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 7 - 9" tall, 160 pp. Condition: Good Plus large Paperback. 1st Thus, 2nd printing. Copyright 1981 as this collection, copyrights for source material range from 1926 to 1977. Printline indicates this copy is from 2nd 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. 1st Thus – Unique somehow, maybe 1st paperback, new illustrator, misprint or even the 1st edition. A collector might desire this copy. Thanks for looking!