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Adventuring with the Old-Timers: Trails Travelled, Tales Told (SIGNED BY J. EVETTS HALEY)
by Chesley, Hervey E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG/Good+
- Seller
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League City, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Midland, TX: Nita Stewart Haley Mem., 1979. 1st ed. . Hardcover. VG/Good+. 184 pages. The book is SIGNED by J. Evetts Haley, noted Texas historian, who provided the introduction / foreword. Illustrated throughout with drawings by H.D Bugbee, and book designed by Carl Hertzog. Index. Tan cloth-covered boards with Bugbee illustration on front and back. Brown cloth spine with gilt title. Dustjacket mimics the design of the book. VG/Good+. Tight unmarked copy. Edges are faintly foxed as are the lighter parts of the dustjacket, else VG. Dustjacket back panel rubbed. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: E3753. ** SAVE MORE ** Additional books in the same order ship for FREE via Standand Shipping.
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- Bookseller
- Schroeder's Book Haven
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E3753
- Title
- Adventuring with the Old-Timers: Trails Travelled, Tales Told (SIGNED BY J. EVETTS HALEY)
- Author
- Chesley, Hervey E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publisher
- Nita Stewart Haley Mem.
- Place of Publication
- Midland, TX
- Date Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 184
- Keywords
- Frontier Life West Texas Southwest Signed Autographed Signed by Contributo Texana Texas
- Bookseller catalogs
- Texana & Texas History;
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About the Seller
Schroeder's Book Haven
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League City, Texas
About Schroeder's Book Haven
We are an Open Shop located in the Historic District of League City, Texas, midway between Houston and Galveston. We have served Colleges and Libraries since 1967 and opened to the Public in 1992 in a renovated c.1911 house built by Judge J.S. Scott and his wife, Pearl. Our Store specialty is Texana, both new and out-of-print. We also have a good selection of General Stock, with emphasis in Western Americana, Art, Architecture and History. We provide complete ordering services for in-print titles and diligently search for the hard-to-find or out-of-print title you desire. Feel free to visit our shop Tues-Fri 10-6; Thurs Noon-8, Sat 10-4 Central Time. Closed Sunday & Monday.
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- Foxed
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- Gilt
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