Antiques Roadshow; Appraisal

I see you brought two little books with you today. Yes. They're very aptly titled Little Women. Can you tell me how you got things books. My grandpa. Gave it to my grandma for Christmas. Her name was Jo and she was us all right. I can never write like in the book. Little Women exactly as I have. One of the names in the book my grandmother. Gave it to my aunts and I and gave it to me. Well. Do you know what I mean when I'm mentioning the word first edition. It was one of the first ones. Good. That's exactly right. And Little Women was written by Louisa May Alcott. And it was first published. In Boston in 1868. And it was so popular and sold so many copies. That. She wrote a sequel. The second. That was published. In. Eighteen sixty nine. So what. You've. Got here by gift from your arms is an eight hundred sixty

nine. First Edition. Second state. Of Little Women. And a proper first edition of the second and the two are in their original. Cloth binding as published. Sadly. There's somewhere to the book but many copies that I've seen have got. Handling where the fading of the purple on the spine and covers. And this part one which is the more important one has got a long tear around here. And somewhere at the head and foot of spine. The value of this set. For Auction purposes. I would put at 3 to $5000. If it was a first edition eight hundred sixty eight of the first volume. It would be higher. Maybe five to ten thousand dollars. Now do you have any questions for me about the books. You want.

Simple Thing. Now that's a very good question and I'm glad you asked it. This is called a frontispiece. The first illustration in the book it faces the title page. And. This tissue is there to prevent the print off setting on to the title. Making an image. Of the picture on tape here. Have you read them. Well I suggest that if you do want to read them. You don't read these actual copies of the book because they'd be able they'd be too valuable. It might be a good idea. To get a little fitted case made for it. And thank you very much for coming in.