Search Results: Historical Fiction from Rare Binds

Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1990 Bethany House HB. Published without DJ. Janet Oke heroines settle the west as a missionary, an entrepreneur and a surrogate mother for orphaned siblings. Three novels in one!

Fort Worth, TX, USA: Texas Christian University Press, 1988. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine Condition. Inscribed and signed by author on front fly page, "November 2, 1988, To Mrs. Cox: Hope you enjoy this book at some of the legends of West Texas., Pat, Patrick Dearen". Front cover is slightly curled. Otherwise clean copy. Patrick Dearen of San Angelo is the author of this definitive, thoroughly documented study of six West Texas folk stories.

Mustang, Oklahoma: Tate Publishing, 2013. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. First Edition. Signed by author. Condition: Fine. Inscribed on fly page, "Joyce- Enjoy!, Eric". The McCreedy brothers, both enjoying early retirement had become slightly bored with the activities of their present day life. In their younger years, both had heard of an old outlaw legend of bandits that had roamed the Green River, Wyoming area, where the brothers had grown up and now resided. Early one morning the brothers were enjoying coffee and somehow the conversation turned back toward the old outlaw legend. As the back-and-forth talking continued, they determined to try to find out if the legend was indeed true.

Austin, Texas, USA: Vire Press, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Really near fine! Only flaw is a 1 millimeter bend on the top corner of front cover. Inscribed and signed by author on title page. Small town West Texas during the Second World War. A poignant novel that earned uncommon critical acclaim, being named a finalist for "Best Novel of the South," an award given by the Anderson Foundation in honor of Willie Morris and a finalist for the Military Writers Society of America award for Best Historical Novel of the Year.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1969. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Little, Brown And Company, 1969. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. The outstanding third novel by the inimitable Fowles, author of the earlier haunting novels The Collector and The Magus. His prose both dazzles and devastates, and this novel was also made into the brilliant movie of the same name starring Meryl Streep. Book is in VG condition. Spine is straight, no dog ears or torn pages and text block is very bright. Former owner's name is penned into ffep. No other markings to book. Minor shelf wear to board corners and ends of spine. Overall, it is a very tight and desirable copy.

The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1912. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Adams, John Wolcott. Very Good copy of this 1912 hardback. NO writing or tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. NO foxing. Pages show light tanning. NO writing or tears inside book. Full-page colored and black and white illustrations by John Wolcott Adams. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7 3/4 " - 9 3/4 " tall.

United States: Self, 2003. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. First Edition. Inscribed by author, "May life smile upon you always. Rebecca Grason (This book is one of the first 21 copies now in print.) July 17, 2003, R.G." . Good condition. Front cover has edge rubbing and corners are slightly dogeared. Work of fiction based on actual murder case from 1920's.

Boston, Massachusetts: The Stratford Company, 1923. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very Rare. English translation of Bessieres' Louis Manoha. Very Good condition with only slight foxing to bottom of front cover and small spots on the back cover. Tight, bright book. Inside both covers have mild foxing and browning. Past the fly page all pages are clean and bright for the age. DJ has chips to front and back; browned; overall, good/fair condition.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Peter de Seve. Clean, tight, no marks or tears. illustrated with nine color paintings by Peter de Seve. An unpublished Mark Twain story surfaces, remarkable, 125 years after it was first written. Set in the quaint hollow of Deer Lick, a mythical town resembling Twain's Hannibal, Missouri, this bizarre tale chronicles the fortunes of humble farmer John Gray in his efforts to marry off his daughter, Mary. Thought lost by some, and kept for years by the Twain estate, the story is published here for the first time.

Lubbock, TX: Texas Tech University Press, 1993. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition. Inscribed and signed. Book Condition: Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Front cover has a slight curl, meaning it doesn't lay completely flat. Authors gift inscription and signature on front fly page.

Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press, 1999. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As New condition. DJ condition is Fine. Revised Edition; Revised Edition stated. First printing full # line clean pages. Unclipped DJ. Master storyteller A. C. Greene re-creates one of America's most bizarre holdups-one that began as a lark. On Christmas Eve 1927, four men set off to rob the First National Bank of Cisco, Texas. Soon the lark turned into a tragedy-and at times a comedy-of errors.

United States: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1976, 1976. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. This Book is in Good Condition. Clean Copy With Light Amount of Wear.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Forge Books, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8 1/2 h x 5 1/2w. A real nice clean unmarked 288 page first edition. The Civil War has ended and Union soldiers and federal officials have taken control of Texas as Rusty Shannon rides to his home on the Colorado River. This is the third novel in Elmer Kelton's brilliant series about the Texas Rangers, and in Rusty Shelton, he has created one of the most memorable characters in modern western fiction.