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Southern Methodist University Press, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Southern Methodist University Press, 1963. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Southern Methodist University Pr, 1963. Hardcover. Good. 1.0000 9.1000 6.1000. DJ is price-clipped shows minor wear, tear, and rubbing, in mylar jacket. Light foxing on the edges, pages are clean.

Southern Methodist University Press, 1984-06. Paperback. Good.

Southern Methodist Univ Pr, 1984. Paperback. Good. 9x6x0. GOOD CONDITION

Southern Methodist Univ Press, Dallas, 1984 Softcover, 9 x 6 inches, 220 pp. including index. Fourth printing (1984). Near fine. (K086). Soft cover. Near Fine.

UsedVeryGood. Withdrawn library book, could have usual library markings. Comes with clear plastic over the dust jacket.

Dallas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1964. [viii], 220pp [ink-stamped name inside front cover; closed tear and edgewear to price-clipped dj - in protective sleeve]. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. Illus. by Illustrations by William D. Wittliff. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dallas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1964. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. Sm 4to. Sage cloth, with black spine titles and black illustration on front cover. Pale blue end papers with black illustration. 220 pages, with Notes and Index. With b/w illustrations. No names or marks. Illustrated dust-jacket (with price clipped) is chipped, with two closed tears to bottom of front panel.

New; Softcover; Southern Methodist University Press; 1984. 0870742043 . shrink wrapped .

Dallas, Texas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1980 Third Printing. ISBN:0-87074-007-5. DJ has several tears, two mended with tape, now in protective Brodart. Previous owner inscription on inside front cover. The fun and wildness of the early days of the oil industry-- stories, tall tales, songs and verse, jokes. B/W line illustrations. 220 pages, including index.

Paperback / softback. New.

Southern Methodist University Press, publishers, Dallas - second printing 1964 hardcover, 6¼" x 9¼", with dust jacket Jacket has signs of silverfish attack, otherwise very good book in good price-clipped dust jacket Folklorist Mody Boatright has been gathering material from the oil-fields for many years. First he offers folklore about finding oil ('creekology', dreams, seers, X-ray-eyed boys and doodle-buggers) when science cannot tell a man where to drill. Stories that center around 'lucky accidents', of geologists (of whom oilmen were mildly suspicious), the promoter/tricksters (the well-salters), and the footloose, indifferent, tough drillers. Plus the songs, verses, and tall-tales. Anecdotes, and more anecdotes. Great!

Dallas : Southern Methodist University Press, 1964. Second Edition. Hardcover. Near-fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn, dust-dulled & price-clipped dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: vii, 220 p. ; 8�. Summary: In its early days the oil industry was a wild and wide-open way of making a living. It developed a stock of folklore about the men who worked in it, the way they worked, and the results of their labors. Folklorist Mody Boatright has been gathering material from the oil-fields for many years. Subject: Creekology. Oil rigs. Stereotypes. Geology / science. Promoters / tricksters / Shooters / Drillers / landowners. Songs / stories / anecdotes / folklore. Genre: Text, illustrated.

Hardback. New.