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Made in Mexico
by Fent Ross, Patricia
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Carlos Merida. Alfred A Knopf, 1952. Hardcover. No DJ. 8vo. Green cloth boards with edges straight, light shelfwear to corners. Decorative deboss on front cover, signature “Borzoi Books” emboss stamp to back cover. Gilt lettering on spine. Age-tanning to modern deckled edges. Decorative map endpapers. Prev. owner bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Small soiling on title page. Edge-tanning and very light foxing to pages. Binding tight. With b&w illustrations by Carlos Merida. A comprehensive look at the history of art and folk art in Mexico written with young readers in mind. First Edition
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Details
- Bookseller
- Honest Dog Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A803981X03G3U
- Title
- Made in Mexico
- Author
- Fent Ross, Patricia
- Illustrator
- Carlos Merida
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Pages
- 329
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Honest Dog Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Honest Dog Books
Biblio member since 2022
Bayfield, Wisconsin
About Honest Dog Books
Honest Dog Books is a family-run new and used general interest bookstore with a long history in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Owners Julie Buckles and Charly Ray are wilderness travelers with a team of sled dogs, two teenagers, and deep love for community, literature, and conversation.
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Always feel free to email with questions, for extra pictures, shipping charge information, or if you're interested in making an offer different than the listed price! Our books may come in protective mylar or other coverings, these are all easily removable and not directly attached to the book itself.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Deboss
- An imprinted decoration or mark on the outside cover of a book. Publishers will press a design or mark into a book's cover for...
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