Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys / Louisa M. Alcott

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys / Louisa M. Alcott

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.26

Description

Bound for Beauty #2 376 pages. 4 leaves of plates, illustrations (wood-engravings). Four pages of advertisements precede the frontis plate, no advertisements to the rear. First American Edition, preceded by a UK edition.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

1860s, Juvenile fiction, Conduct of life

Dimensions

Height

6-3/4 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Book Details

Author

Louisa May Alcott

Edition

First American

Publisher

Roberts Brothers

Place Published

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1871

Printer

Press of John Wilson and Son

Place Printed

City

Cambridge

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding

Binding Notes

Bound in green cloth with gilt titles to cover and spine enclosed within a decorated oval. This is a uniform binding published by Roberts. Illustrated with a frontis plate. Three additional plates. Rust stone endpapers.

Notes

Handwritten on flyleaf: "Pearl Judd Bentley -- 77 Rotch Street -- New Bedford -- Mass. -- Sept. 8, 1933 -- While Miss Alcott was in Rome in 1871, news of the death of her brother-in-law, John B. Pratt, reached her: 'Began to write a new book, "Little Men," that John's death may not leave Anna and the dear little boys in want.'"

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John Wilson & Son

Notes

prt

Related Entries

Notes

Identical copy in rust cloth (2015.7.28)

Related Publications

Publication

Bibliography of American Literature

Notes

BAL 167

Exhibition

Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection