Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates. A Story of Life in Holland
by Dodge, Mary Mapes (1830-1905)
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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DeLand, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1919. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Allen B. Doggett..
Red cloth with black spine titles; full color paste-on; 7.75 inches tall; 393 pages; illustrated with b/w in-text prints and plates with additional color plates.
The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with some loss of color on the lower edge and spine tips.. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates is a novel by American author Mary Mapes Dodge, first published in 1865.
The novel takes place in the Netherlands and is a colorful fictional portrait of early 19th-century Dutch life, as well as a tale of youthful honor. The book's title refers to the beautiful silver skates to be awarded to the winner of the ice-skating race Hans Brinker hopes to enter
Red cloth with black spine titles; full color paste-on; 7.75 inches tall; 393 pages; illustrated with b/w in-text prints and plates with additional color plates.
The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with some loss of color on the lower edge and spine tips.. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates is a novel by American author Mary Mapes Dodge, first published in 1865.
The novel takes place in the Netherlands and is a colorful fictional portrait of early 19th-century Dutch life, as well as a tale of youthful honor. The book's title refers to the beautiful silver skates to be awarded to the winner of the ice-skating race Hans Brinker hopes to enter
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- Bookseller
- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17560
- Title
- Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates. A Story of Life in Holland
- Author
- Dodge, Mary Mapes (1830-1905)
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Allen B. Doggett.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1919
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