Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Andrew, John, 1815-1870
2. Kilburn & Mallory, engraver
3. G.W. Carleton & Co., publisher
4. Sampson Low, Son & Co., publisher
5. Children's Room Collection

Description

1. 195 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations; 18 cm

Subject

1. Children's stories, American
2. Juvenile literature > New York (State) > New York > 1871

Genre/Form

1. Juvenile literature – New York (State) – New York – 1871.

Contents

1. A Christmas song -- Morning-glories -- The Rose family -- Shadow-children -- Poppy's pranks -- What the swallows did -- Little Gulliver -- The whale's story -- Goldfin and Silvertail -- A strange island -- Peep! Peep! Peep! -- Fancy's friend -- The nautilus -- Fairy fire-fly.

Call number

1. *KH 1871 Alcott 14-612

Note

1. Plates engraved by John Andrew, decorations by Miss Greene--Cf. Ullom. Plate at page 33 signed Kilburn & Mallory, Sc.
2. Publisher's advertisements dated 1874 -- on 8 pages at end.
3. "Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867."

Provenance (note)

1. Copy in *KH 1871 Alcott 14-612 is inscribed: in graphite, on free upper end leaf, "Irving E. Purdy Presented by Aunt Ellen Caldwell" ; graphite markings on various pages.
2. Copy in *KH 1871 Alcott 15-384 is inscribed: "Henry C. St. John from Mother, Dec 11, 1871, with bookplate of Henrietta St John pasted on upper paste down."

Binding (note)

1. Copy in *KH 1871 Alcott 14-612 is bound in publisher's gilt stamped pictorial purple cloth boards, with gilt spine.
2. Copy in *KH 1871 Alcott 15-384 is bound in blind and gilt stamped green cloth boards.

Author

1. Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.

Title

1. Morning-glories and other stories / by L.M. Alcott, author of "Little women," "Little men," "Old-fashioned-girl," etc.

Publisher

1. New York : G.W. Carleton & Co., Publishers ; London : S. Low, Son & Co., 1871.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Provenance

1. Copy in *KH 1871 Alcott 14-612 is inscribed: in graphite, on free upper end leaf, "Irving E. Purdy Presented by Aunt Ellen Caldwell" ; graphite markings on various pages. NN

Binding

1. Copy in *KH 1871 Alcott 14-612 is bound in publisher's gilt stamped pictorial purple cloth boards, with gilt spine. NN

Provenance

1. Copy in *KH 1871 Alcott 15-384 is inscribed: "Henry C. St. John from Mother, Dec 11, 1871, with bookplate of Henrietta St John pasted on upper paste down."

Binding

1. Copy in *KH 1871 Alcott 15-384 is bound in blind and gilt stamped green cloth boards.

Connect to:

1. Request access to this item in the Schwarzman Rare Books Collection

Added author

1. Andrew, John, 1815-1870, engraver.
2. Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. Christmas song.
3. Kilburn & Mallory, engraver.
4. G.W. Carleton & Co., publisher.
5. Sampson Low, Son & Co., publisher.
6. Children's Room Collection.

Other form:

1. Online version: Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. Morning-Glories, and other stories. New York, G.W. Carleton and Co., Publishers; London, S. Low, Son and Co., 1871 (OCoLC)793569698

Research call number

1. *KH 1871 Alcott 14-612
2. *KH 1871 Alcott 15-384