Good wives /. by Louisa M. Alcott ; illustrated by M. V. Wheelhouse.
Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)
Category
Books
Date
1911
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Castle Drogo, Devon
NT 3255462
Summary
Bibliographic description
vii, [1], 316, [4]p, 8 plates :. col. ill. ;. 8vo. zWith insert: single leaf, blind-stamped: 'Drewsteignton Rectory, Exeter' and inscribed: 'with much love & best wishes from Walldon[?] & Eleanor December 14th 1937'. Provenance: Previously the property of Mary Drewe (1900-1985), elder daughter of Julius Drewe and Frances Richardson Drewe and removed from Castle Drogo in 1954 when Mary left to set up a nursery school in Exmouth. Bequeathed to the current owner by Mary Drewe, and gifted to the National Trust for Castle Drogo, 2024. Binding: Publisher's green cloth adhesive case-binding with blue lettering on spine and upper cover. Booksellers' label on lower pastedown: The Times Book Club, 376 Oxford St, London, W. $zBinding: Publisher's brown cloth adhesive case binding with cream lettering and illustration on upper cover and spine; illustrated endpapers incorporating a 'This book belongs to' box.
Makers and roles
Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)