A Treasury of Mexican Folkways (Record no. 244)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01383nam a2200157 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780517502921 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 427254276 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | GR115 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Frances Toor |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A Treasury of Mexican Folkways |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Crown |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1973 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This book is an all-inclusive account of the Mexican people, their colorful, dramatic, and ancient traditions and ways of life, worship, work, and play. <br/><br/>It is filled with rare and wonderful stories of saints, heroes, cowboys, bandits; descriptions of exotic dances and fiestas; accounts of strange customs and ceremonies. <br/><br/>All the folk arts... pottery making, gold and silver work, carving, weaving, hand-drawn work... are thoroughly described and lavishly illustrated with line drawings and photographs. <br/><br/>Included are over 100 songs with music and words in both Spanish and English. Many of these songs and much of the music, directly transcribed by the author or her associates, had never been available to the public before this. The Customs, Myths, Folklore, Tradition, Beliefs, Fiestas, Dances and Songs of the Mexican People. A former library book. no dust jacket. binding has a lot of shelf wear. pages all excellent condition with no marks. only one library sticker spot on inside front cover. beautiful collection with great color art |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Mythology/Folklore |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Culture/Customs |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 07/17/2024 | MEX 398 TOOR | 64735 | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |