Anne Of Green Gables First Editions

A young orphan struggles to adjust to the new experience of a permanent home on prince edward island.

Anne of green gables first editions.

The book quickly became a best seller. Since that first edition in 1908 this girl adopted into a little town called avonlea in prince edward island canada has been stealing the hearts of readers generation after generation and is still adored by kindred spirits around the world today. Just over 100 years ago lucy maud montgomery introduced the world to a red headed spirited orphan girl named anne with an e shirley. 1908 anne of green gables first edition.

Anne of green gables first edition. In 2009 a first edition of anne of green gables sold for 37 500 at a new york auction. Of boston on june 13 1908. Oversized unpaginated colorful illustrations a simplified retelling of how anne an eleven year old orphan comes to live on a prince edward island farm and preceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.

Due to age and or environmental conditions the pages of this book have darkened. Since then over 50 million copies have been sold worldwide. Bound in green cloth true first editions state first impression april 1908 on the copyright page and contain 8 illustrations by m a. My daughter was about ten years old when we started reading the anne of green gables series and then at a flea market i saw this book and i.

Anne of green gables was first published by l c. In boston in 1908. Moderate edgewear on the boards.