Pansies & Water Lilies 1902 Louisa May Alcott pictorial book in rare DJ

(Old Books, Early 20th Century Books, Juvenile Books, Children's Stories, Illustrated Books, Louisa May Alcott).

Pansies and Water-Lilies, by Louisa M. Alcott.
Published 1902, Boston by Little, Brown, and Company.
76 pages. Text in English. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's catalog at rear.

Publisher's cloth binding, gilt title lettering, original pictorial dust jacket (with visible chips and short tears but still overall attractive).

Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.

Binding gently age worn, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall very clean and attractive as an object.

Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally. Early 1905 gift inscription to free endpaper.

Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.

Book Measures c. 7 7/8" H x 5 1/4" W.

[B9339].