THE LIGHTNING EXPRESS

by J. H. Howard

$850 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix · No longer available

First edition

New York: McLoughlin Bros. 1881. Rare first edition of this exciting McLoughlin title, in which a steam train and its passengers experience increasingly unlikely adventures. Very good. Item #39134 J. H. Howard illustrated numerous titles for McLoughlin Bros, and his mix of realism and comedy is synonymous with late 19th-century US American illustrated books. THE LIGHTNING EXPRESS' progression from relatively normal

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