Duhy Olive (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No jacket. The Bruce Publishing Co., [c1946]. Hardback, 8vo, 100pp. Gift message (1946), edges a little stained, no d/j, slightly bumped. A fair copy. /0.2uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good+. First Edition. Used book, red/black hardback covers. No d/w.Good sound copy of a scarce childrens book from the 1940's.Name & address of prev. owner on ffep. Title page is faded. Nicely illust by Rene Cloke, some in full-colour and some monochrome.Contains 6 stories inc, 'The treasure hunt', 'Wally the Wallaby's Adventures', 'A Trip to Bubbledom', 'Mummy's Understudy', 'King jingo of Storyland' and 'Wendy Meets Mr Punch.' Size: 11" X 8.5". Rene Cloke (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. THE DUST JACKET IS WORN WITH CHIPS TO TAIL AND FOLDS. EDGES BUMPED. THE RED BOARD COVER IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH MILD BUMPING TO CORNERS, EDGES AND BOTH ENDS OF SPINE.TITLE WRITTEN CLEARLY TO FRONT. NAME STICKER TO INSIDE COVER. TANNED TO FFEP AND WRITTING TO BACK PAGE. PAGE 41 HAS BEEN TORN OUT BUT IS ALL PRESENT. BINDING SECURE AND PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK. RENE CLOKE (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Presumed 1st Edition. Undated (BL has 1946). Red cloth hard boards, black titling. Pp 94. A square, clean copy; boards have good colour; neat inscription to first endpaper; lettering faded on title page; all contents bright and clean; illustrations in the text and the 6 colour plates all in very good condition. A sound example of a scarce title. Image available on request. Rene Cloke (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A charming book, very much of the time! Six pretty full page colour plates, and illustrations in tone throughout, in Miss Cloke's inimitable style. Art paper. Bright cloth, and in an attactive pictorial dust wrapper with small chip to top left front corner. A lovely book. RENE CLOKE (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo.pp. 100. Original publisher's cloth binding in cherry red, lettered black at spine. Neat Christmas inscription on the front paste down. Circa 1946; no date given however inscription dated "Xmas 1946." Clean, very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 6 colour plates and two-tone illustrations within text. Ghosting to endpapers but otherwise the book is extremely clean and firm inside and out. Red cloth boards with black title in excellent condition, minimal wear. The dustjacket is bright and largely complete but has a small loss to top edge of front panel, see image. Cloke, Rene (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red cloth hardback with bold black title. No date but inscription to pastedown is 1947. Endpaers are browned. Contents very good. Contains 6 full colour plartes including frontis and many two-tome illustrations.Tthe rear of dustwrapper is includedbut alas the rest is missing. Six children's stories. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.