The Railway Children

by Nesbit, E

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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The Railway Children

by E. Nesbit

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1906
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Blue-gray cloth pictorially stamped in red, green and white
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NESBIT, E[dith]. The Railway Children. With Drawings by C[harles] E[dmund] Brock. NY: Macmillan [1906]. 12mo, x 309pp. Blue-gray cloth pictorially stamped in red, green and white; t.e.g. 20 full-page b&w illustrations. Some rubbing to spine ends, corners and outer hinges, spine a bit darkened, rear cover has a few small bubbles to cloth and is slightly rubbed, minute traces of… Read more about this item
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1963
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Penguin Books, 1963. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. C E Brock. Spine faded, rubbed and bruised with tears head and tail. Childrens biro name inside front cover. Raffles Bookstore Norfolk All orders normally dispatched within one working day. We will gladly supply further images or more information if required. Discounts available for multiple… Read more about this item
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by Nesbit, E.

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1st Edition
Published
1948
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Hardcover
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Redhill: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd., 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Poor. Sunday School label to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is ragged with some loss.
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1991
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183 pages with full color and black and white drawings throughout. Book is in Very Good condition with no writing or tears and crisp tight pages. About four pages have dog ears. Dust jacket is in Very Good condition with no tears and minor shelf wear on back. Glossy high quality paper. Three children, forced to alter their comfortable lifestyle… Read more about this item
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by E Nesbit

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First Edition 1st Printing
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1906
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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… Read more about this item
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THE RAILWAY CHILDREN

THE RAILWAY CHILDREN

by NESBIT, E

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The Folio Society, 1999. 8vo, 188pp. A very good hardback copy in like slipcase. Illustrated by Inga Moore. .
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The Railway Children (Puffin Classics)

The Railway Children (Puffin Classics)

by Nesbit, Edith

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Paperback
ISBN 10
0141321601
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The Railway Children

by Nesbit, E.; Illustrated by Pamela Kay; Intro by Neil Philip

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First Impression
Published
1989
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
039921819x
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Philomel Books, 1989. Book. Very Good+. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. First Impression. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dustjacket : very good plus / like new. Book: gift inscription inside, otherwise like new. Jacket in new mylar protector. First printing of this illustrated edition..
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The Railway Children

by Nesbit, E

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Reprint; Twenty-Fourth Printing
Published
1982
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Paperback
ISBN 10
014030147X
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London: Puffin Books. Very Good. 1982. Reprint; Twenty-Fourth Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Reading creases to cover and spine, otherwise very good condition no names or marks inside. ; B&W Illustrations; 240 pages; The adventures of three children who move to the country after father has to go away. .
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The Railway Children

The Railway Children

by Nesbit, E

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Reprint; Fourteenth Printing
Published
1974
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Paperback
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014030147X
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Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Puffin Books. Good. 1974. Reprint; Fourteenth Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Heavy cover creases, light edge wear, previous owner inkstamps to front endpaper and inside rear cover, a few small closed tears to edges of reading block. ; Movie tie-in edition with colour photo of cast members including Jenny Agutter and Sally Thomsett… Read more about this item
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by NESBIT E.

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Wells Gardner Darton & Co., 1906. 3rd edn. 8vo. Original gilt decorated maroon cloth (casing shaken and rather rubbed at edges - in protective cover). Pp. viii + 309 + publisher's catalogue, illus with b&w frontispiece with tissue-guard, pictorial title and 19 b&w plates by C.E. Brock (inner hinges loosened; previous owner's neat 1915 gift inscription on front free… Read more about this item
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The Railway Children

The Railway Children

by Nesbit, E.

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Used - Fine
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Published
1969
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
0510160514
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London: Ernest Benn, Ltd., 1969. Third impression of the re-issued edition. A fine copy with a touch of foxing to the endpapers. The dust jacket has moderate edge wear. Scuffed along the folds. A "Dover Publications, Inc." sticker is affixed to the front flap. In Brodart archival dust jacket protector.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus.… Read more about this item
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by Nesbit, E

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1906
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NY: Macmillan. Another of the beloved Nesbit's wonderful stories like "The Treasure Seekers." Navy-colored cloth covers w/ a little dulled gilt lettering show the image of a locomotive. Light soil and wear w/former owner's name on the FFE; pages lightly yellowed; many b&w drawings. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1915. 1906.
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The Railway Children

by Nesbit, E. (Illustrations by Inga Moore.)

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London: Folio Society 1999. (Hardcover in slipcase) 188pp. Near fine, no dust jacket. Color illustrated covers in a very good green slipcase. Color illustrated title page, black and white and color illustrations. A tiny white spot on the front cover, and the slipcase is lightly bumped at two corners. "'Oh! My daddy, my daddy!'… Read more about this item
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The Railway Children

by E. Nesbit

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1961
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Ernest Benn Limited, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1961. Second Impression. 223 pages. Red dust jacket with black lettering over red cloth. Illustrated by Lynton Lamb. B&W illustrations throughout. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and… Read more about this item
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The Railway Children

The Railway Children

by Nesbit, E

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Reprint; Thirty-Sixth Printing
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1960
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Paperback
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London: Puffin Books. Very Good. 1960. Reprint; Thirty-Sixth Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Reading creases to cover and spine, otherwise good condition no names or marks inside. ; B&W Illustrations; 240 pages; The adventures of three children who move to the country after father has to go away. .
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The Railway Children

by E Nesbit

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Third Ediiton 3rd Printing
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1906
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UK: Wells, Gardner, 1906. Third Ediiton 3rd Printing. Cloth. Very Good +. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 3rd Edition 1906. In the same format as the 1st edition printed in the same year. Twenty full black and white plates by C E Brock. New front endpaper and missing half title page otherwise complete. Book is very… Read more about this item
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The Railway Children

by Nesbit, E.

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Published
1991
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Toronto, ON, Canada: Scholastic Canada, Limited, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Dinah Dryhurst. pp.183 clean tight copy Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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The Railway Children

The Railway Children

by Nesbit, Edith

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1991
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Hardcover
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Scholastic, 1991. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Railway Children

The Railway Children

by Nesbit, E

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Reprint
Published
1967
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Paperback
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Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Puffin Books. Very Good-. 1967. Reprint. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Some cover and reading creases to spine, small ink name inside front cover, slight edge wear. ; B&W Illustrations; 240 pages; The adventures of three children who move to the country after father has to go away. .
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