CHOO-CHOO - THE LITTLE SWITCH ENGINE
by Wadsworth, Wallace (illus by Ruth Eger)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good/Good+
- Seller
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Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Rand McNally, 1946. Hardcover pictorial boards binding with paper at inside hinge beginning to crack, binding integrity intact. A little bit of rubbing along edges, name ffep. DJ has a few chips and some edgewear. Overall a clean and tight copy. Original price of 60c on dj flap, for ages 3-7. Story of a happy, hard-working switch engine in the big city railroad. But he wants to grow up to be a great shining passenger engine and pull long trains to far-away cities. When a big engine laughs at hime he becomes unhappy; then one day he gets his wish.. Illus. by Biers, Clarence. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Boards. Near Very Good/Good+.
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- Bookseller
- Deja Vu Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 07385
- Title
- CHOO-CHOO - THE LITTLE SWITCH ENGINE
- Author
- Wadsworth, Wallace (illus by Ruth Eger)
- Illustrator
- Biers, Clarence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Rand McNally
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- TRAIN TRAINS ENGINE RAILROAD
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens - Picture Books/Favorite Illustrators;
Terms of Sale
Deja Vu Books
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About the Seller
Deja Vu Books
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Poplar Grove, Illinois
About Deja Vu Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.