The Railway Story Omnibus (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as published). Fact and fiction with a railway theme designed for the younger reader. Wear to the board covers but otherwise a tidy copy. There is a gifting dedication inside the front board dates 1956. All orders processed promptly/.

hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Photograph available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Collins: London, 1956, hardcover, C.5. Written inside cover in black pen.

Condition: Fair. 1956. Reprint. 128 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated paper covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout. Contains colour plates. Pages are slightly tanned with notable foxing throughout. Heavier foxing to text-block edges, pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Minor cracking to gutters. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surface. Small stain to front board. Boards are bowed.

Publisher's original colour illustrated paper covered boards illustrated by T. E. North, brick red cloth spine. 4to. 11'' x 8''. Contains colour frontispiece, 96 pp with one double-page and one other full-page colour plate, monochrome illustrations throughout. First story is 'The Missing Mail-Bag'. End papers absent, rubbing to the corners and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. RAILWAYS & LOCOMOTIVES.

Condition: Good. 1956. Reprint. 128 pages. Pictorial jacket over cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Pp. [128], colour frontispiece plus 1 full page and 1 double page colour plates, black & white text illustrations throughout; cr. 4to; red cloth spine, lettered in black, pictorial paper boards, edges rubbed, bottom edges slightly chipped; gift inscription on upper free endpaper, leaves browned and a little soiled; Collins, London, n.d.[1956?].