The Candy Country / Louisa M. Alcott

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

The Candy Country / Louisa M. Alcott

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.210

Description

52 pages. Illustrations. Advertisements to the rear. Copyrighted 1885. This edition copyrighted in 1900 by John S.P. Alcott.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Candy, Juvenile fiction, 1900-1910

Dimensions

Height

7-1/2 in

Book Details

Author

Louisa May Alcott

Illustrator

Jessie McDermott

Publisher

Little, Brown & Company

Place Published

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1900

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Poster Style

Binding Designer

Unidentified Designer

Binding Notes

Flat poster style design. Decorated boards depicting a young girl contemplating an egg while gazing toward a gingerbread man with a tray. Stamped design in tan, black and green on grey cloth hardcovers. Spine titles in black. Unsigned binding. Cover design after illustration on page 1, signed "JSMc" Possibly an Amy Sacker binding.

Web Links and URLs

Possible Amy Sacker design