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OCTOBER ESTATE SALE

THE BIG TRAIN BOOK & 2 COPIES THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD

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Logo THE BIG TRAIN BOOK & 2 COPIES THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD

The Big Train Book 1958. The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper 1930 (red cover) and 1961 (yellow cover).

14"


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Image Text

Image 1:

BIG TRAIN BOOK
THE LITTLE ENGINE
THE LITTLE ENGINE
THAT COULD
THAT COULD
TRADE MARK
by WATTY PIPER
WATTY PIPER
BIG
TRAIN
BOOK
THE
LITTLE
ENGINE
THE
LITTLE
ENGINE
THAT
COULD
THAT
COULD
TRADE
MARK
by
WATTY
PIPER
WATTY
PIPER

Image 2:

From
THE PONY ENGINE
Copyrighted by George H. Doran & Co.
Copyright, MCMXXX
By
THE PLATT & MUNK CO., Inc.
Made in U. S. A.
From
THE
PONY
ENGINE
Copyrighted
by
George
Doran
&
Co.
Copyright,
MCMXXX
By
THE
PLATT
&
MUNK
CO.,
Inc.
Made
in
U.
S.

Image 3:

COPYRIGHT © MCMLXI, MCMLIV. THE PLATT & MUNK CO., INC., NEW YORK 10, N. Y.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Also copyright MCMXXX and MCMXLV by The Platt & Munk Co., Inc.
From The Pony Engine by Mabel C. Bragg, copyrighted by George H. Doran & Co.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG CARD NO. 61-11470.
COPYRIGHT
©
MCMLXI,
MCMLIV.
THE
PLATT
&
MUNK
CO.,
INC.,
NEW
YORK
10,
N.
Y.
ALL
RIGHTS
RESERVED.
MADE
IN
THE
UNITED
STATES
OF
AMERICA.
Also
copyright
MCMXXX
and
MCMXLV
by
The
Platt
&
Munk
Co.,
Inc.
From
The
Pony
Engine
by
Mabel
Bragg,
copyrighted
by
George
Doran
&
Co.
LIBRARY
OF
CONGRESS
CATALOG
CARD
NO.
61-11470.

Image 4:

© 1958 Z. Е. Harvey Inc.
HARVEY HOUSE, Publishers
Irvington-on-Hudson, N. Y.
Printed in U.S.A.
Written by Robert Kramer
Pictures by Cober
©
1958
Harvey
Inc.
HARVEY
HOUSE,
Publishers
Irvington-on-Hudson,
N.
Y.
Printed
in
U.S.A.
Written
by
Robert
Kramer
Pictures
by
Cober

Image 5:

FE
SA NTA
IO
The flat car is carrying lumber.
The gondola car carries piping.
FE
SA
NTA
IO
The
flat
carrying
lumber.
The
gondola
car
carries
piping.

Image 6:

THE
THE

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