NMLP P-009399 · Point of issue · minted 2026-07-04

Origins of New Mexico Families signed first

Fray Angélico Chávez · Historical Society of New Mexico · 1954

Contrary to what the 'signed first' framing might suggest of a cloth hardcover, the 1954 first was issued in printed wrappers (softcover with flaps), with the illustrated front panel; first-edition copies are genuinely scarce and often show spine wear or reinforcement given the fragile binding

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-009399 for "Origins of New Mexico Families signed first" by Fray Angélico Chávez (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-009399, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).