Product Description
Inscribed first edition - with a rich, full-page watercolor painted by Polliti - of this charming picture book about a Sicilian-American fishing family in Monterey, California.
Politi is known for inscribing books with watercolor elements; however, full-page watercolors with this level of execution are significantly rarer variants of his signing style.
10'' x 7.75''.
Original green cloth stamped in darker green.
In original unclipped ($2.00) color pictorial dust jacket.
Illustrated by Politi in color.
[32] pages.
Inscribed by Politi on front free endpaper ("To dear Karen / Leo"), incorporated into a full-page watercolor scene of Peppe holding a boat, seating under a tree next to his sister.
Jacket with a few short closed tears and moderate edgewear, repaired with tape to verso, small chip to spine head.
Book lightly bumped to extremities else neat and clean.
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