Classic Trains for Young Adults

These classic novels for young adults were written in the first decade of the last century. Although they may not be as sophisticated and worldly-wise as today’s teen novels, they are written using more sophisticated language than most young people are exposed to in current day literature for young people. If you have a child (or a nostalgic child at heart…) on your gift list who is a train-loving pre-teen and a good reader, well, here’s your ticket!

Chapman, Allen. Ralph on the Engine. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1909. [4] iii-iv [1] 2-250 [2 ads] in light brown cloth over boards with pictorial front panel and spine. Tiny spots of colour loss on spine, cover edges rolled at tail of spine and wrinkled at head of spine, LR front corner turned a bit at tip, faintly soiled spot rear panel, LL rear corner tip bumped lightly. Pages clean except for pencil marks UR corner recto rfep. Binding tight. Young Adult UE41353 $27.50
Chapman, Allen. Ralph on the Overland Express. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1910. [4] iii-iv [1] 2-274 [10 ads] in light brown cloth over boards with pictorial front panel and spine. Cover edges rolled at tail of spine, wrinkled a bit at head of spine. Eps are faintly foxed, pages clean but lightly aged. Binding is tight. Young Adult UE41349 $30.00
Chapman, Allen. Ralph the Train Dispatcher. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1911. [6] iii-iv [1] 2-272 [10 ads] in light brown cloth over boards with pictorial front panel and spine. Some spots along spine and front joint with colour loss, Rear tail edge of cover showing a bit of wear, cover edge at tail of spine softened and turned a bit, head of spine softened and worn, cloth worn through in several small spots along top cover edges. Pages clean except for pencil markings UR corner recto rfep. Binding tight. Young Adult UE41348 $15.00