Peter by Holm, Anne - 1968

New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc., 1968. New condition in a Fine dust jacket, protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Bright, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. A remarkably fresh, crisp, and clean copy. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped ($3.75). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. By the author of North to Freedom, which won the 1963 Gyldendale Prize for the best Scandinavian children's book. Historical fiction. This is a highly imaginative fantasy/adventure. Young Peter finds himself in ancient Greece, where he and new friend Cimon uncover the plans of an advancing army in time to save the town. Then its on to post- Conquest England and the squabbles of Rosamund the Norman and Torquil the Saxon. Before returning home to Demark, Peter makes a stop in the England of Oliver Cromwell. Translated from the Danish by L.W. Kingsland. Bound in the original gray cloth. Includes dust jacket.. First Printing of the First US Edition. Hardcover. New condition/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Mars, W. T. (jacket art) . 8vo. 224pp.