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Retold by Watty Piper, From the Pony Engine by Mabel C. Bragg, Wonderful Color & B/W Pictures by Lois L. Lenski, Color Glossy Frontispiece of Red Train with Brown Front Engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon : The Little Engine That Could (Platt & Munk Book 1930 ) Early Edition, , "Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong. The little train rumbled over the tracks. She was a happy little train for she had such a jolly load to carry. Her cars

The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., New York,, 1930

HARDBACK NODUSTJACKET, 1930 on Copyright pg. Early Edition bk in FAIR- Condition, AS-IS, NOJACKET, Correct first edition BK with this title being the last one offered on the listing of the NEVER GROW OLD SERIES page which is adjacent to the half-title page, FAIR-, AS-IS, ,Red Cloth CVR WITH PASTE-ON LABEL Titled in Black with Red & Yellow Cars & Blue front Train Engine with Yellow Light blowing Grey Smoke with Made in U.S.A. NO. 358 Platt & Munk Inc at Btm has some scuff rub, Red Stains with Titles & Illustration slightly Faded, 8vo, 6 1/4 X 8 1/4 in. , Spine Cvr small end Rips, Plain Red cloth rear board; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; Red cloth with a full-color pastedown on the front board with black lettering. , UNPAGINATED, First Issue with 14 leaves which are 2 sided Pages.. List of books inside on verso front free endpaper, ending with this title. Red boards, with front paste-down image; Absence of the word ‘Trademark’ beneath title “THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD” on front Cvr. , Please note also, this copy is stained along the edges and on the front cover, and the binding is rather shaken. with slightly loose hinges, rubbing, tone, stain & edge wear to boards, light stain/bleed-through to pages, & Smalledge margin Tears , Color Glossy Frontispiece of Red Train with Brown Front Engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon, & 2nd car has Yellow Giraffe’s Head sticking out with Caption, She was a Happy Little Train Light wear FOX on edges, has stains blank Margin edges & tiny edge tear, Title pg has Little Blue Train Puffing smoke near Btm with LargeRed Title at Top of pg with fox edge stains, Inner Hinges starting slightly cracked, Glossy 2 page color Endpapers Light wear edge stains Fox, . Her cars were filled full of good things for boys and girls." & The book is used to teach children the value of optimism and hard work. Some critics would contend that the book is a metaphor for the American dream, cover that shows the little engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon.. Book Condition: Fair. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket

1st Edition

Retold by Watty Piper, From the Pony Engine by Mabel C. Bragg, Wonderful Color & B/W Pictures by Lois L. Lenski, Color Glossy Frontispiece of Red Train with Brown Front Engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon, & 2nd car Ha : The Little Engine That Could (Platt & Munk Book No. 358) Very very rare and hard-to-find first edition Bk ! in 3rd State Dustjacket with word Trade Mark Under Title with Made in U.S.A. NO. 358 Platt & Munk Inc at Btm, "Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, Pu

The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., New York,, 1930

HBDJ, 1930 on Copyright pg. First Edition / First Printing bk in 3RD State DJ. Correct first edition BK with this title being the last one offered on the listing of the NEVER GROW OLD SERIES page which is adjacent to the half-title page, GOOD-/GOOD, AS-IS, ,Red Cloth CVR WITH PASTE-ON LABEL Titled in Black with Red & Yellow Cars & Blue front Train Engine with Yellow Light blowing Grey Smoke with Made in U.S.A. NO. 358 Platt & Munk Inc at Btm has some FOX scuff rub, pencil marks but Titles & Illustration relatively Bright, Book Condition: GOOD- with Interior tight, Light Fox & with small light edge stain on pg & some Pencil marks pgs Thruout . 8vo, 6 1/4 X 8 1/4 in. ,Front Inner DJ Flap Titled in Black with bk blurb has Small Square cut out 3/4 X 3/4 inch in Blank Margin. Minor edge and corner wear; Lightly scuffed and scratched; Back DJ light wear & Tiny chips edge Tears Lists thru Animal Friends Story Book, Plain Red cloth rear board; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; Red cloth with a full-color pastedown on the front board with blue lettering. GOOD Dustjacket has light rub, wear FOX & small Mended tears Extremities & Tiny round Hole front Left of DJ, UNPAGINATED, First Issue with 14 leaves which are 2 sided Pages.. List of books inside on verso front free endpaper, ending with this title. DJ Illustration Matches front cvr Illustration. Red boards, with front paste-down image; Absence of the word ‘Trademark’ beneath title “THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD” on front Cvr. there are pencil marks sporadically throughout the pages,Color Glossy Frontispiece of Red Train with Brown Front Engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon, & 2nd car has Yellow Giraffe’s Head sticking out with Caption, She was a Happy Little Train, Title pg has Little Blue Train Puffing smoke near Btm with LargeRed Title at Top of pg with Pencil Marks, Inner Hinges starting slightly cracked, Glossy 2 page color Endpapers small stain & some pencil mrks, Back Inner Flap DJ Lists bks every child should have starts with book of Indians ends with Nursery Tales Children Love, Back endpaper Pencil Name ,"Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong. The little train rumbled over the tracks. She was a happy little train for she had such a jolly load to carry. Her cars were filled full of good things for boys and girls." & The book is used to teach children the value of optimism and hard work. Some critics would contend that the book is a metaphor for the American dream, cover that shows the little engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon.. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good

1st Edition

Retold by Watty Piper, From the Pony Engine by Mabel C. Bragg, Wonderful Color & B/W Pictures by Lois L. Lenski, Color Glossy Frontispiece of Red Train with Brown Front Engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the Hi : The Little Engine That Could (Platt & Munk Book No. 358) Very very rare and hard-to-find first edition Bk! in 2nd State Dustjacket with word Trade Mark Under Title with Made in U.S.A. NO. 358 Platt & Munk Inc at Btm, "Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, Puf

The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., New York,, 1930

HBDJ, 1930 on Copyright pg. First Edition / First Printing in 2nd State DJ. Correct first edition BK with this title being the last one offered on the listing of the NEVER GROW OLD SERIES page which is adjacent to the half-title page, GOOD/VG-, AS-IS, ,Red Cloth CVR WITH PASTE-ON LABEL Titled in Black with Red & Yellow Cars & Blue front Train Engine with Yellow Light blowing Grey Smoke with Made in U.S.A. NO. 358 Platt & Munk Inc at Btm has some FOX scuff rub but Titles & Illustration Bright, Book Condition: GOOD with Interior nice tight, Light Fox & with small light edge stain on pg & some Pencil marks on Last few pgs. . 8vo, 6 1/4 X 8 1/4 in. ,Front Inner DJ Flap Titled in Blue with bk blurb. Minor edge and corner wear; Lightly scuffed and scratched; Back DJ light wear Lists thru Little red Hen & grain of wheat, Some white crayon on the rear board; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; overall a very crisp used first edition! Red cloth with a full-color pastedown on the front board with black lettering. VG- Dustjacket has light rub, wear FOX & small Mended tears Extremities & btm front rt. edge, UNPAGINATED, First Issue with 14 leaves which are 2 sided Pages.. List of books inside on verso front free endpaper, ending with this title. DJ Illustration Matches front cvr Illustration , Color Glossy Frontispiece of Red Train with Brown Front Engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon, & 2nd car has Yellow Giraffe’s Head sticking out with Caption, She was a Happy Little Train, Title pg has Little Blue Train Puffing smoke near Btm with LargeRed Title at Top of pg, Inner Hinges starting slightly, Glossy 2 page color Endpapers with Mended Crease on right side, Back Inner Flap DJ Lists bks every child should have starts with book of Indians ends with Nursery Tales Children Love,Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong. The little train rumbled over the tracks. She was a happy little train for she had such a jolly load to carry. Her cars were filled full of good things for boys and girls." & The book is used to teach children the value of optimism and hard work. Some critics would contend that the book is a metaphor for the American dream, cover that shows the little engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon.. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

1st Edition

Retold by Watty Piper, From the Pony Engine by Mabel C. Bragg, Wonderful Color & B/W Pictures by Lois L. Lenski, Color Glossy Frontispiece of Red Train with Brown Front Engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon, & 2nd car Ha : The Little Engine That Could (Platt & Munk Book 1930 ) Early Edition, , "Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong. The little train rumbled over the tracks. She was a happy little train for she had such a jolly load to carry. Her cars

The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., New York,, 1930

HARDBACK NODUSTJACKET, 1930 on Copyright pg. Early Edition bk in GOOD+/VG-Condition, AS-IS with Scuff marks & Rub to Some Pages, , NOJACKET, This Title being the NEXT TO LAST last one offered on the listing of the NEVER GROW OLD SERIES page which is adjacent to the half-title page which Lists Lil’ Hannibal Last, VG-, AS-IS, , DARK Red Cloth CVR WITH Titled in Black with front Train Engine ON FRONT COVER,at Btm has some Light scuff rub, , 8vo, 6 1/4 X 8 1/4 in. , Plain Red cloth rear board; ; This Edition DID NOT Have full-color pastedown on the front board , UNPAGINATED, EARLY Issue , List of books inside on verso front free endpaper, ending with this title 2ND TO LAST, . word ‘Trademark’ beneath title “THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD” on front Cvr. , ,Color Glossy Frontispiece of Red Train with Brown Front Engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon, & 2nd car has Yellow Giraffe’s Head sticking out with Caption, She was a Happy Little Train Light wear FOX on edges, has stains blank Margin edges & tiny edge tear, Title pg has Little Blue Train Puffing smoke near Btm with LargeRed Title at Top of pg with fox edge stains, Inner Hinges starting slightly cracked, Glossy 2 page color Endpapers Light wear edge stains Fox, , Her cars were filled full of good things for boys and girls." & The book is used to teach children the value of optimism and hard work. Some critics would contend that the book is a metaphor for the American dream, cover that shows the little engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon.. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket

Retold by Watty Piper, From the Pony Engine by Mabel C. Bragg, Wonderful Color & B/W Pictures by Lois L. Lenski, Color Glossy Frontispiece of Red Train with Brown Front Engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon, : The Little Engine That Could (Platt & Munk Book No. 358) Very very rare and hard-to-find first edition Bk ! in 3rd State Dustjacket with word Trade Mark Under Title with Made in U.S.A. NO. 358 Platt & Munk Inc at Btm,

The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., New York,, 1930

HBDJ, 1930 on Copyright pg. First Edition / First Printing bk in 3RD State DJ. Correct first edition BK with this title being the last one offered on the listing of the NEVER GROW OLD SERIES page which is adjacent to the half-title page, GOOD-/GOOD, AS-IS, ,Red Cloth CVR WITH PASTE-ON LABEL Titled in Black with Red & Yellow Cars & Blue front Train Engine with Yellow Light blowing Grey Smoke with Made in U.S.A. NO. 358 Platt & Munk Inc at Btm front Cvr has some FOX scuff rub, pencil marks but Titles & Illustration relatively Bright, Book Condition: GOOD- with Interior tight, Light Fox & with small light edge stain on pg & some Pencil marks pgs Thruout . 8vo, 6 1/4 X 8 1/4 in. ,Front Inner DJ Flap Titled in Black with bk blurb has Small Square cut out 3/4 X 3/4 inch in Blank Margin. Minor edge and corner wear; Lightly scuffed and scratched; BACK DJ light wear & Tiny chips edge Tears Lists starts with Children of other lands , listing 6 Titles at top in Black & ENDS WITH Animal Friends Story Book & has PICTURED IN B/W/ on back DJ , Stories children Love & Children of Other Lands & SAYING PRICE IS $1.50 EACH BK, Plain Red cloth rear board; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; Red cloth with a full-color pastedown on the front board with blue lettering. GOOD Dustjacket has light rub, wear FOX & small Mended tears Extremities & Tiny round Hole front Left of DJ, UNPAGINATED, First Issue with 14 leaves which are 2 sided Pages. List of books inside on verso front free endpaper, ending with this title. DJ Illustration Matches front cvr Illustration. Red boards, with front paste-down image; Absence of the word ‘Trademark’ beneath title “THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD” on front Cvr. there are pencil marks sporadically throughout the pages, Wonderful Color & B/W Pictures by Lois L. Lenski, Color Glossy Frontispiece of Red Train with Brown Front Engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon, & 2nd car has Yellow Giraffe’s Head sticking out with Caption, She was a Happy Little Train, Title pg has Little Blue Train Puffing smoke near Btm with LargeRed Title at Top of pg with Pencil Marks, Inner Hinges starting slightly cracked, Glossy 2 page color Endpapers small stain & some pencil mrks, Back Inner Flap DJ Lists bks every child should have starts with book of Indians ends with Nursery Tales Children Love, Back endpaper Pencil Name,"Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong. The little train rumbled over the tracks. She was a happy little train for she had such a jolly load to carry. Her cars were filled full of good things for boys and girls." & The book is used to teach children the value of optimism and hard work. Some critics would contend that the book is a metaphor for the American dream, cover that shows the little engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon.. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good

1st Edition

Retold by Watty Piper, From the Pony Engine by Mabel C. Bragg, Wonderful Color & B/W Pictures by Lois L. Lenski, Color Glossy Frontispiece of Red Train with Brown Front Engine pulling a trainload of toy animals : The Little Engine That Could (Platt & Munk Book No. 358) Very very rare and hard-to-find first edition Bk WITHOUT WORD TRADE MAERK ON FRONT CVR! in 3rd State Dustjacket with word Trade Mark Under Title

The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., New York,, 1930

HBDJ, 1930 on Copyright pg. First Edition / First Printing bk in 3RD State DJ WITH WORD TRADE MARK ON FRONT DJ. Correct first edition BK with this title being the last one offered on the listing of the NEVER GROW OLD SERIES page which is adjacent to the half-title page, GOOD+/GOOD+, AS-IS, ,Red Cloth CVR WITH PASTE-ON LABEL Titled in Black with Red & Yellow Cars & Blue front Train Engine with Yellow Light blowing Grey Smoke with NO MENTION OF Made in U.S.A. NO. 358 Platt & Munk Inc at Btm front Cvr has some FOX scuff rub, but Titles & Illustration relatively Bright, Book Condition: GOOD+ with Interior tight, Light Fox & DUSTJACKET tiny chips along btm front . 8vo, 6 1/4 X 8 1/4 in. ,Front Inner DJ Flap Titled in Black with bk blurb has Small stain Blank Margin. Minor edge and corner wear; Lightly scuffed and scratched; BACK DJ light wear & Tiny chips edge Tears Lists starts with Children of other lands , listing 6 Titles at top in Black & ENDS WITH Animal Friends Story Book & has PICTURED IN B/W/ on back DJ , Stories children Love & Children of Other Lands & SAYING PRICE IS $1.25 EACH BK, Plain Red cloth rear board; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; Red cloth with a full-color pastedown on the front board with blue lettering. GOOD+ Dustjacket has light rub, wear FOX & small Mended tears Extremities & Tiny round Hole front Left of DJ, UNPAGINATED, First Issue with 14 leaves which are 2 sided Pages. List of books inside on verso front free endpaper, ending with this title. DJ Illustration Matches front cvr Illustration. Red boards, with front paste-down image; Absence of the word ‘Trademark’ beneath title “THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD” on front Cvr. , Tiny chips tears wear Extremities DJ, , Very very rare and hard-to-find first edition Bk WITHOUT WORD TRADE MAERK ON FRONT CVR! in 3rd State Dustjacket with word Trade Mark Under Title with Made in U.S.A. NO. 358 Platt & Munk Inc at Btm, "Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong. The little train rumbled over the tracks. She was a happy little train for she had such a jolly load to carry. Her cars were filled full of good things for boys and girls." & The book is used to teach children the value of optimism and hard work. Some critics would contend that the book is a metaphor for the American dream, cover that shows the little engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon. Color Glossy Frontispiece of Red Train with Brown Front Engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon, & 2nd car has Yellow Giraffe’s Head sticking out with Caption, She was a Happy Little Train, Title pg has Little Blue Train Puffing smoke near Btm with LargeRed Title at Top of pg with Pencil Marks, Inner Hinges starting slightly , Glossy 2 page color Endpapers small stain & some pencil mrks, Back Inner Flap DJ Lists bks every child should have starts with book of Indians ends with Nursery Tales Children Love,. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good

1st Edition

Retold by Watty Piper, From the Pony Engine by Mabel C. Bragg, Wonderful Color & B/W Pictures by Lois L. Lenski, Color Glossy Frontispiece of Red Train with Brown Front Engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon, : The Little Engine That Could (Platt & Munk Book No. 358) Very very rare and hard-to-find first edition Bk! in 2nd State Dustjacket with word Trade Mark Under Title with Made in U.S.A. NO. 358 Platt & Munk Inc at Btm,

The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., New York,, 1930

HBDJ, 1930 on Copyright pg. First Edition / First Printing WITHOUT WORD TRADEMARK On Front Cvr, in 2nd State DJ. Correct first edition BK with this title being the last one offered on the listing of the NEVER GROW OLD SERIES page which is adjacent to the half-title page, GOOD/VG-, AS-IS, ,Red Cloth CVR WITH PASTE-ON LABEL, WITHOUT WORD TRADEMARK On Front Cvr, Titled in Black with Red & Yellow Cars & Blue front Train Engine with Yellow Light blowing Grey Smoke with Made in U.S.A. NO. 358 Platt & Munk Inc at Btm Left has some FOX scuff rub but Titles & Illustration Bright, Book Condition: GOOD with Interior nice tight, Light Fox & with small light edge stain on pg & some Pencil marks on Last few pgs. . 8vo, 6 1/4 X 8 1/4 in. ,Front Inner DJ Flap Titled in Blue with bk blurb. Minor edge and corner wear; Lightly scuffed and scratched; Back DJ light wear Lists thru Little red Hen & grain of wheat, Some white crayon on the rear board; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; overall a very crisp used first edition! Red cloth with a full-color pastedown on the front board with black lettering. VG- Dustjacket has light rub, wear FOX & small Mended tears Extremities & btm front rt. edge, UNPAGINATED, First Issue with 14 leaves which are 2 sided Pages. List of books inside on verso front free endpaper, ending with this title. DJ Illustration Matches front cvr Illustration,Color Glossy Frontispiece of Red Train with Brown Front Engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon, & 2nd car has Yellow Giraffe’s Head sticking out with Caption, She was a Happy Little Train, Title pg has Little Blue Train Puffing smoke near Btm with LargeRed Title at Top of pg, Inner Hinges starting slightly, Glossy 2 page color Endpapers with Mended Crease on right side, Back Inner Flap DJ Lists bks every child should have starts with book of Indians ends with Nursery Tales Children Love, "Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong. The little train rumbled over the tracks. She was a happy little train for she had such a jolly load to carry. Her cars were filled full of good things for boys and girls." & The book is used to teach children the value of optimism and hard work. Some critics would contend that the book is a metaphor for the American dream, cover that shows the little engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon. it was originally published in a collection of stories.. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

1st Edition

Retold by Watty Piper, From the Pony Engine by Mabel C. Bragg, Wonderful Color & B/W Pictures by Lois L. Lenski, PICTURED IN B/W/ on back DJ , Stories children Love & Children of Other Lands & SAYING PRICE IS $1.25 EACH BK, : The Little Engine That Could (Platt & Munk Book No. 358) Very rare and hard-to-find TRUE first Edition Bk ! in 2nd State Dustjacket with word Trade Mark NOT Under Title, NOR IS WORD TRADEMARK ON FRONT OF CVR OF BOOK, with Made in U.S.A. NO. 358 Platt &

The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., New York,, 1930

HBDJ, 1930 on Copyright pg. First Edition / First Printing bk in 2nd State DJ. Correct first edition BK with this title being the last one offered on the listing of the NEVER GROW OLD SERIES page which is adjacent to the half-title page, NF/GOOD, AS-IS, , Red Cloth CVR WITHOUT WORD TRADE MARK ON FRONT CVR, & WITH PASTE-ON LABEL Titled in Black with Red & Yellow Cars & Blue front Train Engine with Yellow Light blowing Grey Smoke with Made in U.S.A. NO. 358 Platt & Munk Inc at Btm front Cvr has some FOX scuff rub, but Titles & Illustration relatively Bright, Book Condition:NF, Binding is tight, stitching is sound, pages and cover are clean, colors are bright & vivid. with Interior tight, Light Fox . 8vo, 6 1/4 X 8 1/4 in. Inner DJ Flaps BLANK . Minor edge and corner wear; Lightly scuffed ; BACK & light wear, soil, FOXED & Tiny chips edge Tears Lists starts with Children of other lands , listing 6 Titles at top in Black & ENDS WITH Animal Friends Story Book & has PICTURED IN B/W/ on back DJ , Stories children Love & Children of Other Lands & SAYING PRICE IS $1.25 EACH BK,, Dustcover does have wear, small tears along the edges, spine, DJ SPINE ENDS TINY CHIPS, Plain Red cloth rear board Nice Bright; GOOD Dustjacket has light rub, wear FOX & small Mended tears Extremities , UNPAGINATED, First Issue with 14 leaves which are 2 sided Pages.. List of books inside on verso front free endpaper, ending with this title. DJ Illustration Matches front cvr Illustration. Red boards, with front paste-down image; ABSENCEof the word Trademark beneath title THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD on front Cvr & ON DJ. , Color Glossy Frontispiece of Red Train with Brown Front Engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon, & 2nd car has Yellow Giraffe's Head sticking out with Caption, She was a Happy Little Train, Title pg has Little Blue Train Puffing smoke near Btm with LargeRed Title at Top of pg , Glossy 2 page color Endpapers Nice & Bright, BOTH Inner Flaps DJ BLANK with small smudge to front 1 . , with Made in U.S.A. NO. 358 Platt & Munk Inc at Btm to Left of Blue railroad Car on Front DJ, "Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong. The little train rumbled over the tracks. She was a happy little train for she had such a jolly load to carry. Her cars were filled full of good things for boys and girls." & The book is used to teach children the value of optimism and hard work. Some critics would contend that the book is a metaphor for the American dream, cover that shows the little engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon. it was originally published in a collection of stories.. Illustr.: Lois L. Lenski,. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good

1st Edition

Retold by Watty Piper, From the Pony Engine by Mabel C. Bragg, Wonderful Color & B/W Pictures by Lois L. Lenski, Color Glossy Frontispiece : The Little Engine That Could (Platt & Munk Book No. 358) Very rare and hard-to-find TRUE first Edition Bk ! in 2nd State Dustjacket with word Trade Mark NOT Under Title, BACK OF DJ listing 6 Titles CENTER JUSTIFIED at top

The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., New York,, 1930

HBDJ, 1930 on Copyright pg. First Edition / First Printing bk in 2ND State DJ. Correct first edition BK with this title being the last one offered on the listing of the NEVER GROW OLD SERIES page which is adjacent to the half-title page, NF/GOOD-, AS-IS, BACK DJ SMALL CHIP TOP EDGE , , Red Cloth CVR WITH PASTE-ON LABEL Titled in Black with Red & Yellow Cars & Blue front Train Engine with Yellow Light blowing Grey Smoke with Made in U.S.A. NO. 358 Platt & Munk Inc at Btm front Cvr has some FOX scuff rub, but Titles & Illustration relatively Bright, Book Condition:NF, Binding is tight, stitching is sound, pages and cover are clean, colors are bright & vivid. with Interior tight, Light Fox . 8vo, 6 1/4 X 8 1/4 in. Inner DJ Flaps BLANK . Minor edge and corner wear; Lightly scuffed ; BACK DJ light wear, soil, & Tiny chips edge Tears Lists starts with Children of other lands ,BACK OF DJ listing 6 Titles at top in Black HBDJ, 1930 on Copyright pg. First Edition / First Printing bk in 1st State DJ. Correct first edition BK with this title being the last one offered on the listing of the NEVER GROW OLD SERIES page which is adjacent to the half-title page, NF/GOOD+, AS-IS, , Red Cloth CVR WITH PASTE-ON LABEL Titled in Black with Red & Yellow Cars & Blue front Train Engine with Yellow Light blowing Grey Smoke ,BACK OF DJ listing 6 Titles CENTER JUSTIFIED at top ,NOR IS WORD TRADEMARK ON FRONT OF CVR OF BOOK, with Made in U.S.A. NO. 358 Platt & Munk Inc at Btm to Left of Blue railroad Car on Front DJ, "Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong. The little train rumbled over the tracks. She was a happy little train for she had such a jolly load to carry. Her cars were filled full of good things for boys and girls." & The book is used to teach children the value of optimism and hard work. Some critics would contend that the book is a metaphor for the American dream, cover that shows the little engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon. it was originally published in a collection of stories. Color Glossy Frontispiece of Red Train with Brown Front Engine pulling a trainload of toy animals up the hill to the town on Yon, & 2nd car has Yellow Giraffe?s Head sticking out with Caption, She was a Happy Little Train, Title pg has Little Blue Train Puffing smoke near Btm with LargeRed Title at Top of pg , Glossy 2 page color Endpapers Nice & Bright, BOTH Inner Flaps DJ BLANK. Illustr.: Lois L. Lenski. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good

1st Edition

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