![]() ![]() Alcott wrote the book over several months at the request of her publisher. BAL 158/159 Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) which was originally published in two volumes in 18. Happy Thoughts." on page Also sold with 'Old-Fashioned Girl' and 'Little Men', Boston: Robert Brothers, 1870/1871, both in Fair condition, with hand-colored plates and marked volumes 3/4 of the personal library. #Little women hardcover series341 and, four 1869 printings have been noted without the Part One statement on the spine" Part Two: iv, 359,, advertisements pages 15, 12, 11, 3, 2, 18, 19, 20, First Edition, Third State, with page iv having note "Little Women, Part First, is published in a volume uniform with this," 5 entries on page, and "Handy Volume Series / I. BAL states "there were at least three printings dated 1869 before the notice was added to p. Early Printing, with notice for "Little Women, Part Two" on page 341 and no 'Part One' statement to spine. All eight plates have been colored in an early hand tear to lower fore corner of page 211 of volume 1, with small loss to text Part One: vi, 7-341,, advertisements pages 3, 2, 11, 12, 15-20. #Little women hardcover freeOctavo, 2 volumes G bound in publisher's uniform terracotta cloth, brown-coated endpapers moderate wear and rubbing, including peeling to heads and tails of spines, large peeling along lower rear hinge of volume 2, some bumping to corners, some gatherings loosening matching bookplates to front pastedowns, dated 1894, marking these as volumes 1 and 2 of a personal library name in ink to sfep interior free of most age-marks each volume with frontispiece with tissue-guard and 3 plates, as issued. It's a perfect story for Christmas, or any time of year a fine example of Romanticism.Hardcover. Avid Alcott readers often identify in themselves one of the four sisters at various phases in their own lives. Alcott intricately explores the rich nuances of family and family relationships with each character. He learns to know them by name before he meets them, and, in his imagination, he almost feels himself a member of the family. When the lamps are lit and the shades are up in the March house, he can see the four March sisters, with their mother in the center, seated around a cheerful fire. Laurence is wealthy, and he indulges every wish of his grandson, but often Laurie is lonely. ![]() The March family live in a small house next door to the Laurence mansion, where young Theodore Laurence, known as Laurie, and his aged grandfather have only each other for company. The story is based on the childhood experiences Alcott shared with her real-life sisters, Anna, May and Elizabeth. Louisa May Alcott's Little Women follows the lives, loves and tribulations of four sisters (Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy) growing up during the American Civil War. ![]() They make a great gift when paired together but are also just as beautiful on their own. This book has matching lined and blank journals (sold separately). Your favourite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colours of these remarkable covers make these titles feel extra special and will look striking on any shelf. ![]() Chiltern creates the most beautiful editions of the World's finest literature. ![]()
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