The Railway Children
by E Nesbit
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
UK: Wells, Gardner, 1906. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. C E Brock. 1st Edition 1906. Illustrated throughout with twenty full page plates by C E Brock. Book is very good with quite bright boards. Spine edges and gilt slightly dull. Light edge rubbing. Spine and tips a little creased. Contents quite good with light marking to some pages. Small inscription to lightly foxed/age toned endpaper. Some illustrated plate edges nicked and lightly creased. Quite a good example. More images can be taken upon request.Ref17578/17527
Synopsis
The Railway Children is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, originally serialised in The London Magazine during 1905 and first published in book form in 1906. It tells the tale of children whose father is mysteriously taken away one night and they move with their mother to live in the country, where the railway and those who work and travel on it become the center of their lives.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lasting Words Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027629
- Title
- The Railway Children
- Author
- E Nesbit
- Illustrator
- C E Brock
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Wells, Gardner
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1906
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lasting Words Ltd
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Northampton, Northamptonshire
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...