Eight Cousins
by Louisa May Alcott
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
Nelson Doubleday, 1958 Junior Deluxe edition. Illustrated by Ruth Ives. Color frontispiece. Orange and tan cloth with illustrated front cover Silver gilt title over grey tile on spine. I also have listed Jack and Jill, Under the Lilacs and Jo's Boys in this uniform edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
Synopsis
Cousins, or The Aunt-Hill was published in 1875 by American novelist Louisa May Alcott. It is the story of Rose Campbell, a lonely and sickly girl who has been recently orphaned and must now reside with her maiden aunts, the matriarchs of her wealthy Boston family. When Rose's guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad, he takes over her care.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Genesee Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102702
- Title
- Eight Cousins
- Author
- Louisa May Alcott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Nelson Doubleday
- Date Published
- 1958
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Genesee Books
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Glossary
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- Uniform Edition
- A collection or series of individual volumes of an author's work bound to match with a uniform size and style. Especially common...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...