Chicago: The John C. Winston and Co, 1933 thus, blue boards with full plate and blindstamped border, gilt titles on spine, illustrated endpapers, coloured frontis and illustrations in text, 6 x 8.75"; 282 pp. Juvenile hardback. Quiet Rose, an orphan at 13, leaves her boarding school to live at "Aunt..... more
Little, Brown Co., 1926/1874. Dark green cloth, stamped. Juvenile hardback. Quiet Rose, an orphan at 13, leaves her boarding school to live at "Aunt Hill" with her six aunts, seven rambunctious boy cousins, and her Uncle Alex, who directs her toward a healthy outdoor life. Followed by Rose in Bloom..... more
Roberts, 1885/1880. Brown cloth, stamped, red medallion on spine, fine green floral design on endpapers, 8vo; 325 pp. + 6 pp ads for Alcott's books with large illustrations, (glued-in bookplate is from "Bookplates my children love best of all c. 1916 Lloyd Adams Noble"). Juvenile hardback. A young girl confined..... more
Roberts, 1887/1886. Green cloth, stamped, red medallion. Juvenile hardback. "How They Turned Out, A Sequel to 'Little Men.' " The final March book, written later, set at Plumfield where Jo's Professor is now President of a college. more
Little, Brown Co., 1898/1886. Mustard cloth, stamped. Juvenile hardback. "How They Turned Out, A Sequel to 'Little Men.' " The final March book, written later, set at Plumfield where Jo's Professor is now a college president. more
Roberts,1895/1870. Brown cloth, stamped, red medallion on spine, fine green floral design on endpapers, tissue frontis, 8vo; 378 pp. (contains ads);appealing 1920's bookplate of girl reading to her dolls,"Bookplates my children love best of all c. 1916" Juvenile hardback. The heroine of this novel must learn to make her way..... more
Little, Brown Co., 1923/1878. Brown cloth with black and gold decor. Juvenile hardback. Adventures of two little girls and a boy escaped from the circus with a pet poodle, who first meet in a special play place Under the Lilacs. We have a large original format Alcott selection available. more
Little, Brown Co., 1923/1886. Dark green cloth, stamped. Juvenile hardback. Adventures of two little girls and a boy escaped from the circus with a pet poodle, who first meet in a special play place Under the Lilacs. We have a large original format Alcott selection available. more
Chicago: The John C. Winston and Co, 1934 thus, blue boards with full plate and blindstamped border, gilt titles on spine, illustrated endpapers, coloured frontis and illustrations in text, 6 x 8.75"; 282 pp. Juvenile hardback. Adventures of two small girls and a boy who has escaped from the circus..... more