A children's book by Valentine & Sons Ltd - 'The Story of the Railway Engine'

Valentine Book

Valentine & Sons

Valentine & Sons Ltd were better known for their postcards, but they also published a number of small books in the early 1900s. Here is a list of the other Valentine books that I know of.

The Book

Nancy from New York, USA, the owner of a copy of this book, 'The Story of the Railway Engine' tells me:

- This book measures 13 ins x 8 ins (so is much larger than most Valentine books for children).

- It is No B608 in the Valentine 'Book Toy' series.

- The wheels spin, and on the front cover, there is also a connecting rod that moves.

Nancy, New York: March 25, 2009

Published when?

Nancy would like to know more about when this book was published and its value now.

The style of the 4-2-0 engine on this illustration suggests to me that the book might have been published around the 1920s.

There may well be a anothe clue to the date published in the note on the title page:

'Valentine & Sons, Ltd, Dundee & London
Branches - Cape Town, Melbourne, Toronto, etc.'