First edition of this stylishly illustrated and humorous children's book, published in Brussels during World War II

Uncommon first edition this short story collection, with many concerning World War II, from an author J.K. Rowling once described as her favorite when she was a child.

Inscribed first printing of this tale of the journeys of a steam fire engine after it is stolen from a New York City firehouse, a "cross-country cavalcade of American life during the nineteenth century" (jacket).