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1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens
1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens

1918 Rare Book - Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott Illustrated by Alice Stephens

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$360 USD - $360 USD
$360 USD
$360 USD - $360 USD
$360 USD

Author: Louisa M. Alcott. Illustrated by Alice Barber Stephens.
Title: Little Women, or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.
Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1918.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8" x 6".
Pages: viii-617 pages + publisher's catalog.
Binding: Attractive and very good original publisher’s decorative pictorial cloth binding, featuring an Art Nouveau-style gilt and color-stamped cover design of two young women with gilt floral motif and title to spine (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Upper edge gilt.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, previous owner’s neat inscription on front flyleaf, dated April 30, 1919, with a charming birthday verse - as shown,  rare light foxing or staining - as shown).. Clean interior with light, even age toning. Previous owner’s neat inscription on front flyleaf, dated April 30, 1919, with a charming birthday verse - as shown, one small close chip from rough opening at the lower margin of pages 382–383, not affecting the text - as shown).
Illustrations: Illustrated with frontispiece and 14 full-page plates in black-and-white by Alice Barber Stephens, a distinguished American illustrator known for her sensitive and finely detailed depictions of domestic life. (Complete).

Estimate: (USD 400–500).

The book: A lovely illustrated edition of Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic Little Women, first published in 1868–69, which has remained one of the most beloved novels of American literature. This 1918 edition, handsomely produced by Little, Brown, pairs Alcott’s moving narrative of the March sisters with the artwork of Alice Barber Stephens, offering both literary and visual delight. Its decorative binding and evocative illustrations make it a collectible presentation of a story that continues to resonate across generations.

The author: Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888) was an American novelist, poet, and reformer, best remembered for Little Women and its sequels. Drawing inspiration from her own family life in Concord, Massachusetts, Alcott created enduring characters—Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy—whose struggles, joys, and ambitions mirror the challenges of young women in 19th-century America. Alcott was also an advocate for abolition, women’s rights, and social reform, embedding her progressive spirit into her fiction.

The illustrator: Alice Barber Stephens (1858–1932) was a prominent American illustrator, particularly known for her work in magazines and books in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, she became one of the first women to achieve distinction in the male-dominated field of illustration. Her empathetic renderings of domestic and emotional scenes made her an ideal match for Little Women, a novel deeply concerned with the texture of everyday life and the strength of family bonds.