Dora Olive Thompson (32 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Browne, Gordon,, R. .I (illustrator). A vg copy, tight, clean, no markings, guaranteed condition. Beige binding.

Condition: Fair. No Edition Stated. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Orange pictorial cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking. Light tanning to spine and edges. Prominent forward lean to text block.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Anne Rochester (illustrator). First Thus. 288 Pages Illus., Dust Jacket Chipped O/W Sound, Pages Foxed O/W Sound.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Red cloth, gold lettering, rubbed, card inside cover "With the kindest regards of the author" Sort of signed by author. FER.

Condition: Good. Boards have some wear, soiling marks. Content has light toning. Foxing to front pages. Toning to page ends. No DJ. Circa 1930's.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. L Pern Bird (illustrator). 224 pages. Fiction for the younger reader. Ornately embossed hard cover binding with gilt lettering. Not dated but there is a gifting dedication for 1928 on the front free end paper which would appear to be contemporary with publication. Some minor wear to the corners but otherwise a clean and sound copy. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK. Please email with your questions.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Gordon Browne (illustrator). green boards, no date but circa 1930's? with some shelf wear, minor wear to edges, spine and corners, owners name on first black page, a very good clean and tight copy, little Dimples was ohaned at an early age and left to the charge of her uncle - who didnt know how to raise little girls! Book.

Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue pictorial cloth. Boards are very notably mouldy. Contains black and white illustrations by Anne Rochester. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Presentation inscription to second endpaper, with a few small nicks, water drops and rub marks along text block edge. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning and very notable mould to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Chipping to lower edges. Book has a slight backward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy surface wear, with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing to spine ends, edges and corners. Lightly tanned and moderately foxed, with water drops to front.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Brown, Gordon (illustrator). "R T S" on spine. Undated. Boards have a browned, slightly faded spine that is turned at the ends. Boards bumped at corners. Insc dated 1942 on fep. No plates, just at chapter headings and a few in text, most of which have had colouring attempted by the owner. Some marks of handling and a few foxing spots to eps. . 269 pps.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Browne, Gordon (illustrator). Red cloth binding has noticeable shelf-wear, a bit of foxing/mildew. Foxing on pages, great reading copy. No date but appears early 1900s.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. E. P. Kinsella; (illustrator). First Edition. 288 pp. Orange cloth lettered in black on the front panel and spine; also, black pictorial on the front panel and spine. This includes a dropped-in four-page pamphlet: A Tribute to the Memory of Dora Olive Thompson by Maybella Roen Garatt. Illustrated with a colour frontis and interior line drawings by E. P. Kinsella. Some chipping on the corners and around the edges of the dustjacket with a few short tears and minor associated creasing; price intact; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Kinsella, E.P. (illustrator). Very good condition with no wrapper. Orange pictorial cloth. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 288 pages. Free endpapers lightly browned else contents very good. Top of front cover nibbled. Base of spine slightly chipped. Corners bumped. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Condition: Good. No Edition Stated. 285 pages. Beige pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Prize plate to front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.Slight forward lean to text block. The clipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fair. No Description.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. E.P. Kinsella (illustrator). Hardcover edition in very good condition. Nd. Text clean, binding secure. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Gordon Browne (illustrator). No Date (1920s). Hardback: colour frontispiece + b/w text ills by GORDON BROWNE., green cloth illustrated and lettered on front and spine in black, a little bumped on spine tips and corners, some discolouration on top edges, inscriptions on front endpapers, a few internal marks and some foxing, else g. thick 8vo, 269pp. Set in Canada.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Browne, Gordon (illustrator). Circa 1929. Very good condition with no wrapper. Blue cloth with black titles and image of boy and girl. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Covers grubby and scuffed. Name in ink to front endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Some foxing. A few b/w illustrations have been coloured. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. E. P. Kinsella (illustrator). First Thus. School Award sticker to previous owner to inside cover. No date, but date on sticker is 1936. Foxing to end pages and edge. Some wear to cloth. Illustrated.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Signed by the Author in brown ink with an inscription: 'Signed for Ruth McElherde (?) with the regards of the author'. An inscription below in blue ink: 'Sent with much love from Aunt Mammi/Nanni (?). This is the last story written by the greatest Canadian authoress of girls' stories. She was a cripple from birth and she signed this book especially for you, Ruth, just a few weeks before she died. She is called 'the bravest of all Canadian girls'.' Blue cover with black script and illustration. 5 x 8 inches approximately. Minor scuffed edges and browning paper due to age otherwise in good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. uk1st.edition.qst.printing/no date but no later printing details.sunday school presentation bookplate dated 1935.some foxing.blue boards with 3 girls running on front boards. colour frontpiece.vg tight copy.57.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Pictorial hard boards. Spine shows girl holding a cat. Spine is intact. Clean & tight. Prize label is dated 1930. PAGE EDGES ARE FOXED. No jacket. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref SH27. Lizzie Anne by Dora Olive Thompson.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Anne Rochester (illustrator). Undated But Assumed Early 1920S ( The Author Died 1934) Some Foxing To Fly Papers, Colour Frontispiece. Authors Gift Inscription On Ffep And Dated 1926 , In Very Good Conditio. Grey Cloth Covered Boards With Picture Of Lady And Child, Black Title On Front And Spine. Spine Very Slightly Aged And Rear Board Showing Some Faint Bleaching Of Colour. By Author.

0 Thompson, Dora Olive DIMPLES London: "Every Girl's Paper" Office, nd 269pp color frontis, b/w illustrations Gordon Browne 8vo dec red cloth spine slightly sunned, else fine copy with only minimal signs of shelf-rubbing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. L. Pern Bird (illustrator). First Edition. 224 pages, frontis plus 6 b/w plates. Edges dusty, award certificate at front. All plates present in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. (RTS) The Girls Own Paper Office, London General wear, orange cloth with black illustration of train and boy being removed from tracks still bright. Binding slightly cocked, slightly loose. Inscribed and signed by Author and dated 1930 on ffep. Inscribed by Author(s). Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Kinsella, E. P. (illustrator). Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding starting to loosen, first 2 pages before title page separating at front hinge, pages age toned. Pictures available upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Illustrated by Gordon Browne (illustrator). First Edition. H/b; monochrome illus boards; g+; 8vo; 256pp; thick 8vo; red cloth cover with black illustration to front and spine; pretty colour frontis; title page has small corner torn off; a couple more corners torn off - text unaffected; rear end paper removed; author's only (part) school story; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Pp.224, b/w frontis. + 6 other plates, fep absent, occasional minor spotting, edges spotted. Blue blind-stamped cloth, gilt title to front and spine. G.

Original Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Original red cloth. Dustjacket has a two centimeter tear on the back and a small loss on the spine tail.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Printing. 8vo. 271pp. Blue boards with black lettering & decoration to front board & spine. A very good copy with some lightening to spine. Prize label to front endpaper. The priceclipped very good dustwrapper is complete with no loss. A 3" closed tear to front panel with associated creasing. A few tiny nicks to foot of spine. Uncommon title in wrapper.