AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT (AM): Two Pages from JACK AND JILL: A VILLAGE STORY
no date [1880]. Manuscript. One 7-5/8" x 9-3/4" lined sheet with an AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT on one side consisting of 24 lines (@220 words) completely in Alcott's hand. In part: "'That barking dog is for Boo, & the little yellow sled so Molly can drag him to school, he always tumbles down so when it is slippery,' continued Jill proud of her superior knowledge, as she showed a spotted animal hanging by its tail with a red tongue displayed as if about to taste the sweeties in the horn below....'" Much more. With typed transcript and an old auction description with the following florid statement: "Genius of joy and laughter, heartache and pathos-- here is a Beautiful Memento of the One Writer of American Child-Life, whose niche in the closely-guarded immortal Hall of Fame is secure--while sturdier and more oppressive reputations founder and perish with the passing of years." Minor smudging to text at right edge (still legible), remnants of prior mounting along right edge verso. Very Good. Item #022525
This fragment appears on page 59 of Jack and Jill, Beacon Hill Bookshelf edition, Boston, 1929.
Price: $4,500.00