Easton Press HANS BRINKER or THE SILVER SKATES Rare OOP

 BEAUTIFUL Easton Press book, with all the excellent features of premium editions from the publisher

From the Easton Press Library   Hans Brinker or   The Silver Skates by   MARY MAPES DODGE   ILLUSTRATED IN COLOR AND B & W   SHIPPING DISCOUNTED   LIKE NEW CONDITION: NO BOOKPLATES, ODORS, SCRATCHES, STAINS, GOLD LOSS OR OTHER  WEAR   This book is out of print and nearly impossible to find. I have not seen another copy of it on Ebay.    The story concerns a fatherless boy who wins a pair of silver skates in competition, and then sells them to help his mother. Naturally, all are redeemed by his sacrifice.   Despite its sentimentality and romanticism, this work is historically significant for its conscious and unconscious assumptions about pre-Holocaust, European Jewry and its depiction of a way of life in Holland that no longer exists.

Volume contains all of the classic Easton Press features:

Premium Leather Silk Moire Endleaves Distinctive Cover Design Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold Satin Ribbon Page Marker Gilded Page Edges Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability Beautiful Illustrations POLICIES AND Book conditions: PLEASE READ   SHIPPING: I hand carry all items I sell to the post office and include a delivery confirmation number you can track on line.   International Buyers: (non-U.S. or Canada) Although I do not advertise world-wide shipping, if you wish to buy a book from me, I will try to help you. Unfortunately, it is an expensive and time-consuming proposition. I suggest you purchase one book and ship First Class if you just want to go cheap, but 3 - 4 books  Priority Mail if you want more bang for your buck. If the volumes aren't over-size, I can fit 3 or 4 of them into a flat-rate box, and you pay the same shipping for 4 as you would for 1 or 2.   CONTACT: I check my listings morning and evening, and pick up EBAY messages at those times, too.   MORE, MORE, MORE: I post new listings, when I have them, on Saturday and Monday mornings.   I always include exact information about the condition of any book I sell. Reasons for ranking this item as I have are in bold. I rank as follows:   MINT OR MINT-D: Book is exactly as received from publisher. MINT copies are flawless. MINT-D books have a publisher’s defect. In the case of Easton Press books, defects I have seen are 1) an ill-sewn corner or 2) a scratch or depression in the page gilding. These defects are rare, but if a MINT book I am selling has one, I always report it. However, I will not take responsibility for MINT-D defects and will not accept a return of a MINT-D book unless I am at fault in not reporting it in the book description.   LIKE NEW: Book is in perfect condition. Binding is tight but not mint-tight because it has been read. Possibly, though rarely, a LIKE NEW book might have a manufacturer’s defect, or one/two very insignificant flaws (one small scratch, one small bump, etc.). No bookplate attached. NO FLAWS.   FINE: Book is in excellent condition, still beautiful, but is older, may have shelf-wear or scratches. No bookplate attached.   VERY GOOD:  A quite nice book, overall, still suitable for display but with several minor flaws. Any otherwise new or fine book with an attached bookplate I rate VERY GOOD.   READING: Book is a good reading copy, in good condition if your object is to read the book.  It is not a display copy, but it is not going to fall apart in your hands, either.  It may have quite a few flaws: fading, shelf wear, scratches, bookplates, loose spine. I report these flaws accurately.   I never sell ANY Easton Press or Collector’s edition that has odors, torn binding, or water/grease/fire damage.