The life of Jan Klaassen, told to the Dutch youth / by J. Schenkman

Jan klaassen is 'big of nose and high of back' and gets up to a lot of mischief. As an adult he becomes a soldier, a tightrope walker and goes to sea. After a mutiny he is thrown into the sea and ends up in africa. He prevents the murder of a prince and goes home, where he marries katrijn. 22 pages: hand-coloured lith //. Dating: year on front cover. On title page: lith. V. Emrik & binger, haarlem. Plate on front cover and title page identical // a number of illustrations are based on work by bertall and a number (presumably) made by j. W. A. Hilverdink (lust and leering, p. 268-269) // the reverse of the pages is not printed // previously published in 1859 with identical plates and text, but difference in coloring picture books // jan-klaassen stories // rhyming stories.