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Texas Western Press, 1973-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Book is slightly dented but it doesnt affect reading quality.

Texas Western Press, 1973-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Book in good condition, mild wear.

University of Texas at El Paso:: Texas Western Press, 1973.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: two color cloth: turquoise with mauve at the spine; a Near Fine book, with a Very Good dust jacket; the dust jacket is not price clipped.. Small 4to (about 10.5 inches tall) . Index. Description: Includes illustrations, with a few in color. Josephine Marsalis Clardy was born in 1881 in Missouri, and moved to the small frontier town of El Paso at the age of one year. She spent the remainder of her life there, married a railroad executive and was widowed about eighteen years later. From her home on Montana Street, the widow Josephine Clardy Fox became a legend until her death in 1970. Throughout these years, she remained a distinctly private person, one whose wealth increased as El Paso grew, one who bequeathed the University of Texas as El Paso over three million dollars. The real story behind her legendary life and bygone days in El Paso have been carefully researched and interestingly narrated… Read More

Texas Western Press, 1973. Hardcover. Good.

Texas Western Press, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 143 pages. Color frontispiece with other B/W illustrations. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in a very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has edge wear and short closed tear along spine edge.

Texas Western Press, January 1973. Hardcover. Good - Cash/Good. Unmarked text, secure binding. General use wear to the surface, edges, corners and ends. Crisp clean pages. P/O name inside. Slight discoloration on back cover. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

University of Texas at El Paso:: Texas Western Press, 1973.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: two color cloth: turquoise with mauve at the spine; a Near Fine book, with a Very Good+ dust jacket; the dust jacket is not price clipped.. Small 4to (about 10.5 inches tall) . Index. Description: This copy is Signed by the author. Includes illustrations, with a few in color. Josephine Marsalis Clardy was born in 1881 in Missouri, and moved to the small frontier town of El Paso at the age of one year. She spent the remainder of her life there, married a railroad executive and was widowed about eighteen years later. From her home on Montana Street, the widow Josephine Clardy Fox became a legend until her death in 1970. Throughout these years, she remained a distinctly private person, one whose wealth increased as El Paso grew, one who bequeathed the University of Texas as El Paso over three million dollars. The real story behind her legendary life and bygone days in El Paso have been carefully… Read More

University of Texas at El Paso:: Texas Western Press,, 1973.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped). First printing. A carefully researched story of this woman who lived very privately for most of her life in El Paso, Texas. She was born in 1881 in Missouri, and moved to the small frontier town of El Paso with her parents at the age of one year, and other than her music studies at Berkeley and touring as a singer, she spent the rest of her life there. She married a railroad executive, whom she had first met when touring and was widowed eighteen years later. There were some difficult years, but as El Paso grew, her wealth from real estate ventures also increased. Thoughout her life she was generous in donating to the city and at her death she bequeathed the University of Texas as El Paso over three million dollars. Color frontispiece, photographs, including some in color. An attractive volume, a small quarto,designed by Carl Hertzog and bound in turquoise cloth… Read More

Texas Western Press, 1973-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!