Little Women ; With Eight Coloured Plates Reproduced from Original Watercolours by Harold Copping

Published by Religious Tract Society, London, 1912

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Royal Octavo; 319 pages; Contents clean and secure in original binding of white cloth with gilt lettering and borders and colour onlay inserts at spine and front board; top edges gilt; toned at spine. Quite a lovely book with textured yellow endpapers and Coppings lovely colour illustrated plates. Harold Copping (1863 — 1932) was a British artist best known as an illustrator of biblical scenes. His 1910 book The Copping Bible illustrated by himself became a best-seller. His illustrations for non-religious books included Hammond's Hard Lines (1894), Miss Bobbie (1897), Millionaire (1898), A Queen Among Girls (1900), The Pilgrim's Progress (1903), Westward Ho! (1903), Grace Abounding (1905), Three School Chums (1907), Little Women (1912), Good Wives (1913), A Christmas Carol (1920) and Character Sketches from Boz (1924). He also illustrated the children's books by Mary Angela Dickens based on the novels of her grandfather, Charles Dickens.

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Title
Little Women ; With Eight Coloured Plates Reproduced from Original Watercolours by Harold Copping
Author
Alcott, Louisa May ; Harold Copping (illustrator)
Publisher
Religious Tract Society, London
Publication year
1912
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition Thus.
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Illustrated Books, Literature

Antiquarian Bookshop

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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. - we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books for nearly 30 years. Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 6,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. About a third of our books are published prior to 1900; the rest of our stock comprises collectible, interesting and scholarly books. We have added images of many of the items listed to better convey their quality and condition. If you'd like to see an image of any particular item that is not yet illustrated, please contact us. We can provide professional appraisals and are interested in buying significant collections of books. Contact us for details of fee structure for appraisals. Thank you for considering our offerings.

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