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VERY RARE gilded & embossed illustrated hardcover book complete with dust-jacket. "The Little Colonel's Holidays" By Annie Fellows Johnston. Illustrator: L. J. Bridgman. This is the Forty-Third Impression, published by L. C. Page & Company Publishers, Boston, November 1944. 12mo, 19.8 cm x 13.8 cm x 2.9 cm, Burgundy cloth-covered boards, Gilt embossed lettering on spine & front cover, Clear embossed 'The Little Colonel' Trade Mark on back cover, Matt printed dust-jacket. 232 pages. Weight: 375 Grams. CONTENTS ARE LIKE NEW!!! However, dust-jacket is age tanned, discoloured, large scratch either side, slight damage alongside spine on back, edges frayed with tiny pieces missing. BOOK IN GREAT SHAPE: Spine has faint ridge down middle but remains clean & sturdy, slightly bumped & scuffed either end, gilt bright, binding tight! Cover is mostly clean with a tiny spot mark on back, edges discoloured & a little worn. Corners are very slightly bumped & scuffed. Ink annotation on 1st end paper, transfer of ink onto front pastedown & dust-jacket flap. Top & vertical edges slightly marked. Very light age tanning throughout. RARE ITEM, BOOK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!!! Another great volume from the famous Little Colonel Series (Trade Mark), a great book for girls telling the adventures of a young Kentucky girl nicknamed The Little Colonel & her friends, with 8 black & white illustrations on plates by L. J. Bridgman. This story depicts the Little Colonel's holidays with her friends Lloyd, Eugenia and Molly. 16 chapters in total, here are the first ten: I-The Magic Kettle. II-The End of the Summer. III-Back to the Cuckoo's Nest. IV-To Barley-Bright. V-A Time for Patience. VI-Molly's Story. VII-A Feast of Sails. VIII-Eugenia Joins the Search. IX-Left Behind. X-Home-Lessons and Jack-O'-Lanterns. We have other books from The Little Colonel series, so please check our listings, thank you! IN STOCK in the UK!!! We post the same day, or if that's not possible, the very next working day. Seller's Ref: 332-B. Seller Inventory # ABE-8727406423
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