The Silver Fleece: A Story of the Spanish in New Mexico
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1950. First edition. Hardcover in dust jacket, illustrations by Edwin Schmidt. Lengthy inscription by Florence Crannell Means to a Miss Morris and her "Storybook Family" on the title page, and signed by both Florence and Carl. Near fine book in very good jacket with some rubbing to joints, wear at spine ends, and a few edge tears.
Scarce inscribed copy of this Southwestern adventure for juvenile readers tracing Spanish exploration, settlement, and cultural life in New Mexico. Florence Crannell Means received a Newbery Honor for her novel about Japanese American incarceration, The Moved-Outers (1945); much of her work for young readers centered on racial and ethnic minority communities. Inscribed copies from Means are uncommon. Item #10213
Price: $175.00