Libros Escogidos Libros Escogidos Santa Fe, New Mexico: Libros Escogidos, 1941.
Spine lettered black. Ever so slight fading at spine and fore-edge of front cover. Limited to 299 copies printed at the Rydal Press under the direction of Edward McLean. McLean (1905-1982) spent many years in Santa Fe. He had three careers-dancer, master bookbinder, and publisher, this being one of three titles published by his company. No dust cover. Text block of eight pages followed by fifteen color plates by Louie Ewing (1908-1983) using the silkscreen method. Each plate is on the page with the title and location of the Santos on is adjacent. The Santos or Saints evolved with the Spanish colonial settlers of the 1700's. The Santeros (saint maker) created reproductions of holy sacred images brought from Spain using one of two media; statues and altar screens. This art flowered until the1800's. By the start of the twentieth century it was past contemporary cultures flimsy fancy. An exquisitely cared for piece of Western Americana art. It is rare no matter where you look. It promises to increase in value ten-fold over the next ten years. I personally feel uncomfortable with that promise, but I can understand why. World cataloque lists 36 copies worldwide. . First Edition.. Blue Wrappers.. Light Edge Wear.. Quarto, 12
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