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The Little Engine That Could

The Little Engine That Could

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The Little Engine That Could

by Piper, Watty

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  • Hardcover
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About This Item

Hardcover. 24 pp. Platt & Munk, New York (1961). Later Reprint of the 1930 First Edition. No DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked except for PO name on FFEP. Boards are straight and sharp, very lightly soiled. Spine ends bumped. Very Good+ to NF. More photos on request. Shipped in a box within a box, in bubble wrap, with a tracking number. [318-20]

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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Bookseller
BookRanger US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
BR-0218-480
Title
The Little Engine That Could
Author
Piper, Watty
Format/Binding
Hardcover. Sewn binding is square and tight. Block and pages are clean and unmarked. Book appears to be gently read.
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition; Later Printing
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Platt & Munk
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1961
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Fiction. Children's Book.

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FFEP
A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Soiled
Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Good+
A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Reprint
Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
New
A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...

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