Little Women (Children's Classics Series) by Louisa May Alcott; Jessie Willcox Smith (illustrations by); Frank T. Merrill (illustrations by) - 1987

Children's Classics, New York, 1987 An exceptional, as new hardcover copy of this children's classic: a beautiful production, a first edition thus (full letter line present on the copyright page). Glossy color illustrated boards, red leather-covered spine with gilt lettering and decoration, 9 1/2 x 7 7/8 inches, decorated endpapers, 388 pp., 8 color illustrations, numerous b/w drawings. As new: pages clean, with no marks of any kind, no marks of previous owners; binding tight and square. No dustcover, as issued. "This volume contains the complete and unabridged text of the original edition, which has been completely reset. The modern reader may be surprised to discover old-fashioned styles of punctuation and spelling, but these have been retained in order to convey the flavor and quaintness of the original work." (K077). 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket.