A BOAT FOR PEPPE: A SICILIAN-AMERICAN FISHING FAMILY IN MONTEREY BAY
by POLITI, LEO. AUTHOR / ARTIST
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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About This Item
A LOVELY STORY OF A SICILIAN-AMERICAN BOY AND HIS FISHERMAN FAMILY LIFE IN MONTEREY HARBOR IN CALIFORNIA. AT THE CENTER OF THIS STORY IS PEPPE'S FATHER and THE FESTIVAL OF THE BLESSING OF THE BOATS. Leo Politi, winner of the 1949 Caldecott Medal for Song of the Swallows, knows how to tell and illustrate books for children.
NY:Scribner's, 1950, 1st edition. 4to, green cloth w/stamped design, color illustrations, blank eps.
Book has light corner rub and very light rub at spine tips, otherwise Book is in VG condition.
DJ is unclipped. DJ has rubbing to edges, one mostly closed tear on dj's back cover and some wear -chips mostly at the spine tips. Book VG - DJ : Good
NY:Scribner's, 1950, 1st edition. 4to, green cloth w/stamped design, color illustrations, blank eps.
Book has light corner rub and very light rub at spine tips, otherwise Book is in VG condition.
DJ is unclipped. DJ has rubbing to edges, one mostly closed tear on dj's back cover and some wear -chips mostly at the spine tips. Book VG - DJ : Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Enchanted Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71
- Title
- A BOAT FOR PEPPE
- Author
- POLITI, LEO. AUTHOR / ARTIST
- Illustrator
- LEO POLITI - A Caldecott Winning Artist
- Format/Binding
- Green cloth with black stamped design
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Pages
- unpaginated
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fisherman, monterey, california, Italian-American
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About the Seller
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Brooklyn, New York
About Enchanted Books, ABAA
Enchanted Books is a woman owned business founded in 1985.
Being artists we focus on the visual. From the illustrated classic - to a 1st edition picture book - to the scarce - to the one- of -a -kind.
We are located in Brooklyn, New York by appointment only.
Being artists we focus on the visual. From the illustrated classic - to a 1st edition picture book - to the scarce - to the one- of -a -kind.
We are located in Brooklyn, New York by appointment only.
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