THE LOST TRAIN and other Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity of a Group of Young Canadian Railroaders
by Coombs, Lovell (pseudonym of Francis Edward Llewelyn Coombs)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair to Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
Ottawa: The Mortimer Company, 1933. Book. Fair to Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Small octavo. Volume I in the publisher's 'Railroad Scouts Series.' Illustrated boards, 134 pages + two pages of listings for other titles in the series, + three pages of advertisements, four illustrations. Edgewear, scraped corners, bottom 1&1/4" of spine missing, soiled edges, covers beginning to separate at edges, gift inscription to previous owner, tanning. A fragile item, very scarce in any condition, as are all titles in the series..
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- Bookseller
- Augustine Funnell Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015118
- Title
- THE LOST TRAIN and other Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity of a Group of Young Canadian Railroaders
- Author
- Coombs, Lovell (pseudonym of Francis Edward Llewelyn Coombs)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair to Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- The Mortimer Company
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Date Published
- 1933
- Size
- Small octavo
- Keywords
- NOISBN, LOVELL RAILROAD, RAILROADS, RAILROADERS, RAILROAD SCOUTS
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Augustine Funnell Books
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Fredericton, New Brunswick
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