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UNDER THE LILACS; By Louisa M. Alcott / With Illustrations
by Alcott, Louisa May
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1902. Reprint of 1878 edition. Decorative cloth. Fine. B&W plates. 12mo (7" x 4 3/4" x 1 1/4") brown cloth with gilt spine & leafy sprigs on spine & front cover, illustrated by xxx with B&W lithographic frontispiece (with tissue guard) and 3 additional full-page plates, 305 pages + [6] Ads for Alcott & related books. Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888) was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868), and its sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). Raised by transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott in New England, she also grew up among the well-known intellectuals of the day such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau.<br /> <br /> She worked to help support the family from an early age and began to receive critical success for her writing in the 1860s. Alcott was an abolitionist and a feminist and remained unmarried throughout her life. <br /> <br /> FINE tight copy with very clean pages (apart from preliminary presentation & ownership entries on the front endpaper, immaculate illustrations. No foxing. Minute wear to corners, else almost as good as new.
Synopsis
This is the story of two runaways--Ben Brown and his dog, Sancho--who have escaped from a hard life in the circus to search for Ben's lost father. Tired and hungry, the pair are taken in by young Bab and Betty Moss and their mother, as well as by the Mosses' neighbors, Miss Celia and her brother, Thorny. Thanks to their kindness, Ben soon has a job, a family, and a chance to go to school. But can life with Miss Celia and his other new friends ever compare to the excitement of the circus? And will Ben stay out of mischief long enough to find out?
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8740
- Title
- UNDER THE LILACS; By Louisa M. Alcott / With Illustrations
- Author
- Alcott, Louisa May
- Illustrator
- B&W plates
- Format/Binding
- Decorative cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint of 1878 edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- civil war, children, illustrated, love
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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