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Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag: My Boys, Etc
by Alcott, Louisa M
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Menifee, California, United States
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About This Item
Roberts Brothers, 1872. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. 1872 first edition Roberts Brothers (Boston, Massachusetts), 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches tall embossed blue cloth hardcover, no dust jacket, gilt design and lettering to spine, brown endpapers, illustrated with two full-page engraved frontispieces, [12] 215 pp. Slight to moderate soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with bumping and fraying to tips and creasing to spine. Slight to moderate soiling, creasing and occasional stains throughout. Despite all these detractions, still a complete, solidly bound copy of this important first edition. ~O~ [1.5P] According to OCLC, there is a possibility that the London (Sampson Low) edition was issued before this Boston edition. Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag is a collection of short stories (this is the first what was to be six volumes), mostly for children, that Louisa wrote in the 1880s (including stories from her grand tour of Europe with younger sister May). The stories in this volume: My Boys, Tessa’s Surprises, Buzz, The Children’s Joke, Dandelion, Madam Cluck and Her Family, A Curious Call, Tilly’s Christmas, My Little Gentleman, Back Windows, Little Marie of Lehon, My May-Day Among Curious Birds and Beasts, Our Little Newsboy, Patty’s Patchwork.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Flamingo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- O-0442-14408
- Title
- Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag: My Boys, Etc
- Author
- Alcott, Louisa M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Roberts Brothers
- Date Published
- 1872
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 1.50 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Flamingo Books
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Menifee, California
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Flamingo Books specializes in scarce and unusual nonfiction books and ephemera, with an emphasis on the natural sciences, religion, law, history and antiquarian titles.
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