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28.5.22 Border Lands Sketchbook: Libro De Bosquejos Fronterizos Author: Bailey, Ben P. $750.00 Waco, Texas Privately Published 1976 Cloth w/ Gilded Spine Near Fine in Very Good jacket First Thus 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. This wonderful and rare book is in near fine condition. There are no marks from the previous owner. The dj is in very good condition, there is light wear and light soiling. The end papers are illustrated. This book contains drawing of historic buildings in the lower Rio Grande Valley, from Laredo to H. Matamoros, on both sides of the river. Most of the sketches also have accompanying historical information. 170 pgs. |
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B.000397 The Grand Canyon Dedication Tour: Brooklyn Daily Eagle Newspaper 1920 Railroad Excursion Author: Wilson, Edwin B. $350.00 1920 Wraps, Embossed Cover Very Good. No Jacket Assumed first Edition 9 1/2in. H x 12 1/2in. W. This is a oversized pamphlet from 1920 that documents the trip from Brooklyn New York to the Grand Canyon, for the Official Dedication as a National Park, taken by many officials and prominent people, (listed in the rear of the booklet on two pages). These participants visited 43 cities by either automobile or train. They traveled 12 days, passed through 21 states, visited 6 national parks, with no rainy days, all in 30 days. One highlight was the visit in Marfa, Texas where a rodeo was held at the ranch of prominent cattleman Burt (W.B. ) Mitchell. He is the first cattleman whose portrait was placed in the Texas A&M Ag College. This book is in Very Good condition. 32 pages, with many b/w photos throughout. |
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B.000445 Bouquets De Melodies Pour Le Piano, Opus 42 Awarded as First Prize to Miss Emma Bagby June, 1869 By Houston Conservatory of Music Author: Beyer, Ferdinand $275.00 Paris B. Schott 1869 Half Leather with Cloth Boards Good+ Ex-Library. 14in. H x 10in. W. Approx 200 pages covering the numerous pieces that make up this Opus 42. Leather plate on front cover details first prize award to Emma Bagby, member of prominent Houston family. Binding is good-hinges are weak, marbled endpapers; ex-library markings, music paper is very lightly foxed and tanned. Wear to cover edges. |
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28.5.21 Manuscript Letters and Documents of Early Texians 1821-1845 Author: Winkler, E. W. $270.00 Austin, TX The Steck Company 1937 Leather Like Cloth Near Fine. No Jacket First Edition Folio-over 12in. -15in. tall. This wonderful book is in near fine condition. The letters and documents in this volume have been selected from the historical collections in the Library at the University of Texas. Their collection is expansive and this is a wonderful piece of Texas history to own in your own collection. |
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4800 Botany of Western Texas. Contributions From the U. S. National Herbarium Vol. II Author: Coulter, John M. $250.00 Washington Government Printing Offic 1894 Cloth w/Gilded Spine Very Good. No Jacket 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. The book is in Very Good condition, the spine is lightly sunned, the corners are bumped, some wear at the top and bottom of the spine, light insect damage to the edges of the pages, there are 2 stains on the cover measuring approximately 1/2" long, the first title page may have been reglued recently, it was done poorly and the glue extends 1/2" too far onto the page, which attached to the second front endpaper. |
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18.4.10 Hill County (Texas) Trilogy ISBN: 912172304 Author: Simpson, Harold B. $250.00 Hillsboro, Texas Hill College Press 1986 Hard Cover As New in As New jacket 4to-11 1/2in. x 10 1/4in. Inscribed By Author This trilogy is primarily concerned with the early days of Hill County. The County was organized in 1853 from the western part of Navarro County. It was named for George W. Hill, a physician, who came to Texas in 1836 from Tennessee. Hill served in the Texas Revolution and was the Secretary of War and Navy in Sam Houston's Cabinet. |
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2582 Slash Ranch Hounds Author: Evans, Dub $199.50 Albuquerque The University of New Mex 1951 Cloth Very Good. No Jacket First Edition 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. Inscribed By Author Rare copy inscribed by this famous mountain lion hunter, inducted into the Mountain Lion Hunting Hall of Fame. He lived and hunted the mountains of West Texas and the Big Bend area. The book is in Very Good condition, the extremities of the boards have light insect damage, from the insects eating the cloth, the corners are bumped, the top and bottom of the spine are worn, the previous owner stamped both inside covers with the image of his estate, inscribed by the author G. W. (Dub) Evans, inscription is dated 1953. |
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6676 The Roster of the Texas Daughters of Revolutionary Ancestors-Vol 1 a-C-Bicentennial Edition Author: Mrs. Fitzhugh Hastings Pannill $199.50 Texas Texas Society Daughters o 1976 Cloth w/Gilding Near Fine. No Jacket First Edition 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. The book is in Near fine condition, no previous owner marks, very light foxing to the edges of the pages. |
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9232 Long Shadows: Indian Leaders Standing in the Path of Manifest Destiny, 1600-1900 ISBN: 942376072 Author: Jackson, Jack $199.50 Amarillo, Texas Paramount Publishing Comp 1985 Illustrated Cloth Very Good. No Jacket Limited First Edition 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. Book is a 1985, Limited first edition, in Very Good condition. "Presents brief biographies and drawn portraits of thirty-five Indian leaders from various tribes who tried to protect their way of life from the encroaching white civilization. " There is some bumping to the corners on cover. The interior is clean and tight. Beautiful art work done by author. Forward by W.W. Newcomb, Jr. There are no marks from a previous owner. 128 pages. |
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B.000716 From the Probstei in Germany to the Prairies of America Author: Orr, Mary Lou (Stoltenberg) $199.50 Beaumont, Texas National Genealogical Pub 1990 Leatherette with Gilding Near Fine. No Jacket First Edition 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. Tall. Signed by Author This is a rather large book, 311 pages, in Near Fine condition. 1990 First edition, signed by the author on the front end paper. Small price sticker located on the back cover. large plate located inside of book. Gives an acoount of the Ancestors and Descendants of Hans Hinrich and Antje (paustian) Stolenberg. There are no marks from aprevious owner. |
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7502 A Statement of Principle, a News Release: John Wayne's " the Alamo", There Were No Ghost Writers at the Alamo (Movie Press Release) Author: John Wayne $189.00 New York Time & Life 1960 Wraps Very Good. No Jacket 13 1/4in. H x 10 1/8in. W. This is a 3 item Set. A Statement of Principle-7 pgs. The book is in very good condition. Stiff brown decorative wrappers with light wear and a some white spots where rubbing has ocurred. Printed in conjunction with the world premier of "The Alamo, ". The film was directed by John Wayne. There were no Ghost Writers at the Alamo-This a reprint fron Life, July 4, 1960. It is a three page gatefold advertisement, that appeared in Life's July 4, 1960 special issue on U.S. Politics. A News Release: John Wayne's "The Alamo"-183 pgs. The book is in very good condition, the cover is lightly tanned. The interior is tight and clean. |
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18.4.37 The Loving Brand Book Author: Goodnight, Charles, III Illust: Wittliff, William D. $180.00 Austin, TX The Pemberton Press 1965 Cloth Very Good- in Good jacket Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. Signed by Author Austin: The Pemberton Press, 1965. Ex-library 8vo hardcover book in Very Good-condition with a Good dust jacket in Mylar. Library pocket on inside front cover. Some library stamps on inside pages. A facsimile, with an added introduction and a few new illustrations, of a book compiled in the late 1800s by famous Texas cowboy James C. Loving for the identification of cattle and ownership based on ear marks and brands. SIGNED by the author at the end of the introduction. 119 pgs. |
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1542 Impatient Griselda Author: Scarborough, Dorothy $175.00 NY Harper & Bros 1927 Embossed Cloth Very Good++ No Jacket First Edition 2nd Printin 12mo-over 6-3/4in. -7-3/4in. tall. Inscribed By Author INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR AND DATED Nov. 2, 1927, Dallas, Texas. Western novel by this leading Texas woman, who was well educated, wrote "The Wind" a novel about the plight of the prairie women, which was made into a famous silent film. She was also associated with J. Frank Dobie and was President of the Texas Folklore Society in 1914-15. Book is in wonderful VG++ condition. Another story, 456 pgs. about a tough frontier woman, and extremely scarce in any condition. A wonderful find for the Texana collector. Her first novel, rare, was about the plight of black Southern sharecroppers. |
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8146 The Texas Quarterly, Spring 1967 Author: $160.00 Austin The University of Texas 1967 Paperback Very Good+ No Jacket 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. Inscribed By Author The book is in Very Good+ condition, with no writing inside from previous owners. The pages are clean and tight. The book is signed by Loren Mozley who wrote the introduction for the Ward Lockwood article about John Marin. All three were part of the Taos-Georgia O'Keefe movement. Mozley, a well known artist, has written several art & bios books, one about Lockwood. Lockwood organized UT's art department beginning in 1938, with Mozley's help. |
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B.000384 Their Guns Were Fast Author: Drago, Harry S. $159.50 New York Dodd, Mead, & Company 1955 Hard Cover Very Good++ No Jacket 12mo-over 6-3/4in. -7-3/4in. tall. This book is in Very Good++ condition. There is slight tanning to inside cover and end papers. This book is full of Western short stories. Stories are action packed Western adventure by a master of the authentic early West. There are no marks from a previous owner. 261 pages. |
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B.000387 Wildflowers of the Guadalupe Mountains and the Sand Dune Country Texas Author: Warnock, Barton H. $149.50 Alpine, Tx Sul Ross State University 1974 Hard Cover Very Good++ in Very Good- jack Limited Edition 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. Signed by Author This book is a LIMITED EDITION, in Very Good+/ Very Good-condition. Book is SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the front end paper. Slight sunning to the front inside cover and paper. very light wearing and soiling to DJ. This is a book of wildflowers from the Guadalupe Mountains all the way to the Sand Dunes in Texas, all done by photographer Peter Koch. There are no marks from a previous owner. 176 pages. |
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D397 The Grasses of Texas ISBN: 890960054 Author: Gould, Frank W. $135.00 Published for the Texas A 1975 Cloth Very Good in Very Good+ jacket Stated First Edition 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. Tall. The book is in Very Good condition, with no writing inside from previous owners. The pages are clean and tight. Ex-Library. The dust jacket is in Very Good+ condition, with minor wear to the edges. |
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9423 The 1938 Longhorn: Texas a&M College Yearbook (Aggieland) Author: Loveless, Sidney L. (Editor-In $125.00 Texas Texas A&M University 1938 Embossed Cloth Very Good- No Jacket Assumed First Edition Folio-over 12in. -15in. tall. This is a 1938 Texas A&M yearbook titled "Longhorns". the Texas A&M Yearbook was called The Longhorn from 1903-1948, When they became known as "Aggies". This yearbook is in Very Good-condition. Includes: buildings, Executives, Aggieland, Classes, Activities, Vanity Fair, Military, Stadium, Sports, Organizations, Greenhorn, and much more. There is sunning to the end papers, and some wearing to the cover. Previous owners name is located on front inside cover. Previous Owner was Norman Zelman, An A&M graduate with an endowed Scholarship in his name. |
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B.000437 Sheet Music for Flute and Piano Arrangements From Opera, Privately Hardbound By Philip H. Galligher of Houston, Texas, From the Period 1850-1870 Author: G. Donizetti, V. Bellini, L. D $125.00 1860 Half Leather with Cloth Boards Good- Ex-Library. 14 1/4in. H x 10in. W. Half leather binding very worn, spine covered with library tape, corners and edges worn. Previous owner's leather name plate on cover. Marbled endpapers, 2nd front endpaper loose along top edge. 155 pages, many heavily foxed, all different depending on publisher of specific sheet music, some are on better paper and are still in very good condition. Binding is still good. Flute-piano duets primarily published in Europe, a few marked with copyright date. Property of early Houston Texas resident. |
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28.4.23 Typical Oil and Gas Fields of Southeast Texas: Volume II ISBN: 943179009 Author: Burns, G. K., Eds $110.00 Houston, TX Houston Geological Societ 1987 3 Ring Binder Very Good. No Jacket 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. The book is in very good condition, the previous owners name is stamped on the title page. There is light rippling to the pages and light soiling to the cover. 525 pgs. |
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