Date: 1866. Illustrated by F.O.C. Darley and Thomas Nast. New York: James O'Kane, 1866. 2 pp undated ads. Original green cloth, beveled. First Edition of this children's classic. Hans and his sister Gretel want to win the annual ice-skating race on the canals of Holland, but cannot afford proper skates -- and must also find the money for an operation for their father, who is an invalid... Also, as a tale-within-a-tale, this book includes the story of the little boy who puts his finger in a hole in a leaking dike and keeps it there all through the cold night, until adults arrive in the morning to make the necessary repairs. Mary Elizabeth Mapes Dodge became a widow at the age of 27 when her husband died in 1858, and turned to the field of literature to support herself and their two young sons. Mrs. Dodge was recognized for many years as the foremost American writer of juvenile stories of her time. Her greatest success was with her story of Dutch children, HANS BRINKER, published in 1865 [but dated 1866], the same year as ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Though she had never visited Holland, she put so much research into this book that it was accepted as authentic by the Dutch themselves. Like all her books, it is distinguished by keen humor, originality, and a quality which is not so much sympathy with the child mind as identification with it... HANS BRINKER has become a standard children's classic, almost to the same degree as has Louisa May Alcott's LITTLE WOMEN (which it preceded ...

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[publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York] Hardcover 8vo. [6], 11-377, [1], [1]-6 (pages of publisher's advertisements for other children's titles), [2] pp. Blue cloth with decorations stamped in red, black, and silver. Illustrated by a frontispiece and twenty additional black and white plates, with several in-text illustrations. Baumgarten 64. A Very Good book slightly askew with minor toning and spotting to the spine. Name written on the free front endpaper.
[Madison, WI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1895]
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[publisher: Eds Thomas Nelson and Sons, Londres - New-York] Hardcover In-12, 320pp., illustr., gravures et hors-texte sur le patinage sur glace, reliure pleine toile percaline decoree de l'editeur, Nb-0140,
[Saint Maurice, France] [Publication Year: 1892]

The Goldsmith Publishing Co First Edition Hardcover Fine in Very Good + jacket Size: 8vo-over 7.75"-9.75" tall; 1st edition hardcover with shelf wear on lower fore edge of frt board only, others sharp, spine ends bumped. No names or tears and only one finger smudge on fore edge of illust fep. No date of publication, believed to be the first Goldsmith publication. Stunning original dust wrapper in new mylar has small chips at tips and spine ends but is essentially complete, unclipped and has a beautiful full color illust that wraps around to backstrip. 245 pp. Illust yellow background paper covered boards with green cloth spine.

[publisher: Sampson Low, Martson, Low, & Searle. 1875] Hardcover Half title, front., illus. Name cut from leading f.e.p. Orig. olive green cloth, borders ruled in black, pictorially blocked & lettered in gilt; spine sl. dulled. This charming novel, first published in 1866, introduced the American reading public to the legendary Dutch story of the hole in the dyke, in which a little boy saves his countrymen by plugging a life-threatening leak with his finger. It appears here as a brief narrative within the story. The novel also has numerous references to speed skating, and helped popularise the sport.
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1875]
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ISBN10: 1330889916, ISBN13: 9781330889916, [publisher: Forgotten Books] Softcover New
[Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2018]

[publisher: Sampson Low, Martson, Low, & Searle. 1875] Hardcover Half title, front., illus. Name cut from leading f.e.p. Orig. olive green cloth, borders ruled in black, pictorially blocked & lettered in gilt; spine sl. dulled. This charming novel, first published in 1866, introduced the American reading public to the legendary Dutch story of the hole in the dyke, in which a little boy saves his countrymen by plugging a life-threatening leak with his finger. It appears here as a brief narrative within the story. The novel also has numerous references to speed skating, and helped popularise the sport.
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1875]
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Rand, McNally 1914 Hardcover Good

New York Grosset & Dunlap 1945 First Edition Thus Hardcover Very Good in boards. Light foxing on text block edges.

NY Charles Scribner's Sons 1887 Hardcover FAIR Decorative cloth binding, Age soiled boards. Frayed spine ends, previous owner's names on front end paper and first free page, frontispiece still has protective tissue. Loose title page with 1 folded corner and 1 missing corner.347 pages 11 of the 12 original black and white full page illustrations are present. ("Ben in Trouble" at page 140 is missing). 5.25x7.5" 1.5.

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New York: H. M. Caldwell Co, n.d.. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. 352 pages. Frontispiece. Light blue cloth hardcover with color pasted down illustration and title in black on the front cover. Title on the spine. Illustrated by L. J. Bridgman. Light pencil gift inscription on the front paste down. Toning to the rear end sheets. First edition published in 1866. H. M. Caldwell Co US

Grosset and Dunlap 1945 Hardcover Cyrus Leroy Baldridge Good Book HB good.

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New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co.. Very Good. Date: 1874. Hardcover. 347 pages plus ads. Page 341-342 is torn with a large part of the text missing. 7.5x5.25 inches. Brown pictorial cloth covers with gilt and black stamping. The covers are slightly soiled with rubbed and frayed spine ends and corners. Otherwise, the contents are bright and nice. Near Very Good. . 1874. Scribner, Armstrong & Co. US

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ISBN10: 0448060116, ISBN13: 9780448060118, [publisher: New York, Illustrated Junior Library Grosset & Dunlap,] Hardcover 314 pp., bound in pictorial board. Corners and head/tail spine rubbed, fine copy. Illustrations in black and white and full page illustrations in colour. Blue edges. 23 x 17 cm.
[Amsterdam, Netherlands] [Publication Year: 1986]
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ISBN10: 9354361021, ISBN13: 9789354361029, [publisher: Alpha Editions] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2021]
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[publisher: Blackie & Son, London] Hardcover First Edition 238 pp., crown, decorated cloth case. historical novel set in nineteenth century Holland, clean text, sound binding, prize presentation copy. Size: Crown
[Abingdon, OXON, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1911]
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New. ISBN 1313718777 9781313718776 [GB]

Chicago: Rand McNally, Date: 1916. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Hard Cover. Very Good, no dj. Light sun fading to spine of book, corners of book lightly bumped.. 1916. Rand McNally [US]

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[Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2018]

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, Date: 1913. Hardcover. Very Good. Later printing. Very good with a fades spine, light wear along the edges, in pictorial boards. 1913. Charles Scribner's Sons US

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, Date: 1912. Hardcover. Very Good +. 5 x 8 in. Blue cloth boards with gray and gilt decoration. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; corners and spine ends have light wear, covers very clean. Binding tight and text spotless. Child. Stax. 1912. Charles Scribner's Sons [US]