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Harry N Abrams, 1988-10. Hardcover. Good.
IN MY GRANDFATHER'S HOUSE. by Poortvliet, Rien - 1988
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IN MY GRANDFATHER'S HOUSE.
by Poortvliet, Rien
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New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1988. 240 pp, oblong (10 1/4" H x 12 1/8" D). Beautifully illustrated in colour throughout. "(T)he fascinating saga, told with pen and brush, of a rural family in old Holland - the Poortvliets - going back ten generations to Cornelis Adriaensz, who died in 1649. Characteristically evocative, Poortvliet's work is remarkable in its ability to touch us. With equal skill he conveys the coziness of a comfortable house set in a bleak and brooding snowy landscape and the light-hearted revelry of a winter carnival. (This book) does not conjure up a romantic vision of the past - the Dutch countryside was not all tulips and windmills. There was hardship and hard work, like that of the young cowherd seen here - an eight-year-old boy whose long and lonely day began at four o'clock in the morning and only ended when he returned home at six o'clock in the evening. We learn of the many Dutch families in the early days who endured the deaths of five, ten, or more babies, and of their joy in those that survived. We even learn of such nocturnal annoyances as the families of noisy mice that shared the straw mattresses of the country folk. (The author's) colorful heritage, traced back to the 1600s, while it does not include rich and famous people, does include characters and stories to rival those of a soap opera in their intricacy and human interest. Those accounts are based on ancient documents such as birth and death certificates and church records, some of which are reproduced. Exploring his own roots, Poortvliet captures the beauty in the faces and in the lives of the country people of Holland as he illuminates their odyssey into modern times." Light to moderate edge wear to boards including a few very small dents, previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, some light toning to the margins of the pages, minor rubbing on the boards. Dust jacket has small faint stain on inside of spine, light toniing to the edges, very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, slight wear at bottom of spine, a few faint rub lines.. Not Signed. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Rien Poortvliet. With calligraphy by Diane Lynch..
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- Illustrator Rien Poortvliet. With calligraphy by Diane Lynch.
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- Edition First American Edition
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- ISBN 10 0810911264
- ISBN 13 9780810911260
- Publisher Harry N. Abrams
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1988
- Keywords Dutch illustrators, Illustrated books, Netherlands, Holland, Farms, Farming, Domestic life, Family, Biography, 20th century, Food, Drink, Social, Customs, Genealogy, Plague, Furniture, Crime, Punishment, Trade, Witches, Witchcraft, Church, Religion, Rien
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In My Grandfather's House
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New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1988. Hardcover. Near Fine Light wear to spine edges; minor bump to top front board edge and board corners./Near Fine Minor bumping along edges and corners; now in mylar protector.. 240pp. 12 1/4 x 10 1/4" Includes 215 illustrations in full color. An illustrated saga about the artist's Dutch heritage. Shipping will be extra for this large and heavy book, please inquire.
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New York: Harry Abrams, 1988. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 240 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Tight copy with minor wear to edges. Illustrated heavily by author. Previous owner's marking on half title page. The illustrator of "Gnomes" imaginatively captures his own heritage in a stunning visual recreation of his family, ranging from an eight-year-old cowherd in the 1600s up through the present day. Record # 369128
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hardcover edition in dust jacket; no prior owner marks; some light offsetting/foxing to end papers; sound binding; cloth cover has rub wear along bottom edges , some light foxing/offsetting to panels, vivid titling; dj has foxing present to verso but no tears arebi
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Harry N Abrams, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Harry N Abrams, 1988. Fine/near fine. 12" x 10 1/4", 240 pages, including 215 illustrated in full color and 25 illustrated in b&w. Unmarked copy. Jacket has bookseller's price sticker on the front.
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In My Grandfather's House.
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NY:: Abrams,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0810911264 . 215 color and 25 black and white illustrations by the author. Edited by Joan E. Fisher. Translated from the Dutch. First edition thus. Light foxing to boards and endpapers, else very good in a very good (light foxing on verso) dust jacket. ; 240 pages .
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NY:: Abrams,. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0810911264 . 215 color and 25 black and white illustrations by the author. Edited by Joan E. Fisher. Translated from the Dutch. First edition thus. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.; 240 pages .
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In My Grandfather's House
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New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. Poortvliet, Rien. 250 pp. Tan cloth with titles stamped in red and black, illustrated endpapers. Oblong. Light wear to edges of boards. Poortvliet is well-known for his illustrations of Gnomes. Hand-written text, delightful pen & ink and color illustrations of life in Holland from the 1950s back to the early 1600s; 10 generations of grandfathers. Oversize book may require extra postage.
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Harry N Abrams Inc, 1988-10-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
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