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More imagesTreasure of the Muleteer and Other Spanish Tales by Antonio Jiménez-Landi, Folk Tales, and a Dragon Story Fairy Tale; First Edition Published in 1979 by Doubleday & Company. Prebound, Reinforced Hardcover Binding. Translated by Paul Blackburn; Illustrations by Floyd Sowell
Antonio Jiménez-Landi ( 1909 - 1997) / Paul Blackburn (Translator) / Floyd Sowell (Illustrator)
Published by Doubleday and Company, NYC, 1979
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This is "The Treasure of the Muleteer and Other Spanish Tales" told by Antonio Jiménez-Landi. The stories. which are retellings of old folk lore and fairy tales, even feature a dragon. They were translated into English by Paul Blackburn, and are enhanced…by the handsome monotone drawings of Floyd Sowell. Published by Doubleday and Company in 1974 this is the First Edition, bound in the publisher's reinforced library binding (or Prebound as the ISBN terms it). Both the trade binding and this binding were published simultaneously. The Doubleday 'prebounds' were not limited to libraries alone, and thus customers had a choice of bindings. The dust-jacket has a trade price, and this copy was not owned by a library. Here's an excerpt from the jacket's blurb : "This is an unusual collection of ten popular legends from Spain. In this book, Spain's foremost storyteller, Antonio Jiménez-Landi, has purposely selected one legend indigenous to each of the great regions into which the country is divided. These tales are based on old themes which wandered down the centuries, and accumulated, in their pilgrimage from generation to generation, profound wisdom and deep understanding of the Spanish soul. That Spanish folklore is deeply rooted in both Moorish and Christian traditions is evident in the author's deft selection of Spanish legends going from pre-Moorish times up through the eventual establishment of the Catholic Hispanic kingdom." TITLE : The Treasure of the Muleteer and Other Spanish Tales AUTHOR : Antonio Jiménez-Landi ( 1909 - 1997) Well-respected Spanish poet, author and historian / TRANSLATOR : Paul Blackburn ILLUSTRATOR : Floyd Sowell IMPRINT : Doubleday & Co. PLACE : New York DATE : (1974) EDITION : First Edition (So Stated), Prebound (Reinforced Library Binding - issued for the trade market - published simultaneously with the trade binding) STATUS : OP PROVENANCE : From a private, personal library. PHYSICAL DETAILS : Has the author's Preface; contains ten separate stories; contains black-and-white illustrations; [vi] + 94 pages, plus one page of brief biographical data on author and translator; 6" x 9 1/8"; illustrated smooth, pressed cloth-covered binding with reinforced spine (Publisher calls it "reinforced Library Binding" - ISBN calls it "Prebound"); brownish-red endpapers; dust-jacket replicates the cover, with the addition of the publisher printed statement about the binding. On the cover and jacket is a ferocious dragon , who looks rather pleased as he plays with a vanquished knight. CONDITION -- BOOK: VERY GOOD -- JACKET : NEAR VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and attractive, with the following particulars noted :: EXTERIOR -- Clean and bright with but near-negligible signs of handling; Red speckling to bottom edge - the exact color as the end-paper, else text-block edges are clean. No marking. BINDING -- Tight INTERIOR -- Other than a couple of production-related minute spots on the rear end-paper, clean and free of marking. No writing, no marginalia, no signatures. DUST-JACKET - A small Tear with accompanying small loss displays at the head of the front spine panel fold; modest surface rub and a touch of scuff; barely noticeable weathering along top of rear flap. Front flap still has original 1979 printed price. Floyd Sowell (illustrator).
