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Vintage 1947 Illustrated Little Women – Louis Jambor Art - $35
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Key Features of This Edition:
Illustrations: Contains the classic full-page color plates and black-and-white drawings by Louis Jambor, whose romantic and detailed style defined this story for a generation of readers.
Binding: Features a decorative patterned cloth cover with color paste-down illustration on the front board, typical of Grosset & Dunlap's quality reprints.
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap – known for their sturdy, well-illustrated "Illustrated Junior Library" series.
Year: 1947 – a post-war printing that captures the classic book design of the era.
Condition:
The book is in good used vintage condition. The cloth cover shows minor shelf wear, but the binding is intact. The interior pages are clean with tight binding, and Jambor's illustrations are bright and intact. It is a complete, solid copy with no loose pages.
Collector's Appeal:
Illustrator-Centric Collecting: Prized by collectors of Louis Jambor's work or vintage children's book illustration.
Edition-Specific: A definitive edition for those seeking the familiar 1940s-1950s gift book version of Little Women.
Nostalgia & Design: Valued as much for its art and physical design as for the text itself.
Perfect for: The collector of vintage illustrated classics, mid-century children's literature, or holiday gift books. A beautiful piece of publishing history that evokes a bygone era of reading.
A lovely, nostalgic edition that represents how generations of readers first met the March sisters.