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Hans Brinker: Or, the Silver Skates. A Story of Life in Holland
by Dodge, Mary Mapes. Illustrated By F.O.C. Darley and Thomas Nast
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: James O'Kane, 1866. First American edition, title page dated 1866. Purplish brown cloth over beveled boards, gilt spine lettering and front cover decoration, four engraved plates including frontis, title page in black and red, 347 pages plus four pages (two leaves) of ads printed in black and red. Covers lightly rubbed with the spine ends expertly renewed in matching cloth, some minor wearthrough to corners, front hinge internally cracked but secure, text block sound, some speckling to endpapers, pages very clean and white, neatly written gift notation dated 1886 on front free endpaper, no other markings. The book is best known for its accurate depiction of Dutch life in the mid 19th century and includes the fictional episode of the boy who stuck his finger in a leaking dike and saved his town. It includes a climactic championship skating race which spurred popularity of speed skating which was not a well known sport at the time.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 043533
- Title
- Hans Brinker: Or, the Silver Skates. A Story of Life in Holland
- Author
- Dodge, Mary Mapes. Illustrated By F.O.C. Darley and Thomas Nast
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- James O'Kane
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1866
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- CLASSIC CHILDREN SKATING SPEED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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