ie They are NOT coming from overseas !!
THE FIRST TULIPS IN HOLLAND
- By Phyllis Krasilovsky -
Illustrated by S.D. Schindler.
ISBN: 9780385174633
ISBN10: 0385174632
Publisher: Doubleday & Coompany Inc., Garden City, New York, USA
Published: 1982
Binding: HARDcover 32 pages
Condition: UNread & displayed condition! HERE in MELBOURNE! A retired display
copy as illustrated!
Edition: Stated FIRST EDITION: 1st printing
TIGHT, SCARCE HARDCOVER ~ IN MELBOURNE ...
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Remains UNread - it was the duplicate gift to a family member so displayed in the lounge cabinet. It is Tight - neat, no marks within but for the birthday message on the half title page. Appears as in my photos - this is the exact copy!! A nicely preserved copy - superb!
No discernible shelf wear, the interior is tight and spotlessly clean with 32 reading pages. THIS copy is the Stated FIRST EDITION: first printing from 1982 - the US publishing by Doubleday & Coompany Inc., Garden City, New York.
There are many beautiful, sumptuous full color illustrations by S. D. Schindler.
SCARCE title - this is an UNread copy!!
In original pictorial painted cloth over boards HARDcover binding - a larger volume, in publisher's covers which are in excellent condition. No dj
(Stored with 2023!)
Measures approx. 13½ x 10 inches or 34 x 26cms (LARGE!! postage??)
SYNOPSIS ....
A fictionalized account of how a Dutch merchant brought tulip bulbs from Persia to Holland where they became immensely popular.
Did you know that tulips are not native to Holland, and were not introduced there until the 1500’s? This fascinating history of Tulips in Holland is retold through story of a merchant and his family.
About the Author
Phyllis Louise Krasilovsky (née Manning; August 28, 1926 – February 26, 2014) was an American writer of children's books. Best known for her picture books, although also the author of two young adult novels and numerous magazine and newspaper articles, some of them humorous. Krasilovsky's first two books were accepted for publication when she was nineteen and newly married. Both of them were written in response to real children. The Very Little Girl (1953) was originally a birthday card for her sister's child, and The Man Who Didn't Wash His Dishes (1950), a humorous cautionary tale about a lazy man who neglects his dirty plates for so long that he has to eat from a soap dish. It was illustrated by Barbara Cooney. It was written for her husband's five- year-old cousin who was dying of leukemia. The Cow Who Fell in the Canal (1957), illustrated by Peter Spier, was inspired by an incident observed while bicycling through Holland. Other books were inspired by her four children and memories of her own childhood. She wrote four more Man books, and finally one about The Woman Who Saved Things (1993). One of Krasilovsky's favorite books was The Shy Little Girl (1970), based on one of her own daughters, and sensitively illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. Her two young adult novels, The Popular Girls Club (1972) and L.C. Is the Greatest (1975), were based on her own experiences growing up in Brooklyn.
S. D. Schindler is the popular and versatile illustrator of many bestselling picture books, including How Santa Got His Job, Big Pumpkin, the Math Start title Betcha!, also Ursula K. Le Guin's Catwings series; Skeleton Hiccups and Monster Mess! and the 2005 Newbery Honor Book 'Whittington'.
Very Entertaining & Interesting read!
Reviews
Delightful book! …. So I am very biased because the tulip is my favorite flower and has been since I was very young which was a huge part of why I sought this book. Now that aside, this book is very large (about 10 x 13 in) and it has such wonderful illustrations filling that space that I feel like I could just stare at one page for quite some time and take in the details. I really appreciate that the amount of text is not overdone, allowing for the attention to be brought to the illustrations. I liked the story, we recently read The Great Tulip Trade by Beth Wagner Brust which is similar and further explains the things people were willing to trade just to have one tulip. Definitely recommend.
5 stars …. The story is so enchanting and interesting, and the illustrations, oh the illustrations are fabulous, gorgeous, intricate, and just spectacular! The book is oversized and the pictures feel large. Glorious book!
Such a lovely book! ... In this charming story by Phyllis Krasilovsky and illustrated by S.D. Schindler, the reader learns how tulips first came to Holland.
I think THIS book is WHY I love tulips . … Gorgeous illustrations, especially of the tulips. Probably the reason I grew up loving them as I had this book and read it often.
Nice artwork! …. A fictional story about how tulips first appeared in Holland and how they have become to be well known in Holland. Could be used to teach students about other cultures.
One of my favorite books since childhood!! … I remember sitting on my nan’s knee and snuggling in as she read this to me!
Marvellous Reading!
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