THE LITTLE OLD ENGINE RAILWAY SERIES NO 14 by AWDRY , REV W , KENNY JOHN T , - 1970

LONDON: KAYE & WARD, 1970 Red boards with gilt titles and engine to upper board, 105 x 140 mm approx.Landscape Format,64 pp. First Kaye and Ward printing 1970 of Nos,14 in the Railway Series first published by Edmund Ward in 1959. [ The Thomas the Tank series ] the return of the old engine Skarloey [ based on real old train called Talyllyn based at Towyn, Wales ... author acknowledged help received from Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society. Good/Fair (Book - small area of fading to bottom front corner where loss to jacket else no notable shelf wear or soiling. Tide mark to fore edge of a number of pages from a liquid spillage. Not too significant but worthy of mention and book downgraded from Vg for that reason. Binding Sound with no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- significant loss of 20 x 10 mm approx to bottom front corner and loss to top edge of rear panel of 50 mm up to 6 mm approx in depth. A little uneven fading and less significant nicks/line creases. base corner clipped , 35p to top edge of front flap fold. Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve). Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.