The Railway Children
by Nesbit, E.; introduction by Helen Cresswell
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
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
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- w0179
- Title
- The Railway Children
- Author
- Nesbit, E.; introduction by Helen Cresswell
- Illustrator
- Inga Moore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Fiction, Literature, Illustrated Books, Children's Books, Espionage, False Accusation
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...