[Rarebooks] FS: Signed Jo's Boys by Louisa Mae Alcott: Reduced Price

[Allington Books]

The Alcott book is, of course, subject to prior sale.

Best Wishes,

Stephen
Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC

Stephen Johnson
Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC
Rare and Collectible Books, both Antiquarian and Modern
www.allingtonbooks.com
336-414-0435

On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 12:13 PM, Allington Books <allingtonbooks at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Greetings to All.
>
> Reduced Today Only:  *Price to the List $4,500*
>
> Payment due at purchase by PayPal or Credit Card.
>
> Returnable as long as we receive notice of the return within three
> business days of the book's arrival at Buyer's address and the book is
> promptly returned  and is received by us in the same condition as existed
> when delivered to Buyer's address.
>
> Photographs available by request.  Photographs also are available with the
> ABE listing of this book.
>
> *Alcott, Louisa May*. *Jo's Boys and How They Turned Out: A Sequel to
> Little Men* [Signed]. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1886. First edition. A
> Very Good copy of the first edition, first printing, of this important
> Alcott novel, *SIGNED BY LOUISA MAY ALCOTT* on the title page -- in the
> first state mentioned in BAL with the closed page block bulking at 1 1/16
> inches. (The second state mentioned in BAL is made of thinner paper and
> bulks at 1 inch.) A Sequel to Little Men, "Jo's Boys" is one of Alcott's
> best-known works, the others being "Little Women" and "Little Men". The
> three works together comprise what is generally called the Little Women
> series.  Alcott based the character "Jo" on herself and in "Jo's Boys" Jo's
> children have grown up and now face real world problems and troubles. Set
> ten years after Little Men, the novel follows the Plumfield boys which
> Little Men introduced, focusing mainly on Tommy, Emil, Demi, Nat, and Dan,
> as well as Jo's sons Rob and Teddy, and, of course, Professor Bhaer.
> Others characters previously introduced in the series appear as well.
> Signed copies of the book are, in our experience, exceedingly scarce. The
> volume is mildly askew and shows some chipping to the spine ends, some
> fading to the front board where it meets the spine, some fading to the rear
> board, and wear to the board corners with a bit of rubbing through. The
> hinges feel as if they have been reglued, leaving some small damage to the
> pastedowns and each adjacent free endpaper. A Very Good copy of one of
> Louisa May Alcott's most important works and a highly-notable work of
> American Literature as well, SIGNED BY LOUISA MAY ALCOTT. EXCEEDINGLY
> SCARCE.                                    Very Good. Hardcover. (#5642)
> $12,500.00
>
>
> With Thanks for your consideration and
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Stephen
> Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC
>
> Stephen Johnson
> Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC
> Rare and Collectible Books, both Antiquarian and Modern
> www.allingtonbooks.com
> 336-414-0435
>