[1st ed] The Little Engine That Could
First edition, first printing of this iconic and salutary children’s book (I think I can, I think I can), published in 1930 by The Platt & Munk Co. Illustrations by Lois L. Lenski with text by “Watty Piper” based on the 1916 story The Pony Engine by Mabel C. Bragg. 8vo, hardcover with pictorial paste-on label, 14 unpaginated leaves with duotone and full-color illustrations. Lacking the highly scarce dust jacket. Slight lean to spine. Fraying to cloth. Moderate chipping and soiling to paper cover, with some damp staining.
First edition, first printing of this iconic and salutary children’s book (I think I can, I think I can), published in 1930 by The Platt & Munk Co. Illustrations by Lois L. Lenski with text by “Watty Piper” based on the 1916 story The Pony Engine by Mabel C. Bragg. 8vo, hardcover with pictorial paste-on label, 14 unpaginated leaves with duotone and full-color illustrations. Lacking the highly scarce dust jacket. Slight lean to spine. Fraying to cloth. Moderate chipping and soiling to paper cover, with some damp staining.
First edition, first printing of this iconic and salutary children’s book (I think I can, I think I can), published in 1930 by The Platt & Munk Co. Illustrations by Lois L. Lenski with text by “Watty Piper” based on the 1916 story The Pony Engine by Mabel C. Bragg. 8vo, hardcover with pictorial paste-on label, 14 unpaginated leaves with duotone and full-color illustrations. Lacking the highly scarce dust jacket. Slight lean to spine. Fraying to cloth. Moderate chipping and soiling to paper cover, with some damp staining.
