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Adams, Walter R. High to the Fruits
Dallas The Kaleidograph Press 1949 First Edition Cloth Poor Poor 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
Inscribed and dated by the Author. Anthology of poetry. Jacket is in Brodart. Water damage to boards. Green cloth with gold titles. Plain green dust jacket. Sunned on edges and spine. Insect damage. Soiling on rear. Foxing to page edges. Foxing to endpapers. 95p.
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40.00 USD
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Appelbee, Evelyn Corry Let Rocks Their Silence Break
Burnet, Texas Nortex Press 1982 0890153248 / 9780890153246 First Edition Cloth Near Fine Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
Inscribed by author, note card from author is pasted in on fep. Winner of the Eighth Annual Nortex Press Book Award, sponsored by The Poetry Society of Texas. Jacket is in brodart, shows some shelfwear and a little foxing. Silver cloth has black title on spine. Fine except for small ding in bottom end of boards. 56p.
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10.00 USD
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Bard, W. E. Burning Embers
Wichita Falls, Texas Nortex Offset Publications, Inc. 1970 Trade Paperback Very Good No Jacket as Issued 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
Signed by the Author. A sticker on the inside cover states this volume was presented to the winner of the William E. Bard Award in February of 1988 for the poem entitled "Wind Came Screaming". The name of the author of this poem is not stated. The book is signed by W. E. Bard, President of the Poetry Society of Texas. Poems are inspired by the old and new west. Cover is in very good condition for a paperback. Heavy yellow paper with a black line drawing of a man at a campfire. Paper shows minimal edgewear. Very slight foxing to page edge. Interior shows a little wear. 38p.
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15.00 USD
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Barnes, Will C. And Raine, William Macleod Cattle, Cowboys and Rangers
New York Grosset & Dunlop 1930 Cloth Fair No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Charles J. Belden
Originally published under the title Cattle by Doubleday. Beige cloth with rust colored titles and bull on cover. Cloth is heavily soiled. Bumped at head and tail of spine. Cloth worn trough on bottom edge of front board near spine. Binding cracked at first blank. Twenty-six black and white photos. Chip in ffep, also has bookplate affixed. Red top-stain, foxing to other page edges. A number of pages are dog-eared. 340p. including index.
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15.00 USD
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Barney, William D. Long Gone to Texas
Austin Nortex Press 1986 0890155453 / 9780890155455 First Edition Cloth Near Fine Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Barney was Poet Laureate of Texas 1982 - 1983. Winner of the Twelfth Annual Nortex Press Book Award, sponsored by The Poetry Society of Texas. Beige dust jacket with cover illustration. Small tear at top of front. Two tears on back. Some soiling, crease in front flap. Jacket is now in brodart. Poetry Society of Texas Award presentation sticker on ffep. Faux brown leather cloth with gold title on spine. 58p.
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15.00 USD
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Barney, William D. Long Gone to Texas
Austin Nortex Press 1986 0890155453 / 9780890155455 First Edition Cloth Near Fine Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Collection of poetry. Beige dust jacket with brown cover illustrations. Some soiling, faint red smudges. Tear (<1") at bottom front, very small chip at front flap. Jacket is now in brodart. Brown faux leather cloth with gold title on spine. Poetry Society of Texas Award presentation sticker on ffep. Note to award winner laid in. Front flap is dog-eared. Interior is clean and tight. 58p.
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12.00 USD
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Barney, William D. Long Gone to Texas
Austin Nortex Press 1986 First Edition Cloth Near Fine Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Beige dust jacket, small amount of shelfwear. One inch tear on rear at top. Jacket is now in Brodart. Poetry Society of Texas Award presentation sticker on first paste-down. Interior is clean and bright. 58p.
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16.00 USD
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Baylor, Byrd When Clay Sings
New York Charles Scribner 's Sons 1972 First Edition Cloth Fair Fair 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Tom Bahti Signed by Author
Signed by the Author. Children's story of early Native American life in the southwest, inspired by clay pots. Illustrations are in the same style as the traditional designs on the pottery. Jacket is quite worn. There are chips and tears around the edges as well as insect damage. Head and tail of spine are reinforced with cello tape on reverse. Jacket is now in Brodart. Brown cloth brown title on spine and designs on cover. There is significant insect damage to the top layer of the cloth. Inscribed by author on half-title. Interior is clean. Unpaginated.
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15.00 USD
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Bickley, J. T. H. The Ghosts of the Chisos
San Antonio, Texas The Naylor Company 1950 Unknown Cloth Very Good Fair 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Dan Esser
Poems retelling ghost legends of the Chisos Mountains. Dark illustrated dust jacket is worn at edges and toning. Large chip at top of front panel, some of title is missing. Much smaller chip near spine. Tear at rear flap. Jacket is now protected by Brodart. Blue cloth with dark blue titles. Some pencil marks to foreword. Black and white illustrations. 84p.
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20.00 USD
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Biggers, John ; Simms, Carroll ; and Weems, John Edward Black Art in Houston
College Station Texas A. & M. University Press 1978 0890960461 / 9780890960462 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Various
Foreword by Donald Weisman. "Presenting the art of Biggers, Simms and their students." Black dust jacket with small color illustration on front. Jacket is worn at edges with a small open tear at top of rear panel. Rear panel is also scuffed. Jacket is now protected by Brodart. Cream paper covers boards and spine with black title on spine. Gift inscription on ffep. dated 6/30/78. Book is clean except for a very small stain to leading edge of pages, does not affect interior. Binding is tight. 106p.
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125.00 USD
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Binkley, William C. The Texas Revolution
Austin The Texas State Historical Society 1979 0876110421 / 9780876110423 Soft Cover Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
Signed by the Author. Reprint of 1952 edition. Transcript of four lectures delivered at Louisiana State University in May, 1950. "They are the product of more than a quarter of a century of interest in the Anglo-American activities in Texas before annexation, and they are based upon an intensive study of the available contemporary material which seems to have a bearing on the subject." Softcover. Some edgewear, stains to front and rear covers. Inscribed by author on half-title page and dated 5 June, 1979. 132p.
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15.00 USD
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Breihan, Carl W. Great Gunfighters of the West
London John Long 1961 First Edition Cloth Good Fair 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Uncredited
U. K. Edition before American. Researched portraits of gunfighters such as: Wild Bill Hickock, Bat Masterson, Clay Allison and Frank Leslie. Dust jacket is heavily worn with moderate to large chips, mostly on rear panel. jacket is now in clear protective cover. Rust colored cloth with white title on spine. Tail of spine is bumped as are lower points. Upper points are slightly soft. Some light soiling to front board. Interior is clean. Line drawing of different guns at beginning of each chapter. 176p.
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40.00 USD
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Burke, James Lee Cimarron Rose
New York Hyperion 1997 0786852580 First Edition Cloth and Board As New As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
Signed by author on title page. Former Texas Ranger turned lawyer, Billy Bob Hollan must defend his secret illegitimate son against a murder charge. Glossy blue dust jacket with large silver title and illustration of a small town square. Jacket is now protected by Brodart. Blue cloth spine with silver title, matching blue boards. Book is unread, interior is clean and bright. 288p.
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Burns, Walter Noble The Robin Hood of Eldorado
New York Coward - McCann, Inc. 1932 Cloth Fair No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
The Saga of Joaquin Murrieta, Famous Outlaw of California's Age of Gold. Not a first, still somewhat scarce. Author of The Saga of Billy the Kid and Tombstaone. Tan cloth with red titles on spine and cover. Cloth is moderately worn and soiled. Front board is bowed. Red-top stain. Water stain to top edge of middle pages. FFep is missing. Gift inscription to previous owner on first paste down. 304p.
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10.00 USD
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Burroughs, Edgar Rice Apache Devil
Ballantine 1964 1st Printing Good No Jacket as Issued Paperback Ronnie M. Lesser
Ballantine Books, New York, good condition, binding tight, light shelfwear, tight crisp copy. Ballantine U2046 cp.50. Cover art by Ronnie M. Lesser
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13.00 USD
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Burroughs, Edgar Rice The Bandit of Hell's Bend
Boston Gregg Press 1979 First Thus Cloth Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
One of only four westerns that ERB wrote. Utilizes the same frontispiece and cover art as the first edition by Grosset & Dunlap. Includes new introduction by Robert E. Morsberger, professor emeritus of English at the California State Polytechnic University. Jacket has some light edgewear. Two very small closed tears to top edge of jacket, one on front panel, the other on rear. Five very small dots of green paint on front panel. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Brown tweedy cloth with gold title on spine. Cloth on rear board is a little splotchy. Book is unread, interior is clean and bright. 316p.
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75.00 USD
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Burroughs, Edgar Rice The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County
Boston Gregg Press 1979 First Thus Cloth Near Fine Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
One of only four westerns ERB wrote. "With the exception of the Introduction, this is a complete photographic reprint of a work published in Tarzana, CA by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. in 1940." Includes new introduction by Robert E. Morsberger, professor emeritus of English at the California State Polytechnic University. Brown dust jacket now protected by clear mylar cover. Brown tweedy cloth with gold title on spine. Book is unread, interior is clean and bright. 312p.
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150.00 USD
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Burroughs, Edgar Rice The Mucker
Ace Books 1974 First Ace Edition Soft Cover Good No Jacket as Issued Paperback Frank Frazetta
Ace Books., New York. First Ace Edition. softcover. Book Condition: Good+. Slight edgewear and rubbing to covers. Corners are lightly bumped. Spine is slightly vertically creased. Interior is clean, and binding is firm. Ace Book 54460 cp.95 illustrator Frank Frazetta
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8.00 USD
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Burroughs, Edgar Rice The Mucker
Ballantine 1970 1st Printing Soft Cover Good No Jacket as Issued Paperback Bob Abbett
Ballantine Books, New York, good condition, binding tight, light shelfwear, some creasing to front cover. good reading copy, ex library. Ballantine U6039 cp.75. Cover art by Bob Abbett
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8.00 USD
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