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NESBIT, EDITH - Foreword by Jenny Agutter: : THE ILLUSTRATED RAILWAY CHILDREN - SPECIAL CENTENARY EDITION. [Jenny Agutter SIGNED copy.]

UK.KETTERING,NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.SILVER LINK PUBLISHING LTD.,2005.

ISBN 185794254X.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,Special Centenary Edition,1st edn.[Celebratory centenary edition,2005,illustrated with historical contemporary photographs. Originally serialised in 'The London Magazine' during 1905,and first published in book form in 1906.It has been adapted for the screen several times,of which the 1970 film version is the best known.In it 17-year-old Jenny Agutter played the older sister,Roberta,having also,previously played the same role in the 1968 BBC television adaptation of the story.She was also later,to star in a new TV adaptation of 'The Railway Children' in 2000,to play the children's mother.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but Jenny Agutter's (she provides the foreword to this edn) handwritten,blue ink signature - without dedication - to title page.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,cream background with contemporary scenic, Edwardian railway platform with waiting passengers illustrated front panel of dw/dj with embossed red,brown and yellow-lettered title,brown+red lettered spine/ backstrip,rear panel with montage'd colour illustrations and single sepia photograph with brown+black text; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners.At front panel's head of spine/backstrip's gutter's fold/crease with a small nick/closed tear and concomitant creasing - no other nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean - no foxing/spotting or grubbing; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any of the glossy pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain burgundy cloth boards/ covers with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain maroon eps (endpapers).UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated Special Centenary Edition,1st edn,7-192pp [paginated] includes Jenny Agutter foreword,an introduction: EDITH NESBIT 1838-1924,by Margaret McCarthy (Chairman,The Edith Nesbit Society),information for Cystic Fbrosis Trust and The Edith Nesbit Society,with dedication to Nesbit's son Paul Bland,XV(15) chapters,profuse b/w historical,contemporary Edwardian photographs,views,biographical photographs postcards and other ephemera reproductions interspersed throughout the text and the book,and as last pages - credits/ acknowledgements for same. A special centenary edition of Edith Nesbit's classic brought to life with a unique selection of contemporary illustrations,together with a foreword by the actress Jenny Agutter and an account of the historical background to the book and its author. Celebrating the centenary of Nesbit's classic children's novel with carefully chosen contemporary Edwardian photographs and views,bringing to life the timeless story of Roberta,Phyllis and Peter,their Mother and Father,the Old Gentleman,Perks the porter and,of course,the railway itself.With a Foreword by Jenny Agutter, who more than anyone is associated with the story,a historical background to book and author by the Edith Nesbit Society - a perfect giftbook for all lovers of the story,both young and old. Please contact seller,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,Special Centenary Edition,1st edn.
Jenny Agutter SIGNED - without dedication.

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