MOY MOY
by Politi, Leo
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1960. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Colorfully illustrated by the author. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1960. An early printing. This title was awarded the 1961 Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Award for "significant contribution in the field of illustration." Inscribed, with an original watercolor of Chinese laterns, by Leo Politi on the front flyleaf. Quarto. Original red cloth binding, with pictorial white stamping. Small ink ownership stamp to the front pastedown. Some very light wear and browning to the extremities of the dust jacket; else near fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64631
- Title
- MOY MOY
- Author
- Politi, Leo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Children's Literature, Illustrated Books, Leo Politi, Chinatown, Los Angeles, Chinese Americans, New Year
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Quarto
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- Inscribed
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