Texana from mark mcdonald

First Edition. Very Good. Privately published. Celebrating the Silver Jubilee of the La Porte Community Church. Also the history of La Porte, Texas, east of Houston at the Houston Ship Channel. Softcover book is stapled, the pages are evenly toned and there is a bend on the back cover, but the corners are square and the pages are clean and… Read more about this item

First Edition. Near Fine/very good. Privately published. Erath County is SW of Ft Worth. Stories from the old days; Indians, wagon trains, murders, hangings and machine guns. Book is lightly, but evenly toned and there are faint smudges on the cover, but the corners are square and the pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has some chipping especially along… Read more about this item

First Edition.. Near Fine/very good-. Privately published. History of Presidio La Bahia in South Texas. Research for the book began in earnest in the 1960's when the restoration of the presidio began. The author, who is from a prominent local ranching family and a serious historian, was instrumental in the restoration. Book has a faint stain on the front cover,… Read more about this item

Near Fine / near fine. Second Edition, first edition in 1975. Privately published. Lots of archival photos. Assisted by the Mineral Wells Heritage Society. Book is nearly mint, with only slight age. Dust jacket has some very slight stain spots, but is not crimped, wrinkled or bumped.

Limited Edition #374 of 400 copies. Near fine. No dust jacket (it may not have been issued with a jacket). Copyright by the author, published in conjunction with the American Bicentennial and the SMU Printing Department. History of families in Panola and Harrison Counties in northeast Texas by the Louisiana border. Book has a tiny scratch at the top back… Read more about this item

First Edition. Near Fine. No jacket. Boots, buckle and hat - things every cowboy is proud of. About 200 beautiful photos of western buckles, many full page, all in color. Rodeo buckles and Ranger buckle sets. Book has slight shelf wear, otherwise excellent and nearly unread. No dust jacket, but I'm not sure it was issued with one since the… Read more about this item

First Edition. Fine. Embossed gilt pictorial cover is in mint condition, as is the gilt title on the spine. Corners are square and the pages are clean and unmarked. Genreal James Hamilton, from South Carolina, never set foot in Texas, but was a large financial and diplomatic supporter of Texas in it's early days.

First Edition. Near fine / near fine. 254 pages, 14 pages of photos. Very slight bump to top front right; light, even toning. The corners are square and the pages are clean and unmarked. Very gently read, if at all.

Very good+. Softcover. Second Edition. Memoir of Annie Mae McDade Hunt, born in Washington Co., Texas, near Brenham, in 1909. She started writing when she was 14. Her story was told orally to noted historian Ruthe Winegarten, beginning in 1977. Book has minor shelf and edge wear, but the corners are square and the pages are clean and unmarked. Books… Read more about this item

First Edition. Near Fine, no jacket. Profiles of the members of the Dallas chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Dallas Chapter. GTT stands for Gone to Texas, which is what was on the signs on the houses of people from the East when they moved to Texas in the 1830's and… Read more about this item

First Edition. Fine, as new. No jacket, as issued. Since 1893 The 'Daughters' have endeavored to set the record straight between Texas history and Texas myth. This is the 3rd history of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Book is in fine, like new condition. Beautifully published, heavy book.

First Edition. Fine / fine. Frisco is in Collin and Denton Counties, north of Dallas. The fastest growing city in Texas as of 2002, and it's kept growing since then. It went from 6000 in 1990 to 33,000 in 2000 to over 200,000 today. The American Train Musem is there along with the headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys, the Dallas… Read more about this item

First Edition. Very good. Rare. History of the German Catholic Parish and of the town of Muenster, both of which were founded, at the same time, in 1889, by German Catholic immigrants. Muenster is north of Ft. Worth near the Oklahoma border, it is in Cooke County. The book has bumped corners, shelf wear and some soiling on the end… Read more about this item

First Edition - second printing. Near Fine / very good. Comprehensive history of the Texas Panhandle from pre history to 1976. Thoroughly researched with over 800 photos. Entertaining. Book is in near fine condition with no issues except it's 57 years old. The dust jacket has paper loss at the head of the spine, a one inch scuff on the… Read more about this item

First Edition. Near Fine with no dust jacket, as issued. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Steeple Chase Club in Ft. Worth, Texas. Founded in 1913 to provide entertainment for the Queen of the Horse Show Pageant. Archival photos of the Queens and princesses throughout the years as well as society photos. The book is in near fine condition with… Read more about this item

First Edition. Fine / no dust jacket, as issued. History of Henderson County, Texas from 1929 to 2012. Athens is the County Seat and it's about 80 miles east of Dallas. Book is in fine, like new, unread condition.

First Edition. Fine / very good. Originally established as an Army outpost, it grew when cowboys drove cattle through there to market, then later the railroad established it as a major meat packing center. Lots of archival photographs, essays and stories. Ft. Worth is still a great, fun city; and I'm from Dallas. The book is in fine condition. The… Read more about this item

First Edition. Near Fine. No dust jacket. 12 color illustrations by well known regional artist, Warren Hunter. Book has very minor rubbing to the corners and spine. The corners are square and the pages are clean and unmarked. A very handsome 70 year old book.

Southeast of San Antonio, down to the Gulf. The coastal plains. Very thoroughly researched history with many archival photographs. Huge book - 647 pages. The book is in unread condition with very minor surface wear. Listed as near fine. Oversized book will not be shipped internationally.

First Edition. 1934. Series of 7 pastel paintings by Dallas' first important artist. Pamphlet is 28 pages, 20 of which have printing on them. Reaugh presents the Forward and there is text to accompany each of the 7 plates. One of Reaugh's paintings hung in the White House when the younger George Bush was President. The wrappers are patterned board… Read more about this item