Song of the Swallows

Politi, Leo. Song of the Swallows. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1948. Later printing (No “A” on title-page). 4to. Unpaginated (32pp). Illustrated olive cloth in original color illustrated dust jacket. Golden blind-stamped Caldecott (paper) medal pasted on dj. Price-clipped dj with later stamped price “$ 2.25.” The work won the 1950 Caldecott Medal & Honor Books award. Delightful tale of the friendship between Juan, a little boy from the California town Capistrano and Julian, the old gardener and bell-ringer at the Mission of San Juan Capistrano. Profusely illustrated with color reproductions of drawings by Leo Politi. Minor chipping on head and tail of dj spine. Minor rubbing on dj spine, slight creasing and rubbing to parts of dj edges. Dated signature of previous owner in pencil on inside of front board. Tight copy with dust jacket in good, book in very good condition. g. Hardcover. (32896) $50