The Little Engine That Could
by Piper, Watty
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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The Little Engine that Could
by Watty Piper
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1930
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- Red with black printing and illustration
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- 1
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Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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$300.00
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Platt and Munk, 1930. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket 1st Edition. 8vo, red illus. stamped boards, a near fine copy, later state with Lil Hannibal as the last title and with trade mark under the title, prob. late 1930's. small scratch on front cover, all pages clean and unmarked, gift incription to first owner inside front cover… Read more about this item Item Price
$300.00
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The Little Engine That Could
by Piper, Watty (Editor); Bragg, Mabel C.; Lenski, Lois L. (Illustrator)
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Published
- 1930
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- Hardcover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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$599.99
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Platt & Munk Co., Inc., 1930. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Lenski, Lois. Lovely copy of this classic children's story, retold by Walter Piper from the original 1916 story, "The Pony Engine'' by Mabel C. Bragg, with charming illustrations in both duotone & full color by acclaimed children's book… Read more about this item Item Price
$599.99
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The Little Engine That Could
by Piper, Watty (pseud.)`
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- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Published
- 1930
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$800.00
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New York: The Platt & Munk Co., Inc, 1930. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Square 8vo. First printing. Original red cloth, with a glossy, color cover illustration and 9 titles listed on the verso of the front free endpaper, ending with this title. No "trademark" under the title, and in the lower left corner a… Read more about this item Item Price
$800.00
The Little Engine That Could
by PIPER, Watty
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- Used
- Published
- 1930
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- 1
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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$95.00
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New York: The Platt & Munk Co, 1930. Hardcover. Illustrations by Lois Lenski. 8vo. Red cloth with blue lettering and pictorial stamping. (24pp). Color frontispiece, color illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Very good. A bit edgeworn, with endpapers a tad worn and 2" expertly, archivally closed title page tear. A tight and fairly attractive early printing of this classic, with "Trademark"… Read more about this item Item Price
$95.00
The Little Engine That Could
by Piper, Watty
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition; Later Printing
- Published
- 1961
- Binding
- Hardcover. Sewn binding is square and tight. Block and pages are clean and unmarked. Book appears to be gently read.
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Maysville, Georgia, USA
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$60.00
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
$60.00
The Little Engine That Could (Silver Anniversary Edition)
by Piper, Watty
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- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket - Pictorial Cover
- Published
- 1944
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- Hard Cover
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- 1
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Webster, New York, USA
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$7.00
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New York: Platt & Munk, 1944. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket - Pictorial Cover. 1944 Silver anniversary edition. Rebound with original picture plate. Boards rubbed and stained. When the other engines refuse, the Little Blue Engine tries to pull a stranded train full of toys and good food over the mountain. Item Price
$7.00
The Little Engine That Could ( from the Pony Engine By Mabel C Bragg, ) Illustrated By George & Doris Hauman, Children, Oblong Yellow Cloth Hardcover with Black Illustration of Train with Clown on Top
by Piper, Watty, Illustrated By George & Doris Hauman In Color . Illustrated Color Endpapers of 4 Trains on Railroad Tracks in Country Setting. Color Frontispiece of Train in Country With Smoke Coming Out & Carrying a Clown in Green & White Trimm
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- Used
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1945
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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LONG BEACH, California, USA
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$55.00
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New York By The Platt & Munk Co.,, 1945 HARDBACK NODustJacket, 1945, 1ST EDITION THUS, Early Issue, Oblong Yellow Cloth Hardcover Illustrated & Titled in Black. Book Condition: Very Good-. NOJACKET . Book very good-, minor wear at ends of spine and corners, .size is 7 1/4"x8 3/16" Approx. Pages are glossy paper with no tears. Very mild edgewear, UNPAGINATED.… Read more about this item Item Price
$55.00
The Little Engine That Could
by Watty Piper
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1930
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, USA
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$50.00
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New York: The Platt & Munk, 1930. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Lois L. Lenski. The Little Engine That Could, Classic, illustrations by Lois L. Lenski, blue publisher's cloth with darker blue illustrations on front board, NO jacket. Book is Good, wear on boards including a spot of light fraying, a few tears in text, some soiling, illustrations still bright,… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00
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The Little Engine That Could
by Watty Piper
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No dust jacket
- Edition
- Never Grow Old Series
- Published
- 1930
- Binding
- Pictorial boards with red cloth spine. Covers show moderate wear. Corners bumped, hinges intact.
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- 1
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GAHANNA, Ohio, USA
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$30.00
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The Platt & Munk Co. Inc. Publishers, New York, 1930. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. 21 pp. Text white on high-grade paper. Leaves 6-7 have brown crayon circled text. Other pages have light pencil initials. Top one-and-a-half inches of spine is missing. Rear cover is lightly soiled and has a waterstain in lower outer… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
The Little Engine That Could: Storybook Treasury: Based On The Original Story
by Piper, Watty (Pseud)
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0448431149
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- 1
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Woodlawn, Illinois, USA
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$3.99
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3Rd Printing Of This Hardcover Edition. Includes 7 Of The Most Popular The Little Engine That Could Stories. Bump To The Lower Board Edges.
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$3.99
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The Little Engine that Could (c. 1944 printing)
by Watty Piper (Pseud.)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Published
- 1944
- Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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- 1
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Springfield, Ohio, USA
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$30.00
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The Platt & Munk Co, New York, 1944. Later Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Lois Lenski. Book The editions of The Little Engine that Could are notoriously difficult to date since the publisher never included a publication date. However, prior editions had a front paste-down, which ended about 1943, so I have… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
Pop-up Book (The Little Engine That Could)
by Piper, Watty
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- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN 10
- 0001384198
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- 1
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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$103.36
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Hardback. Very Good. Item Price
$103.36
The Little Engine That Could
by Piper, Watty
- Condition
- Used - Good/No Dust Wrapper
- Published
- 1961
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- ISBN 10
- 0448405202
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- 1
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OCEANSIDE, California, USA
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$29.95
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Platt & Munk. Good/No Dust Wrapper. 1961. Hard Cover. 0448405202 Ex-Library (C412) . Item Price
$29.95
The Little Engine That Could: Giant Lift-And-Learn Book
by Piper, Watty
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- NEW
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0448424002
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- 1
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MERCHANTVILLE, New Jersey, USA
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$42.50
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Platt & Munk/ Grosset and Dunalp, 2000. 1st Edit 1st print (THUS), large hardcover lift-the-flap board book, NEW, no marks or blemishes, covers have very light shelf wear. Immed shipping w/tracking incl.. First Edition. Hard Cover. NEW. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Item Price
$42.50
The Little Engine That Could
by Piper, Watty
- Condition
- Used - Very Good/No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1954
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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$40.00
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New York: Golden Press. Very Good/No Jacket. 1954. 1st. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall NW-Very good small hardcover (Golden Book); previous owner signatures, edge/corner wear. "A" and .29 cent cover price. golden spine . Item Price
$40.00
The Little Engine That Could (Original Classic Edition)
by Watty Piper
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- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0448405202
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- 1
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Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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$1.00
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Grosset & Dunlap. Used - Good. A sound copy with only light wear. Overall a solid copy at a great price! Item Price
$1.00
The Little Engine that Could: A Storybook and Wind-Up Train/Dutton Motorbook
by Piper, Watty
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- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 1998-11-01
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- Board book
- ISBN 10
- 0525460292
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- 1
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Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA
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$10.07
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Dutton Juvenile, 1998-11-01. Board book. Acceptable. book is in very good condition. Listed as acceptable because TRAIN IS MISSING Item Price
$10.07
The Little Engine That Could
by Watty Piper
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1954
- Binding
- Hardback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oswestry, Shropshire, GBR
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$25.80
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New York: Platt & Munk, Publishers, 1954. Hardback. Good. George & Doris Hauman. Hardback edition, 1954, with no jacket. Ex Munich American School library book with faint stamp to front cover and stamp to rear pastedown, no other library markings and no pages removed. In overall good-to-very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.80
The Little Engine That Could
by Piper, Watty
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Early Printing
- Published
- 1930
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Perrineville, New Jersey, USA
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$225.00
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New York: Platt & Munk Co., 1930. Clean and bright in sound binding. VG+, no dust jacket. Lists to Lil' Hannibal on page opposite half title page.Spot of wear to bottom of spine. . First Edition Early Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Louis L. Lenski. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
$225.00
The Little Engine that Could
by Watty Piper
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Hard Cover
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0448405202
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olive Hill, Kentucky, USA
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$12.00
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New York: Platt & Munk Publishes, 2000. Hard Cover. Hardcover. Near Fine. Book. Classic Childrens story. Hardback, like new
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$12.00