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Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: from Charles Scribner's Sons. No date, from internal evidence this does not appear to be for the first edition of 1886, but late 19th or early 20th century. In Fine condition.
Seller: Up-Country Letters, Gardnerville, NV, U.S.A.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886.
Price: US$39.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Brown cloth. Book has about an inch band of silverfishing on front and back covers, some moderate wear to all corners, some small chips at bottom of spine, some rubbing to back cover. light toning to spine, some light foxing to pages, some more foxing to endpapers. otherwise somewhat presentable and solid copy. Photos on request.
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Frances Hodgson Burnett. LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886.
Price: US$54.95 + shipping
Description: Fair. No jacket. Book is disbound. Writing in pencil FEP and title page. Boards discolored, scuffed with heavy edgewear especially at spine. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886.
Price: US$56.48 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: 1886. Poor condition with no wrapper. Blue cloth boards with red decorations. B/w drawings. xi & 209 pages plus publisher adverts to rear. Second issue with 'J.J. Little & Co.' printed to verso of title page. Boards damp mottled and faded, top & tail of spine worn with a little loss. Front joint split revealing cloth beneath. Inscriptions and ink stamps to first blank page. Foxing and dampstaining to top edges throughout. Hinges pulled but tight. A working copy of the early work. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons, NYC, 1886.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: First Edition, First Issue with DeVinne Press imprint on page 210, signature mark "12" on page 177 and "14" on page 209. Nice internally, but ugly outside, mostly the spine. Photos on request. With a Christmas 1886 gift inscription. But, on the front pastedown is a small newspaper clipping: Engagement of Little Lord Fautleroy, New York July 17, 1914, The engagement of Miss Constance Buel to Vivian Burnett the original "Little Lord Fauntleroy". Photos on request.
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
Burnett, Frances [Eliza] Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Scribner's, New York, 1886.
Price: US$137.50 + shipping
Description: Second Printing. (J.J. Little) Octavo (21.5cm); brown cloth covered boards, titled in black, red and gilt on cover and spine; decorated in gilt on the cover and spine; xii,210 + [16]pp. ads; 26 illustrations including tissue guarded frontis by Reginald B. Birch. This book has been professionally re-backed; hinges reinforced with new endpapers; spine ends and corners rubbed; small horizontal tear to lower spine; scattered foxing to text edges and margins; Very Good, lacking dustjacket. BAL 2064; Peter Parley to Penrod, pp.80-81. Inspiration for several screen adaptations, most notably in 1936, directed by John Cromwell. Stars Freddie Bartholomew, C. Aubrey Smith, Dolores Costello and Mickey Rooney.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 209, [16] pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Minor shelfwear. Fraying of cloth on spine and corners. Signature of previous owner on second free endpaper. Age-toning to textblock. Features illustrations throughout by Birch. With 16 pages of advertisements in rear. Shelved in Case 14. Early state, with no DeVine imprint present on copyright page. 1371629. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Frances Hodgson Burnett. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 15 Chapters; 209 Page With Several Pages Of Ads For Other Books Published By Charles Scribner In Rear Of Book. Pages With String Binding; Inner Hinges Weakened From Outer Binding But Pages Intact. Pages Slightly Yellowed With Smudges On Some Page Margins; Heavy Paper Stock; Inner End Pages Are Of Chocolate Brown Color; 26 Pages Include Black/White Illustrations (Many Full Page) From Drawings By Reginald B Birch Including Frontispiece (With Tissues Protector) And Title-Page. Dark Green Faded Covers Of Decorative Cloth With Accents Of Red, Black And Gilt Illustrations And Lettering On Front Cover. Covers Show Some Rubbing, And Discoloration; Corners Frayed And Worn With Slight Creasing; Spine Ends Also Frayed And Worn; Slight Bubbling Along Portions Of Outer Front Spine Creases. Delightful Children's Novel Whose Illustrations Set The Fashion Trends Of Children's Clothing In That Era. Story Of A Poor Little Rich Boy Whose Activities And Adventures Captured The Hearts Of Children And Adults Of The Late 19Th And Early 20Th Centuries. Very Rare Vintage Copy!!
Seller: Attic Treasures Book Shop, Mt. Carmel, IL, U.S.A.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 209; [16]pp. Gray cloth with gilt, red and black decorative pictorial stamping and titles. Brown endpapers. With sixteen pages of publisher advertisements at the rear. Good. The extremities are darkened and rubbed, and the cloth at the spine ends is heavily chipped. There is a contemporary gift inscription on the front flyleaf. The pages are age-toned. The text block is cracked at p. 83, however the book is still very sturdy. First edition, early state, with 16 pages of ads at the rear, not 14. No DeVinne Press imprint. With illustrations from drawings by Reginald B. Birch, illustrations which established trends in fashion at the time. Francis Hodgson Burnett is also famous for her books, The Secret Garden and A Little Princess.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
BURNETT, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Octavo. Green fabric with colorful designs to front cover. Spine gilted. Red and black decorations. Abby Rudd signature to front endpages. Black and white illustrations. A novel about a boy. Very Good. Front endpage ripped. Front corners bumped and worn slightly. Fray to spine head and tail. Text block clean. Aging as expected. Slight headband and hinge damage.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Frances Hodgson Burnett. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, early state with 16 pages of ads at the rear (not 14) and no DeVinne Press imprint. Illustrations from drawings by Reginald B. Birch, which established trends in fashion at the time. Pages are unmarked except for inscription on front endpaper. Foxing on prelims. Binding is cracked but all pages are still attached. Spine has a slight lean. Board colors, including gilt on spine and front board, are still bright. Otherwise boards have typical rubbing, dents and scratches for their age. Corners of boards and spine ends are bumped with some cracks on spine ends, as well.
Seller: Sparrow's Bookshop, IOBA, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886.
Price: US$191.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Boards a bit worn. Marginal dampstaining ; Brown cloth boards with pictorial design in gilt, red and black. Nice early edition; Ex-Lib; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 209 pages
Seller: Complete Traveller Antiquarian Bookstore, Westport, CT, U.S.A.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: blue and red decorated binding
Seller: RP BOOKS, Newport, NH, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 209, [14] pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's green-gray cloth with gilt lettering on spine. First Issue with DeVinne Press imprint on page 210, signature mark "12" on page 177 and "14" on page 209. Mild shelfwear. Fraying to cloth along spine and corners. Mild water damage to textblock and boards. Inscription of previous owner on second free endpaper. Features twelve illustrations throughout. With 14 pages of advertisements in rear. Shelved in Case 14. BAL 2064. V cloth. First printing. 1371540. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
BURNETT, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, printing 2, with the Press of J.J. Ives on copyright page, signature mark 12 lacking, and with 16 pages of advertisements. Green cloth stamped in black, red, and gilt. Modest ink splash mark on rear board, extremities a little rubbed, but still a nice, very good or better copy of this children's classic. Filmed on numerous occasions, probably most memorably in 1936 directed by John Cromwell, and featuring Freddie Bartholomew. *BAL* 2064 (printing 2).
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
BURNETT, Frances. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Scribner, New York, 1886.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: 24 Illustrations by Reginald Birch. Tall 8vo, gray-green cloth, pictorially stamped in red, black & gilt. N.Y.: Scribner's. 1886. First Edition. Later issue, without the DeVinne imprint, and with 16 pages of ads, but a sound, bright copy, in better condition than most.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Frances Hodgson Burnett. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons,, New York:, 1886.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: Very near fine in its original decorated, cloth covered boards with gilt text with red, silver and tan designs on the spine and with black text and gilt and red designs on the front board. An octavo of 8 1/4 by 6 1/2 inches very shallow closed tears to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and with rubbing to the cloth over the tips of the boards. The front and rear hinges have started, but remain holding as the joints are strong and tight. The contents are extremely clean and bright with no tanning or foxing. This copy is contained within beautiful, felt-lined chemise which slips into a slipcase of 1/2 red morocco and red cloth covered boards. The spine end of the slipcase has five raised bands with gilt text in three of the compartments. 209 pages of text followed by 12 pages of illustrated ads by the publisher. The book is illustrated with a frontispiece from an engraving by Reginald Birch and numerous plates from engravings and vignettes. First Issue with DeVinne Press imprint on page 210.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886.
Price: US$334.12 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Little Lord Fauntleroy, Light brown pictorial cover and spine. Head and tail of spine with minor shelf wear. Inside front board with 4" superficial paper split to lower seam, former owner signature dated December 25, 1886 on front free end paper, 1886 also appears on title page and copyright page.209 pages plus 14 pages of pictorial ads at the end of the book, a bit of rubbing to corners and bottom edge of boards, otherwise book is complete, clean, and tight. First Edition First issue of a most popular children's story with signature mark 12 on page 177 and the De Vinne Press imprint on page 210, signature mark 14 is also present on page 209.
Seller: Barry's Books, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
BURNETT, Frances Hodgson.. Little Lord Fauntleroy.. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: 209 pp. Square 8vo, publisher's gray decorated cloth. First edition, second issue, lacking "De Vinne Press" slug at end of text. A fine, fresh, bright copy.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886.
Price: US$489.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, second printing. No DJ. Decorated binding, designer not attributed. Light wear, but some rippling of the two covers, which keeps this book from being rated Near Fine. More than 25 drawings by Reginald B. BIRCH. Unmarked pages. This classic work has been reissued many times in many formats, but nothing compares with owning a copy in its original first edition state. More images and/or description can be sent on request. Will insure at buyer's expense, if requested. Condition: Very Good+
Seller: Ironwood Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Frances Hodgson Burnett. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New-York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. First Edition, First State with De Vinne Press slug on p. [210] and correct signature marks. Small quarto; publisher's pictorial tan cloth stamped in red, black, and gilt; brown endpapers. Xi, [1], 210, [1], [14] [ads] pp. Frontispiece with tissue guard, illus. throughout, many full-paged, complete. Boards edgeworn with brief exposure to extremities; scuffing to front and rear; light rubbing to spine. Moderate lean to boards and opens a bit easily between gatherings, binding else holding soundly. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; gift inscription from Christmas Day 1886 in pencil to front flyleaf; interior else unmarked. A Very Good copy. [BAL 2064].
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Price: US$576.39 + shipping
Description: [Children's Literature] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION, second issue. Square octavo (21 x 17cm), pp.xii; 209 [19]. With 26 illustrations after Reginald B. Birch. The second issue, showing J.J. Little on the copyright page. In a very fine binding of green full morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and floral designs stamped in gilt to boards. All edges gilt, and marbled endpapers with gilt dentelle to turn-ins. Partially obscured bookseller's or binder's label of 'Howell' to fly-leaf. Armorial bookplate of Harleston Deacon to front pastedown. Another armorial bookplate of John Achelis to verso of fly-leaf. A few minor spots to preliminaries, and a repair to p.xi/xii with some offsetting to guttering of facing leaves; otherwise a crisp, clean copy. A few minor marks to boards, and quite heavy sunning to spine, with associated re-colouring. Joints just starting. Very good. The author's first children's novel. The accompanying illustrations by Reginald Birch set fashion trends, and 'Little Lord Fauntleroy' also set a precedent in copyright law when in 1888 its author won a lawsuit against E.V. Seebohm over the rights to theatrical adaptations of the work.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: 1ST EDITION, 1st issue with signature mark 12 on page [177] and the De Vinne Press imprint on page [210], 14 pages of ads at rear; signiture 14 present on page 209. Large 8vo, original blue gray cloth decorated on the front cover and spine in red, gold, and black. Brown end papers, with a small closed tear at bottom of ffep. Very lightly bumped at spine ends and corners, otherwise very good. No dust jacket. BAL # 2064; Peter Parley to Penrod 80; and Grolier American #89.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Frances Hodgson Burnett. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886.
Price: US$841.93 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first issue. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1886. With 26 illustrations (12 of these are full-page) by Reginald Birch and 14 pages advertisements for 'Scribner's Books for the Young'. First Edition issue points are existing: with DeVinne Press imprint on page 210, signature mark "12" on page 177 and "14" on page 209. Book is in a good to very good condition regarding its age with no dustjacket as published. The boards and the spine are rubbed, bumped and show signs of use and shelf wear (see photos). Dedication to former owner on front free endpaper. Book has a crack to the rear inside hinge but the connections between text block and boards are still intact. Slightly spotting and miniscule closed tears to some of the pages. Dusting to the edges of the text block. In 1886, Frances Hodgson Burnett published Little Lord Fauntleroy, her first children's book, which was enthusiastically received by both the public and the critics and remained number one on the bestseller list for a long time. The idea to write a children's book came from her younger son Vivian, who wished his mother would write something for him and his brother Lionel.The first edition was illustrated by Reginald Birch, whose drawings were inspired by a photograph of little Vivian and set fashion trends. 'The Little Lord' brought Hodgson Burnett great profit, and her theatrical version of the book registered equally great success, both in England and in America, where her play toured for years.
Seller: Nik's Bookstore Versandantiquariat, PBFA, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Scribner's, New York, 1886.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good in dark green cloth-covered boards with gilt, black and red stamping. First issue with signature mark 12 on page [177] and the De Vinne Press imprint on page [210], 14 pages of publisher's advertisements at end; signature mark 14 is also present on page 209. Wear at the spine extremities, shelfwear on the bottom edge, a small spot on the top right corner of the front board, and hinges reinforced. Housed in a specially made slipcase of marbled paper and brown cloth.
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Scribner's, New York, 1886.
Price: US$1100.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, First Issue with DeVinne imprint at end on page 210. With signature mark 12 on page [177] and signature mark 14 is also present on page 209. 14 pages of ads at end. BAL2064. Grey pictorial cloth with designs in red, black and gilt. 26 illustrations by Reginald B.Birch. Tissue at frontispiece. Front endpaper repaired along front board. Some wear to head and tail of spine and corners. Text tight, bright and clean. Good Condition.
Seller: Cultural Connection, Cape Coral, FL, U.S.A.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886.
Price: US$1125.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, 4to, pp. [11], x-xi, [1], 209, [1], [14] ads; original pictorial blue-gray cloth printed in red, black, and gilt; illustrated throughout by Reginald Birch (12 full-page); corners and spine extremities worn with cracks, hinges professionally strengthened; otherwise good and sound. Contains the De Vinne Press imprint on the verso of the last text page, signature marks 12 on p. [177], and 14 on p. 209. Laid in is a small bifolium of her stationery reading "Yours sincerely, Frances Hodgson Burnett, March, 1907."
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner & Sons, New York, 1886.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: Very good condition for it's advanced age. Clean text, breaks in the spine. Some edge wear on the covers, rubbing and some darkening. There are DeVine Press imprints on verso pg. 209, "14" on pg. 209 and "12" pg. 177 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886.
Price: US$1400.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first issue with all points. Quarto brown pictorial cloth stamped in red, gold and black. With a frontispiece, title vignette and 24 full-page b/w plates by Reginald Birch. With 14 pages of ads at the rear. Laid in is a 3 by 4 inch card inscribed, "Yours sincerely / Frances Hodgson Burnett / October / '92" Neat gift inscription on a front flyleaf, dated Christmas 1886, and a short tear at the base of a rear flyleaf, else a fine, bright copy. Preserved in a custom cloth clamshell case. Blanck: Peter Parley to Penrod pp. 80-81.
Seller: The Literary Lion,Ltd., Thousand Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue with DeVinne press imprint on 210, signature mark "12" on page 177 and "14" on page 209. xii, 209, [1], [14] pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with black, gilt, and red stamping. Near Fine with slightly bumped corners, cloth slightly soiled; internally bright and clean. A very attractive copy of the classic children's book.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
BURNETT, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. New-York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886, 1886.
Price: US$1950.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, First Isue of Little Lord Fauntleroy With a Signed Quotation from the Book BURNETT, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. New-York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. First edition, first issue, with the imprint of the De Vinne Press on the verso of the final leaf of text. With a signed ink quotation from the book loosely inserted "He was always/lovable because/he was simple and/loving"/Frances Hodgson Burnett". (p. 205, line 16). Small quarto (8 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches; 209 x 165 mm.). xi, [xii], 209, [1], [14, ads] pp. With twenty-six illustrations from drawings by Reginald B. Birch, many of them full-page. Publisher's green cloth, front cover and spine pictorially stamped in red, black and gilt, brown coated endpapers. Minimal rubbing to extremities, inner hinges sound. An excellent copy with an original quotation from the book. Chemised in a quarter dark blue morocco slipcase (chemise joints neatly strengthened). Little Lord Fauntleroy is a sentimental novel by the English-American writer Frances Hodgson Burnett, her first children's novel. It was published as a serial in St. Nicholas Magazine from November 1885 to October 1886, then as a book by Scribner's (the publisher of St. Nicholas) in 1886. The novel's protagonist, Cedric, and his mother, Dearest, live in America until Cedric learns that he is to inherit the title and estate of his paternal grandfather. The mother and son then move to England, where Cedric, as Lord Fauntleroy, charms his embittered grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, and everyone else he meets with his open, egalitarian ways. In the illustrations for the novel and in the popular stage play that followed, Cedric's hair was worn in shoulder-length curls. He is clad in velvet knee pants and a white lace collar (which would later be referred to as a Lord Fauntleroy collar). Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was a British-born American novelist and playwright who was born in Cheetham, Manchester, England. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), A LittlePrincess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911). After her father died in 1852, the family fell on straitened circumstances and in 1865 they emigrated to the United States, settling in New Market, Tennessee. There, Frances began writing to help earn money for the family, publishing stories in magazines from the age of 19. In 1870, her mother died, and in 1872 she married Swan Burnett, who became a medical doctor. The Burnetts lived for two years in Paris, where their two sons were born, before returning to the United States to live in Washington, D.C. Burnett then began to write novels, the first of which (That Lass o' Lowrie's), was published to good reviews. Little Lord Fauntleroy was published in 1886 and made her a popular writer of children's fiction, although her romantic adult novels written in the 1890s were also popular. She wrote and helped to produce stage versions of Little Lord Fauntleroy and ALittle Princess. Beginning in the 1880s, Burnett began to travel to England frequently and in the 1890s bought a home there, where she wrote The Secret Garden. Her oldest son, Lionel, died of tuberculosis in 1890, which caused a relapse of the depression she had struggled with for much of her life. She divorced Swan Burnett in 1898, married Stephen Townsend in 1900, and divorced him in 1902. A few years later she settled in Nassau County, New York, where she died in 1924 and is buried in Roslyn Cemetery. In 1936 a memorial sculpture by Bessie Potter Vonnoh was erected in her honor in Central Park's Conservatory Garden. The statue depicts her two famous Secret Garden characters, Mary and Dickon. BAL 2064.
Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Issue with DeVinne Press imprint on page 210, signature mark "12" on page 177 and "14" on page 209. A beautiful copy. The book is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's cloth with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy in collector's condition.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886.
Price: US$2750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Frances Hodgson Burnett on a laid in signature. The book is in excellent condition with minor wear to the spine. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
BURNETT, Frances Hodgson.. Little Lord Fauntleroy.. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886, 1886.
Price: US$3202.16 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue, with an autograph letter signed by the author tipped in to the first blank, responding to a question about the real-life inspiration for the characters of Cedric Errol (young Lord Fauntleroy), and Sara Crewe (later dramatized as A Little Princess). In the letter dated 12 February 1897, Burnett writes: "Sara Crewe was a very real little girl indeed and that though she has grown up to be a woman she still always tries to be a Princess and remember 'the Populace'. Cedric was real too and though his golden locks were cast-off years ago he is a dear fellow. and has, I think as many friends today as he had when he wore a lace collar and a sash". In Little Lord Fauntleroy, Burnett described Cedric's appearance: "What the Earl saw was a graceful, childish figure in a black velvet suit, with a lace collar, and with lovelocks waving about the handsome, manly little face, whose eyes met his with a look of innocent good-fellowship". Little Lord Fauntleroy was Burnett's first children's novel. It made her a household name on both sides of the Atlantic and popularised elaborately trimmed velvet page-boy suits. A Little Princess was first published under the title "Sara Crewe: or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's" in St. Nicholas Magazine, December 1887, and in book form the following year. Though she was born in England, Burnett (1849-1924) lived in the United States for most of her life; she frequently crossed the Atlantic and bought houses in both England and America. BAL 2064. Quarto. Original brown cloth, spine and cover decorated in black, red, and gold, brown coated endpapers. With autograph letter on headed paper from 14 W 35th St. Engraved frontispiece and 11 plates, vignettes throughout. Spine cocked, ends a little frayed, corners slightly worn, minor toning to contents, free from marks, hinges sound. A very good copy in bright cloth.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom