HANS BRINKER OR THE SILVER SKATES
by MARY MAPES DODGE
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (+) Book/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
RACINE, WIS.: WHITMAN PUBLISHING CO. Book. Illus. by ILLUSTRATED BY ALICE CARSEY. Very Good (+) Book. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brown buckram cover with gilt spine title. Nice brown cover with mild wear to the extremities. Secure binding with few mild inner bindery cracks. About 8-1/4 x 6 with 239 pages. The jacket is lightly rubbed with some small tears (1-1/2 tear at the rear bottom) and creases at the edge. Undated circa 1920s. Scarce with jacket!.
Reviews
On Jan 9 2012, Patrick1952 said:
What a wonderful story of a close knit family whose honesty, hard work, loyalty, and selflessness is ultimately rewarded while undergoing hardships of poverty, and sickness. You have to admire Hans, who first would have given up his opportunity to acquire a pair of steel ice skates so his sister Gretel could have a pair of her own, and later gives up his chance to compete in the big skating contest so his loyal friend Peter could compete. And of course you must fall in love with Gretel who really has a heart of gold and goes on to win the Silver Skates. It's a shame no movie, even the fine Disney version, didn't follow exactly the story line by Mary Mapes Dodge. This book truly belongs in every household.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rose City Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111030122
- Title
- HANS BRINKER OR THE SILVER SKATES
- Author
- MARY MAPES DODGE
- Illustrator
- ILLUSTRATED BY ALICE CARSEY
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (+) Book
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- WHITMAN PUBLISHING CO.
- Place of Publication
- RACINE, WIS.
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
Rose City Books
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About the Seller
Rose City Books
Biblio member since 2004
Portland, Oregon
About Rose City Books
Rose City Books is an independent, antiquarian bookseller and publisher, located in Portland, Oregon (The City of Roses); specializing in rare and hard-to-find books, magazines, and vintage sheet music. Serving a world of literary enthusiasts from the beautiful, Pacific Northwest.
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...