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 by 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 - 1930

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 Giraffes 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. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good.