The Christmas Pig.
ROWLING, J.K.; Illustrated by Jim Field.
The Christmas Pig.
“I may not shine as brightly as my friend Happiness, but my flame is harder to extinguish”: First Edition of The Christmas Pig; Signed by J.K. Rowling
London: Little Brown Books for Young Readers, 2021.
$4,000.00
In Stock
Item Number: 152116
First edition of this heartwarming holiday fantasy. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth with gilt Christmas decorations to the front and rear panels, illustrated endpapers, with black-and-white illustrations throughout. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. With Rowling’s official hologram sticker to the verso of the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by hugely popular artist Jim Field. Ownership signature with The Christmas Pig themed stickers to the front free endpaper.
'The Christmas Pig' (2021) is a standalone children's novel by J.K. Rowling, her first work of fiction for younger readers following the conclusion of the Harry Potter series and its associated franchise. The narrative centers on a young boy named Jack and his deep attachment to a beloved toy, Dur Pig (DP), whose loss on Christmas Eve sets in motion a journey into the Land of the Lost - an imaginative realm where misplaced objects acquire life and await reunion with their owners or eventual oblivion. Accompanied by a replacement toy, the titular Christmas Pig, Jack ventures through this world to recover what he has lost. Critics have situated it within the tradition of quest narratives and animated-object fantasy exemplified by works such as 'The Velveteen Rabbit' and 'Toy Story'.
