Jack and Jill : A Village Story.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1914. Black and white illustrations. Early twentieth century reprint. Publisher's full green cloth, decoratively stamped in black and gilt. Several spots of mild insect surfacing, hinges around second gathering just starting but holding firm, still near fine copy. Item #242625
A BRIGHT TALE, BACKED BY GRIEF
Reading a bright and sentimental story about childhood friends Jack and Jill who end up physically disabled after a sledding accident, fans would never know that Alcott was struggling under the weight of grief while writing. Crushed by the death of her sister in post-childbirth complications and gearing up to raise her newly motherless niece, Alcott wrote one chapter a day until the tale was complete.
This charming 1914 reprint features a 1917 gift inscription on the front free endpaper.
Price: $40.00