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ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY. Little Women, 1868; Another copy, 1869, Second State, inner hinges cracked; Little Women...Part Second, 1869; together 3 vols, purple cloth; Little Men, 1871, green cloth, all Boston: Roberts Brothers, 4 vols. in all, 12mo, original gilt-lettered cloth; 2 quarter morocco slipcases, FIRST EDITIONS of Little Women, First American Edition of Little Men, wood-engraved plates by May Alcott and others. BAL 158, 159 and 167. All but the second item are fine, bright copies.
Provenance: Caroline M. Fitch (first item)--S.F Carpenter (second and third items)--"For the Boys from their Grandfather James Parker" (fourth item), contemporary inscriptions--Katharine de B. Parsons, bookplates (sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 6 October 1976, lot 1). (4)
Provenance: Caroline M. Fitch (first item)--S.F Carpenter (second and third items)--"For the Boys from their Grandfather James Parker" (fourth item), contemporary inscriptions--Katharine de B. Parsons, bookplates (sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 6 October 1976, lot 1). (4)