Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. London: Harrap, 1929 (second edition thus); Good Wives. London: Harrap, 1927 (first edition thus). Both volumes Illustrated by Percy Tarrant. Pp, 271, 295. A very good set in brown buckram, with gilt decoration to spine. School prize award label to front free endpaper of little women.

Originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869 and based on the author’s own youthful experiences, ‘Little Women’ & ‘Good Wives’ is one of the best-loved children’s stories of all time.

A coming-of-age novel It describes the family life of the four March sisters living in a small New England community, in the Northeastern United States.