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Alcott, Louisa May. Little Men: Life at Plumfield With Jo's Boys. Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1871.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Poor. No dust jacket. First edition, first issue with ads saying "pink and white tyranny" is "nearly ready. " Book cocked, half of spine missing, some signatures loose, rice-paper guardsheet missing from frontis illustration (frontis itself is present). In need of restoration.
Seller: Graver & Pen Rare Books, Midland, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Printed peach wrappers, 7 x 4 1/2 inches, wrappers fold split but not quite separated, some splitting to folds of text. Frontispiece & 7 additional full-page illustrations, 24 pp. total. BAL 7739; listed in Johnson's High Spots of American Literature. John Hay (1838-1905), American diplomat and author, served as Abraham Lincoln's secretary and biographer, later as assistant US Secretary of State in the administrations of Hayes and of Garfield, and as US Secretary of State under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.The first poem here - Jim Bludso of the Prairie Belle - written in the dialect of Pike County, Illinois - is about a boatman who is "no saint," with one wife in Mississippi and one in Illinois. When his steamboat catches fire, Jim Bludso saved all of his passengers at the cost of his own life. Hay's conclusion, "And Christ ain't a-going to be too hard | On a man that died for men" gave offence to some clergymen, but the poem was widely reprinted and popular. Little Breeches is the story of a man who "don't go much on religion" but whose 4-year old tobacco-chewing son "Little Britches' is carried away in a wagon by a team of horses at night in a blizzard. The boy is later found safe and sound in the lambfold at home. "How did he git thar? Angels. | He could never have walked in that storm. | They jest scooped down and toted him | To whar it was safe and warm. | And I think saving a little child, | And bringing him to his own, | Is a derned sight better business | Than loafing around The Throne."The illustrator, Solomon Eytinge, Jr. (1833-1905), American illustrator of the best of Victorial-era fiction, including the works of Louisa May Alcott, Robert Browning, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Bret Harte, Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, Edgar Allen Poe, &c., &c. Eytinge was an illustrator for Frank Leslie's Illustrated News, the New York Illustrated News, and Harper's Weekly. He was mentor to the famous illustrator Thomas Nash.
Seller: Haaswurth Books, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$64.95 + shipping
Description: Hard Cover. Reading Copy/No Jacket. First American Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 376 p. Area on front endpaper where bookplate has been removed. Cocked. Shaken. Hinges cracked. Covers stained & extremely worn. Corners to board. Spine frayed. 3" slit along rear joint at tail.
Seller: Burm Booksellers, Beckley, WV, U.S.A.
Louisa M. Alcott. Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boyes. Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1871.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Protective acetate cover on book. Inscription in beautiful script inside, fading from age, "Presetned to Mimni, by Mrs. Sampson, Dec. 25, 1871." Top edge of inside ffep is torn off (~1/4"). The bookhas moisture stains on bottom of several pages. While it shows its age, there are no other internal markings, and the book is a nice earlly copy of this classic.
Seller: Canio's Books, Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.
Alcott, Louisa M.. Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys. Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1871.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Green cloth variant with gilt title emblems on front cover and upper spine panel, covers bordered in blind. Modest shelf wear with mild rubbing to top corners and joints, some exposure to bottom corners, mild rubbing to spine extremities and mild surface rubbing to back cover. Firm binding, lacking front flyleaf almost since issue, with former owner's signature dated 7 Aug. 1871 in pencil on front blank. Firm binding, clean interior, text block edges typically a bit tanned by age. 1st issue, with ad for Pink and White Tyranny "nearly ready" on p. [iv] of prelims. [viii],376 pp. BAL 167. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
Louisa May Alcott. Little Men. Roberts Brothers, 1871.
Price: US$180.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Roberts Brothers (Press of John Wilson and Son); Boston, 1871. Hardcover. First Edition, First Issue. A Good, burgundy cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, sunned spine with stress crease, frayed spine edges, rubbing along board edges, wear to board corners, age toning to pages, faint moisture stain top text block edge, small abrasions to board corners, spine buckram separating from backing material, binding shaky, pages 161-176 separating from text block but still slightly attached, faint pencil notation top front free endpaper, few dog-eared pages, faint moisture stain top corner of prelims, starting hinges, some handling/scuffing and soiling to boards, without Dust Wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 376pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.
Seller: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, U.S.A.
ALCOTT, Louisa M.. Little Men: Life at Plumfield With Jo's Boys. Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1871.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. First American edition, first issue, with front ad for "Pink and White Tyranny" listed as Nearly Ready. Signature mark "1" present. Published Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1871. 12mo., 5" x 6 3/4", 376pp., illustrated frontis plate, plus three additional plates, 4pp ads. Green cloth with gilt titles and designs, brown endpapers. Spine cloth worn at the crown and heel with short, closed tears, some wear spots along the edges and at the tips, offset stain to lower corner of page block, binding gently tuned, bit shaken, corner chip off front and rear endpapers, July 1871 gift inscription on f.f.e.p. Pages clean, unfoxed, binding strong. Good. Size: 12mo
Seller: The Wild Muse, Granville, NY, U.S.A.
ALCOTT, Louisa M.. Little Men: Life at Plumfield With Jo's Boys. Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1871.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First American edition. Green cloth with gilt title and design on front cover and spine. Good minus with spine cocked, hinges cracked, owner's name on front pastedown and frontispiece verso, corners worn, lacking the preliminary pages including the ad for Pink and White Tyranny by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The follow-up to *Little Women*.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Alcott, Louisa May. Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys. Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1871.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good in original maroon (or plum) cloth-covered boards with gilt stamping on the front board and spine. Spine sunned, brief interior foxing and wear at the tips. This copy is ex-library, but with limited markings including spine number, bookplate and blindstamp on the title-page. Four pages of ads at the front of the book including an ad for "Pink and WHite Tyranny" which states "Nearly Ready".
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
ALCOTT, Louisa May. Little Men: Life At Plumfield With Jo's Boys. Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1871.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles. Cocked spine, rear hinge cracked, worn board edges, and fraying on the spine edges thus very good with owner inscription on the first blank page. Variant issue with signature mark "1" present (no priority established) [BAL 167].
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Alcott, Louisa M.. Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys. Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1871.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1871. "Little Men" is the second volume in Alcott's Little Women Trilogy, following the first by three years. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Not common in collectable condition. Green cloth binding, ruled on the front cover, with a circled title in gilt; gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 376 pages, with four pages of publisher's adverts in the front (includes the ad for Harriet Stowe's book that is "Nearly Ready," indicating the first printing). Black and white illustrations. Mildly cocked, with bumped corners, and a crease at the top of the front cover; the spine is rubbed at crown and foot. A solid, if not pristine, copy of her second most-famous book. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.
Alcott, Louisa M.. Little Men Life At Plumfield With Jo's Boys. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1871.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, early issue with signature mark 1 present and ads for Stowe's book reading 'nearly ready.' Original terra-cotta cloth, gilt. Peter Parley to Penrod, p. 36. BAL 167. A very good++ copy (minor wear to the extremities, rear joint starting).
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
Louisa M. Alcott. Little Men: Life At Plumfield With Jo's Boys. Roberts Brothers,, Boston:, 1871.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing In good+ condition in the publisher's original green cloth covered boards with a gilt seal on the spine and on the front board and with coated, brown end papers. A 16mo measuring 6 1/2" tall by 4 1/4" deep containing 376 pages without a signature mark on the first page of text. There are several short closed tears to the cloth (1/32 inch) at the head and heel of the spine with light rubbing and wear as is the cloth over the tips of the boards. The text is preceded by four pages of ads from the publisher the last of which states that Pink and White Tyranny is "nearly ready". Illustrated with a frontispiece and three full line drawing plates. A very clean and handsome copy with no ownership markings. (BAL, 167; Ullom, 68)
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Alcott, Louisa May. Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys. Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1871.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition, first issue with ad for Pink and White Tyranny at front stating "Nearly Ready." Sig. mark 1 present, no priority. BAL 167. [iv, ads], [vi], 376 pp. Publisher's terra-cotta cloth with gilt stamping, brown endpapers. Very Good with lean to spine, cloth worn at extremities, front hinge a little free, light occasional foxing to contents. The sequel to the author's Little Women.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
ALCOTT, Louisa May. Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys. Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1871.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: [FICTION] [WOMAN AUTHOR]. Cambridge: Press of John Wilson and Son. First American edition, first issue. 16mo; [i-viii], [1]-376pp; purple cloth over board, title and author gilt-stamped in a frame on front and spine; brown endpapers; Sig. mark 1; [4]pp publisher's ads; fp with tissue guard plus 3 inserted plates; sunning to spine, lightly cocked forward, shelf-soiling on upper edge; very good. BAL 167. One of the sequels to Little Women written by American novelist, Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888). Motivated to write at an early age to assist with family financial support, Alcott also wrote under the pen name A.M. Barnard. This story follows Jo one of the March girls from the Little Women story, her husband German Professor Friedrich Bhaer, and the students at their school, Plumfield Estate.
Seller: Sandra L. Hoekstra Bookseller, Thomaston, ME, U.S.A.
Alcott, Louisa M.. Little Men: Life at Plumfield With Jo's Boys. Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1871.
Price: US$495.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST U.S. EDITION in terracotta cloth with gilt titling and decoration; chocolate-colored endpapers; 376pp, with text a beginning preceded with four pages of publisher's ads (including "Pink and White Tyranny" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Very Good with bumped and slightly frayed head and toe of spine; toe shows tiny tears on either side of the spine; rubbed along edges, but not promounced; covers likewise rubbed. corners gently bumped and worn; a little light spottong on early pages but no foxing; tissue guard present at frontis; hinges intact and not repaired - whcih is often seen on this book. A very nice collectible copy of one of Alcott's classic which is scarce in its first edition. Don't pass it up!
Seller: North Slope Books, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
Louisa May Alcott. Little Men. Roberts Brothers, 1871.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Roberts Brothers, Boston 1871. First Edition / First Printing / First Issue. Dated 1871 on the title and copyright pages. Pink and White Tyranny ad nearly ready. Cloth boards. Book Condition: Very Good, shelf wear, light spots. Spine lightly rolled, bookplate and name at the endpaper. Light stains at the endpages.
Seller: 1st Editions and Antiquarian Books, Opelika, AL, U.S.A.
ALCOTT, Louisa M.. LITTLE MEN:; Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys .. Roberts, Boston, 1871.
Price: US$504.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue. with signature mark "1" and with ad listing "Pink and White Tyranny" as "Nearly Ready". Green cloth (very little rubbing and some cocked), some spotting to the text, but a very good copy. BAL 167; Peter Parley to Penrod p. 36. The book was published the beginning of June.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Alcott Louisa May. LITTLE MEN: Life at Plumfield With Jo's Boys. Boston Roberts Brothers 1871, 1871.
Price: US$605.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition and the First Issue with ads stating Pink and White Tyranny "Nearly Ready". With a frontispiece portrait of Jo's Boys and three additional plates. 8vo, publishers original bright green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover within a gilt oval frame. [4] ads, [iv], 376 pp. A well preserved copy of a book rarely found in nice condition, the green cloth is bright and fresh though a little rubbed at the extremities, inner rear hinge with separation starting at join of free-fly and paste-down, the text is clean and fresh with no foxing, the final leaf with a closed tear with no loss. THE VERY ELUSIVE FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, and a nice copy of the very successful sequel to LITTLE WOMEN and is the second book in the unofficial LITTLE WOMEN trilogy that ended with JO"S BOYS. The novel reprises characters from LITTLE WOMEN. The novel centers on a diverse and challenging group of students at Plumfield, mostly orphaned boys.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Louisa May Alcott. LITTLE MEN. Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1871.
Price: US$794.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in boards. Faint foxing along text block edges.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$966.20 + shipping
Description: First US edition, first printing, of the second book in the trilogy begun with Little Women (1868-9) and completed by Jo's Boys, and How They Turned Out (1886). Published on 1 June 1871, the Boston edition of Little Men was preceded by the London edition, published on 15 May. This copy has the first issue points: signature "1" on the first page of text and the four pages of adverts at the front. Blanck notes this edition occurs both with and without the signature mark and that no sequence is established, but the reprint of 1892 does not have the mark present, implying that this may be the primary state. BAL 167. Octavo. Original green sand-grain cloth, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in gilt, brown coated endpapers. Housed in a custom brown quarter morocco slipcase and chemise. Frontispiece, with tissue guard, and 3 plates. A little rubbed and bumped, small loss to one corner of tissue, contents slightly toned but clean. A very good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Alcott, Louisa May. Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys.. Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1871.
Price: US$975.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue of the second book it Alcott's Little Women trilogy. Octavo, original green cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, illustrated with plates including tissue-guarded frontispiece. In near fine condition. A desirable example. In 1865, while serving as editor of Merry Museum, a Boston childrenâs magazine, Alcott received encouragement to write a book for girls. Drawing on memories of childhood, the author portrayed the daily lives of Amy, Jo, Beth and Meg Marchâ"portraits of the four Alcott sisters. One of the most popular juvenile books ever published, âLittle Women is an outstanding achievement of 19th-century American literature, and the first childrenâs novel written in that country to have become an enduring classic.â âIt is one of the first fictional texts for children to convey the difficulties and anxieties of girlhood, and⦠suggests that becoming a âlittle womanâ is a learned and often fraught process, not an instinctual or natural condition of female developmentâ (Foster & Simon, 87). Published in 1871, Little Men recounts six months in the life of the students at Plumfield, a school run by German Professor Friedrich and Mrs. Josephine Bhaer. The idea of the school was first suggested at the very end of Little Women, Part Two when adult Jo inherited the estate from her late Aunt March.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.