Piccolos Prank (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards may have fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Interior pages unmarked. Dust jacket adhered to the boards by the enlightened librarians. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. First "A" Printing. Decorative blue cloth. Name written on front end paper, else tight, bright and clean. Lightly worn jacket with $3.25 flap price. Color illustrated by Leo Politi.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, Letter A very good condition hardcover, in a good dust jacket, closed tear across, wear to jacket folds, nick to spine end, nick to rear corner, edge wear, price clipped, clean pages gently read.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Light marginal soiling to one page, otherwise near fine in good plus dust jacket with some edgewear and damp rippling. Color illustrations by the author. 4to. 30 pp. Hardcover, blue cloth, blue illustration on cover, blue spine title.

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).

Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color by Leo Politi. Very scarce in this condition. Inscribed by the author "Leo Politi 1965" & nice color floral drawing. Fine copy.

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.

Condition: Very Good. Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, NY, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED by Author on title page. NEAR FINE in blue cloth-covered boards with NO DJ. Not remainder marked. Not book club edition. Not ex-library.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.