Awdry (Rev. [Wilbert Vere]) Mountain Engines
£50
London, Edmund Ward, 1964.
First edition. Oblong 12mo. Original dark blue pictorial boards. Dust-jacket, priced 5/6.
First edition of the nineteenth book in the Rev. Awdry’s famous ‘Railway Series’.
In stock
A very good copy of the book; jacket with some creasing and wear, closed tear from lower edge of upper panel.
Illustrations.
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