Thomas The Tank Engine, Rev. W. Awdry, Edmund Ward, 1958, First Edition, Fourteenth Impression The Thomas The Tank Engine series of books were written by the author to amuse his som Christopher during a bout of measles. This is the second book in the series where the reader is introduced to Thomas for the first time. The book is illustrated throughout. The book is in fine condition. The binding is straight and tight and the boards clean. The slightly toned and foxed end papers and pages are free from tears and inscriptions. The unclipped dust jacket, protected in a clear, removable cover is in fair condition with a small tear to the top edge of the front return, two tears to the bottom corner for the front return, nibbling to the top edge of the front cover, a tear to the bottom edge of the front cover, crease marks to the spine, and a tear to the edge of the back cover. Will be dispatched carefully wrapped in bubblewrap and a cardboard box.