An ornately decorative edition of Hans Brinker by Mary Mapes Dodge, a fictional account of life in nineteenth century Holland. It popularized the legend of the boy and the dike, which was not Hans, and was an international bestseller even though the author had yet to visit the country when it was first published in 1865.
Blue boards with gold gilt and embossing on front and spine. Gold gilt top pages. Hinges loose. Rubbing, bumping, foxing.