BURNETT, FRANCES H. (1849 - 1924)

 

BURNETT, FRANCES H. (1849 - 1924)

Little Lord Fauntleroy, 1900 (5th edition) [sold-verkocht]

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BURNETT, FRANCES H. (1849 - 1924)

Little Lord Fauntleroy. Annotated by L.P.H. Eykman and C.J. Voortman.

P. Noordhoff, Groningen. 1900. Fifth edition. Hardcover. Green decorative Art deco/Art nouveau cloth. With red page cuts on three sides. 244 pp. 15½ x 20¾ x 1¾ cm. 454 gr. The Gruno Series I.

A very popular book when first published, Polly Hovarth writes that Little Lord Fauntleroy "was the Harry Potter of his time and Frances Hodgson Burnett was as celebrated for creating him as J.K. Rowling is for Potter."

The tale follows a young boy Cedric Errol who lives with his mother in New York. He is visited by an English lawyer who informs him that he has inherited the title Lord Fauntleroy and is the heir to an earldom and vast estate.

Shelf wear to the edges and to the head and toe of the spine. With light bumps to the head and toe of the spine. The text is bright and clean, a bit of age tanning, the binding is secure, a solid collectible children's book.

Booknumber: 16221

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