Nov 11, 2004 - Sale 2022

Sale 2022 - Lot 2

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
WITH A SIGNED COPY ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY. Group of 7 volumes, including a Signed copy. 8vo, publisher's pictorial cloth, condition varies, but overall quite good, noted below. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1880s

Additional Details



The books in this lot descend from the family line of Caroline Severence, noted suffragist and social reformer who was a close friend of the Alcotts, notably A. Bronson, Louisa's father.
All but A Garland for Girls and the 1890 edition of Life, Letters, and Journals are first editions, first printings. All but one bear an inscription from a member of the Severence family or Burrage (Caroline's son-in-law's) family.
Lulu's Library, Volumes 1-3 (first two in mustard cloth, last in red). Volume 2 is