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title: Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates
author: Mary Mapes Dodge
illustrator: George Wharton Edwards
year: 1943
condition: A clean copy in fine/excellent condition save for slight spotting along covers. Strong binding and spine. Clean, tear-free, and stainless pages.
publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
pages: 329
dimensions: 7 inches x 9.75 inches x 1.5 inches
description: Hardcover book bound in dark blue cloth with a pasted illustration along the front cover. Decorated in gilded text along the spine. Features lively illustrations by George Wharton Edwards.
synopsis: Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates, first published in 1865, takes place in the Netherlands and provides a colorful fictional portrait of early 19th-century Dutch life as well as a tale of youthful honor. In this classic winter tale, set against a backdrop of frozen canals in a land of windmills and wooden shoes, the year’s most thrilling event is about to take place — the race to win the coveted Silver Skates. For youngsters of the Dutch village, the time is especially exciting. But Hans and Gretel Brinker, with their hand-carved wooden blades, can hardly expect to compete against their well-trained young friends who own costly steel skates. Raff Brinker, their father, is seriously ill, and the desperately poor family is struggling to survive. To win the race, the siblings will need a miracle — and a helping hand.