Ruth Helm (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Cover slightly scuffed. Contents are clean and tight. Good. NOT A FORMER LIBRARY BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Gekiere, Madeleine (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st edition, a very good book in a somewhat worn dust jacket, a little loss, a few short closed tears, Gwendoline is a sad giraffe, homesick for Africa. Illustrated.

Kiehl & Christian Newswanger (illustrator). Stated First Edition. Signed by illustrators Kiehl & Christian Newswanger on half-title. Near fine hardcover in same unclipped dust jacket (in mylar sleeve). Slight wear & toning, no marks. Scarce children's book about Amish community in Pennsylvania. Kiehl & Christian Newswanger are well known illustrators (father and son) who were part of the Lancaster County Mennonite community going back some 250 years. See photos.

Condition: New. pp. 168 49:B&W 6.14 x 9.21 in or 234 x 156 mm (Royal 8vo) Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam.

Condition: New. pp. 168.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. DUSTJACKET ONLY NO BOOK, 1952, DUST COVER ONLY, NO BOOK , VG DJ ONLY, Light scuff mark & wear, 8 1/2 X 6 3/4 IN. Approx ,She was a very sad Giraffe Homesick for Africa & beautiful Acacia Trees which she had eaten There.So she was glad to go with Tommy who had rented her from zoo for a week to help Uncle Henry trim city's trees. She began to talk & was put on city's payroll.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Madeleine Gekiere (illustrator). 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated DJ covers feature a black, white, and red illustration of a tiger against a black background by artist Madeleine Gekiere. Boards are in overall very good condition, and feature a red line drawing of a tiger in a jungle. Corners are sharp. Spine has red text against a grey background. Binding is strong and secure. Endpapers and feps are illustrated. Illustrations are present and clear. Interior is gently age-toned, exhibits minimal signs of age and wear. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. DJ looks is nicely preserved behind Mylar and is backed with archival paper. Close examination of DJ reveals light edgewear, including tiny closed tears at the head of the cover. Illustrated DJ has some light edgewear, mainly small chipped spine edges on the head and foot. ** Children's picture book by Ruth Helm about a man who got tired before finishing mowing his lawn for seventeen years. As a result a very fine jungle had developed and a tiger came to live in the jungle behind his house! This is a very funny story and is told in a the same serious style that delighted boys and girls who enjoyed the authors previous work. ** 48 pages. 7 x 8.5 inches. ** Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 168.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 348.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 168.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 168 52:B&W 6.14 x 9.21in or 234 x 156mm (Royal 8vo) Case Laminate on White w/Gloss Lam.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 168.