Author: ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY (1832-1888)
Title: Eight cousins, or, The Aunt-Hill
Description: Racine. Wisconsin : Whitman Publishing 1940. New Edition. Very good copy in the original colour-printed boards. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. In a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dw. now mylar-sleeved. Tape repair to front hinges. IIllustrations on front endpapers and title page coloured in by previous owner. Previous owner's inscription facing title page. Page margins tanned. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 237 pages; Description: 237p. illus. ; 21cm. Genre: Juvenile fiction -- Children's literature. Summary: 'Eight Cousins. or The Aunt-Hill' was published in 1875 by American novelist Louisa May Alcott. It is the story of Rose Campbell. a lonely and sickly girl who has been recently orphaned and must now reside with her maiden aunts. the matriarchs of her wealthy Boston family. When Rose's guardian. Uncle Alec. returns from abroad. he takes over her care. Through his unorthodox theories about child-rearing. she becomes happier and healthier while finding her place in her family of seven boy cousins and numerous aunts and uncles. She also makes friends with Phebe. her aunts' young housemaid. whose cheerful attitude in the face of poverty helps Rose to understand and value her own good fortune. Series: Classic Books. by Louisa M. Alcott ; illustrated by Erwin L. Hess.Weight in Kg appr.:

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