First Edition. A 19th century collection of 5742 Turkish proverbs in Ottoman Turkish (written with the Arabic alphabet). 384 pages. 3-1/2 by 5-1/4 inches. This copy has been bound in blue sheepskin, preserving the original wrappers printed in red and black. The title page is dated AH 1311; the wrappers.....
Price: $150
First edition. An early Chicana work, collecting and retelling folklore gathered by the Federal Writers Project during the 1930s. Old Spain in Our Southwest is one of the earliest works by a Mexican American writer to be issued by a New York pubisher. This copy is inscribed to the author's.....
Price: $750
First Edition. Six essays on horses, published in an edition of 300 copies. Lowman, Printing Arts in Texas, p. 61: "One of the most sought after modern rarities... Chef d'oevre of the Book Club of Texas." Marcus, The Book Club of Texas, VI. First edition (first printing). A very good.....
Price: $2,000
115 pages. 6-1/2 by 9 inches. An edition of 200 copies. Colección Trébol. A collection of folktales, designed and illustrated by Manuel Hernández. The text and illustrations are photocopied onto brown paper and the covers are decorated with collages made from paper and cardboard. OCLC: BNCJM COO CRU CUI CUZ.....
Price: $150
First edition. This early Chicana work "is a series of reminiscence by educator and writer Nina Otero-Warren. Among them are stories influenced by folkloric material gathered by the Federal Writers Project during the 1930s. These stories reveal a sense of urgency that stems from the perception that the traditions and.....
Price: $400
First Edition. xvi, 152 pages. A collection of German and Slavic proverbs. First edition (first printing). A fine set of folded and gathered pages. Never bound or sewn, as issued from the printer.
Price: $75
