Search Results: History - Texas from Rare Binds

Austin, Texas, USA: Eakin Press, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine. Stated First Edition. Beautiful, big book. DJ has minor shelfwear to back cover that is barely visible; top edge has very slight bend to it.

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.

New York, USA: William Morrow and Company, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Non-fiction account of the fight for the Alamo, meticulously researched. William Morrow & Co, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 1990. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 431 pages. Orange binding with gold lettering on brown spine. Section of B/W illustrations following page 164. Map of Texas in 1835 on endpapers.

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.

Arcadia Publishing, 2000. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. From Images of America Series. Condition: As New. Seen here are the images that capture the spirit of those original pioneers and their achievements, including the French Legation, the construction of the capitol, and the Texas governor's mansion, the oldest governor's residence west of the Mississippi. Also pictured are the familiar faces of Austin's long history, including Austin's first mayor, Edwin Waller, and past governor Alan Shivers.

Arcadia Publishing, 2010. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Condition: As New. The Images of America series celebrates the history, of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today.

San Antonio, Texas, USA: Univ of Texas Inst of Texan, 1980. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Softcover, stiff wraps, 173 pp., illustrated with sepiatoned photos.

United States: Self-Published, Xlibris Corp., 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Fine. Inscribed and signed on title page: "For Joyce and Dale, John Hardgrave".

The University of Texas at El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition in collectible slipcase. Black boards with laid in gilt picture in black slipcase - in near mint condition. Haigh presents an account of a unique experience in the history of financing public higher education in the United States. Haigh presents an account of a unique experience in the history of financing public higher education in the United States.

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.

Self-Published, 1972. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good- Book Story written as a tribute to author's mother, from a pioneering family in Texas. Book has modest wear, one bumped corner. Cover illustration, photos and illustration.

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.

Austin, TX and London: University of Texas Press, 1967. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Very Good +. Beautiful green covers with bright gold on black titling on spine. Corners are slightly bumped. Fly page has old tape marks and has some discoloring. All other pages unmarked, clean and crisp. DJ is Good: Chipped top on spine, three 1" tears at top of front and one smaller tear on top, back; edges show some shelfwear. 232 pp., 12 color plates, 117 illus., index. Basic Tx. Bks. #164-this is by far the best work on art in early Texas. Discusses more than 60 artists who painted in Texas during the 19th Century. This is a large book. Buyers will receive an approval request if shipping is greater than the default amount. I grade accurately, pack securely and ship quickly. All of my packages include tracking numbers to let you know the status of your shipment. I am not a drop-shipper. All books listed are in stock and ready for immediate shipment.

Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed, First Edition. Condition: Near Fine. Briefly inscribed by author on half title page. DJ in Fine condition. Would be Fine, but has very minor shelf wear to bottom edge of boards. In Sam Houston, James L. Haley explores Houstons momentous career and the complex man behind it. Haleys fifteen years of research and writing have produced possibly the most complete, most personal, and most readable Sam Houston biography ever written.

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.

New York: E P Dutton & Co Inc, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Jim Bones Photographer. Very Good. First Edition. Front cover has a very light stain about the size of a finger print. Board edges are a little faded. Tight bind, clean beautiful pages. DJ has some shelfwear. Color photographs by Jim Bones printed on enamel stock, maps, 256pp., index, chapter notes. Over-size 4to gilt-stamped green cloth, gold endpapers no names. DJ price NOT clipped. Chapter on the Staked Plain with information on the XIT Ranch, The Llano Uplift , the Edwards Plateau, the Trans- Pecos with information on Big Bend and the Chisos Mts., etc.

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.