The Adventures of Steve Waterhouse, or, The Surprising Career of a Texas-Man
by Gallegly, Joseph
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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About This Item
San Antonio: Naylor Company; (1471. First Edition . Hardcover. Very good in a very good dust jacket. First 30 or so pages have light crease; front hinge just barely exposed, but still tight. Bookplate on front pastedown. The jacket has some minor chips at spine end and edges. A somewhat humorous and satirical novel set in the first half of the 20th century, mainly in Southwest Texas. Signed by the author on publisher's tipped in page prior to title page.
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- Bookseller
- Tulsa Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022177
- Title
- The Adventures of Steve Waterhouse, or, The Surprising Career of a Texas-Man
- Author
- Gallegly, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Naylor Company; (1471
- Place of Publication
- San Antonio
- Bookseller catalogs
- Texana;
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