About this title: In 1687 a young Sietze Hemmes was walking through the dunes when he noticed there was a ship in trouble! He alerted his village and they rowed to the rescue. More than 300 years later, another young Sietze Hemmes repeats this heroic and selfless act in a modern, motorized lifeboat. Illustrated throughout.
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, New York
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780385309356ISBN:038530935X
Description: Spier, Peter. Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8" x 10 1/2" Fine condition in and out. glossy illustrated cover. jacket has clipped price; o/w fine. read more
Edition: #1ed. /
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780385309356ISBN:038530935X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Out of Print/Children's Historical Picture Book/CleanPgs. w/no tears, bends, marks/Tight Reinforced/Stamp/1687 Rescue of Ship in N. Sea/Detailed Labeled Color Sectional Ills. /Historical Note read more
Edition: No Edition Stated
Binding: Pictorial Buckram
Publisher: Doubleday Publishing, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780385309356ISBN:038530935X
Description: Peter Spier. Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Childrens. Card pocket. Library letter stamp on spineheel. Library stamp on title page. Library sticker residue on back cover corner. Cover corners rubbed. Pencil marks on a text page. In 1687 young Sietze Hemmes sets in motion the rescue of a floundering ship off the coast of a Dutch island in the North Sea, and three hundred years later similar rescues are still taking place. box 807. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday Book for Young Readers, New York
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780385309356ISBN:038530935X
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. DJ v lt creased at upper edge, no tears. Book is new. First printing. 1 v. (unpaged): col. ill. , col. map; 21 x 27 cm. In 1687 young Sietze Hemmes sets in motion the rescue of a floundering ship off the coast of a Dutch island in the North Sea, and three hundred years later similar rescues are still taking place. First Edition. Oblong picture book format. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13:9780385309356ISBN:038530935X
Description: Fair. Ex-Library Book-will contain Library Markings. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Edition: First edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Doubleday, New York
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780385309356ISBN:038530935X
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First edition, first printing. Caldecott Award winning author, Peter Spier's book about a ship rescue, wonderfully illustrated. read more
Edition: 1st Ed
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, NY
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780385309356ISBN:038530935X
Description: Spier, Peter. Fine. Fine DJ. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Another lovely picture book by this CALDECOTT MEDALIST (NOAH'S ARK). In 1687, young Sietze sets in motion the rescue of a floundering ship off the coast of a Dutch island-300 years later similar rescues are still taking place. Chronicles a great tradition of bravery & compassion. Wonderful, detailed full color art. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Co.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780385309356ISBN:038530935X
Description: Spier, Peter. Fine in Very Good jacket. First Edition ~ First Printing. Pictorial hardback. Oblong 8vo. Fine copy in near Fine jacket. read more
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