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The Train in the Meadow: Available Copies

Moderate wear and discoloring to the covers; pages toned; a sound square binding; no jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 208171.

Decorated Boards, two 1/2" long scratches on cover, Some light tanning along edges. Author of the Bishops Wife and Portrait of Jennie

Wear to cover edges, clean and unmarked. Jacket shows edgewear, not price clipped.

light edgewear, unmarked. Jacket worn at edges, soiling to back, 3" closed tear bottom left front. "one of the most delightful of Robert Nathan's novels".

Square with sound binding. All pages clean and undamaged. Paste stains to the front and rear pastedowns (where bookplates or something may have been removed). Exterior covers spotless with discoloration from sun exposure along top edge. No bumped corners. Dust jacket slightly soiled and toned (age tanned). It is not price-clipped and has a single 1.75" tear from the top edge of the front panel. A little rubbing to edges and seams of jacket. Book and dust jacket will be bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit.

1953. First Edition. 178 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Dust jacket covered in removable plastic wrapper over paper covered boards. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with notable thumb-marking throughout. Mild tape staining to endpapers. Notable water stains to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine and board edges. Heavy tape staining to boards. Mild crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Heavy tanning to surfaces. Light rubbing and marking all over.

Tape Stain on Cover

DJ

Book is fine, with very slight fading to extremities, in fine like jacket, not price clipped($2.75). A fine first edition. There are two small book dealer stickers. One on the rear paste down and one on the lfp. " This is one of the most delightful Robert nathan novels" editor. A train stops in a meadow in sight of the mountains that mark the border. Everyone on board worries about wither their papers are in order and about what lies ahead. Turning his smooth flowing style and his unique mixture of fantasy and reality. of satire and sentiment, toward some of the universal problems of present day (1953) living, Robert Nathan has written a remarkable and on several levels enjoyable story, It is certain to delight his public and to become the center of discussion for it touches the lives of us all. A fine nathan collectible

Good hardcover with no dust jacket. Some exterior wear, previous owners' names. Stated first edition.

Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES ex-lending library with few date stamps on rear end paper, as well as tape removal scars on front and rear pastedowns.

A barely edgeworn first Printing of the First Edition in Fine condition in a price-clipped Near Fine dust-jacket with soiling to the rear; Nathan Robert's exquisite storytelling takes readers on a heart-wrenching journey into the life of a boy who is fighting to survive. In the Train in the Meadow, the author skillfully weaves together the story of a young boy's physical and emotional journey as he confronts the demons of his past. With its powerful and affecting depictions of innocence lost, The Train in the Meadow is a heartbreaking, unforgettable novel.; 8vo; 178 pages

A Near Fine first Printing of the First Edition that has some soil markings to the middle upper edge of the pages in a price-clipped alike dust-jacket; Nathan's story of a runaway train in a meadow is both enchanting and terrifying. The train is a beautiful sight, but it's also a danger to the children who play near it. The engineer is a kind man, but he can't stop the train from running away. The children must find a way to get the engineer to stop the train before it crashes into a tree.; 8vo; 178 pages

A Near Fine first Printing of the First Edition that is barely aged in a price-clipped dust-jacket of the same condition; Nathan Robert's The Train in the Meadow is a heartwarming tale of friendship, loss, and redemption. When the town's only train track is destroyed, the boys of the town band together to build a new one. However, the project brings them together in ways they never anticipated, and they learn the importance of friendship and forgiveness.; 8vo; 178 pages

Stated first edition. Light blue boards with medium blue floral repeat design, fine conditon. Dust jacket with $2.75 price, very good condition with light chipping to edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall