Mexican Folk Toys by Florence and Robert Pettit, 1976 First Edition Hardcover photo of policeman Admittedly there are plenty of

Admittedly there are plenty of condition issues with this piece----the examples I've seen in very good condition have sold for $1K and up--but I think still pretty fantastic

One finds a variety of wooden folk houses and structures painted on wood blocks as these are

with a second green-faced portrait inside

(I had a few more of Kalkofen's prints in the shop a year or two ago

I love its rounded form and gold edging at each level of the stack

Mexican Folk Toys by Florence and Robert Pettit, 1976 First Edition Hardcover photo of policeman Admittedly there are plenty ofA fun one for the library, for the playroom, or for the studio, where it might inspire all sorts of things. The full title of this 1976 book is "Mexican Folk Toys, Festival Decorations and Ritual Objects," and indeed it covers lots of ground, including information about, and many pictures both black and white and color of all sorts of handmade toys and games, spiritual objects and the contexts in which they were are traditionally used, and a month by