There have since been multiple, hugely popular, Thomas the Tank Engine TV series and films. The first of the Railway Series books was published in 1945, and Awdry wrote 26 Railway books in total before his son, Christopher, took over the series. Christopher asked for more and more stories and Wilbert began writing them down. Later when he was grown up and his son Christopher became ill with measles, Wilbert told stories Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends to entertain him. He used to imagine conversations between them. He grew up close to the railway and was convinced that the steam engines all had different personalities. The Thomas the Tank engines stories were created by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, who was born in Hampshire in 1911. Children aged 3 and up will love becoming acquainted with beloved characters such as Percy, James, Gordon, and Toby down on Sir Topham Hatt’s railway.įeaturing stories from Rev. n.Rediscover the classic stories of Thomas the Tank Engine in this lovely audio collection!Ī nostalgic offering to share between generations that makes a delightful present for Thomas fans. with number line, only reduced to VG++ by a price clipped jacket.* 0 417 pp. Awdry's classic books with new reproductions from recently restored artwork, of the hundreds of colour illustrations in the series.? This is a FINE text copy of the 1st thus 2nd. ![]() Gathered together here, in one volume for the very first time, are all twenty-six of the Reverend W. He never would have believed that the stories which he wrote down about this remarkable toy so that he would not forget them, would turn out to be a marvellous publishing success. afterword, acknowledgements and biographies at rear.* Product description:- Thomas the Tank Engine started life as a simple wooden toy made by the Rev W Awdry for his young son. FINE.* Illustrations: Numerous colour illustrations throughout from the original artwork where possible.* Pages: 405 pp. No inscriptions or annotations, seems lightly used if at all. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with included blue ribbon marker. Visit the Belmond website to find a luxury hotel or resort, timeless train or river cruise journey, or adventurous safari. Coloured & illustrated end papers showing maps of The Islands Of Sodor. VG++.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. FINE.* Jacket condition: Matching colour illustrated jacket, price clipped and showing no shelf price, absolutely minimal shelf wear to top & bottom edges. No bumps or rubs, absolutely minimal shelf wear. Thus with number line.* Date of Publication: 1996* Publisher: Ted Smart for The Book People.* Binding and cover condition: Colour illustrated laminated glossy boards showing a selection of "Thomas" front covers with gilt title to spine & gold & white titles to face. Box X28 HARDBACK "UNCOMMON," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. This beautiful edition brings together the original illustrated Thomas the Tank Engine Railway Series stories by Rev. ![]() Now millions of people across the world have grown up with the tales of Sodor Island, enchanted by the adventures of Thomas and his friends, Percy, Gordon, and Toby, and all the other engines that work on the Fat Controllers railway. Awdry to entertain his son when he had measles. It all began as a story made up by the Reverand W. The short stories and beautiful illustrations are perfect for bedtime reading.Thomas the Tank Engine has been delighting generations of children for over 75 years. read Addeddate 00:22:13 Identifier More-about-the-railway-stories Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t4fp2605g Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-alpha-20201231-10-g1236: language not currently OCRable Ocrmoduleversion 0.0. Children will love meeting classic characters such as Percy, James, Gordon, and Toby down on The Fat Controllers railway. The railway series Collection opensource Language english-handwritten. This is a delightful present for new babies who are sure to grow up to be firm Thomas fans. Ideal for all those who delight in the adventures of this cheeky little engine and his friends.The perfect gift for baby showers, christenings, birthdays and Christmas. ![]() ![]() Awdry in one special collection.Rediscover the original classic stories about Thomas, James, Gordon, Edward and all their friends in this wonderfully nostalgic story treasury for Thomas fans young and old.
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