDON.LITTLE,BROWN BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS,2021.

ISBN 9781444964912.

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 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’sgilt 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’ 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,1st edn,13- 311pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-9 comprising 14,6,4,6,8,11,5,3 and 1 chapters respectively,an illustrated frntis and last page,plus double-paged b/w illustrated Pts separator pages by Jim Field; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a dedication with b/w illustrated frntis to its reverse,a Contents list/table and to the rear,Acknowledgements and separate pages with b/w thumbnail portrait illustrated potted biographies of author and illustrator,reverse of latter with publisher's b/w illustrated advertisement for the forthcomimg title 'The Ickabog.'  - see my book IDs' rja1027722 and rja 1952523 for UK,HB+dw/dj,1st edns.                 Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its nature, i.e. a child's book. It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. One boy and his toy are about to change everything.Jack loves his childhood toy,Dur Pig. DP has always been there for him, through good and bad. Until one Christmas Eve, something terrible happens - DP is lost. But Christmas Eve is a night for miracles and lost causes, a night when all things can come to life. Even toys. And Jack's newest toy - the Christmas Pig (DPs annoying replacement) - has a daring plan: Together they'll embark on a magical journey to seek something lost, and to save the best friend Jack has ever known.A heartwarming,page-turning adventure about one child's love for his most treasured thing,and how far he will go to find it.A tale for the whole family to fall in love with,from one of the worlds greatest storytellers.                                    Jim Field is a British illustrator from London, who now lives in Paris with his wife and daughter.He studied animation at Hull School of Art and Design,graduating in 2002,paving his way into the animation industry working as a director for Partizan in London. Field is the illustrator of picture book series 'Oi Frog' written by Kes Gray,which was made into a West End show in 2020.Field also illustrated 'The Lion Inside' series for author Rachel Bright. Awards won include: Booktrust Roald Dahl Funny Prize,2011,'Cats Ahoy', Laugh Out Loud book awards (The Lollies),2016,'The Parent Agency', Oscar's Book Prize,2017) The Koala Who Could.' and Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards,2020, 'Oi See it! Say It.' Award-winning illustrator,character-designer and animation director Jim Field has produced a stunning illustration for this cover as well as nine black and white spreads and design features for the interior of the book. J.K. Rowling had commented that his illustrations are simply perfect and that she'd gasped on seeing one particular illustration (which one she didn't reveal) because it was such a perfect representation of one of her favourite scenes. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **  

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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