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Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Rockaway Beach, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1914. 429 pages. Limited to 150,000 copies May 1914.Small ink blot bottom of page 2 and 3. Intrudes into the bottom two lines of text. Pages 8 and 9 have light colored tan stains on the pages. Black and white illustrations. Wear to the corners. Light shelf wear. Wear top and bottom of spine. Spine has faded. Spine is tight and there are no loose pages. Cover colors have faded. Soiling and wear to the covers. Back hinge has cracked. Colored paste down on the cover has faded. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by M. A. And W. A. J. Claus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Anne of Green Gables is the first novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. The story tells of the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl who is mistakenly sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a middle-aged brother and sister who had intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in Prince Edward Island. Like many of her contemporaries, Montgomery did not consider submitting her first novel to a Canadian publisher, convinced that a more lucrative deal could be made with an American firm. The novel was completed in 1905, but was rejected by four major American publishing houses, and it was not until 1907 that Montgomery found a publisher. L.C. Page & Co. finally published Anne of Green Gables in 1908. Anne of Green Gables has sold more than 50 million copies and has been translated into more than 30 languages. Following the success of her first novel, Montgomery went on to write seven more books about Anne, following the beloved protagonist through adulthood and motherhood. Several novels in the series have been adapted and made into a successful television miniseries. Montgomery museums, plays, and houses on Prince Edward Island draw international visitors.
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Reviews
On Sep 17 2017, a reader said:
For juveniles? Realy? I am 58 and always liked it. And tears drop on my cheeks every time.
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Details
- Bookseller
- First Class Used Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010391
- Title
- Anne of Green Gables
- Author
- L. M. Montgomery
- Illustrator
- M. A. And W. A. J. Claus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- LIMITED 150,000 COPIES
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Tight
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- Jacket
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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