Tape repairs to the verso of the jacket at the top and bottom of the spine. Minor chips, tears, and wear to the panels and spine. Staining to the bottom of the front panel, at the front flap fold, and at the rear panel, causing some discoloration. Comes with the rare original dust jacket. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. This heartwarming tale chronicles her journey of overcoming and exceeding boundaries. Although siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert had originally sent for a boy to help them run the farm, they chose to keep Anne anyway and adopt her.
"Anne of Green Gables" is the story Anne Shirley, an orphan who was mistakenly sent to work as a farmhand at a farmhouse in Green Gables.
#Anne of green gables hardcover cracked
Front endpapers protrude from the textblock and have edgewear, due to cracked front hinge. Previous owner's name and address in pencil on the front pastedown. Both hinges are very cracked, but the binding is still holding. Exterior gutters of the spine have split cloth. The book measures 5.25" x 7.75", 429 pages with additional publisher's advertisements. First edition, twenty-fourth printing, with "Twenty-fourth Impression, October, 1910" stated on the copyright page. A brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket is included for protection and display.
Moderate wear and soiling to the cloth boards. The book is in very good minus condition. First edition, twenty-ninth printing, with "Twenty-ninth Impression, August, 1911" stated on the copyright page.
Soiling and wear to the covers with two large discolored stains to the front cover. First edition, twelfth printing, with "Twelfth Impression, September, 1909" stated on the copyright page.
Hinges archivally repaired, spine slightly soiled, cover plate faintly rubbed. Housed in custom gilt-lettered cloth slipcase. Original pale green cloth, gilt-lettered, pictorial paste-on. This is an especially nice copy of one of the rarest of all highspot children's books. This formula proved incredibly powerful, with millions of readers who have enjoyed and related to her realistic, spirited 11-year-old. Determined to become a writer, Montgomery nevertheless wanted to create a heroine with more spunk and passion than what she typically read - a heroine more like her view of herself. Anne's story was inspired in part by Montgomery's own experience as a "charity child," left by her father in the care of her aged grandparents after her mother's death. First impression of the beloved story of a young orphan girl sent to Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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