AUNT JO'S SCRAP-BAG. SHAWL-STRAPS

first edition

1872 · Boston

by Alcott, Louisa May
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1872. Very good plus.. First edition of the second volume in Alcott's series of short stories for children, told from her nickname "Aunt Jo" that also refers to her beloved heroine in LITTLE WOMEN. "Jo" was Alcott's own alter ego, and many of her publications use this name for her. The second of six collections of short stories from AUNT JO'S SCRAP-BAG, this one focuses on the experiences of young women traveling around Europe, and includes: "Off," "Brittany," "France," Switzerland," "Italy," and "London." A charming picture of Victorian American girlhood. 16mo, 6.25'' x 4''. Original green cloth, spine stamped in gilt. Brown coated endpapers. Illustrated with double-page frontispiece. Publisher's ads at front and rear. viii, 226, [6] pages. Some light spotting and touch of rubbing to boards, faint foxing to edges. (Inventory #: 50575)
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