Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys / Louisa M. Alcott
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.28
Description
Bound for Beauty #5
376 p. : wood-engravings.
Four pages of advertisements precede the frontis plate. No advertisements to the rear.
First American edition, preceded by 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 rust 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.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
John Wilson & Son
Notes
prt
Related Entries
Notes
Identical copy in green cloth (2015.7.26)
Related Publications
Publication
Bibliography of American Literature
Notes
BAL 167
Exhibition
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
