Anne Of Green Gables

Page, 1908 First Edition, First Printing dated "April 1908" on the copyright page. Later printings were published after April 1908 such as August 1908. A beautiful copy bound in the original cloth from the publisher that has some wear to the spine and edges. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with minor rubbing to the panel. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collectors condition. We buy Montgomery First Editions.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine.

Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1908. First impression, April, 1908 to copyright page, pp. [ix], 429, 4+4 [publ. adverts], 8 sepia toned illustrations by M.A. and W.A.J. Claus. Tan/bisque coloured, fine ribbed cloth with an uncredited frontcover onlay of a red-haired woman in profile, gilt cover and spine lettering, fore-edge untrimmed. Also, laid in is leaf (blank) from another Montgomery book with an inscription by the author "Yours cordially L. M. Montgomery". Tiny owner's signature to head of front free endpaper, else interior clean, tight, and bright. Spine gilt gently faded, minor invisible repairs to head and heel of spine, else superb, collectible copy, housed in a tan cloth, custom-made slipcase in fine condition.; Lechowick p.25-29.. Signed Leaf from Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus.. Illus. by M.A. and W.A.J. Claus. Octavo.

MONTGOMERY,L.M. ANNE OF GREEN GABLES. Boston: L.C. Page & Co. MDCCCCVIII (April 1908). 8vo, pale green cloth stamped in gold, pictorial paste-on, [i-vi], vii-viii, [ix-x], 1-420 + ads. cloth slightly soiled, cover plate rubbed, a few scattered pale spots else VG+ in custom slip case. Stated FIRST IMPRESSION of this beloved classic, illustrated with 8 plates by M.A. and W.A.J. Claus. This is an especially nice copy of one of the rarest of all children's books. Peter Parley to Penrod p. 124.

Boston: Page, 1908. First. hardcover. very good. Illustrated by M.A. and W.A.J. Claus. 8vo, pinkish gray cloth, pictorial cover label. Boston: Page, 1908. First Edition. First issue, dated April, 1908 on the copyright page, with 8 page publisher's catalogue at the rear. Variant binding, most copies being in green or tan cloth. The binding is lightly rubbed & soiled and there is an ownership signature, but this is a solid, internally fine copy of the very rare first issue of Montgomery's first novel.

Boston: L.C. Page, 1908. First edition dated "April 1908" on the verso of title page. Octavo, original brown cloth, titles to the spine in gilt and front panel. Mounted pictorial label on front panel. Illustrations by M.A. and W.A.J. Claus. First edition copies are generally found in the more common green cloth bindings. (Peter Parley to Penrod, p. 124) In excellent near fine condition, showing some light wear to the extremities and front panel. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Anne (with an "e") has been stealing the hearts of readers generation after generation since it was first published in 1908. At that time, there were not many great female protaganists in novels, but there was a great audience of women readers who fell in love with this bright and extremely imaginative red-headed orphan. The book was an immediate sensation and the series followed. It's one of these most beloved girl books ever written, having sold more than 50 million copies worldwide and translated into at least 20 languages. It has also been adapted into numerous films, television series, and plays. "Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we know all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there?"

L. C. Page, 1908 The first impression of the first edition. Very good minus condition. Comes in a custom-made collector's slipcase. L.C. Page, Boston, 1908. First edition dated "April 1908" on the verso of title page. Octavo, original brown cloth, titles to the spine in gilt and front panel. Mounted pictorial label on front panel. Illustrations by M.A. and W.A.J. Claus. Anne has been stealing the hearts of readers generation after generation since it was first published in 1908. At that time, there were not many great female protaganists in novels, but there was a great audience of women readers who fell in love with this bright and extremely imaginative red-headed orphan. The book was an immediate sensation and the series followed. It's one of these most beloved girl books ever written, having sold more than 50 million copies worldwide and translated into at least 20 languages. It has also been adapted into numerous films, television series, and plays. "Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we know all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there?".. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.

Boston: L.C. Page, and Company, 1926. Second edition from / new plates, made in 1925: / the old plates of the original / edition in 1908, being worn / out. With new illustrations. / L. M. Montgomery Macdonald / April / 1926. Illustrated by Elizabeth R. Withington. Bound in the publisher's ribbed light teal cloth, with gilt lettering to the front board and spine, illustration of a woman's profile to the front board, publisher's advertisements at the rear of the text. A very good copy, with wear and light rubbing to the extremities, bright spine, spine cracked between the half-title and the frontispiece, otherwise intact spine, small piece of tape to the rear pastedown. Second edition from / new plates, made in 1925: / the old plates of the original / edition in 1908, being worn / out. With new illustrations. / L. M. Montgomery Macdonald / April / 1926. Illustrated by Elizabeth R. Withington. Extremely Rare - Inscribed by the Author. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Additionally inscribed with a former owner's provenance note to the front pastedown: "This book, autographed by the / author, was presented in 1948 to / Sister Mary Kathleen, then superintendent / of nurses, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, / by the author's son, Dr. Stuart / Macdonald, member of the / Staff of Obstetrics and Gynaecology [sic] / St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada. / To Franie / Affectionately / Aunt Amy / Dec. 13, 1977". Overall, a clean and attractive copy with strong provenance. The only signed Anne of Green Gables we have seen. After inscribing the book, the author bequeathed this copy to her son, Dr. Stuart Macdonald, who presented this volume to the nursing superintendent at the Toronto hospital where he worked. In turn, the nurse gave this copy to "Aunt Amy," who chronicled the book's ownership history in her inscription. Aunt Amy gifted this book, and additionally inscribed it, to Franie. Franie passed the book down to the step-mother of the most recent owner. The personal nature of this volume's provenance emphasizes the rareness of a signed copy of this title. The author's inscription relates to Elizabeth Withington's eight illustrated plates, including one frontispiece. The earliest editions of Anne of Green Gables contain illustrations by W. A. J. and M. A. Claus. All three artists were painters working with a variety of mediums, meaning their works had to be copied by printers for mass reproduction. By 1925, the printer's plates of Claus' work had been used to the point that they were no longer producing clear images. Rather than making new plates from the original Claus illustrations, Withington created new original illustrations for the subsequent printings. Although the choice of illustrator was likely made by the publisher, Montgomery's inscription, which is accompanied with a small cat silhouette illustration, implies she was rather fond of Withington's artwork. Anne of Green Gables is a story about a young orphan girl, Anne Shirley, who is sent to live on a farm on Prince Edward Island with a family who had intended to adopt a boy. Montgomery drew much of the novel's setting from her own childhood experiences living with her grandparents on the eastern coast of the island. Like her readers, the author was quite taken with the jovial character she had created and wrote multiple sequels to this first installment of what would become a beloved children's series.

Boston: L. C. Page & Co., 1908. Undetermined. very good. 1st edition, 1st impression dated April 1908. viiipp. + 1 leaf (list of illustrations),429pp. + 4,4pp. (publisher's advertisements)pp. Bound in the original tan coloured cloth. Gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Eight illustrations including frontis by M.A. And W.A.J. Claus. Illustration of women in profile tipped onto front board. Corners have some minor bumping. A touch of minor professional restoration at the top and bottom of the spine. Foredge and bottom edge untrimmed. Text very clean with almost no staining or foxing present. Front paste down illustration has a bit of uneven fading but is far superior to most copies. Boards a bit soiled but overall a far superior copy. Housed in a fold over morocco backed box. very good Rare in any condition the book quickly went into reprints with eventually seven more titles about the young red-haired Anne who comes into the life of an elderly couple on Prince Edward island. This is the variant tan coloured cloth binding one of three variants known, no priority. See Editions and Impressions Collectors and Their Love of the Works of L.M. Montgomery. Lechowick 25, Russell 18. 1908

Boston: L.C. Page, 1908. First edition dated "April 1908" on the verso of title page. Octavo, original brown cloth, titles to the spine in gilt and front panel. Mounted pictorial label on front panel. Illustrations by M.A. and W.A.J. Claus. First edition copies are generally found in the more common green cloth bindings. (Peter Parley to Penrod, p. 124) In good condition, showing wear to the edges and cloth, still an unrestored example of the first printing. Anne (with an "e") has been stealing the hearts of readers generation after generation since it was first published in 1908. At that time, there were not many great female protaganists in novels, but there was a great audience of women readers who fell in love with this bright and extremely imaginative red-headed orphan. The book was an immediate sensation and the series followed. It's one of these most beloved girl books ever written, having sold more than 50 million copies worldwide and translated into at least 20 languages. It has also been adapted into numerous films, television series, and plays. "Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we know all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there?"

Boston: L. C. Page. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1908. 1st; 1st. cloth. full page plates; First edition, the rare first printing with "First Impression, April, 1908" on copyright page, and in the less common brown cloth, rather than green. Montgomery's tremendously successful debut novel. [Peter Parley to Penrod p. 124]. Illustrated with 8 plates including frontispiece by M. A. And W. A. J. Claus, 8 pages of publisher's advertisements at end. So-stated first impression on copy-right page. 8vo, original gilt-lettered brown cloth, pictorial label on front cover, corners somewhat bumped, light fraying to joints and spine tips, paper label with abrasions and scratches; hinges cracked but firmly holding, two ownership signatures at front [Mildred Buchanan Coral Michigan and Grace be Paddock], short closed tear to top blank margin of pp. 129-30. First edition, the rare first printing with "First Impression, April, 1908" on copyright page, and in the less common brown cloth, rather than green. One of the rarest of all children's books. Montgomery's tremendously successful debut novel. Canadian author. A respectable unsophisticated copy. Dimensions 7 5/8" x 5 1'2" x 1 1/2". .

Boston: L. C. Page. Good with no dust jacket. 1908. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition, stated first impression. Missing front end page. Hinges are cracked, spine ends/edges frayed. Corners worn/bumped. Tiny inkstain to spine. Gilt titles are legible but rubbed. Original tissueguard to the frontispiece is present but partially separated from binding. No names or inscriptions. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

L.C. Page, 1908. Rare first printing with "First Impression, April, 1908" on copyright page and no additional printings listed. Very good in tan boards with some rubbing to spine edges and minor professional repair to corners and interior hinges; binding firm. Gilt rubbed on spine but still legible. Frontis (with tissue guard, a bit creased) and seven additional full-page illustrations, with plate following page 428 supplied from an early printing. Light soiling to a few pages and small corner chips restored (not affecting text) to six pages. A solid first printing of this classic title.. 1st Edition.

L.C. Page Company, 1908. Rare second printing of the first edition, published three months after the first impression (states "Second Impression, July, 1908" on copyright page). Very good in tan boards with some soiling and gilt titles on spine partially rubbed. Professional repair to spine ends and interior hinges. Neat gift inscription on flyleaf and minor soiling to endpapers, otherwise clean and tight with professional repair to corner chips on several pages. A nice copy of the rare second printing, and an affordable alternative to the ultra-costly first.. First Edition. Very Good.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press. NF/NONE; Hardbacks in Near Fine condition without dust jackets.. 2002. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Leather Bound 8 volume set. Includes Anne of INgleside, Anne of the Island, Anne's House of Dreams, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne of Avonlea, Rainbow Valley, Rilla of INgleside, and Anne of Green Gables. Publisher's notes laid in. No pasted bookplates. .

Boston: L. C. Page & Co. Publishers, 1937. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/near Very Good dust jacket. Nice copy of jacketed early printing. The dustjacket has some pretty minor loss and a short closed tear near the top of the spine (not affecting text). Some minor rubbing to the front panel, and another closed tear at the bottom of the rear fold at the flap. There is a gift inscription from the 1940's on the front endpaper and some minor foxing to the preliminaries. Printed in October, 1937. Very Good+ binding / near Very Good dust jacket.

Boston: L. C. Page & Company. An early printing, the Seventeenth Impression, January, 1910. Original lavender ribbed cloth hard covers, with blind border and colour panel to front, and gilt title to front and spine. Eight plates including frontispiece, as listed. Mild handling and shelf wear to covers; slight rubbing and surface loss to colour panel, and titles quite bright with a little loss to front. Edges toned. Front hinge cracked internally, at endpaper. Owner's name in pencil to front endpaper; frontispiece and rearmost plate foxed, along with tissue-guard and adjacent leaves. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Eight pages of publisher's ads. at rear. x,429+1[blank]+8[ads.]pp. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1908.

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, c1911. Undetermined. near fine. [viii] 420 + 27pp catalogue at rearpp. Octavo. Original publisher's redish brown cloth; blindstamped rules to front board. Titles in gilt to spine and front board. Colour portrait to front board. Very minor shelfwear to boards and head and tail of spine. Issued without illustrations. near fine Reprint of the British first edition, manufactured without the plates and frontis in the original of 1908. Russell 12. It would appear this Pitman also capitalized on the success of the book with early reprints. Based on the publishers catalogue at the back this copy would date to about 1911. Very scarce in this nice of condition. 1911

Boston: The Page Company, 1920. 49th Impression, April 1920. 349th thousand. Hardcover. Good. viii, [2], 429 p. + 8 p. of ads. 20 cm. 24 b&w photographic plates from the lost 1919 film starring Mary Miles Minter. Cloth with pasted-on illustration. Hinges tender and front is separating a little front text block at bottom. Some edge wear and soiling. Tear at top of p. 199. Occasional thumbing and soiling to pages. This film edition is extremely rare. Stills from the 1919 film Anne of Green Gables are well-placed throughout the text in association with events in the book. The silent film version differs immensely from the original novel: it features a shotgun-wielding Anne, a skunk (an animal not found in P.E.I.), and changes to the cause of Matthew's death. Nevertheless, the film, Minter's first for director W. D. Taylor, met with great success. All prints of the film were destroyed in the aftermath, making "Anne of Green Gables" one of Hollywood's famous lost films. It was Minter's self-declared favourite role, adapted by famous female screenwriter Frances Marion. It was shot in Dedham, Massachusetts, with Green Gables represented by the Fairbanks House. Montgomery was not a fan of the film, despite its excellent reception.

Toronto: Ryerson 1942, 1st Canadian Edition. (Hardcover) 396pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Blue cloth with yellow titles. Light wear at the tips of the corners, the back hinge and the top / bottom of the spine, a previous owner's inscription on the front endpaper, a few faint marks on the bottom edges and the untrimmed fore-edges show wear but are clean. In a mylar jacket. (Fiction, Canadian, Juvenile).

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd, 1909. First British Edition. 18th printing of the first British edition. Original brown cloth, with paper label of Anne on front panel. Octavo, 429 pages, plus 23 pages of ads at rear. Date on title page is 1909; 18th printing is February 1910 as shown on copyright page; internally clean and bright; a little wear and fraying at spine ends, inner hinges starting, but tight; neat owner inscription on FEP. A very good early printing of a classic.

L.C. Page and Company, January 1909. Hardcover . Good/No Jacket. Good Hardcover with No DJ. First edition, 14th impression. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to covers, including bumped corners and some staining. Spine ends bumped and rubbed with a few tears. Textblock, inside covers, and endpapers yellowed and aged. Names written and stamped on front endpaper. Pages are yellowed and aged, but unmarked binding solid. Back hinge is loose with cracking. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.

Toronto: Ryerson 1942, 1st Canadian Edition. (Hardcover) 396pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Blue cloth with yellow titles. Light wear at the tips of the corners and the top / bottom of the spine, a previous owner's inscription on the front endpaper, some stains on a few pages and edges, the untrimmed fore-edges show wear, a few pages have dog-ear creases, and on close inspection one can see that the back inner hinge has been repaired from the inside. In a mylar jacket. (Fiction, Canadian, Juvenile).

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Boston: L. C. Page, 1934. Later printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Elizabeth R. Worthington, Illustrator. Very nice early printing (1934) in clean illustrated original dust jacket. Very clean brown ribbed cloth boards with clean paste-on illustration on cover, stamped gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers (very tasteful previous owner custom bookplate on front fixed endpaper). Eight full page illustrations by Elizabeth R. Worthington. 396 pages + 10 pages of publisher's advertising in rear of book. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, has small surface scrape at upper margin of front panel (smaller than a dime), two 2-1/2" closed tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. An early copy of the incredible novel by Lucy Montgomery introducing the indominatable young Anne. Book is in unread condition, many pages are still uncut.

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1942. Stated Canadian first, blue cloth with lime-green stamping, 396 pp, very light rubbing to spine bottom edge & board tips, very short tear & rubbing to top spine edge, portions of the dj flaps (biographical info on Montgomery) have been neatly pasted on the front endpapers, also a little lifting from small decorative stickers that have been removed from endpapers, clipped newspaper photo of Montogomery pasted on rear pastedown; very minor foxing to few pages' else a tight, square G+/VG- copy. [15]. First Canadian Edition. Cloth. Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

First Canadian Edition, April 1943, Reprinted January, 1943. Ryerson, Toronto. Good Condition. No dust jacket. 396 pages. Blue cloth with deep yellow title print. Fairly light wear at tips and corners. Spine has some wear top, bottom, corners and slight scuffing in middle. Gift inscription for xmas, 1944 on inside front endpaper. Some yellowing of pages with age, but clean and in good condition.

Collector's Library. Hardcover. 1909621145 Like New Condition. . Fine.

Collector's Library. Hardcover. 1909621145 New Condition. . New.

L.C. Page Company, 1944. In the very scarce dust jacket. Near-fine with neat signature and date on flyleaf, otherwise bright and clean with no wear to boards. In a very good plus dust jacket with very slight wear to the spine ends, and minor soiling to the spine and folds. A beautiful copy.. Very Good.

London: George Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1937. Undetermined. very good. reprinted popular edition. 351pp. Octavo. Original green publisher's cloth; titles in black to spine and front board. Light discolouration to head and tail of spine. Corners slightly rubbed. Pictorial dust jacket, price clipped; several areas of loss to panels and spine, hinges creased with some chips to corners. Light age-toning to endpapers and a few spots of foxing, else textblock neat and clean. very good Reprint of the British popular edition with pictorial dust jacket, illustrated with a still from the film version of Montgomery's iconic novel. The film stared Dawn O'Day (pictured) who later changed her name to Anne Shirley. The 1934 film was a great hit for R.K.O. Studio's that year. Front interior flap with a portrait of the author. Very scarce in the dust wrapper. Russell 13. 1937

The Ryerson Press. Hardcover. 221832 Canadian First Edition [Canadian 1st Edition, Stated]. Octavo. Blue cloth covered boards with yellow text and illustration to spine and front board. Edgewear at boards and hinges; Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper with some small stains to endpapers and outer edges. Spine is cocked. Fore and bottom edges are untrimmed. Other than a light scattering of foxing pages are generally clean internally. . Fair. 1942. Canadian 1st Edition.

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Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged.

Scholastic, Inc., 2001. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions.

Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1917 Green covers with illustration pastedown on front cover. Some fading, rubbing, edgewear, bumped corners. Gift inscription to previous owner on endpaper, front hinge cracked, slight browning to pages, a few have small stains. Frontis illustration with tissue guard, plus seven other plates. 1908 copyright date; 41st printing April 1917. 429 pages, plus ads in back of book.

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