Published by Platt & Munk, 1930
Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Lenski, Lois L (illustrator). From the boyhood library of John Oliver, late conductor of the BSO Tanglewood Chorus - his youthful signature just discernible on from cover. Red cloth boards, decorated with colorful paste-on illustration are well-bound. Boards & illustration are lightly soiled, some rubbing to edges. Some soil from handling & aging along margins & endpapers, "115" on front endpaper & penciled child-handwritng on copyright page, otherwise pages are sharp & clean.
Published by The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., New York,, 1930
Hardcover. No Jacket. 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.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. HARDBACK NOjacket, , original 1930 EARLY edition in very good condition, NOJACKET, PRE LIST THRU LIL Hannibal, .also has a my book sticker BOOKPLATE on title page. overall book is very clean with great illustrations.NO TRADEMARK word On Front Cover RED CLOTH WITH PASTEON LABEL of Train with WITH YELLOW CARS & Blue Caboose & Blue Front car is Blue with Yellow Light & Grey Smoke Billowing & Green Trees on Hillside, No. 358 made in U.S.A THE P & M CO. INC. IN BLACK TO LEFT BTM CVR, UNPAGINATED, CVR HAS TINY CORNER NICKS & WEAR, , NO TRADEMARK word On Front Cover RED CLOTH WITH PASTEON LABEL of Train with WITH NO RED CARS, But YELLOW CARS Trimmed in Blue Stripes & Blue Topped Caboose & Blue Front car is Blue with Yellow Light & Grey Smoke Billowing & Green Trees on Hillside, No. 358 made in U.S.A THE P & M CO. INC. IN BLACK TO LEFT BTM Front CVR.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Thus. ,Color GLOSSY pictorial Endpapers of 2 trains 1 Red with Bears & Children & another Blue front train car with Smoke at Intersection in Country & Elephant & Farmer & Cow & Barn & 2 trains Cars in Distance, Color Frontispiece of Blue trains car pulling 4 crs with clown, Elephant, Bear & children & Flowers with faces on green Grass, HBDJ, 1945, 1st edition THUS, VG/GOOD-, AS-IS, hardcover with dust jacket. DJ is worn around the edges including creases and several small tears but Front DJ Very Nice. Most of the dust jacket wear which includes small hip & Tears edges is on the back of the DJ book. Some pages have finger print stains. No writing or markings on pages. Binding is straight and tight. 1945. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hauman, George & Doris (illustrator). Oblong 12 Vo Pictorial Yellow boards with Black Titles & Illustration match DJ. DJ w/chipping, tears, unclipped price; pictorial end papers; Yellow pictorial cloth cvr has Clear Tape Reinforcement at Spine BTM; unpaged. (bright and tight); 8 1/4 X 7 1/4 IN. Back Inner DJ Flap lists 4 Books ending with Scat, Scat, Back DJ continues front Illustration showing 3 Trains car being pulled by Blue 1 & they are filled with Animals & 2 Giraffes & Toys s Farmer sitting on fence by Apple Tree Waves to Train.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. George & Doris Hauman (illustrator). First Thus. HBDJ, 1945, 1st edition THUS, VG/GOOD-, AS-IS, 1945. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hauman, George & Doris (illustrator). Oblong 12 Vo Pictorial Yellow boards with Black Titles & Illustration match DJ. DJ w/chipping, tears, unclipped price; pictorial end papers; Yellow pictorial cloth cvr has Clear Tape Reinforcement at Spine BTM; unpaged. (bright and tight); 8 1/4 X 7 1/4 IN. Back Inner Dj Flap lists 4 Books ending with Scat, Scat, Back DJ continues front Illustration showing 3 Trains car being pulled by Blue 1 & they are filled with Animals & 2 Giraffes & Toys s Farmer sitting on fence by Apple Tree Waves to Train. , Color GLOSSY pictorial Endpapers of 2 trains 1 Red with Bears & Children & another Blue front train car with Smoke at Intersection in Country & Elephant & Farmer & Cow & Barn & 2 trains Cars in Distance, Color Frontispiece of Blue trains car pulling 4 crs with clown, Elephant, Bear & children & Flowers with faces on green Grass.
Published by The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., New York,, 1930
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 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.
Published by The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., New York,, 1930
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 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, DJ Spine end small chips, BACK DJ tiny extremities chips , Red Cloth CVR WITH PASTE-ON LABEL Titled in Black AT TOP 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 beautiful Books for children 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, Book Condition:NF, Binding is tight, stitc 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 tiny sticker Nice & Bright, BOTH Inner Flaps DJ BLANK , 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 goo.