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The Little Engine That Could
by Piper, Watty (Editor); Bragg, Mabel C.; Lenski, Lois L. (Illustrator)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Platt & Munk Co., Inc., 1930. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Lenski, Lois. Lovely copy of this classic children's story, retold by Walter Piper from the original 1916 story, "The Pony Engine'' by Mabel C. Bragg, with charming illustrations in both duotone & full color by acclaimed children's book artist Lois Lenski. A FIRST EDITION, first printing in this format from 1934, showing itself last in the list of other titles in P&M's "Never Grow Old Series" edited by Piper, & with No. 358 to front pastedown. NO DJ, but the book is in stunning, Near Fine condition, with red cloth-covered boards & a colorful front paper pastedown, which shows just slight rubbing & very light soil. Slight rubbing & bumping to corners & both ends of spine. Interior pages are starkly white, colors bright, with a bit of a red dye transfer from title page to frontispiece. Sewn binding strong & straight; no tears or loosening of thread. Tiny nick to outer long edge of rear endpaper. A beauty! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
Everyone loves The Little Engine That Could, that classic tale of the determined little engine that, despite its size, triumphantly pulls a train full of toys to the waiting children on the other side of a mountain. The Little Engine that Could is an American fairytale that gained popularity and became a classic children’s book in 1930 when published by Platt & Munk under the pen name Watty Piper. An earlier version of the story was printed in the New York Tribune in 1906, and in the same year in a Sunday School publication Wellspring for Young People under the title “Thinking One Can.” The 1954 Platt & Munk version with illustrations by George and Doris Hauman is the best-known version of this book. -
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- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021132
- Title
- The Little Engine That Could
- Author
- Piper, Watty (Editor); Bragg, Mabel C.; Lenski, Lois L. (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Lenski, Lois
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Platt & Munk Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- INSPIRATION MOTIVATION CHILDREN LESSONS MORAL TRAINS PERSEVERANCE EASY READER PICTURE BOOKS ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATORS LOIS LENSKI
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Transportation: Planes/Trains/Automobiles/Boats/Motorcycles/Bikes;
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