Around the World in Eleven Years

by Patience, Richard and John Abbe

Front Cover:

This is a nifty book about a family who traveled all over the world, the children all at very tender young ages. They had marvelous adventures. The book was published in 1938 by Blue Ribbon Books, New York. The book measures 5 ¾ inches by 7 inches and contains xii, 204 pages. The blue cloth cover is faded in places, on the boards and on the spine. The cover shows signs of wear to the edges, corners and to the top and bottom of the spine. The spine is tight and the hinges are strong. The pages show no signs of rips or foxing. There are several inscriptions on the front free end page. Exceptions noted, the overall condition of this book is good.


Copyright

Contents:

  1. France
  2. Austria and Germany
  3. Russia
  4. Hitler Germany
  5. England, and the Boat to America
  6. America

    7. Addenda
    These Are the People We Like
    These Are the Animals We Like


Left: Richard and I went to the Casino de Deauville and won the prize.
Right: Our Meme. The person on her lap is I, Patience


Top: We went fishing with Aunt Thelma Colman and Uncle Ike in Claude Monet’s Garden, Giverney, France.
Bottom: Monsieur Le Cure and a Monk. Hennequeville, Normandie. We walked in their procession for Sainte Therese, who is a Saint in Lisieux, France.


Top: These ladies combed my hair in German style in the Black Forest.
Bottom: The Schupo at Saltzburg, Austria, and the waif, our dog.

Excerpt:
Mamma took us to the Louvre in Paris when we were very little. I remember a picture of a Prince with a collar around his neck and a lady was painting him.

We went to the circus often in Paris. It was much better than the American circus because they show one show at a time and we sat in a circle and could see everything. We were frightened of the Fratellinis because they had their faces painted white. We liked Grock because he was quiet. The Fratellinis had sixteen children, but Papa said they don’t own all of them. They took some in off the streets, and made clowns of them.

We liked the agents de police because they were kind to you. Once Mamma had to get an agent de police because Tina our cook was giving all her money to the boys in the bistrot. I remember she used to sit in the bistrot with the boys and let us play outside on the street. Mamma thought she had us in the park. We all cried when Tina went away with the agent de police because Tina used to read stories to us.

But once the agents de police took Papa to jail...
End excerpt


Top: Over the rail is the Moscow River. Behind us is the Kremlin where Stalin lives now instead of the Czar. The Russian children around us are proletarians.
Bottom: I, Johnny, getting my shoes shined in Moscow. It cost 40 kopeks.


Top: This is how we bathed in Cliasma, U.S.S.R.
Bottom: These are the children in our grade in Russia. Johnny was put out of the school. He was too little.


Left: The people who were seasick couldn’t do this
Right: This is our wagon lit in our Berlin studio. We took turns in sleeping on each etage.

Price: $75.00
Please contact us for Shipping Costs

Please contact us for further information at:

milhousbooks@wowway.com, Thank you for your inquiry!

Charles and Jean Milhous
(216) 618-3027
Milhous Books
Garfield Heights, Ohio 44125

Sales Terms

To see more books please visit Milhous Books Main Page