Little Blacknose: The Story of a Pioneer by Swift, Hildegarde Hoyt - 1929

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1930. Book. Illus. by Ward, Lynd. Good. Hardcover. 149 pages, b/w chapter heads and decorations top of each page, 8 full-page illustrations in black, white and red or green by Lynd Ward, illustrated endpapers; 12mo, orange ribbed cloth. Very good-, spine sunned, light cover soil, one plate loose; no dust jacket.

Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1947. Dark red hardcover binding with black letter clean square and tight Illustrated endpapers, interior clean with just a few smudges and a bit of yellowing, binding tight. No writing tears or marks. DJ has some shelfwear, price-clipped, protected from further damage in clean Brodart jacket. 149 pages. Illustrations in orange, black and white. Copyright page states 1929 with the line [1-7-47]. A nice, clean and tight copy in scarce dustjacket. The first little locomotive ever made for the New York Central Railroad had a place of honor in the waiting room of Grand Central Station in New York City for many years. This is the life story of this engine gold in a simple but dramatic manner for children Wonderfully illustrated.. Illus. by Ward, Lynd. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+.

NY: Harcourt, Brace & Co, 1929. dj w/chipping, in mylar; illustrated end papers; 149 clean, unmarked pages; rust c w/black titles. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Lynn Ward. 12 vo.