Author: KIEVIET, C.JOH.,
Title: Uit het leven van Dik Trom. 100th edn.
Description: Alkmaar, Kluitman, [..], 1909. Orig. pict.col. publ. boards, designed by Gerda van Gijzel (freely after Johan Braakensiek). 192pp. frontisp., title-vignette, many text-ills. all being facsims. after the original drawings by Joh. BRAAKENSIEK. Commemorative centenary facsim. edn. of the dutch classical juvenile, covering the adventures & practical jokes by a boy, called Dik Trom (not only his real name but his surname Dik also indicate a fat boy). A number of generations grew up with this book, it was, and still is, a tremendous succes in publishing juveniles. A very fine copy in orig. publ. boards.

Keywords: juvenile youth story dutch commemmoration dik trom literature