Hans Brinker

Hans Brinker, or TheSilver Skates: A Story of Life in Hollandis a novel by American author Mary Mapes Dodge, first published in 1865. The story 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… Read more 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… Read more about this item

Nicely illustrated vintage copy of "HANS BRINKER - or, The Silver Skates" by Mary Mapes Dodge. 1924; Harper and Brothers; New York. The book features a color frontispiece, full-page color plates, and black & white illustrations throughout (many of which are full-page) by Louis Rhead. Condition: The gilt lettering on the spine has faded a bit; the bottom edge of the spine… Read more about this item

New York : Scribner , 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xiv, 393 pages. Subjects; Dutch Childrens Stories. Children's Stories. Mary Mapes Dodge.

M. A. Donohue. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Cover is in good condition with bleached spine. Cover has several stains on it and is rather dirty. This book has been well read, owned and gifted to several people in its life, as well illustrated by the numerous inscription within the front flysheets. It is almost like holding… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1945. Hardcover. Decorated cloth over boards. Color illustrated endpapers. Ten color plates and many B&W illustrations by Cyrus Leroy Baldridge. Sewn binding. Very Good book / No jacket. Bookplate to verso of FFEP, otherwise interior pristine. Spine faded, but straight and tight, ends bumped. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xv+289 pages. When… Read more about this item

Chicago:: Goldsmith Publishing Company, no date [ca. 1938].. Red Star Classics Series.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: red cloth with black; owner's gift note, the paper is browning, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket; the jacket is faded at the spine, with a chip at the bottom spine about the size of a fifty cent piece.. small… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1904. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Doggett, Allen B. New Amsterdam edition. Ink gift note on front free endpaper, ink name and address on rear paste-down endpaper. 1904 Hard Cover. xiv, 393 pp. Illustrations by Allen B. Doggett. In Holland, poor but industrious and honorable 15-year-old Hans Brinker and his younger sister… Read more about this item

A companion Library edition of Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates A Story of Life in Holland.

& Matlack, 1913. Hardcover. VG-/na. Brightly colored cover illustration; b&w illustrations as well as colorful plates inside. Rubbing & edgewear; bumped cornerssome duststaining/foxing; yellowing; gift inscription inside; otherwise overall clean. 261 pages

New York: A.L. Burt Company, Publishers, 1910. No date but neat name and date on endpage indicate 1910. This book is in good shape for its age. Tanning, some creasing and page turning tears. Spine a little weak in spots. Shelf wear with some points through. Beige board with red and black picture of siblings skating holding hands and… Read more about this item

Amereon Ltd, 1940-06-01 No Dust Jacket, Cover Discolored, Owner Marking. See our Terms of Sale for a detailed description of condition notes. Hardcover. Used - Very Good.

Amereon Limited, 1940-05-31. hardcover. Acceptable/Missing. 5x1x8. Cover does not match one shown. Looks like it had some sort of covering that was glued to the cover. See photos. Front cover is coming loose from the binding. There are several loose pages but all appear to be accounted for. The pages are really tan with age but still quite… Read more about this item

NY: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1874. reprint. Hardcover. Good/None. F.O.C. Darley,/Thomas Nast . Hardcover, maroon cloth covers with faded spine. Front cover depicts a gilt windmill with black titles and ruled border. 347 pages plus publisher's ads. B&w illustrations by F.O.C. Darley, Thomas Nast, others. A nice early printing of a classic first published in 1866. Name stamped… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co., 1925. Copyright 1925, this copy likely from that time period. Includes four lovely color plates by Clara Burd. Dark blue cloth with color illustration mounted on the front cover, gilt spine lettering. Very good with some light rubbing to the spine lettering, good hinges, sound text block, name and address neatly written at top… Read more about this item

GARDEN CITY N.Y: GARDEN CITY, 1932. ASSUMED FIRST. . Hardcover. Near Fine/NoNE. N.C WYETH AND PETER HURD. EXTREMLY BRIGHT AND CLEAN TITLE FINE PASTEDOWN BEAUTIFUL FULL PAGE COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS A SOLID BOOK LIGHT BUMPING TO CORNERS BOUND IN BLUE WITH GRAY LETTTERING

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1955. First Edition Thus. 295 pages. Dust jacket over patterned cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Contains colour illustrated plates throughout. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing. Mild tanning to spine, which has mild… Read more about this item

Penguin Publishing Group, 1963. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Publishing Group, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good. 1915. Later Printing. Hardcover. 329 p. 24 cm. Copyright date only. Sound and square binding, with blue cloth-covered boards and pictorial paste-on. Top edge stained yellow. There is a short tear to the cloth at the tail of spine and a tiny tear to the head. Wear to corners. Ding… Read more about this item