$12,000
Alcott, Louisa May (1832-1888) Autograph Letter Signed, [c. 1868]. Small laid paper bifolium inscribed on all four pages. To Thomas Niles, her publisher, making editorial notes pursuant to the publication of Little Women . Folded, with an ink smudge of the author's partial fingerprint, formerly mounted, with a thin scrim of paper from the mount adhering to the blank margin along the fold on the verso; 5 x 4 in. when folded. Mr. Niles, I send the design with May's alterations. She cannot do much but has put a snood onto Meg, & shaded here and there. About the title, we think that if a second one is needed, "Meg, Jo, Beth & Amy" simply, is enough, for it isn't the story of their lives, & any-thing like "the story of" [crossed out] a year of their times is suggestive of Leslie Goldthwaite. My sister does not want to be identified as one of the little women & prefers to have it stand - "illustrated by May Alcott." Pray excuse this untidy note but my small nephew is in my lap recovering from a tumble & his gambols are not conducive to elegance of handwriting. Yours in haste, L.M.A.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-06-01
