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1) Allie, Linda B. & Weldon I. Hudson [compilers] WEST TEXAS PIONEERS  1986, 1st edition, Fort Worth. A collection of pioneer’s personal stories that were originally published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in the 1930s. Indian fights, settlement, and much more. Includes an alphabetized list of 542 subjects mentioned in this volume. 224pp w/index. Folio softcover…45.00 SOLD

2) Alonzo, Armando C.  TEJANO LEGACY: Rancheros and Settlers in South Texas, 1734-1900  1998, 1st edition, Albuquerque.  A study of Tejano ranchers and settlers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley from their colonial roots to 1900. 357pp w/map, appendix, notes, index.  Softcover……16.95 SOLD

3) Ashley, Carlos  THESE TEXAS HILLS  1941, 1st edition, np. Ashley writes easy-to-read poetry about his neighbors around the San Saba and Llano Rivers in Central Texas. Herein are tales of cedar-whacks, lonely cow-hands, and small town folks. 21pp.
Red felt cover, SIGNED, uncommon…….…40.00

4) Baer, Larry L. THE PARKER GUN: An Immortal American Classic 1974, 1st edition, Los Angeles. This work gives an in- depth look at the fine workmanship and statistics of the famous PARKER shotgun, sought after by collectors around the world. 93pp w/photos. Folio HB, leather bound with gold embossed lettering…….40.00 SOLD

5) [BANDERA COUNTY]  PIONEER HISTORY OF BANDERA COUNTY: Seventy-five Years of Intrepid History
by J. Marvin Hunter. 1922, 1st edition, Bandera.  History of the town’s beginnings; Indian depredations and fights –including the Packsaddle Mountain fight; numerous pioneer biographies; and more. 287pp w/photos, index. HB red cloth with scuffed and faded spine, some small splotches on the front cover, overall a sound copy, very scarce………150.00 SOLD

6) [BANDERA COUNTY] A BRIEF HISTORY OF BANDERA COUNTY: Covering More Than Eighty Years of Intrepid History by J. Marvin Hunter. 1936, 1st edition, Bandera.  Early settlers, Indian atrocities, and more. 95pp. Softcover…..45.00 SOLD

7) Barnes, Will C.  APACHES & LONGHORNS: The Reminiscences of Will C. Barnes  1941, 1st edition, Los Angeles.  The author was in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and gives a good interpretation of frontier military life in Arizona and the Apache Wars.  He retired from the military in the 1880s and became a Southwestern cattleman. 210pp w/photos.  HB/DJ has two small chips, minor edgewear, very scarce…..100.00 SOLD

8) Barrett, Neal, Jr. LONG DAYS AND SHORT NIGHTS: A Century of Ranching on the YO, 1880-1980  1980, 1st edition, Mountain Home. Illustrated by Joe Beeler. The story of the Schreiners and their five-generation ranching dynasty at the YO Ranch in central Texas. 192pp w/photos, index.  Folio HB/DJ…..75.00

 9) Bartholomew, Ed  1) WYATT EARP: The Man And The Myth  and 2) WYATT EARP: The Untold Years
Two volumes, 1963/1964, both first editions limited, Toyahvale.  An extensive biography of the controversial lawman/gunfighter, with the first volume dealing mostly with Earp’s years in Tombstone; and the second volume tells of his days in Kansas and Dodge City.  335/328pp w/photos, notes, references. Both volumes hardbacks with dust jackets showing light edgewear and some scuffing, exceedingly scarce in cloth, the set of two volumes = 450.00

10) Bean, Amelia  TIME FOR OUTRAGE  1967, 1st edition, NY.  A well-researched novel based on actual historical events and the people involved in New Mexico’s bloody Lincoln County War. In “The Author’s Note” at the end of the book, Bean gives interesting information concerning her treatment of the facts, source material, etc. 445pp. HB/DJ, nice copy, and scarce…..75.00

11) Bedichek, Roy KARANKAWAY COUNTRY 1950, 1st edition, NY.  The subject of this book is the stretch of sandbars that make up Matagorda Island and Peninsula, and the surrounding marshland, and the denizens therein, such as bird and aquatic life, javelinas, coons, possums, snakes, wild hogs, wolves, lizards, bobcats, deer, “and God knows what all!”  The author’s enchanting style and philosophy make this book a wonderful read. HB/DJ…..35.00 SOLD

12) [BEE COUNTY, TEXAS] THE HISTORICAL STORY OF BEE COUNTY, TEXAS by Camp Ezell. 1973, 1st edition, Beeville. 254pp w/maps, historical articles, and a forty-page photo section in back. HB, scarce…..95.00

13) Benedict, Carl Peters A TENDERFOOT KID ON GYP WATER 1943, 1st limited edition: “550 copies of this book have been printed and the type melted,” Austin. Designed by Carl Hertzog.  William Reese, in SIX-SCORE: “A vividly written story of range life in west Texas in the 1890s. Benedict recounted incidents of cow punching as they occurred and editor Dobie changed as little as possible. The result is one of the best books ever written on the Texas range.”  115pp w/illustrations. HB still in publisher’s onion skin jacket, very scarce…..295.00 SOLD

15) Biggers, Don Hampton  BUFFALO GUNS AND BARBED WIRE: Two Frontier Accounts 1991, 1st printing of the combined reissue of  “Pictures of the Past” and “History That Will Never Be Repeated,” Lubbock.  Introduction by A.C. Greene; biography of Biggers by Seymour V. Connor; photos by George Robertson and Erwin E. Smith. A frontier journalist’s account of the last great buffalo hunters, and range stories about cattlemen and cowboys of West Texas. 241pp w/photos, map, notes, sources.
Oblong HB/DJ spine faded……………45.00

17) Breihan, Carl W.  THE COMPLETE AND AUTHENTIC LIFE OF JESSE JAMES  1953, 1st edition, NY.  Introduction by Homer Croy. Biography. 287pp w/photos, appendix, index. HB/DJ….35.00

18) Breihan, Carl W. YOUNGER BROTHERS  1961, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio.  The story of the four Younger brothers, deadly allies of the James brothers. 260pp w/photos. HB/DJ….30.00 SOLD

19) Breihan, Carl W. QUANTRILL AND HIS CIVIL WAR GUERRILLAS 1959, 1st edition, Denver. This story of the bloody band that rode under Quantrill includes a roster. 174pp w/photos.  HB/DJ…..30.00 SOLD

21) Bryan, Sidney [with E.L. Yeats and Hooper Shelton]  THE 18 RANCH: Colorado Cattle Co., 1881-1973  nd [circa 1973],
1st edition, Feather Press. A history of the West Texas ranch that is mostly in Fisher County, but laps over into Scurry and Nolan counties. Section Two, “A Lifetime in West Texas” is a Sidney Bryan’s personal account of his early life on the ranch.  112pp w/map, photos.  HB q/decorated cover, scarce…..95.00 SOLD

22) Burch, J.P. CHARLES W. QUANTRELL   1923, 1st edition, Vega.  "A true history of his guerrilla warfare on the Missouri and Kansas border during the Civil War of 1861 to 1865. As told by Captain Harrison Trow, one who followed Quantrell through his whole course."  266pp w/illustrations. HB……..30.00 SOLD

24) Carlson, Paul H. “PECOS BILL” A Military Biography of William R. Shafter  1989, 1st ed, College Station.  Biography of the abrasive soldier who served four decades with the U.S. Army from the Civil War through the Indian wars in the West to the Spanish-American War. 225pp w/maps, photos, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…60.00

25) Castel, Albert  WILLIAM CLARKE QUANTRILL: His Life and Times  1962, 1st edition, NY. Biography of Quantrill, whose actions during the Civil War created a bloody legend.  250pp w/maps, photos, index. HB/DJ…….35.00

26) Cleaveland, Norman [with George Fitzpatrick] THE MORLEYS: Young Upstarts on the Southwest Frontier  1971, 1st edition, Albuquerque. The story of a Southwest entrepreneur who was manager of the Maxwell Land Grant, editor of the Cimarron News and Press (blown up Clay Allison and his mob),  and later a railroad locator, instrumental in winning the Raton Pass and Royal Gorge for the Santa Fe Line.  270pp w/illustrations, endpaper map, bibliography, index. HB/DJ….45.00 SOLD

27) Clendenen, Clarence C. BLOOD ON THE BORDER: The United States Army and the Mexican Irregulars 1969,
1st edition, NY.  Traces the dramatic, undeclared “brushfire wars” along the Rio Grande from 1848 through the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th-century: Juan Cortina, Mackenzie’s raid on the Kickapoos; Crook and Miles pursuit of Geronimo; Pershing’s unsuccessful expedition to capture Pancho Villa; and much more. 390pp w/maps, photos, bib, index. HB/DJ, ex-library copy..19.50

28) Coues, Elliott  THE EXPEDITIONS OF ZEBULON MONTGOMERY PIKE To Headwaters of the Mississippi River, Through Louisiana Territory, and in New Spain, During the Years 1805-6-7  Two Volumes. 1965, limited edition reprint, Minneapolis.  “A New Edition, now first reprinted in full from the original of 1810, with copious critical commentary, memoir of Pike, New Map and other illustrations, and complete index.’  955pp w/illustrations, index, folding maps in rear pocket. 
Two volumes hardback in illustrated slipcase……85.00 SOLD

29) Cox, Mike RED ROOSTER COUNTRY 1970, 1st edition, Hereford. A collection of stories about events and characters in West Texas.  114pp w/photos, index.  Folio HB w/pictorial cover.......30.00 SOLD

30) Crawford, Ann  Fears [editor] THE EAGLE: The Autobiography of Santa Anna1967, 1st edition, Pemberton Press, Austin. “These extremely personal and revealing memoirs include [Santa Anna’s] version of the Texas Revolution, The U.S.- Mexican War, and the Maximilian era of Mexican history, as well as the rest of his activities between 1810 and 1874.”  299pp illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Folio HB/DJ has small chips……45.00

31) Debo, Angie PRAIRIE CITY: The Story of an American Community1944, 1st edition, NY. The author gives a portrayal of an Oklahoma community’s development from its founding during the great Cherokee Run of 1889 to the days following Pearl Harbor. 245pp w/photos, index. HB/DJ worn..25.00

32) de Shields, James T. CYNTHIA ANN PARKER: The Story of Her Capture 1934, 2nd edition, Naylor Co. San Antonio. She was captured at Fort Parker in 1836, absorbed into Comanche culture and was the mother of Quanah Parker. She was recaptured by Texas Rangers at the Battle of Pease River in 1860. 66pp w/photos.  Softcover w/illustrated cover, nice copy, very scarce…..175.00
33) Dobie, J. Frank TALES OF OLD-TIME TEXAS 1955, 1st edition, Boston. Illustrated by Barbara Latham.  Dobie relates some of his favorite tales and legends about well-known historical characters and animals. 336pp w/notes, index  HB/DJ, SIGNED.175.00 SOLD

34) Dodge, Col. Richard Irving  OUR WILD INDIANS: Thirty-Three Years’ Personal Experience Among the Red Men of the Great West… 1959, facsimile reprint of the 1882 original, NY. Introduction by General William T. Sherman. An expansive, firsthand look at Plains Indian life, customs, ceremonies, and other traits. 657pp w/illustrations, index. HB/DJ….35.00 SOLD

35) Emmett, Chris  SHANGHAI PIERCE: A Fair Likeness  19531st edition, Norman. Drawings by Nick Eggenhofer.  Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “This is one of the best biographies of a Texas cattleman. Emmett gives us Shanghai Pierce with the warts and all…good reading and competent biography.” Pierce was one of Texas’ most colorful cattlemen who built a ranching empire in South Texas and crossed paths with many notables, including John Wesley Hardin, Ike Pryor, Charlie Siringo, Leander H. McNelly, Wild Bill Hickock, Ab blocker, others. 326pp w/maps, photos, appendix, bib, index.  HB/DJ slightly edgeworn…..75.00 SOLD

36) Erwin, Allen A.  THE SOUTHWEST OF JOHN HORTON SLAUGHTER: Cattleman, Sheriff  1965, 1st edition, Glendale.  Adams, SIX-GUN: “...the first, and a long-needed, book on the famous John Slaughter and shows much research.”  Associates of the lawman/rancher included Big Foot Wallace, Ben Thompson, James H., Cook, The Earps, Tom Horn, Al Sieber, the Apache Kid, Geronimo, Pancho Villa, just to name a few.  The index looks like a virtual “Who’s Who” of Old West characters.  Forwards by Ramon F. Adams and Wm. McLeod Raine.  HB/DJ with faded spine….185.00

38) Faulk, Odie  GENERAL TOM GREEN: “A Fightin’ Texan”1963, 1st edition, Waco. Introduction by Rupert N. Richardson. Biography of the spirited Texas pioneer who participated in the San Jacinto Battle as a youthful artilleryman; fought Indians and served as a bureaucrat for the Republic of Texas; served in the Mexican War; and died fighting for the Confederacy in the Civil War.  Softcover w/decorated cover……65.00

39) Fergusson, Erna MURDER & MYSTERY IN NEW MEXICO 1948, 1st edition, Albuquerque.  Frontispiece by Peter Hurd.  Adams, SIX-GUNS: “A well-written book with chapters on several of the New Mexico outlaws, such as Vicente Silva, Billy the Kid, and Tom Ketchum...Her chapters on Vicente and Ketchum are more reliable...” There are also chapters on the mysterious death of Colonel Fountain and his son; the vigilantes of Socorro; and more.  192pp w/photo section, endpaper map. HB/DJ….55.00 SOLD

40) Flanagan, Sue TRAILING THE LONGHORNS  1964, 1st edition, Austin. Foreword by Wayne Gard. A pictorial tour of landmarks along three famous cattle trails: The Goodnight-Loving, the Chisholm, and the Western Trails. Excellent range history.  290pp w/photos, maps, notes, bibliography, index. Folio HB/DJ…….60.00  

41) Fulmore, Z.T. THE HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF TEXAS AS TOLD IN COUNTY NAMES  1915, 1st edition, Texas State Historical Association, Austin. Interesting historical details about Texas county namesakes.  312pp w/maps, illustrations, informative appendices, index.  HB, cover slightly scuffed, otherwise sound copy, scarce……100.00

42) Gilbert, Miles GETTING A STAND 1986, 1st edition, Tempe. Illustrations by Bill Leftwich.  “An anthology of the writings of buffalo hunters who were engaged in the hide business between 1870 and 1882.” Includes a 1927 letter from J. Wright Mooar to
J. Evetts Haley.  203pp w/illustrations, photos, references. HB w/pictorial cover, SIGNED by illustrator Leftwich…95.00

43) Godfrey, Captain E.S., [Commander of Co. K] AN ACCOUNT OF CUSTER’S LAST CAMPAIGN and THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIG HORN  1968, limited edition reprint, Palo Alto. This firsthand account first appeared in the January, 1892 issue of The Century Magazine. 86pp w/illustrations, endpaper maps.  HB/DJ…..35.00 SOLD

44) Goodwyn, Frank  LIFE ON THE KING RANCH 1951, 1st ed., NY. Photos by Toni Frissell. Illustrations by Bruce Marchin.  Goodwyn's father was ranch boss of the Norias section of the vast King Ranch in South Texas. Goodwyn grew up on the ranch and relates his experiences as well as folklore and little-known facts about the ranch.  293pp w/photos,  glossary, biblio. HB/DJ..80.00 SOLD

45) Graves, John GOODBYE TO A RIVER 2002, reprint, NY.  Designed by Carl Hertzog.  The author’s classic account of his  three-week trip down the Brazos River.  HB/DJ, SIGNED……35.00 SOLD

46) [GREEN, BEN K.] BEN K. GREEN: A Descriptive Bibliography of Writings By and About Him by Robert A. Wilson (with a forward by Jenkins Garrett) 1977, 1st edition, Flagstaff.  An indispensable source book for Ben Green collectors.  Throughout, Wilson “renders warm, personal glimpses of Doc Green as a writer and individual.”  HB/DJ, SIGNED……70.00

47) Greene, A.C. 900 MILES ON THE BUTTERFIELD TRAIL 1994, 1st edition, Denton. The author and his wife travelled the route of the Texas portion of the famous Butterfield Mail route and recorded the history of this short-lived frontier road to the west, with myths and legends included. 293pp w/bibliography, index. HB/DJ fine...35.00

48) Greene, A.C. A PERSONAL COUNTRY 1979, 1st edition, NY. Author writes about West Texas, its people, and where his roots were. Bill Porterfield said this about the book: “It’s all here, time, place, treasure, blood, sex, success, failure, death and, of course, god and the devil and grief, and the going on, as people must.” HB/DJ, SIGNED……55.00 SOLD

49) Greer, James K. BOIS D’ARC TO BARBED WIRE: Ken Carey: Southwestern Frontier Born 1936, 1st edition, Dallas. Pioneer life in Texas in the 1850s thru 1880s, with details of buffalo hunting, Indian fights, cattle trails, outlaws, fence-cutting wars, and more.  A frontier classic. 428pp w/map endpapers, photos and maps, bibliographical notes, index.  HB w/decorated cover.125.00 SOLD

50) Haley, J. Evetts SOME SOUTHWESTERN TRAILS 1948, 1st limited edition of 1,000 copies, San Angelo. 970 copies of this edition were bound in paper covers and distributed as Christmas greetings by San Angelo Standard-Times publisher Houston Harte. [See Chandler Robinson, J. Evetts Haley and the Passing of the Old West]. Designed and printed by Carl Hertzog; illustrations by Harold D. Bugbee. In addition to Haley’s preface and article, “Arkansas River Route,” others who contributed essays: H. Bailey Carroll, John L. McCarty, Jack Potter, Floyd Streeter, Stanley Vestal, and LeRoy Hafen.  30pp unnumbered. Oblong folio softcover with extended edges, very scarce……250.00

51) Haley, J. Evetts FORT CONCHO AND THE TEXAS FRONTIER  1952, 1st edition, San Angelo.  Designed by Carl Hertzog; illustrations by H.D. Bugbee. Haley’s classic history of  the frontier military outpost and the West Texas country that surrounds it. Chapters on the Great Comanche War Trail; the stage-coach mail; founding and building of Fort Concho; Mackenzie and his Indian campaigns; Grierson and Shafter; “Nolan’s Lost Nigger Expedition;” racial troubles on the Conchos; transportation and supply; everyday life at the post; and much more. 352pp w/maps, illustrations, index.  HB/DJ showing light edgewear…..200.00 SOLD

52) Haley, J. Evetts STORY OF THE SHAMROCK 1954, 1st edition, Amarillo. A history of the first 25 years of the Shamrock Oil and Gas Corp. 78pp w/illustrations. Softcover……30.00 SOLD

54) [HALEY, J. EVETTS]  CASEMENT OF JUNIATA: As A Man and as a Stockman…One of a Kind  by Donald R. Ornduff.  1975, 1st edition, Kansas City. Introduction by J. Evetts Haley.  An insightful look at a legendary figure in the American livestock industry. Haley said of the  Kansas rancher, “Cowboy, horseman, livestock breeder, master feeder, embattled patriot and generous companion—in every facet and aspect of his versatile and accomplished nature, he was an extraordinary man.” 113pp w/photos. HB/DJ this copy SIGNED by Haley………85.00 SOLD

55) Henderson, Halton  ARTISTRY IN SINGLE ACTION 1989, 1st limited edition of 400 copies, Chama Press, Dallas.  Foreword by J. Evetts Haley. Typography design by David Holman; binding and slipcase design by Craig Jensen; photos by Charles DeBus. This book chronicles the story of the beautiful and innovative Grizzly revolvers designed by Edmond de la Garrigue. The book also includes a brief history of the six-gun in Texas, and of the career of Samuel Colt. 110pp w/illus, sources. Folio HB ¼ bound in leather over brown cloth boards, in slipcase. This copy SIGNED by Henderson on the half-title page, and SIGNED by Homan and Jensen on the colophon page; includes a publisher’s broadside.…225.00

56) Hinton, Harwood P. [intro by] HISTORY OF THE CATTLEMEN OF TEXAS  1991, Texas State Historical Association, Austin. This volume is a reprint of 1914 edition published by Johnston Printing & Advertising Co. A reprint of the original volume which was privately printed for the families of the Cattle Raisers' Association of Texas. It was sold by subscription and contained sketches of sixty individuals who were either pioneers of the livestock industry of "progressive" ranchers who had expanded into other fields of endeavor. 350pp w/portraits, index. HB, a variant binding of dark brown imitation leather w/stamped title block on the front cover w/gilt lettering (a few of the last pages are warped as if they had once been damp, hardly noticeable)  scarce..175.00

57) Holden, Curry HILL OF THE ROOSTER  1956, 1st edition, NY. Novel about the fiercely independent Yaqui Indians of northern Mexico during the early 1900s.  319pp w/endpaper map. HB/DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED…..25.00 SOLD

58) Horwitz, James  THEY WENT THATAWAY  1976, 1st edition, NY. The author searches out his childhood heroes—the old-time Hollywood cowboys—and finds out what become of Gene Autry, Tim McCoy, The Cisco Kid, the Durango Kid, Joel McCrea, and others. 281pp w/photos. HB/DJ…..19.50 SOLD

59) Houts, Marshall [editor]  FROM GUN TO GAVEL: The Courtroom Recollections of James Mathers of Oklahoma  1954, 1st edition, NY.  Interesting cases as recalled by a county attorney who served in Oklahoma just before and after the turn of the 20th-century.  246pp.  HB/DJ has a 2 by 3 inch piece torn from front of jacket, otherwise a nice copy….25.00 SOLD

60) [IRION COUNTY] A HISTORY OF IRION COUNTY by Leta Crawford. 1966, 1st edition, Waco. A history that covers the county’s earliest days to the 1960s. 152pp w/photos, appendices, index. HB/DJ errata laid in….35.00

61) Jackson, A. T. PICTURE-WRITING OF TEXAS INDIANS 1938, 1st ed, Austin. A county by county survey of ancient Indian rock art giving a thorough analysis and classification of design elements and their geographic distribution. 490pp w/hundreds of maps and photos; bibliography; index. Softcover in a Bro-dart acid free ‘Dura-saver’ cover, very scarce…..17 5.00

62) Jank, Lyn  THAT SPECIAL BREED: The American Quarter Horse 1977, 1st limited edition, Fort Worth. An in-depth chronological history of the Quarter Horse breed and the American Quarter Horse Association. Includes biographical sketches of the people involved and over 200 of the great horses; blood lines and a chart showing parents of some of the sires and dames featured. 357pp w/photos, people and horse indexes.  Folio HB fully bound in leather, numbered and SIGNED, very scarce….275.00

63) Johnson, David  THE MASON COUNTY “HOO DOO” WAR, 1874-1902 2006, 1st edition, Denton. Foreword by Rick Miller. Johnson analyzes the myths and legends surrounding the feud and presents the first definitive account of what happened in Mason County during that bloody era. 360pp w/photos, maps, notes, bibliography, index…….45.00

64) Keleher, William A. VIOLENCE IN LINCOLN COUNTY 1869-1881 1957, 1st edition, Albuquerque.  Adams, SIX-GUNS: “One of the best histories of Lincoln County and its troubles, as well as of the life of Billy The Kid...It is most trustworthy.”  390pp w/illustrations, sources, index. HB…….50.00 SOLD

65) Kelton, Elmer SLAUGHTER  1992, 1st edition, NY. Novel about buffalo hunters on the Texas Plains. Winner of 1992 WWA Spur Award for best western novel. 369pp. HB/DJ, fine..55.00

66) Kelton, Elmer FAR CANYON 1994, 1st edition, NY. Sequel to SLAUGHTER.1994 WWA Spur Award. 323pp. HB/DJ….65.00

68) Kupper, Winifred [editor] TEXAS SHEEPMAN: The Reminiscences of Robert Maudslay 1951, 1st edition, Austin. Ranching experiences of a young Englishman who came to West Texas in 1880. 138pp w/illus, notes, index.  HB lacks dj…35.00

69) Laine, Tanner CATTLE CALL 1975, 1st edition, Seagraves. Stories of West Texas with emphasis on cattle ranching. Interspersed among the stories is “Faces of Cowboys” which has photos and biographical sketches of about two hundred West Texas ranchers and cowboys. Folio HB………45.00 SOLD

70) Lane, Walter P. [edited/annotated by Jimmy L. Bryan, Jr.] THE ADVENTURES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF GENERAL WALTER P. LANE, A San Jacinto Veteran, Containing Sketches of the Texan, Mexican and Late Wars, with Several Indian Fights Thrown In.  2000, reprint edition limited to 500 copies, DeGolyer Library, Dallas.  Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “One of the best Texas military memoirs, this is also a prime source on the period from the Texas Revolution through the Civil War. No Texas hero spent more time in the thick of the action than Lane, and his memoirs are meaty with anecdotes and incidents relating to the revolution, the Indian campaigns, the Mexican War, and the Civil War.”  216pp w/notes, bibliography, index. HB…95.00

71) Latham, Francis S. TRAVELS IN THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, 1842  1971, 1st edition, Encino Press, Austin. Designed by William D. Wittliff; edited by Gerald S. Pierce. Included here are a series of articles Latham wrote for a Tennessee newspaper. they give us a fascinating firsthand look at life in Texas during the Republic years. 49pp w/illus. HB w/decorated cover, SIGNED..35.00

72) [LEA, TOM] TOM LEA: A Selection of Paintings and Drawings from the Nineteen-Sixties 1969-1970,  San Antonio.  “An Appreciation...” by Harry Ransome; and a biographical essay and introduction by Al Lowman. Includes 57 reproductions of Lea’s works with comments by the artist.  Softcover...30.00 SOLD

73) Lea, Tom WESTERN BEEF CATTLE 1967, #319 of a limited edition of 850 copies, Encino Press, Austin. Book designed by William D. Wittliff.  A series of eleven paintings related to the history and development of western beef cattle. At the close of World War II, before terminating his wartime employment, these paintings were commissioned by LIFE Magazine and presented to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.  (Originally published as a softcover booklet in 1950.) Folio hardcover in cloth slipcase…200.00

74) Lehmann, V.W. FORGOTTEN LEGIONS: Sheep in the Rio Grande Plain of Texas 1969, 1st ed, El Paso. Designed by Carl Hertzog; map illustration by Jose Cisneros. Author traces the development of ranching in South Texas with emphasis on the sheep industry. 226pp w/many photos, appendices, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ…….65.00

75) Lumholz, Carl  NEW TRAILS IN MEXICO  1912, early reprint of the 1911 edition, NY.  “An account of one year’s exploration in North-west Sonora, Mexico, and South-western Arizona, 1909-1910.”  411pp w/many illustrations and photos, two maps in rear pocket, appendices, index. HB beginning of cracked front hinge, otherwise a sound copy…..50.00 SOLD

76) Maltby, W. J. CAPTAIN JEFF or Frontier Life in Texas with the Texas Rangers  1906, 2nd expanded edition [with forty additional pages], Colorado, Texas. Reminiscences of  Maltby who was one of the first Texas Ranger Captains when Frontier Battalion Company E was formed. He was an early settler in Burnet County, ranching there and around  San Saba and Lampasas between service in the Mexican War, Civil War, and with the Rangers. Many of his stories are about Indian fights, mostly with Comanche and Kiowa. 204pp w/photo. Softcover has small chip at upper spine, now in Bro-dart protective cover, scarce..65.00

77) Martin, Russell  COWBOY: The Enduring Myth of the Wild West  1983, 1st edition, NY. Explores the evolution of the cowboy myth as portrayed in early dime novels, Wild West shows, movies, television, country music, and advertising. Includes over 400 historical and contemporary illustrations. 432pp w/photos, illus, filmography, index. Folio HB/DJ…..25.00

78) Mayhall, Mildred P. INDIAN WARS OF TEXAS 1965, 1st ed, Waco. Recounts some of the most dramatic Indian fights, including both battles at Adobe Walls, the Council House Fight, Plum Creek, the Wagon Train Massacre of 1871, Elm Creek, Mackenzie’s raid on Palo Duro Canyon, and others. Chapters on early Texas Indian agents, and on captives Cynthia Ann Parker and Millie Durgan. 270pp w/photos, foldout map of military establishments from 1830-1875, notes, biblio, index.  HB/DJ…..85.00 SOLD

79) McCauley, J.E. A STOVE-UP COWBOY’S STORY 1943, 1st limited edition: “700 copies of this book have been printed and the type melted,” Austin.  Designed by Carl Hertzog; introduction by John A. Lomax; drawings by Tom Lea. Reese, SIX SCORE: “One of the most forceful and expressive autobiographies of the range country. McCauley lived hard....Dobie liked its ‘uncommon saltiness of speech.’”  (Lowman, in PRINTER AT THE PASS, relates an interesting story of how Tom Lea got involved in the project--too lengthy to include here.)  73pp. HB/DJ fine copy, very scarce……295.00

80) McDowell, Catherine W. [editor] NOW YOU HEAR MY HORN: The Journal of James Wilson Nichols, 1820-1887  1967, 1st  trade edition, Austin. Designed by Carl Hertzog; map by Jose Cisneros.  Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “This most spirited and forthright of all Texas memoirs is one of the most delightful American pioneer narratives ever written. Frontiersman Nichols gives us an unvarnished account of life in frontier Texas, with no holds barred. His narrative is humorous, bold, gruesome, opinionated, and revealing.”  Nichols served under McCulloch in the Mexican War, was a Ranger under Jack Hays and fought in many Indian battles. HB/DJ slightly worn…..75.00

81) McMurtry, Larry  TEXASVILLE 1987, 1st edition, NY. Novel, sequel to The Last Picture Show. 542pp. HB/DJ, SIGNED.85.00

82) Neighbours, Kenneth F. INDIAN EXODUS: Texas Indian Affairs, 1835-1859 1973, 1st edition, Nortex Press, np. Traces the events from 1835 to 1859 when Indian tribes were removed beyond the frontier to make room for the dominant Anglo civilization. Also reveals a look at the attitude of Indian agents and bureaucrats regarding the fate of Texas’ Indian tribes. 154pp w/illustrations, map endpapers, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ showing light edgewear….75.00

83) Nolan, Frederick W. [editor] THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JOHN HENRY TUNSTALL 1965, 1st edition, Albuquerque. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “An excellent book...Through diaries, letters, and his own comments, we learn of Tunstall’s early travels, his experiences as a merchant, his ambition to become a sheep raiser, his attempt at cattle ranching, and his cold-blooded murder, which caused the Lincoln County War to blaze into a shooting war....The book is well done and should assume an important place in the history of Lincoln County, New Mexico.” 480pp w/photos, appendices, bibliography, index. HB/DJ ....60.00

84) Nolan, Frederick BAD BLOOD: The Life and Times of the Horrell Brothers1994, 1st edition, Stillwater.  The Horrell family fled Texas after a deadly shootout with Reconstructionist law officers, fled to Lincoln County New Mexico and were embroiled in a precursor to the famous Lincoln County War. The returned top Texas and soon were involved in the deadly Higgins-Horrell vendetta in the Lampasas area.  210pp w/photos, endnotes, references, index.  HB/DJ, SIGNED……70.00 SOLD

85) Oberste, William H.  HISTORY OF REFUGIO MISSION  2005, reprint, Salem.  This facsimile reprint of the very rare 1942 edition gives a complete history of the 18th-century Spanish mission located in South Texas.  Includes material on Karankawa Indians; exploration of Matagorda Bay and environs; the eventual hostility of the Karankawa; and much more. 411pp illus; map, notes, bibliography, appendix, index.   Hardback issued without dust jacket, as new…..60.00

87) Peterson, Susan  THE LIVING TRADITION OF MARIA MARTINEZ  1981, reprint, edition, Tokyo. Mrs. Martinez  first became known in the classic book, “Maria: The Potter of San Ildefonso” by Alice Marriott, published in 1948.  Ensuing generations have kept up the family’s black-on-black pottery tradition first started by Maria and her husband in the 1920s. Many full-color and some black-and-white photographs show the family’s behind-the-scenes work at the New Mexican pottery. 300pp w/many photos, bibliography, appendices, index.  Folio softcover w/dust jacket…..30.00 SOLD

89) Pingenot, Ben E. SIRINGO 1989, 1st edition, College Station.  A good biography of the cowboy-pioneer lawman-private detective whose path crossed with such characters a Billy the Kid, Bat Masterson, Charles Darrow, Charles M. Russell, Will Rogers, and many others.  Before his career as a lawman, Siringo worked for Shanghai Pierce, and trailed cattle up the Chisholm Trail.  232pp w/illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ……40.00

90) [PRESIDIO COUNTY] HISTORY OF MARFA AND PRESIDIO COUNTY, TEXAS, 1535-1946 by Cecilia Thompson. 1985, 1st edition, Austin. Two Volumes. This highly sought after work deservedly won the 1985 T.R. Fehrenbach Award For Best County History In Texas.  It is a chronologically arranged narrative history that spans four centuries, from the earliest Spanish explorers to contemporary times. A total of 1024 pages with maps, many period photos, appendices, bibliography, index. Two volumes, hardback in slipcase, fine condition, out-of-print and quite scarce…….450.00

93) Rhodes, Eugene Manlove THE LITTLE WORLD WADDIES 1946, 1st limited edition of 1000 copies, designed and printed at “The Pass on the Rio Bravo” by Carl Hertzog.  Edited by W. H. Hutchinson. This collection of Rhodes’ writing is illustrated throughout by H.D. Bugbee, and has a lengthy introduction, “My Salute to Gene Rhodes” by J. Frank Dobie.  Includes selected short stories and poetry never before published in book form.  Also a bibliography of Rhodes writings. The endpaper illustration is “The Rhodes Map of the Rhodes Country” (New Mexico and Arizona).  HB/no dj, scarce…..125.00

94) Rhodes, Eugene Manlove  WEST IS WEST  1917, 1st edition, H.K. Fly company, Publishers, NY.  HB slightly cocked…95.00

95)  Rhodes, Eugene Manlove ONCE IN THE SADDLE & PASO POR AQUI  1927, 1st edition, Boston.  According to W.H. Hutchinson in A Bar Cross Liar: Bibliography of Eugene Manlove Rhodes...this book had “one printing only; 3,500 copies of which some 400 copies were remaindered. No reprint editions.” He went on to say it revealed “Rhodes’ own feelings about the exploitation and oppression of those who worked with their hands...There is a strong thread of nostalgia for his early days running through the story and the description of the contested homestead involved in the plot is an idealized depiction of what Rhodes had done and had dreamed of doing to his own place in the San Andres.”  The second inclusion, a short novel, Paso Por Aqui, is considered by many to be Rhodes’ masterpiece.  259pp w/illustrated endpapers. HB tan cloth with saddle on cover, green top edge, nice copy ....150.00

96) Rhodes, Eugene Manlove  BEYOND THE DESERT 1934, early reprint by Houghton-Mifflin, Boston. 237pp. HB/DJ..40.00

97) Rhodes, Eugene Manlove  THE TRUSTY KNAVES  1933, early reprint by H.M. Co., Boston. 238pp. HB/DJ…..40.00

98) Rhodes, Eugene Manlove  COPPER STREAK TRAIL  1922, early reprint by H.M. Co., Boston. 318pp. HB/DJ….40.00

99) Rhodes, Eugene Manlove  STEPSONS OF LIGHT  1921, early reprint by H.M.Co.., Boston. 317pp. HB/DJ chipped and worn…..35.00

100) [RHODES, EUGENE MANLOVE] THE RHODES READER: Stories of Virgins, Villains, and Varmints selected by
W.H. Hutchinson.  1957, 1st edition, Norman. Most of the stories included were published here for the first time in book form.
Of particular interest is Rhodes’ non-fiction essay, “In Defense of Pat Garrett,” whom he knew personally. 316pp. HB/DJ…45.00

101) Robinson, Henry Morton STOUT CORTEZ: A Biography of the Spanish Conquest  1931, 1st edition, NY.  An account of Hernando Cortez’s trek from the Gulf of Mexico to what is now Mexico City.  347pp w/map, illus., index. HB….20.00 SOLD

102) Russell, Virgil Y. INDIAN ARTIFACTS 1974, reprint, Boulder.  An illustrated reference book that tells how to hunt for artifacts; how to classify, identify and preserve them; and methods of mounting them. 170pp w/index.  HB/DJ........25.00

103) Sandoz, Mari THE BUFFALO HUNTERS: The Story of the Hide Men  1954, 2nd printing, NY.  A comprehensive history of the bison hunters and their short-lived profession. 372pp w/endpaper map, bibliography. HB/DJ nice copy…25.00

104) Scott, Florence Johnson  HISTORICAL HERITAGE OF THE LOWER RIO GRANDE  1970, 2nd printing of the 1937 edition, Waco.  “A historical record of Spanish exploration, subjugation and colonization of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and the activities of Jose Escandon, Count of Sierra Gorda, together with the development of towns and ranches under Spanish, Mexican and Texas sovereignties 1747-1848.” Special features include authentic lists of original grantees, reprinted official treaties, lists of old land titles, rare maps and charts, the Romance of the Valley.  246pp w/illustrations, notes, bibliography, endpaper maps, index.  HB/DJ library stamps on title page and Dewey decimal on dj spine, scarce……75.00 [condition noted] SOLD

105) Sheffy, L.F.  THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TIMOTHY DWIGHT HOBART, 1855-1935  1950, 1st edition, Canyon. Hobart came to Texas as a surveyor for the New York and Texas Land Company.  He was instrumental in development of counties in the Panhandle, and managed the JA Ranch for Mrs. Adair. 322pp w/illustrations, endpaper maps, bibliography, index. HB…75.00 SOLD

106) Shirley, Glenn  RED YESTERDAYS  1977, 1st edition, Wichita Falls. Stopries of some not-so-well-known-but-interesting characters that resided in Indian Territory, including Indians, cowboys, women, rogues, and lawmen.  298pp w/photos, bibliography. HB/DJ, SIGNED……55.00

107) Simpson, Colonel Harold B. CRY COMANCHE: The 2nd U.S. Cavalry in Texas, 1855-1861 1979, 1st edition, Waco. Although the 2nd Cavalry was only in service six years and five months, it spawned 16 Civil War and two Spanish-American War generals, including Robert E. Lee, Albert Sidney Johnston, John Bell Hood, and others.  All but four of its forty engagements with Indians occurred within the borders of Texas. This book tells of the unit’s activities from its beginning in 1855 until 1861. 186pp w/appendices, sources, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED, scarce……135.00

108) Simpson, Lesley Byrd [ed’r] THE SAN SABA PAPERS: A Documentary Account of the Founding and Destruction of San Saba Mission 1959, 1st ed, San Francisco. Translated by Paul D. Nathan. Spanish documents give a good firsthand account of events at the old presidio that was attacked and destroyed by Comanche Indians in 1758, and the affect the massacre had on Spanish colonial frontier policy. The ruins are located near Menard, Texas. 157pp w/notes, bibliography, foldout map (in pocket) of Spanish missions and Presidios in Texas circa 1760. HB….85.00

109) Sims, Judge Orland L. COWPOKES, NESTERS, & So Forth  1970, 1st edition, Encino Press, Austin. This autobiography, by one of West Texas’ most colorful and outspoken inhabitants, is a good history of the Concho County region from the end of the trail driving days through the oil boom to modern times. 297pp w/photos.  HB/DJ…….45.00

110) Sylvia, Stephen w. & Michael J. O’Daniel  THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF AMERICAN CIVIL WAR RELICS  1978, 1st edition, Orange.  A fully illustrated history of relic collecting. 319pp w/hundreds of photos, notes, bibliography, index. Folio HB/DJ, scarce……..95.00 SOLD

111) [TARRANT COUNTY] OIL LEGENDS OF FORT WORTH compiled by the Fort Worth Petroleum Club Historical Committee.  1993, 1st edition, Fort Worth.  Contents of this well-rounded history include: “The Fort Worth Petroleum Club” by Scott Sprier; “Texas Oil and the Fort Worth Pioneers” by Mack Williams; “Foundations: The Legacy of Fort Worth Oil” and “Oil Companies” also by Sprier; “Oil Refineries” by Todd Connelley and Ray Wilkerson; and many biographical sketches of pioneer oilmen by several contributors; and much more. 294pp w/photos, index. Folio HB bound in leather with gold decorations..75.00

112) Taylor, Virginia H. THE FRANCO-TEXAN LAND COMPANY  1969, 1st edition, Austin. Although born amid the controversial and scandalous activities of the Memphis, El Paso, and Pacific Railroad, the Franco-Texan Land Company was responsible for impacting the development of the Texas Panhandle. This book documents that little-known story.  331pp w/illustrations, maps, biblio, index. HB/DJ……..45.00

113) [TEXAS RANGERS] TEXAS RANGERS SESQUICENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY, 1823-1973 1973, 1st edition, Fort Worth. Introduction by Governor Dolph Briscoe.  This scarce volume, published the year the Ranger’s Museum opened in Waco, includes a chronological record of Texas Ranger milestones, plus a narrative history by Richard N. Conger.  The endpapers have facsimile signatures of dozens of Texas Rangers and others who attended the anniversary celebration.  176pp w/many photos. 
Folio HB, leather-bound with decorated cover…150.00

114) Thorp, Raymond W. & Robert Bunker  CROW KILLER: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson  1958, 1st edition, Bloomington.  Johnson was a recluse mountain man whose Indian wife was killed by Crow warriors. History, laced with legend and folklore about him, alleges he tracked down, killed, scalped, and ate the livers of over 300 Crow Indians in retaliation. 190pp w/endpaper maps. HB/DJ, scarce…95.00 SOLD

115) Townsend, Charles R. SAN ANTONIO ROSE: The Life and Music of Bob Wills 1976, 1st edition, Urbana.  This biography covers the colorful life of Wills from his birth through his forty years as an endeared country and western entertainer.  395pp w/photos, discography, sources, index. HB/DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED……..50.00 SOLD

116) Turner, Martha Anne  TEXAS EPIC: An American Story  1974, 1st edition, Quanah. Forty-five original documents trace the growth of Texas from its establishment as a Republic in 1835 through its early growth as a State of the Union in 1857.   167pp w/illustrations, notes, index. Folio HB/DJ……45.00

117) Walker, Henry J.  JESSE JAMES: The Outlaw  1961, 1st edition, Des Moines. 283pp w/photos. HB….25.00

118) Walker, Peggy GEORGE HUMPHREYS: Cowboy & Lawman 1978, 1st edition, Burnet. Humphreys was a Four Sixes cowboy and foreman for 38 years where he developed exceptional horseman and trainer skills. For twenty years he served as  sheriff of King County along with his ranch duties . 66pp w/photos. HB/DJ…..60.00

119) [WEBB COUNTY] THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM BY THE RIO GRANDE: A Documented Chronicle of the Establishment and Annihilation of San Jose de Palafox edited/translated by Carmen Perry. 1971, 1st edition, St. Mary’s University Press,  San Antonio. A history of Palafox, an early Spanish settlement established around 1810 on the Rio Grande just upriver from Laredo. 96pp w/maps, illustrations, bibliography, index.  Oblong folio HB w/pictorial cover, scarce……..95.00

120) Wharton, Clarence  SATANTA: The Great Chief of the Kiowas and His People  1935, 1st edition, Dallas. Deals mostly with the Kiowa tribe under Satanta’s leadership in the 1860s and ‘70s.  Covers Custer's winter campaign on the Washita. Satanta was one of the chiefs taken prisoner by Custer and Sheridan and held hostage in an attempt to force the tribe to return to the reservation. Includes legends of the Kiowas, their raids into Texas and Mexico, General Leavenworth's Expedition, more. 246pp w/illustrations, index. HB, SIGNED, scarce….125.00 SOLD

121) Wharton, Clarence R.  GAIL BORDEN: Pioneer 1941, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio. Borden was instrumental in helping Stephen F. Austin establish the Republic of Texas, and, later, as a scientist, he invented and patented the process of condensing milk. Illustrations by Warren Hunter.  229pp w/illustrations, bibliography, index. HB/DJ very nice copy…..50.00 SOLD

122) Whelan, Colonel Townsend & Bradford Angier  MISTER RIFLEMAN  1965, 1st edition, Salt Lake City. This in-depth autobiography of a master U.S. Army rifleman includes tips on shooting, hunting experiences, and discussions about many of the author’s favorite handguns and rifles in his own collection. 383pp w/many photos. Folio HB bound in fragile leather that is cracking at exterior front hinge……100.00

123) Whitaker, Dean H. THE MODEL 70 WINCHESTER, 1937-1964  1978, 1st edition, Dallas. Complete history and statistical information on the various versions of this popular rifle that was introduced in 1937. 210pp w/photos, references, index. Folio HB bound in leather with gold embossed decorations on cover and spine. Beautiful book and very scarce……300.00

124) Wier, Allan  TEHANO  2006, 1st edition, Dallas. From the dust jacket: “From the antebellum era, through the Civil War and Reconstruction, Weir’s characters—African American freedmen and slaves, Native American Warriors and their women, Confederate and Union veterans, immigrants, and citizens high and low—pitch up in Comanche Territory in Texas, enacting their destinies.” Some critics compare this epic novel to McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove. 716pp. HB/DJ……20.00

125) Willard, John THE CHARLES M. RUSSELL BOOK  1970, 1st edition, Seattle. Foreword by Senator Mike Mansfield. Contains 32 full color and 25 black-and-white illustrations by Russell, with biographical text. 64pp. Large folio HB bound in brown leatherette, a print laid in….30.00 SOLD

126) Williams, Clayton W. TEXAS’ LAST FRONTIER: Fort Stockton and the Trans-Pecos, 1861-1895 1982, 1st  edition, College Station. A chronological, narrative history of the settling of the Texas frontier from the time the Fort Stockton post was abandoned to Confederate units in 1861 through the Indian battles for control of the region, to the time when frontier order arrived.  457pp w/maps, illustrations, photos, biblio, index. HB/DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED……..85.00 SOLD

127) Williams, J. W. OLD TEXAS TRAILS 1979, 1st edition, Burnet. Published posthumously, edited by Kenneth F. Neighbors. This book is the result of  Williams’ life-long search for the truth about Texas trails and the men who carved them out of the wilderness.  Jenkins, BTB [p292]: “...a wealth of information on trails, roadways, and routes of early travelers in Texas between 1716 and 1886.”  447pp w/22 maps of Texas trails including two foldouts, more than 60 photos, bib, index. HB/DJ has faded spine, otherwise near fine, scarce…….225.00 SOLD

128) Williams, J. W. THE BIG RANCH COUNTRY 1954, 1st edition, Wichita Falls. The author traveled to and collected colorful stories about many of the big ranches in the Southwest, primarily in West Texas and the Panhandle, including the Four Sixes, Pitchfork, Waggoner, XIT, LX, McElroy, Kokernot, Matador, and others. 307pp w/photos, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED…..75.00

129) Wilson, Laura [photographs and text by]  WATT MATTHEWS of LAMBSHEAD 2007, 2nd edition, Austin. With an introduction by David McCullough; and a new updated afterword by the author/photographer. This photographic essay vividly chronicles Watt Matthews’ days as heir and operator of the historic Lambshead ranch. 197pp w/notes on the photographs.
Oblong folio HB/DJ……….39.95

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9) [AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION]   OFFICIAL STUD BOOK AND REGISTRY OF THE AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION, Vol. 1, No. 1 compiled and edited by Robert M. Denhardt. 1941, 1st edition, Fort Worth.   Includes by-laws of the association. 96pp w/illustrations. Softcover…..85.00 SOLD

10) [AMERICAN PAINT HORSE ASSOCIATION] OFFICIAL STUD BOOK AND REGISTRY OF THE AMERICAN PAINT HORSE ASSOCIATION, Vol. 1, No. 1 1965, 1st edition, Fort Worth. 301pp w/photos. HB w/decorated cover…..35.00 SOLD

11) Amos, LeRoy  LIMBS OF THE EQUINE 1986, 1st edition, Navarre. A fact and find book for the horse owner and others looking for information about the structure and operations of a horse's legs with special sections on lameness. Includes flip charts showing the skeletal structure of the fore limb, hind limb and hoof with overlays relating to muscles, tendons, ligaments etc. 20pp (not including overlays) w/illustrations, text. Folio Softcover, very scarce…..150.00

13) Audubon, John James  THE BIRDS OF AMERICA   1937, first printing of this edition, NY.  With an introduction and descriptive text by William Vogt.  Contains 500 full-page, full-color plates of which 435 were reproduced from those originally published by Audubon in London between 1827-1828.  Folio HB green cloth over boards, gilt illustration and title on spine moderately faded……..50.00 SOLD

14) Baker, T. Lindsay A FIELD GUIDE TO AMERICAN WINDMILLS 1985, 1st edition, Norman. Foreword by Donald E. Green.  “The first book ever to chronicle the evolution, manufacture, and use of American farm and ranch windmills. Not just a history, but also an actual identification guide to over 100 of the most common American windmills. A general handbook to the restoration of antique windmills.” 528pp, 376 w/illustrations, w/notes, appendices, biblio, index. Oblong folio HB/DJ, author SIGNED letter and other material laid in…..125.00 SOLD

15) Bartlett, John Russell PERSONAL NARRATIVE of EXPLORATIONS and INCIDENTS in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora and Chihuahua Connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission During the Years 1850-1853. 1965, facsimile reprint by Rio Grande Press, Chicago.  Two volumes.  Includes a new and lengthy introduction by Odie B. Faulk and an additional map of the disputed border area.  According to Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS, this “is the most scholarly and scientific description of Southwest Texas of its era.” President Taylor appointed Bartlett commissioner to run the boundary line between the U.S. and Mexico, and from his detailed diary “he produced one of the most scholarly travel books ever written.” 45 chapters of chronological narrative about mines, minerals, ethnology, meteorology, topography, natural history, routing for railroads, study of the suitability of camels, much more.  506/624pp w/maps, illustrations, appendices, index.
Two volumes, HB simulated leather, as new………the set = 150.00

16) Bartholomew, Ed CULLEN BAKER: Premier Texas Gunfighter 1954, 1st limited edition of 1000 copies, Houston.  Photos from the Rose Collection.  Includes a reprint of the rare book about Baker by Thomas Ord. 139pp.  HB…..35.00

18) Bate, W.N. GENERAL SIDNEY SHERMAN: Texas Soldier, Statesman and Builder  1974, 1st edition, Waco. Biography of a man who fought at San Jacinto, became a railroad entrepreneur, and later a hotelier in Galveston where he was placed in charge of defense during the Civil War. 304pp w/illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ……35.00

20) Bell, Young SIXTY-FIVE YEARS IN THE COW BUSINESS in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona 1961, 2nd printing, Pecos.  Reprint of the author’s memoir.  79pp w/photos. Softcover……25.00 SOLD

22) Biggers, Don A BIGGERS CHRONICLE 1961, 1st limited edition of 500 copies, Lubbock. This book contains  a reprint of “HISTORY THAT WILL NEVER BE REPEATED” that Biggers originally published under the pseudonym of Len Franks, plus a biography of its author by Seymour V. Connor. The first section was “Biggers’ first and probably his best contribution to the history of West Texas and its expanding cattle industry.”  147pp w/photos, sources, index.  HB w/printed plastine jacket……85.00 SOLD

23) Blackard, Ophelia Dorward  A DRIVE UP THE TRAIL nd, privately published story of James Dorward, a Panhandle cowboy and rancher. 16pp w/photos. Softcover w/illustrated cover…..25.00 SOLD

24) Boatright, Mody C. FOLKLORE OF THE OIL INDUSTRY  1963, 1st edition, Dallas. Tales and anecdotes from the early days of the Texas oil boom. 220pp w/illustrations, index. HB/DJ…..35.00 SOLD

25) Breihan, Carl W. THE DAY JESSE JAMES WAS KILLED 1962, 1st UK edition, London.  Actually a complete biography of the infamous outlaw. 176pp w/photos. HB/DJ has edgewear…..30.00 SOLD

26) Briggs, Walter WITHOUT NOISE OF ARMS: The 1776 Dominguez-Escalante Search for a Route from Santa Fe to Monterey  1976, 1st edition, Flagstaff.  Oil paintings by Wilson Hurley.  In July of 1776, two young Franciscan missionaries led a party of eight other men on what was to become Spain’s ultimate thrust into the New World. The expedition explored more than 2000 miles of virgin territory in what is now New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona. The daily chronicle kept by Fray Escalante is the basis for much of Briggs’ source material, accompanied by ten of Hurley’s paintings which were created as he travelled the same route.  212 pages, maps, index. Oblong folio……30.00

27) Brown, Alexander  GRIERSON’S RAID  1954, 2nd printing, Urbana. The day-by-day account of the Sixth and Seventh Illinois Cavalry in their daring 600 mile ride through Mississippi to Baton Rouge.  261pp w/maps, illus. HB/DJ severely edgeworn, now in protective cover, author’s SIGNED letter laid in……….40.00 SOLD

28) Burns, Mamie Sypert THIS I CAN LEAVE YOU: A Woman’s Days on the Pitchfork Ranch 1986, 1st ed, College Station. The author’s husband became manager of the Pitchfork in 1942, and for 23 years she jotted down and later published these memoirs about Pitchfork cowhands, cooks and gardeners, ranch guests, and her own family. 281pp w/photos. HB/DJ….30.00

29) Carl, Ella Lane THE LETTERS OF A TEXAS OIL DRILLER’S WIFE  1959, 1st edition, NY.  The wife of an oil driller depicts her life in dusty, oil-soaked and storm-swept Borger, Texas, during its boom days from 1927 to 1931. 222pp. HB/DJ is showing light edgewear…..50.00 SOLD

30) Carpenter, Will Tom LUCKY 7: A Cowman’s Autobiography 1957, 1st edition, Austin.  With an introduction and notes by Elton Miles. During the latter years of the 19-century, Carpenter served as a trail boss over many of the famous cattle trails, then in 1900 settled on his own ranch west of the Pecos. 119pp with illustrations. HB/DJ….35.00 SOLD

31) Carter, Forest  THE REBEL OUTLAW: Josey Wales  1973, 1st edition, Whipporwill Publishers, Gantt, Alabama.  This is the rare, original edition published by Carter. The book was later published as “Gone To Texas.”  In 1976, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the film Version, re-titled The Outlaw Josey Wales. HB/DJ—the dust jacket has considerable edgewear and scuffing with the original price of $4.95/the book itself is in very good condition, the only minor flaw being three Roman numerals a previous owner inked in on the table of contents page to show the section breaks between chapters, very scarce……..250.00

32) Carter, Captain R. G. ON THE BORDER WITH MACKENZIE: or Winning West Texas From the Comanches no date, a  reproduction of the original, limited to 300 copies, published by J.M. Carroll & Co., Mattituck. This edition has a new forward by
J. C. Dykes, who describes the book as “the most complete account of the Indian wars of the Texas frontier in the Seventies.” 580pp. HB bound in red cloth w/gold embossed lettering on spine…..75.00 SOLD

33) Clark, James A. THREE STARS FOR THE COLONEL: The Biography of Ernest O. Thompson, Father of Petroleum Conservation 1954, 1st edition, NY. 265pp w/appendices, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED,….25.00 SOLD

34) Clayton, Lawrence HISTORIC RANCHES OF TEXAS  1994, 2nd printing, Austin.  Full-color illustrations by J. U. Salvant.  Chronicles the history, present-day operations, and future prospects of twelve prominent Texas ranges, including Four Sixes, the three Green Ranches, Iron Mountain, Lambshead, XIT, the King, Matador, Swenson, Pitchfork,  Waggoner, YO, and Yturria.
93pp w/bibliography. Folio HB/DJ….24.95 SOLD
                34b) Another copy – HISTORIC RANCHES OF TEXAS – reprint, softcover….19.95

35) Combs, Joseph F. GUNSMOKE IN THE REDLANDS  1968, 3rd printing, Naylor Co., San Antonio.  A look at lawlessness in the “Redlands” region of deep East Texas, with much on the Wall/Border feud of  San Augustine County which took place in the 1890s and early 1900s, and the Conner Feud in Sabine county from 1883 to 1887. 122pp w/photos,  maps. Softcover…25.00

36) Cravens, John Nathan JAMES HARPER STARR: Financier of the Repbulic of Texas 1950, 1st edition, (published by Daughters of the Republic of Texas) Austin. A biographical portrait of a man who was a physician, served as Secretary of Treasury for the Republic, helped plan the city of Austin, and served as Assistant Postmaster General of the Confederacy, and was an extensive land dealer around the state. 194pp w/illustrations, map endpapers, bibliography. HB/DJ is edgeworn…25.00 SOLD

37) [CROCKETT COUNTY]  OZONA COUNTRY  by Allan R. Bosworth. 1964, 1st ed, NY. Author relates some history of Crockett County along with his own early day experiences in the region. Photos. 238pp w/photos, bibliography.  HB/DJ…30.00

38) [CROSBY COUNTY] Through the Years: A HISTORY OF CROSBY COUNTY, TEXAS by Nellie Witt Spikes & Temple Ann Ellis. 1952, 1st “Premier Edition”, San Antonio. 493pp with many photos; historical essays and stories related by many early pioneers; ranching histories with many pages of illustrated brands; biographical sketches of many early settlers; index; and much more.  HB, SIGNED by both authors........100.00

39) Cunningham, Eugene TRIGGERNOMETRY: A Gallery of Gunfighters 1945, 3rd printing, Caldwell. Foreword by Eugene Manlove Rhodes. A standard work on gunfighter lore, with chapters on Bill Longley; John Wesley Hardin; Ben Thompson; Billy the Kid; Jim Gillett; Jim Courtright; Captain John R. Hughes; Bass Outlaw; Sam Bass; John Slaughter; Captain bill McDonald; Wild Bill Hickock; Billy Breckenridge; Dallas Stoudenmire; Butch Cassidy; Tom Horn; General Lee Christmas; and more. 441pp w/photos from the Rose Collection, bibliographical notes. HB/DJ……40.00

40) [DALTON BROTHERS]  THE DALTON BROTHERS by “An Eyewitness.”  1954, 1st edition, NY. Introduction by Burton Rascoe.   251pp w/photos.  HB/DJ…..40.00 SOLD

41) Davidson, Homer K.  BLACK JACK DAVIDSON: A Cavalry Commander on the Western Frontier – The Life of General John W. Davidson  1974, 1st edition, Glendale.  Known as “Black Jack” because of his work with black troops in the West, Davidson was a contemporary of Custer, Miles, Crook, Mackenzie and other well-known military figures.  His military service spanned 35 years in the Southwest, on the Plains of Texas and Oklahoma, and in the Big Horn country of Montana. 273pp w/illus, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ, nice copy……50.00 SOLD

43) Dixon, Sam Houston ROMANCE AND TRAGEDY OF TEXAS HISTORY: Being A Record of Many Thrilling Events in Texas History Under Spanish, Mexican and Anglo-Saxon Rule  1924, 1st edition, Houston. 335pp w/illustrations.  HB some pages have light pencil marks, otherwise a sound copy…..100.00 SOLD

44) Dobie, J. Frank APACHE GOLD AND YAQUI SILVER  1953, reprint, Boston. Illustrated by Tom Lea. Tales of lost mines and buried treasure. 366pp w/appendix. HB w/faded spine and cracked hinge which has been tastefully repaired, SIGNED…95.00 SOLD

45) Dobie, J. Frank CORONADO’S CHILDREN  1930, 1st edition, 1st state (without the word “clean” in dedication) Dallas. Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “This is the best work ever written on hidden treasure, and one of the most fascinating books on any subject to come out of Texas.”  366pp illus, maps, notes, glossary. HB slight damage to upper spine …....85.00

46) Dodge, Col. Richard Irving  THE PLAINS OF THE GREAT WEST AND THEIR INHABITANTS: Being A Description of the Plains, Game, Indians, &c. of the Great North American Desert  1959, reprint, NY. “A prime source-book on the lore and legend of the West.”  452pp w/map, illustrations, index. HB/DJ…….25.00 SOLD

47) Douglas, C.L. CATTLE KINGS OF TEXAS 1968, 2nd printing, Fort Worth. Short histories of some of Texas’ most famous ranches, including XIT, the JA, King, Slaughter, Long X, Jingle-Bob, Four Sixes, Matador, others.  376pp w/photos. HB/DJ..75.00
                47b) Another copy – Cattle Kings of Texas – 2nd printing,, HB lacks dust jacket…….65.00

58) Evans, Will F.  HUNTING GRIZZLYS, BLACK BEAR AND LIONS “BIG-TIME” ON THE OLD RANCHES
1950, 1st edition, El Paso. Evans’ memoirs offer a rare look at ranch life and big-game hunts in the Davis Mountains of West Texas and the Gila region of Southwest New Mexico, 1880s to 1920s. 109pp w/illustrations, index. Softcover, scarce……95.00 SOLD

59) [FLOYD COUNTY] ONE CORNER OF HEAVEN by Blanche Scott Rutherford. 1964, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio. A history of Floyd County, Texas with some personal reflections by the author.  294pp w/illustrations. HB/DJ…..30.00

60) Franks, Kenny A., et al  EARLY OKLAHOMA OIL: A Photographic History, 1859-1936  1981, 1st edition, College Station. 325 photographs with accompanying text give a visual tour of the Oklahoma oil Boom, an important period of petroleum history. 245pp w/index.  Folio HB/DJ…..40.00

61) Franks, Kenny A.  THE OKLAHOMA PETROLEUM INDUSTRY  1980, 1st edition, Norman. A comprehensive history. 284pp w/maps, photographs, index. Folio HB/DJ…….25.00

62) [GALVESTON COUNTY] THE ALLEYS AND BACK BUILDINGS OF GALVESTON: An Architectural and Social History  by Ellen Beasley. 1996, 1st edition, Houston. A unique study of a unique part of Texas--a look at the rented alley houses, old servant and slave quarters, carriage houses, stables, and other secondary structures that line Galveston’s alleys and back yards even today.  The numerous photos accompany interviews with many of those who have lived in and around the alleys to give an interesting inside look at life on the Island from the city’s founding into the twentieth century.  170pp w/many photos, illustrations, and maps, appendices, notes, illustration credits, index. Folio HB…..50.00 SOLD

63) Geiser, Samuel Wood HORTICULTURE and HORTICULTURISTS in EARLY TEXAS 1945, 1st edition, Dallas. Three chapters deal with fruit culture and fruit crops in 19th-century Texas. Most of the book gives biographical sketches of Texas horticulturists from 1838-1910. 100pp w/indexes. Softcover….35.00 SOLD

64) Graham, Don  NO NAME ON THE BULLET: A Biography of Audie Murphy  1989, 1st edition, NY.  395pp w/photos, filmography, notes, index. HB/DJ…..50.00 SOLD

65) [GULF COAST] TEXAS INDUSTRIAL DIRECTORY: Gulf Coast Edition  circa 1949, revised edition, Cuero.  Contains articles on cotton, rice, petroleum, cattle breeds; histories of major coastal towns and cities; biographical sketches of many ranchers, farmers and businessmen.  306pp w/map, photos, index. Folio HB bound in padded leatherette…….95.00

66) Guzman, Martin Luis  MEMOIRS OF PANCHO VILLA 1973, 3rd printing, Austin. Translated by Virginia H. Taylor. These memoirs take the reader through Villa’s life up to 1915. 512pp w/photos, map, index. HB/DJ….35.00 SOLD

67) Haley, J. Evetts CHARLES GOODNIGHT: Cowman and Plainsman 1949, reprint by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman. Illustrations by H.D. Bugbee. One of the best of the cowman’s biographies.  Much of Haley’s material came from first-hand interviews with Goodnight over a period of years. Reese, SIX SCORE: “Goodnight’s career spanned the history of the development of West Texas, from Indian fighting to oil wells…Haley’s beautifully written biography, perhaps his best book, is an ample vehicle for a mighty figure, and a classic of American biography.” 485pp w/bibliography, index. HB/DJ…..75.00 SOLD

68) Harkey, Dee  MEAN AS HELL 1948, 1st edition, 2nd state, Albuquerque.  An account of lawlessness in New Mexico where the author, as a peace officer, had personal experiences with many well-known outlaws including Jim Miller, the Dalton Gang, John Wesley Hardin, and others. 223pp w/illus.  HB –dj flaps have been glued to endpapers – SIGNED, scarce in any edition….75.00

70) Hicks, Edwin P.  BELLE STARR and Her Pearl  1963, 1st edition, Little Rock.  Foreword by Homer Croy. The story of Belle Starr and her daughter, Pearl.  123pp w/endpaper map, photos, index. HB….45.00

71) Holden, William Curry A RANCHING SAGA: The Lives of William Electious Halsell and Ewing Halsell 1976, 1st edition, San Antonio. Two Volumes. Drawings by Jose Cisneros.  Biographies of two generations of the leading men who founded and carried on a vast ranching empire that began in Texas in 1854. Includes information about the Three D Ranch, Cimarron Ranch, Bird Creek Ranch, Big Creek Ranch, Decatur and Dan Waggoner, the Civil War, Texas Ranch, Farias, Heel Flies, cattle rustlers, outlaws and more. 568pp w/illus, source references, index. Two volumes hardback in slipcase, SIGNED by author & illustrator…….295.00

72) Holden, W. C. ROLLIE BURNS or An Account of the Ranching Industry of the South Plains 1932, 1986, 2nd edition, College Station, with a new introduction by David J. Murrah..  Wm. Reese, in SIX-SCORE: “An excellent picture of ranching in the 1870s, 80s, and 90s in West Texas. Burns first work as a cowboy was in 1873. He worked for several outfits and managed three before this narrative ends in 1896.”  243pp w/index.  HB/DJ….25.00 SOLD

73) Hughs, Fannie May Barbee LEGENDS OF TEXAS RIVERS & Sagas of the Lone Star State 1937, 1st edition, Dallas. The author made a life-long study of the history and influence of eighteen of Texas’ major rivers, and of the many folktales associated with them. A sub-title describes it thusly: “An historical interpretation of the folklore together with the part played by the old landmarks in modern industrial development.” 252pp w/maps, photos.  HB/DJ, scarce…..95.00 SOLD

74) [HUTCHINSON COUNTY] BORGER, TEXAS: A History of the Real Facts About the Most Talked of Town in Texas and the Southwest by John H. White.  1973, reprint of the 1929 original edition, Waco. An expose of the lawlessness that occurred when Borger sprang up as an oil boom-town in 1926, and was twice put under martial law under the direction of the Texas Rangers. This edition includes a biography of the author. Unnumbered pages with photo section. HB/DJ, scarce…..85.00 SOLD

75) [HURD, PETER] PETER HURD: The Lithographs edited by John Meigs.  1969, 1st edition, Baker Gallery Press, Lubbock.  60 plates. A complete review of the  of the work of a master graphic artist. “Peter Hurd has contributed fascinating personal reminiscences for each plate, as well as brief notes on lithography, illustrated with photos taken in the artist’s studio of various stages of the lithographic process.”  Folio HB/DJ……95.00 SOLD
                75b)  Another Copy – Peter Hurd: The Lithographs – 2nd printing, Folio HB/DDJ……75.00

76) Johnson, Vance HEAVEN’S TABLELAND: The Dust Bowl Story  1947, 1st edition, NY.  An interesting  history of man’s struggle against the weather on the Great Southern Plains that stretch from Colorado and Kansas down through Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.288pp w/map. HB/DJ……35.00 SOLD

77) [KAUFMAN COUNTY] KAUFMAN: A Pictorial History, 1840-1980 edited by Edward Cave. 1981, 1st edition, np. Unnumbered pages (approx 200) with photos and text.  HB/DJ, scarce…….50.00 SOLD

78) Kelton, Steve RENDERBROOK: A Century Under the Spade Brand  1989, 2nd printing, Ft. Worth. 100 year history of the innovative West Texas ranching enterprise.  Softcover, SIGNED…..19.50 SOLD

79) Krakel, Dean F.  THE SAGA OF TOM HORN: The Story of a Cattlemen’s War  1954, 1st edition (expurgated version), Laramie.  Adams, SIX-GUNS: “A thorough study of the trial and execution of Tom Horn. More than half of the book is about his trial, including the questions of the attorneys and the answers of the witnesses as the case progressed.  A threatened lawsuit required the author and publisher to rewrite and replace seven pages of the illustrations and text after the volume had been printed and bound but before it was released.  These changes were made by cutting out the deletions and tipping in new sheets.”  277pp w/photos, note, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED………..195.00

80) Laine, Tanner CAMPFIRE STORIES 1965, 1st edition, Lubbock. A collection of tales about frontier times in West Texas. 148pp w/illustrations. Softcover……..20.00

81) Lea, Tom THE HANDS OF CANTU 1964, 2nd printing, Boston. Novel set in the untamed Southwest of 400 years ago with thirty Chinese ink illustrations by the author.  HB/DJ SIGNED..........45.00

82) Lea, Tom THE BRAVE BULLS  1949, 1st edition, Boston.  Novel.  270pp w/illustrations by the author.  HB/DJ….30.00

83) Lea, Tom WESTERN BEEF CATTLE 1950, 1st trade edition, Dallas.  A series of eleven paintings by Lea commissioned by LIFE Magazine and presented to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.  Softcover..25.00

84) Lewis, Willie Newbury BETWEEN SUN AND SOD  1938, 1st edition, 2nd state (author’s name correctly spelled on title page), Clarendon.  Introduction by John McCarty; illustrations by H.D. Bugbee. In this classic frontier memoir, the author tells of life on the Texas Panhandle plains--Indians, buffalo hunters, cattlemen, cowboys, longhorns and trail drivers, pioneer settlers.
244pp w/ illustrations, appendix, bibliography.  HB/DJ a near fine copy…..150.00
                84b) Another copy – Between Sun and Sod –  1976, 2nd revised edition, College Station.  With a new introduction by Fred
                     Rathjen. Oblong folio HB/DJ…..35.00

86) McGarrity, Michael  TULAROSA  1996, 1st edition, NY.  Modern-day mystery novel set in New Mexico. Author’s first book. 304pp. HB/DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED……30.00

87) McGinnis, Edith B.  THE PROMISED LAND 1947, 1st edition, Boerne. “A narrative featuring the life history and adventures of Frank G.. Brown, pioneer, buffalo hunter, Indian fighter, and founder of the Quaker settlement of Friendswood.”  160pp w/illustrations.  HB, scarce…..65.00

88) McGivern, Ed   ED McGIVERN’S BOOK ON Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting  1945, reprint, Boston. Revered as one of the top authorities in the field of small firearms, the author was a world champion marksmen who trained scores of law enforcement officers and developed an effective system of teaching that resulted from years of experimentation and research. He utilized electric timers and other devices to determine the angles and techniques that would produce the fastest, most accurate revolver shooting. Packed with handgun lore and original photographs and facts for serious marksmen.  484pp w/illustrations, index. HB….35.00

89) Miles, Susan  FORT CONCHO IN 1877 1973, 2nd edition, San Angelo. An interesting picture of frontier military life through the letters of Alice Kirk Grierson, wife of the Post Commander Col. Benjamin Grierson. Chronicles the tragic Nolan Expedition to the Plains, and the untimely death of the Grierson’s 13-year-old daughter, Edith. 48pp w/photos.  HB/DJ…..35.00 SOLD

90) Mills, Charles K.  HARVEST OF BARREN REGRETS: The Army Career of Frederick William Benteen, 1834-1898  1985, 1st edition, Glendale. Benteen was a military officer during the Civil War and the Black Hills War against the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne. He was in command of a battalion at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and some say that his controversial actions during the battle may have contributed to Custer's disastrous defeat.  432pp w/maps, photos, appendices, bibliography, index. HB, ex-library copy, very scarce……..75.00 [condition noted] SOLD

91) Mitchell, S. Augustus  TEXAS, OREGON and CALIFORNIA  1948, California Centennial Edition, Oakland. Foreword by Joseph A. Sullivan. Includes the famous "Mitchell Map," attached at the rear of book, reprinted from the first edition printed at Philadelphia in 1846, with details and descriptions of the states and territories concerned.  The map was apparently heavily used during the drive on the Oregon Trail and by the California gold seekers traveling overland in 1849. Also included is an essay about Mitchell's Map Establishment. 46pp. HB, ex-library copy with usual stamps and cardholder……25.00

92) Morgan, Sarah THE SAGA OF TEXAS COOKERY 1973, 1st edition, Encino Press, Austin. A historical guide of  120 recipes illustrating the French, Spanish and Mexican influence on Texas cuisine, with contributions from European settlers during the Republic, Southerners under the Confederacy, and many others. HB/DJ this copy inscribed to Mamie Burns, author of This I Can Leave You (Pitchfork Ranch) and SIGNED by the author…..35.00 SOLD

94) Nelson, Barney THE LAST CAMPFIRE: The Life Story of Ted Gray, A West Texas Rancher 1984, 1st edition, College Station. Biography of a successful cattleman who began his career during the Depression years as a thirty-dollar-a-day cowboy in West Texas. 171pp w/photo section, index. HB/DJ…….45.00 SOLD

95) Oates, Stephen B. [editor] RIP FORD’S TEXAS 1963, 1st edition, Austin. Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “...personal memoirs of one of the most colorful Texans of his time.” Ford came to Texas just after San Jacinto and participated in the Republic era, the Indian wars, the Mexican War, the South Texas border wars, the Civil War, and the post-war Reconstruction era. A detailed biography of Ford precedes his personal memoirs. 519pp w/appendices, bibliography, index, nice copy….125.00

96) O’Keefe, Rufe COWBOY LIFE 1936, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio.  Author’s memoirs cover his days in the late 19th-century as working ranch hand, trail driver, ranch manager, then as cattle trader in the Texas Panhandle around Canyon. 244pp w/illustrations. HB, scarce ....75.00 SOLD

97) Owen, Valarie BYRD COCHRAIN OF DEAD MAN’S CORNER 1972, 1st edition, Snyder. Life story of a cowboy who worked on the Halff Ranch of West Texas, and the C7 and L7 Ranch in South Dakota, and who had some brushes with the law in the early part of the 20th-century. 235pp w/photos, biblio. HB/DJ….65.00 SOLD

98) Paine, Albert Bigelow CAPTAIN BILL McDONALD: Texas Ranger 1909, 1st edition, NY.  Biography of the rough-and-ready lawman who came to Texas from Mississippi in 1866. He was deputy sheriff of Wood County, and was appointed special ranger and U.S. Marshal in Hardeman County in the 1880s. He served as captain in the Texas Rangers from 1891 to 1907.  448pp w/illustrations. HB rebound ex-library copy……50.00,

99) Paterek, Josephine  ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN INDIAN COSTUME  1996, reprint, NY.  “A beautifully produced and illustrated reference that offers complete descriptions and cultural contexts of the dress and ornamentation of the North American Indian Tribes.”  516pp w/illustrations, appendices, bibliography, index. Softcover….19.95 SOLD

100) Peirce, Dr. A.C. A MAN FROM CORPUS CHRISTI, or The Adventures of Two Bird Hunters and a Dog in the Texan Bogs 1894, 1st edition, NY.  The misadventures of two men hunting for bird specimens in the coastal marshlands around the mouth of the Nueces river.  257pp w/ten plate, and a publisher’s book list in the back.  HB w/beginnings of cracked hinge, scarce…150.00 SOLD

101) Preece, Harold THE DALTON GANG: End of an Outlaw Era  1963, 1st edition, NY.  Adams, SIX-GUNS: “Perhaps the best serious book on the Dalton’s to date, containing much new material.”  320pp w/photos, notes, biblio, index.  HB/DJ..45.00

102) Quimby, Myron J. THE DEVIL’S EMISSARIES  1969, 1st edition, NY. The stories of many of the more famous Depression-era killers and bank robbers, and the lawmen who brought them down. 303pp w/photos, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…20.00 SOLD

103) Raine, William MacLeod & Will C. Barnes CATTLE, COWBOYS AND RANGERS 1930, 2nd edition, NY. [Originally published under the title “Cattle.”  An overview of the cattle country with all its romance—good guys and bad guys, sheep wars, rustlers, nesters, cattle kings, Dodge, Abilene, Tombstone, etc.  340pp w/period photos, appendices, index.
HB/DJ slightly edgeworn…..50.00

104) Reading, Robert S. ARROWS OVER TEXAS  1960, 1st edition, Naylor Do., San Antonio. Contains county by county information on Indian warfare, culture, cave paintings and identification of arrowheads, and other Indian artifacts.   269pp w/illustrations, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED….40.00 SOLD

105) Rhodes, Eugene Manlove STEPSONS OF LIGHT 1921, 1969, 1st printing of the new edition published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman.  With a new introduction by W. H. Hutchinson. A heroic novel of the west.322pp w/ill. HB/DJ…..25.00

106) Rice, Lawrence D. THE NEGRO IN TEXAS, 1874-1900  1971, 1st edition, Baton Rouge. “This study concentrates on the gradual decline of the Negro’s status in the post-Reconstruction era.” 309pp w/notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…35.00 SOLD

107) Richardson, Rupert Norval  ADVENTURING WITH A PURPOSE: Life Story of Arthur Lee Wasson  1951, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio.  Wasson established ranches in Stephens County, and in Arizona.  There’s information on Pancho Villa, Sam Bass, and Black Jack Ketchum. 114pp w/photos, sources. HB/DJ, scarce……125.00 SOLD

108) Ringgold, Jennie Parks   FRONTIER DAYS IN THE SOUTHWEST: Pioneer Days in Old Arizona  1952, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio.  The interesting story of a hardy family of pioneers who moved from Texas to Arizona in 1879/80. 197pp w/period photos, endpaper maps, index. HB/DJ…..50.00

109) Rister, Carl Coke ROBERT E. LEE IN TEXAS  1946, 2nd printing, Norman. Chronicles Lee’s service in Texas during the four turbulent years just prior to the Civil War. He spent time at Camp Cooper, in San Antonio, and at Fort Mason.  183pp w/photos, map, bibliography, index. HB/DJ….35.00 SOLD

110) Robertson, Pauline Durrett & R. L.  TASCOSA: Historic Site in the Texas Panhandle  1977, excerpted from the authors’ previous work, Panhandle Pilgrimage. A history of the “Cowboy Capitol of the Panhandle.”  70pp w/photos, maps. Folio softcover……..25.00

111) Robertson, Thomas A. A SOUTHWESTERN UTOPIA: An American Colony in Mexico  1964, revised and enlarged edition, Los Angeles.  The author grew up in the socialist Los Mochis colony in the State of Sinaloa, Mexico, and relates his experiences.  266pp w/photos, endpaper maps, appendices. HB/DJ…..25.00

112) Robinson, Willard B. AMERICAN FORTS: Architectural Form and Function  1977, 1st edition published for the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth by the University of Illinois Press, Urbana. A copiously illustrated history and study of America’s early defense architecture with over 100 original drawings and paintings. 229pp w/notes, appendix, glossary, biblio-graphy, index. Oblong folio HB/DJ…..50.00 SOLD

113) Sabin, Edwin L.  KIT CARSON DAYS (1809-1868) 1914, 1st edition, Chicago.  A thorough and classic account of Kit Carson and his times.  669pp with illustrations, appendices, index.  HB original cloth with new endpapers, sound copy….125.00

114) Salinas, Porfirio BLUEBONNETS AND CACTUS  1967, 1st edition, The Pemberton Press, Austin. Handsome book designed by John Jenkins for the Fine Arts Corporation, containing many full page plates of Salinas paintings. Introduction by Joe B. Frantz, preface by Dewey Bradford (whose gallery handled Salinas' paintings) and five short stories by R.H. Davis, O. Henry, Emerson Hough, Charlie Siringo, and Zane Grey.  Oblong folio HB, scarce….125.00

115) Schilz, Thomas f.  LIPAN APACHES IN TEXAS   1987, 1st edition, El Paso, Southwestern Studies No. 83.  Describes the last precarious years of this important Texas tribe who first inhabited the Texas Panhandle, then were driven out by the Comanches and settled in Central Texas where they encountered Spanish explorers.  70pp w/map, illus, notes. Softcover….35.00

116) Scobee, Barry THE STEER BRANDED MURDER: The True and Authentic Account of a Frontier Tragedy
1952, 1st edition, published by Ed Bartholomew’s Frontier Press, Houston.  Adams, SIX-GUNS: “...author seems to have made an honest effort to dig up the facts concerning this well-known Texas incident, which has become legendary. It contains some information about such Texas gunmen as Jim Miller, Mannen Clements, John Wesley Hardin, and John Selman.”  58pp w/illus, index. HB bound in red cloth, INSCRIBED/SIGNED, exceedingly scarce in cloth….175.00

117) Schwettmann, Martin W. SANTA RITA 1958, 2nd printing, Austin. Designed by Carl Hertzog; illustrations by Tom Lea. A history of the landmark oil field that blew in on May 28, 1923, and forever changed the history of West Texas.  HB…20.00 SOLD

118) Sharp, Robert L.  BOB SHARP’S CATTLE COUNTRY: Rawhide Ranching on Both Sides of the Border  1985, 1st edition, Tucson.  The author left college in 1922 to try his hand at rawhiding in Mexico; and the knowledge he gained qualified him to become the top hand in the Arizona cattle empire of Colonel William H. Green and later to manage the Baca Float.
286pp w/map, illustrations, index. HB/DJ…..30.00

119) Shawver, Lona & Walt Cousins CHUCK WAGON WINDIES AND RANGE POEMS 1950, 2nd revised edition,  Naylor Co., San Antonio. A collection of range stories.  139pp w/illustrations. HB….25.00

120) Shelton, Hooper  RATTLESNAKES IN AMERICA 1981, 1st edition, Sweetwater.  Book is divided into two parts: I) A Biology of the Rattlesnakes and Their Impact on Human Society; II) A History of the Sweetwater Jaycees Rattlesnake Roundup.  234pp w/photos. HB/DJ, SIGNED……45.00

121) Simpson, S.R. LLANO ESTACADO or, The Plains of West Texas  1957, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio. A vivid memoir of an old-time West Texas plainsman and cowboy who rose from cowpoke to ranch owner. 41pp w/photos, index. HB/DJ……35.00 SOLD

122) Smith, Jesse Guy  HEROES OF THE SADDLEBAGS: A History of Christian Denominations in the Republic of Texas 1951, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio.  “A carefully documented history of the foundation and growth of the Christian church in Texas during the days of the Texas Revolution.”  334pp w/notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…40.00

123) Sonnichsen, C.L. [editor] THE SOUTHWEST IN LIFE AND LITERATURE  1962, 1st edition, NY. Dust jacket illustrations by Jose Cisneros. A panorama of the Southwest presented by 43 writers. 554pp w/biographical sketches of the contributing authors.  HB/DJ has very minor edgewear, now in protective cover…….30.00

124) Sonnichsen, C.L. OUTLAW: Bill Mitchell alias Baldy Russell, His Life and Times 1965, 1st edition, Denver. The story of a fugitive who spent years in Texas and New Mexico avoiding capture before he was  caught and sent to prison. 197pp w/map endpapers, many photos, notes, biblio, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED...........45.00

125) [STARR COUNTY]  THROUGH THE YEARS: Reminiscences of Pioneer Days on the Texas Border  1952, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio. An autobiographical story that gives a vivid look at life on the South Texas border in the 1870’s.  179pp w/photos, index. HB/DJ…..75.00

126) [TARRANT COUNTY]  SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSITION and FAT STOCK SHOW, Fort Worth, Texas, March 10 to 17, 1928, Souvenir Program  Includes official daily program insert. Cowboy illustrations and poetry by Wallace Simpson. 82pp w/list and description of events, illustrations, nostalgic advertisements. The four-page insert is for Saturday, March 17, 1928, with stakes, events, and contestants listed.   Softcover, nice condition…..75.00 SOLD

127) Taylor, W. Thomas TEXFAKE: An Account of the Theft and Forgery of Early Texas Printed Documents. 1991, 1st edition, Austin. Introduction by Larry McMurtry. An account of the marketing of forged Texas documents. The author was instrumental in uncovering the forgeries and gives his own evidence which made him suspect forgery. He also relates the looting and selling of items stolen from Texas Libraries. The forged and original documents are described in detail with accompanying plates to illustrate differences between the genuine document and the fake. 158pp w/illustrations,  bibliography, index. HB……45.00 SOLD

128) Turner, Alford E. [editor] THE O.K. CORRAL INQUEST  1981, 1st edition, College Station.  Introduction by Stuart N. Lake; preface by Glenn G. Boyer. Presents the complete record of the coroner’s inquest and the hearing that followed the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral. 253pp w/appendices, bibliography, index. HB/DJ……55.00

129) Tyler, Ronnie C. & Lawrence R. Murphy  THE SLAVE NARRATIVES OF TEXAS 1974, 1st edition, Encino Press, Austin.  The material in this book comes from interviews conducted during the 1930s by the Federal Writer’s Project of the WPA. Topics include the slaves’ coming to Texas, their masters, their work, runaways, their beliefs, and recollections of the Civil War. 143pp w/photos, biblio. HB/DJ…..40.00 SOLD
 
130) Wallace, Ernest [editor] RANALD S. MACKENZIE’S OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO TEXAS
TWO VOLUMES, 1965/1966, 1st printings by Museum Journal, Lubbock. Vol. I covers the years 1871-1873; Vol. II = 1873-1879. Mackenzie was the noted Indian fighter who is credited with bringing an end to the Comanche atrocities in West Texas. 
HB/DJ, scarce, two volume set = 195.00

131) Walters, Lorenzo D. TOMBSTONE’S YESTERDAY: True Chronicles of Early Arizona  1968, reprint, Glorietta..  Biographical sketches of many Old West gunfighters that may or may not have walked the streets of Tombstone: Bat Masterson, Geronimo, Tom Horn, Pearl Hart, Bob Paul, Pat Garrett, Billy the Kid, Russian Bill, Bill Carver, Apache Kid, many others.
318pp w/photos, index.…….35.00

132) White, Carter  SADDLE MARKS  1983, 1st edition, Hale Center. Photographs by Don Thurman; illustrations by Sherry McNeely.  Horse stories from an old Panhandle cowboy. 182pp w/photos, glossary.  Folio HB w/pictorial cover…..45.00 SOLD

133) Williams, Clayton [editor] ANIMAL TALES OF THE WEST 1974, 1st edition, San Antonio. Interesting observations and stories about the diverse animal life in the Trans-Pecos by the editor’s father, O.W. Williams, with notes and discussion added by Clayton. 221pp w/illustrations.  HB/DJ…..40.00

134) Williams, J.R. OUT OUR WAY 1943, 1st edition (w/ “A” on copyright page) NY.  Life on the range as depicted by the humorous pen of J. R. Williams.  HB/DJ, scarce…..125.00

135) Williams, J.R. COWBOYS OUT OUR WAY  1951, early reprint w/ “1951” on both title and copyright pages, NY.  Introduction by J. Frank Dobie.  with 25 “favorites” picked out by Dobie in a back section. Oblong folio HB, scarce ……100.00 SOLD

136) Williams, J. R. THE BULL OF THE WOODS  1944, early reprint, NY. 125 cartoons. HB w/illustrated cover….50.00 SOLD

137) [WICHITA COUNTY] BOOMTOWN: A Portrait of Burkburnett by Minnie M. Benton.  1972, 1st edition, Quanah.  A history. 65pp w/photos, endpaper map, bibliography. HB/DJ…..60.00

CATALOG #186:  October, 2009
TEXANA/WESTERN AMERICANA:
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1) Aldridge, Reginald  LIFE ON A RANCH: Ranch Notes in Kansas, Colorado, The Indian Territory, and Northern Texas  1966, facsimile reprint of the 1884 original, NY.  Adams, HERD: “A standard work on cattle.” 227pp w/illustrations. HB….60.00 SOLD

               
3) Bartholomew, Ed  1) WYATT EARP: The Man And The Myth  and 2) WYATT EARP: The Untold Years
Two volumes, 1963/1964, both first editions limited, Toyahvale.  An extensive biography of the controversial lawman/gunfighter, with the first volume dealing mostly with Earp’s years in Tombstone; and the second volume tells of his days in Kansas and Dodge City.  335/328pp w/photos, notes, references. Both volumes hardbacks with dust jackets showing light edgewear and some scuffing, exceedingly scarce in cloth, the set of two volumes = 450.00

5) Betty, Gerald COMANCHE SOCIETY: Before the Reservation 2002, 1st edition, Texas A&M Press. “Drawing on obscure details buried in Spanish accounts of their times in the lands that became known as Comancheria, Betty provides an interpretive gaze into 18th- and 19th-century Comanches...” 239pp with maps, appendices, notes, bibliography,  index.  HB/DJ….40.00 SOLD

6) Bierschwale, Margaret FORT McKAVETT, TEXAS: Post on the San Saba 1966, “Author’s Limited Edition,” Salado.  A good history of the frontier military outpost which was in service from 1851 to 1859, closed during the Civil War years, and reopened in 1868. 134pp w/illustrations, map, appendix. HB w/pictorial cover……125.00

7) [BIG BEND] Geology of the Big Bend Area and Solitario Dome, Texas edited by Paul H. Pause & R. Gay Spears. A West Texas Geological Society 1986 Field Trip Guidebook with road logs.  279pp w/maps, photos, articles by many contributors including ornithology, archeology, petrology, botany, geology, and much more; road logs, and three charts/plates in a rear pocket. Folio HB, tan cloth with pictorial cover, scarce……100.00

8) Blake, Vernon  GOLIAD  no date, 1st edition, Goliad.  A general history.  48pp w/photos, military rosters.  Softcover…25.00
               
9) [BREWSTER COUNTY] Mirages, Mysteries and Reality--BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS: The Big Bend of the Rio Grande by Clifford B Casey. 1972, 1st limited ed. of 1500 copies, Hereford. Illustrations by Ron Reynolds. A good history of the county which includes many well-rounded and interesting historical essays, plus biographical sketches of many early county residents. 485pp w/photos; maps; appendices--which include a list of county officials and of registered county brands; references; index.  Folio hardback w/pictorial covers….135.00

10) Brown, Harry James [editor] LETTERS FROM A TEXAS SHEEP RANCH 1959, 1st edition, Urbana.  A collection of letters written in the 1860s by Texas sheep rancher George W. Kendall to his New York friend, Henry S. Randall. Vivid descriptions of the trials and tribulations of sheep ranching on the Texas frontier.  156pp with index. HB/DJ ......45.00 SOLD

11) Bunting, Bainbridge  EARLY ARCHITECTURE IN NEW MEXICO 1976, 1st edition, Albuquerque.  An illustrated account of 1600 years of New Mexico’s architectural history.  122pp w/photos, sources, notes, index. Folio variant binding in softcover..25.00

12) Capps, Benjamin THE WARREN WAGONTRAIN RAID 1974, 1st edition, NY. A good account of the famous raid by the Kiowa chiefs Satanta, Big Tree, and Tsatangya that left seven men dead and several wounded.  This account also gives much detail about the aftermath and subsequent trials of the chiefs. 304pp w/map, photos, sources, notes, index.  HB/DJ…..65.00

13) Chamberlain, Kathleen P.  VICTORIO: Apache Warrior and Chief  2007, 1st edition, Norman.  An academic’s biography of the Apache Chief who marauded and murdered Anglos and Mexicans on both sides of the border before finally being killed by Mexican soldiers in the desert of northern Mexico. [Chamberlain’s overly sympathetic and revisionist biography is about what one would expect from the University of Oklahoma Press. She even tells us how Victorio felt and what he thought about! FC]
242pp w/photos, maps, biblio, index.  HB/DJ……...24.95

14) Chisholm, Joe  BREWERY GULCH: Frontier Days of Old Arizona—Last Outpost of the Great Southwest  1949, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio. Foreword by William MacLeod Raine.  Deals with better-known outlaws and characters of Arizona—The Bisbee Murders, Sheriff John Slaughter, Apache Kid, Gambling Bill Green, and others.  He wasn’t too fond of the Earps and Holliday.  180pp w/index. HB/DJ, nice copy……85.00

15) Chrisman, Harry E. THE LADDER OF RIVERS: The Story of I.P (Print) Olive  1962, 1st edition, Denver.  This book gives a comprehensive story of the range cattle industry with Olive as its central figure. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “A well-written biography of one of the cattle land’s unique characters, revealing many things heretofore unrecorded.”  426pp w/many photos, appendix with brands of the era, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, scarce…..165.00

16) Clark, O.S. CLAY ALLISON OF THE WASHITA  1954 reprint of the 1920 original, Frontier Press, Houston.  Adams, SIX-GUNS: “The author tells of his experiences in meeting Clay Allison on the trail and of some of Allison’s subsequent killings.  He also quotes a long story about Allison from Alfred Henry Lewis’ Sunset Trail.”  32pp w/photos. Softcover……45.00

18) Clayton, Lawrence RANCH RODEOS IN WEST TEXAS: Abilene, Albany, Anson, and Brecken- ridge with a Play Day Benefit in Albany 1988, 1st ed, Abilene. Photos and text centered around events at the ranch rodeos mentioned in the title. 77pp. Softcover…..45.00

19) Coe, Wilbur RANCH ON THE RUIDOSO: The Story of a Pioneer Family in New Mexico, 1871- 1968  1969, 3rd printing, NY. Typography, binding and jacket designed by Carl Hertzog; introduction and two paintings by Peter Hurd; four maps drawn by Jose Cisneros. The early chapters of this book tell about the author’s father, Frank Coe, and his life as a successful rancher, of his troubles during the Lincoln County War and his relationship with Billy the Kid. this book also gives an interesting  look at early-day life on the ranch in New Mexico.  279pp w/photos. HB/DJ…..35.00 SOLD

20) [COLORADO COUNTY]  COLORADO COUNTY CHRONICLES: From the Beginning to 1923  1986, 1st edition, Austin. TWO VOLUMES.  926pp w/historical articles with much early history and settlement, maps, photos, 1850 and 1860 censuses, much more. Two volumes hardback…..the set = 150.00

22) Coursey, Clark COURTHOUSES OF TEXAS 1962, 1st limited edition of 1000 copies, Brownwood. Author traveled throughout the state to photograph all 254 county courthouses of Texas. Includes a brief summary of statistics for each courthouse. 258pp w/photos. Oblong folio hardback/dust jacket has chip at upper spine, now in protective cover…..100.00 SOLD

23) Cross, Joe  CATTLE CLATTER: A History of Cattle From the Creation to the Texas Centennial in 1936  1938, 1st edition, Kansas City. Includes chapters on biblical cattlemen; Texas and the Longhorn; early cattle trails; the Chisholm Trail; barbed wire; Shorthorn, Galloways, Aberdeen-Angus, Herefords, and other cattle breeds; some Texas history including Republic of Texas days. 166pp w/photos.  HB, nice copy with some foxing to endpapers, very scarce…..250.00

24) Cutrer, Thomas W. BEN McCULLOCH and the Frontier Military Tradition  1993, 1st edition, Chapel Hill. McCulloch was a contemporary of Crocket and Houston and was a prominent figure in Texas history, having served as Texas Ranger, and fought at San Jacinto and in the Mexican and Civil Wars. 402pp w/maps, illustrations, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…20.00 SOLD

25) Daggett, Carleen M.  NOAH McCUISTION: Pioneer Texas Cattleman 1975, 1st edition, Waco. The story of McCuistion who founded the H Cross Ranch in the Texas Panhandle. 308pp w/photos, index. HB/DJ…..85.00 SOLD

26) Davis, Richard Harding   THE WEST FROM A CAR WINDOW 1892, 1st edition, NY. Illustrations by Frederic Remington.  The author's account of a train trip through Texas to Colorado. Interesting period information on mining in Colorado, Indian reservations in Oklahoma, cavalry and other troop activities, and Texas ranch life. 243pp w/illustrations. HB blue cloth….45.00

27) Day, James M. [compiler]  POST OFFICE PAPERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS 1966/1967, 1st edition, Austin. Two Volumes. Volume I covers the years 1836-39 and contains: the term of John Rice Jones as the first Post Master General, the first postal routes, postal rates, etc. Volume II (1839-40)contains the laws creating and governing the postal system, letters, receipts and vouchers concerned with the actual operation of the system. Important early Texas source material. Both volumes HB  = 75.00

29) Debo, Angie [editor] THE COWMAN’S SOUTHWEST: Being the Reminiscences of Oliver Nelson  1953, 1st edition, Arthur H. Clarke Co., Glendale.  (No. IV of the publisher’s Western Frontier Series.)  Nelson was a frontiersman who traveled as a freighter, camp cook, and cowboy in Kansas, Indian Territory, and Texas. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “A most interesting book of reminiscences, with some material on many of the outlaws of Oklahoma and Texas...the Dalton raid at Coffeyville...Henry Brown raid on the bank at Medicine Lodge.  Has much information on Billy the Kid and some on John Wesley Hardin.” A lot on freighting, trail drives and ranching. A really fine first-person look at life on the frontier in the 1880s. 343pp w/photos, maps, index.  Hardback, spine lightly faded, very scarce……250.00 SOLD

31) Deloria, Vine, Jr. & Kirke Kickingbird TREATIES and AGREEMENTS of the  INDIAN TRIBES of the NORTHERN PLAINS 1974, 1st edition, Washington, DC.  Includes treaties with about 75 tribes and bands, which were approved only by the U.S. Senate. After 1872, all Indian agreements had to be approved by both houses of Congress. Carefully identified by tribe in chronological order are printed English versions. 141pp. Folio softcover, scarce….35.00

32) de Shields, James T. CYNTHIA ANN PARKER: The Story of Her Capture 1934, 2nd edition, Naylor Co. San Antonio. She was captured at Fort Parker in 1836, absorbed into Comanche culture and was the mother of Quanah Parker. She was recaptured by Texas Rangers at the Battle of Pease River in 1860. 66pp w/photos.  Softcover w/illustrated cover. Softcover in very good condition, very scarce…..175.00

33) Dobie, J. Frank JOHN C. DUVAL: First Texas Man of Letters 1939, 1st limited edition of  950 copies Dallas.  With nine illustrations by Tom Lea.   Dobie offers a biographical look at Duval (best known for his early books Early Times in Texas and Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace) plus a bibliographical critique. In the last section, a number of Duval’s heretofore unpublished works are provided. 105pp. HB/DJ is faded and has small chip at upper spine, now in protective cover…..150.00

34) Dobie, J. Frank  THE BEN LILLY LEGEND  1950, 1st edition, Boston. Frontispiece illustrations by Tom Lea.  The story of Ben Lilly who was once “chief huntsman” for Teddy Roosevelt, and was widely known for his skill at hunting bear and mountain lions in Texas and New Mexico.  HB/lacks DJ, SIGNED…….250.00  SOLD

35) Dobie, J. Frank COW PEOPLE  1964, 1st ed, Boston. Dobie tells the human side of many legendary, old-time cattlemen--Ab Blocker, Shanghai Pierce, Ike Fridge, Charles Goodnight, and others. 305pp w/photos, sources, index.  HB/DJ…..85.00

36) Dobie, J. Frank UP THE TRAIL FROM TEXAS 1955, reprint, NY. Trail driving stories for young readers.  HB/DJ..16.00

37) Driscoll, Barbara A.  THE TRACKS NORTH: The Railroad Bracero Program of World War II  1999, 1st edition, Austin.
A study of the World War II program to recruit and transport Mexican workers to the United States for employment on the railroads.  236ppw/notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…..35.00 SOLD

40) Fisher, O. C. THE SPEAKER OF NUBBIN RIDGE: The Story of the Angora Goat 1985, 1st edition, San Angelo. This book traces the history of the Angora goat from its remote ancestry, and chronicles the efforts of many Central Texas pioneers in the industry.  73pp w/photos, bibliography.  Folio HB/DJ, SIGNED   CLEARANCE: 40% OFF = $27.00 (was 45.00)

41) [FREESTONE COUNTY] HISTORY OF FREESTONE COUNTY,TEXAS  1978, 1st edition, np. 788pp w/map, photos, community histories, family biographies, and more. Folio HB w/embossed cover……150.00

42) Fugate, Francis  ARBUCKLES: The Coffee That Won The West  1994, 1st edition, Texas Western Press, El Paso.
An interesting narrative about the development of John Arbuckle’s coffee enterprise, and how his name became a synonym for coffee in the American West.  233pp w/photos, color illustrations, appendices, notes, bibliography. Folio HB/DJ…45.00 SOLD

43) Galbreath, Lester W.  HISTORY OF THE FORT GRIFFIN STATE PARK TEXAS LONGHORN HERD: The Official State of Texas Longhorn Herd  2007, 1st edition, Albany. 36pp w/photos, index. Folio softcover w/spiral binding, SIGNED..40.00

44) Gard, Wayne THE FIRST 100 YEARS OF TEXAS OIL & GAS  1966, 1st edition, Dallas.  A history.  40pp w/photos, bibliography.  Softcover………45.00

45) Gard, Wayne CATTLE BRANDS OF TEXAS nd [circa 1950s] 1st edition, Dallas. The brands described in this book are from those reproduced on the Brand Wall of the Executive Room in First National Bank of Dallas. Gard’s foreword gives us a brief history of Texas brands. 36pp w/illustrations.  Oblong softcover…..25.00

46) Gibson, Joe FORTS AND TREASURE TRAILS OF WEST TEXAS  1969, 1st edition, San Angelo. A historical guide to many of West Texas’ frontier military forts and outposts. 120pp with maps, photos, and biblio. HB, SIGNED , scarce in cloth..50.00

47) Goen, Steve Allen  TEXAS & NEW ORLEANS COLOR PICTORIAL, 1944-1961: Southern Pacific’s Texas and Louisiana Lines  2004, 1st edition, La Mirada.  Beautiful color photos with descriptive captions capture the history of this railroad. Includes shots of most of the depots throughout Texas and Louisiana with a mileage check list. Folio HB w/pict’l cover, nice!.95.00

48) Good, Milt [as told to W. E. Lockhart] TWELVE YEARS IN A TEXAS PRISON  1935, 1st edition, Amarillo.  Memoir of a 20th-century cattle rustler.  He also tells of his life in prison – and voices a few gripes about conditions-- and relates his experiences as a performer in the rodeo at Huntsville.  88pp w/illustrations. Softcover with some minor stains and wrinkling to cover, now in Bro-Dart duro-saver, very scarce…….85.00 SOLD

49) Gould, Frank W.  THE GRASSES OF TEXAS  1975, 1st edition, College Station.  The definitive guide to Texas’ 523 species of native and introduced grasses. Includes botanical descriptions, 328 line drawings, and a map showing Texas’ ten vegetation areas. 653pp w/illustrations, glossary, index to plant names. HB/DJ nice copy, scarce…..95.00 SOLD

50) Green, Bill THE DANCING WAS LIVELY: Fort Concho, Texas: A Social History, 1867 to 1882  1974, 1st limited edition of 1000 copies, San Angelo. Author tapped new sources to provide this look at frontier military social life and to give us an interesting look at how the post resident’s fought boredom and loneliness. Chapters on shelter and sanitation; supply; daily routine, social life and diversions. 146pp w/maps, photos and illustrations, bibliography, notes, index.  HB/DJ, SIGNED…….100.00

51) Greene, A.C.  A TOWN CALLED CEDAR SPRINGS  1984, 1st edition, “The Springs.” Illustrations by Barbara Whitehead. 
A history of the area that was first inhabited by Native Americans, then saw the first settlement by Anglos during the Republic of Texas years in what is now the heart of Dallas.  54pp w/illustrations, endpaper maps. HB w/decorated cover, scarce…95.00

52) Greer, James K. [editor/biographer]  BUCK BARRY: Texas Ranger and Frontiersman  1978, revised edition limited to 1,000 copies, Waco.  Biography of a Texas Ranger. He fought in the Mexican War, and later commanded the Texas Frontier Regiment against Indians on the frontier. He was later sheriff of Navarro County; then established his family on a cattle and horse ranch in Bosque County,, where he was occupied chasing and fighting Indian marauders. His recollections give one of the best accounts of frontier life in Texas.  254pp w/maps, illus, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, numbered and SIGNED…….150.00
53) Guthrie, Keith  RAW FRONTIER: Armed Conflict Along the Texas Coastal Bend, Volume I and RAW FRONTIER: Survival to Prosperity Along the Texas Coastal Bend, Volume II  TWO VOLUME SET. 1998/2000, 1st/2nd printings, Austin. Vol. I tells the history of the coastal region from the days of the Spanish Land Grants through the Texas Revolution. Vol. II covers the years 1837 to the beginning of the Civil War. 162/270pp w/maps, illus, notes, biblio, indexes. HB/DJ, the set = 50.00

54) [HALEY, J. EVETTS]  J. EVETTS HALEY: Cowman – Historian  by Chandler A. Robinson. 1967, 1st edition, El Paso. Designed and printed by Carl Hertzog. A bibliography of Haley’s works that includes a biographical sketch of the man.  75pp w/illustrations…..50.00

55) Haley, J. Evetts  THE XIT RANCH OF TEXAS, and the Early Days of the Llano Estacado  1929, 1st edition, Lakeside Press, Chicago. Chandler Robinson, J. EVETTS HALEY and the Passing of the Old West:  “The first edition consisted of 1,380 copies, and was withdrawn from circulation soon after it was published.” Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “Haley’s first book, this is nevertheless one of the best examples of his scholarship. John L. McCarty called it ‘a monumental work’ and Chandler Robinson [Haley bibliographer] termed it ‘an epic account of the largest and most famous ranching operation of the early West.  It is one of the most highly regarded landmarks in the literature of the cattle country.’... Shortly after publication, Haley and the owners were sued for libel by members of the Spikes family, about whom defamatory remarks were made in the chapter entitled “A Long Fight For Law.” The book was withdrawn from circulation and lawsuits ensued.” One of the rarest and most highly sought after books on the cattle range. 261pp w/photos, appendix, index. Hardback (no dust jacket, as issued), bright gilt top edge,  a clean tight copy with no visible wear or defects -- unquestionably the nicest copy I have ever had in hand……..1,150.00

56) Haley, J. Evetts CHARLES GOODNIGHT: Cowman and Plainsman 1936, 1st edition, Boston. Illustrations by H.D. Bugbee. One of the best of the cowman’s biographies.  Much of Haley’s material came from first-hand interviews with Goodnight over a period of years. Reese, SIX SCORE: “Goodnight’s career spanned the history of the development of West Texas, from Indian fighting to oil wells…Haley’s beautifully written biography, perhaps his best book, is an ample vehicle for a mighty figure, and a classic of American biography.” 485pp w/bibliography, index. HB w/scuffed spine, new endpapers, solid copy….350.00

57) Haley, J. Evetts THE ALAMO MISSION BELL 1974, 1st limited edition of 250copies, published for the Nita Stewart Haley Library, Midland, by The Encino Press, Austin. Drawings by E.M. “Buck” Schiwetz. Haley recounts the story of when, in 1974, five Texans pooled their credit and bought back the Alamo Mission Bell that had somehow wound up with an antique dealer in Tennessee. There is also a retelling of the Alamo’s part in the Texas Revolution.  30pp.  HB bound in cloth and ½ leather in slipcase, numbered and SIGNED…..200.00

58) Haley, J. Evetts & William. Curry Holden THE FLAMBOYANT JUDGE: James D. Hamlin  1972, 1st edition, Canyon. de-sign and typography by Carl Hertzog.  The biography of a banker, judge, lawyer and rancher who was a prominent figure in the history of the Texas Panhandle around the turn of the 20th-Century.  On the front of the dust jacket: “The story of Amarillo and the development of the great ranches of the Texas Panhandle.”  One chapter gives Haley’s version of the lawsuit that caused the original edition of his The XIT Ranch of Texas to be pulled from circulation.  312pp w/photos, appendix, index.
HB/DJ, SIGNED by Haley………85.00

59) Haley, J. Evetts, Jr. & John Arthur Haley  JOHN ALVA HALEY, 1864-1937: Our Grandfather  2001, 1st limited edition of 150 copies, Midland.  Two biographical essays.  14pp w/illustrations. Softcover, numbered and SIGNED by both authors…95.00 SOLD

60) Hayes, Jess G. APACHE VENGEANCE: The True Story of the Apache Kid  1954, 1st edition, Albuquerque.  Illustrations by Horace T. Pierce. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “One of the best and most thorough books written about Apache Kid, the notorious Indian outlaw.” 185pp w/illustrations, notes, appendices. HB/DJ, scarce……75.00 SOLD

61) Hinton, Harwood P. [intro by] HISTORY OF THE CATTLEMEN OF TEXAS  1991, Texas State Historical Association, Austin. This volume is a reprint of 1914 edition published by Johnston Printing & Advertising Co. A reprint of the original volume which was privately printed for the families of the Cattle Raisers' Association of Texas. It was sold by subscription and contained sketches of sixty individuals who were either pioneers of the livestock industry of "progressive" ranchers who had expanded into other fields of endeavor. 350pp w/portraits, index. HB, a variant binding of dark brown imitation leather w/stamped title block on the front cover w/gilt lettering (a few of the last pages are warped as if they had once been damp, hardly noticeable)  scarce..200.00
                61b) Another copy – A History of the Cattlemen of Texas – same 1991 edition, bound in ¼ leather and cloth…150.00

62) Holden, Frances Mayhugh  LAMBSHEAD BEFORE INTERWOVEN: A Texas Range Chronicle, 1848-1878 1982, 1st  edition, College Station. Early events in the establishment of the Lambshead ranching dynasty that chronicles the growth of the cattle industry, the era of lawlessness, Indian harassment, vigilante justice, more. 230pp w/illustrations, biblio, index. HB/DJ..25.00

63) [HOWARD COUNTY] GETTIN’ STARTED: Howard County’s First 25 Years by Joe Pickle. 1980, 1st edition, Big Spring. This history of Howard County tells of explorer Captain R.B. Marcy who pinpointed the spring; traces the Texas & Pacific Railroad’s westward thrust through the area; tells of fabled cattlemen like Col. C.C. Slaughter and the Long S. Ranch; chronicles the introduction of barbed wire and farming; the establishment of government, commerce and institutions; and more.. 436pp w/photos, appendices, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED…….60.00

64) Hunt, Frazier  CAP MOSSMAN: Last of the Great Cowmen  1951, 1st edition, NY. Illustrations by Ross Santee.  Life story of Mossman who, in his younger days, worked on ranches in New Mexico and Arizona-- including the Hash Knife outfit, where he routed a deadly gang of rustlers-- before forming his own vast cattle company.   277pp.  HB/DJ….85.00 SOLD

65) Huson, Hobart CAPTAIN PHILLIP DIMMITT’S COMMANDANCY of GOLIAD, 1835-1836: An Episode of the Mexican Federalist War in Texas, Usually Referred to as the Texian Revolution 1974, 1st edition (of 1000 copies, see Jenkins, BTB) Austin. Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “This is the most comprehensive study of the Dimmitt command during the Texas Revolution...In addition to the Dimmitt activities, it includes extensive sections on Mexican Federalist operations in Texas, the Lipantitlan Expedition, the Siege of Bexar, the Goliad declaration of independence, and the Johnson and Grant Expedition.”
299pp w/appendices, bibliography. HB nice copy, very scarce……295.00

From the Library of Texas Ranger Captain J.B. Gillett
66) [DALLAS COUNTY] SIXTY YEARS IN TEXAS by George Jackson.  Circa 1908, early reprint, np. A lot of pioneer biographies and early history of the Dallas area.  HB, ex-library copy with Texas Ranger  Captain J.B. Gillett’s “property of” stamp in blue ink on front and rear endpapers.  HB, ex-library (Marfa Public Library) a sound copy with beginnings of cracked front hinge…..75.00  [Note: Captain Gillett was a long-time resident of Marfa, Texas in his later years. FC]

68) Jenkins, John H.  A VALENTINE IN A ROUGH WINTER 1974, 1st printing, Pemberton Press, Austin. “A newly discovered letter from Sam Houston to his wife, February 14, 1858.” (A Christmas greeting from Mr. and Mrs. John H. Jenkins.) Folio softcover…..25.00

69) Jenkins, John H.  THE EBERSTADT CAPER  1975, 1st limited edition of 375 copies, Pemberton Press, Austin.  Jenkins relates his experience of purchasing Charles Eberstadt’s rare book business in New Jersey.  (A Christmas greeting from Mr. and Mrs. John H. Jenkins.)  Folio Softcover……25.00

70) Keating, Bern AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE TEXAS RANGERS 1975, 1st ed, NY. Interesting history of the Rangers with many period photos.  192pp, index.  Folio HB/DJ….35.00 SOLD

71) Kleberg, Robert J., Jr. THE SANTA GERTRUDIS BREED OF BEEF CATTLE  nd, 1st edition, Kingsville. A history of the cattle breed developed by the King Ranch in South Texas. 12pp w/photos. Softcover….35.00

72) Kuykendall, Lucy Rountree P.S. TO PECOS 1946, 1st edition, Houston. Illustrated by S./Sgt. Harry Rathbun. This book gives an inside look at what life was like for residents in the West Texas town of Pecos which had a military training base nearby during World War II..  260pp w/illustrations. HB/DJ, review copy, unread with some pages still uncut…..50.00 SOLD

73) Lane, Jack C. [editor] CHASING GERONIMO: The Journal of Leonard Wood, May-September, 1886 1970, 1st edition, Albuquerque. (Introduction and epilogue by the editor.) Wood was a medical officer whose first field duty was with Captain Henry Lawton and his hard-riding and futile chase into Mexico after the wily old Apache chief in 1886. 152pp w/photos, map, biblography, index. HB/DJ.........40.00

74) Lea, Tom THE PRIMAL YOKE  1960, 1st edition, Boston.  Novel illustrated by the author. HB/DJ edgeworn, chip at spine, book is slightly cocked……..25.00

75) Leftwich, Bill [publisher] GUIDE MAP of the GREAT TEXAS CATTLE TRAIL FROM RED RIVER CROSSING to the OLD RELIABLE KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY  1958, reprint of 1875 original, Pecos. Contains a mileage log of the trail and a foldout map. 21pp.  Small softcover….35.00 SOLD

76) [LEON COUNTY] HISTORY OF LEON COUNTY, TEXAS  1986, 1st edition, Dallas.  929pp w/historical articles, map, photos, many family biographies, and more.  Folio HB bound in leather with embossed cover……185.0

77) [LIPSCOMB COUNTY) A HISTORY OF LIPSCOMB COUNTY, TEXAS, 1876-1976    1976, 1st edition, np.  Many historical articles covering early history, ranches (Box T, Seven K, Bar CC, S-T), cowboy stories, city profiles, and extensive section with early pioneer and settler family histories.  676pp w/photos, index, endpaper map. Folio HB w/decorated cover…185.00 SOLD

79) Lofton, Rachel, et al THE RACHEL PLUMMER NARRATIVE 1926, reprint of the 1844 ed., np.   “A stirring narrative of adventure, hardship and privation in the early days of Texas, depicting struggles with Indians and other adventures.” Plummer was captured at Parker’s Fort along with Cynthia Ann Parker in 1836 and held captive by the Comanches for nearly three years. 118pp. Softcover, very nice copy, scarce…….135.00 SOLD

81) Martinez, Ramiro “Ray” THEY CALL ME RANGER RAY: From the UT Tower Sniper to Corruption in South Texas 2005, 1st edition, Austin. Foreword by Mike Cox.  Martinez was an Austin policeman and was one of the two men who brought down the UT Tower Sniper.  One chapter is devoted to those tense moments. He relates other experiences in South Texas as a Texas Ranger. 266pp w/photos, index. Hardback with pictorial cover, SIGNED…….55.00

82) Matthews, Sallie Reynolds  INTERWOVEN: A Pioneer Chronicle  1982, reprint, College Station. Introduction by Robert Nail.. Reese, SIX-SCORE: “The author’s husband and father were both prominent ranchers, and this book gives one of the best portraits of ranch life from a woman’s point of view.” 226pp w/ill, index.  HB/DJ……..20.00

83) Mayhall, Mildred P. INDIAN WARS OF TEXAS 1965, 1st ed, Waco. Recounts some of the most dramatic Indian fights, including both battles at Adobe Walls, the Council House Fight, Plum Creek, the Wagon Train Massacre of 1871, Elm Creek, Mackenzie’s raid on Palo Duro Canyon, and others. Chapters on early Texas Indian agents, and on captives Cynthia Ann Parker and Millie Durgan. 270pp w/photos, foldout map of military establishments from 1830-1875, notes, biblio, index……85.00

84) McAfee, W.R. THE CATTLEMEN 1989, 1st edition, Alvin. The story of the Reid brothers who founded the Eleven Bar 11 ranch in the Barrilla Mountains northeast of Fort Davis.  266pp w/map, photos, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED…..85.00 SOLD

85) McCauley, J.E. A STOVE-UP COWBOY’S STORY 1943, 1st limited edition: “700 copies of this book have been printed and the type melted,” Austin.  Designed by Carl Hertzog. Introduction by John A. Lomax. Drawings by Tom Lea. Reese, SIX SCORE: “One of the most forceful and expressive autobiographies of the range country. McCauley lived hard.....Dobie liked its ‘uncommon saltiness of speech.’”  (Lowman, in PRINTER AT THE PASS, relates an interesting story of how Tom Lea got involved in the project--too lengthy to include here.)  73pp. HB/no DJ, scarce…………150.00 SOLD
                      85b) Another copy – A Stove-Up Cowboy’s Story – also first edition, HB w/slight water stain on back cover…100.00

86) Metz, Leon JOHN WESLEY HARDIN: Dark Angel of Texas  1996, 1st edition, 2nd printing, El Paso. In writing and researching the book, author Metz found “more than just a gunfighter biography, but a dark, murderous tragedy.”  Hardback/dust jacket, INSCRIBED/SIGNED…..75.00

87) Moore, Stephen L.  TAMING TEXAS: Captain William T. Sadler’s Lone Star Service  2000, 1st edition, Austin. Sadler was an early settler in the Texas Republic, commanded the Ranger company that built Fort Houston, served as a private with the Nacogdoches Volunteers in the Battle of San Jacinto, fought Indians in several skirmishes, and is said to have fired the shot that killed Chief Bowles during the Cherokee War.  The book includes rosters and casualty lists for the Battle of Kickapoo and Cherokee War of 1839.  There’s lots more. 387pp w/maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ….45.00

88) Murrah, David J. C.C. SLAUGHTER: Rancher, Banker, Baptist 1981, 1st edition, Austin. Biography of the innovative West Texas rancher who, from 1877 to 1905, increased his holdings to over a million acres. 173pp w/photos, map, endnotes, index.
HB/DJ slightly edgeworn……75.00

89) Myers, John Myers DOC HOLLIDAY: The Life of the Famous Desperado of the Old West  1957, 1st UK edition.  Interesting biography of the Old West tubercular dentist/gunman who befriended Wyatt Earp. 224pp w/biblio, index. HB/DJ…40.00

90) Myres, Samuel D. THE PERMIAN BASIN : Era of Discovery From the Beginning to the Depression 1973, 1st trade edition 1973, , El Paso. Drawings by Jose Cisneros; typographical consultant Carl Hertzog.  A comprehensive history of the Permian Basin ranching and oil-producing region of West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico. Includes full description of the topography, climate, resources and population; background history from time of the Spanish explorers up to the 1930s; much on ranching and ranching personalities; a lot on the oilmen and geologists who made the early searches for oil and their subsequent discoveries; and much more. 708pp w/photos, maps, endpaper maps, appendix, bibliography, index. HB/DJ,SIGNED ….95.00

91) Myers, Samuel D. THE PERMIAN BASIN: Era of Advancement, From the Depression to the Present 1977, 1st trade edition, El Paso. Drawings by Jose Cisneros. An extensive follow up to the previous volume, this sequel gives a year by year account of the expanding oil and gas industry by geographical division, i.e. The Central Basin Platform, The Midland Basin, and four others.  Also offers a comparison of New Mexico oil fields to those in West Texas, and much more. 624pp w/photos, charts, appendix, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED…….85.00

92) Neugebauer, Janet M. [editor] LAMBSHEAD LEGACY: The Ranch Diary of Watt R. Matthews 1997, 1st edition, College Station. Intro by Frances M. Holden. The diary focuses on Watt’s life on the ranch from 1951 to 1980. 277pp w/photos, biblio-graphy, index.  HB/DJ……..35.00

93) Nordyke, Lewis JOHN WESLEY HARDIN: Texas Gunman 2001, reprint of the 1957 original, NY. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “Perhaps the most complete biography of this noted Texas outlaw to date.”  278pp w/index. HB/DJ…..19.50 SOLD

94) Oden, Bill EARLY DAYS ON THE TEXAS-NEW MEXICO PLAINS 1965, 1st limited edition of 750 copies, Canyon. Edited with introduction and notes by J. Evetts Haley; designed by Carl Hertzog; sketches by H.D. Bugbee; map endpapers by Jose Cisneros.  69pp w/some fine old period photos. Frontier life experiences of a cowboy/rancher on the Plains of West Texas and New Mexico from the 1880s through the turn of the century.  HB, ex-library copy faded spine, library marks and cardholder….35.00 SOLD

96) Palmer, Jo-Ann & Richard  JOHNNIE WARD: Cowboy nd, published by the Sutton County Historical Society, Sonora, Texas. Biography about a Big Bend cowboy who is the namesake of Ward Mountain in Big Bend National Park.  60pp w/illustrations, index. Foli softcover…..19.95

97) Price, Eugene H. OPEN RANGE RANCHING ON THE SOUTH PLAINS IN THE 1890’S 1967, 1st edition, Clarendon. Cow outfits of the South Plains as remembered by the author: The Long S; the Barto and Fish outfits; the QIN, NUN, DZ, 9R, LFD, the Mallets, the High Lonesome, the INK, and others.  68pp. A foldout map in back pocket that is replica of a hand drawn map by the author showing brands and earmarks, locations of the various outfits in 1890, w/notes. Folio HB…..65.00 SOLD

98) Proctor, Ben JUST ONE RIOT: Episodes of Texas Rangers in the 20th Century 1991, 2nd printing, Austin. Chronicles several incidents involving the Texas Rangers, including Macdonald’s handling of the riot of black soldiers in Brownsville and the 1974 inmate riot at Huntsville.  175pp w/photos, index. HB/DJ….35.00 SOLD

99) Rister, Carl Coke SOUTHERN PLAINSMEN  1938, 1st  ed, Norman. A good history of how pioneers coped with life and hardships on the Great Plains--Indian raids and buffalo hunting, wagon trains, sodhouse hospitality, frontier justice, frontier schools, and much more. 289pp w/photos, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ, nice copy, scarce…..175.00

100) Rister, Carl Coke  OIL! Titan of the Southwest  1949, 1st edition, Norman.  A comprehensive history of the discovery of oil in the region that embraces Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. 467pp with photos,  maps, glossary bibliography, index. HB/DJ…………85.00 SOLD

 101) Rister, Carl Coke FORT GRIFFIN ON THE TEXAS FRONTIER 1956, 1st edition, Norman. A history of the fort that was established in the heart of Comanche country near present-day Albany, Texas.  Includes a lot on the town that sprang up near the fort. 216pp w/photos, index.  HB/DJ….45.00

 102) Sampanaro, Frank N. & Paul J. Vanderwood WAR SCARE ON THE RIO GRANDE: Robert Runyon’s Photographs of the Border Conflict, 1913-1916 1992, 1st edition, Austin. Over one hundred of  Runyon’s spectacular photographs cover the Mexican Bandit raids in Brownsville in 1915, the massive buildup of American military forces along the border in 1916, and rare photos of the revolution that raged in northeastern Mexico 1913-1914. 135pp w/appendices—including the radical “Plan of San Diego of 1916”—bibliography, index. Oblong folio hardback/dust jacket, INSCRIBED/SIGNED….125.00

 103) Sandweiss, Martha A. LAURA GILPIN: An Enduring Grace  1986, 1st edition, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth. A book devoted to the life and work of one of America’s finest photographers who photographed the American Southwest for more than sixty years.  She is best known for her documentation of the lifestyles of the Pueblo and Navajo Indians.  Includes over 150 full-page plates of her photos. 339pp w/photos, notes, index. Folio softcover……..55.00

104) Santleben, August A TEXAS PIONEER: Early Staging and Overland Freighting Days on the Frontiers of Texas and New Mexico  1967, W. M. Morrison’s facsimile reprint of the 1910 original, Waco.  Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “Santleben’s memoirs contain the most important account of a stage coach and freight service in Texas.  He presents an interesting picture of the ante-railroad days on both sides of the Rio Grande.” Also includes social and biographical recollections of his days spent in South and West Texas, with details about his friend Big Foot Wallace, and his employer Henri Castro. A lot of data on early San Antonio, including lists of prominent citizens and politicians. 321pp. HB/no dj as issued, scarce…..125.00

105) Sarber, Mary A. [with photographic prints by Charles H. Binion]  PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE BORDER: The Otis A. Aultman Collection  1977, 1st limited edition of 3,000 copies and the plates destroyed, El Paso.  Designed by Carl Hertzog. 100 photographs taken in and around El Paso, Texas, Columbus, New Mexico, and northern Mexico during the time of the Mexican Revolution.  Folio hardback, red cloth with gold embossed front cover and spine, SIGNED, very scarce…..150.00

106) [SCHLEICHER COUNTY]  SCHLEICHER COUNTY, or, Eighty Years of Development in Southwest Texas by R.D. Holt. 1930, 1st edition, Eldorado. 110pp w/photos, historical articles, biographical sketches of early county pioneers.  Softcvr…75.00

107) Shirley, Glenn SHOTGUN FOR HIRE: The Story of “Deacon” Jim Miller, Killer of Pat Garrett 1970, 1st edition, Norman. The story of Miller from the time he was eight years old when he murdered his own grandparents to 1909 when he died by lynch mob in Ada, Oklahoma. 131pp w/photos, bibliography, index. HB/DJ nice copy, and scarce….90.00 SOLD

108) Siringo, Charles A. RIATA AND SPURS: The Story of a Lifetime Spent in the Saddle as Cowboy and Detective 
1927, 1st edition, 1st state, the “Suppressed Edition”, Boston.  Reese, SIX-SCORE: “... has considerable range interest, and is rare due to a threatened lawsuit which prompted its suppression. [The first printing] is distinguished by the date of publication, 1927, being on the title page.”  (This edition was recalled and a second revised printing without the date on the title page, and altered text--pages 120 through 268--was released.) This copy is the first state and includes all the material about his days with the Pinkerton Agency which brought on the lawsuit.   276pp. HB w/decorated cover, nice copy, very scarce…….350.00 SOLD

109) Sonnichsen, C.L. THE MESCALERO APACHES 1958, 1st edition, Norman. A complete history of the eastern Apache tribe presented from the Indian’s point of view. 303pp with photos, footnote, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ….65
                109b) Another Copy – The Mescalero Apaches – 2nd printing, HB/DJ……25.00

110) Sonnichsen, C.L. THE EL PASO SALT WAR 1973, reprint edition, El Paso. Illustrations by Jose Cisneros; designed and printed by Carl Hertzog.  All hell broke loose when a powerful ex-Confederate named Charley Howard attempted to take over salt deposits which provided a living for many Mexicans, and it took the Texas Rangers and the U.S. Army to restore order. 68pp w/illus, sources, index. HB/DJ….25.00

111) Sonnichsen, C. L. I’LL DIE BEFORE I’LL RUN: The Story of the Great Feuds of Texas  1962, 2nd revised edition with new material, NY. Drawings by Jose Cisneros. Reveals details of some infamous Texas feuds, including The Sutton-Taylor feud, Horrell-Higgins feud, the San Saba Mob, and others. 371pp w/photos, sources, index.  HB/DJ….45.00

112) SOUTHWEST WRITER SERIES:
                112a) #10 -- FRED GIPSON  by Sam H. Henderson. 1967, 1st edition, Austin. 52pp w/Gipson bibliography.
                               Softcover…….25.00
                112b) #11 – EUGENE MANLOVE RHODES: Cowboy Chronicler by Edwin W. Gaston, Jr.  1967, 1st edition, Austin.
                                 44pp w/selected bibliography.  Softcover…..20.00
                112c) #91(Western Writer Series) – JOHN GRAVES by Dorys Crow Grover. 1989, 1st edition, Boise. 54pp w/selected
                                bibliography. Softcover..25.00 SOLD

113) Stovall, Allan A. PIONEER DAYS IN THE BREAKS OF THE BALCONES: A Regional History 1967, 1st  edition, Barksdale. This follow-up to the author’s earlier book, Nueces Headwater Country (1959), gives us historical events and episodes of the Upper Nueces country, including early military history, Indian fights, exploits of Texas Rangers, and one chapter relates an eyewitness account of the Nueces Massacre of the Civil War. 365pp w/bibliography, index, folding map laid in.
HB/DJ, nice copy, very scarce, especially with map…..350.00

114) Strong, Capt. Henry W. MY FRONTIER DAYS & INDIAN FIGHTS ON THE PLAINS OF TEXAS nd, 1st edition, np (according to Adams, SIX-GUNS, it was published in Dallas, circa 1926) Adams notes the book has quite a bit of material on early-day lawlessness in Texas.  Strong rode with Gen. Ranald MacKenzie and gives a detailed account of the fight at Palo Duro Canyon and the subsequent slaughter of the horses, plus accounts of some other Indian skirmishes. Some material on Quanah and Cynthia Ann Parker. 122pp. Pictorial softcover ……..65.00 SOLD
               

117) Thompson, Richard A. CROSSING THE BORDER WITH THE 4th CAVALRY: Mackenzie’s Raid Into Mexico, 1873 1986, 1st edition, Waco.  An account of Colonel Mackenzie’s secret expedition into Mexico to punish a hostile band of Kickapoo and Lipans in 1873. Included with this detachment were the famous Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts who had served with Bullis.
93pp w/photos, bibliography, notes. HB/DJ, SIGNED…..75.00

118) Todd, Bruce G. BONES HOOKS: Pioneer Negro Cowboy  2005, 1st edition, Gretna. The son of former slaves, Hooks pursued the life of a cowboy  and rubbed shoulders with other legends such as Charles Goodnight. He busted horses, and later became a civic and social leader in Amarillo.  221ppw/photos, notes, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ…..35.00 SOLD

119) Trew, Delbert  THE R O BRAND: The Story of Alfred Rowe, The Founder of McLean, Texas, and the R O Ranch  2001, 1st edition, McLean. 49pp w/photos, drawings, map, notes. Softcover, SIGNED…..35.00

120) Utley, Robert M.  IF THESE WALLS COULD SPEAK: Historic Forts of Texas 1985, 1st edition, Austin.  Illustrations by
J.U. Salvant. Words and paintings chronicle the histories of ten of Texas frontier military outposts.  64pp w/color illustrations, map. Folio HB/DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the artist…..30.00

121) Wilkins, Frederick  THE HIGHLY IRREGULAR IRREGULARS: Texas Rangers in the Mexican War  1990, 1st edition, Austin.  The story of the undisciplined volunteer cavalry units from Texas that joined the American army. 227pp w/photos, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ……..60.00 SOLD
                121b) Another copy – Highly Irregular Irregulars – also 1st edition, in variant softcover binding….25.00

122) Willis, W. S. A STORY OF THE BIG WESTERN RANCHES  1955, 1st edition (“limited to 400 copies,” Adams, Rampaging Herd)  Stories of early day ranch life in Texas. 67pp w/illustrations. Softcover a sound copy with library decimal and “discard” stamp on front cover, library stamp on edge of text block, no interior library markings, very scarce, SIGNED….85.00

Thanks, Folks!
FC

CATALOG #185:  September, 2009

TEXANA/WESTERN AMERICANA:
 New, used and rare

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2) Adams, Andy  THE LOG OF A COWBOY 1903, early reprint, Boston.  “...most reliable account ever written of cowboy life on the great trail drive.” Although it is considered fiction, Adams told Philip A. Rollins that “its only fictional elements are the names of the characters and the ascribing to a single drive occurrences which actually were divided among several.” A trail driving classic. 387pp w/illustrations. HB is scuffed, cardholder in back pocket, but no other library markings……25.00  SOLD

3) Ahlborn, Richard E. [editor] MAN MADE MOBILE: Early Saddles of Western North America  1980, 1st edition, Smith-sonian Institution Press, Washington. A detailed study of western saddles composed of four essays, a catalog of saddlery artifacts, and a glossary.147pp w/illustrations. Folio Softcover, ex-library w/decinmal number on spine and glue residue on front free endpaper, otherwise a very good copy….25.00 SOLD

4) [ANGELINA COUNTY]  HISTORY OF ANGELINA COUNTY, TEXAS, 1846-1991 compiled by Lufkin Genealogical and Historical Society. 1992, 1st edition, Lufkin.   900pp w/photos, map, historical articles, family histories, index. Folio HB black cloth with pictorial cover……125.00

5) [ARCHITECTURE] THE PEOPLE’S ARCHITECTURE: Texas Courthouses, Jails, and Municipal Buildings by Willard R. Robinson.  1983, 1st edition, Austin.  An interesting study of Texas’ architecture in public buildings from the earliest examples of indigenous Mexican and Anglo through the ultra modern era. 365pp w/photos, bibliography, index. Folio HB/DJ……55.00 SOLD

8) Axelrod, Alan [editor] RANCHING TRADITIONS 1989, 1st edition, NY. Photographs by Kathleen Jo Ryan. A documentary on all aspects of ranch life from Wyoming to Texas. Includes essays by Elmer Kelton, Baxter Black, Guy Logsdon, Hal Cannon, Theresa Jordan, and others. 293pp w/index. Folio HB/DJ………25.00

9) Bedichek, Roy ADVENTURES WITH A TEXAS NATURALIST  1961, revised edition, Austin. The essays on natural history in this book are “a distillation of seven decades of study and experience.” Bedichek’s love of nature and his keen sense of observation is mingled with a wonderful sense of humor. 330pp w/illustrations, index. HB/DJ……25.00

11) [BIG BEND] HOW COME IT’S CALLED THAT? Place Names in the Big Bend Country  by Virginia Madison & Hallie Stillwell. 1958, 1st edition, Albuquerque.  Interesting folk history of the Big Bend region of Texas.  129pp w/photos, index.
HB/DJ  SIGNED by Stillwell.......35.00

13) [BREWSTER COUNTY] GRAY GHOSTS OF FAR WEST TEXAS: Volume I, Brewster County  1998, 1st edition, Alpine. Biographical sketches of Confederate veterans and their families who settled in Brewster County.  136pp w/ill. Spiral sftcvr..20.00 SOLD

14) [BREWSTER COUNTY] ALPINE, TEXAS: Then and Now, A Centennial Edition by Clifford B. Casey.  1981, 1st limited edition of 2,000 copies, Seagraves.  Detailed history of the county seat of Brewster County. Includes a 100 page section of bio-graphical sketches of many pioneers to the region. 4377pp w/photos, photo appendix, index. Folio HB, SIGNED…125.00

18) Carroll, H. Bailey  THE TEXAN SANTA FE TRAIL  1951, 1st edition, Special Edition No. XXIV of the  Panhandle-Plains Historical Review, Canyon. A detailed examination of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition from its beginning until it surrendered to Mexican forces.  In the author’s own words, this book “ is a factual, day-by-day account of a group of [overland] voyagers who in 1841, in attempting to tie together the new capital of Texas and the ancient one of New Mexico, revealed a surprising amount of the unsettled, unexplored Southwest.” 201pp w/maps, illustrations, bibliography, appendix, index.  Softcover…..85.00 SOLD

20) [CHEROKEE COUNTY] CHEROKEE COUNTY HISTORY   1986, 1st edition, Crockett.  748pp w/photos, map, historical articles, family biographies, more.  Folio HB w/decorated cover……….165.00 SOLD

21) Clemens, Gus LEGACY: The Story of the Permian Basin Region of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico 1983,
1st edition, San Antonio.  A detailed and well-documented comprehensive history of the region that encompasses 62-counties in Texas and New Mexico.  256pp w/many photos, maps, individual Texas and New Mexico county statistics and physical features, bibliography, index. Folio HB/no dust jacket, SIGNED……65.00

22) Coburn, Walt  PIONEER CATTLEMAN IN MONTANA: The Story of the Circle C Ranch  1968, 1st edition, Norman.  Adams, SIX-GUNS: “This excellent book gives a fine picture of one of the famous ranches in Montana and tells about some of the state’s outlaws.”  Good account of the range cattle industry of Montana in late 1800s to early 1900s, with information on Charles M. Russell, Granville Stuart, Chief Joseph, Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch, railroads, etc.  338pp w/full color foldout painting by Russell, photos, appendix, index.  HB….75.00 SOLD

23) [CORYELL COUNTY]  FACTS and ANECDOTES of TURNERSVILLE, TEXAS by Laura A. Tharp. 1973, 1st edition, Waco. 227pp w/photos.  HB w/pictorial cover…..25.00

26) [CROCKETT COUNTY]. YESTERYEAR IN OZONA AND CROCKETT COUNTY  by V. I Pearce. 1980, 1st edition, Talley Press (San Angelo)  Editing by Elmer Kelton. Author recounts his days as a youngster on his ranch in Crockett County in the early part of the 20th-century: cowboys, sheepmen and cattlemen, much more. 137pp w/many photos, map endpapers. HB/DJ..65.00

27) Cutts, James M. THE CONQUEST OF CALIFORNIA AND NEW MEXICO by the forces of the United States, 1846-1847 1965, facsimile reproduction of the 1847 original, Albuquerque. With a new foreword by George P. Hammond. A detailed narrative of the events during the War With Mexico that led to the conquest of the western territories. 264pp w/maps. HB, leather.30.00 SOLD

28) Debo, Angie [editor] THE COWMAN’S SOUTHWEST: Being the Reminiscences of Oliver Nelson  1953, 1st edition, Arthur H. Clarke Co., Glendale.  (No. IV of the publisher’s Western Frontier Series.)  Nelson was a frontiersman who travelled as a freighter, camp cook, and cowboy in Kansas, Indian Territory, and Texas. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “A most interesting book of reminiscences, with some material on many of the outlaws of Oklahoma and Texas...the Dalton raid at Coffeyville...Henry Brown raid on the bank at Medicine Lodge.  Has much information on Billy the Kid and some on John Wesley Hardin.” A lot on freighting, trail drives and ranching. A really fine first-person look at life on the frontier in the 1880s. 343pp w/photos, maps, index.  Hardback, spine lightly faded, very scarce……250.00

29) Evans, Max  MAKING A HAND: Growing Up Cowboy in New Mexico  2005, 1st edition, Santa Fe. Photographs by Gene Peach; an amusing introduction by Elmer Kelton, which includes two photographs of himself as a youngster on horseback. An entertaining look at youngsters “growing up cowboy” on ranches in New Mexico, horseback riding, working cattle, rodeo, branding, etc. 160pp w/photographs.  Folio HB/DJ…..25.00 SOLD

30) Evans, Will BORDER SKYLINES: Fifty Years of  “Tallying Out” on the Bloys Round Up Ground. 1940, 1st edition, Dallas. This history of the Bloys Camp meeting also gives much history on the vast Big Bend area.  Includes biographical sketches of many prominent early-day “Big Benders” who were instrumental in the success of the well attended religious meetings that began in 1890 and continue today. 587pp w/photos. HB/DJ showing edgewear, faded, INSCRIBED/SIGNED, scarce…..95.00
                30b) Another Copy – Border Skylines – also 1st edition, HB lacks DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED……85.00

31) Fisher, Ralph a.  THE GUIDE TO JAVELINA  1957, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio. Author relates some exciting tales of javelina hunting in the Arizona desert, and includes some “how-to” advice.  208pp w/photos. HB…..35.00

32) [FLOYD COUNTY] THE EARLY HISTORY OF FLOYD COUNTY by Claude V. Hall.   1947, 1st edition, Panhandle-Plains Historical Society Publication No. XX, Canyon. Indian Wars, ranching, early settlement, and more. 147pp w/notes, index.
HB (only a limited number of this issue were bound in cloth)……95.00

33) Foote, Shelby  THE CIVIL WAR: A Narrative 1958/1963/1973, early reprints, NY.  Three Volumes. Foote presents a vivid narrative of the war as seen from both sides. A total of 2,927 pages with photos, maps, bibliographical notes, indexes.  All three volumes are hardbacks in dust jackets…..the set = 45.00 SOLD

34) Forbes, Jack D.   APACHE, NAVAHO and SPANIARD 1960, 1st edition, Norman.  The story of the clash of cultures between the Spaniards and the Pueblo Indian in the southwestern U.S and northern Mexico in the early 17th-century.  304pp w/maps, photos, bibliography, index. HB…..25.00

36) [FREESTONE COUNTY]  HISTORY OF FREESTONE COUNTY,TEXAS  by Freestone County Historical Commission. 1978, 1st edition, np. 788pp w/map, photos, community histories, family biographies, and more. Folio HB w/embossed cover.150.00

37) Frost, H. Gordon & John H. Jenkins “I’M FRANK HAMER” The Life of a Texas Peace Officer 1968, 1st edition, Austin. Hamer’s career as a lawman was blistered with bullets and violence.  He led the chase that ended in the demise of Bonnie and Clyde. 305pp w/photos, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ w//smalls at spine and some edgewear…..135.00

38) [GEOLOGY] THE COLORADO RIVER REGION AND JOHN WESLEY POWELL 1969, 1st edition, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. “A collection of papers honoring Powell on the 100th anniversary of his exploration of the Colorado River, 1869-1969.” Four sections: 1) John Wesley Powell: Pioneer Statesman of Federal Science  2) Stratified Rocks of the Grand Canyon 3) Geologic History of the Colorado River 4) The Rapids and the Pools – Grand Canyon.  145pp w/maps, photos, graphs.  Folio HB w/pictorial cover….30.00

39) Gibbons, Tony WARSHIPS AND NAVAL BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR  1989, 1st edition, NY.  “The most comprehensive book on the fighting ships of the [Civil War] ever published.”  176pp with over 250 color illustrations, a list of all warships of Union and Confederacy.  Folio HB/DJ…..45.00 SOLD

40) [GILLESPIE COUNTY, TEXAS] PIONEERS IN GOD’S HILLS: A History of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County People and Events 1960/1974 1st editions, Austin. Two Volumes.  Brim full of information with photos, illustrations, some in-depth historical articles, pioneer biographies, 1850 and 1860 county censuses, emigrant ship lists, and much more. 305/275pp w/photos, bibliography,  indexed. Two volume set…..150.00

41) Gipson, Fred  THE HOME PLACE  1950, 1st edition, NY. Heart-warming novel set in the Texas Hill Country.  248pp.
HB/DJ showing edgewear, SIGNED……….65.00
                41b) Another copy – The Home Place – also first edition, not signed, HB…..35.00

42) Gipson, Fred  THE TRAIL-DRIVING ROOSTER  1955, early reprint, NY. Novel.  80pp w/illustrations.  HB/DJ, SIGNED, scarce, especially in dust jacket!……95.00 SOLD
                42b) Another copy – The Trail-Driving Rooster – early reprint, HBDJ…….65.00 SOLD

43) Gipson, Fred  HOUND-DOG MAN 1949, 1st edition, NY. Novel. 247pp. HB/DJ….65.00 SOLD

44) Gipson, Fred  CURLY AND THE WILD BOAR  1979, 1st edition, NY. Novel.  Illustrations by Ronald Himler. 88pp. 
HB/DJ, fine copy……35.00

45) Gipson, Fred  SAVAGE SAM  1962, reprint, NY. Novel.  214pp w/illustrations. HB with scuffed cover/no dj…..20.00 SOLD

46) Gipson, Fred  OLD YELLER 1956, early reprint with “$2.75” price on dust jacket, NY.  Gipson’s classic novel that was made into a movie by Walt Disney.  Drawings by Carl Burger. 158pp w/illustrations. HB/DJ….65.00 SOLD
                46b) Another copy – Old Yeller – early reprint, HB, lacks dust jacket…..35.00

47) Gipson, Fred  LITTLE ARLISS  1978, 1st edition, NY. Illustrations by Ronald Himler. Sequel to Old Yeller. 83pp w/illustrations.  HB/DJ……55.00

48) Gipson, Fred  RECOLLECTION CREEK  1955, 1st edition, NY.  Novel. HB.......55.00

49) Gipson, Fred  FABULOUS EMPIRE: Colonel Zack Miller’s Story  1946, 1st edition, Boston. [Gipson’s first book.] Intro by Donald Day.  The story of the 101 Ranch in Oklahoma and its famous Wild West Show.  411pp. HB/DJ slightly edgeworn..95.00

50) Gipson, Fred  COWHAND: The Story of a Working Cowboy 1953, 1st edition, NY. The story of  West Texas cowboy, Fat Alford. 216pp.  HB/DJ, SIGNED, nice copy…….75.00 SOLD
                50b) Another copy – Cowhand – also first edition, not signed, HB….60.00 SOLD

52) Gipson, Fred  THE “COW KILLERS” With The Aftosa Commission in Mexico 1956, 1st edition, Austin.  Drawings by Bill Leftwich who is also the subject of the book. Leftwich worked with the commission in Mexico in the early 1950s to eradicate the hoof-and-mouth epidemic that was coming across the border.  He recorded his experiences--some quite dangerous--with pen-and-ink. 130pp with 40 illustrations.  Folio HB/DJ w/edgewear, INSCRIBED/SIGNED by Leftwich……55.00 SOLD
                52b) Another Copy – The Cow Killers – also first edition, HB/DJ, not signed----50.00

53) Gough, L. SPUR JINGLES AND SADDLE SONGS: Rhymes and Miscellany of Cow Camp and Cattle Trails in the Early Eighties 1935, 1st edition, Amarillo. Full-page reproductions from the “Prairie Series” by Ben Carlton Mead.  Foreword by L.F. Sheffy. Gough composed poems on the range as a working cowboy, and explains how each one came about--where, when, etc. 110pp w/photos. Softcover/extended edges, ex-library copy w/decimal on spine, stamps on title page, edgewear………20.00 SOLD

54) Green, Bill THE DANCING WAS LIVELY: Fort Concho, Texas: A Social History, 1867 to 1882  1974, 1st limited edition of 1000 copies, San Angelo. Author tapped new sources to provide this look at frontier military social life and to give us an interesting look at how the post resident’s fought boredom and loneliness. Chapters on shelter and sanitation; supply; daily routine, social life and diversions. 146pp w/maps, photos and illustrations, bibliography, notes, index.  HB……75.00 SOLD

55) Haley, J. Evetts FORT CONCHO AND THE TEXAS FRONTIER  1952, 1st edition, San Angelo.  Designed by Carl Hertzog; illustrations by H.D. Bugbee. Haley’s classic history of  the frontier military outpost and the West Texas country that surrounds it. Chapters on the Great Comanche War Trail; the stage-coach mail; founding and building of Fort Concho; Mackenzie and his Indian campaigns; Grierson and Shafter; “Nolan’s Lost Nigger Expedition;” racial troubles on the Conchos; transportation and supply; everyday life at the post; and much more. 352pp w/maps, illustrations, index. HB…….150.00

56) [HALEY, J. EVETTS]  J. EVETTS HALEY: A True Texas Legend by Bill Modisett. 1996, 1st limited edition of 50 copies, Midland.  Introduction by Elmer Kelton. Haley was a celebrated rancher; a conservative political maverick, and a gifted historical writer. 213pp w/photos, notes, bibliography, index. HB bound in full leather with gold embossed lettering and comes with a dust jacket. SIGNED by Modisett and Kelton…..165.00

57) Haley, J. Evetts JEFF MILTON: A Good Man With A Gun  1982, 4th printing, Norman. Illustrations by Harold D. Bugbee. Adams, SIX-GUNS, “An excellent biography of one of the famous law-enforcement officers of the Southwest...”  Milton served on the frontiers of Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico, and crossed paths with many notable outlaws including John Wesley Hardin and Bill “Black Jack” Christian.  430pp w/map, photos, index. HB….40.00

58) Haley, J. Evetts GEORGE W. LITTLEFIELD: Texan 1943, 1st edition, Norman. Drawings by Harold D. Bugbee. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “Another good biography of a well-known Texas cattleman.”  Littlefield was a Confederate veteran (rode with Terry’s Rangers) who “trailed Longhorns to Kansas, opened huge ranges in the Texas Panhandle, grazed thousands of cattle on the Pecos, and discovered that money could also be made across a bank counter.”  287pp w/illustrations, index. HB/ex-library copy with rough spine, pencil marks on cover………50.00 (condition noted) SOLD

59) Haley, J. Evetts MARCY – EXPLORER article in The Shamrock magazine, Summer 1957. Includes illustrations by H.D. Bugbee.   Softcover……35.00

60) Hamner, Laura V. THE NO-GUN MAN OF TEXAS 1935, 1st edition, Amarillo.  This was the first biography of Charles Goodnight. 256pp w/appendix, glossary. HB slight wear at edges….45.00 SOLD

61) Harston,  J. Emmor   COMANCHE LAND   1963, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio. Foreword by noted archeologist, A.T. Jackson.  A history of the Comanches by one who lived among them, spoke their language, and recorded their oral accounts passed down from the time of the Conquistadors.  Includes much on their lifeways; a Comanche-English dictionary of words and idioms; Comanche descriptive terms for certain streams and mountains, and much more.  206pp w/map endpapers, photos, appendices. HB/DJ, nice copy, very scarce……..175.00 SOLD

62) Henderson, Halton  ARTISTRY IN SINGLE ACTION 1989, 1st limited edition of 400 copies, Chama Press, Dallas.  Foreword by J. Evetts Haley. Typography design by David Holman; binding and slipcase design by Craig Jensen; photographs by Charles DeBus. This book chronicles the story of the beautiful and innovative Grizzly revolvers designed by Edmond de la Garrigue. The book also includes brief history of the six-gun in Texas, and of the career of Samuel Colt. 110pp w/illus, sources.  Folio HB ¼ bound in leather over brown cloth boards, in slipcase.  Beautiful Book! This copy SIGNED by Henderson on the half-title page, and SIGNED by Homan and Jensen on the colophon page; includes a publisher’s broadside. Chama Press’s first publication…225.00

63) Hendrix, John IF I CAN DO IT HORSEBACK: A Cow-Country Sketchbook 1964, 1st edition, Austin.  Introduction by Wayne Gard; illustrations by Malcolm Thurgood.   “Accurate, detailed and fascinating descriptions of the day-to-day life of the cowboy, the chuck-wagon cook, the range boss...” based on the author’s personal experiences in West Texas.  355pp w/index.  HB/DJ…55.00

64) Hinton, Harwood P. [intro by] HISTORY OF THE CATTLEMEN OF TEXAS  1991, Texas State Historical Association, Austin. This volume is a reprint of 1914 edition published by Johnston Printing & Advertising Co. A reprint of the original volume which was privately printed for the families of the Cattle Raisers' Association of Texas. It was sold by subscription and contained sketches of sixty individuals who were either pioneers of the livestock industry of "progressive" ranchers who had expanded into other fields of endeavor. 350pp w/portraits, index. HB, a variant binding of dark brown imitation leather w/stamped title block on the front cover w/gilt lettering (a few of the last pages are warped as if they had once been damp, hardly noticeable)  scarce..200.00
                64b) Another copy – A History of the Cattlemen of Texas – same 1991 edition, bound in ¼ leather and cloth…150.00

68) [HORSES] WHO’S WHO AND WHERE IN HORSEDOM: The Directory for Horsemen  1948, 1st edition, Princeton.  The first volume of an annual directory of show horses and their owners. Includes profiles of leading people, horses, and farms, mostly in the world of horse racing. 303pp w/illustrations. HB…..40.00

69) Irby, James A.  BACKDOOR AT BAGDAD: The Civil War on the Rio Grande  1977, 1st edition, El Paso [Southwestern Studies Monograph No. 53]  64pp w/maps, notes. Softcover…..25.00 SOLD

70) Jackson, Jack  INDIAN AGENT: Peter Ellis Bean in Mexican Texas  2005, 1st edition, College Station. This book tells of Bean’s role as Indian agent in Texas while it was under Mexican rule, and during the early days of the Republic.  It gives us a vivid picture of Mexican Texas, and sheds new light on the treatment of Indians during that period. 426pp w/illus., index. HB/DJ..30.00

72) Jenkins, John Holmes, III (editor) RECOLLECTIONS OF EARLY TEXAS: The Memoirs of John Holland Jenkins 1958, 1st edition, Austin. Foreword by J. Frank Dobie.  Jenkins witnessed many historic events in Texas’ early days.  At the age of thirteen, his stepfather died in the Alamo, leaving young Jenkins as head of the family on the frontier wilderness.  His chronicle provides one of the best firsthand accounts of the Runaway Scrape, plus he tells of his later years in which he fought as a Texas Ranger, participated in the Plum Creek Battle and the campaigns of 1842, and fought in the last Civil War battle at Palmetto Ranch. There are also chapters on Austin’s colony; the Comanches, Caddoes and Cherokees; the Mier Expedition; and the Texan Santa Fe Expedition. 307pp w/illustrations, notes, bibliography, index.  HB/lacks dust jacket….45.00 SOLD

73) Lamego, Gen. Miguel A. Sanchez [translated by Consuelo Velasco] THE SIEGE & TAKING OF THE ALAMO 1968,
1st limited edition of 1500 copies, Santa Fe. Some comments on the battle by J. Hefter. This book reconstructs the 1836 Battle of the Alamo based on official Mexican documentation. 54pp w/map, plats, illustrations. HB/DJ….45.00 SOLD

74) Lasater, Laurie & Bob Kingsbery  WELCOME TO THE NEW CATTLE INDUSTRY  1987, 1st edition, San Antonio. The authors discuss the ranching business four basic functions: land ownership, cattle ownership, grazing management, and cattle management.  52pp. HB/DJ, SIGNED by Lasater…..25.00 SOLD

75) Lehmann, V.W. FORGOTTEN LEGIONS: Sheep in the Rio Grande Plain of Texas 1969, 1st ed, El Paso. Designed by Carl Hertzog; map illustration by Jose Cisneros. Author traces the development of ranching in South Texas with emphasis on the sheep industry. 226pp w/many photos, appendices, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ…….65.00

77) Meline, James F. TWO THOUSAND MILES ON HORSEBACK: Santa Fe and Back 1966, facsimile reprint of the original, Albuquerque. “A summer tour through Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and New Mexico in the year 1866.” Gives a good look at manners and customs of New Mexico in that era.  317pp foldout map, appendices.  HB/DJ……..25.00 SOLD

78) Mellard, Frank Courtney THE DREAM OF A YOUTHFUL COWBOY 1957, 1st edition, Marfa.  Reminiscences of a West Texas cowboy and rancher, with information on the JA, T-Bar, and other ranches. 71pp w/photos. Softcover, INSCRIBED/SIGNED, scarce…..55.00
                78b) Another copy – The Dream of a Youthful Cowboy – 2nd edition with additions, 93pp. Softcover…45.00

80) Nichols, John  THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR 1974, 1st edition, NY.  Illustrations by Rini Templeton. Nichols’ humorous novel that is considered a contemporary western classic.  445pp. HB/DJ near fine copy, scarce…..75.00 SOLD

82) Paine, Albert Bigelow CAPTAIN BILL McDONALD: Texas Ranger 1909, 1st edition, NY.  Biography of the rough-and-ready lawman who came to Texas from Mississippi in 1866. He was deputy sheriff of Wood County, and was appointed special ranger and U.S. Marshal in Hardeman County in the 1880s. He served as captain in the Texas Rangers from 1891 to 1907.  448pp w/illustrations. HB w/minor damage to spine.......125.00

83) Pannell, Walter  CIVIL WAR ON THE RANGE: An Historic Account of the Battle For The Prairies The Lincoln County War and Subsequent Events  1943, 1st edition, Los Angeles. 48pp. Small softcover…..35.00

84) Payne, Viola M. [as told by Rebecca Taggart] PHANTOM OF THE CABALLO MOUNTAINS 1977, 1st edition, NY.  “The amazing story of Rebecca Taggart’s 40-year search for lost treasure in the Caballo Mountains of New Mexico. 121pp w/photos. HB/DJ……25.00 SOLD

85) Pfluger, Jim  PITCHFORK COUNTRY: The Photography of Bob Moorhouse 2002, 2nd printing, Lubbock. Showcases the beautiful photography by the general manager of the historic Pitchfork Ranch 80 miles east of Lubbock that give a firsthand look at modern day ranching. Oblong folio HB/DJ…….45.00

86) Pollard, E.A. SOUTHERN HISTORY OF THE WAR Two volumes in one, 1977, reprint, NY. First published in 1866, this book covers all events leading to the Civil War, and traces major occurrences of the war years, including an analysis and description of important battles. 1255pp w/illustrations, and appendix which includes the Constitution of the Confederate States. HB/DJ..18.00

87) Pool, William C.  A HISTORICAL ATLAS OF TEXAS  1975, 1st edition, Encino Press, Austin.  Map illustrations by Edward Twiggs and Lance Wren. An interesting guide to the relationship between Texas geographical features and its history. 190pp w/illustrations, index. Oblong folio HB/DJ……40.00

88) [PRESIDIO COUNTY]  Keith, Noel L.  THE BRITES OF CAPOTE by Noel L. Keith. 1950, 1st edition, Fort Worth.  The story of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Brite and their famous Bar-Cross Ranch.  The Brites were pioneers of the Big Bend Country who saw the beginning of the Bloys Camp Meeting; witnessed the aftermath of Pancho Villa’s defeat of Ojinaga; and had their own ranch raided in 1917.  Mr. Brite went “across the river” from Langtry to watch the Fitzsimmons/Maher fight that was promoted by Judge Roy Bean.  HB, very scarce, ex-library copy with decimal number on spine, dust jacket flaps pasted to front endpapers, and library stamps on title page, , SIGNED by the author and Mrs. L. C. Brite …….85.00 [condition noted] SOLD

89) [PRESIDIO COUNTY] THE CIBOLO CREEK RANCH: A Brief History of the Big Bend Country of Texas, A Biography of the Founder of the Ranch, Don Meliton Favor, and His Times, and An Account of the Restoration of the Ranch and its Historical Structures.  1994, 1st edition, Houston (A later printing of this item credits John B. Poindexter as the author.)
 82pp w/maps, photos, endnotes. Folio softcover with pictorial cover…..50.00 SOLD

90) [PRESIDIO COUNTY] ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF FAITH AND MEMORIES by Viola G. Short. 1998, 1st edition, Deming. A history of Shafter, Texas, that includes profiles of several prominent area families. 188pp w/photos. Folio softcover, SIGNED……….45.00

91) Raht, Carlysle Graham THE ROMANCE OF DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND BIG BEND COUNTRY: A History  1919,
1st edition, El Paso. An excellent history of the Big Bend and trans-Pecos region of Texas from written records, and firsthand accounts by people who were instrumental in building the region. Much on early exploration, frontier military and Indian wars, Texas Rangers, cattle drives, and more.  381pp w/period photos. HB w/scuffed edges, scarce…125.00

92) Ray, G.B.  MURDER AT THE CORNERS  1957, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio. An account of the bloody Lee-Peacock feud in northeast Texas where the counties of Grayson, Collin, Fannin and Hunt meet.  111pp w/photos, bibliography, index.
HB/DJ has large chip missing at top front, now in protective cover, scarce….125.00

93) Rhodes, Eugene Manlove THE LITTLE WORLD WADDIES 1946, 1st limited edition of 1000 copies, designed and printed at “The Pass on the Rio Bravo” by Carl Hertzog.  Edited by W. H. Hutchinson. This collection of Rhodes’ writing is illustrated throughout by H.D. Bugbee, and has a lengthy introduction, “My Salute to Gene Rhodes” by J. Frank Dobie.  Includes selected short stories and poetry never before published in book form.  Also a bibliography of Rhodes writings. The endpaper illustration is “The Rhodes Map of the Rhodes Country” (New Mexico and Arizona).  HB/no dj, scarce…..125.00

94) Robertson, Pauline Durett & R. L. Robertson  COWMAN’S COUNTRY: Fifty Frontier Ranches in the Texas Panhandle, 1876-1887 1981, 1st edition, Amarillo. Many maps and photos (furnished by the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum) join the author’s text to tell the story of early day ranching in the Texas Panhandle. Just a few of the fifty Texas Panhandle ranches profiled include the JA, XIT, Turkey Tracks, Four Sixes, Long S, LS, Diamond F, Diamond Tail, Frying Pan, Half Circle K, Spade, Rocking Chair, etc., etc.  184pp with bibliography and index.  Folio HB w/pictorial cover and brand illustrations on endpapers, scarce..160.00

95) Rose, Victor THE TEXAS VENDETTA or, The Sutton-Taylor Feud 1956 reprint of the rare 1880 original, this pritnting40.00 by Ed Bartholomew’s Frontier Press of Texas, Houston.  Adams, SIX-GUNS: “..gives some information on the Sutton-Taylor feud not found elsewhere.”  69pp plus 16 photos from the Rose Collection.  HB…….40.00

96) Russell, Charles TRAILS PLOWED UNDER  1927, 1st edition, NY. “With illustrations in color and line by the author.” Introduction by Will Rogers. A collection of range stories and cattle trails.  211pp. HB w/minor wear at spine…..70.00

97) [SAN PATRICIO COUNTY]  HISTORY OF SAN PATRICIO COUNTY by Keith Guthrie. 1986, 1st edition, Austin.  A massive county history that includes historical articles, city and community histories, muster rolls and war casualty lists, lists of political representatives, family histories, and much more. 647pp w/maps, endpaper maps, family histories, general index; family index.  Folio HB red cloth w/embossed lettering on cover and spine……135.00

98) [SAN PATRICIO COUNTY] SAN PATRICIO COUNTY IN 1976: A Bicentennial Perspective 1976, 1st edition, Sinton.  A souvenir publication. 72pp w/photos, historical articles by various contributors. Folio softcover….25.00

99) Schreiber, Martin H. LAST OF A BREED: Portraits of Working Cowboys 1982, 1st edition, Austin. Foreword by Louis L’Amour.  Photos of modern day cowboys at work on ranches in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.  Oblong folio HB/DJ….30.00

100) Shirley, Glenn TEMPLE HOUSTON: Lawyer With A Gun   1980, 1st edition, Norman.  The fast, hard life of  the youngest son of General Sam and Margret Lea Houston who died at age 45. 339pp w/photos, biblio, index.  HB/DJ edgeworn, chipped.35.00 SOLD

101) Sonnichsen, C.L. I’LL DIE BEFORE I’LL RUN: The Story of the Great Feuds of Texas 1951, 1st edition, NY.  Chronicles many of Texas’ deadly 19th-century feuds including the Regulators and Moderator; the Lee-Peacock; the Taylor-Sutton; the Horrell-Higgins; The San Sabe Mob; and others.. 294pp w/photos, sources, notes. HB/DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED…..85.00

102) Sonnichsen, C.L. BILLY KING’S TOMBSTONE 1942, 1st edition, Caldwell. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “A different picture of Tombstone from that given in other books...A story of a bartender who knew every character in this wild town, it throws some new light upon such characters as Buckskin Frank Leslie, Burt Alvord, and Sheriff John Slaughter. 233pp with photos.  HB w/decorated cover, INSCRIBED/SIGNED……50.00

103) Sonnichsen, C.L. TEN TEXAS FEUDS  1957, 1st edition, Norman. Ten stories of vigilantes, vendettas and violence in Texas during the turbulent era of reconstruction: including the Regulators and Moderators; the Hoodoos, the Heel Flies, The Mob, the Boots, the Sandals and other organizations formed to settle intolerable conditions, old grievances, and personal assaults. 248pp w/notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…….45.00

104) Sonnichsen, C.L. COWBOYS AND CATTLE KINGS: Life on the Range Today   1950, 1st edition, Norman.  A comprehensive overview of the cattle range industry at mid-century.  316pp w/illus, sources, index. HB……..40.00

105) Stapp, William Preston  THE PRISONERS OF PEROTE: A Firsthand Account of the Mier Expedition  1977, reprint, Austin.  Foreword by Joe B. Frantz. Illustrations by Charles Shaw. Stapp was captured with others in the 1842 ill-fated attempt to invade Mexico in retaliation for a Mexican attack on San Antonio. He wasn’t released until 1844. 226pp. HB/DJ……..45.00

106) [STEAGALL, RED] COWBOY CORNER CONVERSATIONS (edited by Loretta Fulton ) 2004, 1st edition, Abilene.  Interviews with Red’s guests that have appeared on his weekly radio program, featuring such notables as Elmer Kelton, Ben Johnson, Roy Rogers, Reba McEntire, Joaquin Jackson, Buck Taylor, Barry Corbin, Rex Allen,  Richard Farnsworth and  many others. 165pp w/photos, index.   HB/DJ in slipcase…..24.95 SOLD

107) Steiner, Stan  THE RANCHERS: A Book of Generations  1980, 1st edition, NY. A collection of stories of descendants of pioneer ranchers and farmers recall how they have lived in the 20th- century on the frontier. 242pp w/illustrations. HB/DJ……20.00

108) [STEPHENS COUNTY, TEXAS] STEPHENS COUNTY: Much To Be Cherished  1987, 1st edition, Breckenridge. 424pp w/many historical articles, photos, map endpapers, index. Folio HB gold cloth w/embossed decorations…150.00 SOLD

109) Stovall, Allan A. NUECES HEADWATER COUNTRY: A Regional History  1959, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio. An extensive regional history that deals primarily with Edwards and Real Counties in the heart of Texas’ Hill Country. Old Spanish missions; early settlers, Indian raids and massacres, lawmen and outlaws, much more. 468pp w/many photos, maps, appendices, detailed index.  HB, lower spine has some damage, now in Bro-dart Durasaver, SIGNED, very scarce……175.00 (condition noted)

110) Strong, George Templeton  DIARY OF THE CIVIL WAR, 1860-1865 1962, 1st edition, NY.  Edited by Allan Nevins.  A Northerner’s diary. 664pp w/illustrations, appendix, index. HB….30.00 SOLD

110B) Thomas, W. Stephen FORT DAVIS AND THE TEXAS FRONTIER: Paintings by Captain Arthur T. Lee, 8th U.S. Infantry  1976, 1st edition, College Station. 58 watercolor sketches by Captain Lee give the reader a good look at what life was like on the bleak West Texas frontier during the 1850s. 109pp w/biblio, index. Oblong folio HB/DJ….45.00

111B) Tolbert, Frank X.  THE DAY OF SAN JACINTO 199, 2nd edition, Pemberton Press, Austin. An account of the Texas Revolution with emphasis on the decisive battle at San Jacinto. 261pp w/map, illustrations, chapter notes, sources. HB/DJ..20.00 SOLD

112) [VAL VERDE COUNTY, TEXAS] LA HACIENDA edited by Rosemary Jones. 1976, 1st edition, Del Rio. A well-documented Texas county history.  Includes many interesting historical articles concerning this border county and the people in its history: archeology and Indian rock art, Indian fights, Texas Rangers, railroads, Mexican revolutionists, Judge Roy Bean, winery, Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers, and much more with a few old-fashioned recipes thrown in. 554pp with photos.  
Folio softcover with pictorial cover, scarce……..75.00

113) Van Tyne, Josselyn & George Miksch Sutton  THE BIRDS OF BREWSTER COUNTY 1937, 1st edition, Misc. Publications No. 37, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.  119pp w/plates, index. Softcover, SIGNED by Van Tyne….45.00

114) Wallace, Ernest & E. Adamson Hoebel  THE COMANCHES: Lords of the South Plains  1952, 1st edition, Norman. Probably one of the better detailed studies of the Comanche tribe and their great traditions of warfare, life and customs. 381pp w/illus, bibliography, index. HB/lacks dust jacket, INSCRIBED/SIGNED by Wallace…..25.00 SOLD

115) Williams, Clayton W. TEXAS’ LAST FRONTIER: Fort Stockton and the Trans-Pecos, 1861-1895 1982, 1st  edition, College Station. A chronological, narrative history of the settling of the Texas frontier from the time the Fort Stockton post was abandoned to Confederate units in 1861 through the Indian battles for control of the region, to the time when frontier order arrived.  457pp w/maps, illustrations, photos, biblio, index. HB/DJ…..70.00

116) Williams, Robert H. HUB: Champion Cutting Horse 1975, 1st edition, 2nd printing, Quanah. Illustrated by Robert A. Gartland. The story of a champion West Texas cutting horse of the 1880s and 1890s. Oblong folio, beautifully illustrated.  HB bound in simulated leather, SIGNED by Gartland………25.00

117) Willis, W.S. A STORY OF THE BIG TEXAS RANCHES 1955, 1st edition, Fort Worth.  Author tells of his range experiences on the plains of the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico. 102pp w/illustrations. Softcover w/library decimal numbers and
“discard” stamp on front cover, otherwise a very sound copy, a library presentation copy SIGNED by the author, scarce…..85.00

118) [WINKLER COUNTY]  A HISTORY OF WINKLER COUNTY, 1887-1984  1984, 1st edition, Kermit. “A collection of historical sketches and family histories composed by county residents.” 527pp w/photos, maps, index.
Folio HB w/decorated cover….....150.00

119) Worcester, Don THE SPANISH MUSTANG: From the Plains of Andalusia to the Prairies of Texas. 1986, 1st edition, El Paso. Recipient of the C.L. Sonnichsen Book Award.  A history of this “loyal and dependable animal.”  97pp w/notes, bibliography, index.  HB…..35.00

120) Ydoiagoa, Joseph de  EXPEDITION TO LA JUNTA DE LOS RIOS, 1747-1748: Captain Commander Joseph de Ydoiagoa’s report to the Viceroy of Spain1992, 1st edition, Special Report 33, Office of the State Archeologist, Texas Historical commission. Translated by Enrique Rede Madrid, and with an introduction by Dr. J. Charles Kelley. An important contribution to the study of early exploration of the region around the junction of the Rio Grande and Rio Conchos. 121pp w/refs. Softcover..40.00 SOLD

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3) Adair, Cornelia MY DIARY: August 30th to November 5th, 1874 1965, reprint of the rare 1918 original, Austin. Illustrated by Malcolm Thurgood. Adams, HERD: “The diary of an English lady who spent part of her life on the famous JA Ranch, which her husband owned with Charles Goodnight.” HB/DJ……60.00  SOLD

4) Allred, B.W. & J.C. Dykes [editors] FLAT TOP RANCH: The Story of a Grassland Venture 1957, 1st edition, Norman. A comprehensive study of a practical experiment in grassland conservation.  232pp w/photos, appendix, index.  HB/DJ w/chips..35.00 SOLD
4b) Another copy – FLAT TOP RANCH – 1st edition, HB lacks dust jacket…..30.00

5) Austerman, Wayne R. SHARPS RIFLES AND SPANISH MULES: The San Antonio-El Paso Mail, 1851-1881 1985,
1st edition, College Station. An interesting study of the turbulent career of the frontier stage and mail line. 367pp w/maps, photos, bibliography, index. HB/DJ……85.00

6) Barker, Elliott S. WHEN THE DOGS BARK “TREED” A Year on the Trail of the Longtails  1946, 1st edition, Albuquerque. Stories of trapping and hunting lions, turkey, elk, and other wildlife in the Vermejo Park region of New Mexico. 209pp w/photos. HB/DJ w/light edgewear, scarce ........125.00

7) Barker, Elliott S. BEATTY’S CABIN: Adventures in the High Pecos Country 1953, 1st edition, Albuquerque. Author’s adventures include big game hunting, trout fishing, and more.  J. Frank Dobie says of the book: “He talks of deer, elk, grizzlies and mountain lions, and of people--women as well as men--who belong to the land.”  220pp w/endpaper map, photos. HB/DJ…65.00
                7b) Another copy – Beatty’s Cabin – also first edition, HB/lacks dust jacket…..50.00

8)  Barnard, Sandy  CUSTER’S FIRST SERGEANT: John Ryan 1996, 1st edition, Terre Haute.  Ryan was First Sergeant with Company M, 7th Cavalry, and fought n the valley and on the bluffs with the battalion under Major Marcus A. Reno.  284pp w/maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ……50.00
 

9) [BIG BEND]  LITTLE KNOWN HISTORY OF THE TEXAS BIG BEND  2001, revised edition. Odessa.
“Documented chronicles from Cabeza de Vaca to the era of Pancho Villa.”  Justice gives a fresh view of the region’s history using many previously undiscovered primary sources, private papers, and declassified military documents. Much on early Spanish exploration; Don Milton Favor and his fortification; John Spencer’s discovery of silver ore in the Chinati Mountains that set in motion silver mining at Shafter; Mexican bandit raid on the Brite Ranch and retaliation by Texas Rangers; much more. 202pp w/photos, maps, notes, bibliography, index. RECOMMENDED!
.                      Softcover, new  [multiple copies available] SPECIAL PRICING: 20% off = $19.96 [was $24.95]                                   

10) [BIG BEND] THE HERITAGE OF THE BIG BEND: Historical Landmarks & Scenes From The Big Bend Country of Texas as painted by William A. DiMarco 1975,  1st limited edition #82 of 1,000 copies, printed by Madrona Press, Austin. A portfolio complete with 16 drawings of Big Bend landmarks. A list of drawings gives a brief description of each numbered sketch. Portfolio……..125.00 

11) [BIG BEND]  THE BIG BEND COUNTRY OF TEXAS by Virginia Madison. 1968, 2nd revised edition, NY.  An interesting history of the Big Bend region in West Texas that includes legends and myths. 263pp w/photos, bib, index. HB/DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED…..30.00 SOLD

12) Boyer, G.G. ILLUSTRATED LIFE OF DOC HOLLIDAY  1966, 1st edition, Glenwood Springs. Biography of the famous gunfighter who backed up Wyatt Earp at the OK Corral fight. 64pp w/photos, picture index. Softcover…..40.00 SOLD

13) Boyer, Glenn G.  I MARRIED WYATT EARP: The Recollections of Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp  1994, 2nd edition, Stamford. “Through this very personal biography, Josephine takes us through Wyatt’s Tombstone days, and beyond..” 277ppw/photos, references, index. HB/DJ……20.00

14) Brice, Donaly E.  THE GREAT COMANCHE RAID: Boldest Indian Attack of the Texas Republic  1987, 3rd printing, Austin. Covers the 1840 depredations by Indians that began in the Texas Hill Country, continued in Victoria and Linnsville, and ended with the Indians defeat at the battle of Plum Creek. 122pp  w/maps, illus, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…20.00 SOLD

15) Brown, Madeleine Duncan  TEXAS IN THE MORNING: The Love Story of Madeleine Brown and President Lyndon Baines Johnson  1997, 1st edition, Baltimore.  The long-suppressed story of the author’s twenty-one year relationship with Johnson with whom she bore a love child. She delivers an eye-opening look at some of the nations most powerful men, and gives an insider’s view of the assassination of Kennedy and its political aftermath.  241pp w/photos, index. HB/DJ, very scarce…..95.00 SOLD

16) Brunson, B.R. THE TEXAS LAND AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY: A Panhandle Promotion, 1912-1956
1970, 1st  edition, Austin. A history of the Plainview-based development company, founded in 1912 as an operating agent for a syndicate of eastern financiers. 247pp with photos, appendices, bibliography, index. HB/D…….35.00

17) Burton, Harley True A HISTORY OF THE JA RANCH 1966, 1st printing of this edition, NY.  A history of the famed JA owned by Charles Goodnight and his partner, John Adair. The ranch once covered over a million acres, surrounding the Palo Duro Canyon in the Texas Panhandle.  It operates today, although somewhat reduced in size. Reese, SIX-SCORE: "One of the first ranch histories, and one of the rarest and most important.”   147pp w/ map, illustrations, bibliography, index. [The original manuscript was a thesis presented at the University of Texas in June, 1927. It was published in 1928 in a hardcover edition by von Boeckman-Jones of Austin, and is nearly impossible to find today. This 1966 edition is has become quite scarce in its own right.]  HB/no dust jacket as issued………..425.00 SOLD

19) [CASTRO COUNTY] THE MOVING FINGER by Lillie Mae Hunter. 1956, 1st edition, Borger. The author weaves county history into her memoir of life in this Panhandle county. 171pp w/illustrations. HB………55.00

21) [CHILDRESS COUNTY] THEY FOLLOWED THE RAILS: History of Childress County 1970, 1st edition, Childress. 432pp w/photos, historical articles, family histories. Folio HB w/decorated cover…..95.00 SOLD

22) Clark, James A. & Michael T. Halbouty  SPINDLETOP  1952, 1st edition, NY. The true story of the 1901 oil discovery that changed the world.  306pp w/photos, appendices, index. HB/DJ edgeworn and chipped, now in protective cover, SIGNED….60.00

23) [COMANCHE COUNTY]  BLAZING THE WAY: Tales of Comanche County Pioneers compiled by Eulalia Nabers Wells. 1942, 1st edition, Blanket.  Historical stories about early days in Comanche County.  Includes material on John Wesley Hardin’s killing of Sheriff Charley Webb and the subsequent hanging of Joe Hardin and two others. Indian fights and more. 168pp. Softcover, upper three inches of spine is missing, otherwise a sound copy, scarce…….100.00

24) Cook, Jim (Lane) as told to T. M. Pearce  LANE OF THE LLANO 1936, 1st edition, Boston. The author’s father was a partner with John Chisum and his father made the first trail drive over the Chisum trail which Lane joined at the age of nine.  Later he was captured by Comanches and relates his life among them. During his long life he served as a government scout and as a cowboy on the Great Plains. 269pp w/illustrations, endpaper map. HB/no DJ……..75.00 SOLD

25) Corwin, Hugh D. THE KIOWA INDIANS: Their History and Life Stories  1958, 1st edition, Lawton.  A history of the tribe with biographies of individual Kiowas from firsthand interviews.  Interesting tribal history which includes stories of Satank, Satanta, Big Tree, Kicking Bird, the Indian legend of Medicine Bluff, and much more. 221 pp w/photos.
HB/no dust jacket as issued,  INSCRIBED/SIGNED, very scarce…..165.00 SOLD
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
26) Cox, Mike FRED GIPSON: Texas Storyteller 1980, 1st ed, Austin. A full-length biography that includes numerous family photographs, index, and a complete bibliography of Gipson’s works.  233pp.  HB/DJ..35.00 SOLD

27) Dearen, Patrick HALFF OF TEXAS: Merchant Rancher of the Old West. 2000, “Special Limited Collector’s Edition” of 100 copies, Austin. Life story of the ranching impresario who built some of the largest ranches in West Texas, including the JM on the Pecos River, the Quien Sabe near Midland, the Circle Dot in the Big Bend, The Mallet on the South Plains, and the Schreiner and Halff in South Texas. 173pp w/map, photos, bibliography, index. Hardback in slipcase, numbered and SIGNED…90.00 SOLD

28) DeArment, Robert K.  THE NEW YORK CITY YEARS OF BAT MASTERSON – Broadway Bat: Gunfighter in Gotham  2005, 1st edition, Honolulu.  While traveling the West, Bat adventured as a buffalo hunter, army scout, peace officer,  and eventually  settled in New York City. There he achieved fame as a ring historian and boxing authority, professional gambler, sportsman, promoter, and newspaperman. He spent almost a third of his live on the East Coast and lived in New York City twice as long as any time he spent in the West. 347pp w/photos, notes, bibliography, index. Folio HB bound in blue leather with decorated cover, SIGNED……100.00 SOLD

29) DeArment, Robert K. JIM COURTRIGHT OF FORT WORTH: His Life and Legend  2004, 1st edition, Fort Worth.  Biography of a colorful character who operated on both sides of the law during the wild and woolly days of Fort Worth’s Hell’s Half Acre. 287pp w/photos, notes, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ, SIGNED………..45.00

30) DeMattos, Jack MYSTERIOUS GUNFIGHTER: The Story of Dave Mather 1992, 1st limited edition of 1500 copies, College Station. Mather was a gunfighter, sometime lawman, who crossed paths with many notables, including the Earps, the Mastersons, Jesse James, and others. 192pp w/photos, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED……45.00 SOLD

31) Denhardt, Robert Moorman THE HORSE OF THE AMERICAS 1947, 1st ed, Norman. Foreword by J. Frank Dobie. A comprehensive account of the arrival, spread, and development of the Spanish horse in America. 286pp w/photos, appendices, bibliographical sketch, index. HB/DJ faded and edgeworn…..40.00

32) De Shields, James T. CYNTHIA ANN PARKER 1991, a limited edition reprint of 1000 copies, by Chama Press, Dallas.  Foreword by John Graves. This book, originally published in 1886, is an account of Cynthia Ann’s abduction by Comanches in the bloody raid on Parker’s Fort, her life as a Comanche, her recapture twenty years later at the battle of Pease River, and her last unhappy years. De Shields interviewed and corresponded with people who participated in her recapture, or knew her after she returned to civilized society. 60pp with four photos [three were not in the original edition] and endnotes.
Publisher’s Addendum laid in.  HB/DJ, fine copy!….75.00

33) Dobie, J. Frank TONGUES OF THE MONTE  1935, 1st edition, NY. Dobie recounts some time spent in the rugged badlands of northern Mexico. 301pp. A Dobie title that is hard to find in any edition.  HB/DJ has edgewear, in protective cover, scarce..295.00 SOLD
               
34) Dobie, J. Frank A TEXAN IN ENGLAND  1945, 1st edition, Boston.  Dobie gives an enlightening and humorous account of his “professorship” at Cambridge University.  285pp w/index. HB/DJ, fine copy, SIGNED………..225.00 SOLD
          34b)  Another copy – A Texan In England – also first edition, HB/DJ, not signed….125.00 

35) Dobie, J. Frank THE BEN LILLY LEGEND 1952, early reprint Boston. Frontispiece by Tom Lea. Stories by and about the legendary bear and lion hunter. 237pp w/sources, index. HB/lacks dj…….25.00 SOLD

36) Dobie, J. Frank THE LONGHORNS 1941, 1st edition, Boston. Illustrations by Tom Lea. A chronicle of the great days of the Longhorn and of that special breed of cowboys who worked them. 388pp w/photos, notes, biblio, index. HB/DJ, fine copy…165.00

37) Dobie, J. Frank  THE VOICE OF THE COYOTE  1950, 5th printing, Boston. Illustrated by Olaus J. Murie. Dobie spent 30 years gathering material for this book, and wrote of the coyote “both as he is biologically and as he exists in human imagination.” 386pp w/illustrations, notes, index.  HB/lacks dj, INSCRIBED/SIGNED……100.00

38) Ellis, Novalyne Price  ONE WHO WALKED ALONE: Robert E. Howard, The Final Years  1998, 3rd printing, West Kingston.  In personal journals, the author wrote about her close relationship with Howard who became famous as the creator of Conan. This book gives a firsthand look at that relationship and their life in Cross Plains, Texas. 317pp w/photos. HB/DJ….20.00

39) [EL PASO COUNTY] THE PONCE DE LEON LAND GRANT by J. J. Bowden. 1969, 1st edition, [Southwestern Studies Monograph No. 24],  El Paso. A history of the 1827 land grant which includes the territory now occupied by El Paso, Texas. 
56pp w/notes, references.  Softcover…………15.00

40) Evans, G.W. “Dub”  SLASH RANCH HOUNDS  1951, 1st edition, Albuquerque.  Exciting tales of hunting lions and bears with hounds in Texas and New Mexico. 244pp w/photos. HB…..95.00 SOLD

41) Fehrenbach, T.R. COMANCHES: The Destruction of a People  1974, 1st edition, NY. An authoritative and complete history of one of the most powerful Plains Indian tribes.  Illustrated w/2 maps, 37 black- and-white photographs, and 8 color plates by George Catlin. 557pp w/bibliography, index. HB/DJ…..85.00 SOLD

42) Fitzhugh, Lester N. TERRY’S TEXAS RANGERS: 8th Texas Cavalry, C.S.A. 1958, 1st limited edition of 1000 copies, Houston.  An address given to the Houston Civil War Round Table, March 21, 1958, at a benefit to honor the last surviving veteran of Hood’s Texas Brigade, Walter Williams. 22pp w/illustrations, appendix. Softcover….35.00

43) [GAINES COUNTY] THE GAINES COUNTY STORY A History of Gaines County, Texas 1974, 1st edition, Seagraves. 536pp w/photos, numerous historical articles, and over 300 pages devoted to family biographies, index.  Folio HB w/pictorial cover……..125.00

44) [GENEALOGY] MEMORIAL AND GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF TEXAS (EAST): Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families  1982, reprint of original 1895 edition, Easley.  465pp with a new 16 page index tipped in………45.00 SOLD

45) [GILLESPIE COUNTY] FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS: 150 Years of Paintings and Drawings text by Jerry Maguire. A look at many Fredericksburg artists and their works from the past to the present.  112pp w/illustrations. Folio HB/DJ…..45.00

46) Graves, John GOODBYE TO A RIVER 1960, 1st edition, NY.  Designed by Carl Hertzog.  This account of the author’s three-week trip down the Brazos River has become a Texas classic.  HB/DJ……130.00

47)  [GRAY COUNTY] GRAY COUNTY HERITAGE  1985, 1st edition, Pampa.  700pp w/many photos, historical articles, family histories, extensive index, and more.  Folio HB w/decorated cover…..150.00

48) Green, Ben K. HORSE CONFORMATION: As To Soundness-Performance-Ability and HOSS TRADES OF YESTERYEAR  1963, 1st edition, Cumby.  The first section of this rare book, “Horse Conformation,” contains sixteen articles with illustrations reprinted from the author’s periodical, The Tally Book. As Wilson in his Green bibliography puts it, “In these chapters the anatomical details are discussed in terms of their effect upon the animal’s suitability to the work for which its owner acquired it, whether for racing, polo, drayage, farm plowing, breeding, trotting, or showing.” The last section contains reprints of fifteen of Green’s entertaining yarns which he had previously published in The Tally Book. 141pp w/illustrations.
 HB/DJ: cloth is near fine, DJ is scuffed and edgeworn, INSCRIBED/SIGNED, rare…………575.00  (two copies –sold one)

49) Green, Ben K. THE SHIELD MARES 1967, 1st limited edition of 750 copies, Encino Press, Austin. Designed by William D. Wittliff.  Many consider this to be Green’s best story.  Hardback in slipcase, a clean, crisp copy, numbered and SIGNED by Green and Wittliff, very scarce…….550.00 SOLD

50) Haley, J. Evetts LIFE ON THE TEXAS RANGE 1952, 1st edition, Austin. A portrayal of the work of frontier range photo-grapher Erwin E. Smith who rode the cattle range with camera in hand during the 1880s and ‘90s.  Many of the photos here depict ranch life and the working cowboy on the LS ranch in the Texas Panhandle. 112pp w/80 plates. Folio HB in slipcase,SIGNED...195.00
          50b) Another copy – Life on the Texas Range – 1st edition,  Folio HB in slipcase, not signed……..165.00

51) Haley, J. Evetts  THE XIT RANCH OF TEXAS: And the Early Days of the Llano Estacado 1953, 1st printing of the revised edition, Norman.  One of the most highly sought after books on the cattle range.  Chandler Robinson [Haley bibliographer] termed it ‘an epic account of the largest and most famous ranching operation of the early West.  It is one of the most highly regarded landmarks in the literature of the cattle country.’ 258pp w/map, photos, appendices, bibliography, index. HB/no DJ….55.00

52) Haley, J. Evetts CHARLES GOODNIGHT: Cowman and Plainsman 1977, reprint of the revised edition,, Norman.  Considered by many to be one of the best biographies of a westerner.  Goodnight lived a very interesting life and was on the front lines of western expansion history. HB/DJ…..60.00
           
53) [HALEY, J. EVETTS] CRAFTING A SOUTHWESTERN MASTERPIECE: J. Evetts Haley and Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman by B. Byron Price. 1986, 1st edition, Midland.  This is the behind-the-scenes story of Haley’s ten-year efforts of interviewing Goodnight, researching, writing, and getting published his classic biography of Goodnight.  Hardback with illustrated cover, as new.....40.00 SOLD

54) Haley, J. Evetts THE ALAMO MISSION BELL 1974, 1st limited edition of 1000 copies, Midland.  Haley recounts the story of when, in 1974, five Texans pooled their credit and bought back the Alamo Mission Bell that had somehow wound up with an antique dealer in Tennessee. There is also a retelling of the Alamo’s part in the Texas Revolution.  HB/no dj as issued…40.00

55) [HALEY, J. EVETTS]  COWBOYS WHO RODE PROUDLY: Carrying Cattle…and the Methods of Handling Them edited by Evetts Haley, Jr. 1992, 1st edition, Midland.  Has 28 biographical essays about life on the range after the closing of the Southwestern frontier. Fifteen contributors, including Elmer Kelton; Jane Pattie; Lawrence Clayton; Paul Patterson and others.  Illustrated by 11 artists, including Bob Moline; Joe Beeler; Tom Ryan; Wayne Baize, and others.) 287pp w/index. Folio HB/DJ, this copy SIGNED by J. Evetts Haley, Tom Ryan, Evetts Haley, Jr., and Bill Modisett……125.00 SOLD

57) Hart, Katherine & Elizabeth Kemp [editors] LUCADIA PEASE & THE GOVERNOR: Letters: 1850-1857  1974, 1st edition, Encino Press, Austin. Pease was elected governor of Texas in 1853, and the letters he exchanged with his wife give an inside look at the political climate of that day, plus they give us a good look at everyday life in Texas in the 1850s. 350pp w/notes. HB/DJ, SIGNED by editor Hart….35.00 SOLD

58) Hutchinson, W.H.  ANOTHER VERDICT FOR OLIVER LEE  1965,  1st limited edition of 650 copies, Clarendon.  Pen sketches by H.D. Bugbee and Olive Vandgruff Bugbee.  Adams, SIX-GUSN: "Has some material on Oliver Lee, Pat Garrett, Jim Gilliland, and the Fountain murder, but it mostly quotes from Eugene Cunningham and is largely about him."24pp w/ill. HB..65.00

59) Jackson, A. T. PICTURE-WRITING OF TEXAS INDIANS 1938, 1st ed, Austin. A county by county survey of Indian rock art giving a thorough analysis and classification of design elements and their geographic distribution. 490pp w/hundreds of maps and photos; bibliography; index. Softcover—I’ve put it in a Bro-dart acid free ‘Dura-saver’ cover—very scarce…..225.00

60) James, Will BIG-ENOUGH  1931, 1st edition, NY. Illustrated by the author. 314pp. HB/lacks dj….165.00

61) James, Will  ALL IN THE DAY’S RIDING 1933, 1st edition, NY. Illustrated by the author. 252pp. HB/lacks dj…150.00

62) James, Will  SCORPION: A Good Bad Horse  1936, 1st edition, NY. Illustrated by the author. 312pp. HB with light scuffing to cover/lacks dj…..135.00

63) James, Will THE DARK HORSE  1939, 1st edition, NY. Illustrated by the author. 306pp.  HB/DJ has some edgewear and small chips, now in protective cover…..295.00

64) James, Will HORSES I’VE KNOWN 1940, 1st edition, NY. Illustrations by the author. 281pp. [Note: title on dust jacket incorrectly reads “Horses I Have Known.” HB/DJ has edgewear, a tiny chip at upper front cover, in protective cover……200.00

65) [JAMES, WILL] WILL JAMES: The Gilt Edged Cowboy  by Anthony Amaral. 1967, 1st edition, Los Angeles. A candid portrayal of James’s life and works, and the result of much research. 206pp w/illustrations, sources, a James bibliography, index. HB/DJ w/scuffed edges, scarce….125.00

66) [JAMES, WILL] WILL JAMES: The Life and Works of a Lone Cowboy by William Gardner Bell. 1987, 1st edition, Flagstaff.  Traces James’ beginnings, his rise, and ultimately, his fall. Includes many James illustrations. 130pp w/illustrations, photos, notes, index. Desirable James item. Folio HB/DJ…….60.00

67) [JAMES, WILL]  THE WILL JAMES BOOKS: A Descriptive Bibliography for Enthusiasts and Collectors by Don Frazier.  1998, 1st edition, Long Valley. Describes issue points for all of James’ books with illustrations. A must for Will James collectors. 180pp w/illustrations, appendices. HB/DJ a fine copy, SIGNED……150.00

68) Jenkins, John H. & Kenneth Kesselus  EDWARD BURLESON: Texas Frontier Leader  1990, 1st edition, Austin.  Biographer of the Texas Revolution hero and Indian fighter, probably best known for his service as commanding general at the siege and storming of Bexar in 1835, and as second in co9mmand at the Battle of San Jacinto.  He would become a political adversary of Sam Houston during the days of the Republic. 448pp w/map, illustrations, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…..70.00

69) Jenkins, John Holmes, III (editor) RECOLLECTIONS OF EARLY TEXAS: The Memoirs of John Holland Jenkins 1975, 4th printing, Austin. Foreword by J. Frank Dobie.  Jenkins witnessed many historic events in Texas’ early days.  At the age of thirteen, his stepfather died in the Alamo, leaving young Jenkins as head of the family on the frontier wilderness.  His chronicle provides one of the best firsthand accounts of the Runaway Scrape, plus he tells of his later years in which he fought as a Texas Ranger, participated in the Plum Creek Battle and the campaigns of 1842, and fought in the last Civil War battle at Palmetto Ranch. There are also chapters on Austin’s colony; the Comanches, Caddoes and Cherokees; the Mier Expedition; and the Texan Santa Fe Expedition. 307pp w/illustrations, notes, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ…..25.00 SOLD

70) Johnson, Gen. Adam Rankin THE PARTISAN RANGERS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY 1904, 1st edition, Louisville.. Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS, “This is one of the most interesting first-hand narratives of Indian fighting, stagecoaching, and Confederate Cavalry operations.”  Adam Johnson (1834-1922) came to Texas in 1854. In this book he relates his experiences a a surveyor and stage driver for the Butterfield Overland Mail, and his participation in Indian fights on the West Texas frontier.  In 1861 he returned to his native state of Kentucky and scouted for Nathan Bedford Forrest, and later commanded the 10th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment fighting with Forrest and John Hunt Morgan.  He was promoted to Brigadier General in 1864, but was accidentally shot and blinded by one of his own men.  After the war, he returned to Texas and became a successful businessman in Marble Falls, Texas.  476pp w/photos, company rosters, company officer biographies, and accounts by other officers.
HB, maroon cloth with g9old embossed lettering, a clean and sound copy, very scarce…….550.00 SOLD

71) Jordan, Bill  TALES OF THE RIO GRANDE  1995, 1st edition, Temple. A collection of stories about the life, action and humor of a Border Patrol agent along the Texas/Mexican border. 141pp. HB/DJ……35.00 SOLD

72) Jordan, Terry G. TRAILS TO TEXAS: Southern Roots of Western Cattle Ranching  1981, 1st ed, Lincoln. A look at the origins of open-range cattle ranching, where 19th-century Texas was the proving ground. 220pp w/photos, maps, bibliography, notes, index. HB/DJ…….30.00 SOLD

73) Jutson, Mary Carolyn Hollers  ALFRED GILES: An English Architect in Texas and Mexico 1972, 1st edition, San Antonio  This scarce work on Giles is divided into two parts: 1) His Life, 2) His Works. 177pp w/photos, bibliography. Folio HB w/scuffed cover and glue residue on front free endpaper/lacks dust jacket, very scarce …….65.00 (condition noted) SOLD

74) Kelton, Elmer PERMIAN: A Continuing Saga  1985, 1st limited edition of 300 copies, Midland. Kelton explains the history behind fourteen full-color illustrations by artist, Tom Lovell. The paintings are: “Salt Bearers at Lake Juan Cordona,” “Trading at the Pecos Pueblo,” “Cabeza de Vaca,” “Coronado’s Expedition,” “Governor’s Palace, Santa Fe,” Horsehead Crossing of the Pecos River,” “Camels in Texas,” “Captain Pope’s Well,” “Comanche Moon,” “Fast Mail to Carlsbad,” “Free Lunch on the Slaughter Ranch,” “Plane Table Party Northeast of McCamey,” “A Bride’s Home at a Wildcat Well,” “A Trade at Midnight.”  Includes a history of the Petroleum Museum in Midland, and biographical sketches of the members of the “Petroleum Hall of Fame.”  127pp Oblong folio HB, black cloth in black slipcase w/gold embossed lettering,  SIGNED by Kelton and Lovell……..295.00 SOLD

75) Kelton, Elmer SLAUGHTER 1992, 1st ed, NY. Novel of the buffalo hunter. 369pp. HB/DJ, SIGNED….125.00 SOLD

76) Kelton, Elmer FAR CANYON  1993, 1st edition, NY. Sequel to Slaughter.  323pp. HB/DJ, SIGNED…...125.00 SOLD

77) [KELTON, ELMER]  THE WORKS OF ELMER KELTON  Spring, 1984, Special Edition of Southwestern American Literature, Hobbs. Four articles: “Kelton’s Early Novels of the Cattle Kingdom” by Lawrence Clayton; “Car-Roping, Tall Tale-Telling, and Finding Direction Out by Indirection: Humor in Elmer Kelton’s The Good Old Boys” by Bob J. Frye; “La Ficcion de Chacho Fernandez” by Dorys Crow Grover; “The Classical Side of Elmer Kelton” by Ken Hammes.  Cover illustration by Jose Cisneros. 52pp w/frontispiece of Kelton, endnotes. Softcover, SIGNED by Kelton……….55.00 SOLD

78) [KELTON, ELMER]  ELMER KELTON: A Serious Western Novelist” by Lawrence Clayton. Article in Spring, 1983 edition of Southwestern American Literature, Hobbs.  Softcover, SIGNED by Kelton…..30.00 SOLD

79) Kelton, Elmer  THIS PLACE WHERE I LIVE article by Kelton in Spring, 1992 edition of Southwestern American Literature, Hobbs.  Softcover, SIGNED by Kelton……..25.00 SOLD

80) Langford, J.O. [with Fred Gipson] BIG BEND: A Homesteader’s Story  1952, 1st edition, Austin. The interesting story of  Langford’s life in the Big Bend. He settled at the Hot Springs where Tornillo Creek pours into the Rio Grande during the early days of the 19th-century when the region was populated mostly by rattlesnakes and Mexican bandits. 159pp w/photos and drawings, index. HB/DJ is faded and edgeworn…..35.00

81) Lauderdale, R.J. & John M. Doak LIFE ON THE RANGE AND ON THE TRAIL 1936, 1st edition, San Antonio.  Relates the experiences of two early-day South Texas cattlemen: Doak tells of life on the range, while Lauderdale tells of trail-driving--he personally took nine herds up the trail. 227pp with glossary; several illustrated pages of South Texas cattle brands.  HB/DJ has tape repairs, now in protective cover. SIGNED by Doak., very scarce……250.00 SOLD

82) Linsley, Judith Walker, et al GIANT UNDER THE HILL: A History of the Spindletop Oil Discovery at Beaumont, Texas in 1901  2002, 1st edition, Austin.  The authors “have traced the history of Spindletop through the eyes of the developers of Spindletop and the townspeople of Beaumont.”  304pp w/photos, notes, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ……30.00 SOLD

83) Loving, James C. THE LOVING BRAND BOOK 1965, 1st edition, Pemberton Press, Austin. With an introduction by Charles Goodnight III; illustrations by William D. Wittliff.  Reese, SIX-SCORE: “Reproduces James C. Loving’s original manuscript brand book of Texas cattle brands, compiled in 1884.  Loving was the son of Charles Goodnight’s partner Oliver Loving and one of the founders of the first Texas stock association.  This reproduction makes available to all a picture of how brands were recorded by a working cattleman on the range, besides preserving an important brand book for prosperity.”
118pp w/index. Oblong HB/DJ, very scarce…….250.00

84) [MARION COUNTY] JEFFERSON: Riverport to the Southwest by Fred Tarpley.  1983, 1st edition, Austin. The interesting history of Jefferson from the days of the Republic includes a gallery of remarkable characters, including its founders, Harriet and Robert Potter, steamboat entrepreneurs, Reconstruction scalawags, railroad tycoons, and others. 392pp w/maps, photos, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…….35.00 SOLD

86) [MILLS COUNTY]  MILLS COUNTY MEMORIES  1994, 1st edition, Goldthwaite. 528pp w/photos, many historical articles, family histories, index, and more.  Folio HB bound in leather w/embossed cover……125.00

87) Morgan, Sarah DINING WITH THE CATTLE BARONS: Yesterday and Today 1981, 1st ed, Waco. A look into how cattle barons entertain with some eighty recipes, and a short document history of sixteen Southwest ranches including the King, Lambshead, Swenson , Matador, Pitchfork, and other ranches.  133pp w/photos, bibliography, recipe index. HB/DJ….....30.00

88) Mullin, Robert N. STAGECOACH PIONEERS OF THE SOUTHWEST 1983, 1st edition, El Paso (No 71, Southwest Studies.) A look at entrepreneurs along the Butterfield Trail through New Mexico.  48pp w/map, notes…..20.00

89) Mullin, Robert N.  AN ITEM FROM OLD MESILLA  nd, np.  A school boy’s diary afford’s a glimpse of Mesilla, New Mexico, as it was in the days of Col. Albert Fountain and Billy the Kid and others of historical note. 4pp w/notes, a period photo of the Dona Ana County courthouse laid in. Softcover……20.00

90) Murrah, David J. THE PITCHFORK LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY: The First Century  1983, 1st edition, Lubbock.  A study of the Texas ranch with 60 photographs, many that had never before been published. 78pp w/map endpapers, notes, historical chronology, index. Oblong folio HB/DJ, scarce…..95.00 SOLD

91) Myres, Sandra L.  S. D. MYRES: Saddlemaker   1961, 1st edition, Kerrville. Privately printed in single-sided typescript style, this scarce first book by Sandra Myres tells of the life and career of her uncle, S.D. Myres, who was El Paso’s master Saddlemaker. 124pp w/illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Folio softcover w/light scuffing, now in protective Bro-dart clear plastic cover, very scarce……..225.00 SOLD

92) Neeley, Bill  QUANAH PARKER and HIS PEOPLE 1986, 1st edition, Slaton. Foreword by Claire Kuehn. A good biography of the last war chief of the Comanche Indians.  212pp w/photos, Parker family tree, notes, bibliography, index.
HB, SIGNED….75.00

94) Nordyke, Lewis CATTLE EMPIRE: The Fabulous Story of the 3,000,000 acre XIT  1949, 1st edition, NY. A history of the famed Panhandle ranch and of the men who developed it. 273pp w/photos, appendix [includes “Ranch Rules” as set down by Abner Taylor in 1888.] HB/DJ has ½ inch chip at spine……..40.00

95) Overton, Joice I.  COWBOY BITS AND SPURS: With Values  1997, 1st edition, Atglen. In this book the author describes in detail the actual usage, background and value of cowboy bits and spurs and many other accessories. 160pp with over 430 photographs, helpful illustrations, and diagrams. Folio HB/DJ…….50.00 SOLD

96) Parker, Ben Lee THE HINGES OF DESTINY: A True Story of Ranch Life in the Early Twentieth Century  1971, 1st edition, NY. The author caught and trained wild horses in the west, sold horses to Pancho Villa in the Big Bend; and cowboyed in Runnels and other parts of Texas. 149pp w/illustrations. HB/DJ…..70.00

97) Pearce, W. M. THE MATADOR LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY 1964, 1st edition, Norman.  A good history of the extensive Scottish-owned ranch in the Texas Panhandle.  244pp w/photos, maps, bibliography, index. HB/DJ….85.00

98) [PETROLEUM HISTORY]  SPINDLETOP: A Texas Titan  January, 1945, Souvenir Anniversary Brochure. The story of the Lucas Well, brought in on January 10, 1901,which started the oil development of Texas.” 12 pp w/photos. Softcover……..16.00

99) Preece, Harold LONE STAR MAN: Ira Aten, Last of the Old Texas Rangers  1960, 1st edition, NY. Aten served as a Texas Ranger in the 1880s, mostly along the Mexican border, and was part of the team that captured and killed Sam Bass. He was later sheriff in two Texas counties, and then division manager of the XIT Ranch before retiring to southern California. 256pp w/photos, biblio, index.  HB/DJ…..45.00

100) Reid, Thomas  SPARTAN BAND: Burnett’s 13th Texas Cavalry in the Civil War 2005, 1st edition, Denton. The history of the all Texas unit that served admirably in the Trans-Mississippi Department. 240pp w/maps, photos, bibliography, appendices with rosters, index. HB/DJ…..29.95

101) Richardson, Rupert Norval THE COMANCHE BARRIER TO SOUTH PLAINS SETTLEMENT: A Century and a Half of Savage Resistance to the Advancing White Frontier  1996, reprint, Eakin Press, Austin. Edited and with notes by Kenneth R. Jacobs; a new introduction by A.C. Greene. A scholarly and readable account of the Comanche Indians, and considered by many to be the most comprehensive of any study yet done. 253pp w/photos, maps, bib., index. Folio HB, as new………29.95

102) Roberts, Mrs. D.W.  A WOMAN’S REMINISCENCES OF SIX YEARS IN CAMP WITH THE TEXAS RANGERS 
nd, ca 1928, 1st edition, Austin. Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “Known as the ‘Assistant Commander’ of Company D, [Mrs. Roberts] was in the field with her husband during most of his time of service. Her memoirs are full of incidents of tent life in West Texas, and include some photographs of the Rangers in the field and in camp.” Those seven photographs were taken by M.C. Ragsdale, of San Angelo, in 1878.  Contents: A Ranger’s Bride; Camp at Menard; Pay Day; A Tour of Duty in South Texas; Camp on San Saba; Camp on the Llano River near Junction City; New Mexico; An Adventure Near Nogales; Reunion of the Rangers at Menard; Our Golden Wedding. 64pp. Softcover, nice copy, very scarce……295.00 (two copies; sold one copy)

103) Robinson, Charles M., III BAD HAND: A Biography of General Ranald S. Mackenzie 1993, 1st trade edition, Austin. Foreword by Stan Hoig. A thorough and comprehensive biography of one of the frontier’s most remarkable Indian fighters.  Mackenzie’s most notable offensive was the routing of the Comanche and Kiowa tribes at Palo Duro Canyon. 392pp w/maps, photos, notes, biblio, index. HB/DJ…..75.00

104) [RUNNELS COUNTY] RUNNELS COUNTY PIONEERS 1975, 1st ed, Ballinger. Edited by Frank D. Jenkins. Many family biographies. 206pp w/photos and map; 1880 census; lists of Union and Confederate veterans; index. Folio HB, very scarce…175.00

104) [RUNNELS COUNTY, TEXAS]HISTORY OF THE ETHNIC CULTURES IN THE BALLINGER AREA  1976, 1st edition, Ballinger. Edited by Mary Ruth Cervanka. Various writers contributed to this history of the diverse cultures of a West Texas county. 208 pages with some recipes thrown in for good measure. HB, very scarce……225.00

106) Seale, William  TEXAS RIVERMAN: The Life and Times of Captain Andrew Smyth  1966, 1st edition, Austin. The life of Smyth gives a good look at Texas from the days of the Republic into the first years of the 20th century.  His livelihood revolved around the river steamer, The Laura. 181pp w/photos, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ…..50.00

107) Serven, James E.  COLT FIREARMS [1836-1958] 1964, 5th printing, Santa Ana. History of Colt firearms. A sourcebook for serious Colt arms collectors.  387pp w/illus, model index, general index. Folio HB/DJ……40.00

108) Stanley, F. THE EARLY DAYS OF THE OIL INDUSTRY IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE, 1919-1929  1973, 1st edition, Borger.  Explores the history and boom days of oil discovery and development in the Texas Panhandle towns of Amarillo, Borger and Pampa. 414pp w/index.  HB/DJ has minor chips, edgewear, INSCRIBED/SIGNED, exceedingly scarce,…..250.00

109) Stanley, F. CIUDAD SANTA FE: Spanish Domination, 1610-1821  1958, 1st edition, limited, Denver.  A detailed history of Santa Fe, New Mexico’s first two centuries while it was under Spanish rule. 412pp w/bibliography.  HB/DJ, SIGNED….95.00 SOLD

110) Stephens, Robert W. MANNEN CLEMENTS: Texas Gunfighter 1996, 1st limited edition of 200 copies, np. Biography of Clements who was a cousin to John Wesley Hardin, was the last significant participant in the Taylor-Sutton feud, and was shot down in a Ballinger, Texas,  saloon. 98pp w/photos.  HB numbered & SIGNED……75.00

111) Stoecklein, David R. [photographer] THE SPUR: History, Art, Culture, Function  2003, 1st edition, Ketchum.  Edited by Carrie James. A study of different styles of western spurs that have emerged throughout the decades in different regions of the American West.  Beautifully illustrated with full color photos by Stoecklein. 143pp.  Folio HB/DJ……30.00

112) Stratton, W.K. CHASING THE RODEO  2005, 1st edition, Orlando.  The author gives an account of one season of rodeo and bull-riding tours, and explores the history of the sport from its disputed origins to its current popularity. 326pp w/notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…..30.00

113) Tanner, Leon & Mary Kemp  A PARKER COUNTY TEXAS COWBOY “ALL OVER”  2002, 1st edition, Weatherford. A well-known Parker County rancher relates his experiences in Georgia, the Oklahoma Territory, on the XIT Ranch, and other places. Includes photographs of early Parker County ranching, and historical sketches of families, places and events in the county. Includes a chapter on Ben K. (Doc) Green and his Parker County days with a 1931 photo of Green. 222pp w/photos. HB/DJ…..50.00 SOLD

114) Taylor, Joe f. [editor] THE INDIAN CAMPAIGN ON THE STAKED PLAINS, 1874-1875   1962, 1st edition, Canyon.  Military correspondence concerning the Red River War on the Llano Estacado. The last section gives details about Indiana prisoners held at Fort Marion in Florida from 1875-77. 368pp w/notes, appendix, bibliography, index. HB green leatherette…….100.00 SOLD

115) Tinkler, Estelle ARCHIBALD JOHN WRITES THE ROCKING CHAIR RANCHE LETTERS  1979, 1st edition, Burnet. The Rocking Chair was located in Collingsworth County in the Texas Panhandle. Tinkler transcribed ten years of letters by the co-manager, Archibald John Marjoribanks, that give a detailed account of  life on the Plains during the big ranch era of the late 1800s. 169pp w/illustrations, map, chapter notes. HB/DJ……40.00

116) Tinsley, Jim Bob  THE HASH KNIFE BRAND  1993, 1st edition, Gainesville.  A thorough history of the vast holdings of the Hash Knife outfit with ranges in Texas, Arizona and Montana. 195pp w/maps, photos, notes, index. HB/DJ…45.00 SOLD

117) Tise, Sammy TEXAS COUNTY SHERIFFS  1989, 1st edition, Halletsville. This massive volume contains a complete compilation of sheriffs that have served in all Texas counties from the time the counties were formed until the date of this publication. All 254 counties are listed alphabetically with chronological listings of sheriffs.  Includes many photographs. A one-of-a-kind source book.  594pp w/photos, index.  Folio HB, black cloth with gold embossed decorations…….49.95

118) Walker, Peggy GEORGE HUMPHREYS: Cowboy & Lawman 1978, 1st edition, Burnet. Humphreys was a Four Sixes cowboy and foreman for 38 years where he developed exceptional horseman and trainer skills. For twenty years he served as  sheriff of King County along with his ranch duties . 66pp w/photos. HB/DJ…..60.00

119) Wallis, George A. CATTLE KINGS OF THE STAKED PLAINS 1964, 2nd edition, Denver. Adams, HERD: “Much on the ranches of West Texas and New Mexico.” Included are Charles Goodnight and the JA; C.C. Slaughter and the Long S; John Chisum and the Jingle-bobs; Major George Littlefield and the Yellow House; the Farwells and the XIT; others; and a chapter on Billy the Kid. 180 pages w/photos, brand illustrations and a list of “World Champion Cowboys Since 1948.” 
HB/DJ, this copy INSCRIBED/SIGNED to artist Peter Hurd, nice association copy…..70.00 SOLD

120) Weddle, Robert S. THE SAN SABA MISSION: Spanish Pivot in Texas 1964, 1st edition, Austin.  A detailed history of the old mission that was established in 1757 and whose ruins are still visible at the golf course near Menard, Texas. Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “This study is well-organized…and gives a coherent tale of one spot in the Southwest, a key in an international struggle for mastery of the continent.” He also points out that Weddle  has debunked the mythology of the silver mines of which so much has been written, and tells the history of the project in “the context of the Spanish objectives in the New World,” which was to Christianize the Plains Indians as a means of pacifying and controlling them. HB/DJ….85.00

121) Wellman, Paul I. THE CALLAGHAN: Yesterday and Today  no date [circa 1940s], published by the Callaghan Land and Pastoral Co., Encinal.  A history of the huge ranch that covered large portions of Webb and La Salle counties in South Texas. Included are two photo sections with full-page photos of the ranch, cattle and horses, and cowboys at work. 82pp. Softcover with extended edges, cover scuffed and creased, otherwise a sound copy, very scarce….200.00. SOLD

122) Williams, Clayton [editor] ANIMAL TALES OF THE WEST 1974, 1st edition, San Antonio. Interesting observations and stories about the diverse animal life in the Trans-Pecos by the editor’s father, O.W. Williams, with notes and discussion added by Clayton. 221pp w/illustrations.  HB/DJ, SIGNED…........45.00
            122b) Another copy – Animal Tales of the West –also first edition, INSCRIBED/SIGNED, HB lacks dj….35.00

123) Winders, Richard SACRIFICED AT THE ALAMO: Tragedy and Triumph in the Texas Revolution  2004, 1st edition, Abilene. This from the dust jacket flap: “Winders presents a cohesive military and political analysis for the battle that is lacking from most previous studies and places the Alamo in a larger historical context.” 167pp w/illustrations, maps, appendices, endnotes, notes on sources, index. HB/DJ….24.9

CATALOG #183:  July, 2009
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1) Acheson, Sam, Kathleen Witherspoon, John Williams Rogers  THREE SOUTHWEST PLAYS 1942, 1st edition, Dallas. Introduction by John Rosenfield. The plays: We Are Besieged by Acheson; Where the Dear Antelope Play by Rogers; and Jute by Witherspoon. 326pp with set drawings, and cast listings of the first performances of all 3 plays at the Little Theatre of Dallas. HB nice copy, SIGNED by Rogers…..35.00

2) Adams, Ramon THE COWMAN & HIS CODE OF ETHICS  1969, 1st limited edition of 850 copies, Encino Press, Austin.  The lack of written law on the range made it necessary to form an unwritten rule of behavior known as the “Code of the West.”  33pp w/illustrations.  HB w/pictorial cover, numbered and SIGNED……85.00 SOLD

3) Adams, Ramon  THE HORSE WRANGLER & HIS REMUDA  1971, 1st limited edition of 850 copies, Encino Press, Austin.
Photos by William Wittliff.  The “lowly” horse wrangler was the first step for a youngster who wanted to be a cowboy.  51pp w/photos. HB w/pictorial cover, numbered and SIGNED……75.00

4) Adams, Ramon THE OLD-TIME COWHAND 1961, 1st limited edition of 350 copies, NY. Illustrated by Nick Eggenhofer.  A collection of the author’s entertaining yarns that depict the real-life activities of the old-time cowboys: the cowboy’s humor, his religion, his code of ethics, his ‘riggins’ and more. 354pp w/illustrations. HB in slipcase, SIGNED by author & illustrator…195.00

6) Armbruster, Henry C.  THE TORREYS OF TEXAS: A Biographical Sketch  1966, 1st edition, Buda. Foreword by James Day. The true story of four brothers of Texas’ pioneer days, three of whom met tragic deaths: one, a member of the ill-fated Mier Expedition, drew the infamous black bean; a second was killed by Indians; and the third succumbed to violent weather.  The fourth, John Torrey, settled near Comanche Peak in what is now Hood County. 88pp w/illus, notes, bibliography. HB….55.00

7) Banner, Nicholas Paul  JEFF DAVIS’ CAMEL CORP ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER  1996, revised edition, Odessa.  “A review of an attempt to solve frontier transportation problems.”38pp w/maps, illustrations, notes. Softcover….19.50

9) Bartholomew, Ed  1) WYATT EARP: The Man And The Myth  and 2) WYATT EARP: The Untold Years  TWO VOLUMES 1963/1964, both first editions limited, Toyahvale.  An extensive biography of the controversial lawman/gunfighter, with the first volume dealing mostly with Earp’s years in Tombstone; and the second volume tells of his days in Kansas and Dodge City.  335/328pp w/photos, notes, references. Both volumes softcover, very scarce…… the set = 350.00

10) Bell, Bob Boze  THE ILLUSTRATED LIFE AND TIMES OF WYATT EARP1995, 3rd revised and expanded edition, Phoenix. Richly illustrated. 144pp w/many full-color and black-and-white photographs….25.00

11) Burch, J.P. CHARLES W. QUANTRELL   1923, 1st edition, Vega.  "A true history of his guerrilla warfare on the Missouri and Kansas border during the Civil War of 1861 to 1865. As told by Captain Harrison Trow, one who followed Quantrell through his whole course."  266pp w/illustrations. HB……..30.00

13) Chaput, Don   VIRGIL EARP: Western Peace Officer 1994, 1st edition, Encampment.  The first book-length biography of Virgil Earp and his family that traces their history from the prairie states to Arizona Territory. 255pp w/map, photos, appendices, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…..55.00

16) Chisholm, Fannie G.  THE FOUR STATE CHISHOLM TRAIL  1966, 1st edition, np.  “A factual account of the origin of the Old Chisholm Trail and other stories of the Chisholm family in early days in Texas.”  143pp w/photos, maps, index to pictures and maps. HB………45.00 SOLD

17) Clarke, Mary Whatley CHIEF BOWLES AND THE TEXAS CHEROKEES 1871, 1st edition, Norman. First book-length account of Chief Bowles and his Texas Cherokees who played important roles in Texas’ early history.  HB/DJ, nice copy..45.00

19) Cook, John R. THE BORDER AND THE BUFFALO: An Untold Story of the Southwest Plains  1967, reprint by Citadel Press, NY.  The author took part in the extermination of the buffalo that took place on the Texas Plains between 1874 and 1884.  He gives excellent descriptions of camp routines, the preparations for hunts, and marketing of hides. And he includes exciting accounts of Indian fights and scouts with the U.S. Army. Of particular interest is his detailed account of his group’s encounter with the Negro troops from Fort Concho, under command of Captain Nicholas Nolan, and how they all subsequently became lost and without water for several days. Some of his remarks are in contradiction to what Nolan later reported to the Secretary of War. 454pp w/notes. HB/DJ, nice copy……..30.00 SOLD

20) [COOKE COUNTY]  EARLY DAYS IN COOKE COUNTY, TEXAS, 1848-1873 by C.N. Jones. ND, 1st edition, Signal Mountain.  A series of articles that chronicle various incidents and tragedies in the county—Indian raids; Chisum cattle trail; Butterfield Mail; cattle rustlers; and more.  90pp w/index. Folio softcover….35.00 SOLD

21) DeMattos, Jack  MASTERSON AND ROOSEVELT  1984, 1st edition, College Station.  This book provides a look at the relationship and correspondence between Bat Masterson and Teddy Roosevelt relating to Masterson’s appointment as a Deputy U.S. Marshal of New York.  151pp w/photos, sources, index. HB/DJ…..25.00

23) Dobie, J. Frank  SOME PART OF MYSELF  1967, 1st ed, Boston. A collection of autobiographical essays by Dobie, published posthumously. 282pp w/photos, index.  HB/DJ…….60.00 SOLD

24) Dobie, J. Frank THE MEXICO I LIKE  1942, 1st printing under this title with a new introduction by the author (formerly published as Tongues of the Monte), Dallas. Dobie recounts some time spent in the rugged badlands of northern Mexico.  301pp. HB/DJ, a fine copy……..150.00 SOLD

25) Dobie, J. Frank THE FLAVOR OF TEXAS 1936, 1st edition in first issue dust jacket*, Dallas. Illustrations by Alexandre Hogue.  A collection of stories that were originally published serially in the Fort Worth Press, featuring 16 of Dobie’s favorite episodes in Texas history.  287pp w/illustrations, index. HB/DJ near fine copy, very scarce…………………………….295.00
[* A NOTE ABOUT THE DUST JACKET:  The Flavor of Texas was “First issued with a brown and green d/w. Pictured on the front of this wrapper is a cowboy on horseback.  Mr. Dobie objected to this jacket, and a new one was printed featuring ‘Old Man Texas,’  the Texas flag, and a quotation.” From J. Frank Dobie: Bibliography by Price Daniel, Jr., published in TEXANA quarterly Fall, 1964, Vol. II, No.3, Waco.]

27) [DOBIE, J. FRANK] THE WRITINGS OF J. FRANK DOBIE: A Bibliography by Mary Louise McVicker. 1968, 1st limited edition of 500 copies, Lawton. “Two decades of diligent research, coupled with the acumen and experience of a skilled librarian, have gone into this compilation of all known writings of Dobie, the [prolific] chronicler of  the history and legends of the prairies, plains, and desert.” 258pp w/photos, illustrations, index. HBB in slipcase, numbered and SIGNED…….100.00

28) Drago, Henry Sinclair  ROAD AGENTS AND TRAIN ROBBERS: Half A Century of Western Banditry  1973, early reprint, NY.  A chronicle of outlawry in the Old West.  239pp w/photos, note, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…..25.00

30) Emery, Emma Wilson  AUNT PUSS & OTHERS: Old Days in the Piney Woods  1969, 1st edition, Encino Press, Austin. A Piney Woods girl revisits her childhood and tells of some of her interesting and eccentric relatives. 101pp w/photos. HB/DJ..19.50

31) Erwin, Allen A.  THE SOUTHWEST OF JOHN HORTON SLAUGHTER: Cattleman, Sheriff  1965, 1st edition, Glendale.  Adams, SIX-GUN: “...the first, and a long-needed, book on the famous John Slaughter and shows much research.”  Associates of the lawman/rancher included Big Foot Wallace, Ben Thompson, James H., Cook, The Earps, Tom Horn, Al Sieber, the Apache Kid, Geronimo, Pancho Villa, just to name a few.  The index looks like a virtual “Who’s Who” of Old West characters.  Forwards by Ramon F. Adams and Wm. McLeod Raine.  HB/DJ with faded spine, tiny chips……200.00

32) Fehrenbach, T.R. LONE STAR: A History of Texas and the Texans1968, 1st edition, NY.  This 751 page narrative is considered by many to be one of the best overall Texas histories. HB/DJ, SIGNED, nice copy………90.00

34) [FORT BEND COUNTY] WHARTON’S HISTORY OF FORT BEND COUNTY by Clarence R. Wharton. 1939, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio.  A comprehensive history of the county from its earliest days as part of Austin’s Old 300 through the end of the 19th Century. 250pp w/foldout map, illustrations, appendices, index. HB nice copy, very scarce........195.00 SOLD

35) Franzwa, Gregory M. MAPS OF THE SANTA FE TRAIL  1989, 1st edition, St. Louis. Foreword by Manuel Lujan, Jr. Sec. of the Interior. The maps in this portfolio are the result of an extensive study done in 1989 when President Reagan signed into law a bill declaring the Santa Fe Trail a component of America’s Historic Trail System. Accompanying the maps are photos of the survey team at various points along the ancient trail.   196pp w/index, erratta laid in. Folio HB/DJ, scarce….100.00

 
37) Galvin, John [editor] THROUGH THE COUNTRY OF THE COMANCHE INDIANS IN THE FALL OF THE YEAR 1845  1970, 1st limited edition of 5000 copies, San Francisco. “The journal of a U.S. Army expedition led by Lt. James W. Abert, of the topographical engineers, artist extraordinary whose paintings of Indians and their wild west illustrate this book.”  Abert’s expedition left Bent’s fort and traveled through Raton Pass and into the Plains country of the Canadian River. 77pp w/ 2 large foldout maps, glossary, references, index, and 26 full-color drawings by Abert. Large folio HB/DJ…….45.00 SOLD

38) Gambrell, Herbert  ANSON JONES: The Last President of Texas 1948, 1st ed, NY. Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS, labels this book  “the best biography of a Texan. Never has a more forgotten and misunderstood man been more effectively resurrected… One of the most enjoyable features of Gambrell’s biography is his insight into the Texas of that period, based on extensive research and presented with wit and careful pruning.”  462pp w/bibliography and index. HB/DJ, SIGNED….55.00 SOLD

39) Gard, Wayne  SAM BASS   1936, 1st edition, Boston. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “The most complete and reliable work on Sam Bass to date. The author is the only biographer to trace Sam Bass’s ancestry.”  262pp w/photos, endpaper maps, biblio, index. HB  ..95.00

40) Gipson, Fred   THE TRAIL DRIVING ROOSTER  1955, early reprint, NY.  81pp. HB/DJ, scarce in cloth, especially with dust jacket…….65.00

41) Green, Ben K.   BACK TO BACK   1970. 1st limited edition of 850 copies, Encino Press, Austin.  Two hilarious stories by Green: “Texas Cowhorses & The Vermont Maid,” and “Mr. Undertaker & The Cleveland Bay Horse.” Oblong hardback in slipcase……..195.00

42) Greene, A.C. THE LAST CAPTIVE 1972, 1st edition, Encino Press, Austin. This is a third version of the story that was originally published as INDIANOLOGY in 1899, and again in 1927 by J. Marvin Hunter as NINE YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “Greene issued a version combining the two earlier versions as well as other accounts of Lehmann into a single narrative...a triumph of editing and scholarship...At the end of each chapter, Greene analyzes the previous text, compares the previous two versions, introduces supporting material from other sources, and offers cogent commentary.” 161pp with photos, bibliography.  HB/DJ…..85.00

43) Gregory, Jack & Rennard Strickland SAM HOUSTON WITH THE CHEROKEES, 1829-1833 1967, 1st ed, Austin.  A scholarly and chronological study of Houston’s life before he came to Texas; it disputes many myths. 206pp w/illus, maps, appendix, sources, index. HB/DJ………45.00 SOLD

44) Haley, James L.  SAM HOUSTON  2002, 1st edition, Norman. A well-documented modern biography of Sam Houston, victorious commander in the Texas War for Independence, a leader for the Republic of Texas,  and a significant American politician from the 1840s through his death in 1863. 513pp w/illus, biblio, index. HB/DJ a few pages have underlining, SIGNED….35.00

45) Haley, J. Evetts [editor] ALBERT PIKE’S JOURNEY IN THE PRAIRIE, 1831-1832  1969, offprint of Panhandle Plains Historical Review No. XLI, 1968, Canyon.  Introduction and notes by Haley.  91pp w/index. Softcover, SIGNED by Haley…75.00

46) Haley, J. Evetts  PERSONAL JUSTICE ON THE ARIZONA DESERT  1988, offprint from article that appeared in Texas and The West, Catalog 1, Feb. 1977, by Michael Gibbs. Hertzog logo.  5pp. Softcover…..19.50

47) Haley, J. Evetts A Cowboy Memoir of WHEN SCHOOL WAS OUT  1989, 1st edition, np. 12 unnumbered pages. Softcover….25.00

48) Haley, J. Evetts STORY OF THE SHAMROCK 1954, 1st edition, Amarillo. A history of the first 25 years of the Shamrock Oil and Gas Corp. 78pp w/illustrations. Softcover……30.00

49) Haley, J. Evetts SOME SOUTHWESTERN TRAILS 1948, 1st limited edition of 1,000 copies, San Angelo. 970 copies of this edition were bound in paper covers and distributed as Christmas greetings by San Angelo Standard-Times publisher Houston Harte. [See Chandler Robinson, J. Evetts Haley and the Passing of the Old West]. Designed and printed by Carl Hertzog; illustrations by Harold D. Bugbee. In addition to Haley’s preface and article, “Arkansas River Route,” others who contributed essays on old Western Trails were: H. Bailey Carroll, John L. McCarty, Jack Potter, Floyd Streeter, Stanley Vestal, and LeRoy Hafen.  30pp unnumbered. Oblong folio softcover with extended edges, very scarce……295.00

50) Haley, J. Evetts GEORGE W. LITTLEFIELD: Texan 1943, 1st edition, Norman. Drawings by Harold D. Bugbee. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “Another good biography of a well-known Texas cattleman.”  Littlefield was a Confederate veteran (rode with Terry’s Rangers) who “trailed Longhorns to Kansas, opened huge ranges in the Texas Panhandle, grazed thousands of cattle on the Pecos, and discovered that money could also be made across a bank counter.”  287pp w/illustrations, index. HB with some light spots on front cover…..100.00 [condition noted]

51) Haley, J. Evetts ROUGH TIMES--TOUGH FIBER: A Fragmentary Family Chronicle  1976, 1st edition, Canyon.  Designed by Carl Hertzog.  Interesting stories of the Haley family’s pioneer days. 196pp w/photos, index. HB/no dust jacket as issued, INSCRIBED/SIGNED………..95.00

52) Haley, J. Evetts JEFF MILTON: A Good Man With A Gun  1982, 4th printing, Norman. Illustrations by Harold D. Bugbee. Adams, SIX-GUNS, “An excellent biography of one of the famous law-enforcement officers of the Southwest...”  Milton served on the frontiers of Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico, and crossed paths with many notable outlaws including John Wesley Hardin and Bill “Black Jack” Christian.  430pp w/map, photos, index.  Trade paperback, SIGNED by Haley…..25.00

53) Haley, J. Evetts & William. Curry Holden THE FLAMBOYANT JUDGE: James D. Hamlin  1972, 1st edition, Canyon. de-sign and typography by Carl Hertzog.  The biography of a banker, judge, lawyer and rancher who was a prominent figure in the history of the Texas Panhandle around the turn of the 20th-Century.  On the front of the dust jacket: “The story of Amarillo and the development of the great ranches of the Texas Panhandle.”  One chapter gives Haley’s version of the lawsuit that caused the original edition of his The XIT Ranch of Texas to be pulled from circulation.  312pp w/photos, appendix, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED by Haley and Holden………90.00

54) [HALEY, J. EVETTS] WHAT A WORLD OF WONDER! An Appreciation of J. Evetts Haley: Cowman, Historian, American compiled and edited by Evetts Haley, Jr.  1990, 1st edition, Midland. Introduction by T. R. Fehrenbach. A collection of essays about Haley by those who knew him well, including Robert Carr Vincent, Robert M. Utley, B. Byron Price, Dr. Roger Olien, and others.  79pp. Softcover. SIGNED by J. Evetts Haley……85.00 SOLD

55) [HALEY, J. EVETTS) J. EVETTS HALEY: And the Passing of the Old West by Chandler A. Robinson. 1978, 1st edition, Austin. Includes essays about Haley by such notables as John L. McCarty, Al Lowman, Carl Hertzog, Joe B. Frantz, and others; a chapter by Haley about A TEXAN LOOKS AT LYNDON and the consequences of publishing that book. Most importantly, it includes a complete bibliography of Haley’s writings up to the time of this book’s publication.  A book that belongs in the library of any Haley collector.  HB/no dust jacket as issued, errata laid in…..85.00

56) Haley, John A. [editor] THE PARNELL BROTHERS STORY: A Brief Memoir of the Rigorous Lives of Two Panhandle Cowmen  1988, 1st edition, Midland. The Parnell brothers and their families came from Missouri to settle in Ochiltree County in the Texas Panhandle in 1916. 23pp w/illustrations by H.D. Bugbee. HB w/embossed cover..35.00

58) Harwell, Thomas Fletcher  EIGHTY YEARS UNDER THE STARS AND BARS: Including Biographical Sketches of 100 Confederate Soldiers I Have Known  1947, 1st edition, Kyle.  In addition to the biographical sketches, there is a history of Camp Ben McCulloch of the United Confederate Veterans’ Organization.   107pp w/photos and table of contents that serves as index. Softcover….45.00

59) Henderson, Halton  ARTISTRY IN SINGLE ACTION 1989, 1st limited edition of 400 copies, Chama Press, Dallas.  Foreword by J. Evetts Haley. Typography design by David Holman; binding and slipcase design by Craig Jensen; photographs by Charles DeBus. This book chronicles the story of the beautiful and innovative Grizzly revolvers designed by Edmond de la Garrigue. The book also includes brief history of the six-gun in Texas, and of the career of Samuel Colt. 110pp w/illus, sources.  Folio HB ¼ bound in leather over brown cloth boards, in slipcase.  Beautiful Book! This copy SIGNED by Henderson on the half-title page, and SIGNED by Homan and Jensen on the colophon page; includes a publisher’s broadside. Chama Press’s first publication…225.00

60) Henderson, Richard B. MAURY MAVERICK: A Political Biography 1970, 1st edition, Austin. Foreword by Joe B. Frantz. Businessman, WWI veteran, New Deal congressman, mayor of San Antonio. 386pp w/photos, bib, index. HB/DJ….20.00

61) Hickey, Michael M.  THE COWBOY CONSPIRACY TO CONVICT THE EARPS  1994, 1st edition, Honolulu.  Presents the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral chronologically. Includes eyewitness testimony; a time and motion study; how the event took place; the conspiracy to convict the Earps; Tom McLaury's actions during the street fight; sketches of Camillus S. Fly, the Tombstone photo-grapher; and a tribute to Wyatt Earp biographers Stuart N. Lake and Glenn G. Boyer. 151pp w/bibliography. Folio softcover w/flaps…….35.00 SOLD

62) Holden, William Curry A RANCHING SAGA: The Lives of William Electious Halsell and Ewing Halsell 1976, 1st edition, San Antonio. Two Volumes. Drawings by Jose Cisneros.  Biographies of two generations of the leading men who founded and carried on a vast ranching empire that began in Texas in 1854. Includes information about the Three D Ranch, Cimarron Ranch, Bird Creek Ranch, Big Creek Ranch, Decatur and Dan Waggoner, the Civil War, Texas Ranch, Farias, Heel Flies, cattle rustlers, outlaws and more. 568pp w/illus, source references, index. Two volumes hardback in slipcase, SIGNED by author & illustrator…….295.00

63) Holmes, Lucia THE LUCIA HOLMES DIARY: 1875-1876, The Hoodoo War Years 2007, reprint. Eyewitness account of the Mason County Hoo Doo War. Softcover as new…….16.95

64) Hopkins, Ellen M.  YATES: A Family, A Company, and Some Cornfield Geology  2000, 1st edition, np. A history of the Yates oil dynasty. 144pp w/ endpaper maps, photos, sources, index. Yates family tree foldout in back. Folio HB, SIGNED..70.00 SOLD

68) James, Will LONE COWBOY: My Life Story 1930, 1st edition, NY.  Includes more than 35 illustrations by the author who recounts his life in the west. 4431pp. HB vg w/faded spine…..60.00

69) Keith, Elmer SIXGUNS BY KEITH: The Standard Reference Work  1955 (?), 2nd edition, Wolfe Publishing Co., Prescott.  Keith shares his knowledge of the handgun, including history, selection, shooting, repairs, reloading, care and cleaning, and much more. 308pp w/many illustrations. Folio HB/DJ……75 .00

70) Keleher, William A. MAXWELL LAND GRANT 1964, revised edition limited to 750 copies, NY. A history of the Maxwell Land Grant that covered 2,680 square miles in New Mexico and southern Colorado. Adams, in SIX-GUNS, notes that it contains material on Clay Allison, the New Mexico vigilantes, and Billy the Kid. 166pp w/photos, sources, index and foldout map in rear pocket.  HB w/illustrated cover…….45.00 SOLD

71) Kelton, Elmer  BUFFALO WAGONS 1956, 1st edition, Ballantine Books, NY. Kelton’s 2nd published novel. SIGNED…50.00

72) [KELTON, ELMER]  WILD STREETS: Tales of the Famous Frontier Towns 1958, 1st edition, Doubleday.  Edited and with an introduction by Don Ward. A collection of fourteen exciting stories by members of the Western Writers of America about frontier towns during their heydays.  Includes “Coward” by Elmer Kelton.  285pp.  HB/DJ, this copy SIGNED by Kelton…….50.00 SOLD

73) Kilpatrick,  WALK IN YOUR SOUL: Love Incantations of the Oklahoma Cherokees 1965, 1st edition, Dallas. An interesting study of Cherokee ritualistic love language. 164pp w/bibliography.  HB/DJ….30.00

74) Kilpatrick, Jack F. & Anna G. Kilpatrick FRIENDS OF THUNDER: Folktales of the Oklahoma Cherokees 1964, 1st editon, Dallas. The authors are Cherokee and were able to gather this collection of Cherokee stories through interviews with many old-timers.  These stories are presented exactly as they were told, with brief comments by the authors added to place them in their context in Cherokee life and thought. 197pp with bibliography, notes. HB/DJ near fine, SIGNED by Anna Kilpatrick...30.00

75) Krakel, Dean F.  THE SAGA OF TOM HORN: The Story of a Cattlemen’s War  1954, 1st edition (expurgated version), Laramie.  Adams, SIX-GUNS: “A thorough study of the trial and execution of Tom Horn. More than half of the book is about his trial, including the questions of the attorneys and the answers of the witnesses as the case progressed.  A threatened lawsuit required the author and publisher to rewrite and replace seven pages of the illustrations and text after the volume had been printed and bound but before it was released.  These changes were made by cutting out the deletions and tipping in new sheets.”  277pp w/photos, note, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED………..250.00

76) Larkin, Margaret  THE SINGING COWBOY: A Book of Western Cowboys 1963, reprint of 1931 original, NY.  A collection of over forty old cowboy songs with music, each accompanied with a brief introduction that explains what inspired it. 176pp w/”index of first lines”…….25.00

77)  [LEA, TOM] TOM LEA: A PORTFOLIO OF SIX PAINTINGS  1953, 1st edition, Austin.  Includes an eight-page introduction by J. Frank Dobie, and six 16” x 19” color prints that are tipped onto mats ready for framing. The prints are: Fighting Bull (1949); Pacing White Mustang (1948); Hills of Mexico (1947); Shining Plain (1947); Trail Herd (1947); and Lonely Town (1937).   Elephant folio in original cloth cover,  very scarce………….350.00

79) [MASON COUNTY]  A HISTORY OF MASON COUNTY, TEXAS, THROUGH 1964 by Margaret Bierschwale. 1998, 
1st edition, Mason. Published as two books in one, with the inclusion of FORT MASON HISTORY, pp. 275-407.  A well-researched history of the central Texas county. Frontier settlement; Indian fights and depredations; Civil War days, reconstruction; the Mason County War; community development; ranching; Robert E. Lee on the Texas frontier; county brands; military muster rolls; and much more.   702pp. w/photos, illustrations by the author, biblio, index to persons, general index. HB…...95.00

80) [MASON COUNTY]  DIE KETTNER BRIEFE: The Kettner Letters: A Firsthand Account of a German Immigrant in the Texas Hill Country (1850-1875)  edited by Charles Kettner, Ph.D.  2007, 1st edition, Wilmington. This book consists of 39 letters of Kettner to his family in Germany.  He participated in several campaigns with the Texas Rangers, was a farmer and stockman in the Texas Hill Country, hauled freight from Fort Mason; and served as sheriff in both Mason and Gillespie Counties. 269pp w/map, illustrations, selected bibliography. Folio softcover……29.95

81) Masterson, W.B. (Bat) FAMOUS GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WESTERN FRONTIER 1968, a reprint limited to 1000 copies, Fort Davis. Originally published in 1907 in Human Life Magazine as a series of articles on Luke Short, Bill Tilghman, Ben Thompson, Doc Holliday, and Wyatt Earp, whom the author knew personally. 112pp w/many photos. Softcover.....35.00

83) McCright, Grady E. & James H. Powell  JESSE EVANS: Lincoln County Badman  1983, 1st edition, limited, College Station. The story of Evans, an outlaw, hired gunfighter, cattle rustler, and a principal figure in the infamous Lincoln County War.  239pp w/photos, notes, appendix, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ…..85.00 SOLD
                83b) Another Copy – Jesse Evans: Lincoln County Badman – 1st edition in variant softcover binding……35.00

84) McKenna, James A. BLACK RANGE TALES: Chronicling Sixty Years of Life and Adventure in the Southwest  1965, facsimile reprint of 1936 edition by Rio Grande Press, Chicago. McKenna spent most of his life in the Blanck Range region of New Mexico as a mining prospector and cowhand. 300pp w/illustrations.  This edition includes two items that were not available in the original edition: an index and a large foldout map of Ghost Towns of New Mexico.  HB nice copy…..35.00 SOLD

85) McKennon, C.H.  IRON MEN: A Saga of the Deputy United States Marshals Who Rode the Indian Territory 1967,
1st edition, NY.  Adams, SIX-GUNS: “A book about the Indian Territory and Oklahoma outlaws and the officers who chased them.  The author gives a good account of Ned Christie and his death…There is much information on Cherokee Bill, the Buck gang, the Cook gang, and other outlaws.”  224pp w/photos, index.  HB/DJ……60.00

86) Melton, A.B.  SEVENTY YEARS IN THE SADDLE AND THEN SOME  1950, 2nd revised and expanded edition, Kansas City. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “A little-known and crudely illustrated book dealing with the life of a cowboy in West Texas.” Stories of the Panhandle.  117pp w/illustrations. Softcover…..50.00 SOLD

87) Mersfelder, L.C. Larry COWBOY-FISHERMAN-HUNTER: True Stories of the Great Southwest  1941, 1st edition, Kansas City.  True tales of the open country of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico set in the 1930s and 40s.  271pp  w/many photos. HB/DJ, nice……….45.00

88) Meusebach, John O. ANSWER TO INTERROGATORIES in case no. 396, Mary C. Paschal et al, vs. Theodore Stevens... 1964, Pemberton Press’s reprint of 1894 edition, Austin. This is a published account of a court interrogation of Meusebach regarding his German Emigration Company in a legal case in McCulloch County in 1893.  Softcover....20.00

90) Mullin, Robert N.  THE STRANGE STORY OF WAYNE BRAZEL  1969, offprint of article that originally appeared in Panhandle-Plains Historical Review, Vol. XLII, Canyon. Introduction by J. Evetts Haley.  Brazel was charged with the killing of Pat Garrett, and later acquitted.  37pp w/notes, photos. Softcover, scarce……125.00 SOLD

91) Mullin, Robert N. A CHRONOLOGY OF THE LINCOLN COUNTY WAR 1966, 1st limited edition of 1000 copies, Santa Fe (Press of the Territorian Western Americana Series No.8)  Adams, SIX-GUNS: “Gives in chronological order the dates and events and the birth and death dates of many of the participants.” 40pp. Softcover….25.00 SOLD

92) Mumey, Nolie  POKER ALICE: Alice Ivers, Duffield, Tubbs, Huckert (1851-1930): History of a Woman Gambler in the West  1951, 1st limited edition of 500 copies, Denver.  An interesting account of the life of Poker Alice who had a long career as a gambler in the boom mining towns of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and the Black Hills of South Dakota. Adams, SIX-GUNS: "To my knowledge, the only book written about this unique and noted western character."  47pp w/photos, and a large foldout map inside back cover. Stiff softcover with glassine wrapper, numbered and SIGNED……100.00

93) Patterson, J.T. BOAT-SHAPED ARTIFACTS OF THE GULF SOUTHWEST STATES   1937, Anthropological Papers,
Vol. I,   No. 2, University of Texas Bulletin No. 3732, Austin. An archeological study.  131pp w/photos, tables, references. Softcover……25.00

94) Pearce, J.E. TALES THAT DEAD MEN TELL Oct. 1, 1935 (Anthropological Papers Vol. I,  No.1, University of Texas) Austin.  Archeological study.   118pp w/photographs, charts, tables, fold-out culture time table, biblio, index.  Softcover….25.00

95) Pinckney, Pauline A. PAINTING IN TEXAS: The Nineteenth Century  1967, 1st edition, Austin. This book is a noteworthy study of frontier artists and their work with biographical sketches. Also provides a look at the social and political climate of early Texas.  232pp w/many plates, sources, index. Folio HB/DJ w/light wear at edges, SIGNED…….75.00
                95b) Another copy—Painting in Texas-- 1st edition, not signed, HB/DJ….60.00

97) Rasch, Philip J.  GUNSMOKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY  1997, 1st limited edition of 1,000 copies, Laramie.  Introduction by Frederick Nolan; edited by Robert K. DeArment. A collection of articles previously published that give a “trenchant and credible overview” of the Lincoln County War. 303pp w/notes, index. HB/DJ……45.00

98) Rathmell, William  LIFE OF THE MARLOWS: A True Story of Frontier Life of Early Days Edited and with an introduction and annotations by Robert K. DeArment. 2004, revised edition, University of North Texas Press. This book recounts the violent lives of the five Marlow brothers of Young County who were the inspiration for the John Wayne movie, The Sons of Katie Elder. 206pp w/photos, biblio, index. HB/DJ..........29.95

99) Remington, Frederic  HOW THE LAW GOT INTO THE CHAPARRAL: Conversations with Old Texas Rangers  1987, published by Jenkins, Austin.  Intro by John H. Jenkins. Remington essay with illustrations. 44pp. Softcover….17.50

100) Rister, Carl Coke COMANCHE BONDAGE: Beale’s Settlement of Dolores and Sarah Horn’s Narrative of Her Captivity 1955, 1st edition, Glendale. Jenkins, BTB (p. 468): “Rister’s Comanche Bondage relates to the outpost of Beales Colony and to the more specific captivity of Sarah Ann Horn, including a complete annotated reprint of A Narrative of the Captivity of Mrs. Horn, and Her Two Children, with Mrs. Harris, by the Comanche Indians [published in 1839].” In the first section of the book, Rister traces the short-lived attempt by Beale to found a settlement in the heart of Comanche country on Las Moras Creek in South Texas in 1834. 210pp w/illustrations, map, notes, biblio, index.  HB/DJ, very nice copy ………250.00 SOLD
                100b) Another copy – Comanche Bondage – 1st edition. HB/no dust jacket……200.00

101) Rister, Carl Coke SOUTHERN PLAINSMEN  1938, 1st  ed, Norman. A social history of  how pioneers coped with life and hardships on the Great Plains--Indian raids and buffalo hunting, wagon trains, sodhouse hospitality, frontier justice, frontier schools, and much more. 289pp w/photos, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ, nice copy, scarce…..175.00

102) Rister, Carl Coke  OIL! Titan of the Southwest  1949, 1st edition, Norman.  Here is the story of the discovery of oil in the region that embraces Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. 467pp with photos,  maps, glossary bibliography, index. HB/DJ…………85.00

103) Rose, Cynthia  LOTTIE DENO: Gambling Queen of Hearts  1994, 1st edition, Santa Fe.  Another look at the life of the Texas gambling lady who ended up living a respectable life near Deming, New Mexico. 117pp w/phots. HB/DJ, SIGNED….25.00

104) Ross, Delmer G.  GOLD ROAD TO LA PAZ: An Interpretive Guide to the Bradshaw Trail  no date, probable first edition, Riverside.  A guide to one of the great trans-desert wagon roads of the 19th century that is now part of Interstate 10 through the Mojave desert.  304pp w/maps, photos, bibliography, index. HB……45.00

105) Sandoz, Mari THE BUFFALO HUNTERS: The Story of the Hide Men  1954, 1st special advance presentation edition, NY. 
A comprehensive history of the bison hunters and their short-lived profession. 372pp w/endpaper map, bibliography.
HB, SIGNED………………65.00 SOLD
                105b) another copy – The Buffalo Hunters – 1st trade edition, HB…..25.00 SOLD

106) Secrest, William B.  DANGEROUS TRAILS: Five Desperadoes of the Old West Coast  1995, 1st edition, Stillwater.  Profiles five lesser known villains of Old California: Cherokee Bob; Charles Mortimer; Procopio Murrieta; Milton Harvey Lee; and Abe Majors. 267pp w/photos, notes, sources, index. HB/DJ……20.00

107) Simpson, Colonel Harold B. CRY COMANCHE: The 2nd U.S. Cavalry in Texas, 1855-1861 1979, 1st edition, Waco. Although the 2nd Cavalry was only in service six years and five months, it spawned 16 Civil War and two Spanish-American War generals, including Robert E. Lee, Albert Sidney Johnston, John Bell Hood, and others.  All but four of its forty engagements with Indians occurred within the borders of Texas. This book tells of the unit’s activities from its beginning in 1855 until 1861. 186pp w/appendices, sources, index. HB/DJ, scarce……135.00

108) Sims, Judge Orland L. COWPOKES, NESTERS, & So Forth  1970, 1st edition, Encino Press, Austin. This autobiography, by one of West Texas’ most colorful and outspoken inhabitants, is a good history of the Concho County region from the end of the trail driving days through the oil boom to modern times. 297pp w/photos.  HB/DJ…….45.00

109) Swinford, T.A. $ Tal Luther CUSTERIANA: A Field Guide to Custer Literature  1999, 2nd edition, Tempe.  Foreword by Don Russell; new foreword by Paul A. Hutton; illustrations by Byron Wolfe and Bob Boze Bell. 206pp. HB/DJ, SIGNED..40.00

111) Turner, Alford E. [editor]  THE EARPS TALK  1980, proof copy of the first edition limited to 1500 copies, College Station.  This is the official court testimony at the inquest following the legendary Gunfight at the OK Corral. Includes a chapter on the controversial Sharkey-Fitzsimmons Boxing Match that was refereed by Wyatt Earp. 193pp w/photos, index. Stiff softcover with publisher’s dust jacket…….. 45.00

112) Udden, J.A.  THE DEEP BORING AT SPUR Bulletin of The University of Texas, Scientific Series No. 28, Oct.5, 1914, 2nd printing, 1926; Bureau of Economic Geology and Technology, Austin. A study of rock and soil samples taken from a 4,89 ft. boring near Spur in Dickens County. 101ppw/plates, charts, index. Softcover…..20.00 SOLD

113) Webb, Walter Prescott AN HONEST PREFACE And Other Essays  1959, 1st edition, Boston. Introduction by Joe B. Frantz.  “A distinguished historian’s appraisal of his world, from Coca-Cola to the Republican Party.” 216pp. HB/DJ has edgewear…25.00

116) Wentworth, Edward N. AMERICA’S SHEEP TRAILS: History-Personalities  1948, 1st edition, Ames. A massive volume that portray the important role the sheep industry and its developers played in building America. Includes sections that deal with The Merino Wave, The era of the Great Trails, America’s Efforts in Sheep Breeding, The Cattle-Sheep Wars, and much more. 665pp w/185 illustrations, appendices, references, index. HB/DJ a near fine copy of this very scarce first edition….200.00

117) Wentworth, M. P. [editor] FORGED IN STRONG FIRES: The Early Life and Experiences of John Edward Dalton  1948, 1st edition, Caldwell.  Dalton was the son of a Texas rancher, and a drifter who worked on ranches and rodeos in Texas and Montana, and as a cowboy entertainer in Europe. 373pp w/illustrations.  HB/DJ…..40.00

118) Williams, J. W. OLD TEXAS TRAILS 1979, 2nd edition, Burnet. Published posthumously, edited by Kenneth F. Neighbors. This book is the result of  Williams’ life-long search for the truth about Texas trails and the men who carved them out of the wilderness.  Jenkins, BTB [p292]: “...a wealth of information on trails, roadways, and routes of early travelers in Texas between 1716 and 1886.”  447pp w/22 maps of Texas trails including two foldouts, more than 60 photos, bib, index. HB/lacks DJ…..135.00

119) [Williams, O.W.] O.W. WILLIAMS’ STORIES FROM THE BIG BEND 1965, 1st printing of this edition, El. Paso. Monograph No. 10, Southwestern Studies. Edited by S.D. Myres. A revised reprint of  By the Campfire with the addition of photos, notes, and a centerfold map by Jose Cisneros. 44pp. Softcover….16.00

120) Wilson, R.L. COLT: An American Legend  1985, reprint, NY.  “The definitive and official history of Colt Firearms.”  405pp w/illustrations, index. Oblong folio, HB/DJ near fine….30.00

121) Wilson, R.L. THE PEACEMAKER: Arms and Adventure in the American West  2004, reprint, NY. “A fresh look at the extraordinary variety of Western arms.” 391pp w/illustrations, index. Oblong folio HB/DJ……30.00

122) Wilson, R.L. with Greg Martin BUFFALO BILL’S WILD WEST: An American Legend  2004, reprint, New Jersey.  “A panoramic celebration of the colorful characters who created the image of the West for Americans, and for the world.” Lavishly illustrated.  312pp w/notes, index.  Oblong folio HB/DJ, near fine…….35.00
 
123) [WINKLER COUNTY] A HISTORY OF WINKLER COUNTY by Katherine Eva Ball, and others. 1942, 1st edition, Wink.  Eleven historical articles by various contributors. 51pp w/photos.  Softcover……40.00

124) Wright, Bessie L. Wright  [editor] DIARY OF A MEMBER OF THE FIRST PACK TRAIN TO LEAVE FORT SMITH FOR CALIFORNIA IN 1849  1969, offprint from article that appeared in Panhandle-Plains Historical Review, No. XLII, Canyon. 59pp w/notes, bibliography. Softcover……20.00 SOLD

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1) Abernathy, Francis Edward [editor] OBSERVATIONS & REFLECTIONS ON TEXAS FOLKLORE 1972, 1st edition, Encino Press, Austin.  A collection of fourteen essays on Texas folklore and folk life. Contributors include J. Frank Dobie, C.L. Sonnichsen, William A. Owens, Ronnie C. Tyler, Bill Brett, and others. 131pp w/illus, index. HB/DJ….14.95

2) Anderson, H. Allen FORT PHANTOM HILL: Outpost on the Clear Fork of the Brazos 1976, 1st ed, [No. XVI, 1976 issue of the Museum Journal] Lubbock. A history of the frontier military outpost. 110pp w/photos, maps, notes, index. Softcover..18.00 SOLD

3) Bailey, Ben P. BORDER LANDS SKETCHBOOK 1976, 1st edition, Waco.  Written in both English and Spanish, with translations by Channing Horner  and Louise Bailey Horner.  A detailed study of the architectural diversity along Texas’s southern border that reflects the region’s inherent cultures. 170pp with drawings, and includes an illustrated glossary of architectural terms.  Folio HB/DJ, SIGNED by the author and both translators, scarce…..125.00

5) Bartholomew, Ed  1) WYATT EARP: The Man And The Myth  and 2) WYATT EARP: The Untold Years  TWO VOLUMES 1963/1964, both first editions limited, Toyahvale.  An extensive biography of the controversial lawman/gunfighter, with the first volume dealing mostly with Earp’s years in Tombstone; and the second volume tells of his days in Kansas and Dodge City.  335/328pp w/photos, notes, references. Both volumes softcover, very scarce…… the set = 350.00

6) Baugh, Virgil E.  A PAIR OF TEXAS RANGERS: Bill McDonald and John Hughes  1970, 1st limited edition of 250 copies, Potomac Corral of the Westerners.  Biographical sketches of two well-known Rangers. 26pp w/photos, biblio. HB.30.00 SOLD

7) Biggers, Don Hampton  BUFFALO GUNS AND BARBED WIRE: Two Frontier Accounts 1991, 1st printing of the combined reissue of  “Pictures of the Past” and “History That Will Never Be Repeated,” Lubbock.  Introduction by A.C. Greene; biography of Biggers by Seymour V. Connor; photos by George Robertson and Erwin E. Smith. A frontier journalist’s account of the last great buffalo hunters, and range stories about cattlemen and cowboys of West Texas. 241pp w/photos, map, notes, sources.
Oblong HB/DJ spine faded……………45.00

8) Brayer, Herbert O. [editor] LIFE OF TOM CANDY PONTING: An Autobiography  1952, limited edition of 500 copies, Evanston.  Illustrations by David T. Vernon. The life story of the drover-cattleman who led the first cattle drive north from Texas in 1854 when he took Texas longhorns to New York. He was prominent in the western cattle trade from 1848 to 1900.  
132pp w/photos, notes, index. HB, issued without a dust jacket….…..125.00

9) Brownlee, Richard S. GRAY GHOSTS OF THE CONFEDERACY: Guerrilla Warfare in the West, 1861-1865  1958,
1st edition, Baton Rouge.  Tells of  the vicious guerrilla activities of Anderson, Quantrill, the James and Younger brothers. 274pp w/maps, illustrations, bibliography, index. HB/DJ with edgewear…….50.00

11) Burton, Jeff  WESTERN STORY  2008, 1st limited edition of 100 copies, np.  The author relates many diligently researched stories of some lesser known train robbers of the American Southwest during the 19th century.  340pp w/photos, maps, notes, index.  Softcover………45.00

12) [CALHOUN COUNTY] INDIANOLA: Mother of Western Texas by Brownson Malsch. 1978, reprint, Austin.  A history of the once thriving seaport town that is no more. 351pp w/photos, endpaper maps, notes, biblio, appendices, index. HB/DJ….30.00

14) [CATLIN, GEORGE]  GEORGE CATLIN: Episodes From Life Among the Indians and Last Rambles 1979, 2nd printing, Norman.  Edited and with an introduction by Marvin C. Ross. The main text is taken from two of Catlin’s early books. Good reading, and illustrated with 152 of Catlin’s drawings.  354pp w/illustrations, bibliography, index. HB/DJ….25.00 SOLD

16) [COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS] COLLIN COUNTY: Pioneering in North Texas by Capt. Roy F. Hall & Helen Gibbard Hall. 1975, 1st edition, Quanah.  299pp w/photos, historical articles, community histories, pioneer family histories listed alphabetically.  Folio HB w/embossed cover…….90.00

17) [DALLAS COUNTY] A PLACE CALLED DALLAS: The Pioneering Years of a Continuing Metropolis by A. C. Greene. 1975, 1st edition, Dallas.  A historical sketch of Dallas’s formative years with archival photos and historical map. 65pp. Variant binding in softcover……..14.95

18) Davidson, Homer K.  BLACK JACK DAVIDSON: A Cavalry Commander on the Western Frontier – The Life of General John W. Davidson  1974, 1st edition, Glendale.  Known as “Black Jack” because of his work with black troops in the West, Davidson was a contemporary of Custer, Miles, Crook, Mackenzie and other well-known military figures.  His military service spanned 35 years in the Southwest, on the Plains of Texas and Oklahoma, and in the Big Horn country of Montana.
273pp w/illustrations, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ, nice copy……50.00

19) Davis, Rev. Nicholas A.  THE CAMPAIGN FROM TEXAS TO MARYLAND with the Battle of Fredericksburg  1961, facsimile reprint of the 1863 original, Steck Co., Austin. A confederate chaplain’s account of his experiences with the Fourth Texas Infantry Regiment in the famous Hood’s Brigade. 168pp illustrations, muster rolls, casualty lists. HB in slipcase……30.00

20) DeArment, Robert K. BRAVO OF THE BRAZOS: John Larn of Fort Griffin, Texas 2002, 1st ed, Norman. Although a successful rancher and frontier sheriff, Larn had a dark side in which he led a vigilance committee, and took part in a dozen killings before his death at age 29. 222pp w/photos, notes, biblio, index. HB/DJ….45.00

21) Denhardt, Robert Moorman THE KING RANCH QUARTER HORSES 1985, 4th printing, Norman.  The complete story of the King Ranch Quarter horse, how they were bred and what they have achieved. “The book is an absorbing tour of the remarkable world of the King Ranch.” 256pp w/map, photos, appendices, bibliography, index.  Folio HB /DJ…..45.00 SOLD

23) Dobie, J. Frank TALES OF OLD-TIME TEXAS 1955, 1st edition, Boston. Illustrated by Barbara Latham.  Dobie relates some of his favorite tales and legends about well-known historical characters and animals. 336pp w/notes, index  HB/DJ, SIGNED.175.00
24) Dobie, J. Frank  THE VOICE OF THE COYOTE  1949, 1st edition, Boston. Illustrated by Olaus J. Murie. Dobie spent 30 years gathering material for this book, and wrote of the coyote “both as he is biologically and as he exists in human imagination.” 386pp w/illustrations, notes, index.  HB/DJ w/very slight edgewear….150.00                                                                                                                  24b) another copy, also 1st edition, HB/no DJ….95.00
25) [DOBIE, J. FRANK] THE SEVEN MUSTANGS by J. Frank Dobie; and RALPH OGDEN by Ruth Goddard.  Two essays that tell the story behind the Seven Mustangs monument at the University of Texas. 54pp. HB/DJ….40.00 SOLD
26) [DOBIE, J. FRANK]  MY DOBIE COLLECTION by Jeff C. Dykes.  1971, 1st edition, College Station.  Dykes’ collection went to the Texas A&M Library. 43pp w/illustrations.  Softcover…..25.00
27) Dobie, J. Frank STORIES OF CHRISTMAS AND THE BOWIE KNIFE 1953, 1st edition, Austin. Full-color illustrations by Warren Hunter.  In the first section, Dobie relates three childhood memoirs; in the second he tells the historical background of the legendary Bowie knife. HB in slipcase…..85.00
28) Dobie, J. Frank CORONADO’S CHILDREN  1931, Literary Guild edition, NY. Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “This is the best work ever written on hidden treasure, and one of the most fascinating books on any subject to come out of Texas.”  367pp illustrations, endpaper maps, other maps, notes, and glossary. HB/DJ……45.00 SOLD
29) Dotson, Susan Merle [compiler]  WHO’S WHO OF THE CONFEDERACY  1966, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio.  Compiled and written by members of Chapter No. 2060, United Daughters of the Confederacy.  Includes ninety-two biographies of Confederates complete with their name, rank and date of birth and death. Also gives an account of each individual’s participation in the War, and a genealogical listing of his descendants.  368pp w/photos, appendix, index. HB/DJ worn at edges…….50.00 SOLD
30) Edwards, John N. SHELBY’S EXPEDITION TO MEXICO: An Unwritten Leaf of the War 1964, “facsimile reproduction of the [1872] first edition with preface, photographs and special illustrations added,” Austin. An account of one of the last military episodes of the Civil War. 137pp w/illustrations.  Hardback w/plastine dust jacket in slipcase…..30.00
31) Elliott, Glenn [with Robert Nieman] GLENN ELLIOTT: A Ranger’s Ranger  1999, 1st edition, Waco. Autobiography of  Elliott who was a Texas Ranger stationed in East Texas from the 1960s through the 1980s. 285pp w/photos, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED by Ranger Elliott…….45.00
32) [FISHER COUNTY]  THE FIRST 107 YEARS OF FISHER COUNTY HISTORY 1983, 1st edition, Rotan. 304pp w/photos, historical articles about Spanish explorers; buffalo hunters; early land grants; early day ranches, towns and communities; railroads, and more.  HB/DJ, scarce……..125.00 SOLD
33) Fox, Richard K. [compiler/publisher] BELLA STARR, The Bandit Queen  1960, facsimile reprint of the 1889 original, The Steck Co., Austin.  “A full and authentic history of the dashing female highwayman, with copious extracts from her journal.” 63pp w/illustrations and photo section.  HB in slipcase……25.00

35) Frost, H. Gordon & John H. Jenkins “I’M FRANK HAMER” The Life of a Texas Peace Officer 1968, 1st edition, Austin. Hamer’s career as a lawman was blistered with bullets and violence.  He led the chase that ended in the demise of Bonnie and Clyde. 305pp w/photos, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ w//some chips and edgewear (now in protective cover)…..135.00
36) Gilbert, Miles GETTING A STAND 1986, 1st edition, Tempe. Illustrations by Bill Leftwich.  “An anthology of the writings of buffalo hunters who were engaged in the hide business between 1870 and 1882.” Includes a 1927 letter from J. Wright Mooar to     J. Evetts Haley.  203pp w/illustrations, photos, references. HB w/pictorial cover, SIGNED by the illustrator….95.00
37) [GILLESPIE COUNTY, TEXAS] PIONEERS IN GOD’S HILLS: A History of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County People and Events 1983/1974 [Vol. I is 3rd printing, Vol. II is 1st edition], Austin. Two Volumes.  Brim full of information with photos, illustrations, some in-depth historical articles, pioneer biographies, 1850 and 1860 county censuses, emigrant ship lists, and much more. 305/275pp w/photos, bibliography,  indexed. Two volumes HB/DJ ……the set = 110.00 SOLD
38) Graham, R.B. Cunningham THE HORSES OF THE CONQUEST 1949, 1st American edition, Norman.  Edited by Robert Moorman Denhardt; illustrations by J. Craig Shepherd.  Tells the story of the horses that carried the Conquistadores--Cortes, the Pizarros, and De Soto—during the Spanish conquest of the Americas.  145pp w/illustrations, appendices, bib. HB/DJ...40.00 SOLD
39) Green, Ben K. WILD COW TALES 1969, 1st edition, NY. Illustrated by Lorence Bjorklund.  Author spins thirteen entertaining yarns about his adventures with wild steers. HB/DJ……65.00 SOLD
40) Green, Ben K. THE VILLAGE HORSE DOCTOR: West of the Pecos 1971, 1st edition, NY.  Doc Green spins humorous yarns about his time spent around Fort Stockton, Texas, as a practicing horse doctor. 306pp. HB/DJ………….50.00    
41) Greer, James K. BOIS D’ARC TO BARBED WIRE: Ken Carey: Southwestern Frontier Born 1936, 1st edition, Dallas. Pioneer life in Texas in the 1850s thru 1880s, with details of buffalo hunting, Indian fights, cattle trails, outlaws, fence-cutting wars, and more.  A frontier classic. 428pp w/map endpapers, photos and maps, bibliographical notes, index.  HB/DJ w/large chip at spine and edgewear, very scarce…..225.00
42) Haley, J. Evetts  MEN OF FIBER 1963, 1st limited edition of 700 copies bound in fabrikoid, El Paso.  Typography by Carl Hertzog; drawings by Jose Cisneros. Profiles of John R. Baylor: Irrepressible Rebel; Quanah Parker: The Last Great Chief; R.S. Mackenzie: Superb Soldier; Andrew Jackson Potter: Fighting Parson; and Bob Beverly: Cowboy-Sheriff.                                    39pp. HB/DJ, SIGNED………..125.00 SOLD
43) Haley, J. Evetts [editor]  THE DIARY OF MICHAEL ERSKINE: Describing His Cattle Drive From Texas To California Together With Correspondence From the Gold Fields, 1854-1859  1979, 1st limited edition of 975 copies, Midland.  Includes notes and a historical introduction by Haley.  173pp w/illustrations, appendix, index.  HB w/illustrated cover, SIGNED…..95.00
44) Haley, J. Evetts  WNE LABEL TO COMMEMORATE  J. Evetts Haley’s 90th Birthday (July 5, 1991)  Illustration by Tom Ryan.  Label has two quotations, and is SIGNED by Haley and Ryan……..25.00 SOLD
45) [HALEY, J. EVETTS] J. EVETTS HALEY: A True Texas Legend by Bill Modisett. 1996, 1st limited softcover edition of 700 copies, Midland.  Introduction by Elmer Kelton.  An up close and personal look at the intriguing author/historian.  213pp w/photos, notes, bibliography, index. Softcover….35.00
46) Henderson, Halton  ARTISTRY IN SINGLE ACTION 1989, 1st limited edition of 400 copies, Chama Press, Dallas.  Foreword by J. Evetts Haley. Typography design by David Holman; binding and slipcase design by Craig Jensen; photographs by Charles DeBus. This book chronicles the story of the beautiful and innovative Grizzly revolvers designed by Edmond de la Garrigue. The book also includes brief history of the six-gun in Texas, and of the career of Samuel Colt. 110pp w/illus, sources.  Folio HB ¼ bound in leather over brown cloth boards, in slipcase.  Beautiful Book! This copy SIGNED by Henderson on the half-title page, and SIGNED by Homan and Jensen on the colophon page; includes a publisher’s broadside. Chama Press’s first publication…225.00
47) Henry, O.  CHRISTMAS STORIES 1954,reprint, Steck Company, Austin.  Six classic stories.  Illustrations by Theresa Kalab Smith.  86pp. HB w/onion skin cover in slipcase……25.00 SOLD
48) Hertzog, Carl TRIBUTE TO KNOPF 1979, 2nd edition, limited to 126 copies, The Lonetree Press, np.  Unnumbered pages. “This, the first project of Lonetree Press (formerly Quoin Press) is a reissue of a rare Hertzog item. In 1965, Hertzog contributed this tribute to A KEEPSAKE FOR ALFRED A. KNOPF, a collection of 51 gatherings, each by a different printer, issued in an edition of only 150 copies, which were not for sale. This new printing has been done by hand press in an edition of 126 copies,…” Softcover w/extended edges. Numbered and SIGNED by Hertzog…..50.00
49) Hibben, Frank C.  HUNTING AMERICAN LIONS  1948, 1st edition, Albuquerque. Illustrations by Paul Bransom. Exciting tales about hunting lions in the American West—including a story of an expedition with eighty-year-old veteran lion hunter, Ben Lilly.  225pp w/illustrations. HB, SIGNED…..75.00                                                                                                                                                             49b) Another copy – Hunting American Lions --  reprint edition, HB w/cracked hinge/DJ worn at edges…...40.00
50) Holden, W.C. THE ESPUELA LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY: A Study of a Foreign-Owned Ranch in Texas  1970, 1st edition, Austin.  A greatly expanded study and history of the vast Spur Ranch in West Texas. 268pp w/photos, maps, appendices, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ……..40.00
51) Jaques, Mary J. TEXAN RANCH LIFE; with Three Months in a Prairie Schooner  1989, reprint of the 1894 original, College Station.  Author, who came to Texas from England, gives a good look at early day ranch life in Kimble County, and tells of her travels to Mexico.  363pp w/photos. HB/DJ……45.00
52) [JAMES, JESSE] THE LIFE AND TRAGIC DEATH OF JESSE JAMES: The Western Desperado  by an anonymous author. 1966, facsimile reprint by Steck-Vaughn, Austin.  96pp with illustrations.  Hardback w/plastine caver and slipcase…45.00
53) Jennings, N.A. A TEXAS RANGER 1959, facsimile reproduction of the 1899 first edition by Steck Company, Dallas.  Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS,  “...this is one of the most interesting accounts of the life of the Texas Rangers in the late 1870’s.”  Jennings was a reporter who served under the intrepid Ranger Captain L.H. McNelly.  Hardback in slipcase…...50.00
54) Johnson, Eliza Griffin TEXAS WILD FLOWERS  1976, 2nd printing, Shoal Creek Publishers, Austin. Includes a biography of Mrs. Johnston, wife of  Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, CSA, by Dr. Mildred Pickle Mayhall. 97 full-color, full-page illustrations of Texas wild flowers from Eliza Johnston's original water color paintings and her handwritten descriptions of each.  The original was a gift to her husband, and has been preserved by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.  205pp w/illustrations, index.                      Folio HB bound in imitation leather…..125.00
55) Kalb, Laurie Beth  CRAFTING DEVOTIONS: Tradition in Contemporary New Mexico Santos  1994, 1st edition, Albuquerque.  A serious study of Santos, an important expression of New Mexico’s Hispanic Catholic religious culture.  237pp w/illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Folio HB/DJ…….50.00
56) Kelton, Elmer  MY KIND OF HEROES 1995, 1st edition, Austin. Introduction by F. Lee Lawrence; sketches by the author. A collection of four speeches by Kelton. 93pp w/illus.  HB/no dj as issued, INSCRIBED/SIGNED…….65.00
57) Kennedy, Michael S. [editor]  COWBOYS AND CATTLEMEN: A Roundup from Montana, The Magazine of Western History  1964, 1st edition, NY.  An extensive collection of stories about the cattle range by many authors, including J. Frank Dobie, Joe B. Frantz, Michael S. Kennedy, L.A. Huffman, Mark H. Brown, Allen Toole, Ray H. Mattison, James A. Russell, and many others.  Trail drives; big-time ranchers; rustlers and renegades; mavericks, much more. 364pp w/photos and artist’s renderings, index.  Folio HB/DJ……40.00
58) [KERR COUNTY] KERR COUNTY, TEXAS – 1856-1976  1975, “revised edition of [1956] Bennett book,” np. A well-rounded county history: early communities; pioneer biographies; Civil War days; freighting; Admiral Nimitz; Battle at Bandera Pass; Indian depredations; camels at Camp Verde; Charles Schreiner; railroads; much more. 343pp w/photos, index. HB..40.00 SOLD

59) King, C. Richard SUSANNA DICKINSON: Messenger of the Alamo  1976, 1st edition, Austin. An interesting biography of a remarkable woman. Susanna followed her husband to the Alamo, and after the battle she reported the incident to Sam Houston.  She spent her later years in Austin. 166pp w/photos, notes, biblio, index.  HB/DJ…..35.00

60) [KING RANCH] THE KING RANCH QUARTER HORSES by Robert Moorman Denhardt. 1985, 4th printing, Norman.  The complete story of the King Ranch Quarter horse, how they were bred and what they have achieved. “The book is an absorbing tour of the remarkable world of the King Ranch.” 256pp w/map, photos, appendices, bibliography, index.  Folio HB /DJ…..45.00

61) [KING RANCH] KING RANCH: 100 Years of Ranching 1953, 1st ed, published by Corpus Christi Caller-Times.  A concise history of the enormous  South Texas ranch and of its international holdings.  143pp w/maps and many photos.  Folio HB ….55.00

62) [KING RANCH]  SANTA GERTRUDIS BREEDERS INTERNATIONAL RECORDED HERDS Vol. Two 1959, 1st edition, Kingsville. Designed by Carl Hertzog. From the Preface: “The recordings in this volume extend, and in some instances duplicate, the recordings found in Volume One and Supplement One of Recorded Herds.  This was done so that anyone having access to this volume, but not the original volumes, may still obtain information concerning the founding of the breed and the Association, as well as progress made to 1959.” A history which includes recorded herds with brand illustrations, and a membership roster. 100pp w/photos. Folio HB……..65.00

63) Kuykendall, Lucy Rountree P.S. TO PECOS 1946, 1st edition, Houston. Illustrated by S./Sgt. Harry Rathbun. This book gives an inside look at what life was like for residents in a West Texas town that had a military training base nearby during World War II..  260pp w/illustrations. HB/DJ, review copy, unread with some pages still uncut…..50.00
                63b) Another copy – P.S. To Pecos – 1946, 1st edition, HB with foxing, scuffing to cover, no dj, SIGNED…….40.00

64) Lane, Walter P. [edited/annotated by Jimmy L. Bryan, Jr.] THE ADVENTURES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF GENERAL WALTER P. LANE, A San Jacinto Veteran, Containing Sketches of the Texan, Mexican and Late Wars, with Several Indian Fights Thrown In.  2000, reprint edition limited to 500 copies, DeGolyer Library, Dallas.  Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “One of the best Texas military memoirs, this is also a prime source on the period from the Texas Revolution through the Civil War. No Texas hero spent more time in the thick of the action than Lane, and his memoirs are meaty with anecdotes and incidents relating to the revolution, the Indian campaigns, the Mexican War, and the Civil War.”  216pp w/notes, bibliography, index. HB….125.00   

65) Lasater, Dale FALFURRIAS: Ed C. Lasater and the Development of South Texas 1985, 1st edition, College Station. The life and times of Ed Lasater, a cattleman and land developer, who purchased extensive landholdings in South Texas before the end of the 19th-century and in 1883 founded the town of Falfurrias. 296pp w/photos, appendix, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ..45.00

67) [LEA, TOM] THE ART OF TOM LEA 2003, 2nd “Memorial Edition,” College Station.  Compiled by Kathleen G. Hjerter, with an introduction by William Weber Johnson; a new afterword by Becky Duval Reese.  This volume makes available, in black and white and full-color reproductions, the full range of Lea’s work. 256pp w/index.  Oblong folio hardback/dust jacket….60.00

68) Lea, Tom  THE WONDERFUL COUNTRY  1952, 1st edition, Boston. Illustrations by the author. A critically acclaimed novel of the West. 387pp. HB/DJ…….25.00

69) Lester, Paul THE GREAT GALVESTON DISASTER Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times 1900, 1st edition, np. 516pp w/photos, eyewitness accounts, heroic deeds, aftermath, and more.
HB w/pictorial cover, a sound copy…..85.00 SOLD

71) Lord, Walter A TIME TO STAND 1961, 1st edition, NY. An interesting and realistic account of the siege and fall of the Alamo.  255pp w/maps, illustrations, sources, index.  HB/DJ…..40.00

72) Mellard, Frank Courtney THE DREAM OF A YOUTHFUL COWBOY 1957, 1st edition, Marfa.  Reminiscences of a West Texas cowboy and rancher, with information on the JA, T-Bar, and other ranches. 71pp w/photos. Softcover, INSCRIBED/SIGNED, very scarce…….85.00

73) [MIDLAND COUNTY] THE PIONEER HISTORY OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS, 1880-1926  1984, “Limited Centennial Edition,” Dallas.  Historical articles, many pioneer biographies, with appendices that include death notices, marriage records, and much more.  175pp w/photos.  Folio HB bound in leather , an exceedingly scarce West Texas county history…350.00

74) [MIDLAND COUNTY] THE THORNY TRAIL compiled by Betty K. Edgar. Vol. XXVII, Nos. 1 and 2, Fall 1998/Spring 1999, publication of Midland Genealogical Society. Historical articles and photos about Midland, Texas, in the 1920s. 103pp w/photos, index. Folio softcover……….25.00 SOLD

75) Moncus, Herman H.  PRAIRIE SCHOONER PIRATES: The Story of the Comancheros  1963, 1st edition, NY. A study of the illegal Comanchero traders who were Anglos, Spaniards and renegade Indians who traded in contraband that included weapons and human captives taken from prairie travelers and ranchers. 191pp w/photos, references. HB/DJ w some scuffing…..25.00 SOLD

77) Mumey, Nolie  POKER ALICE: Alice Ivers, Duffield, Tubbs, Huckert (1851-1930): History of a Woman Gambler in the West  1951, 1st limited edition of 500 copies, Denver.  An interesting account of the life of Poker Alice who had a long career as a gambler in the boom mining towns of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and the Black Hills of South Dakota. Adams, SIX-GUNS: "To my knowledge, the only book written about this unique and noted western character."  47pp w/photos, and a large foldout map inside back cover. Stiff softcover with glassine wrapper, numbered and SIGNED……100.00

77) Myers, John Myers  THE DEATHS OF THE BRAVOS  1962, 1st edition, Boston. An informal history of the men who explored, settled and fought in the Western territories between the years 1812 to 1878.  267pp w/bibliography. HB/DJ…19.95

79) Neighbours, Kenneth F. [editor] THE REPORT OF THE EXPEDITION OF MAJOR ROBERT S. NEIGHBORS TO EL PASO IN 1849  Reprint of report  in Records of the War Department, Was., D.C.  6pp. Softcover……..14.95

80) Oates, Stephen B. [editor] RIP FORD’S TEXAS 1963, 1st edition, Austin. Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “...personal memoirs of one of the most colorful Texans of his time.” Ford came to Texas just after San Jacinto and participated in the Republic era, the Indian wars, the Mexican War, the South Texas border wars, the Civil War, and the post-war Reconstruction era. A detailed biography of Ford precedes his personal memoirs. 519pp w/appendices, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ, near fine copy……125.00

82) O’Neal, Bill ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WESTERN GUNFIGHTERS  1979, 1st edition, Norman.  Biographical sketches of 225 men that gives us a virtual “Who’s Who” of western gunfighters.  386pp w/photos, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…….55.00 SOLD

83) Pattie, Jane COWBOY SPURS AND THEIR MAKERS  1998, reprint, College Station.  Foreword by Don Worcester; intro-duction by B. Byron Price.  Nicely illustrated.  172pp w/photos, bibliography, index. Folio HB/DJ….35.00

84) Pettit, Michael  RIDING FOR THE BRAND: 150 Years of Cowden Ranching  2006, 1st edition, Norman. Offers a com-pelling portrait of an American ranching family that spans six generations and two states. The family started in Palo Pinto County then moved to New Mexico where they founded the JAL Ranch. Their history includes cowboys and Indians, cattle and buffalo, open range and barbed wire.  Recommended!  306pp w/maps, photos, notes, biblio, index. HB/DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED..45.00 SOLD

85) Porter, Dean A., et al  TAOS ARTISTS AND THEIR PATRONS, 1898-1950  1999, 1st edition,, Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame.  A beautifully fashioned volume that looks at the works produced in the earlier years of the Taos art colony. 251 plates, many in color, plus photographs.  “The first major study to examine the widely diverse forms of patronage that made it possible for artists to live and work in Taos, far from the nation’s art centers.”  400pp w/251 plates, photos, bibliography, index.  Folio HB/DJ, a fine copy, exceedingly scarce……350.00

86) Reagan, Rocky ROCKY’S CHUCK WAGON STORIES 1969, revised edition, San Antonio.  Entertaining stories about early times in Texas.  171pp w/illustrated endpapers. HB/DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED……25.00 SOLD

87) [RHODES, EUGENE MANLOVE] ) A BAR CROSS MAN: The Life and Personal Writings of Eugene Manlove Rhodes edited by W. H. Hutchinson. 1956, 1st edition, Norman. Besides some of his writings, this book includes a biography of the man who punched cattle and ranged the wild New Mexico badlands before he won recognition as a leading literary figure. 432pp w/photos, a checklist of Rhodes works, index.  HB/DJ….65.00 SOLD

89) Rose, Victor M. THE LIFE AND SERVICES OF GEN. BEN McCULLOCH  1958, facsimile reproduction of the 1888 issue,  Steck Co., Austin. The author was at Elk Horn on that fateful day that McCulloch fell while reconnoitering the enemy during the Civil War.. McCulloch also served at San Jacinto and fought Indians. 264pp w/illus. HB in slipcase….45.00

90) [RYAN, TOM] TOM RYAN and the Cowboys of the 6666 Ranch by Susan Hallsten McGarry. 2001, 1st ed, published by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City. Preface by Ken Townsend. This book presents a biography of Ryan, with full-color reproductions of many of his paintings that relate to his experiences at the Four-6’s. Also has a bibliography of Ryan’s works. 63pp w/photos. Oblong folio HB/DJ, SIGNED by Tom Ryan…..75.00

91) [RYAN, TOM Cowboy Artist] TOM RYAN: A Painter in Four Sixes Country by Dean Krakel. 1971, 1st “Ranch Edition” limited to 500 copies, Northland Press, Flagstaff. Fifteen full-color paintings that chronicle the artist’s experiences on the Four-6’s, along with his narrative detailing what takes place. 111pp w/bibliography.  [This copy is missing a color print that was issued with it, and I’ve priced it accordingly.]  Oblong folio hardback in slipcase, fine condition, SIGNED ….100.00

92) Sampanaro, Frank N. & Paul J. Vanderwood WAR SCARE ON THE RIO GRANDE: Robert Runyon’s Photographs of the Border Conflict, 1913-1916 1992, 1st edition, Austin. Over one hundred of  Runyon’s spectacular photographs cover the Mexican Bandit raids in Brownsville in 1915, the massive buildup of American military forces along the border in 1916, and rare photos of the revolution that raged in northeastern Mexico 1913-1914. 135pp w/appendices—including the radical “Plan of San Diego of 1916”—bibliography, index. Oblong folio hardback/dust jacket, INSCRIBED/SIGNED….125.00

93) Shaw, James C.  NORTH FROM TEXAS: Incidents in the Early Life of a Range Cowman in Texas, Dakota and Wyoming  1952, limited edition of 750 copies, Evanston. Edited by Herbert O. Brayer; illustrated by David T. Vernon.  Highlights the author’s 1500 mile cattle drive up the Northern or Texas Trail. He acquired the old Duck Bar ranch house and headquarters buildings in Wyoming where he organized the Bridger's Ferry Ditch Company, raised Ethan Allen Morgan horses, and served as inspector for the Converse County and Wyoming Stock Growers Association. 72pp w/map, illustrations, index. HB..75.00 SOLD

94) Shirley, Glenn TEMPLE HOUSTON: Lawyer With A Gun   1980, 1st edition, Norman.  The fast, hard life of  the youngest son of General Sam and Margret Lea Houston who died at age 45. 339pp w/photos, biblio, index.  HB/DJ …….40.00

95) Shirley, Glenn  PAWNEE BILL: A Biography of Major Gordon W. Lillie   1993, 2nd revised and expanded edition, Stillwater.  The story of the flamboyant Wild West entertainer who was also an accomplished livestock breeder, banker, businessman, and friend to the Indians.  282pp w/illustrations, bibliography, index. HB/DJ fine…..30.00

96) Siringo, Charles A. A TEXAS COWBOY  1950, 1st printing of this unique collaborative edition that has a bibliographical study and an introduction by J. Frank Dobie; is illustrated by Tom Lea; and is designed by Carl Hertzog. Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “This is the most authentic book on the Texas cowboy….one of the most important range books.” He also described this William Sloane Associates edition as the “best edition, with lengthy introduction by J. Frank Dobie, and other added material.” 198pp w/illustrations. HB/DJ…..55.00

97) Sitton, Thad TEXAS HIGH SHERIFFS 1988, 1st edition, Austin.  “A fascinating and provocative look at the old ways of law enforcement as practiced by the rural Texas sheriff before 1965.”  279pp w/photos, biographical notes.  HB/DJ, scarce…85.00

98) Sowell, A.J. LIFE OF BIG FOOT WALLACE  1957, facsimile reprint of the original, Steck Co., Austin.  Color illustrations.  “A quaint account of one of Texas’ most colorful men.”  123pp w/photo section.   HB….35.00

99) Stapp, William Preston  THE PRISONERS OF PEROTE: A Firsthand Account of the Mier Expedition  1977, reprint, Austin.  Foreword by Joe B. Frantz. Illustrations by Charles Shaw. Stapp was captured with others in the 1842 ill-fated attempt to invade Mexico in retaliation for a Mexican attack on San Antonio. He wasn’t released until 1844. 226pp. HB/DJ……..45.00

100) Starkey, Marion L. THE CHEROKEE NATION  1946, 1st edition, NY.  A history of the people before and after the “Trail of Tears.”  355pp with illustrations, biblio, notes, index. HB/DJ has some edgewear, now in protective cover....45.00 SOLD

102) [TARRANT COUNTY] PIONEER FORT WORTH, TEXAS: Life, Times and Families of South Tarrant County by Lila Bunch Race. 1976, 1st edition, Dallas. Historical articles and family histories with genealogies. 279pp w/photos, maps, “historical name index of pioneer Fort Worth,” and “Historical name index of farmers and ranchers, churches and schools of South Tarrant County.”  Folio HB, very scarce…..165.00 SOLD

105) Taylor, Edith Wharton MONEY ON THE HOOF: Sometimes 1974, 1st edition, Ft. Collins.  Intro by Ben K. Green.   A history of the Fort Worth Stock Yards. 115pp w/bibliography, appendix. HB/DJ nice……..45.00 SOLD

106) Thybony, Scott  ROCK ART OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST 1994, 1st edition, Portland. Photography by Fred Hirschmann. 126 full-color plates explore rock art from Southwest Texas to the Four Corners region.  128pp w/index.  HB/DJ..25.00 SOLD

107) Tompkins, G.C. (Tom) A COMPENDIUM OF THE OVERLAND MAIL COMPANY ON THE SOUTHERN ROUTE 1858-1861, and the Period Surrounding it   1985, 1st edition, El Paso.  The story of the John Butterfield’s Overland Mail Company,  the first transcontinental mail route on the North American continent.  399pp w/maps, illustrations, notes, suggested readings, index. HB/no dust jacket as issued………50.00 SOLD

108) Turner., Martha Anne THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS: Her Saga and Her Song  1976, 1st edition, Austin.  Tells of the role played by the captured slave girl at the Battle of San Jacinto, and traces in detail the evolution of the folksong she inspired.  Reveals obscure facts and bits of detail heretofore unpublished.  HB/DJ……30.00

109) Wallace, Ernest  RANALD S. MACKENZIE ON THE TEXAS FRONTIER  1964, 1st edition [this is the original publication published by the West Texas Museum Association as Volume VII-VIII, 1963-1964 of The Museum Journal] Lubbock.  Colonel Mackenzie, a young cavalryman who had earned his reputation as a fighting man in the Civil War, is perhaps more than any other man responsible for the final subjugation of the nomadic Comanche and Kiowas who had terrorized the frontier for decades. 214pp w/maps, photos, index.  Softcover…..100.00

110) Wallace, Ernest & E. Adamson Hoebel  THE COMANCHES: Lords of the South Plains  1952, 1st edition, Norman. Probably one of the better detailed studies of the Comanche tribe and their great traditions of warfare, life and customs. 381pp w/illus, bibliography, index. HB/lacks dust jacket, otherwise a nice, sound copy……50.00 SOLD

111) [WEBB COUNTY]  WARM WEATHER & BAD WHISKEY: The 1886 Laredo Election Riot  1991, 1st edition, El Paso. Foreword by Felix D. Almaraz, Jr.  Chronicles the violent climax to a ten year bloody border feud between Laredo’s Botas and Guaraches political factions. 218pp w/maps, photos, appendices, biblio, index. HB/DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED ….. 45.00

113) Weniger, Del CACTI OF THE SOUTHWEST: Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana  nd [circa 1978],1st edition, Austin. 119 species and 171 varieties are listed by their scientific names and by common names, followed by a complete description of the plant and its range. Each plant, unless extinct, is pictured in color, usually in full-bloom.  249pp w/photos, illustrations, index to scientific names, and index to common names.  Folio HB/DJ has a small closed tear, otherwise very good+, scarce……….75.00 SOLD

116) Wharton, Clarence  SATANTA: The Great Chief of the Kiowas and His People  1935, 1st edition, Dallas. Deals mostly with the Kiowa tribe under Satanta’s leadership in the 1860s and ‘70s.  Covers Custer's winter campaign on the Washita. Satanta was one of the chiefs taken prisoner by Custer and Sheridan and held hostage in an attempt to force the tribe to return to the reservation. Includes legends of the Kiowas, their raids into Texas and Mexico, General Leavenworth's Expedition, more. 246pp w/illustrations, index. HB, SIGNED, scarce….125.00

117) [WICHITA COUNTY] HISTORY OF WICHITA FALLS by Jonnie R. Morgan. 1971, 2nd “special collector’s edition,” Wichita Falls.  221pp w/photos, historical articles, some biographical information on early citizens.  HB/DJ…….55.00

118) [WICHITA COUNTY]  WICHITA FALLS: A Century in Photographs by Michael Duty.  Includes a historical essay and many period photographs. 235pp0. Folio HB/DJ, nice…..100.00

119) Wyatt, Frederica Burt & Hooper Shelton COKE R. STEVENSON...A Texas Legend1976, 1st edition, Junction.  Biography of the former Texas Governor. HB/DJ, SIGNED……..95.00

120) Wright, Muriel H.  A GUIDE TO THE INDIAN TRIBES OF OKLAHOMA  1951, 1st edition, Norman. This alphabetical listing of the Oklahoma tribes provides origin of the tribal name; linguistic stock; physical characteristics; location; history; government and organization; contemporary life and culture. 300pp w/photos, maps, biblio, index. HB/DJ w/edgewear..55.00 SOLD