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GREENE, Graham. The Little Fire Engine. Max Parrish, London, 1950.
Price: US$121.63 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Internally fresh subject to a little browning and a greeting on the fep. Binding slightly loose but no cracking. Cover ( yellow cloth with three red fire buckets) bright with a few almost imperceptable markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: LONGLAND BOOKS, Totteridge, LDN, United Kingdom
Greene, Graham. The Little Fire Engine. Max Parrish, 1950.
Price: US$160.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: DJ in archival cover extensive edge ware small tear large chips off spine.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Graham Greene. The Little Fire Engine. Max Parrish & Co LTD; Jarrold and Sons LTD, London, 1950.
Price: US$960.22 + shipping
Description: The first edition of the second children's work by Graham Greene, illustrated colour throughout by Dorothy Craigie. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A lesser-known work by Graham Greene, a entertaining children's novel following the adventures of a small fire engine.Greene published three other children's works during his career, 'The Little Train', 'The Little Horse Bus', and 'The Little Steamroller'.Illustrated in colour throughout by Dorothy Craigie.Greene and Craigie had an affair after meeting in 1939, living together until 1948. In the original publisher's paper covered boards, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the boards. Light rubbing and bumping to the head and tail of the spine, with a bump to the spine resulting in a small amount of loss. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, heavier to the spine, with a small closed tear to the tail of the front wrap. Marks to the wraps, heavier to the rear wrap. Light spots to the reverse of the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Greene, Graham & Craigie, Dorothy ( illustrator ). The Little Steamroller. Max Parrish London, 1950.
Price: US$1600.36 + shipping
Description: 1st edition. Square 12mo. 33 + (3)pp. Frontis + title + adjacentpage pairs in full colour. Colour pictorial paper covered boards, yellow & white lettering+ colour steamroller + man smoking pipe on front, redlettering on yellow spine. Dw repeats cover design, not price clipped/6 net. Original white eps. Covers : very slight shelf knock rear top corner, = top of spine faintest rubs bottom corners, else bright & attractive. Dw : 2cm closed tear bottom of spine, slight rubs corners else bright. Contents : Offset browning from dw to eps else very clean & tight& unfoxed. Bright attractive copy. F-/F-.
Seller: Deightons, Bournemouth, United Kingdom