But his characteristic velvet suit with Vandyke collar, a fashion of the day, was forced upon many real-life boys who then looked upon the novel with disfavor. “It is unfortunate that Cedric Fauntleroy, the charming American grandson of a crusty English earl, has been stereotyped as a sissy, for he is a charming and resourceful child.
Nicholas Magazine (November 1885-October 1886), Burnett’s book “earned wide praise on its publication enthusiastic reviewers included Louisa May Alcott, and among its English admirers was Gladstone” (Carpenter & Prichard, 316). Housed in a custom cloth chemise and clamshell case.įirst published as a serial in St.
In excellent condition with light wear to the extremities. Octavo, original pictorial tan cloth, engraved frontispiece and 11 plates. $1,600.00 Item Number: 84388įirst edition, first issue with printer’s device on page, 14 pages of publisher’s advertisements bound in back, and signature mark 12, indicating first issue.
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