Montgomery, Lucy Maud

8vo (7 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.; 190 x 130 mm). 8 plates including frontispiece by M.A. and W.A.J. Claus, 8 pp. of advertisements at end; pages 312-315 very lightly browned. Publisher's pale green ribbed cloth, spine and upper cover lettered in gilt, pictorial label on upper cover, in a mylar cover; 3 small stains on upper cover, upper hinge lightly rubbed, lower outer corner of upper cover torn.

Peter Parley to Penrod 124; Nickle Arts Museum, Editions and Impressions (2005)

pages 312-315 very lightly browned. Publisher's pale green ribbed cloth, spine and upper cover lettered in gilt, pictorial label on upper cover, in a mylar cover; 3 small stains on upper cover, upper hinge lightly rubbed, lower outer corner of upper cover torn.
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First edition, first impression of one of the most sought-after children's book published in America.