Jo's Boys, and How They Turned Out
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1898. Early Reprint. Early reprint. Measuring approximately 7" x 5" with 365 numbered pages.
This book is in good minus condition. Heavy bumping and chipping to both ends of spine. Gilt lettering and design on spine still full and vivid. Moderate scuffing to both boards. Front hinge cracked exposing mesh at title page. Previous owner's name in pen on title page. Rear hinge cracked. Interior pages are clean.
The book takes place ten years after Little Men. Dolly and George become college students dealing with the temptations of snobbery, arrogance, self-indulgence, and vanity. Tommy becomes a medical student to impress childhood sweetheart Nan, but after trying to win her favor by "accidentally" falling in love with and proposing to Dora, he finds he is happier with her and quits medicine to join his family's business. Rob and Ted fall into a scrape with Dan's dog that draws them closer in the end.
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Inventory #(N9-16). Item #4976
Price: $50.00