MR BUBBUS AND THE RAILWAY SMUGGLERS
by Joan Drake
Illustrated by Biro
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st. 1976
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Why was the new railway track ripped up as soon as it was laid? Who was using Princess, the 2-6-2 locomotive, at dead of night when the whole village as asleep? Ambrose and Poppy began to investigate - and something very unexpected happened to them! Another mystery story about Mr Bubbus, Mr Deggas and all the Deggas children. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 87 numbered pages.
SIGNED by the author (TWICE). Once as a gift dedication to free front endpaper and once with no dedication to the top of the title page. Top of spine is bumped which means the contents are also creassed to top gutter edge throughout. Tape stuck to front pastedown and a small patch of surface paper loss where some tape has been removed. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, rubbed at corners, lightly creased and a little grubby to rear panel.
ISBN: 0340196149
Stock no. 1828591
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- CHILDRENS
- TRAINS (CHILDRENS)
- MYSTERY STORY