Union Pacific's Children's Books of Yellowstone Bears
Omaha, NE: W. S. Basinger, [1931]. Very Good. Item #48416
Omaha, NE: W. S. Basinger, [1931]. Quarto (28cm); pictorial staplebound wrappers; unpaginated; full-color illustrations throughout featuring bear cubs creating silly mayhem paired with text of short poems. Centerfold illustration features a map of the Union Pacific railroad with landmarks from Chicago to San Francisco. Cover has some rubbing and edgewear; sticker residue on front cover over the word "bears," but text remains legible; wrappers have small closed tears at head and foot of spine; slight bend to first few pages and front cover; pages are clean and bright; binding sound. Overall, Very Good condition.
Forms part of a series of publications given out free to children in the train’s dining car. "Dedicated to Children who ride the Union Pacific Trains especially to those who visit Yellowstone National Park." Scarce in retail.
Price: $300.00