Louisa M Alcott JO'S BOYS ~ FIRST EDITION 1886 1st State ~ Unusually Nice Copy

Louisa M. Alcott. Jo's Boys, and How They Turned Out. A Sequel to "Little Men". Roberts Brothers. 1886. First Edition, first state. BAL [211] (First state with text block bulking to 1 1/16",)  Green  cloth boards with gilt titling to front and gilt and red design to spine.  Frontispiece portrait of Alcott.  18 page illustrated catalog of Alcott's works to rear. 8vo.

Cloth to front has very good color.  Gilt remains very bright and attractive: brilliant.  Touch of rubbing wear to corner, fore-edge, spine tips. Especially nice condition and very difficult to find in this state.

Bookplate removed from free front endpaper.  Bookplate paper pasted to front pastedown.  No signs of use.  Pages still bright.  Internals near fine to fine: very difficult to find in this nice condition.

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