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Song of the Swallows
by Politi, Leo
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Scribners, 1949. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Caldecott-award-winning children's story set at the Mission at San Juan Capistrano on the California coast, where the swallows return home every March 19th on Saint Joseph's Day. Beautifully illustrated in soft watercolors by the author. A FIRST EDITION, early printing, from 1949, this small 4to (8.25" x 10.25") hardcover has light green cloth over boards with darker green lettering & to front & spine & stamped image of boy ringing the mission bell as the swallows fly home. Condition is VG+: quite clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with a whisper of tanning to edges, heavier to endpapers. Slight rubbing darkening to extremities & faint musty odor. The unclipped DJ is also VG+, with rubbing to extremities & some small chips at both ends of spine; else, brilliantly colorful & bright; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
Song of the Swallows is a book by Leo Politi. Published by Scribner, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1950.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021121
- Title
- Song of the Swallows
- Author
- Politi, Leo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Scribners
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- BOYS SWALLOWS BIRDS SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CALIFORNIA MISSIONS HISPANIC MEXICAN AMERICANS CHILDREN ILLUSTRATED PICTURE BOOKS CALDECOTT MEDAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Californiana;
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
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