Sounds Of Our Heritage From The Southwest (1981 Softcover Textbook)

• General Editor: Bill Martin, Jr.
• Senior Author: Bernard J. Weiss
• Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Publishers, New York, NY U.S.A. 1981

This book teaches the history of Southwestern United States through poetry, Native American/settler folklore and song. Designed for upper grade through middle school aged children.

More than 39 authors/editors and over 15 illustrators with photographers contributed material for this book. Material gathered from over 22 source publications and museums. A successful attempt to present more than bare facts about the Southwest, but to highlight the multi-cultural heritage.

This book focuses on four states: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

This copy was once owned by a school district, prepared to be distributed to a student using ink stamps, enumeration and check-out form inside front cover, but apparently never issued to a student. This paperback copy is extremely clean, tight and otherwise unmarked. No reading creases, but crease in front cover from preparation to issue and crease in rear cover from poor storage.

• Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall, 160 pp.
• Condition: Good Plus large Paperback. 1^st Thus, 2^nd printing.

Copyright 1981 as this collection, copyrights for source material range from 1926 to 1977. Printline indicates this copy is from 2^nd print-run of 1981. ISBN: 0-03-058682-8. LCCN & MSR are not given.

Notes on Condition/Edition ratings:

Fine – means like new, but any book produced over 10 years ago isn't “brand new”.  Booksellers needed some word to describe this...

Like New – A new book, no marks no damage (except maybe remainder marks) except not obtained directly from the publisher or in packaging from the publisher.

Very Good – How you or I might take care of a book, closer to “as new” than standard. Might show ownership.

Good – How someone else might take care of a book. Also referred to as “standard.” The most likely condition

for books of this age & title, shows the book has been read or previously owned.

Acceptable – How a child, student or a librarian might take care of a book. (Either trying to make sure

someone doesn't steal it by plastering ownership everywhere, filled it with copious notes or

a book that has been damaged.)

Poor – Combination of “acceptable” factors above. Most likely with water damage as well. Might have

missing pages (you should ask).

Near – Means “almost” in an optimistic sense. e.g., “Near Fine” means very good, but on the high end.

1^st Thus – Unique somehow, maybe 1^st paperback, new illustrator, misprint or even the 1^st edition. A collector

might desire this copy.

Thanks for looking!