Murder & Mystery by Fergusson, Erna - 1948

Santa Fe: The Lightning Tree, 1991. Textblock is clean and tight. Small crease to bottom corners. 193p. Photographs at end.. Reprint. Wraps. Very Good+. Illus. by B&W Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.

Albuquerque: Merle Armitage Editions. Good in Poor dust jacket. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ has chipping, wear, fading, tears, creasing, stains, and missing pieces, but is in a plastic cover. Spine is cracking at front endpaper, half title page, and title page. .

Merle Armitage, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good/very Good. Book and Dust jacket are in FINE condition First ed. stated not price clipped

Albuquerque, NM: Merle Armitage, 1948. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition stated, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall in black cloth w/gold spine titles. Very Good/No DJ. Spine tips split, front gutter exposed., else Fine and unmarked. INSCRIBED ['Book Week Award 1948"] AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR on drawing page. Six-Guns 710. 193pp + b/w vintage photo section at rear; illustrated in frontis drawing by Peter Hurd, chapter headpiece silhouettes, map endpapers.

Santa Fe, New Mexico: Lightning Tree Press, 1991. First Lightning Tree Press Edition . Trade Paperback. Fine. 6" x 9. 192 Pages plus eight pages of photographs. Erna Fergusson's books about the Southwest are among the best written about the region, for they are a blend of perceptive knowledge, love, and understanding. She has earned the title of New Mexico's First Lady of Letters." To these words from Lawrence Clark Powell, the "Dean" of Southwestern literature, we add those of Paul Horgan: " ... no one ever lived in greater harmony with the immediate environment than she. o Erna Fergusson was born in Albuquerque's Old Town, the daughter of Harvey Fergusson and Clara Huning Fergusson. Her grandfather was the famous merchant Franz Huning. In this new edition of MURDER & MYSTERY IN NEW MEXICO nine riveting tales are presented with seldom- told facts that go far toward explaining the why of the incidents involved. Why did women go out of their way to defend… Read More

Albuquerque, NM: Merle Armitage Editions. Very Good. 1948. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, with a short inscription, on the title page. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is a slight slant to the spine of the book, and the spine ends and corners of the book covers have light, but noticeable bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright with the exception of the rear endpaper and rear pastedown page - both of which have ground-in dirt (all over) and some general wear and tear. "Erna Fergusson can be best depicted as a New Mexico travel writer of the 1930s, honing the two techniques of oral interview and conversational prose style; she was a part of the Southwestern Renaissance, [9] and greatly contributed to the historiography of New Mexico. Her writings were well received during her… Read More

Albuquerque: Merle Armitage Editions, 1948. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Peter Hurd.

Albuquerque, NM: Merle Armitage, 1948. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. Stated First edition. Inscibed by author on drawing acknowlegment page. VERY GOOD+. VERY SLIGHT SPINE LEAN, SLIGHT WEAR TO BOARDS, BINDING TIGHT, INTERIOR CLEAN. NO DUST JACKET. Drawing by Peter Hurd.

Albuquerque, NM: Merle Armitage Editions. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed.. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth binding. Frontispiece illustration by Peter Hurd. Map endpapers. Photographs. Nine tales of murdery and mystery from New Mexico. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 193 pages .

Lightning Tree Press, 1991. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.