Eight cousins; Or, The Aunt-Hill / Louisa M. Alcott
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.41
Description
Bound for Beauty #7
290 p. : ill. frontis
6 pages of advertisements for Alcott's works to the rear.
This is an early edition of Alcott's 1875 novel portraying the tale of Rose Campbell.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Girls, Fiction., 1870s
Dimensions
Height
6-3/4 in
Width
4-1/2 in
Book Details
Author
Louisa May Alcott
Publisher
Roberts Brothers
Place Published
City
Boston
State/Province
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1874
Printer
John Wilson & Son
Place Printed
City
Cambridge
State/Province
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Printed
1875
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Eastlake Design
Binding Notes
Bound in green cloth with blind stamped rectangular panels to the front cover, gilt Eastlake design to the spine. Spine Title reads EIGHT COUSINS OR THE AUNTHILL. Brown stone coated endpapers.
Relationships
Related Publications
Publication
Bibliography of American Literature
Notes
BAL lists only 1875 date.
Same as BAL177 except in green cloth, not blue.
Exhibition
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
