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College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 089096243X . Book is clean and tight, Ex-library with the typical school library markings, only on the inside, so it will look nice on your shelf. Corners and spine are bumped and there is a nick on the top front edge of cover with a soiled spot on bottom edge of pages. My husband and I went to West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M) with Billy Harrison as undergraduates. He was a special guy. Extensive notes, bibliography and index. The Battle of Adobe Walls in 1874 was a famous (to Texans at least) Indian battle.; Ex-Library .

Texas Christian University Press. Very Good. 2004. Hardcover. 0875652883 . Book is clean and tight. Corners and ends of spine are lightly bumped and shelf worn. Texas in Literature especially the Age of Dobie and the Age of McMurtry. ; 9.20 X 6.10 X 1.10 inches; 284 pages .

Austin, Texas: Steck Company. Near Fine. 1967. Facsimile. Hardcover. Book is clean and tight. Facsimile copy of the 1842 edition, with an introduction by William D. Wittliff. Book and slipcase are in near fine condition. Book looks unread. .

Aransas Pass, Texas: Chamber of Commerce. Very Good. 1976. Softcover. The pages are browning a bit and the spine is cocked. The cover is tearing at the edges. This is one of the few copies you are going to find. .

Corpus Christi, Texas: Benito Davilla. Very Good+. 1964. Spiral bound. Book is clean and tight. Spiral binding Is in very good condition. 260 newspaper and magazine articles by Bisceglia. He says he hopes are humorous. ; A Yankee Looks at Life From an Easy Chair In Texas; 0.0 X 0.0 X 0.0 inches; 400 pages .

Spencer. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Book is clean and tight. Corners and ends of spine are bumped and shelf worn. The front cover and spine are sunned and look a little like they had glue or something on them at one time. Bonham, Texas, Fannin County, Inglish family, genealogy; 112 pages; Signed by Author .

College Station: Texas A&M University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0890961603 . Book is clean and tight. Corners and ends of spine are lightly bumped and shelf worn. Laredo, Texas on Texas - Mexico border. Author used "quantitative techniques of demographic analysis and interweaving of results with traditional narrative." ; 9 X 6.10 X 0.90 inches; 148 pages .

Texas A&M University Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0890962103 . Book is clean and tight. Looks unread. Dust jacket shadows on inside cover. Has a small tear at top of dust jacket at spine and small yellow spots. Land settlement by Henri Castro In Texas 1842 with more than 2000 Europeans. Created small community called Castroville. ; 9.48 X 6.38 X 0.76 inches; 158 pages .

Eakin Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 1571681280 . Book is clean and tight. Ex-library with typical library markings inside and out. Scattering of tiny whate spots on cover. Corners and ends of spine are bumped and shelf worn. ; Ex-Library; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 140 pages .

Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Very Good. 1979. Softcover. Book is clean and tight with corners and spine bumped and shelf worn. Soiled spot on foredges. .

Austin, Texas: Eakin. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1996. Commemorative. Hardcover. Book looks new and unread . History of the area of Farmers Branch and Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. Part of the Peters Colony. 647 numbered pages. ; 647 pages .

Georgetown, TX: Southwestern University. Very Good. 1982. Softcover. Book is clean and tight. Bottom front corner of cover is creased. List of productions and casts. .

Lower Colorado River Authority.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1977. Hardcover. Book is clean and tight. History of the Colorado River which is the longest river in the United States that only flows through one state. Has a bibliography. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 130 pages .

New York: Macmillan. Good with no dust jacket. 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Text block is clean and tight. Cover is very worn, there is heavy library mending tape on the inside holding the cover to the text and the last page of text has tape over half of it, so you can't read it. There is black tape on the outside of spine. Ex-library with pockets and markings, tear at bottom of front flyleaf. Brothers from England come to Texas, Ranch life in the late 1800s.; Ex-Library .

Naylor. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1963. Limited Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Book is clean and tight. Corners and ends of spine are bumped and shelf worn. Cover has faded. Former owner has written his name on half title and back of frontispiece. This is Historian's Edition copy 320, author signed full name on that page. History of Texas and Texans. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 232 pages; Signed by Author .

Naylor Co. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1960. Hardcover. 1890498149 . Book is clean and tight. Small shelf worn area on the top front of dust jacket. Signed "Best Wishes, Annalee" on front flyleaf. Stories of growing up in Utopia, Texas. ; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 95 pages; Signed by Author .

Brownsville Historical Assn. Very Good+. 1980. Spiral bound. Book is clean and tight. THERE IS NO LAID-IN MAP. Plastic spiral is in very good shape, Former owner's name is on title page. History of Brownsville, Texas with information and drawing of early architecture of the town. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 212 pages .

Pioneer Book Publishers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. Book is clean and tight. Corners and ends of spine are bumped and shelf worn. Signed and inscribed to Dorman Smith, With warm regards to a Masonic brother, and dated. This is more history and legal than Volume II. Covers of the two volumes are slightly different shades of beige and brown. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 618 pages; Signed by Compiler .

Grand Prairie, Texas: Frontier Times. Fair. 1953. Reprint. Softcover. Former owner's name inside front cover in light pencil. There are round damp spots about the size of an old glass Coke bottle and a hole in the back cover that goes though and makes a dent in the last few pages of text. The cover is worn, really just better than a reading copy. The rest of the title gives an idea of the book. "With facts and incidents in the early history of the Republic and State, from 1837 to the Annexation. Together with Incidents of Frontier Life and Indian Troubles and War on the Reserve in Young County in 1857. By Jhon (sic) W. Middleton an active participant in all the scenes described and a Texas Pioneer. " First published by The Loving Printing Co. , Fort Worth, Texas 1883. This is the 1953 reprint. Has small ring marks thoughout about size of snuff can. .

Seagraves, Texas: Pioneer. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. Book has 3 pages with margin marks out of 398 pages and is tight. Former owner's marking on front flyleaf. Spine and corners are bumped and shelf worn. Top edge is slightly soiled and foxed. Top of spine is cocked. .