Jospehina Niggli's First Novel on Mexican Family Ties Step Down, Elder Brother First Edition
by NIGGLI, Josephina
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NIGGLI, Josephina. Step Down, Elder Brother. New York: Rinehart & Company. 1947. First Edition. Cloth board with gilt lettering and decoration. 8vo; 374pp. Josephina Niggli, born in 1910, was one of the first Mexican American female authors to write on Mexican themes in English. Her progressive views of gender and race helped spearhead later Chicana feminist movements as she explored equality in race, gender, culture, nationality, and ethnicity. Her first novel, Step Down, Elder Brother, is a fervent story of a Mexican family whose sons and daughters bring new meaning and ideologies to their traditional beliefs through trial, rebellion, spiritual awakenings, and familial duty. One of her novels, Mexican Village, was adapted into a major film. Niggli went on to write for Hollywood for some time as well, although she was largely uncredited for her work. Her writings created the foundation for later Latino/Latina & Chicano/Chicana feminists in the mid to late 20th century. Dust jacket has a couple of small chips and tears on spine. Not price clipped. Overall very good condition.
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For over 30 years, we have served a clientele of collectors, private institutions, universities, and public libraries in acquisition and collection development. We are members of ILAB, ABAA, and PADA, and have furnished collections around the world with rare and unique material; from the personal letters of literary greats to first edition Journals of Congress to unique pamphlets from the civil rights era. We strive to find archives and original early printed material that can fill gaps in existing institutional holdings; the kind of material that can bring new perspectives to the traditionally disregarded voices of indigiouneous peoples, women, and African-Americans.
We pride ourselves on the ability to track down the rarest and most interesting material for our client's collections. The partnerships we form with libraries, institutions, and personal collectors begin with a phone call or an email and last for decades. We offer an unconditional guarantee for each item's authenticity and completeness.
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