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(Description)

Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Title: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES. Illustrated by M. A. and W. A. J. Claus.
Publisher: Boston, L. C. Page & Company, 1910. First edition, twenty-fourth printing, with "Twenty-fourth Impression, October, 1910" stated on the copyright page. 
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5 " X 5.5 "
Pages: viii-429 pages + (1) catalogue.
Binding: Attractive and very good original decorated cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn, soiled and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. A rare find in any condition!
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean. rare light foxing or staining - as shown). 
Illustrations: Complete with the beautiful 8 full-page illustrations by M. A. and W. A. J. Claus.

Estimate : (USD 600 - USD 800)

The book: Rare and attractive early printing of the first edition of Anne of Green Gables -- a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-20th century. Set in the late 19th century, the novel recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl, who is sent by mistake to two middle-aged siblings, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, who had originally intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in the fictional town of Avonlea in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The novel recounts how Anne makes her way through life with the Cuthberts, in school, and within the town.

The author: Lucy Maud Montgomery OBE (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables. The book was an immediate success. The central character, Anne Shirley, an orphaned girl, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following.