Piccolos Prank, Signed (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed and dated in year of publication by the author on front free end page in black fountain pen, "To dear Kira and Jana with affection Leo Politi 1965" Artwork is a beautiful six color watercolor drawing of stars and a bird hanging from strings from the top to almost the bottom of the front free end page. First edition with the Scribner's A present. 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 Book; binding tight, modest bumping and rubbing to corners else boards straight and clean; CLOISTERS Bookstore stamp to top corner front free end page else text free of marks, appears barely read. Dust jacket ($3.25) has mild chipping and small paper loss to mostly flap fold ends with two 1/4" and one 1 1/4" closed tears to bottom cover, spine has mild toning with 1/2" x 1/2" paper loss to ends and some splitting along both folds, bottom front flap clipped. Very good color to covers. Under archival quality mylar cover. Several color illustrations by the author. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Later printing. This story of a mischievous monkey is set in the Bunker Hill district of downtown Los Angeles. Born in Fresno, California, Leo Politi (1908-96) spent his developmental years studying art at the Institute of Monza in Milan, Italy. Returning to California in 1928, he settled near Olvera Street in Los Angeles and began writing and drawing in earnest, winning a Caldecott Award for his Song of the Swallows (1949). Inscribed and dated, with an original black ink drawing, by Politi on the front flyleaf. Quarto. Original blue cloth binding, with dark blue stamping. The dust jacket is price-clipped, with some general browning and wear along the extremities; otherwise very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First "A" Printing -- Inscribed, Signed and dated 1965 by Leo Politi on front end paper with one of his signature sketches in black ink. Decorative blue cloth. FINE in price-clipped jacket with two small tears, spine chip and abrasion on rear. Color illustrated by Leo Politi. Set in Politi's beloved Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, Piccolo, an organ grinder's monkey escapes from his master and hides under a cable car.

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A fine copy in a very good jacket/brodart covered. First Edition with A on copyright page. Jacket has some rubbing to spine with chips and a short tear along spine of jacket. Owner's gift inscription appears on back page of copyright page. SIGNED/INSCRIBED BY LEO POLIT in a very nice, script hand writing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. The story of a mischievous monkey, set in the Bunker Hill district of downtown Los Angeles and colorfully illustrated by the author. Born in Fresno, California, Leo Politi (1908-96) spent his developmental years studying art at the Institute of Monza in Milan, Italy. Returning to California in 1928, he settled near Olvera Street in Los Angeles and began writing and drawing in earnest, winning a Caldecott Award for his Song of the Swallows (1949). This copy is inscribed by Politi on the front flyleaf. Quarto. Original blue cloth binding, with pictorial dark blue stamping. Internally crisp and clean. The dust jacket is price-clipped, with a very faint label shadow and just a hint of edgewear. Better than very good.