Little Women, or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy
by Alcott, Louisa M
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Little, Brown and Company, 1923. Hardcover. Good. Octavo in olive green cloth with decorative gilt-stamped spine and wonderful cover image stamped in red, blue, cream, and brown. Top edge gilt, B&W plates. Spine cocked, extremities rubbed, spine gilt darkened, light rubbing to cover image, scattered unobtrusive dampstains, else very lgiht wear; spine shaken, front hinge cracked (but holding), contemporary bookplate on front free endpaper, text crisp and clean. Illustrated by Alice Barber Stephens. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Twice Sold Tales, Capitol Hill
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045708
- Title
- Little Women, or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy
- Author
- Alcott, Louisa M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Date Published
- 1923
Terms of Sale
Twice Sold Tales, Capitol Hill
You buy it, we ship it. If you're unsatisfied, send it back for a refund.
About the Seller
Twice Sold Tales, Capitol Hill
Biblio member since 2006
Seattle, Washington
About Twice Sold Tales, Capitol Hill
We're a brick & mortar shop in Seattle. We've got six live-in cats.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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