Tales Of the Los Angeles Parks

Palm Desert, CA: Best-West Publications, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Folio. Unpaginated (40 pp.). Mottled green cloth with gold lettering on cover. Minor rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners. Original full-page 12 inch multicolor watercolor of flowers and butterfly (image available upon request) signed and dated: "Leo Politi 1967." Lavishly illustrated with color and b/w… Read more about this item

Palm Desert, CA: Best-West Publications, 1966. Near fine.. Beautifully signed first edition, with Politi's hand-drawn watercolor embellishments decorating his warm personal inscription. Personalized copy of this richly illustrated document of the old parks of Los Angeles, the setting for many of his well-loved children's books. 14.75'' x 11.25''. Original gilt-stamped green cloth. Color plates throughout. Watercolor gift inscription:… Read more about this item

Palm Desert, California: Best-West Publications, 1966. Cloth. Very good/fair +. Unpaginated (approx. 42p.) Cover corners lightly worn, jacket has large creased tears and chips to edges. Politi received the 1950 Caldecott Award for Song of the Swallows. B&w and color illustrations. (14-3/4"x11-1/4")

Palm Desert, CA: Best-West Publications. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's oversized gilt-titled cloth, decorative endpages. Hint of foxing to the block edges. Tight and square. The price clipped DJ in mylar is lightly soiled/foxed with about 4"closed tear to the front panel, some short edge tears/chips. ; Folio 13"… Read more about this item

Palm Desert.: Desert-Southwest, Inc., 1966.. First edition. . Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). . Folio.. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very rare in this condition.