62 pages. 2 pages of advertising to rear. Illustrated with three black and white plates and a frontis plate.
The book consists of two lengthy short stories: "A Hole in the Wall" and "How They Camped Out." A title in the the Children's Friend Series published by Little, Brown.
"A Hole in the Wall" was first published by Alcott in 1885 as a short story in a collection titled "Lulu's Library." "How They Camped Out" was first published in St. Nicholas Magazine and also in "Aunt Jo's Scrap Book" Volume 5.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1890s
Dimensions
Height
7-1/2 in
Width
5 in
Book Details
Author
Louisa May Alcott
Edition
First
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Place Published
City
Boston
State/Province
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1899
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Poster Style
Binding Designer
Amy M. Sacker
Binding Notes
Bound in a poster style decorated cloth cover designed by Amy M. Sacker with her monogram in the bottom left corner. Yellow cloth covers have an impressed stamped design in a black ruled border of a boy, a girl, and a large bird. Stamped in green and black. Title on the front is gilt; titles to the spine are stamped in black.
