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Abrahams, Tom.   ALLEGIANCE (SIGNED)  
Nashville: Post Hill Press, 2013. 258 pages. Hardcover. 1618689959 1-61868-995-9. Inscribed to "....., It was wonderful meeting you. Thanks for your support."and signed by the author on the title page. First Jackson Quick adventure.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Tight, no wear, no owner marks. Sticker ghost inside front board. Clean, bright dustjacket has no wear. # E4399. $19.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Abrahams, Tom.   ALLEGIANCE BURNED: A JACKSON QUICK ADVENTURE, BOOK 2 (SIGNED)  
Nashville: Post Hill Press, 2015. 329 pages. Paperback. 161868888X 1-61868-888-X. Signed by the author on the title page.
VG/Wraps. Tight. Sticker ghost and number 4 inside front cover. # E4400. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Abrahams, Tom.   HIDDEN ALLEGIANCE: A JACKSON QUICK ADVENTURE, BOOK 3 (SIGNED)  
Nashville: Post Hill Press, 2016. 330 pages. Paperback. 1618688863 1-61868-886-3. Signed by the author on the title page.
VG/Wraps. Tight, minor shelfwear. Owner address label and numeral 5 inside front cover. # E4401. $12.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Abrahams, Tom.   SEDITION: BOOK 1, A POLITICAL CONSPIRACY (SIGNED)  
The Woodlands: Piton Press, 2016. 328 pages. Paperback. 1533086001 1533086001. Signed by the author on the title page, and inscribed "To .....Thanks for your friendship! Best, Tom Abrahams.
Good/Wraps. Tight, scattered yellow hiliter. Owner name and address label inside front cover. # E4402. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Adair (editor), A. Garland.   TEXAS HERITAGE: VOLUME 1 NUMBER 2; NOVEMBER 1959 & MARCH 1960 ISSUES (SIGNED)  
Austin: TX Heritage Foundation, 1960. 256 pages. Hardcover. Combined 11/1959 and 3/1960 issues. Fine illlustrations of notable Texans' letters, biographies, documents of law. SIGNED on the title page by the editor. Red cloth-covered boards. Includes Declaration of American Independence and list of its signers, and list of signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. List of members of the first Texas state legislature.
VG/No Jacket. No wear, no marks. Pale foxing on edges. # A0068. $25.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Alavi, Mehdi.   O GOD! (SIGNED)  
Nashville: Scythe Publications, 1995. 1st ed. 332 pages. Hardcover. 1555236561 1-55523-656-1. Signed by the author. Work of fiction promoting ethics, brotherly love, and the importance of God in life.
Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, no wear. # B8615. $12.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Aldag, Kurt, & Ken Rush (illus).   SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE  
New York: Macmillan, 1992. 1st ed. 30 pages. Hardcover. 0027002055 0-02-700205-5. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by both the uthor and by the illustrator. An old blue car comes back through town.
Fine/Fine. Tight, no wear. Dj is price clipped. # B7862. $25.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Alderman, Ellen, & Caroline Kennedy.   THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY (SIGNED)  
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. 405 pages. Hardcover. 0679419861 0-679-41986-1. Second printing before publication. Inscribed to Eileen and SIGNED by both authors on the half title page. An examination of privacy in relation to law enforcment, the press, voyuers, in the workplace and other aspects of our lives by one who grew up in the spotlight. Extensive notes and index.
Fine/Fine. # B8779. $34.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Aldrich, Armistead Albert.   HISTORY OF HOUSTON COUNTY TEXAS (SIGNED)  
San Antonio: Naylor, 1943. 1st ed. 225 pages. Hardcover. Title continues: [Together with Biographical Sketches of Many Pioneers and Later Citizens of Said County, Who Have Made Notable Contributions to its Development and Progress. Information on schools, churches, and Civic Organizations]. B/w photos. SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper. Red cloth-covered boards with black title on front and spine.
Good/No Jacket. Solid binding, spine ends & corners a bit worn. A few small lightly silverfished areas on boards. Interior nice & unmarked. # E0504. $190.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Allerton, Rt. Hon Lord, Fairfax Lodge 32.   ANTIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF ENGLAND, PROVINCE OF WEST YORKSHIRE: ACCOUNT OF FAIRFAX LODGE, NO. 3255 GUISELEY, YORKS ANCIENT  
England: Privately Printed, 1909. 1st ed. 71 pages. Hardcover. Transactions, being an account of the formation, consecration and first year's work of the Fairfax Lodge, No. 3255, Guiseley, Yorks. History of the lodge, along with history & peerage of the Fairfax family. B/w illustrations and photos. This copy SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Albert Lord Fairfax to Col. Arthur Herbert, who notably served in the Old Dominion Rifles of Viginia during the Civil War. Laid in is a newspaper clipping from 03/20/1909 telling of the loss of Lord Fairfax's historic colonial home on their 900 acre plantation, Northampton in Prince Georges County, MD. Interesting association.
Good+/No Jacket. Covers have four slits for 2 silk ribbon clasps, but ribbons are gone. Otherwise nice in cream leatherette with gilt royal coat of arms. # B9269. $32.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Allison, Jim.   MEN CRY TOO (SIGNED)  
Houston: Leaman-Hogan, 1963. 1st ed. 272 pages. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author.
X-Lib VG/No Jacket. Former library copy with stamps & marks. A clean, solid copy. # B3666. $6.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Anderson, Charles G.   DEEP CREEK MERCHANT: THE STORY OF WILLIAM HENRY 'PETE' SNYDER, 1836-1916  
Snyder, Texas: Snyder Publishing, 1984. Limited ed. 240 pages. Hardcover. Special Centennial Edition SIGNED by the author and numbered 478. Light brown leather-look cover with circular portrait and bright gilt titles. Biography with lots of North Texas county history. Map endpapers, different front and rear. Illustrated with drawings by Lu Bright and b/w photos. Publication sponsored by Scurry County Historical Commission, Snyder, Texas. Indexed.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Bright, clean, and tight. Top corners lightly bumped. # B8226. $27.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Andrews, Nick.   DEATH BY GOLD (SIGNED)  
Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2005. 1st ed. 428 pages. Paperback. 1420863932 1420863932. Semi-autobiographical novel of intrigue and the quest for gold in the Mediterranean. SIGNED by the author. Inscribed "Fair winds, following seas".
New/Wraps. new A new copy. New old stock from our archives. # 26502. $13.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
B., Micheal.   I: A.M. MESSAGE CARDS PRESENTS: TEARS OF A DRAGONFLY  
Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2008. 244 pages. Paperback. 1438901321 1438901321. Inscribed to previous owner and appears to be signed by the author. (Very difficult to read most of signature.)
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, without wear or other marks. # E0833. $14.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Bakarich, Sarah Grace, & Kathleen M. Ben.   THERE'S TREASURE IN OUR HILLS (SIGNED)  
No Place: Self Published, 1947. 1st ed. 15 pages. Paperback. Self published pamphlet of free-verse by Bennett and Arizona historical essay by Bakarich. Sixguns 119. Tall, narrow (3.3 x 7.6 inch) stapled pamphlet in blue card cover with drawing of miner, mule, and horse. SIGNED inside front cover by both authors.
Near Fine/Wraps. Slightly tanned around edges. # E0546. $31.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Balmain, Melissa.   JUST US: ADVENTURES AND TRAVELS OF A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER  
Boston: Faber & Faber, 1998. 1st ed. 207 pages. Hardcover. 0571199488 0-571-19948-8. Inscribed and signed by the author and by Gina Ingoglia, mother of the author, who did the drawings at the beginning of each chapter.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight. # B8040. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Barker, Elliot S.   WHEN THE DOGS BARK 'TREED' (SIGNED)  
Portales, NM: Bishop Printing/Litho, 1975. Reprint. 209 pages. Hardcover. The great dustjacket is a hunt painting by Paul Phillips of Santa Fe. Based on the author's experience in 1930 working on the private Vermejo Park Hunting Club in the New Mexico mountains. Inscribed 'With all good wishes' and signed by the author. Map endpapers.
Near Fine/Good+. Clean, tight, owner name embossed on FEP. Bright dustjacket is rubbed along edges and spine ends. # B8661. $65.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Barnstone, Howard.   THE ARCHITECTURE OF JOHN F. STAUB: HOUSTON & THE SOUTH  
Austin: U.T. Press, 1979. Limited ed. 363 pages. Hardcover. 0292740131 0-292-74013-1. # 47 of 200 special limited edition copies SIGNED by Barnstone & Staub. Printed on 70 pound paper, bound in black cloth spine with beveled terracotta cloth boards which are very thick. I a matching slipcase. Barnstone explores and documents the works of noted architect John F. Staub, whose works include Bayou Bend, the President's House at Rice University, and many private residences. 28 color and numerous b/w photos & drawings and plans. Chronology of works, glossary, bibliogrpahy, index.
Fine/No Jacket. New old stock from our archives. Immaculate. # A0606. $750.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Barr, Stephanie.   CURSE OF THE JENRI (SIGNED)  
Createspace, 2017. 1st ed. 353 pages. Paperback. 1542830796 1542830796. Strong women dominate in this tale of myth and magic.
New/Wraps. New copies SIGNED by the author, a friend of our store. # 35930. $15.99   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Barr, Stephanie.   NINE LIVES: THE BETE BOOK 2 (SIGNED)  
CreatSpace, 2017. 2nd ed. 270 pages. Paperback. 1544666713 1544666713. Sci-Fi/Fantasy for young adults. Signed by the author, a friend of our store.
New/Wraps. New copies. # 35981. $14.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Barr, Stephanie.   SAVING TESSA (SIGNED)  
Createspace, 2017. 1st ed. 273 pages. Paperback. 1542980429 1542980429. Young adult fantasy adventure, SIGNED by the author.
New/Wraps. New copies SIGNED by the author, a friend of our store. # 35929. $13.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Barr, Stephanie.   TAROT QUEEN (SIGNED)  
Dragon Faerie, 2017. 1st ed. 260 pages. Paperback. 1545308624 1545308624. Romantic fantasy. Signed by the author, a friend of our store.
New/Wraps. New book. # 35980. $14.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Barres, Maurice.   UN HOMME LIBRE (SIGNED, FRENCH LANGUAGE)  
Paris: Perrin et Cie, 1889. 1st ed. 297 pages. Boards. Original 1889 French language edition by the noted French novelist and politician. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the half-title page to Jacques St. Cere. Bound in marbled paper over boards, with small leather spine label pasted on. This is the 2nd book in his 'Le Culte du Moi' (Cult of the Self) trilogy. A very interesting association copy.
Good/No Jacket. Some losses to the paper covers along spine edge. Binding very firm and straight. Light browning to paper, with scattered light foxing. # B9268. $80.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Beck, K.K.   A HOPELESS CASE: A MYSTERY NOVEL (SIGNED)  
New York: Mysterious Press, 1992. 1st ed. 265 pages. Hardcover. 0892964790 0-89296-479-0. Inscribed 'To -- --, With all best wishes' and SIGNED by the author. Stated first printing.
Near Fine/Near Fine. No wear, no other marks. Faint foxing on top edge. # E2358. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Benefield, June.   LAUGHING TO KEEP FROM CRYING (SIGNED)  
Houston: Gulf publishing, 1972. 1st ed. 116 pages. Hardcover. 0872014258 0-87201-425-8. Forty newspaper columns, and two additional articles by longtime Houston Chronicle newspaper columnist. Signed by the author on the FFEP.
Fine/VG. Dustjacket a bit sun-faded. # E1319. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Boatright, Mody C. (editor).   MEXICAN BORDER BALLADS AND OTHER LORE (SIGNED)  
Austin: Texas Folklore Society, 1946. 1st ed. 140 pages. Hardcover. Boatright looks at the folklore of Texas and Mexico. SIGNED and inscribed by Boatright to Dorothy Woodhouse acknowledging her third place finish in the Historical Writing Contest. First printing in green cloth-covered boards with red lettering. Songs, some with brief music notation plus folk tales, many involving animals. Fun reading.
Good+/No Jacket. Solid binding, square and clean. Scattered light silverfishing on board surfaces. # A0054. $54.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Boesch, Paul.   MUCH OF ME IN EACH OF THESE (SIGNED)  
Houston: Permier Press, 1966. 1st ed. 72 pages. Hardcover. Noted double Silver Star veteran, pro wrestler known as the voice of Houston Wrestling presents poems on war & death, the sea and nature. SIGNED 'With all my best wishes, sincerely, Paul Boesch, Dec 1966'. The war section is illustrated with eerily striking pencil drawings by Vic Green. Uncommon.
Near Fine/Good+. # B6557. $160.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Botkin, B.A.   A TREASURY OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER FOLKLORE (SIGNED)  
New York: Crown Publishers, 1955. 620 pages. Hardcover. Five hundred stories and 30 songs with the humor and color of life on the river. Signed by editor Botkin on the front free endpaper. Dark blue colth-covered boards with gilt steamboat illustration on front and gilt title on spine. Brightly illustrated dustjacket.
VG/Good. Tight, pale foxing on edges. Corners sharp, spine ends softened. Dustjacket has internally mended tears, including a 2-inch tear on back with associated wrinkling. # E2615. $12.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Bovard, James.   THE BUSH BETRAYAL (SIGNED)  
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. 1st ed. 330 pages. Hardcover. 140396727X 140396727X. Signed by the author on a Laissez Faire Books bookplate.
Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. # B9586. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Boyne, Walter J.   THE LEADING EDGE (SIGNED)  
New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1986. 1st ed. 231 pages. Hardcover. 0941434931 0-941434-93-1. A beautifully illustrated history of aviation advancements by the Director of the National Air and Space Museum. SIGNED the author on the front free endpaper.
Fine/Fine. Tight, no wear, no marks. Dustjacket has no wear. # E4054. $17.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Briscoe, Eugenia.   CITY BY THE SEA: A HISTORY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 1519-1875 (SIGNED)  
New York: Vantage Press, 1985. 1st ed. 313 pages. Hardcover. 0533064406 0-533-06440-6. B/w maps, charts, and illustrations. Notes, bibliography, and index. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Navy blue cloth-covered boards with silver title on spine. Dark sea green dustjacket with white and yellow titles.
Near Fine/Good+. Tight, no name or marks. Dustjacket has slight rub at foot ofspine with light scuffing at corners andspineends. # E1873. $72.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Brown, Michael H.   AFTER LIFE: WHAT IT'S LIKE IN HEAVEN, HELL, AND PURGATORY(SIGNED)  
Goleta CA: Queenship Publishing, 1997. 106 pages. Paperback. 1579181554 1-57918-155-4. Inscribed "God Bless You!" and signed by the author with his initials.
Fine/Wraps. No wear, as new. # E4357. $14.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Carleton, Don E.   WHO SHOT THE BEAR¨: J. EVETTS HALEY AND THE EUGENE C. BARKER TEXAS HISTORY CENTER  
Austin: Wind River Press, 1984. Limited ed. 31 pages. Hardcover. Numbered 230 of 295 copies and SIGNED by David Holman who designed and printed the book. Promotional flyer in original envelope included.
Fine/Good+. Unsold copy from our archives. The thin, plain white original dustjacket is present, with one inch tear and slight foxing. # B7492. $85.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Carmack, Liz.   HISTORIC HOTELS OF TEXAS: A TRAVELER'S GUIDE (SIGNED)  
College Station: Texas A & M, 2007. 1st ed. 253 pages. Paperback. 1585446084 1-58544-608-4. History and guide to old hotels, sorted by region, with maps. Color photos throughout. Inscribed and signed by the author. Flex binding with french flaps.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear. Gift inscription, and author inscribed and signed. # E4165. $11.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Carpenter, T.L.   THE AMERIKAN DREAM (SIGNED)  
Philadelphia: Xlibris, 2011. Reprint. 270 pages. Paperback. 1456852469 1456852469. Racism, dirty politics, the KKK, and murder in Deep East Texas. Inscribed and SIGNED by the author.
Good+/Wraps. Solid copy, reader bend on front cover, else VG. # E4209. $50.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Carpenter, Liz.   GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME (SIGNED)  
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987. 1st ed. 304 pages. Hardcover. 0671611577 0-671-61157-7. Author's life as a Texan and a mainstay in the Johnson WhiteHouse. Inscribed to owner and signed by the author on the FFEP. Dated Sept. 20,1987.
Near Fine/Fine. Tight, no wear on book or dustjacket. # E3817. $6.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Carpenter, C. Keith.   GHOSTS OF EMILY GRAY: A SUPERNATURAL TELLING  
Dickinson, TX: Hollow Horse Publishing, 2013. 1st ed. 255 pages. Paperback. 0615920225 0-615-92022-5. The ghosts of Emily Gray haunt her surviving twin sister, Erin who tries to keep her family and world together after breaking from the occult underworld. For young adult readers. Signed by the author.
New/Wraps. # 33746. $15.95   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Carroll, Jeff.   LEGENDARY TEXAS: VOLUME 3 THESE PEOPLE WE CALL TEXANS (SIGNED)  
Bryan Texas: Jeff Carroll, 1994. 1st ed. 114 pages. Paperback. Snip-its of Texas history, written first as newspaper columns, later as radio material aired on PBS. Cream card-stock cover with illustration on front. Black cloth spine.
Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear, no owner marks. Signed by the author on the title page. # E4586. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Carver, John.   WINNING (SIGNED)  
Plano Texas: Hard Times Cattle Company, 1998. 1st ed. 511 pages. Paperback. 0966357906 0-9663579-0-6. Inscribed to owner and signed by the author, dated June 1999. Fiction story of coaching a West Texas highschool football team.
VG/Wraps. Tight, very minor edge scuffing, reader creases on spine. # E2650. $7.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Cernan, Eugene.   LAST MAN ON THE MOON: ASTRONAUT EUGENE CERNAN AND AMERICA'S RACE IN SPACE (SIGNED)  
New York: St. Martin's, 1999. Reprint. 356 pages. Hardcover. 0312199066 0-312-19906-6. Memoir of Gemini & Apollo era astronaut & commander of Apollo 17, our last manned mission to the Moon. Co-written With Don Davis. INSCRIBED & SIGNED to previous owners on the title page by the late Gene Cernan. B/w photos, indexed.
Fine/Fine. A very nice copy. # E0205. $97.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Chapman, Burton.   TELEPHONE ROAD, TEXAS: A HISTORY AND GUIDE TO TELEPHONE ROAD AND SOUTHEAST HOUSTON (SIGNED)  
Friendswood, TX: Baxter Press, 2007. Reprint. 157 pages. Paperback. 1888237783 1-888237-78-3. History of the Telephone Road area, Hobby Airport, the many businesses, clubs & studios and the venerable Orange Show House that have made the area distinctive. B/w photos.
New/Wraps. New copies SIGNED by the author, a friend of the store. # 29192. $16.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Chesley, Hervey E.   ADVENTURING WITH THE OLD-TIMERS: TRAILS TRAVELLED, TALES TOLD (SIGNED BY J. EVETTS HALEY)  
Midland, TX: Nita Stewart Haley Mem. Libr., . 1st ed. 184 pages. Hardcover. The book is SIGNED by J. Evetts Haley, noted Texas historian, who provided the introduction / foreword. Illustrated throughout with drawings by H.D Bugbee, and book designed by Carl Hertzog. Index. Tan cloth-covered boards with Bugbee illustration on front and back. Brown cloth spine with gilt title. Dustjacket mimics the design of the book.
VG/Good+. Tight unmarked copy. Edges are faintly foxed as are the lighter parts of the dustjacket, else VG. Dustjacket back panel rubbed. # E3753. $55.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Clark, Joseph, & Moudy, James M.   A HOPE OF WISDOM: TWO ESSAYS ON EDUCATION  
Fort Worth: T.C.U. Press, 1973. Limited ed. 86 pages. Hardcover. # 63 of 400 limited edition copies, this one inscribed by Moudy. Two essays: Addison(1873) and Moudy (1973) examine the concepts of education. The first book in TCU's Centennial Series.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Title page shows price sticker removal. # A0656. $28.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Cloud, Dan.   THE AESCULAPIAN (SIGNED)  
Savannah, GA: Frederic C. Beil, 1998. 1st ed. 359 pages. Hardcover. 0913720984 0-913720-98-4. Inscribed to previous owner and signed by the author.
Near Fine/Fine. Slightly cocked. # B8790. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Cohen, Stan.   EAST WIND RAIN: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK  
Missoula, MT: Pictorial Histories Publishing. Reprint. 182 pages. Paperback. 0933126158 0-933126-15-8. B/w photos, maps. Inscribed to owner "I hope my book will bring back some memories for you" signed by the author and dated Dec. 7, 1982.
Good+/Wraps. Has some wear and scuffing. # E2533. $14.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Coleman, Britta.   POTTER SPRINGS: A NOVEL  
New York: Center Street, 2005. 1st ed. 294 pages. Hardcover. 0446577782 0-446-57778-2. Love and loss in Texas. Inscribed and signed by the author.
Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, no owner marks. # B8234. $5.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Colley, Barbara.   POLISHED OFF: A CHARLOTTE LARUE MYSTERY (SIGNED)  
New York: Kensington, 2004. 1st ed. 245 pages. Hardcover. 1575668777 1-57566-877-7. A southern cozy mystery, set in New Orleans. Signed by the author on the title page.
Near Fine/Fine. No wear, no other marks. # E0682. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Cooley, Denton A.   REFLECTIONS AND OBSERVATIONS: ESSAYS OF DENTON A. COOLEY (SIGNED)  
Austin: Eakin Press, 1984. 1st ed. 240 pages. Hardcover. 0890154554 0-89015-455-4. The writings of Houston's renown cardiac surgeon, much on Baylor College of Medicine, Univ. Texas & The Texas Heart Institute. B/w photos,index. Essays collected by Marianne Kneipp. SIGNED on front endpaper by Denton Cooley.
VG/Good+. Tight, straight, no owner marks. Dustjacket has no chips or tears, but light scuffing on corners and and edges. Edges of book, and white back of dustjacket have foxing. # E4563. $125.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Cordle, Tom.   THE DISAPPEARING CEMETERY: AN UNPARALLELED MOUNTAIN TALE  
Tellico Plains: Talking Leaves, 2002. 1st ed. 352 pages. Hardcover. 0972203907 0-9722039-0-7. Inscribed and signed by the author, dated 2002.
Fine/Fine. No wear. # B9551. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Courtney, Bill.   AGAINST THE GRAIN: A COACH'S WISDOM ON CHARACTER, FAITH, AND LOVE  
New York: Weinstein Books, 2014. 1st ed. 220 pages. Hardcover. 1602862249 1-60286-224-9. Courtney describes the key principles which have helped young people and adults to live better and more fulfilled lives. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page.
Fine/Fine. Appears unread. # E1623. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Coutinho, Jose Reinaldo.   A DOR NO TUNEL DO TEMPO: UMA BREVE HISTORIA (SIGNED)  
Cuiaba MT Brazil: Self Published, 1998. 1st ed. 130 pages. Paperback. Language of this book is Brazilian Portuguese. Inscribed to owners and SIGNED by the author, dated Winter '98.
Near Fine/Wraps. No wear, no owner marks. # E2843. $22.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Crawford, George, Fred, and Raymond.   THREE CRAWFORD BROTHERS: THE WW II MEMOIRS OF THREE PILOTS (SIGNED)  
Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2008. 1st ed. 647 pages. Paperback. 1438904576 1438904576. The stories of three pilot brothers as they fought in WW II, two in Europe and one in Asia. The three unpublished books were joined for this one. Signed by the author George Crawford, with inscription to owner.
VG/Wraps. Tight, with normal reading wear. # E4186. $40.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Crider, Bill.   BOOKED FOR A HANGING (SIGNED)  
New York: St. Martin's, 1992. 1st ed. 202 pages. Hardcover. 0312081499 0-312-08149-9. A Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mystery. First edition, signed by the author on the title page. The Sheriff searches for a killer and a rare book.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight. Spine top lightly bumped. Dustjacket scuffed and wrinkled at spine top. # E1493. $22.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Crisp, Margie.   RIVER OF CONTRASTS: THE TEXAS COLORADO (SIGNED)  
College Station: Texas A & M, 2012. 1st ed. 228 pages. Paperback. 1603444661 1-60344-466-1. Color photos, maps, and works of art illustrate this book about the longest river with both its headwaters and terminus in Texas. It follows the stories of the people and the animals who live along the river and depend upon it. Notes, resources, list of artworks, and index. Large softcover with frenchflaps. Signed by the author on the halftitle page.
VG/Wraps. Minimal shelfwear, new copy with publisher stamp on FEP. # E1330. $35.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Crook, Elizabeth.   THE RAVEN'S BRIDE: A NOVEL OF ELIZA, SAM HOUSTON'S FIRST WIFE (SIGNED)  
New York: Doubleday, 1991. 1st ed. 369 pages. Hardcover. 0385417756 0-385-41775-6. Historical fiction about their short-lived marriage and ensuing scandal. SIGNED & INSCRIBLED by author to owner on half title page, and dated March 4, 1991.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, owner bookplate. Dustjacket has a wrinkle at spine top. # E1823. $13.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Crook, Cornelia A.   SAN PEDRO SPRINGS PARK: TEXAS' OLDEST RECREATION AREA (LIMITED EDITION, #100/500)  
San Antonio: Cornelia E. Crook, 1967. Limited ed. 112 pages. Hardcover. # 100 of 500 specially bound limited edition copies. Signed by the author. History of the San Pedro Springs area near San Antonio. B/w drawings, bibliography. Bright teal cloth-covered boards with white park scene and titles. Uncommon.
Fine/No Jacket. No wear, no owner marks. # A0091. $75.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Crooks, Col. Kelley, & Mark Lardas.   WARSHIPS AT SEAWOLF PARK (SIGNED)  
Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2018. 1st ed. 126 pages. Paperback. 1467102628 1467102628. War history of the two ships, the USS Cavalla, an attack submarine and the destroyer-escort USS Stewart, the establishment of the park, and their difficult restoration. Over 100 B/w photos throughout.
New/Wraps. New copies SIGNED on the title page by Mark Lardas, a friend of our store. # 36669. $17.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Dailey, Janet.   NOTORIOUS (SIGNED)  
New York: HarperCollins, 1996. Reprint. 342 pages. Hardcover. 0060176970 0-06-017697-0. Inscribed to owner and signed by the author.
Near Fine/Fine. Edges tanned, no wear. # B8792. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Dalby, Robert.   KISSING BABIES AT THE PIGGLY WIGGLY (SIGNED)  
New York: Putnam, 2007. 1st ed. 273 pages. Hardcover. 0399154280 0-399-15428-0. Signed on the title page by the author.
VG/Near Fine. Tight, square book with remainder mark on bottom. Bright dustjacket with mild scuffing on back. # B8772. $22.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Dancer, Daniel D., & William Least Heat-.   FOUR SEASONS OF KANSAS  
Lawrence, KS: Univ. Press of Kansas, 1988. 1st ed. 128 pages. Hardcover. 0700603751 0-7006-0375-1. Published for the Kansa Department of Commerce and Ksnsas Magazine, filled with color photos by Dancer and introductory essay by Heat-Moon. Signed by Dancer on the title page.
Fine/Near Fine. Book shows no sign of use. Bit of scuffing on duetjacket. # E2263. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Dauphin, Sue.   SJOGREN'S SYNDROME: THE 'SNEAKY' ARTHRITIS  
Tequesta, FL: Pixel Press, 1987. 1st ed. 158 pages. Paperback. 0962035408 0-9620354-0-8. An examination of Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disorder which sometimes accompanies rheumatoid arthritis, and presents with dry eye and other glandular abnormalities. .
Fine/Wraps. SIGNED by the author. # B7762. $6.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Davidson, Diane Mott.   CRUNCH TIME (SIGNED)  
New York: William Morrow, 2011. 1st ed. 471 pages. Hardcover. 0061348155 0-06-134815-5. Ten recipes at the back of the book for yummy things prepared in the story. Signed by the author on the title page. Light yellow dustjacket with red title on spine. Stated first edition.
Fine/Fine. No wear, no marks. # E3776. $22.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Davis, W. Parks.   BIG STRIPES TO FREEDOM (SIGNED)  
Baltimore: Publish America, 2006. 1st ed. 196 pages. Paperback. 1424149967 1424149967.
New/Wraps. New book. signed by the author. # 28943. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Deaver, Michael K.   A DIFFERENT DRUMMER: MY THIRTY YEARS WITH RONALD REAGAN  
New York: HarperCollins, 2001. 1st ed. 228 pages. Hardcover. 0060197846 0-06-019784-6. With a forword by Nancy Reagan. Inscribed to previous owner and signed by the author on the title page.
Fine/Fine. # B8778. $35.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Derry, Ramsay.   THE WORLD OF ROBERT BATEMAN (SIGNED)  
New York: Random House, 1985. 1st ed. 167 pages. Hardcover. 0394546547 0-394-54654-7. More than ninety paintings, with much commentary by the artist. Signed by the artist on the half-title page. 12 x 11 inch format.
Near Fine/VG. Tight, no wear on book. Owner name blacked out. Dustjacket has no tears, but tiny scuff at top edge of spine. # B9425. $28.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Dis, Adriann Van.   THE SHELL: AN AFRICAN TALE  
Noordwijk: by the author, 1992. 29 pages. Hardcover.
Fine/No Jacket. # B1028. $36.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Dregni (editor), Michael.   THIS OLD HARLEY: THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE TO THE WORLD'S GREATEST MOTOCYCLE (IN FULL LEATHER EASTON PRESS BINDING)  
Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press / Easton Pres. Reprint. 160 pages. Leather. 0896584437 0-89658-443-7. A full-leather Easton Press binding of Voyageur Press' edition, 4th printing (ISBN 0896584437). In black leather with 3 raised spine bands, gilt edges with gilt & red lettering & decorations. Dregni has assembled a collection of stories, photos, histor and artwork from many contributors including Evel Kneivel, Lucky Lee Lott, Timothy Remus and more. Color & b/w photos and illustrations throughout.
Fine/No Jacket. A Fine copy with no signs of use. A handsome piece for Harley fans. Somewhat scarce in the Easton binding. # E3875. $125.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
du Mont, John S.   CUSTER BATTLE GUNS (SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION)  
Ft. Collins, CO: The Old Army Press, 1974. Limited ed. 113 pages. Leather. Copy No. 21 of an edition limited to 50 copies, signed by the author, and bound in dark blue leather. Stamped in gilt along inside edges. Spine title and front saber decoration also stamped in gilt. History of the weapons carried by both sides at the Little Bighorn. Armory records, B/w photos and drawings throughout. Indexed.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Clean, tight with minor scuffing at corners. # E1354. $275.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Dunnigan, James F., & Austin Bay.   FROM SHIELD TO STORM: HIGH TECH WEAPONS, MILITARY STRATEGY, & COALITION WARFARE IN THE PERSIAN GULF  
New York: William Morrow, 1992. 1st ed. 512 pages. Hardcover. What really happened in the Gulf War. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Austin Bay.
Fine/Fine. # A5190. $17.00     Inquire Now  
Dunson, John.   KEEPER OF SECRETS: DAY ONE (SIGNED)  
Alpharetta: Black & White Publishing, 2002. 1st ed. 309 pages. Hardcover. 0971442053 0-9714420-5-3. Dunson's novel of political intrigue. SIGNED, dated 06/16/02, with a lengthy inscription on dedication page.
Fine/Fine. # A8814. $8.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Durr, Ben.   MISS EMILY: THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS (SIGNED)  
Santa Fe, NM: Sunstone Press, 2001. 1st ed. 319 pages. Hardcover. 0865343225 0-86534-322-5. Story blending legend and fact at Texas beginnings. Glossary of Spanish words and phrases. Signed by the author.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Tight, without wear. # E3112. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Edwards, Bob.   EDWARD R. MURROW AND THE BIRTH OF BROADCAST JOURNALISM (SIGNED)  
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2004. 1st ed. 174 pages. Hardcover. 0471477532 0-471-47753-2. First edition biography of the famous journalist. Bibliography & index. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page.
Fine/Fine. Tight, no wear, no marks. # E4273. $7.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Edwards, Joshua.   GRACE PACE: OVERCOMING FEAR, FAILURE, AND FATIGUE IN THE JOURNEY  
Friendswood, TX: Joshua Edwards, 2018. 1st ed. 187 pages. Paperback. 1986378926 1-986378-92-6. Inspirational work SIGNED by the author, a pastor in West Columbia, Texas.
New/Wraps. New book. # 36453. $14.95   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Eisenhauer, Anita, & Gigi Starnes.   CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: A PICTURE POSTCARD HISTORY (SIGNED)  
Corpus Christi: Anita's Antiques, 1987. 1st ed. 77 pages. Hardcover. 215 images with several paragraphs descriptive text beside each. All in color, index. Signed by the author on the title page.
Fine/No Jacket. No wear, no marks other than author signature. # E1866. $30.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Estleman, Loren D.   WHISKEY RIVER (UNCORRECTED PROOFS)  
New York: Bantam, 1990. Proof ed. 262 pages. Paperback. 0553070428 0-553-07042-8. UNCORRECTED PROOF of this Prohibition Era Detroit crime novel. Tradepaper size 9 inches tall. Several small, pale spots on top edge.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, unmarked. No reader crease or visible wear. Several small, pale spots on top edge. # A7792. $4.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Euler, Robert C.   THE PAIUTE PEOPLE  
Phoenix: Indian Tribal Series, 1972. Limited ed. 106 pages. Paperback. Limited edition # 9285 of 15,000 numbered copies signed by the Tribal Chairman, Bill Tom. History of the tribe, b/w & color photos. Medal not included.
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked. No wear. Spine sunned. # A6735. $8.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Evanovich, Janet.   METRO GIRL (SIGNED)  
New York: HarperCollins, 2004. 1st ed. 296 pages. Hardcover. 0060584009 0-06-058400-9. Signed by the author. Yellow, orange, and fuschia dustjacket. Staed first edition.
Fine/Near Fine. Tight, no wear, no marks. Dustjacket has small krinkles at spine ends. # E3775. $13.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Farrell, James T.   YOUNG LONIGAN (SIGNED)  
Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1979. Reprint. 238 pages. Leather. In full olive leather, with two raised spine bands, gilt decorations and lettering, moire endpapers and silk ribbon. All edges gilt. Includes the 'Notes From the Editors' booklet. The first of the Studs Lonigan trilogy about a young Irish-American growing up in rough & rumble Chicago in the early 1900s.
Fine/No Jacket. A pristine, unread copy SIGNED by the author. Includes the Notes From the Editors booklet. # E2078. $20.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Faulkner, William.   THE MANSION (SIGNED LIMITED EDITION)  
New York: Random House, 1959. Limited ed. 436 pages. Hardcover. The final volume in the Snopes Triology. In black cloth over beveled boards with gilt lettering. First printing stated on copyright page. Limited edition # 432 of 500 copies, hand numbered and SIGNED by William Faulkner.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Pages a bit toned, else Fine. Corners are sharp. No marks orscuffs. # B7150. $893.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Felton, Bill & Harry.   NONE OF THE ABOVE: POLITICAL WATERSHED AT THE GRASS ROOTS  
Alvin, TX: Swan Publishing, 1992. 1st ed. 230 pages. Paperback. 0943629055 0-943629-05-5. Inscribed to owner and signed by the author. Commentary on American politics and political campaigning.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear. # E0392. $8.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Ferris, Sylvia Van Voast.   SCALPELS AND SABERS: NINETEENTH CENTURY MEDICINE IN TEXAS  
Austin: Eakin Press, 1985. 1st ed. 254 pages. Hardcover. 0890155143 0-89015-514-3. Frontier medicine & the men who practiced it fill this narrative, beginning with doctors who came to Texas in the Spanish colonial period, moving to revolutionary & Republic eras. B/w photos and illustrations. Appendix, bibliography & index. Signed by Ferris on the title page.
Fine/Fine. New old stock from our archives. # A4700. $60.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Friedrichs, Irene Hohmann.   HISTORY OF GOLIAD (SIGNED)  
Victoria Texas: Regal Printers, 1967. 2nd ed. 80 pages. Paperback. Second edition published in 1967, following the 1961 original. Signed on the title page by the author. B/w photos.
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, no wear, no owner marks. # E2773. $35.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Fuermann, George.   THE NEW YEAR IN HOUSTON 1864  
Houston: The Bookman, 1963. Limited ed. 4 pages. Paperback. Five hundred copies of this pamphlet were printed for C. Dorman David's The Bookman in January, 1964 and signed by the author. The sepia-tone photo on the cover shows the west side of Main Street between Congress and Preston Avenues. Stapled, but also tied with yarn as a decoration.
Fine/Wraps. Clean, firm, unmarked. No wear. # B5725. $65.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Gard, Wayne.   UNITARIANISM IN DALLAS, 1899-1968 (SIGNED) AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF THE FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF DALLAS  
Dallas: First Unitarian Church, 1973. 1st ed. 75 pages. Hardcover. SIGNED by the author, b/w photos.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Crisp, no bumps, rubs, or marks. # A3088. $16.75   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Garland, Sherry.   BEST HORSE ON THE FORCE (SIGNED)  
New York: Henry Holt, 1991. 1st ed. 104 pages. Hardcover. 0805016589 0-8050-1658-9. Children's action-adventure story involving the Houston Mounted Police. Inscribed and signed by the author. NOT X-LIBRARY OR SCHOOL.
VG/VG. Clean, tight, unmarked. Shelfwear. # B1200. $13.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Garwood, Ellen Clayton.   WILL CLAYTON: A SHORT BIOGRAPHY  
Austin: U.T. Press, 1958. 1st ed. 164 pages. Hardcover. Life of former Secretary of State Clayton, who was instrumental in developing the Marshall Plan following WWII. B/w photos, chronology, index.
Fine/Fine. SIGNED by his daughter, the author. # A2946. $20.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Gatlin, Mrs. R.E. (Lou).   TAKE COVER  
Wichita Falls: Western Christian Found., 198. 93 pages. Hardcover. A mix of church history of the Southside Assembly of God in Wichita Falls, Texas, poems about the tornados that wiped them out, other poetry and biographical sketches of members. INSCRIBED & SIGNED copy.
Near Fine/No Jacket. # B3336. $28.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Geissen, Steve, & Vuthy Kuon.   WILLIE & THE WORLD WIDE WEB (SIGNED)  
Houston: Three Leaves Publishing, 1998. Hardcover. 0966197402 0-9661974-0-2. Childrens' computer-adventure inscribed "To ____", signed by the illustrator, including a humorous drawing of a kid kicking a soccer ball, and dated 12/06/01. Alternating pages of text by Geissen and color plates by Kuon. Glossary of computer and internet terms.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Tight, no wear or owner marks on book or dustjacket. # E2844. $6.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Geyer, Nancy.   FRAILTIES (SIGNED)  
Boston: Little, Brown, 1985. 1st ed. 448 pages. Hardcover. 0316308927 0-316-30892-7. Novel set in Houston. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Geyer.
VG/Good. Dj a chipped and worn. # A5869. $12.25     Inquire Now  
Gilbert, Charles E. Jr.   A CONCISE HISTORY OF EARLY TEXAS - AS TOLD BY ITS 30 HISTORIC FLAGS  
Houston: ADCO Press, 1964. 80 pages. Hardcover. Color drawings and some history on the various flags of Texas, Six nations, 'come and take it' and others. SIGNED by the author.
Near Fine/Fine. New old stock from our archives. Light foxing to page edges, else Fine in like dustjacket. # A0146. $38.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Gilhuly, Michael and Marilyn.   PRELUDE TO GLORY: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A TEXAS RANGER  
Macon, GA: Stroud and Hall, 2007. 1st ed. 327 pages. Hardcover. 0974537683 0-9745376-8-3. Historical fiction based on the author's Texas Ranger ancestor.
Fine/Fine. Inscribed and Signed by the both authors. # B8125. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Glass, Julia Daingerfield.   AUNT CELEY TALKS (SIGNED)  
San Antonio: Carleton Printing Company, 1948. 1st ed. 152 pages. Hardcover. In the Years 1921-22, "Lest We Forget". From an earlier culture, stories told with affection in supposed Negro dialect. First edition inscribed and SIGNED by the author, dated May 1951. Illustration by Merle Venrick. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt title on front. (no title on spine) Calling card of author in library card pocket.
X-Lib VG/No Jacket. Former library copy, minimal markings. A clean, solid copy. Card pocket, library name stamp, and de-assession stamp. # E3733. $50.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Glasscock, Sallie.   DREAMS OF AN EMPIRE: THE STORY OF STEPHEN FULLER AUSTIN AND HIS COLONY IN TEXAS  
San Antonio: Naylor, 1951. 1st ed. 213 pages. Hardcover. Biography of Stephen F. Austin and his work in the colonization of Texas. Texas Empire Edition. B/w photos. Autographed by the author.
Good/No Jacket. Has scribbles on endpapers and a few pages. Rear hinge cloth showing. Edges foxed. PON. # A0138. $35.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Goodwyn, Frank.   LONE-STAR LAND: TWENTIETH CENTURY TEXAS IN PERSPECTIVE  
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. 1st ed. 352 pages. Hardcover. All-encompassing view of Texas in the 1950s. B/w photos. Special Texas Edition, signed.
Good+/Good. Book clean and tight, but faded along edges of boards. DJ worn top of spine, and a little darkened on spine. # A0148. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Gracy II, David B.   SUNRISE!: GOVERNOR BILL DANIEL AND THE SECOND LIBERATION OF GUAM  
Hillsboro, Texas: Hill College Press, 2010. 1st ed. 296 pages. Hardcover. 0912172002 0-912172-00-2. East Texas native appointed in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy to be the fifth civilian governor of the island of Guam. He befriended the people and instigated improvements in the economy and the lives of its citizens. B/w photos, notes, bibliography & index.
New/New. New copies SIGNED by the author, a friend of our store. # B5686. $22.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Greene, A.C.   A CHRISTMAS TREE (SIGNED, LIMITED)  
Austin: Encino Press, 1973. Limited ed. 28 pages. Hardcover. # 135 of 250 limited edition copies SIGNED by Greene, Nunn & Wittliff. Greene recalls accounts of his experiences with Christmas trees. Illustrated with drawings by Ancel Nunn. Book designed by William D. Wittliff. Green cloth covered boards with large colorful paste-on label on front. Matching label on slipcase. Dark green leather spine with gilt title.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Book is lightly foxed along page edges and label, thus Near Fine. In a Very Good slipcase which shows moderate foxing on paper label. # A0616. $67.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Greene, A.C.   A PLACE CALLED DALLAS: THE PIONEERING YEARS OF A CONTINUING METROPOLIS (SIGNED)  
Dallas: Dalls County Heritage Society, 1975. 1st ed. 65 pages. Paperback. History of Dallas early growth to 1970s. Double-page illustration of "Bird's eye view" of Dallas dated 1872. B/w illustrations. Signed by the author on the titlepage.
Good/Wraps. Tight, No wear, but the spine and part of front cover sun-darkened. Gift inscription dated 1975. # E4034. $14.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Gruener, Barbara, & Audrye Williams (Ill.   MR. QUIGLEY'S KEYS (SIGNED)  
Alexandria, VA: EduMatch, 2021. 1st ed. Paperback. 1953852270 1-953852-27-0. Touching story of a beloved school maintenance man who lost his hearing in WWII, but spoke volumes and inspired students with his kindness and generosity. Lovely illustrations by Audrye Williams.
New/Wraps. SIGNED with an inspirational quote by the author, a friend of our store. New copies. # 37590. $16.99   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Grusendorf, Arthur A.   AUTHENTIC HUMAN: MAN FIT FOR HAPPINESS AND SURVIVAL  
San Marcos: Custom Publishing, 1975. 2nd ed. 146 pages. Hardcover. Grusendorf writes on the human condition, philosophy, sociology, economics and politics. SIGNED, INSCRIBED & NUMBERED #0050 of an unspecified edition. Quite scarce.
Near Fine/Good+. White dj a bit worn and foxed. # A7720. $40.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Hale, Leon.   A SMILE FROM KATIE HATTAN & OTHER NATURAL WONDERS (SIGNED)  
Bryan: Shearer Publishing, 1982. 1st ed. 280 pages. Hardcover. 0940672073 0-940672-07-3. Newspaper columnist Leon Hale writes of people living in an imperfect world. Boldly SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper.
Near Fine/VG. A solid, clean, unmarked copy. Dustjacket has lots of little rubbed marks, but no tears or chips. # E3102. $32.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Halfmann, Eunice K.   CLOTHESPINS AND CALENDARS: RECOLLECTIONS OF THE PAST (SIGNED)  
Canaan, NH: Phoenix Publishing, 1985. 1st ed. 91 pages. Hardcover. 0914659111 0-914659-11-1. Author writes the story of her mother's life in the village of Plymouth, New Hampshire in the early days. Signed by the author on the title page to the previous owner.
Fine/Near Fine. Tight, with no wear on book. Dustjacket has 1/4 inch tear on back edge. # B9402. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Halsell, H.H.   RANGER (SIGNED)  
Dallas: Wilkinson Printing, 1947. 2nd ed. 95 pages. Hardcover. Historical fiction on the Texas frontier, signed by the author who was born in 1860. Indian fighting adventure and romance after the Civil War. Orange cloth-covered boards with a blue paste-on block containing the title and stage coach illustration. Dustjacket is gold foil with black title and stagecoach drawing.
Fine/Near Fine. Tight, no owner name or marks. No wear on book. Dustjacket has several very tiny edge tears, but no scuffing. # B8341. $75.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Harrigan, Stephen.   CHALLENGER PARK (SIGNED)  
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. 1st ed. 397 pages. Hardcover. 0375412050 0-375-41205-0. Novel about astronauts and the space program.
Fine/Fine. SIGNED by Harrigan on the half title page. # B0312. $15.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Hart, Kim.   BEATRICE AND RAYMOND: A UNIVERSAL MESSAGES BOOK (SIGNED)  
Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2012. 1st ed. Paperback. 1477249516 1477249516. A lesson in how change can make us stronger. Beautiful art work by John Garancheski.
New/Wraps. A new book signed by the author. # 33315. $16.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Healy, Bill.   THE ADIRONDACKS: A SPECIAL WORLD (SIGNED)  
Utica, NY: North Country Books, 1986. 1st ed. 127 pages. Hardcover. 093205241X 0-932052-41-X. Photographic essay on the mountain areas of New York State. SIGNED on the front endpaper by the author/photographer.
Near Fine/Good+. Nice unmarked. Dustjacket has a half-inch mended tear at top back with light edgewear. # B9178. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Hemphill, Ken.   YOU ARE GIFTED: YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD (SIGNED)  
Nashville: B & H Publishing, 2009. 1st ed. 222 pages. Hardcover. 0805448624 0-8054-4862-4. Inscribed 'to Johnny' by the author.
Fine/Fine. No wear, no owner name or marks. # E2033. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Henderson, David M.   APPLIED CARTESIAN TENSORS FOR AEROSPACE SIMULATIONS (SIGNED)  
Reston, VA: AIAA, 2006. 1st ed. 215 pages. Hardcover. 1563477939 1-56347-793-9. Signed by the author and dated November 2016.
New/No Jacket. New book signed by the author. # E0692. $80.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Heritage Committee of the San, Antonio B   SAN ANTONIO IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY (SIGNED)  
San Antonio: Clarke Printing Company, 1976. 1st ed. 154 pages. Hardcover. Published for the American Bicentennial, this early history of San Antonio is signed on the titlepage by all contributors. Sepia-tone photos throughout. Includes errata card. Map endpapers. First printing and out of print.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Tight, no wear. Ghost of owner address sticker on enpaper. # E4013. $28.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Hershberger, Sally.   FAME, FORTUNE, FRAMED & FREED: A TRIBUTE TO LOVE AND ENDURANCE  
Prairie Village: Leathers Publishing, 1996. 1st ed. 440 pages. Hardcover. 0964689847 0-9646898-4-7. Inscribed & Signed by the author and Jim Hershberger.
Near Fine/VG. Clean, tight, slightly cocked. Dj has few short tears. # B2520. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Hines, Pauline McNew, & Melba Langley Ca.   WHISPERS OF NEWTON COUNTY HISTORY, 1940-2000  
Lufkin, Texas: Best of East Texas, 2002. 1st ed. 599 pages. Hardcover. 1878096664 1-878096-66-4. Thorough history of this East Texas county. Produced by the Newton County Historical Commission, and signed by Pauline Hines, a compiler. Well organized with appendices and index.
Fine/Fine. A pristine copy. # B7984. $155.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Hoig, Stan.   THE SAND CREEK MASSACRE (SIGNED)  
Norman: Univ. Oklahoma, 1961. 1st ed. 217 pages. Hardcover. First edition, SIGNED and inscribed by the author to owner. Appendix, bibliography, index. Printed inside dustjacket is list of Indian and Frontier titles published by University of Oklahoma. Black cloth-covered boards, top edge dyed red.
Near Fine/Good+. Book is tight and square, unmarked save for author inscription. No wear. Owner bookplate inside front board. Price-clipped dustjacket has some edge and corner wear. # E3979. $60.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
House, Boyce.   CITY OF FLAMING ADVENTURE: THE CHRONICLE OF SAN ANTONIO, FIESTA EDITION (SIGNED)  
San Antonio: Naylor Company, 1949. 1st ed. 214 pages. Hardcover. Thirty-three chapters about events and people important in San Antonio and Texas history. Fifteen illustrations by Melvan D. Jordan. Green cloth-covered boards, endpapers illustrated in green. Author signed on colorful, tipped-in Fiesta Edition page.
VG/No Jacket. Clean, tight, owner name on titlepage. Corners very lightly bumped. # E2952. $20.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
House, Boyce.   HOW I TOOK HOLLYWOOD BY STORM  
Dallas: Banks Upshaw and Company, 1942. Limited ed. 26 pages. Hardcover. This first edition is limited to three hundred signed and numbered copies, this being number 13. Illustrated by Vic LeMay. House's funny account of his adventures in Hollywood as a consultant on the movie Boom Town. Blue moire silk over boards with bright gilt title on front. SIGNED by Boyce House.
Fine/No Jacket. Clean, tight, no wear or owner marks. # B8205. $38.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Huckabee, Mike.   A SIMPLE CHRISTMAS: TWELVE STORIES THAT CELEBRATE THE TRUE HOLIDAY SPIRIT (SIGNED)  
New York: Sentinel/Penguin, 2009. 1st ed. 208 pages. Hardcover. 1595230629 1-59523-062-9. Huckabee writes the Christmas memories of his family, stories of homelife in Arkansas. Signed by the author on the title page.
Fine/Fine. # B8822. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Hunter, Brenda.   THE POWER OF MOTHER LOVE: TRANSFORMING BOTH MOTHER AND CHILD (SIGNED)  
Colorado Springs: Waterbrook Press, 1998. 2nd ed. 268 pages. Hardcover. 1578560012 1-57856-001-2. Signed & inscribed by the author to the previous owner: 'For you, Barbara, Read and enjoy!'
Fine/Fine. No wear on book or dustjacket. # B8761. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Jason, Daniel.   LOCH NESS MONSTERS IN ATLANTIS¨ (SIGNED)  
Houston: Time Dancer Press, 2002. 1st ed. 210 pages. Paperback. 0965947033 0-9659470-3-3. Inscribed and signed by the author.
Fine/Wraps. No wear, no other marks. # B9715. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Johnson, Lady Bird.   TEXAS-A ROADSIDE VIEW (SIGNED)  
San Antonio: Trinity Univ., 1980. 1st ed. 51 pages. Hardcover. 0911536892 0-911536-89-2. Color photos from the 25 Texas Highway Departments submitted to Lady Bird's 1979 contest. Foreword by Diana Hobby. Laid in is matching bookplate signed by Lady Bird Johnson, in envelope from Trinity University Press.
Fine/Fine. New old stock from our archives. Pristine. # E3201. $199.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Johnson, Rena A.   WAITING FOR THE HARVEST (SIGNED)  
New York: Carlton Press, 1969. 224 pages. Hardcover. Previous owner gift inscription. Signed by the author.
VG/No Jacket. Clean, square, and tight. # B8775. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Joysmith, Toby Eric.   GUSTAVO ARIAS MURUETA: ALGO AUN MAS ALLA (LIMITED DELUXE ED.)  
Mexico City: EdaMex, 1983. Limited ed. 140 pages. Hardcover. 9684092342 9-6840923-4-2. Special edition with tipped-in folder containing hand embossed and tinted art-work, SIGNED by the artist and numbered 47/100. Text in Spanish, English, and French. 87 pages of text, followed by 52 b/w and color plates, and folded index to the plates. Two copies of glasine protector decsribing the artwork 'Desnudo a la Ventana' are laid in. Published for 1983 exhibit at Gerhard Wurzer Gallery in Houston. 8 inch square format.
Near Fine/Fine. A Near Fine copy in Fine dj of this short-run edition. Light foxing on top edge, no wear, no owner marks. # B6178. $300.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Junger, Sebastion.   WAR (SIGNED)  
New York: 12 Twelve/Hachette, 2010. Reprint. 287 pages. Hardcover. 0446556246 0-446-55624-6. The results of Junger's year of following a platoon based at a remote outpost in eastern Afghanistan. Inscribed "To Ray - Thank you for your service" and SIGNED by the author on the title page. Third printing.
Fine/Fine. Tight, no wear, no owner marks. # E4066. $14.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Just, Ward.   THE TRANSLATOR  
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991. 1st ed. 313 pages. Hardcover. 0395571685 0-395-57168-5. Romance and intrigue in post-war Europe, up to and including the break-up of the cold war order in 1989-90. Signed by the author on the half-title page.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, square. # B7718. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Kellogg, Marne Davis.   NOTHING BUT GOSSIP (SIGNED): A LILLY BENNETT MYSTERY  
New York: Doubleday, 1999. 1st ed. 276 pages. Hardcover. 0385488602 0-385-48860-2. Signed by the author.
Near Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. No wear on Dj. Light foxing top edge. # B2277. $25.25   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Kelsey, Sr., Mavis, & Donald H. Dyal.   THE COURTHOUSES OF TEXAS: A GUIDE (SIGNED)  
College Station: Texas A & M, 1993. 1st ed. 331 pages. Hardcover. 0890965463 0-89096-546-3. Description, history, and color photo of the courthouse in each Texas county. A section on the background of the county names. Texas map with counties outlined. Signed by both authors.
Fine/No Jacket. Clean, tight, straight. # B8797. $125.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Ketteman, Helen, & Marsha Lynn Winborn.   GRANDMA'S CAT (SIGNED)  
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996. Reprint. Hardcover. 0395730945 0-395-73094-5. Inscribed and signed on the title page by the author. Illustrated by Marsha Lynn Winborn.
Near Fine/VG. Book is tight, unmarked and without wear. Dustjacket has tiny tear at spine top. # E2632. $14.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Kieniewicz, Paul.   IMMORTALITY MACHINE (SIGNED)  
Chula Vista CA: Aventine Press, 2003. 1st ed. 286 pages. Paperback. 1593300069 1-59330-006-9. An adventure through a forbidden culture to discover the nature of life and death. Inscribed to owner and signed by the author on the halftitle page. This book is quite uncommom.
Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear. # E3790. $28.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Kimmel, Jim.   THE SAN MARCOS: A RIVER'S STORY (SIGNED)  
College Station: Texas A & M, 2006. 1st ed. 155 pages. Paperback. 1585445428 1-58544-542-8. A&M Nature Guides Series. Photos by Jerry Touchstone Kimmel. Signed by Jerry and Jim Kimmel. Flex binding with french-flaps.
Near Fine/Wraps. Small publisher's stamp on front endpaper, else Fine. # E0723. $24.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
King, C. Richard.   SUSANNA DICKINSON: MESSENGER OF THE ALAMO (SIGNED)  
Austin: Shoal Creek, 1976. 1st ed. 166 pages. Hardcover. 0883190230 0-88319-023-0. Biography of settler in DeWitts Colony in 1831, who was in the Alamo when her husband was killed there. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt title on spine. B/w illustrations. Inscribed 'Remember the Alamo and Susanna" and signed by the author, dated 1976. Wrap-around illustration of the Alamo on the dustjacket, with yellow title. Stated first edition.
Near Fine/VG. Tight, no wear. Surface coating of the dustjacket has scattered wrinkles. Dustjacket price-clipped. # E3541. $32.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Kirk, Jr., Paul W.   THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP  
Charlottesville: Univ. Press Virginia, 1979. 1st ed. 427 pages. Hardcover. 0813907594 0-8139-0759-4. Proceedings of a Symposium sponsored by Old Dominion University 14 March 1974. Study of the geology of the area, and of the plants and animals living in the area of the Virginia-North Carolina boundary. Historical accounts. References, literary bibliography and scientific/technical bibliography. Indices. Signed by the editor.
VG/VG. Very firm, straight and clean with sharp corners. Light foxing on top edge. Dustjacket has only light scuffing and a one inch mended tear. # E0828. $22.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Kiser, Toni M., & Lindsey F. Barnes.   LOYAL FORCES: THE AMERICAN ANIMALS OF WORLD WAR II (SIGNED)  
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State Univ. Press, 20. 1st ed. 124 pages. Hardcover. 0807149969 0-8071-4996-9. First printing, signed on title page by both authors. Covers horses and mules, dogs and carrier pigeons, and even spiders bred to produce silk for cross-hairs. B/w photos throughout.
Fine/Fine. No wear, no owner marks. # E3536. $36.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Klein, Ernest L.   WHAT OF THE NIGHT¨: A REVIEW OF WORLD AFFAIRS (SIGNED)  
New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1951. 1st ed. 268 pages. Hardcover. Author's evaluation of America's role in world affairs as the Cold War was heating up. Inscribed to first owner, and signed by the author.
VG/VG. Tight. square binding, sharp corners. Dustjacket has a short tear and related crease at top of front. $3.00 price intact on front flap.r # E1774. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Klement, Al.   RUSTLIN' ALONG THE BRAZOS (SIGNED)  
New York: Vantage Press, 1980. 1st ed. 166 pages. Hardcover. 0533041619 0-533-04161-9. A historical novel of frontier justice in post-Civil War Texas dealing with cattle rustlers. Inscribed and SIGNED by the author.
VG/Good+. Light edwear on dustjacket, foxing on page edges. # A0928. $30.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Kobayashi-Solomon, Erik.   INTELLIGENT OPTION INVESTOR: APPLYING VALUE INVESTING TO THE WORLD OF OPTIONS (SIGNED)  
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 1st ed. 317 pages. Hardcover. 007183365X 0-07-183365-X. Personalized gift inscription signed by the author. Learn how to make options a strong contributor to your portfolio.
Fine/Fine. No wear. # B8934. $52.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Kranz, Gene.   FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION: MISSION CONTROL FROM MERCURY TO APOLLO 13 AND BEYOND (SIGNED)  
New York: Berkley Books, 2008. Reprint. 415 pages. Paperback. 0425179877 0-425-17987-7. Behind the scenes memoir by the former Flight Director of NASA. Signed by the author on a plate inside the cover from the 40th Annual ECC Conference LIFTOFF! September 3-6, 2008 at Scottsdale, Arizona.
Near Fine/Wraps. No reader crease, clean and tight. # E2898. $90.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Lapallo, Connie.   DARK ENOUGH TO SEE THE STARS IN A JAMESTOWN SKY (SIGNED)  
Mechanicsville: Greyfox Press, 2012. 318 pages. Paperback. 0983398216 0-9833982-1-6. Historical novel based on the true story of the women and children at Jamestown. Inscribed and SIGNED by the author.
Fine/Wraps. An immaculate copy. # E1999. $22.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Lardas, Mark.   BONHOMME RICHARD VS SERAPIS: FLAMBOROUGH HEAD 1779, DUEL 44  
Reading: Osprey Publishing, 2012. 1st ed. 80 pages. Paperback. 1849087857 1-84908-785-7. Design/development of the ships, how the situation arose, analysis, and aftermath of the battle are all described. B/w and color illustrations and maps, bibliography and index.
New/Wraps. A new copy SIGNED by the author, a friend of our store. # 31282. $17.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Lardas, Mark.   THE PORT OF HOUSTON: IMAGES OF AMERICA  
Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2013. 1st ed. 127 pages. Paperback. 1467130761 1467130761. Photohistory of the second-largest U.S. port, in spite of its location 50 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. 2014 marks the beginning of the second century of this transportation giant. Signed by local author and friend of the store, Mark Lardas.
New/Wraps. New copies. # 33725. $19.75   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Lardas, Mark.   THE VANISHED TEXAS COAST: LOST PORT TOWNS, MYSTERIOUS SHIPWRECKS AND OTHER TRUE TALES (SIGNED)  
Charleston SC: History Press, 2021. 1st ed. 143 pages. Paperback. 1467149853 1467149853. B/w illustrations, photos, one map. Index.
New/Wraps. New book signed by the author. # 37556. $21.99   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Latham, Francis S., & Gerald Pierce, edi.   TRAVELS IN THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, 1842  
Austin: Encino Press, 1971. 1st ed. 49 pages. Hardcover. Edited by Gerald S. Pierce as Volume II of Narratives of the American West. Originally Latham's running account of his travels in Texas, and printed in his newspaper in Tennessee, printed in this book form for the first time. Endpaper map of the trip drawn by Barbara Whitehead. This copy is signed by the editor on the blank leaf preceeding the half-title page. B/w illustrations. Retains publisher's clear acetate dustjacket.
New/Fine. New old stock from our archives. Pale foxing on edges. # B9032. $44.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
LaVergne, Tommy, & Joyce Pounds Hardy.   ROADS TO FORGOTTEN TEXAS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND POEMS (SIGNED)  
Huntsville, TX: Texas Review Press, 2004. 1st ed. 185 pages. Paperback. 1881515710 1-881515-71-0. The photographer uses interesting focus and perspective to evoke the feeling of times and places now but memories. Full-page images face poems associated with the photo. SIGNED by both authors on the title page. Stated first edition.
Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear, no owner marks. A beautiful copy. # E3991. $20.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Levin, David.   PROMISE (SIGNED)  
Philadelphia: Xlibris, 2008. Reprint. 274 pages. Paperback. 1436302102 1436302102. Uplifting story set in Houston. Signed by the author on the halftitle page.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear, no owner marks. # E4196. $12.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Levine, Ellen.   THE TREE THAT WOULD NOT DIE (SIGNED)  
New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1995. 1st ed. 30 pages. Hardcover. 0590437240 0-590-43724-0. Young reader's story of the Treaty Oak in Austin, Texas so named for being the tree under whcih Stephen F. Austin signed a treaty with the Native Indians. The author tells the story from the perspective of the 500 year-old oak, and the many changes it has seen. In 1989 it was poisoned. The tree survived with lots remedial care, and today is viewed as a symbol of strength and endurance. This copy is signed on the front endpaper by both the author and the illustrator.
Fine/VG. Dustjacket has a tear at the lower front. Book is clean, tight, unmarked. # B9430. $60.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Littauer, Florence.   SILVER BOXES: THE GIFT OF ENCOURAGEMENT (SIGNED)  
Dallas: Word Publishing, 1989. Reprint. 154 pages. Hardcover. 0849907209 0-8499-0720-9. Self help addressed to Christians for learning how to help others. Signed by the author.
Fine/Near Fine. Tight, no wear, no owner marks. # E4260. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Malone, Paul Scott.   IN AN ARID LAND: THIRTEEN STORIES OF TEXAS (SIGNED)  
Fort Worth: TCU Press, 1995. 1st ed. 232 pages. Hardcover. 0875651402 0-87565-140-2. Signed by the author on the title page.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dj has almost invisible water mark near top. # B1053. $15.25   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Marcus, Stanley.   MINDING THE STORE: A MEMOIR (SIGNED)  
Boston: Little, Brown, 1974. Reprint. 383 pages. Hardcover. 0316546232 0-316-54623-2. Story of Nieman-Marcus in Stanley Marcus' own words. 4th printing, boldly SIGNED by Stanley Marcus on the front free endpaper.
Fine/Good. Previous owner name. DJ edgeworn with tears along spine. # B2630. $7.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Matthews, Billie L., & Virginia E. Hurlb.   CLOUDS OVER TEXAS (SIGNED)  
Austin: Eakin Press, 1986. 1st ed. 110 pages. Hardcover. 0890155429 0-89015-542-9. Two boys, a new Texan and a Native Tejano find adventure and friendship in the new Republic. SIGNED by the author on the title page.
Near Fine/Near Fine. New, never sold stock from our archives. Faint foxing on some white areas of dustjacket. # E2353. $20.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Mauldin, Ethel Jeannette.   THE GIPSY ROVER (SIGNED)  
San Antonio: Naylor, 1944. 1st ed. 97 pages. Hardcover. Small book of Christian inspirational poems by a Texas author. Blue cloth-covered boards with dark blue titles on front and spine. B/w snow scene frontispiece. SIGNED by the author on front endpaper. Dustjacket flaps laid in loose.
VG/No Jacket. Tight, unmarked, corners and spine ends lightly scuffed. Endpapers tanned. # E0857. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Maxwell, William Quentin.   LINCOLN'S FIFTH WHEEL: THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SANITARY COMMISSION (SIGNED)  
New York: Longmans, Green & Company, 1956. 1st ed. 372 pages. Hardcover. Political struggles to set up agency to provide care for sick and battle-field wounded during the Civil War. Signed by the author on page specially bound in. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt title on spine. Biographical notes, bibliography, index. First edition.
Good+/No Jacket. Tight, owner bookplate. Clean, square corners. Spine ends worn. # E2412. $24.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Mayton, Harvey Jones.   LIFE'S PANORAMA (SIGNED)  
no place: Self Published, 1964. 1st ed. 287 pages. Hardcover. Book of poems and free verse, written by a religious man...perhaps a minister. Given to a library, but their only mark is part of a "withdrawn" stamp on the top edge. Signed by the author.
X-Lib VG/Good. Clean, firm. Dj darkened and large chips at spine ends. # B6997. $7.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
McBurney-Lin, Jana.   MY HALF OF THE SKY  
Walnut Creek, CA: Komenar Publishing, 2006. 1st ed. 533 pages. Hardcover. 0977208117 0-9772081-1-7. Inscribed to previous owner, signed by the author, and dated 4/21/07.
Near Fine/Near Fine. No wear on book or dustjacket. # B8763. $14.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
McDonald, Archie P.   TEXAS: ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY STATE  
Austin: Eakin Press, 1983. 1st ed. 273 pages. Hardcover. 0890153884 0-89015-388-4. Signed on the half-title page by the author. Owner's blind stamp embossed on front and rear endpapers.
VG/VG. Tight, no wear, no marks. Edges foxed. Light corner and foot of spine scuffing on the dustjacket. # B9883. $30.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
McDonald, Archie P.   TEXAS: ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY STATE (SIGNED)  
Austin: Eakin Press, 1983. 1st ed. 273 pages. Hardcover. 0890153884 0-89015-388-4. SIGNED on the half-title page by the author. An easy-to-read, concise history of Texas. Scattered b/w illustrations. Index. Dark red leather covered boards with gilt title on spine. Dark blue dustjacket has red title on front, white title on spine.
Near Fine/Near Fine. New old stock. Tight, no wear, no marks. # E3139. $52.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
McMahon, Neil.   LONE CREEK (SIGNED)  
New York: HarperCollins, 2007. 1st ed. 328 pages. Hardcover. 0060792213 0-06-079221-3. Modern western mystery, signed on the title page by the author.
VG/VG. Clean, tight, fading on the board edges. # B8812. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Miller, Ray.   EYES OF TEXAS TRAVEL GUIDE: GULF COAST EDITION (SIGNED)  
Houston: Cordovan, 1980. Reprint. 203 pages. Hardcover. 0891230610 0-89123-061-0. Later printing of first book in Miller's series of Texas travel guides. Signed by the author with date of 1982. Lots of info on things to see and do along the Gulf coast, although some are gone now, so it becomes a history. Rough cream cloth cover with gray titles.
Near Fine/VG. Book is tight, with no wear, but someone set a coffee cup on the front and left a ring. Bright dustjacket with a little foxing. # B8740. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Miller, Ray.   EYES OF TEXAS TRAVEL GUIDE: PANHANDLE/PLAINS EDITION (SIGNED)  
Houston: Cordovan Press, 1982. 1st ed. 187 pages. Paperback. 0891230424 0-89123-042-4. Good historical travel guide. SIGNED by the author and dated 1982. Lots of b/w photos.
Fine/Wraps. From our archives. Looks and feels like a brand new book, even tho it's nearly 30 year sold! # E3762. $6.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Miller, Ray.   EYES OF TEXAS TRAVEL GUIDE: SAN ANTONIO/BORDER EDITION (SIGNED)  
Houston: Cordovan, 1979. 1st ed. 250 pages. Hardcover. 0891230688 0-89123-068-8. Covers the western counties from San Antonio to El Paso, and south to the Valley. Good historical travel guide. SIGNED by the author and dated 1979. Lots of b/w photos.
Fine/VG. Clean, tight, unmarked. Bright dustjacket has a quarter-inch tear and light foxing. # B8741. $14.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Monroe, Debra.   SHAMBLES (SIGNED)  
Dallas: SMU Press, 2004. 1st ed. 203 pages. Hardcover. 0870744860 0-87074-486-0. Signed by the author on the title page.
Near Fine/Fine. Small publisher's stamp on front endpaper, else Fine. # E0755. $12.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Morehead, William L.   THE PALEFACE'S NECKLACE  
New York: Vantage Press, 1986. 1st ed. 167 pages. Hardcover. 0533067944 0-533-06794-4. Historical fiction set on the American frontier in the early 1800s. SIGNED & INSCRIBED to a library by the author.
X-Lib NF/Near Fine. Former library copy, minimal markings. A clean, solid copy. # B3797. $7.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Morgan, Rosa.   THE HERBALIST'S APPRENTICE: A TEXAS TALE OF LOVE & MYSTERY (SIGNED)  
San Bernadino: Rosa Morgan, 2011. 292 pages. Paperback. 1495212610 1495212610. Novel set in 1850s Houston.
Near Fine/Wraps. SIGNED by Rosa Morgan. # E4096. $16.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Murphy, J.E.   WHERE RAINBOWS WAIT: POEMS OF BIG BEND TEXAS (SIGNED)  
no place: J.E. Murphy, 1973. 1st ed. 28 pages. Paperback. Poems expressing the author's love of West Texas and the Big Bend. Signed by the author. West Texas drawings on every page by Freeda Murphy. Stapled pamphlet.
Fine/Wraps. New old stock from our archives. # B9053. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Murrah, Jeffrey D.   NONE BUT TEXIANS: A HISTORY OF TERRY'S TEXAS RANGERS (SIGNED)  
Austin: Eakin Press, 2011. 1st ed. 215 pages. Paperback. 1571685529 1-57168-552-9. Inscribed to owner and signed by the author. Civil War adventures of Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Regimental roster, bibliography, and index. Numerous maps.
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, without wear. # E0166. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Musick, Pat.   STONE SONGS ON THE TRAIL OF TEARS: THE JOURNEY OF AN INSTALLATION  
Fayetteville: Univ. Arkansas Press, 2005. 1st ed. 77 pages. Hardcover. 1557288003 1-55728-800-3. Stone and timber art instalations mark 23 spots along the infamous Cherokee Trail of Tears during their removal to Indian Territory. Designed by Pat Musick, photographed by Jerry Carr, historical text by Bill Woodiel, and signed by all three to C...
Fine/Fine. Tight, no wear, no owner marks. First edition. # E4542. $27.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Nalle, Ouida Ferguson.   THE FERGUSONS OF TEXAS, OR TWO GOVERNORS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE (SIGNED)  
San Antonio: Naylor, 1946. 1st ed. 272 pages. Hardcover. The story of Jim Ferguson, the only Texas governor to be impeached and his wife, the famous "Ma" Ferguson. Written by their daughter. B/w photos, indexed, family genealogical charts laid in. Inscribed and signed by the author, dated October 1946.
Good+/Good+. Book tight, no wear, some foxing. Three lines of penciled notes on back of FFEP, and two pages with penciled margin marks. Dustjacket edges scuffed, with small chips mostly at corners and spine ends. # B9597. $120.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Nava, Michael.   THE BURNING PLAIN (SIGNED)  
New York: Putnam, 1997. 1st ed. 305 pages. Hardcover. 0399143106 0-399-14310-6. SIGNED by the author on front free endpaper. Murder mystery.
Fine/VG. Dustjacket has light wear. # B8784. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Nelson, Victor.   MAGNIFICENT ENDEAVOR (SIGNED)  
Houston: Squall Line, 2013. 1st ed. 426 pages. Paperback. 1491056037 1491056037. Adventure in the near future, signed by the author.
New/Wraps. # 34187. $17.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
North, Oliver, & William Novak.   UNDER FIRE: AN AMERICAN STORY (SIGNED)  
New York: HarperCollins, 1991. 1st ed. 446 pages. Hardcover. 0060183349 0-06-018334-9. The Little Colonel puts his spin on his career in the military, in politics, the Iran-COntra Affair, the National Security State and gives tips on running a paper shredder. Inscribed and Signed to Lee. B/w photos, indexed. Stated 1st edition.
Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy. # B9027. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
O'Connor, Louise S., & Cecilia Thompson.   MARFA: IMAGES OF AMERICA (SIGNED)  
Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2009. 127 pages. Paperback. 0738558559 0-7385-5855-9. Photo-history of Marfa and Presidio County from 1850s to the present. Inscribed "To Chris" and signed by both authors, dated 2009.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear, otherwise unmarked. # E4299. $13.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Ondaatje, Michael.   WARLIGHT (SIGNED)  
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. 1st ed. 285 pages. Hardcover. 0525521194 0-525-52119-4. By the author of THE ENGLISH PATIENT. Stated first edition signed by the author on tipped-in blank page. "Signed first edition" sticker on front of dustjacket.
VG/VG. Tight, unmarked. Dustjacket has indentation from other books stacked on it. Book and jacket not crisp as new, but no tears or marks. # E3518. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Osborne, Mike, & T.R. Fehrenbach.   SAN ANTONIO PORTRAIT (SIGNED)  
San Antonio: Maverick Publishing Company, 20. 1st ed. 128 pages. Hardcover. 1893271323 1-893271-32-3. Colorful photo-essay by Mike Osborne, with a foreword by T.R. Fehrenbach. SIGNED on the title page by Osborne.
VG/VG. Tight, no owner marks. The dustjacket has a short closed tear at top edge of front. # E4510. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Palin, Sarah.   AMERICA BY HEART: REFLECTIONS ON FAMILY, FAITH AND FLAG (SIGNED)  
New York: HarperCollins, 2010. 1st ed. 276 pages. Hardcover. 0062010964 0-06-201096-4. Former vice-presidntial candidate and and quitter-in-chief of Alaska presents her views on politics, family, religion and patriotism. 16 page sectio of color photos. Specially bound edition, with signature page, SIGNED by the author, and a signed first edition sticker on dustjacket.
Fine/Fine. A fine, appearently unread copy. # B8824. $22.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Paretsky, Sara.   BLEEDING KANSAS  
New York: Putnam, 2008. 1st ed. 431 pages. Hardcover. 0399154051 0-399-15405-1. Signed by the author on the title page.
Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, no wear. # B8351. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Pierce, Gerald S.   TEXAS UNDER ARMS: THE CAMPS, POSTS, FORTS & MILITARY TOWNS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, 1836-1846 (SIGNED, TRADE ED.)  
Austin: Encino Press, 1969. 268 pages. Hardcover. A thorough study of over 200 military establishments in the Republic, complete with dates of occupation, commanders, size and more. Alphabetically arranged and cross-referenced, indexed with extensive notes & bibliography, six endpaper maps by Barbara Whitehead. Highly recommended. Trade edition SIGNED by the author on the halftitle page.
Fine/Fine. New old stock from our archives. # E3185. $95.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Pogue, William R.   BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN AVIATOR AND ASTRONAUT (SIGNED)  
Rogers, AR: Soar with Eagles, 2011. 1st ed. 338 pages. Paperback. 0981475655 0-9814756-5-5. Inscribed to a NASA collegue, and signed Bill Pogue, Pilot, Skylab 4 on the titlepage.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, no owner marks. Tiny curl to cover corners. # E2680. $90.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Poole, Ernest.   GIANTS GONE: MEN WHO MADE CHICAGO (SIGNED)  
New York: Whittlesey House, 1943. 1st ed. 354 pages. Hardcover. Presentation copy to his sister, signed by the author on FFEP. Top edge dyed blue. Smooth dark navy cloth-covered boards with dull gilt title on spine.
VG/No Jacket. Clean, firm, no owner marks. Corners square, spine ends softened. # E2796. $32.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Poteet, Nancy Palmer.   I GREW BOYS (AUTHOR INSCRIBED)  
no place: private, 1959. 1st ed. 58 pages. Hardcover. Humorous stories of rearing her two boys. Inscribed on the FFEP 'To Joe Davenport with best wishes from the author and the subjects', but not signed with her name!
VG/No Jacket. Clean, tight, white part of cover is a little darkened. # B2621. $48.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Powell, Donald B. and Mary Jo.   FIGHTIN' TEXAS AGGIE BAND: LIMITED EDITION (SIGNED)  
College Station: Texas A & M, 1994. Limited ed. 157 pages. Hardcover. 0890966311 0-89096-631-1. In a limited edition of 500 copies, SIGNED by both authors. Maroon cloth-covered boards, white cloth spine with silver titles. Color and b/w photos.
New/No Jacket. New old stock from our archives. # 10131. $45.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Pritchard, Melissa.   PALMERINO (SIGNED)  
New York: Bellevue Literary Press, 2014. 1st ed. 191 pages. Paperback. 1934137685 1-934137-68-5. Inscribed in Italian and English, and signed by the author on the half-title page. Signed by the author again on the title page.
Fine/Wraps. No wear, no other marks. # E3791. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Ralph, Julian.   OUR GREAT WEST (SIGNED)  
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1893. 1st ed. 478 pages. Hardcover. Reports on travels in the mid-west and west describing social and business conditions in the younger areas of the United States. The author seems to be of a positive bent in all he observes. Fun to read. There are 32 b/w illustrations and 5 maps. Inscribed "Here's to the flag, a draught of wine, a pretty girl, and the Aziola Club which honors them all", and signed by the author dated June 25/95, Asbury Park, NJ. Rebound for the Rosenberg Library, a long time ago, in dark blue cloth-covered boards.
X-Lib Good/No Jacket. Former library copy with few stamps, marks, and pocket. A clean, solid copy. No wear-even on spine ends and corners! # E3455. $38.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Redmond, Marilyn.   HENRY HAMILTON IN OUTER SPACE (SIGNED)  
Gretna, LA: Pelican Press, 1991. 1st ed. 190 pages. Hardcover. 0882898205 0-88289-820-5. Dj has a one inch closed tear bottom front otherwise near fine.
Fine/VG. Clean, tight, unmarked save for author inscription. Signed by author. # B3434. $20.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Rodgers, Robert H. 'Buck', & Gale Richar.   THE MUSEUM JOURNAL XXIV 1990: THE MONEY DOMINO, A CHILDHOOD ADVENTURE ACROSS THE TEXAS PLAINS TO COLORADO (SIGNED)  
Lubbock: West Texas Museum Association, 1990. 1st ed. 151 pages. Paperback. 0911618120 0-911618-12-0. Pioneering toward Colorado from Texas in 1913. The family's story was really no different from those in the westward movement in the previous century. The author tells well the story of family life in recent frontier history. Inscribed and signed by the author.
VG/Wraps. Tight binding, surface smudges on the covers. # E1134. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Roper, A. Hardy.   BAD MOON RISING: A PARKER MCLEOD THRILLER (SIGNED)  
Houston: West Bay Publishing, 2019. 1st ed. 365 pages. Paperback. 0984048480 0-9840484-8-0. Thriller mystery set in Galveston, by Texas author. Signed by the author on the title page. Inscribed "To ......'Thanks for your support".
VG/Wraps. Tight, pencil underline throughout. # E4397. $8.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Rothchild, Frederic.   ' WANDERING: IMITATIONS OF EMILY DICKINSON  
Portland, OR: Tenth Avenue Press, 1998. 1st ed. 39 pages. Paperback. Fine press item of Rothchild's poetry. 200 copies in the first edition on box brown paper with brushed khaki card covers.
Fine/Wraps. New old stock from our archives. # A8115. $9.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Scobee, Barry.   NICK MERSFELDER: A REMARKABLE MAN (SIGNED)  
Fort Davis, TX: Fort Davis Historical Societ. Limited ed. 63 pages. Hardcover. This is number 303 of an edition limited to 1,000 copies. SIGNED by the author on the title page. B/w photos illustrate lively stories of life on the Texas frontier of Jeff Davis County. Maroon boards with gilt titles on front and spine.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Tight, no owner marks. Tiny shelf scuffs at spine corners and on front cover. # E1746. $26.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Selye, Hans.   THE STRESS OF MY LIFE (SIGNED)  
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Ltd., 1977. 1st ed. 272 pages. Hardcover. 0771080506 0-7710-8050-6. Biography, signed by the author on the halftitle page.
Near Fine/VG. Tight, no wear or owner marks on book. Dustjacket has chips along top edge. # E4438. $25.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Shannon, George.   THE SURPRISE (SIGNED)  
New York: Greenwillow Books, 1983. Reprint. Hardcover. 0688023134 0-688-02313-4. Unpaginated picture book with illustrations by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. Inscribed to owner and signed in two places by the author.
VG/Good. Sewn binding is clean, tight and square. Dustjacket is price-clipped and has two small mended tears and a mended cut on the back. # B8820. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Shedd, Charlie W.   LETTERS TO KAREN ON KEEPING LOVE IN MARRIAGE (SIGNED)  
Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1965. 159 pages. Hardcover. Letters to the daughter following her engagement. How to love and be loved. SIGNED by the author on front endpaper.
VG/Good+. Tight, square. No wear, no owner marks. Top edge foxed. Dustjacket has a closed 1" tear at lower front near spine. Tiny scuffings at corners and spine ends. # E4565. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Sheehy, Sandy.   CONNECTING: THE ENDURING POWER OF FEMALE FRIENDSHIP (SIGNED)  
New York: William Morrow, 2000. 1st ed. 394 pages. Hardcover. 0380974304 0-380-97430-4. Inscribed to previous owner and signed by the author on the title page.
Fine/Fine. # B8774. $7.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Sibley, Marilyn McAdams.   TRAVELERS IN TEXAS 1761-1860  
Austin: U.T. Press, 1967. 1st ed. 256 pages. Hardcover. Accounts of early explorations into Texas including those of S.F. Austin, Zebulon Pike, Randolph Marcy, Frederick Law Olmstead, Mary Austin Holley, Gustave Dresel, Noah Smithwick and others. Well noted, with a good biblio and index. B/w photos, two maps.
Near Fine/VG. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author on the front free endpaper. Dustjacket spine and edges sunned, else nice. # B7730. $38.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Singleton, Elyse.   THIS SIDE OF THE SKY (SIGNED)  
New York: Bluehen Books, 2002. 1st ed. 326 pages. Hardcover. 0399149201 0-399-14920-1. Has a non-personal inscription on the front free endpaper from the author: 'Nov, 23, 2002. May success be your constant companion! Janet Elyse Singleton'.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Remainder mark on bottom edge, else a lovely, SIGNED copy. # B8811. $7.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Sloane, Story Jones.   HOUSTON IN THE 1920S AND 1930S (SIGNED)  
Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2009. 1st ed. 127 pages. Paperback. 0738571490 0-7385-7149-0.
New/Wraps. A new book signed by the author. # 29633. $19.99   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Smallwood, James M.   THE INDIAN TEXANS (SIGNED)  
College Station: Texas A & M, 2004. 150 pages. Paperback. 1585443549 1-58544-354-9. From prehistory, through European and American invasions, to the twenty-first century, traces the survival and revival of Native Americans in Texas. 62 illustrations, biographical sketches, firsthand accounts. One of five books in the Institute of Texan Cultures series Texans All. Signed by the author, and signed by the editor of the series, Sara R. Massey, and dated March 2004.
New/Wraps. New from our archives. # E4118. $10.95   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Smith, Lester H.   YOU GOTTA DANCE LIKE NO ONE'S WATCHING (SIGNED)  
Houston: Bright Sky Press, 2010. 1st ed. 312 pages. Hardcover. 098199041X 0-9819904-1-X. Author's inspirational stories of working in the oil patch, becoming a two-time national ballroom dance champion, a cancer survivor, and giving back through philanthropy. Color photos, quoatations, SIGNED by the author on a bookplate pasted to front endpaper.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Tight, no wear on book or dustjacket. A beautiful, signed copy. # E4390. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Sneed, William E.   BLACK OIL CHIEF USN (SIGNED)  
Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2007. 1st ed. 356 pages. Paperback. 0595455794 0-595-45579-4. SIGNED the author. Intrigue and adventure on the high seas.
New/Wraps. New, signed. # E0531. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Spielmann, M.H.   KATE GREENAWAY: DELUXE LIMITED EDITION, 1 OF 500 WITH ORIGINAL SKETCH  
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. Limited ed. 301 pages. Hardcover. Bound with an original mounted pencil sketch by Kate Greenaway, signed by her brother on the mount to certify authenticity. Bound in cream cloth-covered boards with embossed design and bright gilt titles on front and spine. Gilt top edge and wine colored ribbon marker. This is number 220 of 500 copies, signed and numbered by John Greenaway. 52 color plates. 90 sketches, thumbnails, and photos. Biography and correspondence, especially with John Ruskin. Sketch is of a young woman, seated, and with a pensive expression.
VG/No Jacket. Rear hinge has exposed cloth, but holding well. Spine tips a little softened. Occasional foxing. Book is firm, with nice corners. # B9609. $1,375.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Stack, Richard Lynn.   THE DOGGONEST PUPPY LOVE (SIGNED)  
Glen Burnie, MD: Windmill Press, 1992. Hardcover. 0962826219 0-9628262-1-9. Inscribed To Brandon, Best Wishes! signed by the author and stamped paw print of Josh. Illustrated by Chet Phillips. White boards and white dustjacket. Includes bookmark inscribed and signed by author. Storyline with President Bush, Lady Barbara, and their dog Millie.
Near Fine/Fine. No wear on book or dustjacket. Birthday gifted from grandparents on FFEP. # E0080. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Stack, Richard Lynn.   THE DOGGONEST VACATION (SIGNED)  
Dallas: Taylor Publishing, 1990. Hardcover. 0962826200 0-9628262-0-0. Inscribed Dear Brandon, Dare to Dream! signed by the author and stamped paw print of Josh, dated 10/28/92. Illustrated by Sheri Lynn Mowrer. White boards and white dustjacket.
Near Fine/Fine. No wear on book or dustjacket. Christmas gifted from grandparents on FFEP. # E0079. $6.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Stanush, Claude.   SOMETIMES IT'S NEW YORK (SIGNED)  
San Antonio: Wings Press, 2007. 1st ed. 216 pages. Paperback. 0916727181 0-916727-18-1. A fine collection of short stories. Inscribed to previous owners and signed by the late great Texas writer, Claude Stanush on the half-title page. He had a long career as a journalist for LIFE and the San-Antonio Express. First Wings Press edition, bound with French flaps.
Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear. # B9642. $8.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Steinfeldt, Cecilia, & James Hicks (phot.   SAN ANTONIO WAS: SEEN THROUGH A MAGIC LANTERN (SIGNED)  
San Antonio: San Antonio Museum Association,. 1st ed. 245 pages. Paperback. Black & white views from the slide collection of Albert Steves, Sr. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Witte Museum in San Antonio during the winter of 1978-1979. SIGNED by the author on the title page, with an inscription to owner.
VG/Wraps. Tight, no other writing. Diagonal crease at upper corner of rear cover. # E3989. $32.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Stopple, Libby.   A BOX OF PEPPERMINTS (SIGNED)  
Austin: American Universal Artforms, 1975. 1st ed. 83 pages. Hardcover. 0913632074 0-913632-07-4. A collections of poems for all ages by the noted singer, lyricist & author. Cute illustrations drawn by Martha Bell.
Fine/Fine. New old stock from our archives. SIGNED by the author. We hosted a signing for her in the 1970s. # E2256. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Stuart, Harry Lee.   THE GINGER FLOWER  
New York: North River Press, 1947. 1st ed. 291 pages. Hardcover. Novel of romance set in Hawaii. In light blue cloth covers.
VG/Good. SIGNED by the author on title page. Book quite nice, dustjacket has edge chipping, mostly along top back edge. # B8110. $24.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Styron, William.   LIE DOWN IN DARKNESS (SIGNED)  
Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1982. Reprint. 497 pages. Leather. In full brown leather, with four raised spine bands, gilt decorations and lettering, moire endpapers and silk ribbon. All edges gilt. Includes the 'Notes From the Editors' booklet. Styron's first novel, with b/w illustrations by Stephen Stroud. .
Fine/No Jacket. A pristine, unread copy SIGNED by the author. # E2080. $29.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Swartz, Mimi, & Sherron Watkins.   POWER FAILURE: THE INSIDDE STORY OF THE COLLAPSE OF ENRON (SIGNED  
New York: Doubleday, 2003. 1st ed. 386 pages. Hardcover. 0385507879 0-385-50787-9. Inscribed to owner and signed by Sherron Watkins, the whistle-blower.
VG/VG. Previous owner name, highlighting, 303 written in red crayon inside front board. # B8799. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Thomas, Nene, & Bruce Colville.   PARTING THE VEIL: THE ART OF NENE THOMAS (SIGNED LIMITED NUMBER 572 OF 750)  
Hamilton NJ: Chimera Publishing, 2005. 1st ed. 128 pages. Hardcover. 097446127X 0-9744612-7-X. SIGNED by the author/artist and by the author of the foreword. This is # 572 of 750 limited first edition copies. 118 images printed full page. Two additional loose plates are included. Bound in padded black leather looking covers.
Fine/Fine. Unmarked and without wear. A beautiful copy. # E4487. $177.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Thompson, Tim.   IF THIS IS THE MICROWAVE, WHY AM I GETTING CABLE T.V.¨ (SIGNED!) THE HANDYPERSON'S GUIDE TO THE KITCHEN  
Carp, Ontario: Creative Bound, 1992. 1st ed. 161 pages. Paperback. 0921165234 0-921165-23-4. This is a cookbook written for the novice cook by an engineer, humorous -AND- useful. SIGNED by the author.
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, no creases. Gift inscription on corner of title page. # A7008. $9.00     Inquire Now  
Tisch, Jonathan M.   CHOCOLATES ON THE PILLOW AREN'S ENOUGH: REINVENTING THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE  
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2007. Reprint. 256 pages. Hardcover. 0470043555 0-470-04355-5. Signed by the author on the half-title page.
Fine/Near Fine. # B8781. $7.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Turner, George E.   MURDER IN THE PALO DURO AND OTHER PANHANDLE MYSTERIES (SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION)  
Quanah, TX: Nortex Press, 1973. Limited ed. 83 pages. Hardcover. Collectors limited edition # 15 of 100 signed and numbered copies. A collection of 11 mystery short stories of the Panhandle. Illustrated throughout by the author. Light brown leather-look boards with dark brown titles on front and spine. Light tan dustjacket with scene from the Tascosa Murders story illustrating the front, brown title on spine.
Near Fine/Fine. New old stock from our archives. Signature page, which is of different p&per, shows foxing, o/w Fine. # A0414. $60.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Turner, Martha Anne.   OLD NACOGDOCHES IN THE JAZZ AGE (SIGNED) 26/200  
Austin: Madrona Press, 1976. Limited ed. 183 pages. Hardcover. 0890520194 0-89052-019-4. A history of post-WWI Nacogdoches. Numerous b/w photos, indexed. Number 26/200 copies signed by the author and by C.W. Bennett of Madrona Press. Clear acetate dustjacket and slipcase covered in same blue cloth as book cover. Paste-on label on front cover and silver title on dark blue spine.
Fine/Fine. New old stock from our archives. All in As New condition. # B9572. $30.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Turow, Scott.   PERSONAL INJURIES (FRANKLIN SIGNED FIRST EDITION)  
Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1999. Limited ed. 403 pages. Leather. In olive green leather, with two raised spine bands, gilt decorations and lettering, and silk ribbon. All edges gilt. Color frontis by Linda Richards. Signed by the author on special page bound in. Includes publisher information sheet. .
Fine/No Jacket. Clean, tight, unmarked. # E0327. $41.25   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Updike, John.   GERTRUDE AND CLAUDIUS (FRANKLIN SIGNED FIRST EDITION)  
Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 2000. Limited ed. 212 pages. Leather. In dark purple leather, with two raised spine bands, gilt decorations and lettering, and silk ribbon. All edges gilt. Frontis by S. Thomas Belton. Signed by the author on special page bound in. Includes publisher information sheet. Signed 1st edition limited to 1,000 unnumbered copies. .
Fine/No Jacket. Clean, tight, unmarked. # E0323. $115.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Uris, Leon.   A GOD IN RUINS (FRANKLIN SIGNED FIRST EDITION)  
Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1999. Limited ed. 483 pages. Leather. In dark blue leather, with two raised spine bands, gilt decorations and lettering, and silk ribbon. All edges gilt. Color frontis by Kim Barnes. Signed by the author on special page bound in. Includes publisher information sheet. .
Fine/No Jacket. Clean, tight, unmarked. # E0320. $56.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Uris, Leon.   THE HAJ (SIGNED)  
New York: Bantam Books, 1985. Reprint. 525 pages. Paperback. 0553248642 0-553-24864-2. Mass market reprint signed on the dedication page by the author.
Good+/Wraps. Reader creases on spine. # E2460. $12.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Viator, Ray.   HOUSTON: SPACE CITY  
College Station: Texas A & M, 2019. 1st ed. 208 pages. Hardcover. 1623497728 1-62349-772-8. A photographic celebration of the city's historic ties to the U.S. space program. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page.
New/New. A new copy. # 36832. $32.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Vogl, Mark K.   THE REBEL MOUNTAIN READER  
Clearwater, SC: Eastern Digital, 2008. Reprint. 255 pages. Paperback. 1442102918 1442102918. Short essays on many aspects of the Civil War. Inscribed and signed by the author.
Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, appears unread. # B5730. $16.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Von-Maszewski, W.M.   INDEX TO THE TRAIL DRIVERS OF TEXAS  
Houston: Tortuga Press, 1983. Limited ed. 113 pages. Hardcover. 999771637X 9-9977163-7-X. Limited to 970 copies, this is a meaningful and comprehensive index to the first-hand narratives about the cattle drives. SIGNED by the author.
New/No Jacket. # A3896. $76.50     Inquire Now  
Vu, Trach Ba.   A JOURNEY OF BODY & SOUL: A MEMOIR  
Austin: River Grove books, 2013. 1st ed. 274 pages. Hardcover. 1938416430 1-938416-43-0. Trach Ba Vu details his daughter's life. Born into the throes of war in Vietnam, emmigration to America, becoming a doctor, her search for the spiritual, and desire for lasting love, all make her story intimate and spellbinding.
New/New. New book SIGNED by the author. # 33730. $24.95   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Walker, Dee.   SALT SPRAY AND HONEY SIGNED ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE STRANG  
Dallas: Wilkinson, 1951. Reprint. 94 pages. Hardcover. Poetry by Texas City author. In blue moire covered boards with metallic-toned dustjacket. Inscribed 'With best wishes' and SIGNED by the author. Book announcement laid in.
VG/Good. Binding firm, dustjacket has edgewear and small chips. # E2372. $22.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Walker, Dee.   SALT SPRAY AND HONEY SIGNED ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE STRANG  
Dallas: Wilkinson, 1951. 1st ed. 94 pages. Hardcover. Blue moire covered boards with bronze dustjacket. Inscribed to owner and signed by the author, otherwise unmarked. Stated first edition.
VG/Good+. Binding firm, Dj has edgewear and half-inch triangle missing at top of spine. # B1940. $22.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Walraven, Bill and Marjorie K.   GIFT OF THE WIND: THE CORPUS CHRISTI BAYFRONT  
Corpus Christi: Javelina Press, 1997. Limited ed. 112 pages. Hardcover. 0964632519 0-9646325-1-9. Color and b/w photos throughout this history of Corpus Christi. Many historic photos. Number 670 in a limited edition. Signed by both authors.
Near Fine/VG. Dustjacket scuffed on corners. # B8560. $30.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Warren, Louis A.   LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG DECLARATION: "A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM" (SIGNED)  
Fort Wayne IN: Lincoln National Life Found.,. 1st ed. 236 pages. Hardcover. In-depth look at Lincoln and the process of composition of the Gettysburg Address, and eventual disposition of the vatious manuscripts and fragments. Grey cloth-covered boards with dark blue spine and parts of the front and back. Gilt quill and sabre on blue portion of front and gilt title on spine. Signed by the author on the halftitle page, and dated October 7, 1964. Gilt top edge.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Tight, with very slightest indication of wear. A few reader marks penciled in. # E3407. $24.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Waters, Michael R.   LONE STAR STALAG: GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR AT CAMP HEARNE (SIGNED)  
College Station: Texas A & M, 2004. 1st ed. 268 pages. Hardcover. 1585443182 1-58544-318-2. Detailed description of life in a POW camp in rural Texas 1943-1945. SIGNED by the author on FFEP.
Fine/Fine. A previously unsold book from our archives. # B3494. $110.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Watson, Charles A.   TALES OF TEXAS AND BEYOND (SIGNED)  
Fort Worth: Cedar Elm Publishing, 1986. 130 pages. Hardcover. 096171610X 0-9617161-0-X. A collection of mostly humouous personal essays, drawn from the author's own life. Inscribed to a friend and signed by the author.
Fine/Fine. No wear on book or dustjacket. # B9424. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Weber, David J., & Conchita Hassell Winn.   TROUBLE IN TEXAS, 1832: A TEJANO VIEWPOINT FROM SAN ANTONIO (LIMITED/SIGNED)  
Dallas: Degoyler Library, 1983. Limited ed. 60 pages. Hardcover. Facsimile and translation of an 1832 petition of grievances held by Mexican-Texans in the San Antonio area. Signed limited edition #36/400 printed on fine stock by David Holman's Wind River Press. SIGNED on the limitation page by Weber & Winn.
Near Fine/Fine. # A2185. $80.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Welch, June Rayfield.   GOING GREAT IN THE LONE STAR STATE (SIGNED)  
Dallas: G.L.A. Press, 1976. Reprint. 211 pages. Hardcover. 0912854081 0-912854-08-1. Vignettes of Texas lore of all kinds. B/w photos throughout printed on slick photo stock. Inscribed to former owner and SIGNED by Dr. Welch.
VG/Good. Book is clean, tight, a little cocked. Dustjacket has two tiny tears at top back, and is scuffed on the back. # B9921. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Westmoreland, Ron.   REMEMBER THAT OL' HORSE¨ (SIGNED)  
College Station: Texas A & M, 1990. 1st ed. 114 pages. Hardcover. 0890964092 0-89096-409-2. True stories of a life riding, roping, and trading horses. Inscribed to previous owner and signed by the author. Number 34 of the Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University.
Fine/Fine. No wear. # E0809. $23.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Wham, Chris.   THE MIRACLE PANCAKE OF DELGADO, TEXAS (SIGNED)  
Pearland Texas: Brazoria Book House Publishi. 232 pages. Paperback. 0976947005 0-9769470-0-5. Satirical look at boozy psychologist, a failed faith-healer televangelist, movie star, and a housewife. Signed by the author on the title page.
Fine/Wraps. New old stock from our archives. # E3226. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
White (editor), James P.   NEW & EXPERIMENTAL LITERATURE (SIGNED)  
Midland, TX: Texas Center for Writers, 1975. 1st ed. 203 pages. Hardcover. 0916092054 0-916092-05-4. A volume of traditional & innovative fiction & poetry. Signed & dated by the editor.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Light shelf wear & foxing. Never sold from our old stock. # A3869. $13.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Widzer, Joel L.   PENNY PINCHER'S PASSPORT TO LUXURY TRAVEL 2ND EDITION (SIGNED)  
San Francisco: Travelers' Tales, 2004. 2nd ed. 309 pages. Paperback. 1932361049 1-932361-04-9. Signed by the author on the half-title page.
Fine/Wraps. No wear. # B9736. $4.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Wilczek, Frank.   THE LIGHTNESS OF BEING: MASS, ETHER, AND THE UNIFICATION OF FORCES (SIGNED)  
New York: Basic Books, 2008. 1st ed. 270 pages. Hardcover. 0465003214 0-465-00321-4. First edition inscribed "For Ray and Kathy ___, Thanks for your support of young physicists. May all the _?_ be with you!", signed by the author. White boards and white dustjacket. Appendices, glossary, notes, and index.
Fine/Near Fine. Tight, no owner marks, no wear. Dustjacket very slightly softened along edges. # E4080. $85.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Wilkinson, Pamela Fannin, & Real Musgrav.   RIDIN' THE RAINBOW: A LEPRECHAUN TALE (SIGNED)  
San Antonio: Corona Publishing, 1981. 1st ed. Hardcover. 0931722101 0-931722-10-1. First edition SIGNED by the author. Unpaginated story of a little Texan leprechaun's first assignment as Matagorda Gold Keeper at the end of the rainbow. Colorfully illustrated by Real Musgrave. Bound in yellow-green paper over boards.
VG/VG. Never sold copy bought from the publisher in 1981. Light overall foxing on the white dustjacket and the half-title page. Internally mended half-inch tear at front top edge of dustjacket. # E3067. $72.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Williams, Edward B.   REBEL BROTHERS: THE CIVIL WAR LETTERS OF THE TRUEHEARTS (SIGNED)  
College Station: Texas A & M, 1995. 1st ed. 276 pages. Hardcover. 0890966567 0-89096-656-7. Letters to their family, friends, and each other during their service in the Confederate army by brothers from Galveston. Chosen, annotated and SIGNED by Edward B. Williams, a friend of our store.
Fine/Fine. New old stock from our archives. # E4312. $25.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Williams, Lori Aurelia.   SHAYLA'S DOUBLE BROWN BABY BLUES  
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. 1st ed. 300 pages. Hardcover. 0689824696 0-689-82469-6. Signed by the author and inscribed: To LeAnne, Enjoy.
VG/Fine. Tight, unmarked. Coffee splash on foredge. # B5943. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Williamson, Ermal Walden.   THE GHOST OF GINNY MCBRIDE (SIGNED)  
Branson, MO: Giant Shadow Publishing, 2011. 1st ed. 405 pages. Paperback. 1935920081 1-935920-08-1. Western fantasy/sci-fi signed by the author.
Fine/Wraps. # B8782. $7.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Winfrey, Dorman H.   ARTURO TOSCANINI IN TEXAS (SIGNED. LIMITED ED)  
Austin: Encino Press, 1967. Limited ed. 30 pages. Hardcover. The transcontinental tour in 1950 by the NBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Toscanini, performed three concerts in Texas, at Houston, Austin, and Dallas. This is the intimate story of that trip. Signed by the author and numbered 243 of 750 copies. B/w photos. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles.
Fine/No Jacket. New old stock from our archives. # E3188. $30.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Wolff, Linda.   INDIANOLA AND MATAGORDA ISLAND, 1837-1887: A LOCAL HISTORY & VISITOR'S GUIDE FOR A LOST SEAPORT & BARRIER ISLAND ON THE TEXAS GULF  
Austin: Eakin Press, 1999. 1st ed. 166 pages. Paperback. 1571683402 1-57168-340-2. Nice overview of Indianola, which flourished until hurricanes and fire wiped it out in the 1880s. B/w photos, chronology of events, cemetery inscriptions, shipwrecks, info on Matagorda State Park. B/w photos. Five word note about a shipbuilder on rear endpaper. Signed by the author on th front endpaper, and dated July 1, 2006. Out of print.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, clean, without wear. # E4016. $19.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Wood, Jakey D.   COWHIDE BOTTOMS  
Houston: Morgan Press, 1986. 1st ed. 275 pages. Hardcover. Copyright 1986 under working title of GOD'S ARM IS LONG. Novel of romance and discord in Depression-era Central Texas. Signed and lovingly inscribed to friends in local theater on the dedication page.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, no wear. Owner name stamped on free endpaper. # B8173. $30.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Woolvin, Samuel C., & Ancel E. Nunn.   REMNANTS OF CHANGE: POEMS INSPIRED BY THE LITHOGRAPHS OF ANCEL E. NUNN  
Smithville, TX: Morningtown Press, 1991. Limited ed. 107 pages. Hardcover. 0962709611 0-9627096-1-1. Number 33 of Special Limited Edition of 100. Quarter dark blue leather, gilt title on spine. Heavy linen boards with paste-on image and title. The slipcase is also heavy linen with same image and title paste-on. Book and slip case in pristine condition. Signed on the half-title page by Samuel Woolvin, Ancel Nunn, and Bill Porterfield, who wrote the foreword. Numbered on the same page 33/100. Designed and produced by Whitehead and Whitehead.
Fine/No Jacket. New old stock from our archives. # B4688. $185.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Wooten, Heather Green.   POLIO YEARS IN TEXAS: BATTLING A TERRIFYING UNKNOWN (SIGNED)  
College Station: Texas A & M, 2009. 1st ed. 248 pages. Paperback. 1603441654 1-60344-165-4. A compelling history of the polio epidemic in Texas, especially in the Houston-Galveston area in the 1930s through the 1950s, before the development of the Salk vaccine. B/w photos, index, notes and bibliography. Signed by the author on the title page.
Near Fine/Wraps. No wear, no owner marks. Stamp of the university press on the half-title page. # E3562. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Wynn, Tony.   BELIEVERY (SIGNED)  
Miami, FL: Serious Studios, 2002. 1st ed. 62 pages. Paperback. 0976273101 0-9762731-0-1. Inscribed and signed by the author/artist.
VG/Wraps. Clean and tight, but has a bent place on the spine. # B9214. $30.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Yolen, Jane.   COMMANDER TOAD AND THE VOYAGE HOME (SIGNED)  
New York: Putnam, 1998. 1st ed. 64 pages. Hardcover. 0399231226 0-399-23122-6. Space adventure spoof with toad characters. Illustrated on every page by Bruce Degen. Inscribed to owner and signed by the author.
Fine/No Jacket. No wear and very tight. # B8807. $24.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Zhu Yi Yong (Yiyong), .   ZHU YI YONG PAINTINGS, NUMBER 19/500 (SIGNED) (YIYONG)  
Hong Kong: Galerie Du Monde, 1995. Limited ed. 152 pages. Hardcover. Foreword in English by Fred W. Scholle. (Repeated in Chinese) Biographical outline in English and Chinese. Alphabetical index of painting titles with page numbers in English and Chinese. Boldly signed by the artist and numbered 19/500.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Tight, clean, unmarked. Front corner lightly bumped. # E0403. $225.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  

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