Buyer-Focused Description

Album de Animales Mexicanos, published in Mexico by the Secretaría de Educación Pública in 1944, brings together Mexican natural history, educational publishing and the illustration work of Gabriel Fernández Ledesma. Its paper cover features an armadillo beneath decorative lettering, framed by a striking geometric border in rust and ochre tones.

The Spanish-language text includes entries on the iguana, ajolote and gavilán, alongside guidance for teachers on explaining zoological classification. These passages offer a distinctive view of how Mexico’s wildlife was presented to young readers in the 1940s, with appeal for collectors of Mexican books, graphic design and historical natural history.

A particularly interesting production detail appears in the dated printer’s note: wartime paper shortages prompted the use of waste paper already printed on one side. Earlier SEP educational statistics and colored charts remain visible within the reused sheets, making the physical book itself part of its historical interest.

Item Specifics

- 📖 Title: Album de Animales Mexicanos
- 🎨 Illustrator: Gabriel Fernández Ledesma
- 🏛️ Publisher: Ediciones de la Secretaría de Educación Pública
- 📅 Publication year: 1944
- 🌎 Place of publication: Mexico
- 🗣️ Language: Spanish
- 📚 Binding: Softcover / illustrated paper wrappers; binding has failed and every page is loose
- 🐾 Subjects: Mexican wildlife, zoology and educational history
- 🖨️ Printer: Talleres Gráficos Núm. 1 de la Secretaría de Educación Pública
- ✨ Distinguishing features: Armadillo cover design and reused printed paper with a wartime production note

Condition

Fair overall: the binding has failed, every page is loose, and both wrappers are detached, with age toning and substantial cover edge wear including tears, creases and paper loss. The title leaf has a brown spot and a small tear or puncture near the lower edge; completeness of the text and illustration plates has not been verified.

Additional Details

Includes one album with its front and rear paper wrappers and the contents shown. Offered as an uncollated copy, with no claim of a complete plate set; the binding has failed and every page is loose, requiring careful handling.

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