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The Hands of Cantu
by Tom Lea (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1964 Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA. 1964. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Inscribed by the author to the former Dean of Agriculture at NMSU on the half title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; slight shelfwear to board edges; several splash stains on the textblock fore edge; light dust soiling to textblock top edge. DJ: Very Good + ; Price Clipped; small moisture stain on the tail of the DJ spine. Yellow cloth boards and spine with red and brown lettering and decorations on the spine. Tinted textblock top. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. 244 pp 8vo. This is the author's fifth book which takes place in Mexico in the 16th century. 30 Chinese ink drawings by the author illustrate the book. This is a beautifully written novel of life on a great Spanish hacienda (Acuichal) in Northern Mexico. It is a story of strong men and strong horses told with restraint and power. The “Hands of Cantu” refers to hands of Don Vito Cantu, the finest horseman in New Spain, into whose hands is put custody of a young Toribio de Ibarra who Cantu turns into one of the finest horsemen in Mexico. Together they make a journey into the Southwest in search of Indians with Spanish horses and of the "true Quivera". A clean presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015136
- Title
- The Hands of Cantu
- Author
- Tom Lea (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Illustrator
- Tom Lea
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Tom Lea, Spanish Southwest, Spanish Conquistadors, horses, New Spain, Quivera, Cities of Gold, Don Vito Cantu, Acuichal, horsemanship, horse riding, Indian tribes,
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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