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Anne of Green Gables
by Montgomery, L M
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George G Harrap & Co Ltd, 1938. No dustwrapper, some fading to spine of green boards but black titles thereon are still clear, as are those on front board. Original owner's name on f/ep, a few pages have the bottom corner torn but with no loss to the text, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1908 in the US and by Harrap in the UK in June 1925, this is a later reprint from October 1938. The first in the author's "Avonlea" books series. 351pp.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
Anne of Green Gables is the first novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. The story tells of the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl who is mistakenly sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a middle-aged brother and sister who had intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in Prince Edward Island. Like many of her contemporaries, Montgomery did not consider submitting her first novel to a Canadian publisher, convinced that a more lucrative deal could be made with an American firm. The novel was completed in 1905, but was rejected by four major American publishing houses, and it was not until 1907 that Montgomery found a publisher. L.C. Page & Co. finally published Anne of Green Gables in 1908. Anne of Green Gables has sold more than 50 million copies and has been translated into more than 30 languages. Following the success of her first novel, Montgomery went on to write seven more books about Anne, following the beloved protagonist through adulthood and motherhood. Several novels in the series have been adapted and made into a successful television miniseries. Montgomery museums, plays, and houses on Prince Edward Island draw international visitors.
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Reviews
On Sep 17 2017, a reader said:
For juveniles? Realy? I am 58 and always liked it. And tears drop on my cheeks every time.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012747
- Title
- Anne of Green Gables
- Author
- Montgomery, L M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- George G Harrap & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Ann-of-green-gables, Avonlea
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Children's Fiction;
Terms of Sale
JimsOldBooks
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About the Seller
JimsOldBooks
Biblio member since 2004
Kirkwall, Orkney
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- Dustwrapper
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- Jacket
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- Tight
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- G
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- 12mo
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- Reprint
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- Spine
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