A Little Princess

Burnett, Frances Hodgson; Rust, Graham (Illustrator)

ISBN 10: 0879237848 / ISBN 13: 9780879237844

Published by David R. Godine, Publisher, Boston, Massachusetts, 1991

About this Item

Orig. published in 1905, this is a beautiful hardcover version of the classic children's tale from Boston publishers David R. Godine, illustrated throughout by British muralist Graham Rust, in 192 pages. The First US Edition, third printing in this format from 1991, this hardcover has navy blue cloth-covered boards with white decoration & lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG+ in a VG+, unclipped DJ: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. Bottom edges show slight rubbing from shelfwear, with slightly bumped corners. The DJ is colorful & bright with a very tiny rubbed area to heel of spine where it meets front cover. SPECIAL: Order at the same time with Burnett's "Secret Garden" (our #020269) & take 20% off both, + only $1.00 shipping for the second book! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Little Princess
• Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher, Boston, Massachusetts
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879237848
• ISBN 13: 9780879237844
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Rust, Graham
• Edition: First US Edition
• Printing: 3rd Printing
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children-Young Adult (YA)::Illustrated & Pictur...
  • Children-Young Adult (YA): Literature, Fiction,...

About this title

Synopsis

The classic tale of rags to riches, and of kindness rewarded, that has entranced generations of children since 1905. Young Sara Crewe lives a life of luxury until a tragedy strikes. Thrown back on her own resources, Sara displays the nobility of a real princess until, as if by magic, her fortunes change again.

Sara was the adored only child of a rich, indulgent father. She arrived at Miss Minchin’s Seminary for Young Ladies in a flurry of silks and satins. The envy of the pupils, who spitefully call her “the little princess,” she lives a life of luxury―until her father dies and the unscrupulous and spiteful Miss Minchin relegates the poor girl to the seminary’s attic.

Frances Hodgson Burnett was a British-American novelist and author of The Secret Garden. This novel, A Little Princess, shares the same sense of drama and charm as well as an understanding that nothing is more important than the friends we make in this life. The U.S. National Education Association named the book one of its “Teachers’ Top Books for Children.”

About the Author

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) grew up in England, but she began writing what was to become The Secret Garden in 1909, when she was creating a garden for a new home in Long Island, New York. Burnett was already established as a novelist for adults when she turned to writing for children. Little Lord Fauntleroy, written for her two young boys; the play A Little Princess, which became the basis for the novel of the same name; and The Secret Garden are the works for which she is most warmly remembered.