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Kenston Rare Books
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Spring 2014
Fine Books on Texas and the American West Terms
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1. Abernathy, Francis Edward. [ed.]. HOEIN’ THE SHORT ROWS.
Dallas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1987. xvi,238pp. Index.
Notes. Photographs. Tan paper over boards with brown cloth spine. First
edition. Fine copy in an equally nice dust jacket. Publication No. 47 of
the Texas Folklore Society is a collection of enjoyable, readable and
informative essays on a variety of topics. There is material on railroad
language of the Southern Pacific, celebrations of the dead, Santa Rita #1,
rules of cockfighting, hog drives, growing up in Bosque County, cowboy
poetry, etc. Among the contributors are: Al Lowman, Guy Logsdon, John
Q. Anderson, Paul Patterson, Lawrence Clayton. $15.00
2. Abernethy, Francis E. [ed.]. THE FOLKLORE OF TEXAN
CULTURES. Austin: Encino Press, 1974. xxxi,366pp. Index.
Photographs. Illustrations. Endpaper maps. Orange cloth. First edition.
One chapter heading in the Table of Contents has been underlined in red
ink, else a bright, fine copy. The dust jacket has a short tear, else fine.
Consists of twenty-four chapters by forty-three writers about the
customs, cures, songs, stories, and styles that twenty-four different ethnic
groups brought with them when they came to Texas. $15.00
3. Abernethy, Francis Edward. [ed.]. SONOVAGUN STEW: A
FOLKLORE MISCELLANY. Dallas: Southern Methodist University
Press, 1985. xii,171pp. Index. Photographs. Diagrams. Black cloth with
the title in gilt on the spine. First edition. Fine copy in an equally nice
dust jacket. Publication No. 46 from the Texas Folklore Society is a
delightful collection of stories about corridos in the Big Bend, Bob
Willis’ “San Antonio Rose,” cowboy and gaucho songs, Aggie war
stories, the old-time cowboy, Mineral Wells and its water, and more.
Contributors include: John Graves, Elton Miles, Lawrence Clayton, Paul
Patterson, Al Lowman and others. $10.00
4. Adair, A. Garland (ed.). AUSTIN: ITS PLACE UNDER TEXAS
SKIES….
Austin:
Von Boeckmann-Jones,1946. 160pp. Map.
Numerous illustrations and photographs. Advertisements. Original red
pictorial wrappers. First edition. A short split (1/4”) at the top back
corner of the wrappers and minor edgewear, else a very good copy.
Issued on the centennial of statehood, there are extensive sections on the
governors of Texas and the capitals of Texas. Additionally, there is
material on the city of Austin, University of Texas, Stephen F. Austin
and other prominent Texans, origins of Travis County, etc. Scattered
through out are advertisements for a variety of Austin businesses.
$45.00
5. Adams, Andy. WHY THE CHISHOLM TRAIL FORKS AND
OTHER TALES OF THE COW COUNTRY. Austin: University of
Texas Press, 1956. xxxi,296pp. Edited by Wilson M. Hudson. Illustrated
by Malcom Thurgood. Tan pictorial cloth. Book is a clean, fine copy.
Written on the front free fly: “Given to me by Tom Lea at his home in El
Paso on July 1, 1969…..” The dust jacket shows the usual fading to the
spine, overall very good. Adams used, as a literary device, cowboys
gathered around the campfire telling stories of the range in many of his
novels. The editor has gathered “camp fire” tales from Adams’ works,
including some that were previously unpublished, into this single
volume. Hudson has also contributed a lengthy, scholarly introduction.
$20.00
6. Adams, E. D. BRITISH DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
CONCERNING THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS---1838-1846. Austin:
Texas State Historical Assoc., n.d. [1917]. xii,636pp. Original gray
printed wrappers. First edition in book form. This originally appeared in
TSHA’s Southwestern Historical Quarterly. Tanning and chipping to
spine, overall very good. This volume consists mainly of letters and
reports to the British government, hitherto unpublished, written by the
two principal British officers stationed in Texas--- Charles Elliot, charge
d’ affaires and William Kennedy, consul at Galveston. A much nicer
copy than usually found. $125.00
7. Allhands, J. L. RAILROADS TO THE RIO. Salado: Anson Jones
Press, 1960. 213pp. Frontis. Illustrations. Endpaper maps. First
edition. SIGNED. Bright, very fine copy (no dust jacket issued). An
excellent work on transportation in the Southwest, it gives the history of
railroad development in the lower Rio Grande Valley. Includes a chapter
on the San Antonio, Chapin, and Rio Grande Valley Railroad. $120.00
8. Allhands, J. L. TOOLS OF THE EARTHMOVER: YESTERDAY
AND TODAY, PRESERVED IN PICTURES. Huntsville: Sam
Houston College Press, 1951.
xi,362 pp.
Index.
Numerous
photographs. Original embossed, leatherette with raised lettering on the
front board and spine. First edition. SIGNED. Fine copy (no dust
jacket issued). The author tells the story of struggles and achievements
required to give the world its present day earth moving equipment.
Chapters on: Man Power; Horse and Mule Power; Steam, Gasoline, and
Diesel Tractor Power; The Power Scraper; Scarifiers and Rooters;
Bulldozer Tractor Power; Diesel Power Graders; etc. An exceptionally
nice copy of the author’s rarest work. $200.00
9. Anderson, Ed. H. [comp.]. HISTORY AND BUSINESS GUIDE TO
SHERMAN, DENISON AND GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS. N.p.,
1948. [84]pp. Numerous advertisements. Original white printed
wrappers. Revised and expanded version of the 1940 first edition. Minor
soiling to the white wrappers, still very good. Designed to promote
Grayson County and its two principal cities of Sherman and Denison, it
gives an overview of the area, its history, and recreational opportunities.
There is information on Sherman and Denison with an overview of their
founding, their economy, the business environment, education,
population, civic organizations, etc. Has a section on getting a Texas
Driver’s license and a warning on the dangers of driving while under the
influence of alcohol and drugs. Scarce with OCLC locating six copies.
$90.00
10. Anderson, John Q. [ed.]. TEXAS FOLK MEDICINE. Austin:
Encino Press, 1970, xix,91pp. Woodcuts by Barbara Whitehead. First
edition. Except for a very faint triangular damp stain to a small portion of
the covers, it is bright, near fine copy. The chip-free dust jacket shows
some staining to the perimeter, else very good. A compilation of 1,333
cures, remedies, preventives, and health practices from 133 Texas
counties. $10.00
another of the great ranger captains. Very scarce. Adams Herd 169.
$425.00
11. [Anonymous.] THE LAST OF THE BUFFALO: COMPRISING
A HISTORY OF THE BUFFALO HERD OF THE FLATHEAD
RESERVATION AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE GREAT
ROUNDUP. Cincinnati: Tom Jones – Publisher Scenic Souvenirs,
1909. [32]pp. Photographs (25). Oblong (approx. 5 ½” x 13 ½”) gray
printed wrappers with a pictorial border, tied with cord. First American
edition published shortly after the Canadian first (1908). Externally, the
extended edges of the wrappers are limp and show short tears with a
small piece missing from the upper right corner. Internally, previous
owner’s name and street address on the title page with some pages
showing faint damp stains and slight rippling. One of the smaller images
has an area of surface damage (probably from getting wet). Overall,
good+. The six pages of text describe the building of the herd from four
calves to 600 animals, the sale of the herd, and the round-up for delivery
to Canada. The round-up lasted two months and involved 75 cowboys
and their horses--- the riders averaged 57 miles a day. The panoramic
images show the round-up in progress with several excellent images of
the cowboys.
$150.00
15. [Austin – The Driskill Hotel] SUPPLEMENT TO THE DAILY
STATESMAN, DECEMBER 17, 1886 -- ANNOUNCING THE
OPENING OF THE DRISKILL HOTEL. Large (approx. 22” x 17”)
broadside announcing the opening of the Driskill Hotel in Austin. This
undated reproduction shows some staining and age toning of the paper
with some very minor losses at the folds. This is the exact copy of the
original announcement of the opening of The Driskill Hotel as it
appeared December 17, 1886 in Austin’s Daily Statesman. It describes
the hotel in superlatives terms labeling it as “one of the finest hotels in
the whole country” and “A Blessing to the City and State which Cannot
be Overestimated.” Professionally deacidified and restored, it is ready for
framing. (See image.)
$200.00
12. Antone, Evan Haywood. WILLIAM FARAH INDUSTRIALIST.
El Paso: Privately printed by Carl Hertzog, 1969. 35pp. Numerous
photographs. Family chronology. Denim blue cloth covers with gold
cloth spine, title in white lettering on the spine. First edition.
INSCRIBED by Hertzog. Fine copy (no dust jacket issued). Lowman
Printer at the Pass 237: “The publication of this book was geared to a
surprise dinner party. Antone and Hertzog used devious methods to
collect data and pictures.” Issued at the testimonial dinner on March 14,
1969, it is the life story of William Frank Farah. This story is inexorably
intertwined with the history of the Farah Manufacturing Company.
$65.00
13. Artrip, Louise & Fullen Artrip. MEMOIRS OF DANIEL FORE
(JIM) CHISHOLM AND THE CHISHOLM TRAIL. [Boonville,
Arkansas: Artrip Publications, 1949]. 89pp. Photographs. Illustrations.
Original light blue printed wrappers. First edition. The usual light
tanning to the perimeter of the wrappers, else fine. Adams, Six-Guns 86:
“….The authors’ account of the Sutton-Taylor feud and John Wesley
Hardin’s participation in it is more reliable.” Ramon Adams would take
the authors to task over their confusion of the Chisholm Trail’s location
with the Western Trail. This copy is from Kenneth F. Neighbor’s library
and he apparently agrees, writing in pencil: “No, KFN” by the paragraph
giving its location. About 1865, Chisholm hauled trade goods from
Kansas to Indian camps about 220 miles south. Chisholm eventually
established a trading post on the Northern Canadian River. It was this
wagon trail that formed the initial Chisholm Trail. It was only in
operation for a few years before it was replaced by the Western Trail.
Includes material on the Chisholm Trail, trail drives, going to Arizona
and the Grand Canyon area, and Alaska Gold Rush. Nice copy with a
unique association. Adams, Herd 175. $100.00
14. Aten, Ira. SIX AND ONE-HALF YEARS IN THE RANGER
SERVICE:
THE MEMOIRS OF IRA ATEN, SERGEANT
COMPANY D, TEXAS RANGERS. Bandera: Frontier Times, 1945.
64pp. Photographs. Original pictorial wrappers bound in later cloth with
a leather spine label. First edition in book form (This material originally
appeared serially in The Frontier Times Magazine). Externally, very
good. Internally, it appears that a book plate was removed from the inside
front cover and there is other minor wear. The pages are tanned due to
paper quality. Adams, Six-Guns 91: “Aten tells of his efforts to suppress
wire cutting and other lawlessness in Texas.” Aten served under famous
Ranger Captain Frank Jones and had an exciting career. He fought
against the wirecutters and he was involved in the Jaybird and
Woodpecker feud as sheriff of Ft. Bend County. He was also sheriff of
Castro County and for ten years the manager of the Escarbada division of
the XIT ranch. The book contains some of his experiences as a
ranchman and an account of his friendship with Captain John R. Hughes,
OCLC LOCATING NO COPIES
16. [Aviation – Fort Omaha Balloon School]. SOUVENIR OF FORT
OMAHA. Omaha: [Omaha Printing Company?], 1917. [32]pp.
Photographs. Printed wrappers (approx. 6” x 9”) with an observation
balloon on the front cover. Numerous advertisements. Small chip to the
top corner of the front wrapper, else very good. Fort Omaha, an Indian
War era installation, was home beginning in 1909 to the balloon school
for the U.S. Signal Corps. The training gained great momentum with the
start of World War One, with over 16,000 men going through the school.
In 1917 it was determined the weather conditions at Fort Omaha were
unsuitable and the school was moved to Camp John Wise in San
Antonio, Texas in 1918. The chief instructor was A. Leo Stevens whose
picture appears twice in the brochure. Stevens was an accomplished
balloonist, early pilot and aviation pioneer. He began making balloon
ascensions when he was twelve, began manufacturing dirigibles at the
age of twenty and was the inventor of the parachute ( his most famous
mishap occurred in 1895, when he landed on the spine of the Notre Dame
Cathedral in Montreal). Most of the brochure is taken up with
advertisements including Packard Trucks, Coca-Cola, Storz Beverage,
Harley Davidson, and numerous local companies. The remainder is
photographs of the fort, a balloon in flight, assembled troops of the
balloon squadron, the Telegraph School, and general information about
the school. Rare with OCLC locating no copies.
$200.00
TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE
17. Barker, Nancy Nichols. [Editor & Translator]. THE FRENCH
LEGATION IN TEXAS – VOLUME I:
RECOGNITION,
RUPTURE AND RECONCILIATION. [with] VOLUME II:
MISSION MISCARRIED. Austin: Texas State Historical Assoc.,
1971,1973. 710pp. Index. Introduction by Nancy Nichols Barker.
Foreword by John Connally. Design by William R. Holman. Notes.
First edition. Both volumes are very fine. Both in the original acetate
dust jackets, with printing on the front flap, are also very fine. Jenkins,
BTB 9: “This work is a compilation of original reports on Texas
confidentially prepared for the government of France. Joseph Milton
Nance said that ‘these documents contain valuable information about the
Republic of Texas, its government, politics, personalities, economy,
geography, and climate,’ and Seymour V. Connor said the work
‘represents the highest degree of excellence in American scholarship.’….
Perhaps the most valuable contributions in these documents are
purportedly verbatim conversations with leading Texans such as Lamar,
Houston, and Jones.” Issued at different times, Volume Two is
uncommon and, consequently, complete sets are seldom offered. An
extremely nice set of an important, but overlooked, work. $100.00
RARE IN THE FIRST EDITION
18. Barry, James B. A TEXAS RANGER AND FRONTIERSMAN:
THE DAYS OF BUCK BARRY IN TEXAS, 1845 – 1906. Dallas:
Southwest Press, 1932. 254pp. Index. Plates. Edited by James K. Greer.
Dark blue cloth with the title abbreviated to “Buck Barry – Greer” on the
spine in red ink. First edition. Minor wear to the perimeters and a small
(approx. ¼” x ¼”) rubbed area at the top of the spine, else very good or
better. Jenkins, BTB 11: “The best memoir of a Texas Ranger during the
mid-19th century. Barry’s memoirs cover his service under Jack Hays and
in the Mexican War and…his services as sheriff, Indian fighter, and
Texas Ranger….His hunting tales are sheer delight.” Walter Prescott
Webb: “[an] excellent account [that] should rank with Samuel C. Reid’s
and J.B. Gillett’s accounts.” The first edition is rare and seldom offered.
$375.00
19. Baumann, John. OLD MAN CROW’S BOY…. New York:
William Morrow & Co., 1948. 278pp. Endpaper maps. First edition.
Clean, fine copy. The dust jacket shows fading to the spine and light
chipping, overall good+. Historical fiction closely based on actual events
on the frontier of Central Idaho from 1880 to 1901. The author worked
as a guide in the region for a number of years. Adams Herd 225.
$30.00
20. Beaumont Chamber of Commerce. BEAUMONT: GATEWAY TO
THE MARTS OF THE WORLD. Beaumont: Press of American
Printing Co., 1910. 72pp. Numerous photographs. Colorful pictorial
wrappers. First edition. Moderate wear to the perimeter, else very good.
Issued by the Chamber of Commerce in 1909, it was their initial attempt
to produce a “yearbook” recording the growth of the city and the
Chamber’s efforts to promote it. Its other purpose was to extol the virtues
of Beaumont as a growing, thriving place to do business. There is a
wealth of information on the area’s industry, railroads, strong local
banks, shipping, agriculture, moderate climate, etc, It points with pride to
the passage of bond issue of $498,000 to dredge the Sabine-Neches canal
to allow ocean going vessels to dock at Beaumont’s wharfs. Includes a
wealth of statistical information, a chronological calendar of noteworthy
events for the year 1909, and reports of the Chamber various committees
to promote the city. Rare with OCLC locating no copies. (See image.)
$145.00
21. [Bibliography – Hertzog] Lowman, Al [comp.]. PRINTER AT
THE PASS: THE WORK OF CARL HERTZOG. San Antonio:
University of Texas – Institute of Texan Cultures, 1972. xix,123pp.
Index. Photographs. Facsimiles. Essay by William Holman. First
edition. Very fine in a fine slipcase. An excellent bibliography of this
noted book designer and publisher, it is enhanced by William Holman’s
(a noted typographer in his own right) selection of his twelve favorite
Hertzog books. $45.00
22. [Bibliography] Dykes, Jeff.
RARE WESTERN OUTLAW
BOOKS. Albuquerque: Albuquerque Corral of the Westerners
International, 1985. 42pp. Photographs. Facsimiles. Pictorial printed
wrappers. First edition, limited edition of 535 numbered copies.
SIGNED. Fine copy. Jeff Dykes was considered the “Dean of Western
Americana” and the foremost authority on Billy the Kid and western
outlaw literature. Based on a speech made by Jeff at the Albuquerque
Corral of the Westerners, he gives his list of rare western outlaw books.
A valuable resource for both the collector and reader.
$45.00
23. [Bibliography] King, Evelyn. WOMEN ON THE CATTLE
TRAIL AND IN THE ROUNDUP. Glendale: Publication No. 3 of the
Brazos Corral of the Westerners, 1983. 21pp. Light blue printed
wrappers with an illustration by Jose Cisneros on the front cover. First
edition, limited to 550 SIGNED copies. Minor tanning to perimeter of
the wrappers, overall very good. One of the few, if not the only, work
devoted exclusively to this subject. The work is enhanced by its
insightful introduction and useful annotations. $25.00
LIMITED EDITION OF 67 COPIES
24. [Bibliography] Whaley, Jr., Gould. [comp.]. WILLIAM D.
WITTLIFF AND THE ENCINO PRESS. Dallas: Still Point Press,
1989. xvi,143pp. Index. Photographs. Facsimiles. Illustrations.
Introduction by John Graves. Tan cloth with paper label on the front
cover, black cloth spine with title in gilt. Tan publisher’s slipcase with
paper label on the front panel. First “deluxe” edition, SIGNED by
Whaley, Wittliff, and Graves. The entire edition consisted of 473 books
with 67 copies signed, specially bound and in the publisher’s slipcase
(Source: Still Point Press Archives, DeGolyer Library). Very fine in an
equally nice slipcase. Covers books; pamphlets; selected ephemera;
magazine articles by, about or illustrated by Wittliff, and even includes
movie and television productions involving him. The best bibliography,
to date, on Bill Wittliff and his Encino Press. $200.00
25. Biggers, Don H. BUFFALO GUNS & BARBED WIRE….
Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press, 1991. xix,241pp. Photographs.
Introduction by A. C. Greene. Biography by Seymour V. Connor.
Sources. Notes. Book design by W. Thomas Taylor. First edition, thus.
Fine copy in a very good dust jacket. A combined reissue of two of
Biggers’ works, Pictures of the Past [1902] and History That Will Never
Be Repeated [1901]. The first is accounts collected by Biggers relating
to the slaughter of the buffalo by hunters in Texas. These stories are
enhanced by six duotone prints from George Robertson’s 1874
photographic record of a buffalo hunt. The second is a collection of
accounts compiled by Biggers on the early Texas cattle industry. There
is material on John Chisum and other prominent cattlemen; the great dieups of ’79, ’83, and ’94; the boom of ’82; and the turn-of-the-century
state of the cattle industry. Illustrated with ten duotone images by
cowboy photographer Erwin Smith. These are two of the rarest works on
the evolution of the Texas range dealing with its transition from buffalo
to cattle. $40.00
26. Bishop, Morris. THE ODYSSEY OF CABEZA DE VACA. New
York & London: The Century Co., 1933. vii,306pp. Index. Bibliography.
Plates. Maps (3). Orange cloth with black and gold labels on the front
cover and spine. First edition. Light general wear, some age toning and a
previous owner’s embossed stamp on the front flys and title page, else
very good. The pictorial dust jacket is chipped and torn (repaired with
acid-free archival tape), overall good-. A very readable biography of
Cabeza de Vaca, one of the first Europeans to explore Texas and the
Southwest. Recounts his ship wreck on the Texas coast, enslavement by
the Indians, and escape to wander the Southwest for seven years. Also
covers his return to Spain, appointment as governor of the Rio de la Plata
region in Argentina, arrest, return to Spain on charges of
mismanagement, and eventual exoneration. The bibliography is a
valuable resource for scholars.
$40.00
27. Black, A. P. (Ott). THE END OF THE LONG HORN TRAIL.
Selfridge, N.D.: The Selfridge Journal, n.d. 59pp. Photographs. Printed
wrappers, stapled. First edition. Crisp, fine copy. Dobie, Life &
Literature… p.126: “Black was blind and sixty-nine years old when he
dictated his memoirs to a college graduate who had sense enough to
retain the flavor….reading him is like listening.” Adams, Six-Guns 217:
“The author tells about knowing Bill Powers when he was wagon boss of
the Hashknife outfit and before he went Oklahoma to join the Dalton
gang.” The first person account of an old-time cowboy who moved cattle
from Texas to the northern ranges. He gives his recollections of some of
the western “hardcases” he encountered. The author worked for the
Hashnkife on several occasions and there is a good deal of information
on that operation.
$80.00
28. Boatright, Mody C. [ed.]. MEXICAN BORDER BALLADS AND
OTHER LORE. Austin: Texas Folklore Society, 1946. vii,140pp. Index.
Proceedings of the Society from 1943 – 1946. Notes. Green cloth. First
edition. About seven small areas of insect damage, else very good with
the bookplate of noted collectors Dorothy and Clinton Josey (no dust
jacket issued). There is a lengthy essay (Corridos of the Mexican Border)
on Mexican border ballads with information on their background, giving
lyrics in English and Spanish written by Brownie McNeil. There are
contributions by J. Mason Brewer (John Tales), J. Frank Dobie (Do
Rattlesnakes Swallow Their Young?), Andrew Forest Muir (The Defense
of Mrs. Mann) and others. The essay on Folktales of the AlabamaCoushatta Indians by Howard N. Martin is the precursor of the first
edition published by the Encino Press in 1977.
$20.00
29. Bolton, Herbert Eugene. TEXAS IN THE MIDDLE
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: STUDIES IN SPANISH COLONIAL
HISTORY AND ADMINISTRATION. Berkeley: University of
California Press, 1915. x,[2],501pp. Index. Thirteen maps & illustrations
(3 folding including the larger general reference map). Bibliography.
Original gray printed wrappers. First edition. Tanning to the spine and
perimeter of the wrappers with minor chipping and a bit of foxing.
Considering the thickness of the book and fragile nature of the binding,
this is considered a very good copy. Housed in custom made clamshell
case with leather spine label to further protect it. Jenkins, BTB 20: “The
best work of scholarship on 18th century.” Particularly valuable is the
lengthy section which summarizes Texas as a buffer area between French
Louisiana and New Spain as well as four studies on “The San Xavier
Missions,” “The Reorganization of the Lower Gulf Coast,” “Spanish
Activities on the Lower Trinity River” and “The Removal from the
Reoccupation of Eastern Texas.” Additionally, there is also information
on New Mexico with material on the Frebre, Satren, and Raballo’s trip to
Taos in 1752, Pedro Vial’s trip from Santa Fe to Missouri, the Mallet
brother, etc. Enhanced by an extensive bibliography citing many primary
sources and index.
$585.00
30. Bowser, David. MYSTERIOUS SAN ANTONIO: A GUIDE
BOOK TO SOME OUT-OF-THE WAY HISTORICAL SIGHTS…..
N.p. [San Antonio]: Privately printed for the author, 1991. vi,42,[6]pp.
Photographs. Diagrams. Maps. Selected bibliography. Pictorial printed
wrappers. Second printing. Fine. The author presents ten little known
and out-of-the-way historical sights of San Antonio. Also, gives a
glimpse of a few of the unique people who have lived in the city and the
times in which they lived. Among the vignettes is information on the
Federal or National Cemetery which contains the grave of Texas Ranger
Lee Hall; the Salado Creek Battlefield and the Dawson Massacre, ghosts
at the Navarro House, Witte Museum, the Menger Hotel, and the Old
Red Light District among others. Mr. Bowser was a San Antonio history
buff who only printed his work in small edition; hence, their scarcity
today. $25.00
RARE ADAMS ONE-FIFTY
31. Bridwell, J. W. [comp.]. THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF
ROBERT McKIMIE, ALIAS “LITTLE REDDY,” FROM
TEXAS…. Hillsboro, Ohio: Printed and published at the Hillsboro
Gazette Office, 1878. 56pp. Illustrations. Original pictorial wrappers.
First edition. Light soiling and chipping with a small piece missing from
the upper top corner of the front wrapper and another piece missing from
the bottom corner of the rear wrapper. Spine repaired. Still an attractive
copy and probably a very good copy of such a fragile work. Adams, The
Adams One-Fifty #18: “The original edition is an exceedingly rare item
about the outlaw of the Black Hills who made a specialty of robbing the
treasure coaches of the Deadwood-Cheyenne run. McKimie is credited
with the daring holdup at Cheyenne Crossing and South Pass City and
with the murder of Johnny Slaughter, the well-know stage driver. He
was a member of the Joel Collins-Sam Bass gang at the start of their
criminal careers, but after his careless murder of Slaughter he was run
out of the gang. I know of but three copies of this book, one of which I
once owned.” After leaving the Collins-Bass gang, he started a horse
stealing ring, was captured and upon acquittal, continued his lawless
ways. He fled to Ohio where he was apprehended by Sheriff Seth
Bullock. A rare outlaw item. (See image.) $1,750.00
LIMITED EDITION OF 100 COPIES
32. Brown, E. H. TRINITY RIVER CANALIZATION. Dallas:
Privately printed for the Trinity River Canalization Association, 1930.
175pp. Photographs. Folding four panel artist’s conception of a navigable
Trinity River from D/FW to the Gulf of Mexico. Folding map (approx.
10 ¾” x 15”) showing existing navigable, authorized and under
consideration waterways. Blue-green marbled cloth with the title and
author’s name in gilt on the cover and spine. First edition, limited edition
of 100 copies. SIGNED by Morris Shepherd (U.S Congressman & U.S.
Senator from Texas). There are two other illegible signatures which are
presumed to be members of the Trinity River Canal Association. This is
the first book devoted to the past history and the then current possibilities
of making the Trinity River navigable to the Gulf of Mexico.
$140.00
33. Brown, John Henry. HISTORY OF DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS,
FROM 1837 TO 1887. Dallas: Milligan Cornett & Farnham Printers,
1887. 114pp[2]pp. Original pink printed wrappers. Neatly rebacked with
fading to the front wrapper. Considering the fragile nature of the binding,
it is probably a very good copy. Raines, Bibliography of Texas p. 31:
“With special references to the pioneer settlers.” The author came to
Dallas in 1871 and was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of
1875. There is material on John Neely Bryan, the Peters Colony, Indian
skirmishes, early Dallas County families, establishment of Dallas as a
county seat, navigation of the Trinity from Dallas to Galveston,
Reconstruction, etc. A cornerstone work on Dallas and Dallas County.
(See image.)
$385.00
34. Brown, Marion T. MARION T. BROWN: LETTERS FROM
FORT SILL, 1886 – 1887. Austin: The Encino Press, 1970. xiv, 80pp.
Notes. Photographs. Edited by C. Richard King. First edition. Triangular
damp stain to covers and spine, overall good+. Marion Brown, the
daughter of Texas historian John Henry Brown, wrote these letters to her
family back in Dallas. They chronicle the activities of a young woman
visiting Ft. Sill in the hopes that the dry climate would restore her health.
They are particularly valuable for the details they give us of social life on
a frontier outpost.
$15.00
35. Brown, Mark H. & W. R. Felton. BEFORE BARBED WIRE: L.
A. HUFFMAN, PHOTOGRAPHER ON HORSEBACK. New York:
Henry Holt & Co., 1956. 256pp. Index. Notes on text and photographs.
Black cloth. Bibliography. Illustrated with 124 photographs by
Huffman. End paper maps. First edition. Externally, minor spotting to
the covers, else very good. Internally, there is tanning to the perimeter of
the pages. The dust jacket shows rubbing, foxing and tears closed with
acid-free archival tape, overall good-. Reese, Six-Score 16: “L. A.
Huffman was the premier photographer of the northern range. He arrived
in Montana in 1878, and soon became familiar with the cattlemen and
their life. In 1880 he accompanied Granville Stuart in search of suitable
range for the latter’s D-H-S outfit.” Adams, Six-Guns 300: “Contains a
chapter on the vigilantes of Montana and some information on the
Johnson County War of Wyoming.” An excellent work on the premier
photographer of the Northern Range. $30.00
36. Burleson, Georgia J. THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF RUFUS C.
BURLESON. N.p [Waco]: Privately printed, 1901. 887pp. Frontis.
portrait. Original decorative cloth. Illustrations. First edition.
Externally, the spine is faded but otherwise the cloth is bright. Internally,
the front hinge is starting but solid. The pages show some tanning to the
perimeter. Still a very good copy of a book usually found in rather poor
condition. J. Frank Dobie: “The autobiographical part of this
amorphously arranged volume is a social document of the first rank.” An
often overlooked gold mine of Texas history, ostensibly about the first
president of Baylor University, but containing a great deal of early Texas
history unavailable elsewhere. It includes much on Sam Houston,
General Edward Burleson, the Republic of Texas, etc. $350.00
37. Cannon, Miles. TOWARD THE SETTING SUN. Portland:
Columbian Press, Inc., [1953]. 155pp. Frontis. portrait. Original printed
wrappers. First edition. Flaking to the lower corner of the front wrapper,
still very good. Contains material on Custer & The Little Big Horn, the
Oatman Captivity, Black Kettle, Red Cloud, the Santa Fe Trail, Henry
Plummer and his gang, Billy the Kid, Jim Bridger, the Utes, etc. Adams,
Six-Guns 370. Herd 408. $35.00
38. Carey, Fred. MAYOR JIM: AN EPIC OF THE WEST. Om1930.
175pp. Frontis. portrait. Photographs. Original pictorial wrappers. First
edition. Minor tanning to the perimeter of the wrappers and faint foxing
to the prelims, else very good+. Adams, Herd 412: “Scarce.” The life
of James C. Dahlman, a Texas cowboy, who migrated to the northern
ranges, worked on N-Bar, drove a herd of cattle from Oregon to
Montana, and later he moved one of the last herds up the Texas Trail
from Indian Territory. He became active in politics serving as the sheriff
of Dawes County and the mayor of Omaha. Includes photographs of
Dahlman with such noted individuals as Charles Lindbergh, Buffalo Bill,
President Wilson, and other luminaries.
$35.00
39. Carlisle, Bill.
BILL CARLISLE, LONE BANDIT: AN
AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Pasadena: Trail's End Publishing Co., 1946.
220pp. Photographs. Endpaper map. First edition. Spine somewhat
sunned, at least a good+ copy. Adams, Six-Guns 375: "This is the
honest autobiography of the last of the lone train robbers, a man who
allowed himself to be captured rather than take a human life." Carlisle,
who operated mainly in Wyoming, specialized in robbing Union Pacific
trains. A good read. $40.00
40. Carson, John. THE UNION PACIFIC: HELL ON WHEELS!
Santa Fe: Press of the Territorian, 1968. 36pp. Photographs. Stiff
printed wrappers. First edition. Very fine. Adams, Six-Guns 2476:
“The author tells about the Union Pacific robbery by Joel Collins and his
gang….He also mentions Doc Middleton and Bear River Tom Smith.”
Number Ten in The Press on the Territorian’s Western Americana Series,
the author recounts the building of the Union Pacific Railroad across
Nebraska. $20.00
41. Cassin, John.
ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BIRDS OF
CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, OREGON, BRITISH AND RUSSIAN
AMERICA. Austin: Texas State Historical Association (for the
Summerlee Foundation of Dallas), 1991. Index. Numerous color plates.
Photographs. Notes. Appendices. Facsimiles. Designed by William
Holman and printed by David Holman. Brown cloth spine with paper
covers over boards. Fine, scholarly introduction by Robert McCracken
Peck is the most complete biography of Cassin and includes information
on his relationship with Audubon. Facsimile reprint of the rare first
printing which was originally issued serially from 1852 to 1855. Fine
copy (no dust jacket issued). John Cassin, who succeeded Audubon as
America’s foremost ornithologist, is credited with moving the study and
appreciation of birds to a more scientific approach from Audubon’s more
flamboyant approach. At the height of his career, Cassin was the most
knowledgeable, influential and widely published ornithologist in North
America. This reprint is enhanced by the superb color plates depicting a
wide variety of species. A “must have” volume for any bird lover.
$45.00
42. [Cattle, Etc. - Exhibition Catalogue]. Agricultural and Arts
Association, Ontario. CATALOGUE OF THE HORSES, CATTLE,
SHEEP,
PIGS,
POULTRY,
AND
AGRICULTURAL
IMPLEMENTS, ENTERED FOR THE ASSOCIATION’S
TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION…SEPTEMBER,
1873. Toronto: Bell & Co., City Steam Press, 1873. 139pp. Printed
wrappers, sewn. First edition. General wear with a piece missing from
the back wrapper (not effecting text), overall good+. Lists the animals by
class (Heavy Draught Horses, Fat Sheep, etc.) and the cattle categorized
by breed. Gives prize amounts for each class. $60.00
43. Chabot, Frederick C. SAN ANTONIO OF THE 17TH, 18TH, AND
19TH CENTURIES: A CHRONOLOGY OF HER ROMANTIC
PAST. San Antonio: Naylor Printing Co., 1929. 15[1]pp. Illustrations.
Color pictorial wrappers. First edition. Some tanning to the pages due to
paper quality, else fine. A time-line of San Antonio’s history beginning
in 1714 and continuing to 1842 with a brief sketch of the significant
event of that year. Rare with OCLC locating no copies. $150.00
44. Chaput, Don. VIRGIL EARP: WESTERN PEACE OFFICER.
Encampment, Wyoming: Affiliated Writers of America, [1994].
xx,255pp. Index. Bibliography. Appendices. Photographs. Maps.
Facsimiles. Notes. First edition. Fine copy in an equally nice dust jacket.
This is the first full-length biography of Virgil Earp, Wyatt’s brother.
The author, a serious researcher of the Earp clan, has produced a readable
work showing good scholarship. $35.00
45. Christie, Sampson. LONG FANG TALKS. Lubbock: Privately
printed by the author, 1968. 70pp. Photographs. Original printed
wrappers. First edition. SIGNED. Externally, minor wear and slight
soiling to the covers. Internally, four sentences have been placed in
parenthesis and their location noted in ink on the inside of the front
cover. Except as noted, very good. Sampson Christie worked as both a
government and independent coyote trapper in the 1930’s. One of the
most successful trappers in Texas, he recounts some of his day-to-day
experiences including a stint trapping on the famous LS Ranch. Gives a
great deal of insight into this once respected occupation. When he retired
to his ranch in Glasscock County, Christie had trapped over 1,000
coyotes. Self published, doubtless, in a small edition, it is scarce.
$30.00
46. Cisneros, Jose. RIDERS ACROSS THE CENTURIES:
HORSEMEN OF THE SPANISH BORDERLANDS. El Paso: Texas
Western Press, 1984. xxxx,199pp. Illustrations (some in color and others
in black and white) by Cisneros. Facsimiles. Photographs. Red cloth, title
in gilt on the spine and decoration on the front cover. First edition.
Beautiful calligraphic inscription SIGNED by Cisneros, the inscription
reads in part: “….This book represents the culmination of my long,
enjoyable, and productive association with the Printer at the Pass, Carl
Hertzog…” This was the last collaboration between Cisneros and
Hertzog, who died in 1984. Laid-in is the publication announcement and
an order form. Fine copy in a near fine dust jacket and in a red cloth
slipcase. A collection of 100 drawings and facing-page narrative by Jose
Cisneros with illustrations of Hernan Cortes, Francisco de Coronado,
Don Hugo Oconor, Don Jose de Escandon, and even Billy the Kid.
However, Cisneros’ emphasis is on uncelebrated but historically
significant horsemen of the Spanish borderlands---- the Spanish soldier,
priest, Apache, explorer, Texas Ranger, cowboy, Comanche Warrior,
U.S. Army Buffalo Soldier, and others. Enhanced by John O. West’s
lengthy biography of Jose Cisneros which incorporates examples of
Cisneros’ other works. An exceptionally nice copy of the Western
Heritage Award of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1985. $80.00
47. Clark, Edward. THE REGULATOR-MODERATOR WAR: AN
ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MR. EDWARD CLARK AT THE
FEBRUARY 18, 1965 MEETING OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE
REPUBLIC OF TEXAS….. N.p.,n.d (1965). 17pp. Original printed
wrappers. First edition. Three small stains to the front cover and a small
amount of foxing internally, else fine. One of the most colorful episodes
in East Texas history, it involved practically all the inhabitants of Shelby
and the adjoining counties. Covers the causes, gives the principal
participants, major events and eventual conclusion some five years later.
Seldom offered.
$40.00
48. Clark, Sterling B. F. HOW MANY MILES FROM ST. JO? THE
LOG OF STERLING B. F. CLARK, A FORTY-NINER, WITH
COMMENTS BY ELLA STERLING MIGHELS. TOGETHER
WITH A BRIEF AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JAMES PHELAN, 1819 1892, PIONEER MERCHANT. San Francisco: Privately printed,
1929. xii,56pp. Frontis. portrait. Portraits. Facsimiles. Original
marbled boards with red cloth spine, pictorial paper label on the front
cover. Errata slip. Fine copy (no dust jacket issued). Mintz, The Trail
95: “A handsome little book containing the somewhat engaging jottings
of an overland journal, plus the brief memoirs of this early San Francisco
merchant. Printed in a limited edition.” Kurtz, The California Gold
Rush 137: “After a short stay he [Clark] resumed his journey, stopped in
Salt Lake City, and followed the Humboldt-Carson Route into
California….washed for gold at Mormon Island and Sandwich Island
diggings…. Supplementing the diary are extracts of letters from Sterling
to Rachel Mitchell, his future bride, describing life in California ….”
Complimentary presentation slip tipped-in from Senator James D.
Phelan. $35.00
49. Clarke, Dwight L. WILLLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN:
GOLD RUSH BANKER. San Francisco: California Historical Society,
1969. xviii,446pp. Index. Bibliography. Notes. Frontis. portrait.
Illustrations. Endpaper map of San Francisco. First edition. Fine copy.
The dust jacket shows slight tanning to the spine, else fine. The author
has drawn upon the file of Sherman’s letters to Henry Smith Turner, a
partner and close friend, to present an insightful account of Gold Rush
Banking, much of it in Sherman’s own words, written while the events
were in progress. Sherman, in his two volume Memoirs, devoted only
forty-seven pages to his banking career; making this work the most
comprehensive on this aspect of his career. $20.00
50. Cline, Platt. MOUNTAIN TOWN: FLAGSTAFF’S FIRST
CENTURY. Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1994. xvii,650pp. Index.
Photographs. Notes. Appendices (10). Brown cloth. First edition. Fine
in an equally nice dust jacket. Covering the history of Flagstaff from the
late 1800s to the 1990s, it gives a comprehensive history of the city.
There is an absolute wealth of information on the city’s founding and
development including entire chapters devoted to its Wild West
beginnings and the range industry. $50.00
51. Collins, Dr. Reba Neighbors [ed.].
WILL ROGERS
SAYS….FAVORITE QUOTATIONS SELECTED BY THE WILL
ROGERS MEMORIAL STAFF. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Co., 1992.
86pp. Photographs. Small (7 ½” x 5”) black cloth octavo. Very fine
copy in a fine dust jacket. Choice bits of wit and wisdom on a variety of
topics with wonderful vintage photographs scattered throughout. A must
for any Will Rogers fan.
$15.00
52. [Colorado - Map] Rand McNally and Company. RAND MC
NALLY & CO’S. NEW BUSINESS ATLAS MAP OF COLORADO.
Four pages (438 – 436pp.) from Rand McNally & Company’s Indexed
Atlas of the World, 1895. Approximate dimensions: 21 ½” x 28 ½”
(paper size); 19” x 26” (map size). Binding crease in the middle, slight
tanning, and light chipping to the perimeter of the paper, else very good.
Large detailed map of Colorado showing railroads, towns, townships,
and topography. The counties are outlined and separately colored. On
the back of the map, there is an index locating counties, creeks,
mountains and peaks, rivers, plateaus and towns. Also includes a
description of Denver and other cities with information on Colorado’s
natural resources and history. Perfect for framing. (See image.)
$125.00
53. [Colorado] Burlington Railroad Co. EASTERN COLORADO. A
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW LANDS NOW BEING
OPENED UP, TOGETHER WITH A SECTIONAL MAP OF
NEBRASKA AND EASTERN COLORADO, SHOWING TOWNS
AND RAILWAY LINES COMPLETED AND IN COURSE OF
CONSTRUCTION ON APRIL 1ST, 1887. Lincoln: Journal Company,
State Printers, 1887. 14[2]pp. Advertisements. Original tan printed
wrappers. Large (approx. 41” x 24”) folding map showing the Burlington
route in red and locating towns along the route. First edition. Minor
losses to the perimeter of the wrapper and a faint dampstain to the bottom
1” of the pages, else very good. The large map is very good. Designed to
promote settlement along the rail line, it extols the virtues of land for
agriculture. The area is describes as an “agricultural Eden” stating that:
“Our lands are not only rich, fertile, and productive, but they are,
furthermore, ‘dirt cheap’.” A scarce railroad piece enhanced with a
marvelous, large map. (See image.)
$750.00
54.
Condry,
Ken
and
Larry
Jones.
THE
COLT
COMMEMORATIVES, 1961-1986. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Co.,
1989. 209pp. Numerous color photographs. Brown cloth with the title
and authors names in silver. The book is housed in a white linen
slipcase. First edition. Fine in an equally nice dust jacket. The
commemoratives covered in this book had to meet two criteria. First,
they had to be produced between 1960 and 1973 and commemorate a
person, place, company, organization or event. Second, those issues
produced from 1974 to1986 had to commemorate something of
significance, have their own special serial number range, and be available
to the general public. Using these criteria, the authors examine over 95
Colt Commemoratives giving the type, caliber/calibers, barrel lengths,
type of grips, finishes, barrel markings, number produced, serial
numbers, cases, special features and year issued. There is also a full page
color photograph of each commemorative on the opposing page. A
superb copy of the authoritative work on the subject.
$90.00
55. [Confederacy – Women] United Daughters of the Confederacy.
MINUTES
OF
THE
THIRTY-SEVENTH
ANNUAL
CONVENTION HELD IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
NOVEMBER 18 -22, 1930 – UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE
CONFEDERACY (INC.)… N.p., 1930. 652pp. Pictorial color,
printed wrappers. First edition. The white wrappers show some soiling,
else very good. The United Daughters of the Confederacy developed
from local aid societies throughout the South during the Civil War.
These groups of Southern women gathered to sew, prepare bandages, and
entertain to raise money for the Confederate cause. After the war the
organization operated as auxiliaries to Confederate Soldiers Homes,
provided pensions to needy Confederate widows, erected memorials, etc.
These minutes provide a wealth of information on UDC in 1930. There
are: financial reports, summary of charitable activities, each state
organization gives a summary of their activities for the year, status
reports on the various memorials and proposals for new ones, awards,
memorials and tributes for both men and women who died in the
previous twelve months, officers of the organization, a list of each
chapter within the state giving the officers and number of members, etc.
Interestingly, there were UDC chapters in Massachusetts, New York,
New Jersey, Ohio, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. Rare, source material
for an organization that is still active.
$150.00
56. Cook, John R. THE BORDER AND THE BUFFALO. AN
UNTOLD STORY OF THE SOUTHWEST PLAINS…. Topeka:
Crane & Co., 1907. 352pp. Frontis. portrait. Photographs. Original
pictorial cloth. Laid-in is a four page leaflet of a poem by “Vox
Buffalorem” entitled “To the Hunters After the Ninety Days’ Scout”
which was apparently included in a few copies. First edition. Spine
shows slight darkening with minor rubbing to the spine ends, else very
good. Adams, Six-Guns 487: “Contains some information on the
Benders of Kansas I have not seen elsewhere.” Milo M. Quaife, who
edited the 1938 reprint said: “For unadorned realism, the narrative…has
seldom, if ever, been surpassed…[It is the] clearest first-hand recital ever
written of the wholesale destruction of earth’s grandest ruminant.” Much
on Kansas history, including the Dull Knife Raid of 1878, eyewitness
accounts of buffalo slaughter on the plains, ranching material, trail
driving, etc. Graff 864. Howes C730. Rader 909. Rittenhouse 128.
$175.00
ONE OF THE “BIG FOUR” CATTLE BOOKS
57. Cox, James. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD
OF THE CATTLE INDUSTRY AND THE CATTLEMEN OF
TEXAS AND ADJACENT TERRITORY. New York: The
Antiquarian Press, Ltd., 1959. Two volumes-[8], 294pp + [16], 744pp.
Color frontis. Photographic plates (16). Brown half calf spines with title
in gilt over brown cloth. Facsimile reprint, limited to 550 sets. With a
new six page introduction by J. Frank Dobie. The two volume set shows
very minor rubbing at the spine ends, else fine. Likewise, the slipcase
shows only minor wear else, fine. This is one of the “Big Four” cattle
books and a must for every range collector. The first edition is very rare
and this reprint is scarce. Adams Herd 593: “An important book on the
history of the cattle industry and no collector’s library would be complete
without it.” Jenkins, BTB 34: “This compendium on Texas cattle and
cattlemen is one of the rarest Texas books…Nearly 400 pages are
devoted to biographies of some 449 Texas cattlemen, and these sketches
are a gold mine for research into the cowboy and cattle industry…The
other half of the volume…provides one of the best contemporary
accounts of the history of the Texas cattle trade.” Jeff Dykes has
described it as: “an unequaled source of information and pictures of
pioneer cattlemen.” Reese, Six Score 24. Campbell 101 #23, Dykes,
Western High Spots, p.103. Graff 891. Howes C820. Merrill Aristocrat.
Rader 1891. (See image.)
$600.00
58. Crawford, Captain Jack. LARIATTES: A BOOK OF POEMS
AND FAVORITE RECITATIONS. Sigourney, Iowa: William A. Bell,
1904. 84[2]pp. Photographs. Dark brown pictorial wrappers. First
edition. Slight wear, overall very good+. Begins with a multi-page
biography of Crawford by John G. Scorer. John Wallace “Captain Jack”
Crawford was a colorful frontier figure. He was an army scout for Merritt
and Crook in the 1876 Big Horn and Yellowstone expeditions. In New
Mexico he searched for Victorio and was a post trader at Ft. Craig. His
poems are often accompanied by prose commentary on the events or
persons that inspired them. A nice copy of a fragile work. (See image.)
$125.00
is presumed these were given to customers on a quarterly basis. (See
image.)
$15.00
60. Cullar, W. Clytes Anderson & Lawrence Elie Guillot. FRENCH
CARRIAGES ON THE TRINITY: THE GUILLOT FAMILY OF
DALLAS. Wolfe City: Privately printed for the authors by Henington
Publishing Co., 1986. 98pp. Index. Photographs. Illustrations.
Facsimiles. Maps. Sources. With cloth with black printing and
decoration. First edition. Privately printed in a small edition for the
family, it contains not only material on this early Dallas family but
information on the La Reunion colony, events in Dallas history, the
development of downtown, etc. Includes a section with extensive
genealogical information on the Guillot family. $30.00
65. [Dallas – First National Bank] Anonymous. HALF A CENTURY
OF CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE. N.p. [Dallas]: [American Beauty
Book Covers?], 1939. [34]pp. Index of guests. Page illustrations.
Photo-mechanical portraits of the bank’s officers and directors tipped-in.
Gold padded cloth covers with a drawing of the First National Bank of
Dallas and “Mr. James Lucas Stephenson” embossed on the front cover.
Pages tied-in with gold cord. First edition. Externally, some oxidation
of the covers and wear to the spine ends and corners (no dust jacket
issued). Internally, foxing to some pages but mostly to the prelims.
Overall, a fair copy. Issued to attendees of a testimonial banquet
celebrating President Nathan Adams’ fiftieth anniversary with the First
National Bank in Dallas. It is a sumptuous volume which gives a sketch
of Adams’ career with the bank as well as biographical details. Includes
a history of First National (including a chart depicting the bank’s
ancestry), menu, program, toasts, music, the radio broadcast schedule (it
was aired over WFAA [Dallas], WBAP [Ft. Worth] and KPRC
[Houston], and a seating chart which reads like a “Who’s Who” of
Dallas. Among his many accomplishments, Nathan Adams served as
chairman of the board for the 1936 Texas Centennial Celebration. Scarce
with OCLC locating only six copies. $125.00
61. Cunningham, Eugene. FAMOUS IN THE WEST. El Paso: HicksHayward Co., 1926. 25pp. Illustrations. Photographs. Original
pictorial wrappers. First edition. Some tanning due to paper quality, else
fine. Adams, Six-Guns 529: “Exceeding rare….This rare little pamphlet
was originally published as an advertisement to be distributed by a firm
dealing in cowboy-style clothes. It is said to have been published in an
edition of sixty thousand copies, but when the dealer discovered how
much postage it would take to distribute them, he gave up the idea and
destroyed most of the copies. The author tells about the Texas Rangers
and outlaws of the Southwest.” Contains sections on Texas Ranger Jim
Gillett, Dallas Stoudenmire, Billy The Kid (with material on the Lincoln
County War), John Wesley Hardin, and border police officer Tom
Threepersons. An unusually nice copy of a fragile little pamphlet.
$375.00
66. [Dallas – Pappy’s Showland - Menu] PAPPY’S SHOWLAND
DALLAS, TEXAS – SOUVENIR MENU. N.p. [Dallas]: n.d. [ca.
1949]. [2]pp, folded stiff paper menu. Photograph of Pappy’s Showland
on the front with photos of “Pappy” Dolsen, the owner, and “Pop”
Da’Mommio, the chef, on the back. Edgewear and minor rubbing with
unrelated inscription inside, overall very good. In the 1940s and 50s
Pappy’s Showland was a popular Dallas night club located at 542 W.
Commerce. It featured dining and dancing to the “big band” sound. After
the Showland’s closure, Dolsen acted as an agent for “exotic dancers”
primarily in Texas and Oklahoma. Probably one of the highpoints for
Carl “Pappy” Dolsen came on his 75th birthday when 17 strippers
brought a cake to him at one of his clubs. At the time he owned three
nightclubs (read: strip clubs) and was still acting as an agent for a
number of “dancers.” Scarce. (See image.) $25.00
62. [Custer] HARPER’S WEEKLY – FUNERAL OF GENERAL
CUSTER. New York: Harper & Brothers, October 27, 1877. 1 page
(841). Page size: approximately 16” x 11”. Uniform tanning of page
due to paper quality, a few short tears (one has been mended with acidfree archival tissue) and moderate chipping of the edges, else very good.
Two drawings by artist Theodore R. Davis approximately 6”x 9” and 6
½” x 9.” The first image titled “The Last Honors Over the Grave” shows
the honor guard firing the 21 gun salute at Custer’s grave site and second
title “Bearing the Remains to the Cemetery” shows the funeral caisson
and riderless horse enroute to the grave. Between the two drawings is a
description of Custer’s funeral service which concludes on the verso of
the page. There is also a brief article on the surrender of Chief Joseph
and his band on the verso as well.
$45.00
67. [Dallas – SMU] Ownby, Jordan [ed.]. THE MUSTANG. –
VOLUME II, NUMBER 1. Dallas: Published by the students of
Southern Methodist University, Oct. 1920. 28pp. Photographs. Numerous
advertisements including one for the venerable Highland Park Pharmacy.
Printed wrappers in magazine format with a sketch of Jimmy Kitts, a
member of the 1920 football team, on the front cover. First edition. Light
soiling and edgewear, else good+. The feature article is on the 1920 SMU
football team complete with a team photograph and “thumb nail” sketch
of key players. Other articles include a column on alumni news and a
tongue-in-cheek study of the “shimmie.” Rare with OCLC showing one
copy. (See image.) $40.00
59. Crume, Paul. THE WORLD OF PAUL CRUME. Dallas: SMU
Press, 1980. xix,290pp. Terracotta cloth. Foreword by Lon Tinkle.
Introduction by Frank Tolbert. First edition. Fine copy in an equally nice
dust jacket. From 1952 to 1975 Paul Crume wrote a front page column
called “Big D” in the Dallas Morning News. This collection of columns
showcases his wit, wisdom and celebrated literary style.
$10.00
63. Czichos, Raymond L. FREDERIC REMINGTON 1861 – 1909
“HE KNEW THE HORSE.” Wimberly: Pioneer Museum of Western
Art, 1991. 108pp. Bibliography. Notes. Dark brown leather. First trade
edition. Fine copy (no dust jacket issued). An important reference work,
this volume examines 23 bronzes in the Pioneer Museum of Western Art.
It provides the background, a critical analysis and full page image of
each work. There is a general evaluation of the artist’s bronzes and a
chronological listing of his works which includes casting information and
numbers produced. It also reprints Remington’s article for Century
Magazine, “Horses of the Plains” as well as some of his other articles.
The title of the book comes from Remington’s wish to have “He Knew
the Horse” as his epitaph on his tombstone. $45.00
64. [Dallas - Advertising Calendar] I. G. THOMPSON, IRON AND
STEEL PRODUCTS - BUSH BUILDING, DALLAS, TEXAS.
Advertising calendar for April – June 1919 for I. G. Thompson, a
representative for iron and steel products. Approx. 9 ½” x 5” with a
portrait of young woman, ribbon tie for hanging. Very good condition. It
68. [Dallas – Texas Centennial Exposition] TICKET BOOK FOR THE
CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION 1836 – 1936, DALLAS. N.p.[Dallas],
1936. Approx. 2 ¼” x 4”. Multi-color printed ticket booklet for the 1936
Centennial Celebration. Heavily creased from folding. Tickets have all
been removed except for one $.25 ticket (reattached with acid-free
archival tape). Overall, about good condition. A highly colorful ticket
book and doubtless very scarce. (See image.)
$15.00
69. Daniell, L. E. PERSONNEL OF THE TEXAS STATE
GOVERNMENT,WITH SKETCHES OF DISTINGUISHED
TEXANS,… Austin: Press of the City Printing Co., 1887. 317pp. Frontis
of the State Capitol. Full page view of the Driskill Hotel which had its
grand opening in December, 1886. Numerous portraits. Full dark brown
morocco with the title in gilt on the front cover. First edition. Externally,
very skillfully rebacked using most of the original spine. Internally, a
very small amount of foxing to the prelims. Overall, a bright, very good
copy. Beginning with the governor (Sul Ross) and his staff, it contains
biographical sketches of members of the Texas legislature, U. S.
Congressmen, and prominent private citizens. In most cases, these
biographies are accompanied by portrait engraving. Among the
outstanding private citizens are Rudolph Kleberg, C. C. Slaughter,
Charles Goodnight, and Henry E. McCulloch. Woven in these sketches is
a good bit of material on the Indian raids, frontier defense, the cattle
industry, Texas politics, etc. Reads like a “Who’s Who” of Texas in
1987. (See image.)
$375.00
70. Davidson, Homer K. BLACK JACK DAVIDSON: A CALVARY
COMMANDER ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER. Glendale: The
Arthur H. Clark Co., 1974. 273pp. Index. Illustrations. Maps.
Bibliography. Frontis. portrait. First edition. Near fine copy in a near
fine dust jacket. Clark & Brunet, The Arthur H. Clark Co. 57:
"Davidson was a contemporary of Custer, Miles, Crook, and the other
well-known frontier military figures. Known as 'Black Jack' because of
his work with the black troops in the West, his activities were important
and worthy of a biographical treatment, His service ranged from the
conquest of California (with Kearny), the Indian wars in the Southwest
and northern Plains, and command of many frontier forts." Among his
commands was the Tenth Cavalry, one of two, Black cavalry regiments
on the frontier. $65.00
71. Davis, Lute L. BLANKETS ON THE SAND. Wichita Falls: Terry
Brothers Printers 1948. 73pp. Frontis. portrait. Original stiff brown
wrappers stapled. Photographs. First edition. Fine copy. Authentic
firsthand account of pioneer life in Oklahoma including the land rush,
Fort Sill (with a section on their humor), ranching, cowboys, wild horses,
the oil boom in Burkburnett, Texas, etc. Adams, Herd 655. Jenkins,
CBC 4733. $80.00
72. De Baca, Manuel C. VICENTE SILVA & HIS 40 BANDITS.
Washington: Libros Escogidos, 1947. 77pp. Illustrations by Fanita
Lanier. Black paper wrappers. First edition in English, one of 175 copies
in French wrappers. SIGNED by the publisher Edward McLean. Very
good copy. The author was a crime reporter for the Spanish language
newspaper in Las Vegas, New Mexico, a town that in the 1890’s had
been terrorized by a gang of outlaws led by Vicente Silva. De Baca
chronicles their activities and ultimate demise. This account was first
published in Spanish in 1896. Adams Six-Guns 108. Howes B10.
$125.00
73. DeShields, James T. CYNTHIA ANN PARKER…… Dallas:
Chama Press, 1991. xiv,60pp. Notes. Photographs (4). Foreword by
John Graves. Designed and printed by W. Thomas Taylor. Bound in
Dutch linen. First of this edition, limited to 1000 copies. Very fine in an
equally nice dust jacket. Laid-in is the publication announcement. Long
out of print and scarce, the original was printed in 1886 in St. Louis. De
Shields’ account deals only with what the author describes in his preface
as “the plain, unvarnished facts.” Adding to the credibility of his account
are his interviews and correspondence with people who participated in
Cynthia Ann’s recapture or know her after she was returned to her
relatives in Texas. This edition reproduces DeShields’ text in its entirety,
including the author’s preface and footnotes. Additionally, it includes
three photographs not appearing in the original with one of the three
appearing in print for the first time. $75.00
AFRICAN-AMERICAN & TEXAS MUSIC
74. Dobie, J. Frank [ed.]. PUBLICATIONS OF THE TEXAS FOLKLORE SOCIETY NUMBER V. Austin: Tex. Folk Lore Society, 1926.
190pp. Index. Printed music. Original printed wrappers. First edition.
Very minor wear, else fine. Contains three chapters on Afro-American
songs: “Old Time Darky Plantation Melodies,” “The Negro as
Interpreter of His Own Folk-Songs,” and “South Texas Negro WorkSongs.” Additionally, there are articles on “Some Texas Versions of
‘The Frog’s Courting’” and “A Texas Border Ballad” by Mattie Austin
Hatcher. All of the above contain music and lyrics. There are also
chapters on: “Familiar Sayings of Old-Time Texans,” “Pioneer
Christmas Customs of Tarrant County,” “Superstitions of Bexar County,”
as well as other material of interest. An unusually nice copy. $50.00
75. Dobie, J. Frank. JOHN C. DUVAL, FIRST TEXAS MAN OF
LETTERS. Dallas: Southwest Review, 1939. 105pp. Frontispiece and
text illustrations by Tom Lea. Original cloth. First edition, limited to
1,000 copies. Fine copy. The dust jacket shows the usual browning, else
fine. Campbell, The Book Lover’s Southwest…. p. 45: “Not merely a
critical and biographical study, but includes a series of Duval’s
unpublished writings.” Dykes, One Hundred Head Cut Out of the Jeff
Dykes Herd 14: “…Tom Lea illustrated the book with some of his best
drawings and naturally the Lea collectors compete when an occasional
copy appears for sale….Scarce.” Dykes, Western High Spots p. 116:
“This is also a fine Ranger book as Duval served with Wallace in Captain
Jack Hays’s company in 1845.” The book is divided into four parts:
biographical, critical, bibliographical and Duval’s unpublished writings.
The bibliographical section clarifies the confusion over the various
editions of some of his writings with the last section containing eleven
stories that appear in print for the first time. Duval arrived in Texas in
1835 and, unlike his brother Burr, escaped the Goliad Massacre.
$175.00
76. Dobie, J. Frank. THE MUSTANGS. Boston: Little Brown & Co.,
1952. xvii,367pp. Index. Notes. Color frontis. Illustrations by Charles
Banks Wilson. Original blue and tan pictorial cloth. First edition, with
first issue dust jacket (with Charles Banks Wilson drawing of mustangs
on the back panel). Fine copy. The clipped dust jacket shows slight
edgewear, overall very good+. Reese, Six-Score 33: “Certainly the best
book on range horses with much on cattle work…Many feel this is to be
one of Dobie’s best books.” The author recounts the history of the
mustang in North America including its legend and lore. Adams, Herd
676. $100.00
77. Dobie, J. Frank. ON THE OPEN RANGE. Dallas: The Southwest
Press, 1931. xii, 312pp. Fourteen black & white text illustrations and four
color plates all by Ben Carlton Mead. Suggested reading list. Glossary of
terms particular to the open range country. Blue cloth with orange rope
design border and lettering, decorated with western scenes. Author’s
preface date June 30, 1931, Austin, Texas. Appears to be an early variant
of the school book edition in that the endsheets are plain and it lacks
“This book is property of the State of Texas” and lines for the student’s
names, etc. The spine shows the usual fading and a rear corner is
bumped, overall good+. This is the third book written by Dobie under his
own name and the first of Dobie’s commercially published anthologies.
It is a collection of tales and narratives going back to the open range
days. Merrill Aristocrat.
$90.00
78. [Dobie, J. Frank] ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF J. FRANK
DOBIE BY RUSSELL LEE. Original gelatin silver image. 13 3/8” x 10
1/8” Pencil notation on the verso reads “circa 1952, near Austin Texas.”
It is also stamped on the back “Photograph by Russell Lee, 3110 West
Ave., Austin 5, Texas.” The photograph was possibly taken at Joe
Small’s Barbeque in Austin. The same image, in a cropped format,
appears on the rear cover of the Texas Observer of July 24, 1964. This
issue is devoted to commemorating the life of J. Frank Dobie and is filled
with recollections and tributes. The photograph exhibits minor creasing
at the corners and a small area of emulsion loss along one edge. None of
these issues impact Dobie’s image. This item is from the estate of Edgar
Kincaid and exhibits the ink notation “Return to Edgar Kincaid” on the
back. Kincaid was the nephew of Bertha and Frank, who had no children.
Russell Lee began his career as a professional photographer in 1935
selling his images to magazines. After a successful career with the Farm
Security Administration, he remained active in documentary photography
chronicling both rural and urban life. In 1947, Lee and his second wife
moved to Austin where he became the University of Texas’ first
instructor in photography. With this move his focus shifted more to
topics dealing with Texas and the Southwest. He died in Austin on
August 28, 1986. This is an important image of an iconic Texan taken by
a renowned American photographer and photojournalist. (See image.)
$2,700.00
79. Douthitt, Katherine Christian. ROMANCE AND DIM TRAILS.
Dallas: William T. Tardy Publisher, 1938. 280pp. Photographs.
Endpaper maps. Frontis. portraits. Original dark red embossed cloth
with title in gilt on the front cover and spine. Errata slip tipped in. First
edition. SIGNED. Minor wear to lower front corners, else a bright, very
good+ copy. Adams, Six-Guns 616: “In one chapter the author writes
that the James and Younger brothers visited Clay County, where a sister
of the Jameses lived for a time. She also tells of a man who came there
in 1936 claiming to be the real Jesse James, and says he was quite
convincing.” This scarce book is an excellent history of Clay County,
Texas near the Texas-Oklahoma border. It is a great resource that
contains much on ranching including a trail drive to Indian Territory and
a list of brands and ranches. There are first hand narratives by the
county’s men and women pioneers, biographies (including photographs)
of early settlers and ranchers, and a strong women’s and social history.
Jenkins, CBC 952. Adams, Herd 718. $425.00
80. Draper, William R. EXCITING ADVENTURES ALONG THE
INDIAN FRONTIER: A REPORTER’S EXPERIENCES IN THE
RED MAN’S TERRITORY AND IN THE OLD CHEROKEE
STRIP DURING THE 90’S. Girard: Haldeman-Julius Publication,
1946. 32pp. Orange printed wrappers, stapled. First edition. Except for
toning to pages due to paper quality, it is a near fine copy. The author
moved with his family from Kansas to the Cherokee Strip where his
father operated a trading post. Later they would settle in Blackwell, I.T.
He recounts his experiences as a cub reporter with mentions of Col.
Blackwell, Teddy Roosevelt, the Doolin Gang, his experiences with the
Indians, lawlessness in the Territory, etc.
$30.00
romanticized story has long been a part of the Alamo controversy.
Scarce.
$65.00
84. Ellenbecker, John G.
THE JAYHAWKERS OF DEATH
VALLEY. Marysville: Privately printed, 1938. 130pp. Numerous
photographs (including one folding). Stiff brownish printed wrappers.
First edition. Externally, light creasing to the extended edges of the
wrappers. Internally, there is minor toning to the perimeter of the
wrappers. Overall, a very good+ copy. Mintz, The Trail 141: “A sought
after book that covers material not found in the Manly or Stephens
narratives. It follows the trail overland from Galesburg, through Salt
Lake City to California. This book also contains the fragmentary diary
of Asa Haynes, not found elsewhere.” Howes, U.S. Iana E91: “Contains
information on the tragic first emigration over the southern route not
found in the previous accounts by Manly and Stephens.” The Illinois
“Jayhawkers” were thirty-six young men who in the spring of 1849
started overland for the gold mines near Sacramento. They were on the
road a year and suffered severe hardships. $150.00
85. Evans, Joe M. THE COW [Cover Title]. El Paso: Privately printed
for the author, 1944. 71pp. Illustrations including cartoons by J. R.
Williams. Photographs. Printed pictorial wrappers. Second edition done
the same year as the first. Short tear to the front cover (closed with acidfree archival tape), else very good. Humorous observations about cattle
and the men who spend their lives working them. J. R. Williams’
cartoons are scattered throughout. $20.00
81. Du Fran, Dora (D. Dee, pseudo.). THE LOW DOWN ON
CALAMITY JANE. Rapid City: Privately printed, 1932. 12pp.
Yellow printed wrappers with a photograph of Calamity Jane on the front
and Gutzon Borglum carving Washington’s profile on the back.
Foreword on the verso of the front wrapper. First edition. Except for
some minor creasing to the bottom of the back wrapper, it is a bright, fine
copy. Adams, Six-Guns 644: “Rare. This little pamphlet was written by
a woman who claimed to have known Calamity Jane, and it is said that
she was in a position to know the ‘seamy side of [Jane’s] character’ since
she was quite a character herself.” Dora Du Fran was one of
Deadwood’s most successful madams. In her early days in Deadwood,
she became a friend and occasional employer of Calamity Jane,
reportedly as a prostitute. During the last few months of her life,
Calamity worked in Du Fran’s brothel doing laundry for Dora’s brothel
girls. While unreliable on some historical facts, the author gives us
insights into Calamity Jane as a person.
$275.00
86. Fairchild, Louis. THEY CALLED IT THE WAR EFFORT:
ORAL HISTORIES FROM WWII ORANGE, TEXAS. Austin:
Eakin Press, 1993. xxxvi,503pp. Index. Notes. Appendices.
Photographs. Map. First edition. The book is very fine. The dust jacket
shows some fading to the spine, else fine. In 1940 the Navy awarded a
major contract to build a shipyard in Orange which, at the time, had a
population of about 7,500. With the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the
population grew to 60,000. This is a social history of the war focusing
on the lives of ordinary citizens as they experienced World War II. They
share their horror of hearing of the attack on Pearl Harbor, losing family
members, their experience working in the ship yard and other industries,
dealing with shortages, rampant growth, etc. The importance of this
book is that it tells the story of the “average” citizen in their own words
and preserves history that would otherwise be lost. Includes chapters
devoted to the unique experiences and observations of Blacks and
women. $25.00
82. [El Paso] OFFICIAL SOUVENIR PROGRAM EL PASO
COUNTY CENTENNIAL 1850 – 1950… Ysleta: Lower Valley
Chamber of Commerce, 1950. 64pp. Numerous photographs.
Introduction by C. L. Sonnichsen. Map. Original printed wrappers with
an illustration by Jose Cisneros on the cover. First edition. Minor wear to
the corners and tanning the covers, else very good. Contains a synopsis
of the history of El Paso county presented in a time-line format by Anna
Brand. There is information on the area’s missions, agriculture, Fort
Bliss, the community of Tigua, etc. $30.00
87. Fenley, Florence. OLD TIMERS OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
Uvalde: Hornby Press, 1957. 318pp. Photographs. Original red
pictorial cloth. First edition. Bright, fine copy. The red dust jacket
shows the typical fading to the spine and minor edgewear, overall very
good+. Dobie, Life & Lit… p. 51: “Faithful reporting of realistic detail.
Southwest Texas, mostly ranch life.” A scarce compilation, privately
printed, of the reminiscences by the old settlers and pioneers of Uvalde
County and the surrounding ranch country. There is much on ranching in
the area including material on Ike Pryor and his cowboys. The author
compiled oral histories and searched the files of the Uvalde Leader-News
and The Cattlemen magazine for additional stories. Missed by Adams
for both Herd and Six-Guns. $275.00
83. Elfer, Maurice. MADAM CANDELARIA, UNSUNG HEROINE
OF THE ALAMO…INCLUDING A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF
THE FAITHFUL WOMAN WHO, STAYING IN THE MISSION
WHEN THE BATTLE RAGED AND THE DOOMED MEN SOLD
THEIR LIVES DEARLY AS POSSIBLE, OBEYED SAM
HOUSTON’S TRUST AND WAS WOUNDED BY MEXICAN
BAYONETS WHILE TRYING TO PROTECT THE DYING
BOWIE. Houston: Privately printed by the Rein Co., 1933. 23pp.
Frontispiece photograph tipped-in. Original brown printed wrappers.
First edition. INSCRIBED. Mild ex-library with four inked numbers on
the front cover, a six digit number stamped on the preface page and
library ownership stamp on the copyright page. No pockets or other
markings. Except for the library markings, it is a near fine copy. Madam
Candelaria, said to have been born at the Presidio de Rio Grande, Mexico
in 1785, is the best-know Tejana associated with the Alamo. Her highly
88. [Ferguson, Governor]. Anon. FERGUSONISM: DOWN TO
DATE, A STORY IN SIXTY CHAPTERS COMPILED FROM THE
RECORDS. N.p. [Austin?]: Privately printed, n.d. [1932?]. 55pp.
Printed wrappers (approx. 9” x 3 ¾”), stapled as issued. First edition.
Minor browning to the wrappers and pages, overall good+. AntiFerguson pamphlet probably issued by supporters of Ross Sterling.
Governor Sterling defeated Ma Ferguson in 1930 but lost to her in the
1932 Democratic primary. It is interesting that while Sterling was
running against Ma all sixty allegations target Pa. Scarce with OCLC
locating only five copies. (See image.) $85.00
89. Foreman, Grant. MUSKOGEE AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
Muskogee: Star Printing Co., n.d.[1940’s]. 78pp. Photographs. Folding
map of the first white settlement in Oklahoma near the falls of the
Verdigris River. Original printed wrappers. First edition. Very good
copy. Written by renowned historian Grant Foreman, it traces the history
of the Muskogee area from its beginnings to near the turn-of-the-century.
There is material on the Indian tribes, early exploration, forts, the Civil
War including the Battle of Honey Springs, etc. $40.00
90. [Fort Bliss] Lea, Tom and Carl Hertzog. FORT BLISS, ONE
HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY, 1848 – 1948. El Paso: Guynes
Printing Company, 1948. [24]pp. Illustrations. Photographs including a
double page aerial image. Designed by Carl Hertzog and Tom Lea. Map
by Jose Cisneros. Tan pictorial wrappers with extended edges. First
edition. Very good copy. Lowman, Printer at the Pass 55: “In addition to
the maps, Cisneros also prepared the sketches for a bronze tablet and a
commemorative postage stamp, both of which are reproduced in this
program.” Intended as a tribute to Fort Bliss by the city of El Paso, it
reproduces the original general order establishing the fort, traces its
various locations, and examines its roles in WWI and WWII. Includes a
program of events for the centennial celebration and a list of chairmen
and coordinators which reads like a “Who’s Who of El Paso.” $75.00
ANOTHER OF THE “BIG FOUR” CATTLE BOOKS
91. Freeman, James D. [ed.]. PROSE AND POETRY OF THE LIVE
STOCK INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES. New York: The
Antiquarian Press, Ltd., 1959 [2],757pp. Plates (mostly portraits).
Numerous text illustrations. Half calf. Facsimile of the extremely rare
1905 original, limited edition of 550 copies. New introduction by
Ramon Adams. Very slight rubbing of the spine. Overall, a fine copy in
a fine slip case. Reese, Six Score 41: “The most desired and desirable
book on the range cattle industry. This book contains an incredible
collection of information on men and events concerned with cattle.”
Adams, Six-Score 764: “One of the most important and most soughtafter books on the cattle industry….The book is said to have been written
by Charles F. Martin, the secretary of the association. The chapter
entitled “The Range Rustler” contains material on the Johnson County
and Lincoln County wars.” Dobie, Life & Lit. p.114: “The richest in
matter of all the hundred-dollar-and-up rare books in its field.” One of
the “BIG FOUR” cattle books and probably the rarest, this reprint edition
is getting scarce. Adams, Herd 844. Graff 1412. Howes P636. (See
image.)
$375.00
92. [Ft. Worth – Texas Frontier Centennial] Stephenson, Bess. BILLY
ROSE PRESENTS CASA MANANA. [Cover title]. Ft. Worth:
Stafford-Lowdon Co., n.d. [1936]. 24pp. Numerous photographs and
advertisements. Colorful pictorial wrappers. Map of Ft. Worth on the
inside front cover. First edition. Moderate wear to spine and edges with a
small triangular piece missing from the lower right corner (not effecting
text) of the back cover, overall good+. When it was announced that
Dallas had been selected as the site for the Texas Centennial, Amon
Carter, Ft. Worth civic leader and publisher of the Star-Telegram, felt it
was a travesty. He was determined to stage an event to rival the official
one in Dallas. To pull his celebration together, Carter hired Billy Rose.
The center piece was Rose’s revue which consisted of a series of
interpretations of the St. Louis World’s Fair, the Paris Exposition of
1925, and Chicago’s 1933 Century of Progress. It also incorporated a
parade of Broadway and vaudeville talents lead by Sally Rand. The
performance was held in the newly designed Casa Manana. It
incorporated the world’s largest revolving stage which was surrounded
by a large tank of water on which the stage appeared to float. This is the
program for the revue giving the various acts, biographical sketches and
photographs of the actors, major individuals involved in the production
and a number of photographs of the Casa Manana facility. Very scarce
with OCLC locating three copies. (See image.) $75.00
93. Giles, L. B. TERRY’S TEXAS RANGERS. Austin: The Pemberton
Press, 1967. [11]105[14]pp. Index. Frontis. of Giles. Cloth with black
leather spine label. New introduction by John Jenkins. Brasada reprint
edition. Externally, insect damage to the spine label and small (3/4 “or
less) areas on the back cover. Internally, there is a faint damp stain to the
bottom of pages. Overall, good+. Jenkins, BTB 75A: “Giles’ short
narrative is one of the best memoirs of the famous 8th Texas Cavalry
Regiment, better known as Terry’s Texas Rangers.” H. Bailey Carroll:
“…one of the great recollections of that sterling group on Terry’s Texans
in the Civil War, and incidentally, has come to be one of the rarest pieces
of Texana.” Interesting background material on the author and his unit
provided by the Jenkins introduction.
$125.00
94. Gillett, James B. SIX YEARS WITH THE TEXAS RANGERS,
1875 TO 1881. Austin: Von Boeckmann-Jones Co., 1921. 332pp.
Photographs. Frontis. of Gillett on his horse in 1879. Original dark green
cloth with title in gilt on the front cover and spine. First edition.
Externally, a bright, fine copy. Internally, some scattered foxing most
noticeably to the prelims and affecting the frontispiece, else very good.
Jenkins, BTB 76: “This is one of the finest personal memoirs of Texas
Ranger service.” Greene, 50+ Best Books on Texas p. 84: “James B.
Gillett’s Six Years with the Texas Rangers is by far the best work ever
done of that elite corps….The drama and color of the events Gillett
writes about came from the events themselves, not from an over-heated
pen. His regard for honesty is evident through the book.” Dobie, Life &
Lit. p. 60: “I regard Gillett as the strongest and straightest of all ranger
narrators.” Peter Decker “….perhaps the best account of the rangers ever
published.” With chapters devoted to the Mason County War, chasing
bandits in South Texas, The Horrell-Higgins Feud, Sam Bass, and
Victorio, it is a cornerstone work on the Rangers during this turbulent
time in Texas. $400.00
95. Gilliland Maude T. HORSEBACKERS OF THE BRUSH
COUNTRY:
A STORY OF THE TEXAS RANGERS AND
MEXICAN LIQUOR SMUGGLERS. N.p.[Brownsville]: Privately
printed for the author, 1968. 175pp. Index. Bibliography. Photographs.
Drawings. Map. Original blue cloth with silver lettering. First edition.
SIGNED. Fine copy. The dust jacket shows only very minor wear and
light chipping at the edges, overall near fine. The book is divided into
two parts. The first deals with the activities of various law enforcement
agencies to control the smuggling of liquor from Mexico during
Prohibition. The smugglers used pack animals to carry their cargo and
many of the routes were through South Texas ranches. There is much on
the frequently violent encounters between the “Tequileros” and the Texas
Rangers. The second part of the book is an album of South Texas law
enforcement officers---- Texas Rangers, U.S. Mounted Customs
Inspectors, Border Patrolmen, Sheriffs and U.S. Marshalls. Besides a
photograph and short biographical sketch of each man, there is an
account of some event in their career. The author’s husband, father and
grandfather were all Texas Rangers, giving her access to information that
might not be available to the other writers. $275.00
96. Gipson, Fred. THE HOME PLACE. New York: Harper & Brothers
Publishers, 1950. 248pp. Black cloth with the title in gilt on the spine.
First edition. SIGNED. Short (approx. ¼”) gash to the bottom of the
back cover with wear to the spine ends and corners, overall good+. The
story of Sam Crockett and his sons who move from the “Big City” to a
small farm after his wife dies. It chronicles his trials on a hard scrabble
farm in the Texas Hill Country while trying to raise three young boys.
This is Gipson’s second novel. $100.00
THE BEST EDITION
97. Graves, John. GOODBYE TO A RIVER: A NARRATIVE BY
JOHN GRAVES. N.p. [Austin]: The Book Club of Texas, 1988.
237pp. Photographs—some of Graves (made by his wife) and others
made by Graves during his trip down the river. New preface by Graves.
Folding map. Hand-marbled boards with rust colored cloth spine, paper
title label pasted on the spine. Designed by Tom Taylor with
participation from William Wittliff and David Holman. First publication
of the modern Book Club of Texas, limited to 550 copies (which quickly
sold out). SIGNED by John Graves and David Holman. Laid in is the
agenda for the first meeting of the Book Club of Texas. The book is a
very fine copy in its original heavy mylar jacket. Greene, The Fifty Best
Books on Texas p. 86: “[Goodbye to a River] is a great book….It
contains the essential humor, the rawness, and earthy wisdom of an old,
rural Texas society without sacrificing intelligence and historical
accuracy. There have been only a handful of books that achieved this
plateau. Goodbye to a River alerts the reader, from page one, to the fact
that this is a masterly work, worthy of almost any literary comparison. I
rank it the finest piece of Texas writing ever done….” Cox, More Basic
Texas Books 40: “This book belongs in any list of basic Texas
books….In fairness to Jenkins, he did struggle with not including
Graves’ classic in Basic Texas Books. Freely admitting it was a great
book….Of particular note is the 237 page Book Club of Texas edition.
This edition, only 550 copies of which were printed, has a new preface
by Graves, a fold-map of the portion of the Brazos covered by Graves in
his 1957 canoe trip and photographs not included in the first
printing….For thinking adults this book is a Texas Huck Finn.” This
printing is by far the most desirable edition of this classic. $400.00
98. Green, Ben K. BACK TO BACK. Austin: Encino Press, 1970.
51pp. First edition, limited to 850 copies. SIGNED. Oblong octavo,
boards with paper label. Publisher’s slip case. Fine copy in a near fine
slipcase. Wilson, Ben K. Green… 12: “Long out of print and hard to
find. Aside from its intrinsic desirability as a handsome vehicle for two
good stories, it is wanted both by Wittliff collectors and Ben K. Green
aficionados.” Typical example of Green’s great talent as a yarn spinner.
$175.00
99. Green, Ben K. SOME MORE HORSE TRADIN’. New York:
Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. 306pp. Excellent illustrations by Joe Beeler.
First edition, limited edition of 350 copies. SIGNED. Bright very fine
copy. There is a small (1/4”) bump at the top edge of the publisher’s slip
case, else fine. Fifteen enjoyable “tradin’” tales from this master
storyteller. $250.00
100. Green, Ben K. THE LAST TRAIL DRIVE THROUGH
DOWNTOWN DALLAS. Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1971. vi,73pp.
Illustrated by Joe Beeler. First edition, first state with “Green” in dark
ink on the spine. A bright, very fine copy. The dust jacket shows fading
to the spine and a 5/8” inch closed (with archival tape) tear on the
front panel, else near fine. Green was extremely upset when he saw the
jacket because he felt no one could read his name. His rage was such
that the publisher destroyed most of them and issued a new one with
“Green” in white. Only a few of the original jackets survived. This
edition was missed by Wilson in his excellent bibliography on Green.
Reese, Six Score 49: “The story of the author’s early ventures as a horse
trader, driving a herd of horses from West Texas to Bossier City, La.,
selling along the way.” A typically delightful story from Green about his
experiences as a teenager driving the herd. Dobie & Dykes, 44 & 44 50.
$175.00
LIMITED EDITION OF 250 COPIES
101. Greene, A.C. (ed.) THE LAST CAPTIVE. Austin: The Encino
Press, 1972. 161pp. Frontis. portrait. Original half morocco and boards.
Photographs. Bibliography. First edition, limited edition of 250 copies.
SIGNED by Greene. Very fine in an equally nice publisher’s slipcase.
Jenkins Basic Texas Books 124D: “One of the most remarkable accounts
of life in 19th century Texas from the Indian point of view…Green’s
version is a triumph of editing and scholarship.” The story of Herman
Lehmann who was taken from his Mason County, Texas , home at age
eleven by Apaches; was adopted by them; later joined the Comanches;
and was eventually returned to his white family. By far the best edition,
Greene combines the two earlier versions as well as information from
other sources. At the end of each chapter, he analyzes the text, compares
it with the earlier versions and gives insightful commentary. Winner of
the Texas Institute of Letters Award. $150.00
101A. ----- As above.
First trade edition with the publication
announcement laid-in. Fine in an equally nice dust jacket. $80.00
102, Griggs, Nathan Kirk. LYRICS OF THE LARIAT: POEMS
WITH NOTES. New York, Chicago, & Toronto: Fleming H. Revell
Co., 1893. 266pp. Frontis. portrait of the author. Text illustrations.
Notes. Original cloth with title in gilt on the spine and front cover, t.e.g.
First edition. Externally, the book shows light insect damage mostly to
the spine. Internally, the front hinge is cracked but strong. Except as
noted, a very good copy. Dykes, One Hundred Head Cut Out of the Jeff
Dykes Herd 99: “An early volume of rhymes reflects one man’s efforts
to capture the flavor of the range in the lingo of the waddy and puncher.”
The notes at the end of the book provide some interesting insights into
terms of the day. For example: “In speaking to a comrade, he calls him a
waddy; when talking of one, he refers to him as puncher.” This book of
cowboy poetry is now very elusive. Merrill, Aristocrats of the Cow
Country. $135.00
103. Haley, J. Evetts. FOCUS ON THE FRONTIER. Amarillo: The
Shamrock Oil and Gas Corp., 1957. 48pp. Illustrated with photographs.
Typography by Hertzog. Original cloth. First edition. SIGNED.
Except for the usual oxidation of the gilt, it is a fine copy in the original
acetate dust wrapper. Reproduces the superb range photographs of L. A.
Huffman, Erwin Smith, and the lesser known M. C. Ragsdale.
Interesting and insightful text by Mr. Haley on each of the
photographers. $85.00
104. Haley, J. Evetts.
FORT CONCHO AND THE TEXAS
FRONTIER. San Angelo: San Angelo Standard-Times, 1952. 352pp.
Index. Notes. Illustrations by Bugbee. Maps by Jose Cisneros.
Designed by Hertzog. First edition. Very good copy in a custom made
slipcase (insect damage to the case). Jenkins, BTB 83: “This is one of
the best books about any of the vital string of federal forts established in
West Texas to tame the frontier.” Eugene C. Barker: “This book began
as a history of San Angelo and the adjacent region drained by the Concho
rivers. It grew, in writing, into a history of West Texas.” Tate, The
Indians of Texas 2935: “Considerable detailed information on military
conflicts with Comanches across West Texas from the 1850s through
1870s.” The author gives a picture of life on the West Texas frontier as it
centered around Ft. Concho with much information on The Great
Comanche War Trail, Mackenzie, Fort Concho’s history and
development, and related military operations.
Dobie, Big Bend
Bibliography p. [10]. Lowman, Printer at the Pass 79A. $95.00
MIDLAND EDITION—LIMITED TO 150 COPIES
105. Haley, J. Evetts. ROUGH-TIMES TOUGH FIBER. A
FRAGMENTARY FAMILY CHRONICLE. Canyon: Palo Duro
Press, 1976. xii,197pp. Index. Photo illustrated (some in color).
Facsimiles. Half leather spine with white linen covers. Marbled
endsheets. Green cloth publisher’s slipcase. First edition, limited edition
of 150 copies. SIGNED by J. Evetts Haley, J. Evetts Haley Jr., J. Evetts
Haley III and additionally INSCRIBED by Carl Hertzog. A couple of
small spots on white linen covers, else a fine copy in a near fine slipcase.
This notable western historian writes the history of his family who
arrived in Texas in the 1830s and has, for many years, ranched in West
Texas and Oklahoma. While Mr. Haley chronicles his family’s history,
he also gives us insights into the writer himself. Includes much on the
women in the family. $250.00
105A. -----As above. Cloth spine with tan buckram covers. First trade
edition. SIGNED by Carl Hertzog with an additional note on the half
title: “This applies to lots of us [the rough times] but I ran out of this
[tough fiber]”. Except for a faint area of tanning on the fly, the book is a
fine copy with its original acetate dust wrapper. $90.00
106. Haley, J. Evetts. THEN CAME CHRISTMAS FOR MILDRED
TAITT. Amarillo: Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp., 1962. 15pp. Original
red wrappers with a sketch of Jeff Melton by H. D. Bugbee with
additional drawings by the artist throughout the work. Designed by Carl
Hertzog. First edition. SIGNED by Mr. Haley. Fine copy. This excerpt
from Haley’s Jeff Milton, a Good Man With a Gun was distributed as a
holiday gift by Shamrock Oil Corporation, for its patrons “interested in
the history of the Southwest.” $40.00
107. Hallenbeck, Cleve. THE JOURNEY OF FRAY MARCOS DE
NIZA. Dallas: University Press in Dallas, 1949. 115pp. Index.
Illustrations and decorations by Jose Cisneros. Design and typography
by Carl Hertzog. Notes. Bibliography. Biographical note. Original giltdecorated terracotta cloth. First edition, limited to 1065 copies. Fine,
partially unopened copy in an equally nice dust jacket. Dobie, Life &
Lit., p. 39: “…is one of the most beautiful books in format published in
America. It was designed and printed by Carl Hertzog of El Paso, printer
without peer between the Atlantic and the Pacific….” Lowman,
Remembering Carl Hertzog p.27 (quoting Holman): “One of the most
beautiful and well-proportioned page layouts ever achieved by any
designer.” When Cabeza de Vaca stumbled into a Spanish fort with three
other men, he related stories told by the Indians of cities with streets
paved with gold and buildings encrusted with emeralds. The Viceroy of
New Spain dispatched Fray Marcos de Niza with one of deVaca’s
companions to locate these cities. Months later he returned, quite alone,
and confirmed the existence of the Seven Cities of Cibola. Coronado’s
expedition into New Mexico was mounted specifically to check the
friar’s story and secure the riches of these cities for Spain. The main
focus of the book is a step by step analysis of Fray Marcos’ narrative as
well as the historical background of the intrigue that led up to the
Journey. This volume represents one of Hertzog’s major achievements
as a book designer and typographer. Lowman, Printer at the Pass 64.
$175.00
Pictorial wrappers with title printed on the spine. First of this edition.
Laid-in is the publication announcement. Externally and internally, the
pages are uniformly age toned due to paper quality. There is also a tiny
chip to the edge of the front wrapper. Considering the quality of the
paper, this is a tight, very good copy. Adams, One-Fifty 68: “….is the
chief source of practically every book and feature story about the old
court and Oklahoma outlaws…The book contains much material on the
outlaws of Indian Territory who were tried and condemned in Parker’s
court.” Jeff Dykes, Rare Western Outlaw Books p.19: “…the great book
about Judge Isaac Parker and his Federal Court at Ft. Smith. One of the
Dalton brothers was killed while serving as a deputy for the Judge and, of
course, there is much on outlaws and peace officers.” This is Frank L.
van Eaton’s 1953 abridged version which deletes the dry, statistical
portion of the first edition. Given the scarcity of both the first and
second (also abridged) editions this is, by far, the most affordable
version. $75.00
108. Hankerson, James. OLD MAID’S FOLLY: BLACK VENUS
AND OTHER TEXAS LEGAL TALES. Austin: Roger Beacham
Publisher, 1987. 76pp. Frontis. portrait. Black cloth spine with paper
spine label and illustrated paper covers over boards. Designed and
printed by William Holman. First edition, limited to 250 copies. Very
faint tanning and wear to one edge of the paper spine label, else fine (no
dust jacket issued). This biography of James A. Hankerson, generally
known as “The Judge”, was written by his son who was in practice with
his father. “The Judge” practiced law for 36 years--- 18 in Wichita Falls
and 18 in Tyler. This collection of stories encompasses his career in both
East and West Texas. Scarce.
$75.00
113. Hendricks, George. THE BADMAN OF THE WEST. San
Antonio: The Naylor Company Publishers, 1942, 1950. xv,248pp. Index.
Bibliography. Appendix. Illustrations by Frank Anthony Stanush.
Photographs. Foreword by Ranger Captain John R. Hughes. Red cloth
with black lettering. Frontis. Pictorial endsheets. Dust jacket testimonials
by J. Frank Dobie, William MacLeod Raine, and Mody C. Boatright.
Revised second printing. Externally, the book is a bright, near fine copy.
Internally, there is a previous owner’s name on the recto of the frontis
page and offsetting from newspaper clippings. The colorful pictorial dust
jacket has a triangular piece missing from the front panel and chipping to
the spine ends, overall good+. Adams, Six-Guns 969: “The author makes
an attempt to analyze the bad man from the psychological point of
view…..he tells nothing new though he does approach his subject from a
new angle.” The appendix gives the physical characteristics and
demeanor of a number of western badmen. Contains some errors but is
interesting reading. (See image.)
$45.00
109. Hardin, John Wesley. THE LIFE OF JOHN WESLEY
HARDIN…AS WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. Seguin: Smith & Moore,
1896. 144pp. Illustrations. Original gray printed wrappers. First
edition, first state with the portrait of Joe Hardin. Usual browning of the
pages due to paper quality, overall good+. Adams, Six-Guns 919: “The
book is carefully written….he was careful of names and dates. He tells
about his life up to his death, and this latter is discussed in an appendix,
with a quotation from the El Paso Herald of August 20, 1895.” Jenkins,
BTB 84: “This is the autobiography of one of the most ferocious of all
Texas killers.” Robert G. McCubbin: “He ranks head and shoulders
above other notorious desperadoes….[His] book is an accurate and
amazing account of one of the West’s most notorious badmen and
gunslingers.” C. L. Sonnichsen: “Hardin was an unusual type killer, a
handsome, gentlemanly man who considered himself a pillar of
society….The fact that over thirty notches on his gun is evidence that no
more dangerous gunman ever operated in Texas.” Also a section on the
killing of John Selman, Hardin’s killer. Adams, One-Fifty 66. Howes
H188. Rader 1773. $225.00
110. Harman, S. W. CHEROKEE BILL THE OKLAHOMA
OUTLAW.
Houston:
Frontier Press of Texas, 1954.
56pp.
Photographs from the Rose Collection. Original printed wrappers.
Reprint of the rare 1898 original. Minor soiling and slight wear, overall
very good+. Actually, this is a separate reprint of a chapter taken from
the author’s book, Hell on the Border. $25.00
111. Harman, Samuel W. HELL ON THE BORDER. A HISTORY
OF THE GREAT UNITED STATES CRIMINAL COURT AT
FORT SMITH AND OF CRIMES AND CRIMINALS IN THE
INDIAN TERRITORY AND THE TRIALS AND PUNISHMENT
THEREOF BEFORE HIS HONOR UNITED STATES JUDGE,
ISAAC C. PARKER…. Fort Smith: Hell on the Border Publishing,
Co., N.d. (1953). xiii,303pp. Photographs(22). Frontis. of Judge Parker.
112. Heavenhill, W. S. SIEGE OF THE ALAMO. A MEXICOTEXAN TALE. San Antonio: Schultz & Schott Printers, 1888. 30pp.
Appendix. Original pictorial wrappers, stitched. First edition. Wear to the
wrappers, mostly to the perimeter. Considering the fragile nature of the
binding, this is probably a very good copy. Written in three cantos, the
poem tells: “The story of the Alamo, and of those who fell there in the
defense of Texan liberty…” Not in Raines. (See image.) $75.00
114. [Hertzog, Carl.] A REMARKABLE LETTER: A CARL
HERTZOG KEEPSAKE. [cover title]. Austin: Humanities Research
Center, n.d. [1970?]. Single printed folded sheet with facsimile letter
laid-in. First edition. Slight tanning to cream colored paper, else very
good. In Dobie’s newspaper column for August 24, 1958, he wrote a
highly favorable review of a book just published by Hertzog, entitled
Interwoven: A Pioneer Chronicle by Sallie Reynolds Matthews.
Hertzog was pleased and wrote a letter of thanks to Dobie which is
reproduced in facsimile. In the letter he comments that he got to “get in
on the beginning and see the land and the people involved….[and he
feels] more responsibility than just putting words on paper…” He goes
on to mention he had similar experiences with Lea’s book on the King
Ranch and several books with J. Evetts Haley. Dobie’s comment at the
top of the letter provides the title for this keepsake. $35.00
ORIGINAL CISNEROS PRINT
115. [Hertzog, Carl] Cisneros, Jose. PRINTER AT THE PASS OF
THE NORTH. N.p. [El Paso], 1970. Single sheet. Overall dimensions
approx. 18 ½” x 13” (image approx. 12 ¾” x 9”). Original print, #1 of
100 (see note below), numbered and signed in Cisneros’ handsome
calligraphy. Written in ink in Hertzog’s distinct handwriting is the
notation: “Only 100 prints made--- they tell me-? Carl Hertzog.” Fine
condition. This image appears in Lowman’s Printer at the Pass…
opposite page xiii. Reportedly, this image was not in the inventory of the
Cisneros estate. Hertzog’s comment may be alluding to the fact they
often only ran a few copies initially, waiting for orders to come in before
they started the complete run. An original print of Cisneros the artist
drawing Hertzog, an artist in his own right. Very scarce. (See image.)
$300.00
Folktales and Soledad Perez gives us Mexican Folklore From Austin.
$10.00
116. Hertzog, Peter. LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT BILLY THE
KID. Santa Fe: Press of the Territorian, 1964. 35pp. Illustrations by
William Ford. Black cloth with title and publication information in gilt
on the front cover. Facsimiles. First edition. Near fine (no dust jacket
issued). Adams, Six-Guns 977 (citing only the wrappers edition): “This
little pamphlet tells about the marriage of Billy the Kid’s mother to Mr.
Antrim and gives a facsimile of the marriage record. There are also
facsimiles of the letters written by Charlie Bowdre and J. C. Lee, as well
as some of the current newspaper reports of that day.” The author
presents, many for the first time, some of the facts about the outlaw’s life
which historians, researchers, and writers have seemingly overlooked.
$50.00
Very scarce in cloth.
121. Hunt, David C. THE LITHOGRAPHS OF CHARLES BANKS
WILSON. Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1989.
x,270pp. Index. Black leather spine with red cloth boards in the
publisher’s slipcase. Plates. Limited edition of 170 number copies,
preceding the first edition. SIGNED by the artist. Very fine copy in a
fine slipcase. Contains 118 full page reproductions of the artist’s
lithographs with date of printing, numbers printed, size of the image,
pertinent information and comments about the image by the artist on the
opposing page. Wilson, a highly collected artist, captured the diversity
of Oklahoma’s wildlife, places, and people with particular focus on the
Indian. $300.00
THE RARE FIRST EDITION
117. Holland, G. A. “THE DOUBLE LOG CABIN”…THE EARLY
HISTORY OF PARKER COUNTY. Weatherford: Privately printed
for the author, 1931. 83pp. Photographs. Original printed wrappers.
First edition. INSCRIBED to a descendant of one of the county’s early
settlers. Externally, the fragile wrappers show edgewear, short tears
along the edges and there is also some soiling. Internally, there is slight
age toning. Overall, considering the nature of binding, it is a very good
copy of a work usually found in poor condition. Adams, Six-Guns 1010:
“A privately printed little history of a Texas frontier county, containing,
among other material, information on the Texas Rangers and on
lawlessness, as well as on Sam Bass and Arkansas Johnson.” Adams,
Herd 1053: “…contains, among other material, some information on
cattle.” There is much on the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, Parker’s
fort and the famous massacre, Cynthia Ann Parker, Indian depredations,
the Warren Wagon Train Raid, etc. The author was mayor and president
of Citizen’s National Bank (now Weatherford National Bank) and gave
away most of the copies to customers as they came into the bank.
Doubtless, done in a small edition, it is considerably more scarce than
second edition done six years later. Rich in content. Jenkins, CBC 3698.
$375.00
118. Holman, David. LETTERS OF HARD TIMES IN TEXAS
1840—1890. Austin: Roger Beacham, 1974. 56pp. Introduction by Joe
B. Frantz. Designed and printed by David Holman on a hand powered
letter press on handmade paper. Cloth spine with hand marbled paper
over boards. First edition, limited to 90 copies (out of 295 copies).
SIGNED by David Holman. Fine copy. A series of letters, spanning 50
years, in which settlers give first person accounts of their struggles in
Texas. This was David Holman’s first book and, as is typical, a beautiful
production. $185.00
119. [Houston – Buffalo Bayou – Broadside] Elliot Service Company.
TEN MILLION DOLLARS SWEPT AWAY IN TEXAS…. New
York: Elliott Service Company, June 5, 1929. Approx. 16 ½” x 14”.
Creased vertically and horizontally from folding, circular stains to border
with two small (1/4”) stains affecting the image and minor edge, overall
good. Associated News Service “Latest World Events in Pictures” shows
an aerial photograph of a flooded Buffalo Bayou from the torrential rains
on Memorial Day,1929. The image shows an overflowing Buffalo Bayou
with the Shamrock Hotel (?) in the background. Perfect for framing. (See
image.)
$150.00
120. Hudson, Wilson M. [ed.]. THE HEALER OF LOS OLMOS AND
OTHER MEXICAN LORE. Dallas: Southern Methodist University
Press, 1975. ix,139pp. Index. Illustrations by Jose Cisneros. Second
printings. Fine copy (no dust jacket issued). The title of the book comes
from an essay on Pedro Jaramillo by Ruth Dodson. Don Pedro, a
Mexican faith healer, was sometimes called the Benefactor of Humanity
because of success as a curandero. Dobson, born and raised on a ranch in
Nueces County, collected stories about Jaramillo and his cures directly
from his patients. J. Frank Dobie contributes The Charm in Mexican
122. Hunter, J. Marvin [ed.]. Clinton L. Smith & Jefferson D. Smith.
THE BOY CAPTIVES, BEING THE TRUE STORY OF THE
EXPERIENCES AND HARDSHIPS OF CLINTON L. SMITH AND
JEFF SMITH. Bandera: Frontier Times, 1927. 219pp. Frontis.
portrait. Photographs. Original printed wrappers. First edition. The
wrappers are age-toned and show some general wear with the spine ends
lightly chipped, else a very good copy. Dobie, Life & Lit.... p.36: “A
kind of classic in homeliness.” While tending their father’s sheep near
Boerne, Texas in 1871, the Smith boys were captured by a dozen Apache
Indians and taken to the Staked Plains where the Indians tried
unsuccessfully to trade them to the Comanches. After two years in
captivity, William Schuchardt, the U.S. Commercial Agent in Piedras
Negras secured their freedom by purchasing them from the Lipans. They
were the only two brothers ever known to have endured the same
hardships and captivity and returned alive. Rader, South of Forty 1985.
$385.00
123. Hunter, J. Marvin. [comp. & ed.] THE TRAIL DRIVERS OF
TEXAS. Nashville: Cokesbury Press, 1925. 1044 pp. Published under
the direction of George W. Saunders whose portrait is the frontispiece.
Photographs. Original dark blue cloth with the title in gilt on the cover
and spine. Second edition, revised. This “Nashville Edition” contains
material not found in the original three volumes. For this reason and
deplorable bindings of the original three, I prefer this edition. Except for
a bump to the lower corner of the back cover, it is bright, very good+
copy. Walter Prescott Webb: “Absolutely the best source there is on the
cattle trail.” Adams, Herd 1103: “….perhaps the most important single
contribution to the history of cattle driving on the western trails.”
Jenkins, BTB 99: “This compilation is the essential starting point for any
study of Texas trail driving days.” A must have volume for anyone
interested in the cattle industry. $150.00
124. Huson, Hobart. DISTRICT JUDGES OF REFUGIO COUNTY.
Refugio: Refugio Timely Remarks, 1941. 116pp. Red cloth with the
title in gilt on the front cover and spine. First edition, “SPECIAL
LIMITED EDITION for Subscribers to Judges’ Portrait Fund.” Minor
wear, overall a very good copy. The purpose of the book was to raise
funds for portraits to be placed in the district court room of each judge
who had served in the district. About half the book consists of brief
biographical sketches of each man who served in this capacity. The
balance of the book is an account of the Council House fight with the
Comanches in San Antonio, Texan support of the Federalists during
Mexico’s Federalist Wars, the 1842 capture of the District Court
including judges, district attorneys, members of the bar, jurors, and even
witnesses during the Woll invasion, DeWitt Reddick’s account of the
Sutton-Taylor Feud, and the brutal murder of Thad Swift and his wife
which ended with first legal hanging in Refugio County. A rare book
which is seldom offered. Jenkins, CBC 3847
$285.00
125. International Biographical Research Corporation [comp. & ed.].
WHO’S WHO IN TEXAS TODAY. Austin: The Pemberton Press,
1968. 426pp. Photographs and illustrations. Red leather with gilt lettering
and decorations, black spine labels. First edition. Wear to the corners,
else very good. Contains a brief historical section with the diary of Davy
Crockett from February 22nd – March 5th 1836, landmark dates in Texas
history, and a selection of historic photographs. The biographical section
lists approximately 4,000 Texans giving family information, education,
awards, employment and even home address. The business and industrial
section lists the company, the date founded, its CEO, type of business
and address. A useful genealogical reference. $15.00
126. Johnston, Eliza Griffin. TEXAS WILD FLOWERS. Austin: Shoal
Creek Pulishers, 1972. xi,205pp. Index to the flowers. Bibliography.
Plates. Endpaper maps. First edition, deluxe edition. Fine copy. The book
is a complete facsimile of the original illustrated manuscript made in the
1840s and 1850s by the author for her husband, Albert Sidney Johnston.
A beautiful book, it consists of 97 full page lithographs after the original
water color paintings by Eliza Johnston with facsimiles of her manuscript
notations on the facing pages. Includes a biography of Mrs. Johnston by
Dr. Mildred Pickle Mayhall. My favorite book, by far, on Texas wild
flowers. $225.00
127. Jones, Mat Ennis. FIDDLEFOOTED. Denver: Sage Books, 1966.
304pp. Index. Brands section. Maps(6). Photographs. First edition.
Bright, fine copy. Very slight edgewear to the dust jacket, overall very
good+. Adams, Six-Guns 1197: “Has a mention of Bill Doolin and his
gang.” A cowboy’s life at the turn of the century working for some of the
biggest outfits on the open range in Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico,
Colorado, Oklahoma, and northern Texas. The brand section lists some
of the more famous brands in these states, gives some information about
them, and gives page references for them in the text. $55.00
WITH THE LARGE FOLDING MAP OF DALLAS
128. Jones, Ted. DALLAS: ITS HISTORY, ITS DEVELOPMENT,
ITS BEAUTY….WITH A MAP OF THE CITY. Dallas: Lamar &
Burton, 1925. 80pp. Numerous photographs. Tarrant’s large folding map
of Dallas circa 1922. Colorful pictorial wrappers (approx. 7 ½” x 5 ¼”).
First edition. Except for light soiling, this is a near fine copy. The map
shows a short tear at one edge and slight toning, else very good+.
Designed to promote the city, it begins with a history of Dallas. There are
sections devoted to public buildings, colleges, churches, parks, country
clubs, the State Fair, housing, Dallas businesses, homes, railroads and
variety of other topics. Each section is enhanced by one or more
photographs. Also, gives directions for an industrial and suburban tours
and a statistical summary of Dallas.
The large folding map locates
public buildings, hotels, and businesses. It also shows Dallas’ street car
lines, railroads, “piked” roads and streets. Kessler Square and Oak Cliff
are also included and there is an insert map of the downtown area. At the
time of printing, Dallas’ northern boundary was Lover’s Lane with
eastern growth essentially stopping at Grand Avenue. The verso of the
map has an index to streets, interurban and suburban lines, universities,
parks, hospitals, and cemeteries. (See image.)
$225.00
129. Jordan, Scott. THE HISTORY OF GUNTER, TEXAS. Gunter:
Jackrabbit Publishing Co., 2001. [228]pp. Numerous photographs.
Maps. Facsimiles. Numerous advertisements. Spiral bound gray
pictorial wrappers. First edition. Very fine. Issued for the centennial
celebration of Gunter, it covers the history of the city from its founding
to 2001. There is material on the early settlers; ranching; cattle drives;
the Preston Military Road; Red River, Texas & Southern Railway Co.;
etc. Includes information from primary sources arranged chronologically
from 1901 to 2001 which summarizes local events. $60.00
130. Keleher, William A. MAXWELL LAND GRANT: A NEW
MEXICO ITEM. Santa Fe: The Rydal Press, 1942. xiii,168pp.
Photographs. Index. Bibliography. Notes. Original tan pictorial cloth.
First edition. INSCRIBED. A clean, very good copy. The dust jacket
shows tanning to the spine and perimeter of the panels but is largely
chip-free, except as noted very good. Adams, Six-Guns 1215: “It deals
mostly with Lucien B. Maxwell and the huge land grant that became
known by his name, but it does contain some material on Clay Allison,
the vigilantes of New Mexico and Billy the Kid.” Dobie, Life and Lit of
the Southwest p. 109: “This history brings in the ranching only
incidentally; it focuses on the land business, including grabs by Catron,
Dorsey, and other affluent politicians.” The Maxwell grant contained
over 1.7 million acres and covered parts of northern New Mexico and
southern Colorado. Inscribed copies of the first edition in the dust jacket
are scarce. $275.00
131. Kesselus, Kenneth [ed.]. MEMOIR OF CAPT’N C. R. PERRY
OF JOHNSON CITY, TEXAS -- A TEXAS VETERAN. Austin:
Jenkins Publishing Co., 1990. 33pp. Notes. Frontis. portrait. Original stiff
printed wrappers. First edition. Fine copy. “Rufe” Moore served as
courier for Sam Houston at the age of 13. He began his Texas Ranger
service on July 3, 1836 under Edward Burleson. Moore would continue
in the Rangers over the next 40 years as both a regular member and in a
volunteer capacity. Fought at the Battle of Plum Creek, joined
Billingsley’s volunteers against Woll, served with the Rangers in the
Mexican War, pursued Mexican bandits and was a captain in the Frontier
Battalion. A verbatim reproduction reflecting Moore’s lack of knowledge
of spelling, punctuation, and grammar, it was first transcribed by noted
Texana collector, Lewis Lenz, in 1955. $20.00
132. Kilgore, D. E. A RANGER LEGACY: 150 YEARS OF
SERVICE TO TEXAS. Austin: Madrona Press, 1973. xiv,104pp.
Index. Bibliography. Notes. Appendices. Endpaper map. Frontis. by
Jose Cisneros.
First edition, with two beautiful calligraphic
INSCRIPTIONS by Cisneros. Fine in an equally nice dust jacket.
Adams, One-Fifty 90: “An account of the early Texas Rangers from their
organization to the later days of prohibition and the oil fields. It has some
mention of John Wesley Hardin, King Fisher and an account of the
Taylor-Sutton feud.” Detailing conditions in Austin’s colony that led to
formation of the first Rangers, the author offers a full account of their
early activities. He includes the names of the first Rangers, with their
ranks, ages, and occupations. There is much information on John
Tumlinson, one of the early Rangers, and his descendants who have
provided no fewer than sixteen men to the Texas Rangers since 1835.
$95.00
133. Kraft, Louis. GATEWOOD & GERONIMO. Albuquerque: The
University of New Mexico Press, 2000. xi,290pp. Index. Photographs.
Bibliography. Notes. First edition. Fine copy in an equally nice dust
jacket. Lt. Charles Gatewood of the Sixth U.S. Cavalry and the
Chiricahua leader were the two pre-eminent warriors of the Apache Wars
between 1878 and 1886. They both respected and feared each other.
The author recounts their relationship and gives an account of the
warfare between the United States and the Apaches. Out of print almost
immediately, this work shows solid research and is a valuable addition to
the history of the Apache Wars. $50.00
134. Lale, Max S. WALTER PAYE LANE: AN APPRECIATION.
N.p. [Ft. Worth?], n.d. [1992]. [1],23pp. Bibliography. Notes.
Introduction by Archie P. McDonald. Light gray printed wrappers. First
edition, limited to 500 numbered copies. SIGNED. Fine. W.P. Lane was
a larger-than-life Texan. He fought in the Texas Revolution and was
wounded at San Jacinto, served in John C. Hayes’ Texas Ranger
Company, fought in the Mexican War and, later, in the Civil War where
he rose to the rank of brigadier general. A valuable contribution on Lane,
it was the author’s presidential address at the Texas State Historical
Association in 1992.
$20.00
135. Lane, J. J. HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.
Austin: Privately printed, 1891. viii,322pp. Illustrations including a
fold-out engraving of the Medical School in Galveston. Original green
decorative cloth. First edition. Minor binding wear most noticeably at
the spine ends. The front hinge has been professionally repaired, else
very good. Raines, Bibliography of Texas p.136: “A plain and
unvarnished statement of the origin and establishment of the University
of Texas; ‘based on facts and records,’ it may be accepted as entirely
trustworthy.” Contains much on M. B. Larmar, O. M. Roberts, Ashbel
Smith, F. R. Lubbock, and others. $200.00
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Item # 228
MEMOIR OF CIVIL WAR & FRONTIER SERVICE – LTD. TO
300 COPIES
136. Larson, James. SERGEANT LARSON, 4TH CAV. San Antonio:
Southern Literary Institute, 1935. 326pp. Frontis. portrait. Illustrations
by the author. Original blue cloth with gilt decoration. Edited with an
introduction by the author’s daughter. First edition, limited to 300
copies. Moderate wear and staining to the binding with the front hinge
starting (but strong), overall good+. Larson enlisted in the army in St.
Louis and spent more than a year on the frontier mostly in the Fort Riley
and Bent’s Fort areas. He perceptively describes the life of the common
soldier with long marches, cavalry training, bad water, encounters with
Indians (including Satank’s Kiowas), being charged by buffalos, etc.
Among the officers were John Sedgewick and J. E. B. Stuart. During the
Civil War he saw much fighting in Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, and
Alabama. At the end of the war, he accompanied his unit by boat from
New Orleans to Matagorda Bay and marched from there to San Antonio.
Larson was discharged at Camp Verde and settled in Gillespie County.
An uncommon and obscurely published memoir of service with the 4th
Cavalry, it is seldom offered. $650.00
LIMITED EDITION OF 150
137. Lasswell, Mary. JOHN HENRY KIRBY: PRINCE OF PINES.
Austin: The Encino Press, 1967. xv,203pp. Frontis. portrait. Selected
bibliography. First edition, limited edition of 150 copies. SIGNED by
the designer (William Wittliff) and the author. Fine in a near fine
slipcase. Most of this edition was destroyed by the 1968 warehouse fire,
making it one of the rarest Encino books. It also one of the best and most
important Texas business histories. A well written, fitting biography of
“the father of industrial Texas.” Jenkins, BTB 78n. $300.00
138. Lawrence, F. Lee & Robert W. Glover. CAMP FORD C.S.A.
THE STORY OF UNION PRISONERS IN TEXAS. Austin: Texas
Civil War Centennial Advisory Committee, 1964. xii,99pp. Index.
Illustrations by Jose Ciscernos. End paper map of Camp Ford.
Facsimiles. Designed by Carl Hertzog. Appendices. Bibliography. First
edition, limited to 550 copies. SIGNED by both authors. Laid-in is the
original publication announcement. Very fine in the original acetate dust
wrapper. Camp Ford, near Tyler, was the largest prisoner of war camp in
Texas, holding both Union army and navy prisoners. The best book to
date on the subject; it shows much scholarly research using primary
sources.
$300.00
139. Lea, Tom. THE KING RANCH. Boston: Little, Brown & Co.,
1957. Two volumes-467;[3]470pp. Index. Appendix. Notes.
Numerous maps and drawings by the author. Design and typography by
Carl Hertzog. First edition, second state. Clean, fine copies lacking the
slipcase. Reese, Six Score 69: “Perhaps the most exhaustive ranch
history ever written.” Jenkins, BTB 121: “The best account of the most
famous ranch in the world…Few if any Texas books have such a perfect
blend of text, design, and illustration.” The most complete history of this
famous South Texas ranch, from its establishment in 1852 to modern
times. One of the cornerstone works on both Texas and ranching.
Adams, Herd 1318.
$100.00
INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR & PUBLISHER
140. Lea, Tom. WESTERN BEEF CATTLE: A SERIES OF
ELEVEN PAINTINGS BY TOM LEA…. Austin: The Encino Press,
1967. 34pp. Illustrations. Plates. Notes to plates by Lea. Designed by
William Wittliff. First edition, limited edition of 850 numbered copies.
INSCRIBED by Tom Lea and publisher William Wittliff. Fine in an
equally nice slipcase. Reese, Six Score 70: “A beautiful series of
paintings illustrating the development of the Texas range stock and the
progress of a steer from range to slaughter-house.” Dobie/Dykes 44&44
73n: “Lea’s eleven paintings depict the origin and development of the
Western range animal--- an excellent series.” A beautiful copy of a
worthwhile addition to a range collection. $195.00
A PRISTINE COPY IN THE ORIGINAL SHIPPING CARTON
141. Lea, Tom. A PICTURE GALLERY: PAINTINGS AND
DRAWINGS BY TOM LEA AND TEXT BY THE ARTIST. Boston:
Little Brown & Co., 1968. Two volumes, complete: xiii, 161 pp. with a
portfolio of 12 full page color and 23 monochrome plates. Light tan cloth
over chocolate spines with the title in gilt on the spine. In the publisher’s
slip case and with the original printed shipping carton. First edition. As
new (no dust jackets issued). The portfolio volume spans the breadth of
Lea’s life and subjects. The text volume consists of Lea discussing the
prints, describing the places, and offering recollections on events that
influenced his images. While not an autobiography, it gives many
insights into the man and the events that influenced his life and work. A
pristine copy of a beautiful production, it is an essential work for the Lea
collector. $200.00
142. Lea, Tom. THE PRIMAL YOKE. Boston: Little, Brown & Co.,
1960. 336pp. Illustrated by Lea. Aqua cloth with gilt on the spine and
front cover. First edition. INSCRIBED. Very good+ copy. Minor wear
to the dust jacket, overall very good. This is Lea’s third novel and
represents a change from his standard locales of Texas, Mexico and the
Southwest. It is the story of Hank Spurling, a Marine hero of the Pacific
theater in World War II, who upon returning seeks to resume his career
as a guide in the Cloudrock Mountains in Wyoming. Signed copies of
this book are scarce.
$50.00
143. Lea, Tom. TOM LEA: BATTLE STATIONS. Dallas: Still Point
Press, 1988. xii,75pp. Illustrations by Tom Lea. Introduction by Al
Lowman. Endpaper maps. Tan paper over boards with red cloth spine,
title in black. First edition, thus. INSCRIBED. Laid-in is the publication
announcement. Fine copy in an equally nice dust jacket. Reproduces in a
single volume, Lea’s two stirring World War II narratives, A Grizzly
from the Coral Sea and Peleliu Landing.
$125.00
144. Leckie, Shirley A. [ed.]. THE COLONEL’S LADY ON THE
WESTERN FRONTIER. THE CORRESPONDENCE OF ALICE
KIRK GRIERSON. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1989.
xiii,255pp. Index. Bibliography. Notes. Illustrations. Map. Valuable
introduction by Shirley Leckie. First edition. Very fine copy in an
equally nice dust jacket (in the original shrink wrap). Colonel Benjamin
H. Grierson served as commander of the legendary “buffalo soldiers” of
the Tenth Cavalry. Alice, his wife, accompanied him to frontier posts
like Forts Riley, Gibson, Sill, Concho, Davis and Grant. Her letters
begin in 1866, when her husband took command of the Tenth and end
with her death in 1888. During these years she chronicles the frustrations
and criticism experienced by her husband in commanding one of the
army’s two black cavalry regiments. She shares with him an unwavering
commitment to the welfare of his men at a time when many officers
refused to serve with Black soldiers. A candid and important set of
correspondence not only for their view of the daily hardships of raising a
family on a frontier post but for their insights into 19th century attitudes
on birth control, childbearing, martial roles, race relations, and mental
illness. Contains much on Fort Cocho which she describes as life in “the
most God-forsaken part of Uncle Sam’s dominions.” $60.00
145. Leckie, William H. UNLIKELY WARRIORS: GENERAL
BENJAMIN GRIERSON AND HIS FAMILY. Norman: Oklahoma
University Press, 1984. xv,368pp. Illustrations. Bibliography. Notes.
Map. First edition. Bright, very fine copy in an equally nice dust jacket.
The biography of General Benjamin Grierson, who had been a musician,
bandleader, and unsuccessful business man before the Civil War. During
the war he converted from civilian to brilliant cavalry officer, emerging
at the end of the war a national hero. In the reorganized army of 1866, he
accepted an appointment as colonel of the Tenth Cavalry, a command of
white officers and black enlisted men. For the remainder of his career he
served on the western frontier, commanding such Texas posts as Ft.
Concho and Ft. Davis. Contains several references to Custer. A superb
copy of a well written work. $45.00
146. Lester, Paul. THE GREAT GALVESTON DISASTER
CONTAINING A FULL AND THRILLING ACCOUNT OF THE
MOST APPALLING CALAMITY OF MODERN TIMES
INCLUDING VIVID DESCRIPTIONS OF THE HURRICANE
AND
TERRIBLE
RUSH
OF
WATERS,
IMMENSE
DESTRUCTION OF DWELLINGS, BUSINESS HOUSES,
CHURCHES AND LOSS OF THOUSANDS OF HUMAN LIVES….
Chicago: Horace C. Fry, 1900. xiv, 511pp. Numerous photographs.
Lengthy introduction by Richard Spillane, editor of the Galveston
Tribune. Decorative endpapers. Maroon embossed full leather binding,
title in gilt on the front cover and spine. First edition. Oxidation to the
gilt on the spine and minor rubbing to the perimeter of the binding,
overall good+. This hurricane was the deadliest weather event in U. S.
history. Storm tides of eight to fifteen feet inundated the whole of
Galveston Island as well as other portions of the nearby coast. These
tides were largely responsible for deaths estimated to be between 6,000
and 12,000 (Katrina, by contrast, resulted in the deaths of 1,836 people).
This is a very early account with numerous photographs of the aftermath
of the storm. The book was bound in a variety of materials but the full
leather is the most desirable.
$75.00
IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH
147. Lotto, Frank. FAYETTE COUNTY, HER HISTORY AND HER
PEOPLE. Schulenburg: Privately printed for the author by the Sticker
Steam Press, 1902. xvi,424pp. Frontispiece of the Fayette County
courthouse.
Numerous photographic illustrations.
Facsimiles.
Advertisements. Original brown cloth with the title in gilt on the spine.
First edition. Externally, there is some wear, fading to spine and
moderate spotting to the spine and covers. Internally, there is some age
toning most noticeably on prelims with a tear to one page of ads (no loss
of text) in the back that has been repaired with archival tape. Except as
noted, a very good copy of book usually found (if found at all) in rather
poor condition. Covering the history of Fayette County from 1821 to
1902, this volume contains much on the early history of the county, its
development, biographies of early pioneers, etc. There also chapters
devoted to Fayette County during the Civil War and during
Reconstruction. Jenkins’ Cracker Barrel Chronicles (#1687) describes
this work as quite scarce and notes only the wrappers edition. $475.00
147A. ----As above. Original green printed wrappers. First edition.
Light wear and age toning to the perimeter of the wrappers, damp stain
on the lower right corners (not effecting the text), damp stains to the
prelims, else very good+.
$300.00
LIMITED EDITION OF 25 COPIES
148. Lowman, Al [comp. & ed.]. THIS BITTERLY BEAUTIFUL
LAND:
A TEXAS COMMONPLACE BOOK. Austin: Roger
Beacham Publisher, 1972. 54pp. Illustrated with original woodcuts by
Barbara Whitehead. Designed and printed by William Holman.
Introduction by Carl Hertzog. Hard marbled paper over boards with
green leather spine. Special deluxe limited edition of 25 copies, this
being #25. SIGNED by Lowman, Holman and Whitehead with an
additional inscription from Lowman. Publication announcement laid-in.
Minor corner wear and slight fading to the spine, else fine. An
interesting collection of 41 short descriptions of Texas by a variety of
authors which include John Graves, Walt Whitman, J. Evetts Haley,
Frank Dobie, Sam Houston, Tom Lea and others. Each essay is set in a
different type and printed in two colors on handmade paper. Carl Hertzog
[from the introduction]: “The difficulty of accomplishing this
craftsmanship in printing a book of this nature, wherein every page must
be created as a complete unit yet blend with the book as a whole, is
prodigious.” Mr. Holman traveled to the Inveresk Paper Mill in Wookey
Hole, England to supervise the making of the handmade paper, assuring
proper texture, color and quality. It was then printed directly from the
type/woodcuts on a hand fed printing press. Skillfully compiled and
edited by Al Lowman and beautifully designed and printed by William
Holman, it is one of the finest books ever printed in Texas, and out of
print on the day of publication. This edition was sold out two days after
publication. $1,250.00
148A. -----As above. Natural linen like cloth over boards with terra cotta
woodcut of a deer on the cover. Limited edition of 275 copies.
SIGNED by Lowman and Holman. Very small amount of light foxing
and a couple of spots on a few pages, else fine. $900.00
149. Maguire, Jack. TALK OF TEXAS. Austin: Shoal Creek Publishers,
1973. 156pp. Index. Orange cloth with title printed on the spine. First
edition. Fine copy in an equally nice dust jacket. An interesting
collection of factoids and vignettes dealing with a wide range of Texas
history. $10.00
UNIQUE COPY
150. Marcus, Stanley. MINDING THE STORE: A MEMOIR. Boston:
Little , Brown and Co., 1974. 383pp. Index. Photographs. Frontis.
portrait. Facsimiles. Green cloth with facsimile signature on the front
cover and title in gilt on the spine. First edition. INSCRIBED with a
typed letter on Marcus’ personal stationery SIGNED by him. The letter
reads in part: “….I have taken the liberty of substituting a first edition of
MINDING THE STORE for the second printing which you sent to me. I
hope you don’t mind.” Also laid-in, is a color photograph of Stanley
Marcus, Cecil Green (philanthropist and one of the founders of Texas
Instruments) and Lon Tinkle, writer and historian. Except for two faint
spots on the back cover and the correction of a date in ink, it is a near
fine copy. The dust jacket shows minor edgewear, else near fine. Greene,
50+ Best Books on Texas p. 69: “Minding the Store, his autobiography, a
valuable picture of growing up in a big Texas city—Dallas—before
World War I, as well as an insider’s view of the fabled institution,
Neiman-Marcus. The autobiography of the chairman of Neiman-Marcus
as well as the story of the development of this legendary department
store. A book lover, Marcus also founded the Book Club of Texas in
1929. Contains material on the mood in Dallas after the Kennedy
assassination. $100.00
151. Marlow, Charles and George Marlow.
LIFE OF THE
MARLOWS: A TRUE STORY OF FRONTIER LIFE IN THE
EARLY DAYS AS RELATED BY THEMSELVES. Ouray: W. S.
Olexa Publisher, n.d. [1930]. 100pp. Revised by William Rathmell.
Original stiff gray printed wrappers.
Second edition after the
exceedingly rare 1892 original. Very fine, crisp copy (appears to be
unread). Adams, One-Fifty 100: “The first edition of this work is
exceedingly rare and the second is quite scarce. The chapters following
Chapter XVIII are misnumbered XIV, XV, and XVI. The mistake is
repeated in the revised edition, in which new material has been added
and changes made in the latter part of the book. In these books the
Marlows tell their side of the trouble they had with the law.” Howes,
U.S. Iana M295: “Five respected, but nomadic, brothers caught in a
conspiracy concocted by a Texas sheriff, had to shoot it out with the
county’s entire male population. Only the two writing the story
survived.” After one Marlow brother killed a popular sheriff and was, in
turn, killed by bounty hunters, the other four brothers were arrested as
accessories and jailed. Angry citizens ambushed the Marlows during a
transfer to another jail killing three of them. This incident inspired the
movie, Sons of Katie Elder starring John Wayne. An exceptionally nice
copy of a book rarely offered in this edition. $550.00
152. Marshall, Doyle. A CRY UNHEARD: THE STORY OF INDIAN
ATTACKS IN AND AROUND PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS 1858 –
1872. Aledo: Annetta Valley Farm Press, 1990. xii,214pp. Index.
Illustrations. Maps. Bibliography. Photographs. Illustrations by Homer
Norris. First edition, third printing. SIGNED. Bright, fine copy (no dust
jacket issued). Dealing primarily with the local settlers’ confrontations
with the Kiowas and Comanches, it is the story of resolute pioneers who
remained on the North Texas frontier in spite of the constant treat of
death or captivity. The author spent years researching his book and drew
heavily from personal diaries, letters, public records, and contemporary
newspaper accounts. The result is a readable, well researched and
historically reliable work. It addition, it presents some previously
unpublished photographs. The book probably set a record for going out
of print in this edition. The author received 500 copies in December,
1991 and it was out of print in April, 1992. Scarce, it is a worthwhile
addition to any Texana or Western Americana library. $100.00
153. Marshall, J. T. THE MILES EXPEDITION OF 1874-1875: AN
EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE RED RIVER WAR. Austin:
The Encino Press, 1971. xiii,74pp.
Index. Notes. Illustrations.
Endpaper maps. First edition. SIGNED by the editor, Lonnie J. White.
Fine copy in its original acetate dust wrapper. In 1874 the Kiowas,
Comanches, and Cheyennes joined in one final all out effort to drive the
white man from the Southern Plains. This previously unpublished
account relates the history of the Red River War as it was seen by J. T.
Marshall, a Kansas newspaperman who served throughout the campaign
as a civilian scout with the column commanded by Col. Nelson A.
Miles. $35.00
154. Martin, Howard N. FOLKTALES OF THE ALABAMACOUSHATTA INDIANS. N.p.; Privately printed by the author, 1946.
75pp. Green printed wrappers. First edition. Minor wear, overall very
good. Contains thirty-nine stories divided into five sections: Origin
Stories, Travel Stories, Stories About Supernatural Beings, Stories About
Animals and Birds, and Miscellaneous Stories. The author obtained
these folktales from elder members of the tribe in the 1930’s.
$35.00
155. Matthews, Sallie Reynolds. INTERWOVEN, A PIONEER
CHRONICLE. Houston: Anson Jones Press, 1936. x,234pp. Frontis.
Original tan cloth (which is purported to be the first state binding). First
edition. Externally, the book shows slight fraying to the cloth at the top
of the spine with two pin head sized holes. The back cover shows to
whitish discoloration approximately 2” long (scans available). There is
age toning to the prelims and offsetting to the rear pastedown and fly
from a clipping. Still a nicer than average copy and considered to be in
very good condition. Dobie, Life & Lit…. p.62: “More than any other
ranch chronicle that I know, it reveals the family life of the old-time
ranchers.” Tate, Indians of Texas p. 2811: “Includes first-hand accounts
of Comanche raids in the Ft. Griffin area and efforts by pioneer settlers to
protect themselves during the 1860’s and 1870’s.” Jenkins, BTB 39:
“The best book on Texas ranch life from a woman’s perspective.”
Adams, Six-Guns 1463: “The author was a sister of Glenn Reynolds, the
sheriff of Gila County, Arizona, who was killed by the Apache Kid when
he made his escape. She gives a good account of this episode as well as
of her own family life.” Reese Six Score 78: “’Mrs. Matthews had
perceiving eyes, gentle objectivity and scrupulous regard for the truth,’
remarked Robert Nail in the introduction to the new edition of
Interwoven. The author’s husband and father were both prominent
ranchers and this book gives one of the best portraits of ranch life from a
woman’s point of view.” Not only an indispensable primary account of
the ranching experience, it is a basic source on the history of West Texas
during its early settlement. A. C. Greene, Fifty Best Books on Texas
p.21. Dykes, Western High Spots p. 80. Howes, U.S. Iana M426.
Adams, Herd 1454.
$750.00
156. [Matthews, Watt]. Cisneros, Jose & Carl Hertzog. WATTISMS….
Single sheet broad side, approx. 16 ¾” x 10 ¾”. N.p. [El Paso]: Carl
Hertzog, n.d. Illustrations and calligraphy by Jose Cisneros. Ink notation
at the bottom in Hertzog’s distinctive handwriting reads: “Carl Hertzog,
reporter, at Lambshead Ranch.” Near fine condition and professionally
deacidified. Because of their long standing relationship, Hertzog had a
special affinity for the Matthews family in general and Watt in particular.
Carl was particularly enamored with Watt’s descriptive, folksy
expressions. He collected sixteen of them and prevailed on Cisneros to
execute the broadside. The original was given to Watt as a birthday
present. A few additional copies were printed and given, for the most
part, to members of the Matthews and Reynolds clans. Seldom offered
and perfect for framing. (See image.)
$300.00
157. Matthissen, Peter. IN THE SPIRIT OF CRAZY HORSE. New
York: Viking Press, 1991. xli,643pp. Index. Notes. Maps. First of this
edition. Fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. The book describes the
conflict between the radical Indian movement, AIM. At the same time it
describes the conflict, it provides a history of the Lakota Indians from the
struggle of the Indian Wars of the 19th century to current times. This is
the 1991 reissue with a 24 page epilogue that does not appear in the
original edition. It documents the legal battles surrounding the book.
An important book on the modern Indian. $25.00
LIMITED EDITION OF TWENTY COPIES
158. Maverick Family. WHEN WILL THE WEARY WAR BE
OVER? THE CIVIL WAR LETTERS OF THE MAVERICK
FAMILY OF SAN ANTONIO. Dallas: Book Club of Texas, 2008.
235pp. Photographs. Notes. Introduction and epilogue by Paula
Mitchell Marks. Designed and typesetting by Jace Graf, Cloverleaf
Studio. Printing by David Holman at the Wind River Press. Deluxe
binding with quarter leather spine with title in gilt. Brown silk cloth with
paper label inset in the front cover. Publisher’s brown cloth slipcase with
paper spine label. First edition, limited edition of 20 copies (This copy
unnumbered). SIGNED by Paula Mitchell Marks. Except for two small
marks on the back cover this is a fine copy in an equally nice slipcase.
This handsome volume captures the hopes and fears of Samuel and Mary
Maverick, who had three sons in the Confederate Army and a teenager,
Willie, at Bastrop Military Academy, counting the days until he could
enlist. What sets this collection apart is the chorus of voices: both
parents were active letter writers, and their sons and daughter also
corresponded at length. The result is that one gets to hear all sides of the
conversation, a vivid collective portrait of a prominent Texas family
dealing with the stresses of war. The appendix reprints the diary of
Lewis Maverick, one of the sons in the army, covering a critical period in
1865. Further enhanced by scholarly, insight footnotes by Marks.
$225.00
159. McCauley, James Emmit. A STOVE-UP COWBOY’S STORY.
Austin: Texas Folklore Society & The University Press in Dallas, 1943.
xxii,73pp. Frontis. portrait & illustrations by Tom Lea. Designed by
Carl Hertzog. Pictorial endsheets. Original cloth. First edition, limited
to 700 copies. A near fine copy with the bookplate of Ted Dealey on the
front fly. In 1946, Dealey succeeded his father, George Bannerman
Dealey, as publisher of The Dallas Morning News. The dust jacket shows
minor edgewear and some darkening, most noticeably on the spine,
overall very good. Reese, Six Score 75: “One of the most forceful and
expressive autobiographies of the range country. McCauley lived hard.”
Dobie, Life & Lit. p.11): “He was a common cowhand with uncommon
saltiness of speech. He wrote as he talked.” Adams, Six-Guns 1389:
“Contains some interesting episodes in the author’s life, as well as
information about some of the outlaws of Texas and Arizona.” A core
work for any range library. Adams, Herd 1373. Lowman, Printer at the
Pass 22. Dykes, Fifty Great Western Illustrators 187. $250.00
160. McDonald, Archie P. ORIGINAL TYPESCRIPT. 274 typed
pages, double spaced. Manuscript for untitled “quiz book” on Texas
history. Breaks down Texas and its history into various sections with a
series of questions on each topic. Bibliography. Fine copy in the original
box in which it was shipped. [with] TYPED COVER LETTER TO T. R.
FEHRENBACH. In his letter McDonald thanks the noted historian for
agreeing to review his manuscript and asks him to look at it with several
specific points in mind. At the time the letter was written the book was
untitled. It would eventually be published by the TCU Press as: Texas!
What Do You Know About the Lone Star State? Dr. McDonald would
use the book in teaching his Texas history classes.
$225.00
LTD EDITION OF 50 COPIES -- DESIGNED BY BARBARA
WHITEHEAD
161. McDonald, William L. DALLAS REDISCOVERED: A
PHOTOGRAPHIC CHRONICLE OF URBAN EXPANSION 1870 –
1925. Dallas: Printed by the Riverside Press for the Dallas Historical
Society. vii,266pp. Numerous photographs. Index. Bibliography. Maps.
Notes. Bound in full brown leather with the gilded cartouche of the
Dallas Historical Society on the front cover and title on spine, also in gilt.
First edition, special edition of 50 copies, designed by Barbara
Whitehead. Fine copy (no dust jacket issued). Using hundreds of early
photographs, it chronicles Dallas urban environment as it developed from
the arrival of the railroad in 1872 to the mid 1920s. Many of the images
deal with the wealthy, the landed and the influential members of the early
Dallas community because this group had the most far reaching effect on
Dallas’ development. A very handsome volume, it is rare in this edition.
$150.00
162. McKie, B. G. THE TRAIL: TEXAS TO KANSAS IN 1884.
Austin: W.M. Morrison, 1985. iv,34pp. Index. Map. Original printed
wrappers. First edition, limited to 150 copies. Small tear to the back
wrapper (closed with archival tape) and very minor soiling of the white
wrappers, very good+. This previously unpublished work gives a first
hand account of trailing a herd from North Central Texas to Kansas. A
worthwhile addition. $30.00
163. McMurtry, Larry. TEXASVILLE. New York: Simon & Schuster,
1987. 542pp Red paper over boards with black cloth spine, title in silver
on spine. First edition, first printing. Fine copy in a chip-free near fine
dust jacket. The author’s second volume in a trilogy that began with The
Last Picture Show $5.00
164. Meeks, Beth Thomas with Bonnie Speer. HECK THOMAS, MY
PAPA. Norman: The Apache News, 1989. 78pp. Bibliography.
Photographs. Original red pictorial wrappers. First edition. Fine copy.
Thomas' daughter provides a unique view of him as a father and family
man. Describes the experiences of Heck and his brother when Sam Bass
and his gang robbed the Texas Central Railroad on two different
occasions, as well as material on Jim and Pink Lee, the Doolins, the
Daltons, Al Jennings and other outlaws of the Oklahoma territory. Also
has information on Chis Madsen and Bill Tilghman who, with Thomas,
were known as "The Three Guardsman." An exceptionally nice copy of
a book with good content. $25.00
165. Merington, Marguerite [ed.]. THE CUSTER STORY: THE
LIFE AND INTIMATE LETTERS OF GENERAL CUSTER AND
HIS WIFE ELIZABETH. New York: Devin-Adair Co., 1950. 339pp.
Index. Photographs. Maps. First edition. Bright, fine copy in a near
fine dust jacket. Luther, Custer High Spots 8: “By all odds, one of the
most revealing books on Custer’s personality is The Custer Story…..Both
Custers were prolific and prolix letter-writers.” Jennewein, Black Hills
Booktrails 37: “This excellent Custer book includes four letters written
by Custer to his wife while he was on the Black Hills Expedition.”
These letters offer insights into the relationship between Custer and his
wife, their views on frontier life, the Civil War, and politics. $45.00
WITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY HUGO BREHME
166. [Mexico-Travel Guide] Ericsson Telephone Company. USEFUL
INFORMATION ON MEXICO, D.F. AND GUIDE…. [cover title].
N.p. [Mexico, D.F.?]: Boulight & Schmidt Sucr., 1931. 53pp.
Photographs by Hugo Brehme. Color printed wrappers (approx. 19 x 11
cm.), tied (for decoration only). Stapled as issued. Colorful folding map
showing Ericson’s phone distribution throughout Mexico (approx. 33 x
37 cm.). General wear with a small hole at the top of the front wrapper
and a faint stain to the rear wrapper, overall good+. The map is tipped-in
and is tear-free and in near fine condition. Issued for the 1931 World
Press Congress in Mexico City, it was designed to give the visiting
members of the press a guide to the city and an overview of Mexico’s
history and economy. In addition, it also served as a promotional tool for
the Ericsson Telephone Company. The information is rather cleverly
delivered in the form of a reporter, who attending the conference, is filing
a story with his editor in New York. Hugo Brehme (1882 – 1954)
arrived in Mexico around 1905 from his native Germany. He was
captivated by the country and is considered one of the most outstanding
photographers of Mexico and its culture. Rare with OCLC locating only
four copies with only one in Texas (U.T. – Austin).
$100.00
167. Miller, Rick. BLOODY BILL LONGLEY. Wolfe City:
Henington Publishing Co., 1996. i,202pp. Index. Full red leather with
gilt. Notes. Bibliography. Photographs. Facsimiles. First edition,
limited to 500 copies. SIGNED. Bright, very fine copy (no dust jacket
issued). The author has meticulously examined Longley’s life and
exploits. The result is a valuable work that debunks the myths and
enlightens us about this western hard case. $100.00
168. Miller, Rick. SAM BASS & GANG. Austin: State House Press,
1999. xii,412pp. Index. Bibliography. Notes. Numerous photographs.
Frontis. portrait of Bass taken in Dallas. Maps. First trade edition with
the publication announcement laid-in. Very fine in an equally nice dust
jacket. Sam Bass began his criminal career by robbing stages in the
Black Hills of the Dakota Territory. Soon he and his gang advanced to
holding up trains in Nebraska and Texas. In 1878 the pursuit of Bass
moved to Texas in a state wide man hunt. It ended in his death in a gun
battle on the streets of Round Rock, Texas. Over a period of years, the
author examined newspapers, public records of several states, the
national archives, private collections, the records of the Texas Rangers,
and virtually all the known primary and secondary sources. The result of
this meticulous research is a book that, with Wayne Gard’s earlier effort,
will become the standard reference works on this legendary outlaw. This
volume, by a very through and careful historian, is highly recommended.
$60.00
169. Mills, Edward Laird. PLAINS, PEAKS AND PIONEERS:
EIGHTY YEARS OF METHODISM IN MONTANA. Portland:
Binfords & Mort, 1947. 244pp. Index. Bibliography. Notes.
Photographs.
Maps(2).
Errata slip.
First edition.
SIGNED.
Approximately ¼ inch dampstain at the foot of the spine, else a very
good copy. The dust jacket shows minor edgewear and tanning, overall
good+. Adams, Six-Guns 1502: “Has a mention of the road agents and
of Joseph Slade.” Covering the first eighty years, it is an important
contribution to the history of the Methodist church in Montana. Scarce
with the errata slip. $15.00
169A. -----As above. Unsigned and lacking the errata slip.
$10.00
170. [Montana].
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA, AS ADOPTED BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION HELD AT HELENA, MONTANA, 1889. Helena:
Independent Publishing Co., 1889. 76pp. Original pink printed
wrappers. First edition. Tanning to the perimeter of the wrappers with
light spotting and moderate chipping, considering the fragile nature of
the binding, a good+ copy. This is the constitution which brought
Montana into the Union. $75.00
171. Moody, Loring. A HISTORY OF THE MEXICAN WAR OR
FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE…. Boston: Bela Marsh, 1848. 120pp.
Index. Original printed wrappers. Second edition with corrections and
additions. Skillfully rebacked, the wrappers show faint staining and
foxing, overall good+. Tutorow, The Mexican-American War…. 4115:
“Compiled from official and other authentic documents.” Contains
material on the Mexican War with much of it related through
contemporary newspaper accounts. The last one third is devoted to the
denouncement of slavery. Because of the fragile nature of the binding
copies in decent condition are rare.
$225.00
172. Nance, Dr. Joseph M. DARE-DEVILS ALL: THE TEXAN
MIER EXPEDITION, 1842-1844. [with] DARE-DEVILS ALL
TEXAS MIER EXPEDITION VOLUME TWO: BIOGRAPHICAL
DATA ON SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE MIER EXPEDITION.
Austin: Eakin Press, 1998 & 2002. Two volumes- xi,547pp;viii,182pp.
Indices. . Numerous illustrations, maps, diagrams. Notes. Bibliography.
Edited by Archie P. McDonald. First edition. Both volumes are very
fine in equally nice dust jackets. Dr. Nance’s lifelong ambition was to
present a complete history of the Mier Expedition. The author began his
research in 1937, and, when completed 59 years later, he had amassed
between 3,000 and 4,000 pages. These two books, ably edited by Archie
McDonald, are the definitive work on the Mier Expedition.
Enhanced by the inclusion of Dr. Nance’s table of participants, which
provides identification, Texas city of residence, state or country of origin,
and a brief summary of his activities or fate as related to the expedition
and his extensive bibliography. Both volumes are now out of print.
$200.00
173. Neal, Bill. THE LAST FRONTIER: THE STORY OF
HARDEMAN COUNTY. Quanah: The Quanah Tribune-Chief, 1966.
ix,276pp. Index to family histories. Numerous photographs. Maps.
Text illustrations. Foreword by A. C. Greene. Brown cloth. First
edition. Fine copy (no dust jacket issued). This history of Hardeman
County, Texas, located along the along the Oklahoma border, was
skillfully compiled by this respected local historian. It contains sections
on the beginnings of the county and its settlement, the towns and
communities, the cattlemen, the Indians including Quanah Parker, folk
tales and early events, etc. Additionally, there are 127 pages of
individual family histories. $75.00
174. Nelson, William H. ALLURING ARIZONA. Kingsport:
Privately printed for the author, 1927. xiii,133pp. Illustrations. Original
pictorial cloth. First edition. Bright, near fine copy. The pictorial dust
jacket shows chipping at the top of the spine and top edge of the front
panel, else very good. Contains material on the Cliff Dwellers, the
coming of Spanish explorers, Indian pictographs, the discovery of the
Grand Canyon, the Hopi, the Apache Trail, descriptions of the Painted
Desert, the Petrified Forests, etc. $10.00
175. [New Mexico - Rodeo Broadside].
NINTH ANNUAL
COWBOYS’ REUNION – LAS VEGAS NEW MEXICO…. Two
color broadside printed on stiff, heavy paper. Approx. 22” x 14.”
N.p.[Las Vegas, NM?], n.d. [1941?]. Small amount of insect damage to
the perimeter (not effecting the actual printing), a few tiny specks, and
light tanning, overall very good.
Issued to promote the three day
reunion at Legion Park, the main event was a cowhand’s rodeo with
roping, bareback riding, trick riding, bulldogging, bronc riding, etc.
Prize money for the event was $1,900 plus entry fees. With drawings of
cowboys roping and riding a bull, it is perfect for display. (See image.)
$175.00
176. Nix. E. D. OKLAHOMBRES: PARTICULARLY THE
WILDER ONES.
N.p.:
Privately printed, 1929.
xix,280pp.
Photographs. Text illustrations. First edition. Externally, the book is a
very good+ copy. Internally, there is scattered foxing most especially to
the prelims. The dust jacket shows some wear, else very good. Adams,
Six-Guns 1611: “Written entirely about the outlaws of Oklahoma and the
peace officers who chased them.” The author, a former U.S. Marshall in
Oklahoma Territory, has chapters on the Daltons, the Doolin gang, the
Jennings gang, Henry Starr and others. Contains a chronology of
significant events in Oklahoma from 1762 to 1907. Scarce in the
pictorial dust jacket. $275.00
177. Nixon, Pat Ireland. IN MEMORIAM, OLIVE READ NIXON,
1886 – 1964. San Antonio: [Carl Hertzog for Pat I. Nixon], 1965. 25pp.
Original tan paper wrappers with extended edges. First edition. Near
fine copy. Lowman, Printer at the Pass 195: “Olive Read Nixon was an
active partner with her doctor-husband in building an outstanding private
library which is now the cornerstone of the Texana collection at Trinity
University.” This privately printed tribute to Dr. Nixon’s wife includes
the eulogy delivered by Sterling Fisher Wheeler. Done in a small edition
for friends, it is scarce. $75.00
178. O’Connor, Louise S.
CRYIN’ FOR DAYLIGHT:
A
RANCHING CULTURE IN THE COASTAL BEND. Austin:
Wexford Publishing, 1989. xiii,289pp. Numerous photographs with
some in color. Map. Pictorial wrappers. First edition. Externally, there
is very slight rubbing of the soft covers else fine. The author, from a
ranching family, chronicles the daily experiences of the Anglo, Mexican
American and African American cowboy in the Goliad-Refugio-Victoria
counties area. The book includes not only the reminiscences of men and
women who have lived on the ranches but also the histories of 22
separate ranches in the Coastal Bend area written by members of families
who still operate them. Ms. O’Connor, a gifted photographer, uses a
combination of her own talents and numerous vintage photographs to
present an outstanding visual record of working ranch people. An
extremely handsome volume, this is a worthy addition to any range
library.
$80.00
179. [Oklahoma - Cook Book] Yukon Mill & Grain Co. THE SCIENCE
OF BAKING: A BOOK OF YUKON’S BEST RECIPES [Cover
title].Yukon, Oklahoma: Yukon Mill & Grain Co., n.d. 21,[1]pp. Index.
Advertisements. Tan printed, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Soiling
with some rubbing affecting the image of the mill on the back cover,
overall good. The Yukon Mill & Grain Company opened in Yukon,
Oklahoma in 1893. It grew tremendously and was eventually shipping
flour and feed throughout the South. By 1915, the company was
exporting overseas. Ultimately, Yukon Mills was purchased by Shawnee
Mills and consolidated into their operation. Heavily emphasizing flour,
there are sections devote to biscuits, bread and bread making, cakes,
cookies, pastries, puddings and waffles. Rare with OCLC locating only
one copy. $75.00
180. [Oklahoma - Map] INDIAN TERRITORY – WATSON’S
ATLAS MAP. N.d. [Ca 1890] Approx. 8 ¼” x 13 ¼”. Very good
condition. Shows over twenty parcels of varying sizes allocated to
eastern and southwestern tribes. The entire Oklahoma Panhandle is
designated as “Public Lands,” commonly referred to as “No Man’s
Land.” The map locates Fort Supply which, as Camp Supply, played an
important role in Sheridan’s campaign against the Southern Plains
Indians and, later, it was from here that Custer led his 7th Cavalry against
the Cheyenne in the Battle of the Washita. Railroad lines traversing the
territory are also located. (See image.)
$225.00
181. [Oklahoma – Map] OKLAHOMA STATEHOOD MAP. Chicago:
Geo. F. Cram Engraver, n.d. [Ca. 1907]. Atlas map approx. 14 ½” x 22”.
Very good. When Oklahoma gained statehood in 1907, Beaver County
was divided into three counties Cimarron in the western one-third, with
Texas in the middle third and Beaver only in the east. The counties of the
old Indian Territory, previously designated by numbers, now have
names. A nice early statehood map with each county shown in vivid
color. Perfect for framing. (See image.) $185.00
182. [Oklahoma – Map] THE AMERICAN INVESTMENT
COMPANY – MAP OF OKLAHOMA. N.p.: Privately printed for The
American Investment Company, n.d. [Ca. 1905-07]. Single sheet map of
Oklahoma Territory. Overall approx. 9 ¾” x 13 “(map image approx. 6”
x 11’). Slight browning to the perimeter of the map due to paper quality,
else very good+. A colorful little broadside map promoting Oklahoma
land and real estate investment with a notation in the lower left corner
advertising: “High Grade First Mortgage Real Estate Loans.” The entire
Oklahoma Panhandle is designated as Beaver County. In the former
Indian Territory, counties have been assigned numbers rather than
names. Each county is outlined in color and Guthrie is still shown as the
capital. Locates railroads traversing the Territory and the various towns
along lines. The vivid colors make this map a perfect candidate for
framing. (See image.) $285.00
183. [Oklahoma - Map] WESTERN PORTION OF OKLAHOMA.
Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1893. Approx. 9 ½” x 12 ¾”. Very good
condition. From Rand McNally’s Atlas of Indian Territory and
Oklahoma it shows the Panhandle of Oklahoma consisting entirely of
Beaver County. The area in what is now a portion of Greer, Jackson and
Harmon Counties is designated as “Unassigned Land.” It differentiates
between Oklahoma Territory (pink) and Indian Territory (yellow). The
map is nicely detailed showing major topographical features, railroads
and the various towns along their routes, principal rivers and their
tributaries, military installations, etc. (See image.)
$150.00
184. Pannell, Walter. CIVIL WAR ON THE RANGE. Los Angeles:
Welcome News, 1943. 45pp. Original stiff pictorial wrappers printed in
orange and black. First edition. Minor edgewear and tanning of the pages
due to paper quality, else very good. Dykes, Billy the Kid, The
Bibliography of…. 340: “Scarce. In the main, this booklet sticks pretty
well to accepted facts of the Fulton-Garret account.” Adams, Six-Guns
1674: “Scarce.” While devoted mostly to Billy the Kid and his
participation in the Lincoln County War, it contains a section entitled
“The Empire of the Big Bend.” It gives information on the area’s
location, principal towns, unique geology, climate, smuggling along the
border, etc. There is also material on the Longhorn breed and the
development of the cattle industry with mentions of Charles Goodnight,
Oliver Loving, John Chisum and others.
$20.00
185. Patterson, C. L. NIXON (GONZALES COUNTY) TEXAS….A
PROGRESSIVE DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURAL HAVEN. San
Antonio: Press of Sid Murray & Son, 1938. 32pp. Photographs.
Original printed wrappers. Minor tanning to the white wrappers, else
fine. Focuses on the virtues of the area for farming and ranching with
some information on the history, early settlers, economy, etc. Scarce.
CBC 1981. $65.00
186. Patterson, C. L. SENSATIONAL TEXAS MANHUNT. San
Antonio: Printed for the author by Sid Murray & Son Printers, n.d.
[1939]. 30pp. White printed wrappers, stapled. First edition. Fine copy.
Recounts the tracking and capture of Gregorio Cortez for the killing of
Sheriffs Brack Morris of Karnes County and R. M. (Dick) Glover of
Gonzales County. After an extensive man hunt, he was captured by
Texas Ranger Captain J. H. Rogers. The author had first hand knowledge
of the events and personally knew individuals involved. Also, contains a
chapter on John Wesley Hardin. Adams, Six-Guns 1692.
$50.00
187. Peavey, John H. FROM THE THORNY HILLS OF DUVAL TO
THE SLEEPY RIO GRANDE….ECHOES FROM THE RIO
GRANDE.
Brownsville:
Springman-King Co., 1963.
320pp.
Photographs. Illustrations by the author. Map. Facsimiles. Original
pictorial cloth. First edition. SIGNED. Clean, near fine copy. Dust
jacket shows only minor chipping (mostly along the top, back edge), else
very good+. The back panel of jacket was reproduced from a Texas
diamondback rattlesnake. Adams, Six-Guns 1701: “Deals with some of
the latter-day lawlessness on the Texas-Mexico border.” Peavey was a
deputy sheriff, chief scout for U. S. Army border troops from 1916-1920,
served as a Texas Ranger, and Border Patrolman. A fascinating book,
there is much on the Mexican Revolution, Pancho Villa, raids in Texas,
smuggling, banditry, and the early settlement of the Rio Grande Valley.
An overlooked work. $100.00
188. Pfluger, Jim and Bob Moorhouse. PITCHFORK COUNTRY:
THE
PHOTOGRAPHY
OF
BOB
MOORHOUSE.
Lubbock: National Ranching Heritage Center, 2000. [11],144pp.
Numerous color photographs by Moorhouse. Text by Jim Pfluger.
Forward by noted Texas photographer Wyman Meinzer. Brown cloth
with half leather spine, title in gilt on the front cover and spine.
Publisher’s slipcase with title in gilt on the front and spine. First edition,
limited edition of 500 copies containing five separate prints suitable for
framing. SIGNED by Pfluger. Book, slipcase and pictorial dust jacket
are all very fine. Bob Moorhouse came to the Pitchfork in 1973 having
grown up on the family ranch in Benjamin, Texas. He became the
ranch’s 6th general manager in 1986. Because he lives the life, as Erwin
Smith and Ray Rector before him, he is able to give an accurate portrayal
of ranch life and work in his generation. Moorhouse’s images are superb
and this book is highly recommended. $175.00
189. Phelps, Bailey. THEY LOVED THE LAND:
FOARD
COUNTY HISTORY. Wichita Falls: Nortex Offset Publications, Inc.
for the Foard County Historical Survey Committee, 1969. 289pp. Index.
Forward by Frank X. Tolbert.
Illustrations. Photographs. Maps.
Original light green cloth with illustrated cover printed in black ink.
First edition. Clean, very good copy (no dust jacket issued). This book
is divided into two sections. The first deals with the history of the county
and contains information on its early beginnings including an interesting
account of buffalo hunting, the county’s organization, schools, churches,
post offices, businesses, clubs, sports, etc. There is also a chapter
devoted to ranching as well as a lengthy account of the final
confrontation with Peta Nocona and the recapture of Cynthia Ann Parker.
The second part is family histories of Foard County’s pioneers and
current residents. This portion contains a great deal of genealogical
information, incidents in settling the county, ranching, early businesses,
farming, physicians, etc. Very scarce in the first edition. $350.00
190. Platt, P. L. and Nelson Slater. TRAVELER’S GUIDE ACROSS
THE PLAINS UPON THE OVERLAND ROUTE TO
CALIFORNIA….
San Francisco:
John Howell Books, 1963.
xviii,59pp. Facsimile of original title page and folding map tipped-in.
The map shows the route from Independence to San Francisco and north
to the Columbia River. New introduction by Dale Morgan provides an
excellent narrative on the bibliographic history of this rare guide.
Designed and printed by Barbara and William Holman. Orange linen
spine with paper spine label over printed boards. Reprint edition of the
exceedingly rare (only one complete copy known) 1852 original. This
edition is limited to 475 copies. Fine copy (no dust jacket issued).
Lowman, Printing Arts in Texas p. 42 [referring to the Holmans]: “His
equally talented wife, Barbara, shared his enthusiasm [for handpress
printing], and together they produced for Warren Howell a reprint of
Platt and Slater’s Traveler’s Guide, which was included in the A. I. G.
A.’s Fifty Books of the Year competition. Not many designers do that
with their very first attempt.” Kurutz, The California Gold Rush 509:
“As Ellis Turner notes: ‘This guide…is for the most part a waybill
describing various aspects of the trail…between St. Joseph and San
Francisco.’…Dr. Platt measured the distances with his roadometer and
Slater wrote the descriptions.” A handsome copy of a reprint that is now
scarce. Graff 3304. Howes P417. Wagner-Camp 217a.
$25.00
191. Porter, Eugene O. SAN ELIZARIO. Austin: The Pemberton Press,
1973. 86pp. Index. Notes. Appendices. Glossary. Drawings by Jose
Cisneros. Frontis. map of the El Paso region in the 18th century. Dark
brown cloth, large Cisneros sketch on a paste-on plate on the front cover
and paper title label on spine. First edition. SIGNED by Porter and
Cisneros. Additionally, Cisneros had added in his beautiful calligraphy a
Victor Hugo quote and a warm inscription. Laid-in is the publication
announcement. Fine copy in its original acetate dust wrapper. Lowman,
Printing Arts in Texas p. 42: “Dating from 1774 this Rio Grande village
has been the focus of some turbulent and colorful borderland history.
Originally on the Mexican side of the river, a channel change in the early
1800’s placed the settlement on the American bank. It was the county
seat when the infamous Salt War erupted there in 1877….San Elizario is
far and away the finest production issued from the Pemberton Press.”
Gives the history of San Elizario mission and area near El Paso since the
16th century with some material on Zebulon Pike, George Ruxton,
Cabeza de Vaca, Francisco de Niza, the Salt War, Camel Corp, etc.
Beautifully designed by Larry Smitherman.
$115.00
192. Price, Con. TRAILS I RODE. Pasadena: Trails End Publishing
Co., 1947. 262pp. Index. Illustrations by Charles Russell. Photographs.
Notes. Endpaper brands by Clarence Ellsworth. First edition. Bright,
fine copy. The colorful pictorial dust jacket shows edgewear (most
noticeably at the spine ends), else very good. The author recounts his
years as a cowboy on the Montana ranges and as a partner with Charlie
Russell on his ranch. A great read with accounts of the cattle trade,
ranching, Indians, outlaws, gunfighters and a personal look at Russell.
Adams, Herd 1840. $145.00
193. Pruitt, Richard & David Woo. TEXAS WOMEN. Dallas: Taylor
Publishing, 1984. xiv,168pp. Photographs. Black leatherette with white
lettering on the spine. First edition. Bright fine copy in an unclipped, fine
dust jacket. These two award winning photographers collaborated to
photograph 75 woman who epitomized spirit, charm, and glamour in the
1980s. The majority of these black and white images are double page
spreads and range from a former first lady to a prison bailiff. Includes a
section of biographical profiles of the ladies pictured. $20.00
194. [Railroad – Texas & Pacific Railway] Harrell, John M. [ed.].
PROCEEDINGS
OF
THE
NATIONAL
RAILROAD
CONVENTION AT ST. LOUIS, MO., NOV. 23 & 24, 1875 IN
REGARD TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOUTHERN TRANS
CONTINENTAL RAILWAY LINE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN…. St. Louis: Woodward,
Tiernan & Hale Printers and Binders, 1875. 208pp. Folding map (approx.
10” x 15” + margins). Original printed wrappers. First edition. Soiling to
the wrappers, small (approx. ¼”) black ink stain to the fore-edge, and
repair to front wrapper with acid-free archival tape (repair almost
undetectable), overall good+. Map is near fine. Eberstadt, Texas 656:
“Complete record of the speeches, interruptions, and discussions, by a
great number of delegates from Texas.” With the close of the Civil War,
the construction of a southern transcontinental railroad was revived. The
Texas & Pacific Railway was given federal land grants of varying
sections of land per mile (depending on the state) through California,
Arizona, New Mexico and a state grant in Texas. The 1875 folding map
of the United States shows the proposed route of the Texas and Pacific
Railway with its connections. Additionally, it shows the relationship of
the connecting lines to the then existing rail system of the United States.
This line is the only line in Texas to operate under a federal charter and
one of the few in the United States. A wealth of information on this
important Texas and southern rail line. (See image.)
$450.00
195. Ratchford, J. W. SOME REMINISCENCES OF PERSONS
AND INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. Austin: Shoal Creek
Publishers, 1971. xxi,69pp. Illustrations. Cloth. Slipcase. Facsimile
reprint of the rare 1909 original. The book is a fine copy. The slipcase
shows a bit of rubbing, overall very good. An important memoir by a
North Carolinian who served under D. H. Hill throughout the war. Much
on Lee, Hood, Longstreet, S. D. Lee, and Jackson as well. Edited by his
daughter, Fannie Ratchford. Dornbush II 3071. $35.00
196. Raymond, Dora Neill. CAPTAIN LEE HALL OF TEXAS.
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1940. ix,350pp. Index. Notes.
Illustrations. Map. Tan cloth. First edition. Very good copy. Adams,
One-Fifty 114: A well-written biography which shows scholarly
research. There are reliable chapters on Sam Bass and the Taylor-Sutton
feud, and her account of the feud between Ben Thompson and Joe Foster
is the best written so far.” Jenkins, BTB 167: “This is a charming,
carefully researched biography of one of the most enigmatical Texas
peace officers.” Dobie, Life & Lit. p. 60. Howes R85. $30.00
restores approximately 11,000 words deleted from the original. A very
handsome volume, it is considered the best edition and was out of print a
few months after publication.
$250.00
199. Rigler, Lewis C. & Judyth Wagner Rigler. IN THE LINE OF
DUTY: REFLECTIONS OF A TEXAS RANGER PRIVATE.
Houston: Larksdale Press for the authors, 1984. 188pp. Illustrations.
Facsimiles. First edition, first printing. INSCRIBED by Ranger Rigler
Fine in a very good+ dust jacket. The recollections of 30 years service,
beginning in 1947, with the Texas Rangers. There are accounts of his
involvement in murders, kidnappings, strikes, burglary rings, etc.
Includes a chapter on M. T. “Lone Wolf” Gonzaullas and has some
material on the Kennedy assassination. Printed in a small edition, the
first printing is scarce.
$40.00
200. Ringgold, Jennie Parks. FRONTIER DAYS IN THE
SOUTHWEST. San Antonio: Naylor Publishing Co., 1952. 197pp.
Index. Photographs. Endpaper maps showing their journey from Texas to
Arizona. Brown cloth. First edition. Wear to the spine ends with lesser
wear to the corners, overall good. The colorful pictorial dust jacket
shows wear along the top edge and the spine is creased, overall good.
Adams, Six-Guns 1859: “An interesting book of reminiscences about the
Southwest when it was wild…has a mention of many of the Arizona
outlaws, giving the Apache Kid quite a bit of space.” In the spring of
1879, the Parks family and some of their neighbors began their journey
from Mills County to New Mexico and later into southwestern Arizona.
The author relied heavily on her mother’s recollections and a journal kept
by one the neighbors to recount their experiences on their journey.
Contains a good deal of material on the Apache raids, Geronimo,
Victorio and the Apache Kid including an account of his killing Sheriff
Glen Reynolds and Deputy Holmes. (See image.) $60.00
201. Rittenhouse, Jack D. OUTLAW DAYS AT CABEZON, NEW
MEXICO. Santa Fe: Stagecoach Press, 1964. 28pp. Bibliography.
Stiff printed wrappers. First edition, limited edition of 150. SIGNED.
Very fine (no dust jacket issued). The author published this limited
printing of the material on Cabezon’s outlaws which would later appear
in his book on the town. Contains material on the general lawlessness of
the area including the criminal careers of Candido and Manuel Castillo,
the killing of Juan Valdez, bootlegging during prohibition, etc. $90.00
197. Red, George Plunkett (Mrs. S. C. Red). THE MEDICINE MAN
IN TEXAS. Houston: Standard Printing & Lithographing Co., 1930.
344pp. Illustrations. Bibliography. Dark blue cloth with the title on the
spine and a caduceus on the front cover all in gilt. First edition.
Externally, a bright, very fine copy. Internally, the perimeter of the pages
are lightly age-toned, else fine. The scare printed dust jacket shows a
chip on the front and rear panel, overall, very good+. Presents the history
of medicine in Texas with information on the doctors at the Alamo,
Goliad and San Jacinto. There are biographies of doctors including a
chapter entitled “Petticoat Medicine” about the women doctors. These
biographies are broken down by counties and include a brief history of
medicine in that county. An important reference on medicine and doctors
in Texas. $100.00
202. Rosa, Joseph G. and Waldo E. Koop. ROWDY JOE LOWE:
GAMBLER WITH A GUN. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press,
1989. xviii,188pp. Index. Bibliography. Notes. Photographs. First
edition. Very fine copy in an equally nice dust jacket. Joe Lowe and his
wife ran saloons, dance halls, and "disorderly houses" in Kansas, Texas,
and Colorado. Joe, whose nickname "Rowdy" was well-chosen, was
involved in several gunfights and was shot and killed in a Denver saloon
by a former policeman. The authors tell not only the story of Rowdy Joe
Lowe but explain the measures taken by city councils to control
gambling and prostitution by fines and taxation. An interesting book.
$20.00
198. Richardson, Rupert N. THE COMANCHE BARRIER TO
SOUTH PLAINS SETTLEMENT. Abilene: Hardin-Simmons
University, 1991. xviii, 260pp. Index. Bibliography. Photographs.
Woodcut illustrations by Barbara Whitehead. Cloth spine with paper
label and boards. Edited by Kenneth J. Jacobs. New introduction by A.
C. Greene. Designed and printed by W. Thomas Taylor in a limited
edition of 600 copies. Fine copy (no dust jacket issued). Tate, Indians of
Texas 2415: “The standard history of the Comanche raids on Texas, and
the reprisals and systems of frontier defense organized by Texans and U.
S. Army….The book well relates the feelings of the white settlers toward
the government, the army, and the Comanches.” Greene, The 50 Best
Books on Texas: “This is a straightforward history done well and done
professionally….a model of historical viewing and information.” The
first edition was produced in 1933 during the Great Depression and, to
save costs, portions of the manuscript were eliminated. This printing
203. Russell, Charles M. PAPER TALK. ILLUSTRATED LETTERS
OF CHARLES M. RUSSELL. Ft. Worth: Amon Carter Museum,
1962. 120pp. Illustrations. Photographs. Pictorial boards. First edition.
Affixed to the front pastedown is a letter from a prominent Dallas book
collector stating that this copy and one other was signed on page 90 by
Jack C. Russell, the adopted and only child of Charles M. Russell. This
page shows Jack Russell with his father. Additionally, INSCRIBED by
Mitchell A. Wilder, then director of the Amon Carter Museum. Tiny
amount of wear at the top of the spine, else near fine. Reproduces, with
some in color, over one hundred of Russell’s wonderful illustrated letters
to his friends. This work is further enhanced by Renner’s insightful
comments on each letter. Also includes a number of photographs of
Russell. An exceptionally nice copy. Yost & Renner. 68. Loring
Campbell. Dykes, High Spots of Western Illustrating 101.
$125.00
ONE OF TWO COPIES SIGNED BY RUSSELL’S SON
204. [San Antonio – Baptists] Boone, W. W. A BRIEF HISTORY OF
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. San
Antonio: Lodovic Printing Co., 1938. 16pp. White photographic
wrappers, stapled. First edition. Rust stains from paper clips to the front
cover and faint toning to the perimeter of the wrappers, else very good.
The author, a member of the church since 1884, gives the history of the
First Baptist Church including thumb-nail sketches of its pastors. Rare
with OCLC locating no copies.
$35.00
205. [San Antonio – Broadside]. LONE STAR SEED CO. SAN
ANTIONIO, TEXAS. N.d., n.p. Approx. 5 ¼” x 18 ¼”. Single-sided,
multi-color broadside. Small loss and minor staining (see image), else
very good. An eye-catching broadside that is perfect for framing. (See
image.) $25.00
206. Sanders, Barrot. THE CARUTHS—DALLAS’ LANDED
GENTRY. N.p. [Dallas]: Sanders Press, 1988. [4],326,[96]pp.
Numerous photographs. Facsimiles. Genealogical chart. Gold cloth with
title in silver on the front cover and spine. First edition. Fine copy in an
equally nice dust jacket. INSCRIBED. Chronicles the arrival of the
Caruth family to the Dallas area with sketches of plantation life and some
of the family’s early experiences. Contains a great deal of genealogical
information as well as material on Will Caruth.
$35.00
207. Santee, Ross. COWBOY. New York: Cosmopolitan Book
Corporation, 1928. 257pp. Numerous illustrations by Santee. Original
orange cloth with a silhouette of a cowboy on a horse in black. First
edition. A small amount of light scattered insect damage to the top of the
covers, otherwise a bright, near fine copy. Dobie/Dykes, 44&44 42:
“The is the plotless narrative, reading like an autobiography, of a kid who
ran away from a farm in East Texas to be a cowboy in Arizona...Passages
in Cowboy combine reality and elemental melody in a way that no other
range writer excepting Charles M. Russell has achieved.” Powell, Heart
of the Southwest 98: “The setting is southern Arizona and New Mexico,
and the story is written and illustrated by one of the all-time best cowboy
writer-artists.”
$60.00
208. Santerre, George H. WHITE CLIFFS OF DALLAS. Dallas:
Privately printed for the author by The Book Craft Co., 1955.
[6],168,[8]pp. Photographs. Illustrations. Facsimiles. Frontis. map
showing the location of the colony. Bibliography. Red cloth with the title
in gilt on the cover and spine. First edition, reportedly limited to 450
copies. Spine is faded, else very good. Published to celebrate the 100th
anniversary of the establishment of La Reunion, it gives the
circumstances for the founding of the colony by French, Swiss, and
Belgian emigrants. It covers La Reunion’s history from 1855 to the close
of the Civil War. The author, whose ancestors were some of the original
colonists, drew heavily from material compiled by the daughter of one of
the first settlers. Almost half the book is devoted to biographical sketches
of colony members. An important book on a unique chapter of Dallas
history.
$175.00
VERY RARE - BOUND WITH THE “HAIR ON”
209. Schreiner, Charles III, Audrey Schreiner, Robert Berryman and Hal
F. Matheny [compliers]. A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE TEXAS
RANGERS…. Mountain Home, Texas: Y-O Press, 1969. xiv,267pp.
Index. Introduction by Preston Smith, Governor of Texas. Numerous
illustrations from photographs. Plates. Bound in full Longhorn steer
hide with the hair still on. Tan linen endpapers. First edition., LIMITED
EDITION of 200 copies of which this copy is number 147. Fine (no
dust jacket issued). Contains biographical sketches of fifty-seven men
who had major parts in shaping Ranger history. The strength of the book
is the photographs with almost half of them being published for the first
time. Great pains were taken to properly identify and to authenticate not
only the photographs of the Rangers themselves but also their guns and
their equipment. Complete sections have been devoted to illustrating
badges, spurs, saddles, chaps, canteens, knives and restraining devices
carried and used by the Rangers. A well-researched and informative
book, this is an extremely scarce edition of a modern rarity. $1,250.00
210. Sharp, Paul F. WHOOP-UP COUNTRY: THE CANADIANAMERICAN WEST. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1973.
xix,347pp. Index. Notes. Illustrated with numerous Charles M. Russell
drawings. Photographs. First of this edition. SIGNED. Bright, very fine
copy in an equally nice dust jacket. The Whoop-up Trail runs from Ft.
Benton in Montana to Ft. Macleod, 240 miles north in Canada with the
terrain it crossed becoming known as Whoop-up Country. There is
material on Ft. Benton, Ft. Macleod, the Blackfeet, Mounties, U.S.
Cavalrymen, ranchers, cowboys, bullwackers, etc. An exceptionally nice
copy of a wonderfully illustrated book. $35.00
211. Shipman, Mrs. O. L. TAMING THE BIG BEND: A HISTORY
OF THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF TEXAS, FROM
FORT CLARK TO EL PASO. N.p.[Marfa]: Privately printed for the
author, 1926. viii,215pp. Index. Photographs including a portrait
frontispiece of her father, Texas Ranger and Sheriff Pat Dolan. Large
folding map in rear. Original purple patterned cloth with title in gilt on
the front cover and spine. First edition. A very small amount of flaking of
the gilt on the front cover and a small amount of rubbing to the back
cover, else a clean, fine copy. Only the front and rear panels of the dust
jacket are present (flaps reattached with tape) with spine panel
completely absent. The plain printed dust jacket is very rare and not
mentioned by Jenkins in his Basic Texas Books. The only copy with a
dust jacket I have ever seen was in Al Lowman’s superb collection.
Jenkins, BTB 184: “This worthwhile account of the Big Bend region
during the 19th century is especially valuable because one of Shipman’s
major sources was her pioneer father, of whom she writes…he has lived
on the Texas frontier for seventy-five years…She also quotes extensively
from other pioneers and transients in the region, such as Jon L. Bullis,
commander of Indian scouts under Mackenzie…The work contains
chapters on the early mail routes, the boundary commission, the camel
experiment and transportation, the military posts, freighting , civil affairs,
Indian campaigns, the El Paso Salt War, Texas Ranger campaigns,
ranching, outlaws, mining and Mexican revolutionary activities after the
turn of the century. This is followed by a section of sketches of early
pioneer and ranching families.” Adams, Six-Guns 2006: “In a chapter
entitled ‘Law West of the Pecos’ the author deals with the Texas Rangers
and lawlessness. In another chapter there is mention of the Lincoln
County War, Billy the Kid, John Wesley Hardin, John Selman, and other
gunmen of the Southwest.” This is an exceptionally nice copy of a very
important work. (See image.) $875.00
212. Shrake, Edwin. BLESSED MC GILL. Garden City: Doubleday &
Co., 1968. 234pp. Light brown cloth, title in gilt on spine. First edition,
first state with typos on pages 122 and 187. The binding is a little cocked
and the two typos have been underlined in ink and a red asterisk has been
placed in the margin. The dust jacket shows minor edgewear, but is
devoid of the usual fading. Overall, both the book and jacket are
considered very good+. Greene, 50 Best Books on Texas p. 19: “Blessed
McGill combines the best of Shrake’s talents: an appreciation for the
absurdities of existence, a recognition of irony’s major role in the world,
highly suggestive humor, and a decent amount of historical and
anthropological research so the book never spews off into campy pseudohistorical ‘nonfiction’ that characterizes a whole school of American
prose.” A nice copy of Shrake’s scarce third novel. $275.00
213. Sims, Orland L. COWBOYS, NESTERS AND SO FORTH.
Austin: The Encino Press, 1970. xii,297pp. Photographs. Illustrations.
Glossary. Raised band quarter leather spine and corners over white linen
boards. Publisher’s slipcase. First edition, limited edition of 250 copies.
SIGNED by the author with an additional INSCRIPTION by the
publisher, Bill Wittliff. Clean, fine copy. A couple of bumps to the
pictorial slipcase, overall very good. The author’s family moved to West
Texas in the 1880s. He grew up on the family’s ranch and later worked in
his father’s country store. The author gives us a unique, amusing and
entertaining compilation of stories of the men, women, and events of
West Texas from the vanishing frontier to modern times.
$125.00
213A. -----As above. First trade edition. Fine copy in an equally nice dust
jacket. $40.00
214. Smedley, William. ACROSS THE PLAINS IN ’62. [Denver]:
n.p., 1962. 56pp. Frontis. portrait. Illustrations. Map. Cloth. Reprint
edition, limited to 100 copies. Very fine copy. Mintz, The Trail 427:
“Smedley’s interesting day-by-day diary tells of still another instance
where the author, quite sickly during his lifetime, develops into a robust
pioneer once on the trail. His story of traveling overland to Oregon with a
wagon and usually only one companion, is a strong argument for those
who lean toward the belief that small parties fared the best. His two worst
enemies were mosquitoes and Indians.” Graff 3820. Howes (“aa”) S566.
Eberstadt, Modern Overlands 438. $150.00
215. Smith, Howard G. CATTLE TRAILS TO TRENCHES: THE
STORY OF A COWBOY IN TEXAS, CANADA, AND FRANCE.
Austin: The Pemberton Press, 1970. 252pp. First edition. Bright, near
fine copy in an equally nice dust jacket. The author was born and raised
in West Texas. He did a lot of cowboying and eventually went up to
Canada where volunteered for the Canadian army and went to France
during WWI. Eventually he returned to Texas for the remainder of his
life and went back to farming and ranching. A title that is rarely offered.
$45.00
216. Smith, Tevis Clyde. FRONTIER’S GENERATION: THE
PIONEER HISTORY OF BROWN COUNTY WITH SIDELIGHTS
ON THE SURROUNDING TERRITORY. Brownwood: Printed by
the Greenwood Press for the author, 1931. 63pp. Frontis. Photographs.
Advertisements. Original stiff, tan wrappers with author and title printed
on the front cover. First edition. Fine copy. Adams, Six-Guns 2052: “One
Section tells about John Wesley Hardin, some of his killings, and his
capture, trial and death.” Includes information on the early settlers,
settlement of Brown County, first gunfight, etc. Contains much on Indian
depredations and lawlessness in the area. An exceptionally nice copy of
the first edition. $125.00
217. [Somervell County] Texas Historical Records Survey & Work
Projects Administration.
INVENTORY OF THE COUNTY
ARCHIVES OF TEXAS NO. 213: SOMERVELL COUNTY (GLEN
ROSE). San Antonio: The Texas Historical Records Survey, 1940.
63pp. Chronological index. Subject and Entry Index. Map of Somervell
County showing past and present boundaries. Blue printed wrappers
with cloth spine. First edition. Externally, slight tanning to the wrappers
with light general wear. Internally, there is tanning to the pages due to
the paper quality. This probably an ex-library copy as indicated by an
adhesive mark on the front cover and a six digit number on the foreword
page but there are no other markings. These archival guides, prepared in
the 30s by the WPA, were designed to organize inventories of historical
materials, particularly unpublished government documents. They are of
special value to historians in their research of primary source materials.
This value is enhanced by the useful indices. Among the material is a
brief history of Somervell County and a section devoted to “laws
specifically applicable to Somervell County.”
$35.00
218. Stambaugh, J. Lee & Lillian J. Stambaugh. A HISTORY OF
COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS. Austin: Texas State Historical Assoc.,
1958. x, 303pp. Index. Bibliography. Endpaper maps. Photographs.
Tan pictorial cloth with printed pictorial dust jacket. First edition. Very
fine in an equally nice dust jacket. Contains chapters on prehistoric
Collin County; its Indians, the early settlers; creation and organization of
the county; Civil War and Reconstruction; schools, churches and
newspapers; economic development and social conditions. There is
material on the Peters Colony, Gainesville Hanging, Quantrill’s gang, the
Lee-Peacock feud, Ku Klux Klan, Indian attacks as well as a section of
biographies on prominent Collin County families. The appendices
include muster rolls for the various Collin County units in the Civil War.
A well researched yet readable history, it is the best book, to date, on
Collin County. This is an exceptionally nice copy.
$175.00
219. State of Texas Centennial Commission of Control. PICTORIAL
PARADE OF TEXAS. N.p., n.d.[1936]. [28]pp. Numerous photographs
some in color. Original decorative wrappers with a cowgirl on the front
cover. Minor edgewear, else very good. A colorful pictorial pamphlet
promoting Texas’ scenic beauty, historic places, recreational facilities,
diverse economy and state wide celebrations during its Centennial
Celebration. (See image.) $20.00
220. Stillwell, Hallie and Virginia Madison. HOW COME IT’S
CALLED THAT? PLACE NAMES IN THE BIG BEND
COUNTRY. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1958.
129pp. Index. Notes. Numerous photographs. Endpaper maps. Cloth.
First edition. A clean, very good+ copy. The dust jacket shows fading to
spine and some age toning, else chip-free and very good. Hallie Stillwell,
pioneer Big Bend ranch woman and author, first arrived in the area in
1910 and is uniquely qualified to write this book. She and her co-author
examine the tall tales and speculation surrounding the origins of place
names in the Big Bend region.
$35.00
221. Stowers, Carlton. CARLESS WHISPERS. Dallas: Taylor
Publishing Co., 1986. ix,418pp. Photographs. Endpaper map. First
edition. Near fine copy in an equally nice dust jacket. In July, 1982,
Waco was stunned by the savage murder of three teenagers in Koehne
Park on Lake Waco. This is the story of that murder and most
importantly the tireless efforts of one law enforcement officer which
would eventually lead to the murders being solved. This was Carlton
Stowers first venture into the true crime genre and he won the Mystery
Writers of America’s Edgar Allan Poe Award as the Best Fact Crime
Book for it in 1987. Well crafted and an excellent read. $30.00
222. Sutherland, Dr. John. THE FALL OF THE ALAMO. San
Antonio: The Naylor Company, 1936. viii,47pp. Frontis. portrait.
Author’s sketch of the Alamo walls and grounds. Illustrations. Brown
pictorial wrappers (7 ¾” x 5 ½”) . First edition. Externally, there is light
staining and soiling to the wrappers. Internally, the pages are uniformly
age toned due to paper quality. This copy has been professionally
deacidified to stabilize the pages. There is small (¼” x ¾”) stamp of the
Alamo Library and a second small stamp (¼” x ¾”) reading “The Alamo,
San Antonio, Texas” both are located on the half title. Overall, a good
copy. Arriving in San Antonio February 18, 1836, the author attended the
sick at the Alamo and had intimate knowledge of events within the
garrison. Later, while on a scout, he would discover the approaching
Mexican army. Sutherland was injured in a fall from his horse and could
not fight so Col. Travis sent him to Goliad to bring back reinforcements.
He returned with a contingent of men only to find the funeral pyres. The
author wrote his account in the late 1860s but it was not published until
1936 by the author’s granddaughter. A scarce piece that is seldom
offered.
$185.00
223. Taliaferro, John. CHARLES M. RUSSELL: THE LIFE AND
LEGEND OF AMERICA’S COWBOY ARTIST. Boston: Little,
Brown & Co., 1996. xi,318pp. Index. Notes. Map. Photographs. Eightpage section with color reproductions of Russell’s work. First edition,
first printing. Fine copy in an equally nice dust jacket. Publisher’s
Weekly: “Journalist Taliaferro brings the artist and the frontier to life in
this sparkling biography….This is an important book for Western buffs.”
A well-written, unvarnished account of this iconic Western artist.
$25.00
224. Taylor, Lonn and David B. Warren. TEXAS FURNITURE: THE
CABINETMAKERS AND THEIR WORK, 1840 – 1880. Austin:
University of Texas Press, 1975. 378pp. Index. Numerous photographs.
Bibliography. Glossary. Notes. Appendix. Checklist of Texas
cabinetmakers. First edition. Fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.
Certainly one of the best and most exhaustive studies of Texas furniture
to date, it consists of photographs of 222 representative pieces. The
photographs are accompanied by detailed descriptions that include the
maker, date, materials, measurements, history, owner and analysis of
each piece. Introductory chapters provide an overview of nineteenthcentury Texas and a brief history of the development and decline of
Texas cabinetmaking. $175.00
225. Tefertiller, Casey. WYATT EARP: THE LIFE BEHIND THE
LEGEND. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997. xii,403pp. Index.
Bibliography. Notes & sources. Frontis. portrait. Numerous photographs.
Illustrations. Map. Facsimiles. First edition. Based on recently discovered
material and exhaustive research, the author has written, what many
consider, the definitive work on Wyatt Earp. A well-written and
important contribution. $60.00
226. [Texas – Almanac]. THE TEXAS ALMANAC AND STATE
INDUSTRIAL GUIDE – 1926. Dallas: A. H. Belo & Co., 1927. 432pp.
Index. Folding map. Charts. Numerous ads. Original yellowish cloth with
black letters. From time to time, companies would have almanacs
specially bound to promote their products. The spine of this copy
promotes: “Our Charley Bar – The Real Food Candy” which could be
ordered by mail from Donald Jones Company in Dallas. First edition.
Externally, a clean, fine copy. Internally, there is browning to the pages
(but not brittle) and a small, insignificant area of damage to the rear
gutter at the pastedown. The map is fine. Besides the wealth of statistical
information found in the almanac, there are also articles on the railroads,
political parities, mineral resources and the geology of Texas, thumb-nail
sketches of the principal towns and cities with the origin of their name, a
survey of public education, and more. An exceptionally nice copy.
$50.00
227. [Texas – Land Promotion] Patterson, C. L. WILSON COUNTY:
DIVERSIFIED FARMING CENTER OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
Floresville:
The Floresville Chronicle-Journal, 1939.
32pp.
Photographs. Original blue pictorial wrappers. First edition. Tanning to
the perimeters of the wrappers and pages internally (due to paper
quality), else very good+. This scarce, locally printed promotional
begins with a history of the county and some of its landmarks. However,
the primary focus is Wilson County as an epicenter for farming and stock
raising. It also includes sketches of Floresville, Poth, Stockdale and
other communities. Despite having a good bit of material on ranching, it
is not in Ramon Adams’ Rampaging Herd. Jenkins, CBC 4841.
$125.00
228. [Texas – Map] TEXAS. Chicago: Geographical Publishing
Company, n.d. [Ca. 1940s?] Atlas map approx. 30 ½” x 21 ½”.
Photographic image of the Alamo in upper right hand corner. El Paso and
extreme west Texas are shown in an insert map in the lower left hand
corner. Very good condition. Individual counties are outlined in green,
labeled and the county seats designated. Railroads, the various towns
along lines, and rivers are designated, but not highways. A large map that
is well suited for framing. (See image.)
$175.00
229. [Texas – Old Trail Drivers Association of Texas] LETTER ON
TRAIL DRIVERS LETTERHEAD FROM A. W. BILLINGSLEY
TO FLOYD BENJAMIN STREETER. Chipping to the top of the page
and slight age toning, else very good. Two page, ink holographic letter
dated January 30, 1945 from A. W. Billingsley, president of the
Association, to Streeter. Apparently, it was written in response to an
inquiry from this prominent western historian about Tom Peeler.
Billingsley writes: “I knew Tom Peeler though I never saw him on the
ground he was on his horse every time I met him…he was killed many
years ago by Will Harrel in Tom Campbell [sic] store at
Campbellton…we have a fine hall and a museum. Have about 300
pictures of the most prominent trail drivers. Tom Peeler is in there…I
know old Jack [Potter] and think lots of him he wrote a book called Lead
Steer…[and] he wrote me up in it. I am the man that drove the famous
King herd 5600 hd [head] and delivered them to the Bay State Cattle Co.
near Fort Laramie, Wyo.” Billingsley’s account of moving Capt. Richard
King’s herd from his Santa Clara cattle ranch to Wyoming is a terrific
read. A brief biography of Peeler is included in The Trail Drivers of
Texas (U. T. Press edition, p. 759) which mentions his death, but not the
circumstances. A rare, unique letter—I doubt you will ever see another
one. (See image.)
$400.00
230. [Texas Centennial Exposition] Chitwood, Ida. CENTENNIAL
COOK BOOK: 100 FAMOUS RECIPES BY IDA CHITWOOD.
Dallas: Southern Laboratory Kitchens, 1936. 32pp. Frontis. portrait of
Ida Chitwood. Photographs. Colorful pictorial wrappers. First edition.
Very minor wear to the page edges and corners with small stains to a
couple of pages internally, else near fine. Sponsored by North Texas’
leading flour mills, it contains 100 recipes which, as might be expected,
involve flour. There are sections devoted to breads, cakes, frostings,
cookies, pies and pastries. Ida Chitwood was Dallas’ first celebrity chef.
Her free cooking demonstrations were attended by hundreds of thousands
of women across the country. During the Great Depression, she was so
successful that her shows opened with Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey,
Benny Goodman, Guy Lombardo and others. She stopped doing her
demonstrations in the mid-30s for unknown reasons returning to her
University Park home in Dallas. She was lured from retirement by the
area’s flour mills to perform at the Burris Mills exhibit at the Texas
Centennial Exposition. The building is currently the site of the Old Mill
restaurant in today’s Fair Park. This was the author’s second cookbook
and was published shortly after the Centennial. A wonderfully colorful
piece, it is very scarce. (See image.) $75.00
231. [Texas Centennial Exposition] OFFICIAL SOUVENIR GUIDE:
TEXAS CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION, DALLAS – JUNE 6 TO
NOVEMBER 29 [Cover title]. N.p. [Dallas]: Texas Centennial
Exposition, 1936. 112 pp. Numerous photographs. Advertisements. Map
of Dallas on the inside front. Folding map (approx. 10” x 16”) showing a
master plan of the centennial grounds with an alphabetical listing of the
pavilions and principal features. Colorful pictorial printed wrappers. First
edition. Minor wear to the spine and covers, overall very good+. This
official guidebook was designed to tell the complete story of the
Centennial Exposition giving the location of buildings, attractions and
exhibits. Contains a description of the various buildings and their
contents including the Texas Hall of State, the Electricity Building,
Chrysler Hall, the Hall of Negro Life (a first), the Midway and numerous
other attractions. Contains a history of Texas and Dallas as well as a list
of exhibitors and concessionaires. (See front cover.) $100.00
232. [Texas Navy] Naval History Division. THE TEXAS NAVY.
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1968. 40pp. Photographs.
Illustrations with a number by E. M. “Buck” Schiwetz.. Maps.
Facsimiles. Stiff pictorial wrappers. First edition. Minor wear and
creasing, overall very good. Contains brief histories of both the first and
second Texas Navies with material on Commodore Moore, principle
battles, incidents, and political intrigues. There is a list of ships in the
Texas Navy giving the type of vessel, its size, tonnage, number of guns
and ultimate disposition. Includes a photographic section of recent U.S.
Naval ships with a Texas connection. $20.00
233. Texas Scrap Book Society. TEXAS SCRAP BOOK
CONTAINING GEMS OF THOUGHT…. Dallas: Texas Scrap Book
Society, n.d. [1928?]. 216pp. Reddish-brown embossed covers, tied.
Probable first edition (this being the earliest date shown in OCLC).
Fainting spotting to the covers with small ownership label of August
Kacir, a Temple attorney, on the spine, overall good+. The stated purpose
of the publisher is “to gather together for preservation the best things that
have been said and written in Texas and by Texans….” For the most part,
it reproduces the letters, speeches, and appeals of prominent Texans--Austin’s address against the Fredonia insurgents, Edward’s appeal for the
Republic of Fredonia, Houston’s farewell address to the army, the babe
of the Alamo by Bryan, and others. Also includes funeral orations for
important Texans, historical documents, and poetry relating to Texas.
$125.00
234. [Texas Southern University – Law School] Johnson, Ozie Harold.
PRICE OF FREEDOM. N. p. [Houston?]: Privately printed by the
author, 1954. v,177pp. Red cloth, title in gilt on the front cover.
Ownership signature of prominent Houston attorney Nowlin Randolph
on the front pastedown. First edition. Laid in are six letters between the
author and Nowlin as well as a newspaper clipping relating to the Texas
Southern law school. Cloth frayed at the bottom of the spine, else very
good. Ozie H. Johnson, a former dean of the Texas Southern Law
School, is uniquely qualified to write the history of the law school. He
begins his account with the suit filed by Herman Marion Sweatt to gain
admission into the U.T. law school. As a consequence, the Texas
Southern law school was created under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
He chronicles not only the history of the school but its challenges and the
staff intrigues in the early years as only an insider could. Of particular
interest, are the series of letters between the author and Randolph in
which Johnson expresses some interesting viewpoints on education,
segregation and integration. The laid-in letters make this a unique copy.
$175.00
235. [Texas State Historical Association] THE TEXAS STATE
HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION – AUSTIN MEETING, APRIL 27
AND 28, 1945. [Cover title]. El Paso: Carl Hertzog, 1945. [4]pp., single
folded printed sheet with the cartouche of Carl Hertoz on the back page.
First edition. Very good+. This four page schedule for the 1945 annual
meeting reads like a “Who’s Who” of Texas historians. Papers were
presented by L. W. Kemp, C. L. Sonnichsen, Walter Prescott Webb, and
J. Evetts Haley to name a few. Tickets for the Friday luncheon were
$1.00, for the Friday dinner $1.50. Rare with OCLC locating no copies.
Lowman, Printer at the Pass 289.
$65.00
236. Texas Trunk Railroad Company. PROSPECTUS OF THE
TEXAS TRUNK RAILROAD COMPANY OF TEXAS, WITH MAP
SHOWING LINE OF ROAD AND BRANCHES, ALSO COPY OF
CHARTER, BY-LAWS, FIRST MORTGAGE BOND AND DEED
OF TRUST. Dallas: Privately printed by TTRRC, 1880. 93pp. Original
printed wrappers. Charts. Tables of Distances. First edition. Minor wear
to the bottom of the spine and crease to the edge of the front cover, else
fine. While the title calls for a map, one is not present in this copy;
however, there is no indication of it being removed. Of the institutions
shown holding this item, none that I contacted had one with a map. This
leads me to question its existence. Over half of the prospectus is devoted
to extolling Texas’ economy and growth. There is material on its
agricultural, cattle, timber, mineral and manufacturing industries as well
as brief sketches of the counties the railroad proposes to traverse. The
route begins in Dallas and runs southeast through southern Dallas county
through Kaufman, Henderson, Anderson, Cherokee, Angelina, Tyler,
Hardin and Jefferson counties to a point on the Gulf of Mexico near the
Sabine Pass. (See image.) $175.00
237. [Texas, Republic of – Washington County]. SUMMONS TO
APPEAR IN DISTRICT COURT. Partially printed form completed in
manuscript. Single sheet, approx. 4” x 7 ½”. Dated October 2, 1845.
SIGNED by J. D. Giddings as Clerk of the District Court of Washington
County. Age toned and creased from folding, else very good. Jabez
Demming Giddings arrived in Texas in 1838 to claim his brother, Giles,
land bounty. Giles had died of wounds received at the Battle of San
Jacinto. J. D. Giddings was elected district court clerk for Washington
County in 1840. He participated in the Somervell Expedition, a punitive
action in response to Mexico’s incursions into Texas. Giddings became a
member of the Texas Bar in 1844 and was active in politics and business
throughout his life. The town of Giddings was named for him in 1871.
(See image.)
$75.00
238. [Texas, Republic of] FIRST CLASS HEAD RIGHT GRANT OF
LAND JASPER COUNTY. Partially printed form with five-point Texas
star, completed in manuscript. Single sheet, approx. 7 ¾” x 9 ¾”. Dated
July 30, 1839. SIGNED by John Bevil as President, W. H. Stark as
Commissioner and attested to by A. G. Parker. Creased from folding with
uniform age toning, else very good+. Under the constitution of 1836, all
married men who were living in Texas on March 4, 1836, were granted
“first class” head rights of one league (4,428.4 acres) and one labor (177
acres). Single men received one-third of a league. Bevil’s Settlement was
a loosely defined community of pre-republic settlers who lived on land
between the Sabine and Neches Rivers. This land eventually became
Jasper and Newton Counties. The settlement was named for John Bevil
who was an early Jasper County settler and land developer. He served as
a delegate from Bevil to Consultation of 1835 and later, was elected
Chief Justice of Jasper County. An attractive piece perfect for framing.
(See image.)
$575.00
239. [Texas – Washington County] THREE MANUSCRIPT
DOCUMENTS RELATING TO EARLY WASHINGTON
COUNTY.
1. Republic of Texas Document. Single sheet (approx. 12 ½” x 7
¼”) writing on both sides, dated September 28, 1844. It reads in
part: “….Jesse Farral and James Hurt of the county of aforesaid
and in the Republic aforesaid in consideration of a certain offer
made by Jesse Farral in accordance with [an] act…to provide for
the fixing the seat of justice for the county of Washington which
offer of proposed donating the timber off a certain fifty acre tract
land for use and benefit of the of the aforesaid County of
Washington….” Signed by H. C. McIntyre and J. D. Giddings as
witnesses to the signing of the document by Jesse Farral and
James Hurt. In February I844 Brenham became the county seat
through the electoral efforts of J. D. Giddings and the donation of
100 acres of land by Jesse Farral and James Hurt. This instrument
donates timber from another tract presumably to build any
necessary county buildings. One line of the document is
unintelligible due to paper loss, else good.
2. Republic of Texas Document. Manuscript Power of Attorney.
Single sheet (approx. 12 ½” 7 ¼”) writing on one side, dated July
21, 1842. Stephen Jones appoints James H. Holt his attorney to
receive in his name a patient for one labor (177 acres) of land
which was awarded him by Board of Land Commissioner in
Washington. It goes on to authorize Holt to sign his name. Jones
was unable to write his name so he made his mark--- an “X”. The
document was witness by G. W. Elam and M. Coren.
3. State of Texas – First Year of Statehood. Manuscript
Acknowledgement. Single sheet (approx. 12 ½” x 7 ¼”) writing
on one side, dated June 10, 1846. John Gray, as county clerk,
certifies that Hugh C. McIntire and J. D. Giddings had appeared
before him and that James Hurt and Jesse Farral acknowledged to
them they signed an unspecified instrument. Signed by John
Gray.
All three documents are sealed with a holographic seal consisting of
scalloped ink circles with the word “seal” written in ink in the center.
They have had tears professionally closed and have been deacidified. All
are in good- to good condition.
$300.00 (for the lot.)
240. Thorpe, Thomas B. OUR ARMY OF THE RIO GRANDE,
BEING A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE IMPORTANT EVENTS
TRANSPIRING FROM THE TIME OF THE REMOVAL OF THE
“ARMY OF OCCUPATION” FROM CORPUS CHRISTI, TO THE
SURENDER OF MATAMOROS; WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE
BATTLES OF PALO ALTO AND RESACA DE LA PALMA, THE
BOMBARDMENT OF FORT BROWN…. Philadelphia: Carey and
Hart, 1846. [2],ix, 196pp. Frontispiece entitled “Fall of Major Ringgold.”
Illustrations both full page and text. Map. First edition. Externally,
handsomely rebound with leather spine with raised bands over marbled
paper over boards, title in gilt on the spine. Internally, scattered foxing
throughout. Jenkins, BTB 205A: “This book, although hastily prepared,
contains a wealth of eyewitness material relating to the Mexican War
along the South Texas border. Most of the illustrations are from drawings
made by Thorpe himself. As a supporter and political ally of Gen.
Zachary Taylor, many official doors were opened to him….Thorpe gives
us the best picture of Texas arena of the Mexican War….” A cornerstone
work on the Mexican War. $675.00
241. Tolbert, Frank X. A BOWL OF RED. Garden City: Doubleday &
Co., 1972. viii,205p. Tan cloth in a pictorial dust jacket. Revised and
expanded edition. SIGNED. Laid-in is an order form and invitation to a
chili and autograph party at Cokesbury’s book store in Dallas. Except for
a non-authorial inscription, a fine copy in an equally nice dust jacket.
With history, lore, anecdotes, and culinary advice, this is the best edition
of the “chili bible.” There is also information on the Chili Appreciation
Society and Terlingua’s annual cookoff. There are recipes scattered
throughout the book not only for chili but jalapeno cornbread, blackedeyed peas, barbecued chivo, and, of course, farkleberries. Tolbert’s
anecdotes and wry commentary make for a great read. $25.00
241A. ----As above. Red cloth. First edition. SIGNED with an additional
inscription on the title page. Previous ow,ner name on front fly with his
unobtrusive bookplate on the pastedown, else a fine copy. The dust
jacket shows minor edgewear, else fine. $20.00
242. [Tomahawks.]
Woodward, Arthur. THE METAL
TOMAHAWK…. Fort Ticonderoga: The Bulletin of the Fort
Ticonderoga Museum, Vol. VII, No. 3, January, 1946. 42 pp. Diagrams,
drawings & photographs. Bibliography. Original printed wrappers with a
drawing of an Indian warrior from “Anburey’s Travels” on the front
cover. First edition. Slight toning of the white wrappers, else fine. The
author focuses on the evolution and distribution of the metal tomahawk
in North American. However, he also includes essays on pipe
tomahawks, Indian use of tomahawks, and military use of tomahawks. A
fine, scholarly examination, it is very scarce with OCLC locating only
two copies.
$65.00
243. Ulrey, Lewis Valentine. MACO STEWART: A BIOGRAPHY.
N.p. [Galveston]: Privately printed, 1939. 77pp. Frontis. portraits.
Original flexible black cloth binding, gilt printing on front cover. First
edition. Fine copy (no dust jacket issued). Maco Stewart was born on
November 20, 1871 in Galveston, Texas. His father, William H. Stewart,
arrived in Galveston in 1844, studied law and eventually became a
prominent judge. It was his father’s influence that lead him to the
practice of law. In 1908, he established the Stewart Title Guaranty
Company making it one of the largest abstract companies in the South.
At the time of his death, Maco Stewart was considered one of Texas’
greatest real estate and title attorneys. Throughout his life he was active
in business, political and philanthropic pursuits. This privately printed
volume is divided into two parts. The first is a biography of his life. The
second section is a compilation of testimonials and resolutions published
upon his death. A very nice copy of a book seldom offered.
$85.00
244. [University of Texas] Price, Granville [ed.]. A PHOTOGRAPHIC
TOUR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. Austin: The Steck Co.,
1936. [45]pp. Numerous black & white photographs. Gray printed
wrappers, printed on card stock paper. First edition. Crimping to the
extended edges else a very good copy. With multiple views of building
exteriors, interiors, classrooms, etc, it gives a comprehensive look at the
University of Texas and its campus. Interspersed with the photographs is
commentary giving a variety of additional information. A scarce U. T.
“view book” with OCLC showing only seven copies. (See image.)
$150.00
245. [University of Texas – View Book]. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
SUMMER SESSION BOOK OF VIEWS. Austin: University of Texas
– University of Texas Bulletin -- No. 2804, January 22, 1928. [16]pp.
Photographs. Original white wrappers with a photograph of the Main
Building on the front cover. First edition. Very minor soiling of the white
wrappers, else near fine. Gives views of sights around Austin, buildings
on campus, interior photographs, etc. Rare with OCLC locating only one
copy at the University of Basel, Switzerland. (See image.) $75.00
246. [University of Texas Football.] THE FIRST 100 YEARS WITH
THE LONGHORNS. Dallas: Sumet Sound Studios, 1970. Double
record album, 33 1/3 rpm. Pictorial jacket. INSCRIBED by Charles W.
Holland, the executive producer to “James.” Rubbing to the jacket,
general wear to the perimeter with a split along the top edge of the jacket
repaired with acid free archival tape, about good+. Narrated by Frank
Glieber and Alec Chesser, it has comments by Darrell Royal and Dana X.
Bible. It covers high points of the first hundred years of Longhorn
football with much on the "Big Shootout" in Fayetteville, December 6,
1969. (See image.)
$90.00
247. [University of Texas] Townes, Ernest W. et al. [eds.]. 1898
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CACTUS. Philadelphia: Press of the Chas.
H. Elliott Co., [1898]. 181,xliii,[2]pp. Frontis. of Lake McDonald (now
Lake Austin). Numerous photographs and illustrations. Advertisements.
Original green cloth with title in gilt on the front cover. Gilt page edges,
decorative pastedowns and flies. First edition. Bright, near fine copy (no
dust jacket issued). Issued five years after the University of Texas
formally opened its doors, there is a wealth of information on the
fledgling university. Contains biographic sketches of the professors
(including the medical school) and lists members of the classes, clubs,
fraternities, and baseball and football teams--- all with photographs.
Includes information on the law, medical, and nursing schools and
contains student contributions in the fields of literature and poetry.
Enhanced by a number of photographs including a full page view of the
campus. Very scarce with OCLC locating only one copy. (See image.)
$450.00
248. Vandagriff, Jon R. THE STORY OF PARKER COUNTY
TEXAS, 1852 TO 1956. Virginia Beach: The Donning Company
Publishers, 2010. 36pp. Numerous photographs with a number in color.
Illustrations. Reading list for Parker County. Blue cloth with the title in
silver on the cover and spine. First edition. Except for a tiny corner
bump, it is a fine copy. The dust jacket shows minor edgewear, else fine.
Beginning with an overview of the county’s history, it gives a synopsis
of events that occurred each year between 1852 and 1956. Contains a
section of prominent people with a connection to Parker County as well
as a list of Weatherford’s mayors.
$65.00
SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION OF 200
249. Walker, Dale L. DEATH WAS THE BLACK HORSE: THE
STORY OF ROUGH RIDER BUCKEY O’NEILL. Austin: Madrona
Press, 1975. xiv, 200pp. Index. Illustrations by Jose Cisneros.
Photographs. Map. Sources. Designed by Carl Hertzog. Black quarter
morocco spine over blue cloth boards, title in silver on spine in the
publisher’s slipcase. First edition, limited edition of 200 copies.
SIGNED by Dale Walker, Robert Weddle of the Madrona Press, and
Carl Hertzog with an addition inscription by Hertzog to a prominent
Dallas book collector. Fine copy in an equally nice slip case. O’Neill was
a pioneer in the Arizona Territory who served as mayor of Prescott,
sheriff of Yavapai, and recruiter of cowboys and adventurers for the
Rough Riders. Contains much on the Rough Riders in the Spanish
American War including O’Neill’s death at Kettle Hill. $140.00
250. Wasowski, Andy. NEVER AN EASY SPRING: A HISTORY OF
TAYLOR PUBLISHING COMPANY, THE FIRST FIFTY
YEARS…. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Co., 1989. 184pp. Numerous
photographs. Brown simulated leather with gold embossed lettering on
the cover and spine. A sumptuous production with the pages printed on
coated paper. Bumps to two corners and a dent on a bottom edge,
otherwise it is a bright, fine copy (no dust jacket issued). First edition.
Taylor Publishing Company’s genesis began in 1919 when H. C. Taylor
poked his head in a room at Baylor University and asked what was going
on. He was told the annual staff was at work. Immediately, Taylor asked
if he could help. In 1939, H. C. and his two brothers, Bill and E. M.
started Taylor Publishing Company. This firm would become Dallas’
largest printing company and one of the foremost publishers of school
yearbooks. The book was written to commemorate Taylor’s fiftieth
anniversary and chronicles the successes and challenges of the company.
Doubtless done in a small edition, it was probably given only to
employees and important customers. Very scarce with OCLC locating
only three copies.
$150.00
251. [Webb, Walter P. – Houghton Mifflin Co.] ADVERTISEMENT
PROMOTING WEBB’S THE TEXAS RANGERS… N.p.[New
York]: n.d. [1935]. Overall dimensions approx. 15” x 10 ¾” (portion
about The Texas Ranger approx. 9” x 10”). Printed on newsprint. This
advertisement by Houghton Mifflin was designed primarily to promote
Webb’s The Texas Rangers: A Century of Frontier Defense. It probably
appeared in one of New York’s literary newspapers. A wonderfully
visual piece, it is perfect for framing. (See image.) $125.00
252. Webb, Walter Prescott. HISTORY AS HIGH ADVENTURE.
Austin: The Pemberton Press, 1969. xvii,206pp. Index. Edited with an
introduction by E. C. Barksdale. Notes. First edition. Near fine copy in a
very good dust jacket. Walter Prescott Webb was a professor of history at
the University of Texas and later served as president of the American
History Association. This volume, containing his speeches, gives his
views on various aspects of history and its meaning and value for the
future. It also provides rare insights into the life and works of this great
Texas historian. $15.00
253. Weddle, Robert A. PLOW-HORSE CAVALRY: THE CANEY
CREEK BOYS OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH TEXAS. Austin:
Madrona Press, 1974. 210pp. Index. Sources. Photographs. Maps.
Maroon quarter leather spine with the title in over gray cloth boards.
Gray cloth publisher’s slipcase. First edition, limited edition of 200
copies. SIGNED. Except for the usual oxidation of the gilt on the spine,
is a bright, fine copy in an equally nice slipcase. This unit fought in
Missouri, Arkansas, and saw very heavy action in Louisiana. Using as a
framework the letters between his grandfather, a member of the unit, and
his grandmother, the author gives us not only a history of the unit but the
viewpoints of the common soldier.
$125.00
IN UNRECORDED FORMAT
254. White, Governor Mark. GOVERNOR MARK WHITE,
JANUARY 1983 – January 1987: A RETROSPECTIVE. N.p.
[Austin?: The Governor’s Office ?], n.d.[1987]. 82pp, typescript. Slight
tanning to the pages, highlighting throughout, else very good..
INSCRIBED to “Jack” by Governor White, dated 1986. [with]
MEMORANDUM TO THE EDITORS FROM ANN ARNOLD. N.p.,
December 19. Single page. Slight tanning, creased, else very good. This
particular format does not appear on OCLC or in the State Archives.
However, this retrospective was apparently published at some point in a
different format and in an edition of unknown size. This is most probably
a pre-publication proof edition which was given to the editors for their
review and comments. The evidence for this is the fact that Ms. Arnold’s
memo is addressed to the “editors” and makes reference to corrections in
“your preliminary copy of Governor White’s retrospective of his
administration.” It then goes on to list six errors that were caught “in the
final proof before submission to the printer.” Ann Arnold, long time
president of the Texas Association of Broadcasters, served as Governor
White’s press secretary (the first woman to hold the post). As the title
implies, this is Governor White’s view of the accomplishments of his
administration. Rare.
$125.00
255. Wilbarger, John W. INDIAN DEPREDATIONS IN TEXAS.
Austin: Hutchings Printing House, 1890. xii,672pp. Illustrations by the
Owens Engraving Co., Austin. Rebound in chocolate brown buckram
with black leather spine label, gilt lettering. New end sheets, pages
trimmed. Second edition. Fine copy. Jenkins, BTB 218A: “This volume is
the most thorough compilation of accents of Indian warfare in Texas in
the 19th century.” Raines, Bibliography of Texas p. 219: “This book,
compiled from authentic sources, may be considered in the main reliable.
It tells of nearly all the Indian fights and battles in Texas, with sketches
of the most noted Texan Indian fighters and frontiersmen.” Tate, Indians
of Texas 2450: “One of the most unusual and frequently cited books in
Texas history. Wilbarger was scalped by Comanches and had good
reason to hold a personal grudge. The book is comprised of a series of
biographical vignettes about other pioneers who fell victim to Texas
Indians or who fought against them.” Howes 407. (See image.)
$550.00
UNIQUE ASSOCIATION
256. Williams, David A. JUNETEENTH: UNIQUE HERITAGE –
AN HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ORIGIN AND
EVOLUTION OF THE 19TH OF JUNE CELEBRATION IN
TEXAS. Austin: Texan African-American Heritage Organization, Inc.,
1992. ix,117pp. Index. Notes. Photographs. Facsimiles. Photographic
wrappers. First edition. INSCRIBED to noted historian T. R.
Fehrenbach with the author’s business card stapled to the title page. Fine
copy. The author examines the background and authenticity of this
significant African-American Texas holiday. Contains information on the
proclamation, General Gordon Granger, early celebrations and their
evolution and its establishment as an official holiday. A unique
association copy of an item seldom offered. $85.00
257. Williams, J. W. OLD TEXAS TRAILS. Burnet: Eakin Press, 1979.
xii,447pp. Index. Notes. Numerous illustrations. Twenty maps—two
folding. Edited and compiled by Kenneth F. Neighbours. First edition,
first printing. Except for minor foxing to the top page edges and
pastedowns, the book is a fine copy. The spine of the dust jacket shows
some fading, else near fine. Cox, More BTB 125: “Based on a life time of
research….is the starting place for any understanding of the trails blazed
across Texas by explorers and early settlers…it is the trail head where
any study of the pathways that connected Texas internally and externally
begins.” Strong on the Spanish period, it also includes information on
Marcy’s explorations, military roads in the 1850s in central West Texas,
the Van Dorn Trails, Butterfield Overland Mail Road across Texas, route
of the Leach wagon train across Texas and other routes. $175.00
258. Wilson, Thomas A. SOME EARLY SOUTHEAST TEXAS
FAMILIES. Houston: Lone Star Press, 1965. [18], 174pp. Index to
families. Frontis. portrait. Photographs. Endpaper maps. Notes.
Pictorial cloth. First edition. Except for some foxing to the top page
edges, a bright, near fine copy. The top edge of dust jacket has as much
as ¼” of inch missing, else very good. The history of 185 families in
Jasper and Newton Counties with some interesting local history as well.
Seldom offered.
$100.00
259. Winston, James E. NEW ORLEANS AND THE TEXAS
REVOLUTION. N.p. [New Orleans], n.d. [1927]. Separate off-print
from the Louisiana Historical Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 3 – July, 1927.
37pp. Notes. Original gray printed wrappers. First separate printing.
Toning to wrappers and wear to the extended edges, overall good+. A
fine, scholarly examination of influences of the New Orleans newspapers
to report events in Texas and the efforts of its citizens to raise men and
supplies for the Revolution. Contains information on the New Orleans
Grays. Scarce with OCLC locating less than a dozen copies. $30.00
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED EDITION OF 200
260. Wittliff, William D. VAQUERO: GENESIS OF THE TEXAS
COWBOY. San Antonio: Encino Press, 1972. [32]pp. Photographs by
Wittliff. First edition, limited edition of 200 copies. SIGNED by
Wittliff and Joe B. Frantz, who wrote the introduction. Very fine in an
equally nice publisher’s slipcase. A photo-essay of a working cattle
ranch in northern Mexico where the old-time methods were still
employed. Although not mentioned in the text, the pictures were taken
on the Tule Ranch in the state of Coahuila. This is the true first edition
not to be confused with the recent reprint. $150.00
OCLC LOCATING NO COPIES
261. [World War I] Walsh, C. C. AMERICA’S TRIBUTE TO
GREAT BRITAIN: AN APPRECIATION. San Angelo: Privately
printed for the author by Holcomb-Blanton Printery, n.d. [1919?]. 4pp.
Original bi-colored cream wrappers. First edition. Laid-in is a printed
acknowledgement to Walsh from Buckingham Palace, Prime Minister’s
Office and Headquarters of British Army in France. SIGNED
presentation copy. Minor soiling, else very good. A tribute in verse to
Great Britain for “the noble services rendered by Great Britain to the
world from 1914 to 1918.” A very rare imprint with OCLC locating no
copies. $200.00
262. [World War II - Nazi]. PROPAGANDA LEAFLET. Single sheet
approximately 8 ½” x 6” printed on both sides. One side is a drawing of
a man dreamily kissing his girl at the top and at the bottom that is
ghoulishly drawn dead G.I. entangled in razor wire. The other side
delivers the propaganda message which reads in part: “NOW is the time
to say your prayers…because you’re headed to Aachen…THE FUN IS
OVER NOW….and Jerry resents you knocking at his door….that
means….at least 50% casualties!” The leaflet shows a few small tears
and stains, creases from being folded and someone has written in purple
ink “Hitler wrote this.” Overall, it is still in surprisingly good condition.
This type of propaganda was dropped on opposing troops by both sides
in an attempt to unsettle the enemy. For the most part, they were thrown
away, used as kindling, or for toilet paper. Consequently, they are very
scarce today. Aachen was the first large city in Germany taken by the
Allies (October 21st, 1944). $85.00
263. Yeats, E. L. & E. H. Shelton. HISTORY OF FISHER COUNTY,
TEXAS. N.p.: Feather Press, 1971. 208pp. Index. Numerous
photographs. Map. Tan cloth with title printed on the front and spine.
First edition, number 747 of a limited edition (limitation unstated).
SIGNED by Shelton. The book is a clean, near fine copy. The dust
jacket shows edgewear with a piece (approx. ½” x 2”) missing from the
back panel and light soiling, overall good+. Fisher County was named
for Samuel Rhodes Fisher who was one of the signers of the Texas
Declaration of Independence and later served as Secretary of the Texas
Navy. Covering the area’s history beginning with the Spanish explorers,
it has chapters devoted to the buffalo hunters, early land grants, etc.
There is also material on the organization of the county, schools, census,
post offices, communities and industries. $45.00
264. Youngman, Rev. W. E. GLEANINGS FROM WESTERN
PRAIRIES. Cambridge: Jones & Piggott, 1882. xv,214pp. Ads.
Original blue cloth with the title in gilt on the front cover. First edition.
Minor wear mostly to the spine ends, else a bright, very good copy.
Catholic priest’s narrative of ranch life in Kansas in the 1860’s from his
own observations and the manuscripts of his friend Father De Smet.
Also contains material on the Indians and Catholic missions of that
period. Not in Adams’ Rampaging Herd.
$145.00
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