New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. First edition, first printing with no mention of 1948 date to copyright. Illustrated by the author. 4to. Unpaginated. Signed by Politi on verso of front free endpaper. Green cloth-covered boards, stamped in brown, slightly cocked; white endpapers, offsetting; in illustrated dust-jacket, extremities professionally repaired, original price of $2.00 on front flap. Almost near-fine.