Louisa M. Alcott’s- Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag, Vol. 1: My Boys, Etc. (1890) | Roberts Brothers, Early Edition

Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag. My Boys, Etc. by Louisa M. Alcott.
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1890.

A late 19th-century edition of this beloved collection by the author of Little Women. Issued as Volume I in the Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag series, this work gathers together an assortment of short stories including “My Boys,” “Tilly’s Christmas,” “Little Marie of Lehon,” and other engaging tales filled with warmth, moral reflection, and domestic charm.

Bound in original deep red cloth with gilt-stamped spine lettering and ornamentation, including decorative flourishes and publisher imprint at the foot. The interior retains its illustrated plates and decorative endpapers, characteristic of Roberts Brothers’ attractive Alcott editions of the period.

This volume represents the enduring popularity of Alcott’s works beyond Little Women, offering readers insight into her broader storytelling voice—tender, observant, and grounded in 19th-century American domestic life.

Original red cloth binding remains sound and structurally intact with visible rubbing, surface wear, and some fading/spotting to the spine gilt as shown. Illustrated. Pages clean. One page detached but included. No other loose pages. Binding tight. With slight lean to the right. 215pp.

Size: 4 1/2” x 6 1/2”

A sweet and increasingly collectible 19th-century Alcott edition, offering both literary significance and classic Victorian shelf presence.