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Hans Brinker Or The Silver Skates, A Sory Of store Life In Holland, By Mary Mapes Dodge,
M.A. Donohue & Company, No Date, Hardcover. Former owners inscription dated 1923.
New York native Mary Mapes Dodge had never visited Holland when she wrote Hans Brinker, but "Every detail of life and custom was so carefully verified by the author that the book was immediately accepted by the Dutch as the most faithful story of Dutch life known in Holland". In addition to the climactic championship skating race, the novel includes the celebrated episode of the young "Hero of Harlaam" who stopped up the hole in the dike with his finger and saved the town, a fictitious hero and event for which the Dutch have erected a commemorative statue.
Condition: Used: Good hardcover. No DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked with some age discoloration. Covers show edge wear and thinning of fabric in spots. with rubbing. Binding is tight, hinges strong.
Product code: Hans Brinker Or The Silver Skates By Mary store Mapes Dodge 1920's