Song Of the Swallows
by Politi, Leo
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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SONG OF THE SWALLOWS
by Politi, Leo
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- Used - Near Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dj
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1948
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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New York, New York, USA
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£26.09
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NY: Scribners/Junior Literary Guild. Set in the Old California's Mission of San Juan Capistrano, it is about the swallows that return to the mission on the same day every year. Corners are rubbed, spine edges are rubbed & w/a small split. Title page & rear end papers have crayoning & inking; small ink mark on the rear cover. Still has… Read more about this item Item Price
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Song of The Swallows
by Leo Politi
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- Used - vg
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1949
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- Tight
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United States, Arkansas, USA
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£144.54
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Charles Scribners, 1949 First Edition. VG/none. Chocolate brown hard boards, white title on spine - library edition w/ library stamps. Some of the interior pages have small tears at the bottom from turning then pages of this well loved book. Beautiful, quaint water color illustrations by Leo Politi. Illustrations on every page. Caldecott award winner 1950. A delightful story of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Song of the Swallows
by Leo Politi
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1981
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0689704941
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Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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£8.03
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Paperback. Like new except for small store price sticker on cover. See pictures. From well maintained private library. Item Price
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Song of the Swallows
by POLITI, Leo
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1960
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£28.10
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Later printing. Text block edges slightly foxed, boards with modest edgewear, very good in a good or better price-clipped dust jacket with a chip on the bottom edge of front panel and a few small tears. Dust jacket dated F-6.60 [RJ]. Winner of the 1950 Caldecott Medal with embossed… Read more about this item Item Price
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Song of the Swallows
by Leo Politi
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Hardcover
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Bethany, Missouri, USA
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£59.46
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949 Light green cloth boards good , has tape marks front and back of boards, inscribed with watercolor drawing embellishments on the first blank page. Dust jacket complete, light edge wear, caldecott medal sticker on the front of dust jacket. Does have moisture damage to the dust jacket but doesn't show… Read more about this item Item Price
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Song of the Swallows
by Politi, Leo
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1949
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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El Cajon, California, USA
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£281.05
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1949. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Blue/green cloth. With only 1949 to the title page. Signed and dated in the year of publication by Politi. He has also included a small color sketch. Minor bumps to the spine ends. Some toning to the endpapers. All … Read more about this item Item Price
£281.05
SONG OF THE SWALLOWS
by Politi, Leo
- Condition
- Used - About Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1950
- Binding
- Hardcover
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New York, New York, USA
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£24.48
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NY: Scribners/Junior Literary Guild. Set in the Old California's Mission of San Juan Capistrano, it is about the swallows that return to the mission on the same day every year. Light bumping & scuffing to the bottom corners & spine ends & slight soil, no dust jacket. FANCY SIGNED INSCRIPTION W/WATERCOLOR FLORAL DESIGN BY POLITI. OUT OF PRINT. . About… Read more about this item Item Price
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Song of the Swallows
by Politi, Leo
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- Used - Fair in Good dust jacket
- Published
- 1949
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- Hardcover
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Pueblo, Colorado, USA
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£105.19
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Fair in Good dust jacket. 1949. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by Politi with watercolor additions, and dated Springtime 1954. Illustrated pale green cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Copyright notices from both the publisher and author on the title page. A small newspaper photo of Politi on the free endpaper. A gold Caldecott… Read more about this item Item Price
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Song of the Swallows
by Leo Politi
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- Used - Good Condition
- Edition
- [ Edition: First ]
- ISBN 10
- 0689704941
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Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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£2.18
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[ Edition: First ]. Good Condition. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] Publisher: Aladdin Pub Date: 1/1/1981 Binding: Paperback Pages: 32 Item Price
£2.18
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Song of the Swallows
by POLITI, Leo
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- Used
- Published
- 1949
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Galena, Illinois, USA
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£100.38
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Hardcover. Small 4to. Light green cloth with dark green lettering and pictorial stamping, pictorial dust jacket. (31pp). Numerous color illustrations. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear. A tight and lovely early (not first) printing of this Caldecott Medal winner (1950), with circular gold foil label at lower right of front jacket panel. Front… Read more about this item Item Price
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SONG OF THE SWALLOWS
by Leo Politi
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Buffalo, New York, USA
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£68.26
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New York: Charles Scribner's & Son, 1949. Book. Illus. by Leo Politi. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st. Edition only Printing 1949 , gray cloth hardcover with blue design and letters, with the scarce dust jacket, unpaged. This copy is signed , dated and with a drawing that was done… Read more about this item Item Price
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Song of the Swallows.
by Politi, Leo.
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1948
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0684188317
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- 1
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Columbus, Nebraska, USA
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£30.96
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1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948 Hardcover Good+ Ex-library Picture cover No Dj Published Charles Scribner's Sons P3Box29 ISBN: 0684188317. Item Price
£30.96
Song of the Swallows.
by Politi, Leo.
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- Used - Fine copy (several light spots on cover, small name inked out on end paper).
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- 1949.
- Binding
- Hardcover.
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- 1
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Fair Oaks, California, USA
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£26.50
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New York.: Charles Scribners., 1949.. First edition. . Hardcover.. Fine copy (several light spots on cover, small name inked out on end paper).. 4to.. Illustrated in black, white and color by Leo Politi. Item Price
£26.50
Names of the Dead: An Elegy for the Victims of September 11
by Schoemperlen, Diane
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670044482
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- 1
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, CAN
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£52.20
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Toronto: Viking Canada/Penquin Group, 2004. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9 1/2" X 7 1/2. Book is a celebration of life. Book tells the story of the day unfolding to its disasterous closing interwoven with the names of the victims with fragments of the lives, hobbies, homes,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Song of the Swallows (Signed)
by Politi, Leo; [Caldecott Award Winners]
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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WILLIAMSBURG, Kentucky, USA
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£32.08
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1949).
Much later printing.
SIGNED AND INCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON FRONT ENDPAPER WITH A SMALL DRAWING.
Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. Tight binding; clean pages and covers; only very slight wear; dust jacket is clean and bright with… Read more about this item Item Price
£32.08
SONG OF THE SWALLOWS
by Politi, Leo
- Condition
- Used - About Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dj
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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New York, New York, USA
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£26.46
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NY: Scribners/Junior Literary Guild. Set in the Old California's Mission of San Juan Capistrano, it is about the swallows that return to the mission on the same day every year. Light rubbing to the extremities; end-papers have some offsetting and the paper has turned faintly off-white. This book WON THE CALDECOTT MEDAL IN 1950. OUT OF PRINT. . About… Read more about this item Item Price
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Song of the Swallows
by Politi, Leo
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£36.14
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Scribners, 1949. First Edition First 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… Read more about this item Item Price
£36.14
Song of the Swallows
by Politi, Leo
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Early printing
- Published
- 1948
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Cedar Ridge, California, USA
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£16.06
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New York: Scribners, 1948. Early printing. Hardcover. Fine. Politi, Leo. 4to picture book, full green cloth printed in darker green. Copyright date noted in typeset text as 1948, but written into title page art as 1949. A bright copy of the 1950 Caldecott winner without previous owner's marks or dj.
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£16.06
Song of the Swallows
by Politi, Leo
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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South Pasadena, California, USA
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£60.22
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New York: Charles Scribner, 1949. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition, early printing. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket has price of $2.50 on front flap and is fresh and bright, with a whisper of wear at corners. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Politi. Back flap is about… Read more about this item Item Price
£60.22
Song of the Swallows
by Politi, Leo
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0689711409
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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£5.00
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Aladdin Paperbacks, 1987. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
£5.00