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de Leeuw, Adele.
DINA AND BETSY.

Edition: First printing.

New York: Macmillan, 1940. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story one summer in the life of two young sisters - Dina is ten years old and Betsy is just six - who live on the island of Walcheren, one of the islands in the Province of Zeeland. Hundreds of years ago the men of Walcheren helped drive the Spanish from the seas and secured the peace of The Netherlands. Illustrated with black and white and duotone drawings by Cateau de Leeuw. Includes a glossary of Dutch words. 138 pp. Illustrated endpapers.

Condition: Near fine in light gray cloth in a very good dust jacket (some edgewear and chipping to the dj).

Book ID: 75224

Keywords: Children's and Illustrated, holland, netherlands

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Haasse, Hella S.
IN A DARK WOOD WANDERING: A Novel of the Middle Ages.

Edition: Book of the Month Club edition (same size and quality as trade edition).

Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers, (1989.) dj. Hardcover - An historical epic, originally published in the Netherlands in 1949, set in the fifthteenth century, during the Hundred Years War between France and England. Revised and Edited by Anita Miller from an English translation from the Dutch by Lewis C. Kaplan 574 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-897333365.

Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

Book ID: 37466

Keywords: 15th century, england, france, Historical Fiction, hundred years war, netherlands

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Hesse, Monica.
GIRL IN THE BLUE COAT.

Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

New York & Boston: Little Brown, 2016. First edition - The author's first novel, a carefully researched coming of age story for young adults, set against the horrors of war. Set in Amsterdam in 1943 where Hanneke spends her days dealing in black market goods - until an older woman asks her for helf in finding a Jewish teenager she had been hiding, "who has vanished without a trace from a secret room. Hanneke initially wants nothing to do with such dangerous work, but is ultimately drawn into a web of mysteries and stunning revelations that lead her into the heart of the resistance, open her eyes to the horrors of the Nazi war machine, and compel her to…
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New York & Boston: Little Brown, 2016. First edition - The author's first novel, a carefully researched coming of age story for young adults, set against the horrors of war. Set in Amsterdam in 1943 where Hanneke spends her days dealing in black market goods - until an older woman asks her for helf in finding a Jewish teenager she had been hiding, "who has vanished without a trace from a secret room. Hanneke initially wants nothing to do with such dangerous work, but is ultimately drawn into a web of mysteries and stunning revelations that lead her into the heart of the resistance, open her eyes to the horrors of the Nazi war machine, and compel her to take desperate action." 301 pp plus an author's note on the historical accuracy.
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Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

Book ID: 67766

Keywords: arc, coming of age, nazi occupation, netherlands, uncorrected proof, world war ii fiction, Young adult books

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Holland, Cecelia.
THE SEA BEGGARS.

Edition: First printing.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Historical novel set in 16th century Netherlands, a peaceful, prosperous and tolerant world until King Philip II of Spain orders his army to purge the land of heretics, extending the reach of the Inquisition. SIGNED on the title page. 305 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by Braldt Bralds. ISBN: 0-394-504062.

Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

Book ID: 61657

Keywords: antwerp, Historical Fiction, inquisition, lowlands, netherlands, pirates

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MacLean, Alistair.
PUPPET ON A CHAIN.

Edition: 2nd printing.

London: Collins, (1969) dj. Hardcover - International suspense thriller involving heroin smuggling set in Amsterdam and in picturesque Zuider Zee. 255 pp.

Condition: Very good in a near fine dust jacket (prev owner's name, bookplate).

Book ID: 57918

Keywords: heroin smuggling, interpol, Mystery - Suspense & Detective Fiction, netherlands

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Seaman, Augusta Huiell.
JACQUELINE OF THE CARRIER PIGEONS.

Edition: Early printing.

New York: Macmillan, 1919. dj. SIGNED hardcover - INSCRIBED by the author on the front free endpaper and dated Seaside Park, NJ, Dec 25, 1938. Seaman's first published book, originally published in 1910. Although there are some suspenseful elements to this story of the siege of Leiden in the 16th century, it is a historical novel rather than a mystery story. The heroic actions of the young boy are based on a true story, but the character of his sister, Jacqueline, is fictitious. Introduction by noted historian William Elliot Griffis and a decorative title page and frontispiece by George Wharton Edwards. Bound in plain beige cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. The same size as the original Sturgis…
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New York: Macmillan, 1919. dj. SIGNED hardcover - INSCRIBED by the author on the front free endpaper and dated Seaside Park, NJ, Dec 25, 1938. Seaman's first published book, originally published in 1910. Although there are some suspenseful elements to this story of the siege of Leiden in the 16th century, it is a historical novel rather than a mystery story. The heroic actions of the young boy are based on a true story, but the character of his sister, Jacqueline, is fictitious. Introduction by noted historian William Elliot Griffis and a decorative title page and frontispiece by George Wharton Edwards. Bound in plain beige cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. The same size as the original Sturgis and Walton edition, measuring just 7 1/2 by 5 1/4 inches, but slightly thinner at 1 1/8 inches. Although the ilustrated title page includes the date of 1919 (MXMXIX), this was probably a slightly later printing. 302 pp.
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Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket, which reproduces the illustration on the title page on the front cover. Some chipping to the edges of the dj, and loss of about 1/4 inch at the top of the spine of the dj. Nevertheless, it is very uncommon to find these early printings in a dustjacket and in this lovely condition, and especially so signed by the author.

Book ID: 27670

Keywords: Children's and Illustrated, first book, historical fiction, juvenile series, leiden, netherlands, young adult
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Stevenson, Jane.
THE WINTER QUEEN.

Edition: First US printing.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. dj. Hardcover first edition - An historical novel set in Holland in the seventeenth century; "At its center are two royal exiles: Elizabeth of Bohemia, the Winter Queen, and her clandestine lover, an African prince with shamanic gifts, sold into slavery and freed after years of bondage." 308 pp. ISBN: 0-618149120.

Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

Book ID: 69271

Keywords: Historical Fiction, netherlands

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Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth.
A TRAITOR AMONG US.

Edition: First printing.

Grand Rapids: Erdmans Publishing, 1998. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A story of a young boy helping the Dutch resistance in occupied Holland during World War II. SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper and dated in 1999. ISBN: 0-8028-51519.

Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.)

Book ID: 19083

Keywords: Children's and Illustrated, dutch resistance, holland, netherlands, world war ii

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