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The Train in the Meadow: Available Copies
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The Train in the Meadow by Nathan, Robert
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf (1953)
Seller: Easy Chair Books (Lexington, MO, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $6.00
Shipping: $5.50
TOTAL Cost: $11.50
Moderate wear and discoloring to the covers; pages toned; a sound square binding; no jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 208171.
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The Train in the Meadow by Robert Nathan
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf, New York (1953)
Seller: Trench Books (Hudson, ME, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $8.00
Shipping: $4.95
TOTAL Cost: $12.95
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".
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The Train in the Meadow by Nathan, Robert by Nathan, Robert
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf ()
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA (Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $13.50
Shipping: $9.50
TOTAL Cost: $23.00
Prompt Shipment, in Boxes, Tracking First Editions are First Printings. . ex-lending library with few date stamps on rear end paper, as well as tape removal scars on front and rear pastedowns.
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A train in the Meadow by Robert Nathan
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York (1953)
Seller: Oshtemo Book Sellers (Chester, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $22.00
Shipping: $3.99
TOTAL Cost: $25.99
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
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The Train in the Meadow by Nathan, Robert
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Knopf (1953)
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA (Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $25.00
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $31.00
1st printing of 1st edition, Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. Very good+ hardcover with very good- DJ, from a personal collection. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards and text also very good+. Clipped dust jacket has some edgewear, back cover has rubbing. DJ protected in Mylar wraps. Stated first edition with no further printings listed. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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The Train in the Meadow - 1st Edition/1st Printing by Nathan, Robert
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York (1953)
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB (Summerville, SC, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $60.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $60.00
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
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The Train in the Meadow - 1st Edition/1st Printing by Nathan, Robert
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York (1953)
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB (Summerville, SC, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $60.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $60.00
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
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The Train in the Meadow - 1st Edition/1st Printing by Nathan, Robert
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York (1953)
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB (Summerville, SC, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $60.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $60.00
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
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The Train in the Meadow by Nathan, Robert
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York (1953)
Seller: Top Edge Gilt (Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $70.00
Shipping: $8.00
TOTAL Cost: $78.00
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
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