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Published by Carrick & Evans, 1940
Seller: Rare Reads, Athens, GA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: 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.
Published by J.B. Lippincott, 1947
Seller: HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC, Boston, VA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. First Edition. 1st edition hardcover in cloth covered boards with negligible surface soil and lightly worn paper spine label. 264 p. uncirculated library book with two stamps on feps, pocket and all pages present. The pleasures of twinship are described in this double autobiography by the talented, lovely and adventurous identical twins - the Hoffman sisters. Early in life they worked out a set of personal goals for themselves and they tell the irrepressible, play-by-play success story of how they went about attaining those goals - a unique adventure that begins in St. Paul, Minnesota, and leads to far and bizarre places. An amusing story. Illustrated throughout with line drawings by the authors.
Published by Carrick & Evans Inc., New York, 1938
Seller: Attic Treasures Book Shop, Mt. Carmel, IL, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Ruth and Helen Hoffman (illustrator). 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.
Published by J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia
Seller: Russ States, Oil City, PA, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good -. (1947), 264pp, illus. by authors, slight soiling to cover, slight soiling & edgewear to dj.
Published by Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1947
Seller: Gil's Book Loft, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. stated 1st. Copyright by Ruth Hoffman Brooks & Helen Hoffman Spitzer. Tiny foxmark top spine. Attractive b/w artwork by authors. very good, good+ chipped worn dj, paste-on to taupe cloth. Tight 264 pgs. Book.
Published by Robert Hale
Seller: Goldstone Rare Books, Llandybie, CARMS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. The hinges are in good condition. The text to the spine is clear and bright. Photograph available on request.
Published by Carrick & Evans, New York, 1940
Seller: SuzyQBooks, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Authors (illustrator). First Edition. Chipping. Dent in spine cloth. Pages clean. Binding good.
Published by Robert Hale, 1942
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1942. First Published in Great Britain. 48 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative cloth. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Light foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Hinges are very lightly cracked but boards remain firmly attached. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild mottling, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends.
Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, Pa., 1941
Seller: Bygone Pages, Aurora, MN, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Ruth Hoffman and Helen Hoffman (illustrator). 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.
Published by Blue Ribbon Books, 1941
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
Book
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. (Originally published, 1938) Slightly smaller book, green cloth, light wear to tips and spine corners, 314 lightly browned pages, small illustrations throughout. DJ has books advertised inside. DJ has yellow background on front and spine, tiny color-illustrations on both, slight surface wear on front, very slightly browned. DJ has very tiny tear at top back edge, three tiny nicks to front bookfold edge. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.
Published by Robert Hale, 1942
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1942. 47 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow pictorial cloth. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed. Book is tanned all over. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.
Published by Carrick & Evans, Inc., 1938
Seller: Antiquariat Machte-Buch, Magdeburg, Germany
8° 1 314 S. Einband fleckig und leicht bestoà en, 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.
Published by Angus & Robertson, 1940
Seller: LOTSABOOKS, HAMILTON, New Zealand
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good - Hardback. No Jacket. illustrated by the authors.
Published by J. B. Lippencott 1947, Pages are Aged, Yet Clean, 1947
Seller: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Some b/w Illustrations (illustrator). 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. Book.
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.
Published by Carrick & Evans, Inc., [1940]., New York:, 1940
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
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.
hardcover. Condition: Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES ; Good or Better hardcover, minor wear to covers, tips bumped, 8vo, 307 pp.
Published by J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia [et al.], 1941
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
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.