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Austin: TSHA, 1995. 1st trade edition. Hardcover. Fine /fine. 8 color maps, 272pp., index, biblio, El Alamo settlement at the time had about 500 population. This is the first English translation of the Pedro de Rivera diary of 1727 and the first publication of the heretofore-unknown Marqués de Rubí Diary of 1767. Written during military inspections of New Spain's far northern frontier, both documents are crucial for scholars and students of the Spanish presence in Texas. Annotated by William Foster. Illustrated with early maps. Contains many references to early ranching.

El Paso, Tx: Texas Western Press, 1994. First Edition. Paperback. FINE. SIGNED by the author with presentation to former owner. 95pp., photos, references.

Fort Worth: TCU, 2001. First Edition. Soft Cover. VERY GOOD. Author's signed presentation on first page, historic photos, 199pp., index, notes, double page road map of Scenic Comal County, 1960. Includes Hill Country Drives, River Drive, Skyline Drives, Secret Places, Early Days of Motoring.

Austin: : Pemberton Press, 1983,. First Edition. Hardcover. FINE IN FINE DJ/fine. Designed by William R. Holman, 648pp., index, bibliography, notes. DJ price ($65.00) unclipped in archival mylar cover. Gilt spine titles all bright on navy cloth. Informative and readable guide selected from more than 100,000 volumes about Texas, Jenkins chose 224 books essential for any research library. Bibliographical details, traces the publishing history of each work, and describes the critical reception of each volume, discusses an additional 1017 books and an annotated list of 217 Texas bibliographies.

Austin: Jenkins Publishing Company, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. FINE IN FINE DJ/fine. 448pp., index, photographs, bibliography. No names no writing, 8vo brick cloth, gilt spine titles. DJ in archival mylar cover. In custom slipcase. This is the first biography of Burleson. He was an Indian fighter, statesman in the Republic of Texas serving as vice president and political foe of Sam Houston. He was best known as the commanding general at the Siege of Bexar in 1835 and second in command to Sam Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto. Scarce. Jenkins died before his ideas for this book were completed. Texas author and historian Ken Kesselus, rescued it from oblivion, did the research and wrote the final book.

Austin: Pemberton Press, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. GOOD/good. EX LIBRARY stamps. With a foreword by Dorman Winfrey. 509pp., dj. Good solid reading copy.

Austin, Texas: Portland Cement, 1936. FINE. 8 11/2 x 11 inches, tri-fold, green single sheet printed two sides. Drawing, description, four photographs.

Pocket Book Special. wraps. VERY GOOD. Paul Bacon. Illustrated by Paul Bacon, 77(3)pp., oblong wraps, 1 pg with hand -written recipe adjustment. By the caterer to the LBJ Ranch. President Lyndon Johnson and his wife Lady Bird, enterained thousands of guests at their home in the Texas Hill Country. Their hospitality was famous for excellent outdoor barbecues. Their secrets for simple Texas ingredients including game are here in this hard to find little cook book. Includes essay on "How Barbecue Started."

Chicago: American Historical Society, 1914. 1st edition. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Index hidden in the front of the first volume., complete five volume set. Gilt spine titles bright, Brown and gold marbled endpapers and green marbled edges, gilt top edge. Clean, tight, no names. Some light wear to these heavy buckram bindings, with publisher's reinforced hinges; the set is made to hold up under heavy use. Upper outside hinge of vol. V beginning to tear. BASIC 109 - " Most valuable part of the work is that written by Col. Johnson and containing his personal observations on events in Texas in the 1820's and 30's." He commanded the Matamoros Expeditioin in 1836 and narrowly escaped execution.. Last three volumes are mug books devoted to biographies of early pioneers and prominent Texans. This work combines the memoirs of an early Texas leader with the scholarship of two of Texas' ablest historians. It was fifty years in the making and contains much essential material on the Texas Revolution not available… Read More

NY: Abbeville, 1988. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. FINE IN FINE DJ./fine. SIGNED by both authors on parchment sheet bound in prior to half title page. In cooperation with The National Wildflower Research Center, Austin, Texas, color photographs, 309pp., index, bibliography, 105 page album featuring the best loved and most spectaular of America's wildflowers. No other names. Lavendar boards, gilt spine titles with removable autogarph banner over dj with archival mylar cover. Photographs of these beauties are shown in their natural wild state.

Austin: Shoal Creek, 1976 (1972). 2nd printing. Hardcover. NEAR FINE. over 100 full page color reproductions of the original watercolors, oversize bound in gilt-stamped and blind embossed decorative brown leatherette, with gilt titles, folio. Spine and 2 corners bumped. No names. The original copy was a gift to her husband General Albert Sidney Johnston, C.S.A. . The magnificent detailed 1857 Map of Texas and Part of New Mexico as compliled under the direction of Maj. Emory located on endpapers was reproduced to help identify for the reader the area covered by General Johnston when he was stationed in Texas as Paymaster for the United States Army. Includes a biography of Mrs. Johnston by Mildred Mayhall. Winner of the 1972 Summerfield Roberts Award.

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. FINE/fine. SIGNED with author's presentation 351pp., index, lengthy biblio, photos, 4to, price unclipped dj in mylar cover. Includes many references to Texas.

College Station: A&M, 1994. 1st edition. Hardcover. FINE/fine. 94pp., index, notes, DJ NEW

Austin: Village Press, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. FINE.. 24pp., wraps. Historic horsemen include Mustang Gray; 1750 Vaquero de Escandon; 1760 Cuera Dragoon; 1810 Vaquero de Casa Blanco; 1830 San Antonio Ranchero; Judge Roy Bean, 1885 Trail Driver and 18 others. These historical characters are all on horseback and in authentic costume of the period. 9x12 inches. No date, circa 1980. Fine Models for some appear to have been known acquaintances of the artist!

San Antonio: Junior League, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. 427pp., index, notes, bibliography. 4to bronze embossed brown leatherette, ribbon marker, navy blue map endpapers with different maps of the city front and back. Clean, previous owner's name, ow fine. Almost 3,000 treasured recipes from members of the League and Bright Shawl with their individual names on contributions. Historical notes provided by Ann Maria Watson.

NY & Fort Worth: Hudson Hills Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. FINE/fine. 287pp., 126 color plates, 26 duotone illustrations, text by senior staff members, 4to black cloth, bronze spine titles, dj $50 price unclipped.