About this title: 1926. Tales Told in Holland consists chiefly of stories with a few translations from the greatest Dutch poets and a few old Dutch nursery rhymes, naive and nonsensical as our English rhymes, and contrasting interestingly with the far more sophisticated rhymes of the French. There is at least one story from each of the eleven Dutch Provinces, which ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book House for Children, Chicago
Date Published: 1926
Description: Good. 190, [2] p. illus. (part col., incl. map) 28 cm. Illustrated t. -p. and lining-papers in colors. On cover: My travelship. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Description: Reader copy. Crayon mark on front endpaper and inside cover, pencil marks around word edges pages 186 & 187, stain on upper and lower parts of pages, some small tears, cover grubby and stained. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book House for Children, Chicago
Date Published: 1926
Description: Petersham, Maud & Miska. Good. No dust jacket. 190 p. large orange hardcover w/front illustrated (same as shown), very light soiling to cover, light wear to spine ends, beautiful illustrated endpapers, front free endpaper has a 2"tear at binding from bottom up, otherwise pages are excellant, very clean, no writing or corner creases, binding and hinges very good-wonderfully illustrated read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book House for Children, Chicago
Date Published: 1926
Description: Good. No dust jacket. clean tight copy, cover shows slight wear, slight aging. 190, [2] p. illus. (part col., incl. map) 28 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Maps. Audience: Children/juvenile. Illustrated t. -p. and lining-papers in colors. On cover: My travelship. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book House for Children, Chicago
Date Published: 1926
Description: Maud & Miska Petersham. Good. No dust jacket. Corners bumped, some marks on front illustration and scuff marks on front & back. Child's crayon drawing on free pages at front and end page at back, but otherwise text is clean, tight & unmarked. 190 p. Includes: illustrations, maps. Red boards with color ilustration of Dutch princess in center, fancy gilt title on front and spine. No D/J. Colorful end papers showing Dutch scenes & map of Holland. Numerous quality color illustrations. A compilation ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Book House for Children., Chicago.
Date Published: 1948
Description: Quarto, red boards with gilt titling to top board and spine and a pictorial onlay with blindstamped border to top board. 192pp. Bumped to top forecornerdusty and somewhat rubbed. Pages beginning to tone to margins, else internally clean. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book House for Children, Chicago IL
Date Published: 1967
Description: Petersham, Miska. Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Cover is chipped and bumped. Pages are clean and tight. Nice pictures. read more
Binding: Original Binding
Publisher: The Book House for Children
Date Published: 1950
Description: Good. 1950-Good+-This hard bound book has a pictorial cover, b/w and full color illustrations, illustrated title page, illustrated end pages/inside cover pages, taped page, spine faded, clean tight pages, and no markings. -Second Printing-Privately Owned Illustrated by Maud & Miska Petersham Site allows up to 30 calendar days for standard U.S. shipping-please take this into account when choosing a shipping method. Thank you! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book House for Children, Chicago
Date Published: 1926
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Spine pulled. Boards with some soiling. A very nice copy. Pages clean, colors bright, one page with small tear. 190, [2] p. illus. (part col., incl. map) 28 cm. Includes: Color illustrations, Maps. Audience: Children/juvenile. Illustrated t. -p. and lining-papers in colors. On cover: My travelship. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book House for Children
Description: Petersham, Maud and Miska. Good to very Good. No Jacket. Tales Told in Holland-My Travelship-book of stories edited by Olive Beaupre Miller, pictures by Maud and Miska Petersham, published by The Book House for Children-latest copyright date shown is 1950. Large 190 page red hardback book with colorful paste-on on front cover shows some scuffing on rear cover and has bumped corners-overall good to very good with clean, sharp, bright, very good pages-a charming book. No dust jacket. NOT AN EX ... read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book House for Children, Chicago
Date Published: 1926
Description: Petersham, Maud & Miska Petersham. Good. No dust jacket. rubbing at the corners. 190, [2] p. illus. (part col., incl. map) 28 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Maps. Audience: Children/juvenile. Illustrated t. -p. and lining-papers in colors. On cover: My travelship. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book House for Children, Chicago, IL
Date Published: 1950
Description: Petersham, Maud and Misha. Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Thirtieth Printing, 1954. Beautifully Illustrated collection of chuildren's stories. Covers have moderate wear with a small bit of fraying at the top and base of spine and bumping on the corners. A few tiny black spots on the covers. Interior pages are clean and bright. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book House for Children, Chicago, IL
Date Published: 1950
Description: Petersham, Maud and Misha. Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Twenty-eighth Printing, 1950. Beautifully Illustrated collection of chuildren's stories. Covers have moderate wear with a small bit of fraying at the top and base of spine and bumping on the corners. One or two tiny black spots on the covers and a faint pencil mark on the front. Interior pages are clean and bright. read more
Edition: Twenty Eighth Printing
Binding: Large Hardcover
Publisher: The Book House for Children
Date Published: 1950
Description: Petersham, Maud & Miska. Good. No Jacket. Some bending to cover corners. Rubbing on inside front cover partially obscures pictorial decoration. A few pgs only have small tears. Spine is tight; pgs are unmarked. Beautifully illustrated Durtch legends and folk tales. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book House for Children / Printed in USA., Chicago
Date Published: 1926
Description: Petersham, Maud, and Petersham Miska (Illustrated by). Very good. No dust jacket. Minor cover soiling, top page edges darkened. Half-inch tear, corner crease to front free end paper. Rear inside board has had paper lightly pasted on, leaving slight residue. 190, [2] p. 28 cm. Light orange washable cloth over boards. Gold ornate titles. Color Illustrations. Contents at back, followed by colorful map. Audience: Children/juvenile. Vibrant color illustrations: cover, endpapers, title page, with ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book House for Children, Chicago
Date Published: 1954
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very Nice condition. Beautiful gold gilt lettering and embossed illustrated cover. No writing, Not ex-libary, Not a remainder. 190, [2] p. illus. (part col., incl. map) 28 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Maps. Audience: Children/juvenile. Illustrated t. -p. and lining-papers in colors. On cover: My travelship. Bookplate with name on front endpage. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book House for Children, Chicago
Date Published: 1954
Description: Maud and Miska Petersham. Near Fine. No Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 30th printing, very light wear to corners, and spine ends, no marks inside. read more
Binding: Large Hardcover
Publisher: The Book House for Children
Date Published: 1926
Description: Petersham, Maud & Miska. Good+ No Jacket. Moderate wear to cover corners and spine ends. Small, light stains to title pg. Spine is tight; pgs are unmarked. Beautifully illustrated Durtch legends and folk tales. read more
Binding: Pictorial Cloth
Publisher: Book House for Children
Date Published: 1952
Description: Petersham, Maud & Miska. Very Good+ No Jacket. 190pp plus Contents page and color map in rear. Charming color and b/w illustrations. Color pictorial endpapers. Contents are clean. Red cloth covers with color pastedown on front, and gilt lettering on front and spine. Front cover has a small brown spot on the "L" of Holland in title. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Selling online since 1999. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book House for Children, Chicago
Date Published: 1926
Description: Good. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall Second volume in the three-volume Travelship series. Contains a collection of cultural folktales and verses, illustrated in full color. Orange cloth with a color illustration mounted on the front cover, illustrated endpapers, 192 pages. Covers a little rubbed, mainly at the extremities, minor shelf soil, good hinges, sound text block, pages clean and free from names or other markings. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Book House for Children
Date Published: 1926
Description: Petersham, Maud & Miska. Good. No Jacket. Cover has bumping, chipping, scuffing, marks & tiny tears-Marks on edge-Cracked hinge at FPD-POS on second pg-Some marks & dampstains in book pgs-Some book pgs have tears-Cracked binding at a few spots in book pgs-Bright colourful illustrations. read more
Binding: Pictorial Cloth
Publisher: Book House for Children
Date Published: 1926
Description: Petersham, Maud & Miska. Very Good. No Jacket. 190pp plus Contents page and color map in rear. Charming color and b/w illustrations. Color pictorial endpapers. Contents are clean. Rear free endpaper has a light vertical crease. Red cloth covers with color pastedown on front, and gilt lettering on front and spine. Top and bottom spine, and cover corners, are rubbed. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. read more
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