Ruth hoffman helen hoffman (14 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. This is a childrens little Arab boy story called Little Arab Ali, copyright 1941, possible first edition with no other date found, hard cover, no dust jacket, written and illustrated by Ruth and Helen Hoffman (who knew him). THIS IS NOT A LIBRARY BOOK. The book has some bumped corners and edge wear, otherwise in good condition with tight binding, nice illustrations, clean and 48 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ruth Hoffman and Helen Hoffman (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Poor. 314 pages; 33 chapters; pages tight; moderate page wear; page edges cut rough and slightly darkened. previous owner name inked on front end paper. Numerous b/w drawings by the artist sisters; Beige linen-like hard covers with cartoon like illustration on front; black lettering on spine. minor shelf wear; White lettering on blue, black and white background of dust jacket. Some tears on dj edges; fading, creases; some yellowing and rubbing. photo of twin authors on back dj. Story of Ruth who married an Englishman-then sister, Helen, went with them to Iraq-Baghdad to "the Garden of Eden" area of the Tigris. They encounterd the life of the Sheikhs, Arabs, social activities and amenities of the Arab civilization. Book is a gay and humorous record of their unusual experiences of a mythical setting, desert pets, domestic problems and other adventures. RARE VINTAGE COPY. Ruth and Helen Hoffman (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Poor. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition. No dust jacket. Ex Libris with all the usual attributes. Cover worn with tears, soiling and spots. Spine leaning; back hinge cracked. Dust jacket flaps taped to first page. A few dog-ears, and some soiling and marks. Poor condition.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good -. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good +. (1947), 264pp, illus. by authors, slight soiling to cover, slight soiling & edgewear to dj.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good - Hardback. No Jacket. illustrated by the authors.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED; Good or Better hardcover, minor wear to covers, tips bumped, 8vo, 307 pp.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. 271 pages. missing dj, cloth worn, name ffep, some light foxingOur Arabian Nights is a 1940 travel memoir written and illustrated by the Americ an twin sisters Ruth and Helen Hoffman. The book chronicles their vibrant, humor ous adventures living in Baghdad and exploring the Iraqi deserts during the poli tically tense late 1930s.…

HARDCOVER. Angus and Robertson, 1940. First edition. A good copy with foxing to the boards, edges and the prelims and endpapers. The d/w is good and unclipped with light sunfading to the spine and repaired edge wear with some loss.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the authors with a hand-drawn illustration at front free endpaper. 8.25 x 6 inches. xii, 314 pp. Beige cloth with paper spine label, paper label illustration affixed to front board. Corners bumped with some tearing to cloth, rubbing, a few scattered spots of soiling to boards and spine label. Good. Inscribed by Author(s). …

8vo. 307, [1] pp. Illust. title, numerous text illustrations. Beige-coloured cloth, red, black & white colour plate mounted front cover, red, black & white spine label (minor shelfwear, minor bumping to couple corners), w/ d.j. cover art by the Hoffmans (minor chipping to couple corners, minor scuffing, couple closed tears, price-clipped), VG/G copy. First edition of this often-amusing, and occasionally shocking memoir of the twin sisters lives in Baghdad, Iraq where Ruth Hoffman's husband was an engineer building railroads. They mixed with the Prime Minister, native princes, Royal Air Forde officers, and bedouin chieftains (including the harem), and assembled a menagerie of birds, cats, a wild boar, gazelles, storks, rabbits, and peacocks.…

No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Hardback : hard cover edition in good to better condition, a typical used book with slight wear to edges and spine. Overall good / nice copy of this scarce title. Excellent reading on the subject. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand for yourself, or would make a GREAT GIFT for the fan / reader in your life. Reading is one of the great pleasures in life. Dj bio is pasted down to inside front cover and back cover. DJ is not complete, previous owner pasted down the interesting bios. Please send us a note if you have any questions. Thank you. Some b/w Illustrations (illustratore). Book.…

8° 1 314 S. Einband fleckig und leicht bestoÃen, Buchblock unsauber aufgeschnitten, Namenskürzel auf Einbandvorderseite, Namenszug und handschriftliche Eintragungen auf vorderem Vorsatz, Schmutztitel und Titelseite, auf hinterem Vorsatz montierterte Klappentext Mit einigen Illustrationen Leineneinband mit privat montiertem Etikett.…

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. 47, [1]; illustrated throughout, some in two or three colors; publisher's orange cloth with pictorial pastedown; dust jacket with light wear at edges and several very shallow chips at extremities. This copy inscribed by the authors "To Corrine," and with an original drawing of a camel sniffing a cat.…