Chronicles of Avonlea
by L.M. Montgomery
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
"CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA" by L.M. Montgomery. 1912 1st edition, 1st printing (with "First Impression June, 1912" stated on the copyright page); L.C. Page & Company; Boston. With a color frontispiece and front cover illustration by George Gibbs. From the title page: "In which Ann Shirley of Green Gables and Avonlea plays some part, and which have to do with other personalities and events including The Hurrying of Ludovic, Old Lady Lloyd, The Training of Felix, Little Joscelyn, The Winning of Lucinda, Old Man Shaw's Girl, Aunt Olivia's Beau, The Quarantine at Alexander Abraham's, Pa Sloane's Purchase, The Courting of Prissy Strong, The Miracle at Carmody, and finally The End of a Quarrel. There are six pages of advertisements at the back.
Condition:
Some light soiling / staining to the covers and spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. There is an insignificant crack at the front hinge between the bibliography page and frontispiece - despite the crack, the front cover is still firmly attached and is not shaky. Nice interior - the text pages are lightly age-toned and clean with only an occasional, random light foxing spot and smudge to a small number of pages; page 181 has a tiny piece that has torn away at the bottom edge. There is an old inscription written in pen dated 1914 on the front end paper. The rear end paper has few illegible words written in pen in tiny handwriting at the upper-inner corner...below the handwriting is a small piece of paper remnant. Overall the book is in Good+ condition.
Synopsis
Chronicles of Avonlea is a collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery, related to the Anne of Green Gables series. It features a number of stories relating to the fictional Canadian village of Avonlea, and was first published in 1912. The book is dedicated: "To the memory of MRS WILLIAM A. HOUSTON, a dear friend who has gone beyond."
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6991
- Title
- Chronicles of Avonlea
- Author
- L.M. Montgomery
- Illustrator
- George Gibbs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- L.C. Page & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1912
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- lm montgomery, anne green gables, further chronicles avonlea, blue castle, emily new moon climbs, rainbow valley, ingleside, story girl, emly's quest, rilla, golden road
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Classics; Literature / Fiction;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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- A.N.
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- Hinge
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