Anne of Green Gables
Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1908. Claus, M.A. & W.A.J. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fair / No Jacket. Item #2347592
1923 55th printing with Claus illustrations, not the later reprint with illustrations by Elizabeth R. Withington. All plates included. Boards rubbed and soiled, some loss from gilt titles, hinges loosening, spine faded, ink name on front endpaper.
vii, [3], 429, [7] pp. 8vo. Light green cloth, gilt titles, portrait of Anne mounted on front board. Frontispiece and 7 plates by M.A. and W.A.J. Claus. The first book in what has become one of the most popular series for young readers. It inspired a 1919 silent movie adaptation (though this is now considered a lost film), and numerous adaptations since.
Price: $500.00