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An 1880 copy of ‘Little Women’ inscribed by Louisa May Alcott goes up for auction

Por: The Boston Globe Life April 22, 2023

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On Nov. 29, 1880, Louisa May Alcott celebrated her 48th birthday by gifting a special copy of “Little Women” to her cousin, Lucy Ellen Sewall.The copy was a new edition, published by the Boston-based Roberts Brothers that year. Alcott inscribed a short dedication in the book and with it, she wrote in a card to Sewall — a Boston doctor — “Dear Lucy, I cannot wait till Xmas to send my book for fear you will get it from some one else, so... + full article



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