THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD Watty Piper & Lois Lenski 1930 Platt & Munk HBDJ VG

Description: THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD Retold by: Watty PiperFrom The Pony Engine by Mabel C. BraggIllustrator: Lois L. Lenski The Platt & Munk Co., Inc, 1930 copyright Hardback with dust jacket. Very good/near fine. Measures approximately 6.25 x 8.25 inches. Dust jacket is intact, clean, and without major flaws. It does have mild edge wear with several short tears, some loss at the corners, a couple of pieces of tape on the spine (although they don't seem to be there for a reason), rubbing on the edges, and a few small black spots. Jacket is in a new protective Brodart cover. The book is in near fine condition. The top two board corners have small bumps and there is some sticker residue on the back, else boards have little to no wear. Spine is tight. Pages are clean and crisp. Inscription on the front free end page. A beautiful, early copy with dust jacket. The book appears to be a first edition, second state (of the red edition) with the following identification points:The words Trade Mark do not appear below the title.The words No. 358 do not appear on the lower left corner of the front cover.There are nine titles on the Never Grow Old Series, ending with The Little Engine That Could.The copyright shows the date 1930.The dust jacket appears to be a third state with the following identification points:The words Trade Mark do not appear below the title.Two lines of text No. 358 Made in U.S.A. / The Platt & Munk Co., Inc. appear in the bottom left of the front cover.The front flap shows a blurb about The Little Engine That Could.The back flap shows Books Every Child Should Have with nine titles listed.Prices of the books listed are Cloth $1.25.The back shows Beautiful Books for Children with six titles listed and the price is $1.25.A true first edition of The Little Engine That Could has blue cloth boards with a black spine and was issued in a box with no dust jacket. In the early 1930s, Platt & Munk changed to red cloth boards with a dust jacket and no box. There are five main states of the red book with numerous variations, and eight main states of the dust jacket with several variations. For a more in-depth look at The Little Engine That Could, please google "The Little Engine That Could first edition points" and see the Children's Picturebook Collecting site (1stedition.net). They have a thorough explanation with helpful charts. ___________________________________________________ Notes About Shipping Media Mail is a cheap, viable option for shipping. However, because it is cheap, it is slower than other choices. Packages shipped via Media Mail are trucked overland (no air), so you can generally estimate how long it will take for a package to reach you based on how far you are from me (New York). Based on customer response, it seems as if destinations along the East Coast take a week. West Coast destinations take approximately 14 days. Hawaii and Alaska take a minimum of 1 month. Times may also increase if there is bad weather along the route, especially during the winter. Remember, there are no guarantees on delivery time. Occasionally things get lost. If you need something in a timely manner, please use Priority. Problems If there are any problems with your order, please contact me. I try to work things out with all of my customers to make sure everyone is as happy as possible with their purchase and experience.

Price: 700 USD

Location: Bronx, New York

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