Critical essays discussing the work of the distinguished author from New Mexico are accompanied by an essay by Anaya on his passion for books and the works that inspired him to write
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Critical essays discussing the work of the distinguished author from New Mexico are accompanied by an essay by Anaya on his passion for books and the works that inspired him to write
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Seller's Description:
Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. First edition. SIGNED by Rudolfo A. Anaya on title page. Fine in near fine dust jacket. (Sticker ghost on front end paper. Spine on jacket mildly discolored, but perfectly readable. )
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Size: 7x5x0; Inscribed by Anaya on half-title page (plus a typed and hand-signed letter from Anaya on his letterhead, and a couple other related items). Boards bound in cloth (spine in rust-colored cloth with gilt lettering; beige sides). Interior clean and crisp. Dust jacket spine faded; has a few short closed tears to top edge; scuff to bottom fore-edge of front panel; in an archival sleeve. Illustrated with wood block prints. xii, 83 pp. 7 x 5 inches. Blackwell North America presentation copy for New Year's 1983, with presentation pages in Spanish and English. Laid-in: 1) A typed and hand-signed letter from Anaya on his letterhead to Jack Walsdorf of Blackwell North America. Letter is dated January 14, 1982 and regards his visit to San Antonio, the reading he gave at Trinity University, his meeting with Mexican-American, Chicano librarians, etc.). 2) Two preprinted letters, each from a Blackwell VP (Jack Walsdorf and Jack Satisky) which introduce this new Anaya volume. [This copy of The Magic of Words is inscribed to "Don"--possibly Donald Satisky. ] Contents: Preface (Paul Vassalo); Rudolfo A. Anaya: An Appreciative Footnote (Frank Waters); In Commemoration: One Million Volumes (Rudolfo A. Anaya--in praise of libraries); En Conmemoracion: Un Millon de Volumenes (transl. Matilde J. Farren); The Achievement of Rudolfo A. Anaya (Antonio Marquez); Works by and about Rudolfo A. Anaya (Teresa Marquez); A Note on the Illustrations (Donald Farren). The woodblock prints are based on the original blocks used in the publications of Willard 'Spud' Johnson, a longtime participant in the literary and artistic scenes in Santa Fe and Taos.
