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  ) Adams, Clarence S. & Joan M.THE OLD-TIMERS’ REVIEW: A Collection of Stories from the Past Eight Years of Old-Timers’ Review 1979-1987, 8 volumes bound into one.  New Mexico, cattle range, Billy the Kid, early Roswell, much more.  Folio HB w/decorated cover, SIGNED by both authors………..50.00 SOLD

  ) [ARCHEOLOGY] HANDBOOK OF TEXAS ARCHEOLOGY: Type Descriptions edited by Dee Ann Suhm and Edward B. Jelks. 1962, 1st edition, Austin. “A cumulative compendium of type descriptions published jointly by The Texas Archeological Society and The Texas Memorial Museum.”  299pp w/illustrations, references. Spiral notebook w/plastic cover over decorated boards, very scarce……..250.00 

  ) [ARCHEOLOGY] THE ROCK ART OF TEXAS INDIANS by W.W. Newcomb, Jr. 1967, 1st edition, Austin. Paintings by Forrest Kirkland, 32 in full color, 128 in black and white, plus many photos. This book is the result of a decades-long study of rock art in West Texas from the Pecos and Devil’s rivers to the Big Bend and Hueco Tanks northeast of El Paso.  Hundreds of examples of petroglyphs and pictographs are reproduced. 239pp w/appendix, bibliography, index. Tucked inside a small handmade pocket glued inside the front cover is a 1941 photo of Kirkland that is signed by Mrs. Kirkland Folio HB/DJ showing some edgewear..75.00

  ) Baber, D. F. (as told by Bill Walker) THE LONGEST ROPE: The Truth About The Johnson County Cattle War 1953, 3rd printing, Caldwell. Illustrations by R. H. Hall.  Adams: SIX-GUNS: "…gives some inside information never before told about the Johnson County War and the battle between the invaders and Nate Champion."  Bill Walker witnessed the battle between the cattlemen and the homesteaders, which took place at the K C Ranch on Powder River in 1892. 320pp w/illustrations, appendix.     HB w/decorated cover, scarce in any edition….135.00

  ) Ball, Eve MA’AM JONES OF THE PECOS 1969, 1st edition, Tucson. Mother of ten, this frontier woman persevered during extreme hardships and saw members of her family caught up in the violence of New Mexico’s Lincoln County War.  328pp w/photos, index.  HB/DJ….75.00

  ) 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,” (the 4th volume in Texas Range Life Series published by Texas Folklore Society), Austin.  Introduction by J. Frank Dobie; designed by Carl Hertzog. William Reese, 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…..225.00

  ) Biggers, Don H. FROM CATTLE RANGE TO COTTON PATCH  reprint of the 1904 original, serialized in J. Marvin Hunter’s Frontier Times Magazine, Oct. 1943 through February 1944, Bandera. Dykes, Western High Spots: "Prime source material on the West Texas frontier, cattle, buffalo hunting, Indian fighting." These five issues are the blue cover reprints which include many more articles about pioneer days in Texas.  The set of five issues = 24.95 SOLD

  ) Braddy, Haldeen COCK OF THE WALK: The Legend of Pancho Villa 1955, 1st edition, Albuquerque.  “This is the legend of Pancho Villa as it lives in the hearts and memories of the people who loved and hated him.” 174pp w/photos, sources. HB/DJ – djhas two tiny chips, now in protective cover…….70.00

  ) Brandt, Herbert  TEXAS BIRD ADVENTURES In the Chisos Mountains and on the Northern Plains  1940, 1st edition, Cleveland. Illustrated with field sketches and line drawings by George Miksch Sutton, and photographs by the author.  The author traveled extensively throughout the High Plains and Trans-Pecos regions of Texas to study birds and some animal life. He also provides a lot of good information on Bob More, who managed the vast Waggoner oil and cattle ranch. 192pp w/index.  HB/DJ [dust jacket edgeworn with some small chips, now in protective cover] scarce….100.00

  ) [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

  ) Brooks, Connie THE LAST COWBOYS: Closing the Open Range in Southeastern New Mexico, 1890s-1920s  1993, 1st edition, Albuquerque.  This book tells what became of many of the range cowboys after the trail drives ended in 1890.  129pp w/photos, maps, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ……30.00 SOLD

  ) Clarke, Mary Whatley JOHN CHISUM: Jinglebob King of the Pecos 1984, 1st edition, Austin. Biography of the Texas cattleman who followed the Goodnight-Loving Trail and set up a huge ranching operation in the Pecos Valley of New Mexico. Much on the Lincoln County War. 170pp w/photos, endnotes, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ…150.00

  ) Chabot, Frederick C. THE PEROTE PRISONERS: Being the Diary of James L Trueheart Printed for the First Time Together With An Historical Introduction  1934, 1st limited edition of 400 copies,  Naylor Co., San Antonio. Trueheart moved to Texas in 1838 and settled at San Antonio, where he became clerk of the district court in 1841. When the entire court was captured in September 1842 by Mexican troops under Adrián Woll, Trueheart was taken to Mexico with other prisoners and incarcerated for two years. During the period he was held in Perote Prison he kept a diary that was edited by Chabot. 344pp w/notes, index. HB…200.00

    ) 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 – dj is edgeworn and has tape repairs on the inside, scarce…125.00

    ) [COBURN, WALT] WALT COBURN: Western Word Wrangler, An Autobiography  1973, 1st edition, Northland Press, Flagstaff. Foreword by Walter Brennan. The exciting story of the “King of the Western Pulps.”  255pp w/photos. HB/DJ…40.00

  ) Combs, Joseph F. GUNSMOKE IN THE REDLANDS  1968, reprint, 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

  ) Cypher, John BOB KLEBERG AND THE KING RANCH 1995, 2nd printing, Austin. The story of Kleberg’s fifty-year career as head of the legendary King Ranch. 239pp w/photos, index. HB/DJ…..25.00

  ) Davis, William C. LONE STAR RISING: The Revolutionary Birth of the Texas Republic2004, 1st edition, NY. A narrative history of the Texas revolution “from the earliest adventures of freebooters who stirred up trouble…to the crucial showdown at San Jacinto.” 354pp w/map, illustrations, endnotes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ……..40.00

  ) 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……75.00

  ) Denhardt, Robert M. FOUNDATION SIRES OF THE AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE  1976, 1st edition, Norman. A comprehensive alphabetical digest of known information about the foundation stallions of the American Quarter Horse. Includes a history of the AQHA and a geographical index of breeders.  269pp w/illus. HB/DJ – dj has edgewear, in protective cover…40.00 SOLD
                  b) Another copy – Foundation Sires of the American Quarter Horse -- 1977, 3rd printing. HB/DJ as new….25.00 SOLD

  ) Dobie, J. Frank  A VAQUERO OF THE BRUSH COUNTRY  1929, 1st edition, 1st state, Dallas. Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS:  “Based on oral memoirs of John Young, the text includes, in addition to Young’s life as a pioneer cowman and outlaw chases, sections on roundups and cattle drives, on the hide and tallow business in Texas, on Billy the Kid and the Mexican outlaw Cortina, on life in the South Texas brush country, on Mexican and Indian warfare along the border after the Civil War, and on the folk ways of the Texas cattle industry.” 314pp w/endpaper map, photos, index. HB w/simulated rattlesnake cover, some light wear to edges of boards, beginnings of a cracked front hinge, a small picture has been pasted to front. SIGNED………295.00 SOLD

  ) Dobie, J. Frank COW PEOPLE  1964, 1st edition, 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…..75.00

  ) [DOBIE, J. FRANK] DOBIE AT SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY: The Beginnings of His Literary Career, 1906-1911 compiled and edited by Judson S. Custer.  1981, 1st edition, Austin. An interesting look at Dobie’s early years. 87pp w/photos, index. HB/DJ…..30.00

  )  Duncan, Bob BUFFALO COUNTRY  1959, 1st edition, NY. “A treasury of buffalo lore and legend--of the animal and the men who hunted him.”  HB/DJ....45.00 SOLD

  ) Durham, George [as told to Clyde Wantland] TAMING THE NUECES STRIP: The Story of McNelly’s Rangers 1962, 1st edition, Austin.  A firsthand account of Texas Ranger Leander H. McNelly’s post-Civil War campaign to clean up the “Nueces Strip” of southwest Texas.  178pp w/illustrations. HB/DJ has small chips and some edgewear……80.00

  ) [EASTLAND COUNTY] CISCO: Cradle of Hilton’s Empire by Lela Latch Lloyd 1986, 1st edition, Abilene. History of the Cisco Mobley Hotel, which was Conrad Hilton’s first hotel. 100pp w/photos, notes, bib, index. HB/DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED..

  ) Elam, Earl H.  KITIKITI’SH: The Wichita Indians and Associated Tribes in Texas, 1757-1859 2008, 1st edition, Hillsboro. A history of an ancient Southwestern tribe who were removed from Texas in 1859 and placed on reservations in Indian Territory. 437pp w/maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, as new, SIGNED……50.00 SOLD

  ) Elliott, Claude LEATHERCOAT: The Life History of a Texas Patriot 1938, 1st edition, San Antonio. The life story of the picturesque James W. Throckmorton, Texas Ranger, veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars, Texas political figure and governor, and Commissioner to the Indians. 315pp w/photos, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ, scarce....150.00

  ) [EL PASO COUNTY] BORDERTOWN REVISITED: El Paso, Texas U.S.A. 1973, 2nd revised edition, El Paso. A lighthearted at the history and culture of El Paso. 159pp w/photos, index. HB/DJ…..30.00

  ) Erickson, John THROUGH TIME AND THE VALLEY 1978, 1st edition, Shoal Creek Publishers, Austin. History and lore of the Canadian River valley in the Texas Panhandle. 185pp w/photos, appendix, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…..35.00

  ) Evans, Will F.  HUNTING GRIZZLYS, BLACK BEAR AND LIONS “BIG-TIME” ON THE OLD RANCHES 1950, 1st edition, El Paso. This engaging memoir offers 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. Pictorial softcover w/extended edges, cover has some foxing, otherwise a sound copy, very scarce…..125.00 SOLD

  ) Farrow, Marion Humphreys TROUBLESOME TIMES IN TEXAS  1957, 1st edition, Hillsboro. A good look at the chaotic years of Reconstruction in Texas. 78pp w/bibliography. Softcover, SIGNED…….55.00

  ) 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/lacks dj..40.00

  ) 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….50.00

  ) Fleming, Paula Richardson & Judith Lynn Luskey  GRAND ENDEAVORS OF AMERICAN INDIAN PHOTOGRAPHY 1993, 1st edition, Smithsonian Press, Washington D.C. Presents the works of various photographers who, around the turn of the 20th century, chose Native Americans as their subjects. 176pp w/photos, nots, bib, index. Folio HB/DJ….20.00 SOLD

  ) Frink, Maurice, W. Turrentine Jackson, and Agnes Wright Spring WHEN GRASS WAS KING: Contributions to the Western Range Cattle Industry 1956, 1st limited edition of 1500 copies, Boulder. Includes some drawings by Nick Eggenhofer. The story of the cattle industry on the plains north of Texas from 1865-1895 when the industry blossomed into big business in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. Includes a detailed year-by-year survey of the era; a study of foreign interests and how they succeeded or failed; a look at 20th-century developments; a biography of Colorado cattle king, John W. Iliff;  and much more. 465pp w/maps, photos, bib, index. HB/DJ, dj w/one tiny closed tear and light edgewear, SIGNED by Frink & Spring, scarce..195.00

  ) 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 tiny chips and mild edgewear…..135.00

  ) Green, Ben K. THE SHIELD MARES 1967, 1st limited edition of 750 copies, Encino Press, Austin. Intro by A.C. Greene; designed by William D. Wittliff.  Many consider this to be Doc Green’s best story.  Hardback in slipcase which has some yellowing; spine is pinched. Numbered and SIGNED, very scarce……300.00

  ) [GREY, ZANE]  FILMING THE WEST OF ZANE GREY by Ed Hulse.  2007, 1st edition, Lone Pine.  A definitive reference guide to all 113 feature films and serials adapted from Grey’s published yarns and stories supplied directly to movie producers.  Each entry includes cast and character names, production credits, theatrical release dates, plot synopsis, and other pertinent data.  HB/DJ, as new ……34.95

  ) 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

  ) Guzman, Martin Luis MEMOIRS OF PANCHO VILLA  1973, 4th printing, Austin. Translated by Virginia H. Taylor. The autobiography of Villa drawn from his own papers, by an eminent Mexican historian who knew and traveled with Pancho Villa at various times during the Revolution. 512pp w/photos, map, index. HB/DJ, nice copy ……..40.00

  ) Harris, Charles H., III and Louis R. Sadler  THE SECRET WAR IN EL PASO: Mexican Revolutionary Intrigue, 1906-1920 2009, 1st edition, Albuquerque. Another fully researched and comprehensive history by Harris and Sadler. In this book  they’ve chronicled many clandestine operations in and around El Paso by American businesses and the U.S. Government who sought to maintain their influences in Mexico and protect national interests while keeping an eye on key figures of the Mexican Revolution. During that period, El Paso served as refuge to revolutionists, smugglers, gunrunners, counterfeiters, propagandists, double agents, criminals, and other underground characters. 488pp w/illustrations, notes, biblio, index. HB/DJ….…37.50

  ) 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, fine copy……50.00

  ) House, Kurt  HAND FORGED FOR TEXAS COWBOYS  2001, 1st edition, San Antonio.  Foreword by Dr. Lawrence Clayton; This book deals primarily with the life and works of Victoria spur-maker Joe Bianchi. Dave Koenig, President of the Houston Area Blacksmith Association, said this about the book: “Kurt House sparks the imagination of both serious collectors and modern smiths. This story of an early loriner is set like a gem in the context of Texas history and the micro-culture of early Victoria, Texas.  As a hoe and ranch blacksmith, Joe Bianchi served his community as well as the real cowboys of the day, using ferrous and non-ferrous metals to prolong the life and aesthetic value of his products.”  A lot of Bianchi’s work showed up on the King Ranch. Includes some excellent early history of Victoria, Texas. 160pp w/173 photographs (many previously unpublished) glossary, bibliography, index.  Folio HB/DJ……..65.00 SOLD

  ) Hutson, Jan  THE CHICKEN RANCH: The True Story of the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1980, 1st ed, NY.  The chicken ranch was probably the longest operating bordello in the country, founded in 1844 and closed in 1974 after a media battle between a sheriff who fought to keep it open, and a television reporter who fought to close it down.115pp w/photos. HB/DJ…35.00

  ) [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, INSCRIBED/SIGNED…..45.00 SOLD

  ) 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

  ) 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/DJ [dj has 3” missing at upper spine, now in protective cover]……65.00

  ) Kelton, Elmer  MY KIND OF HEROES 1995, 1st limited edition of 100 copies, Austin. Introduction by F. Lee Lawrence; sketches by the author. A collection of four speeches by Kelton. 93pp w/illus.  HB bound in marbled cloth and ¼ leather in slipcase, SIGNED by Kelton………100.00 SOLD

  ) [KIMBLE COUNTY] ) IT OCCURRED IN KIMBLE AND HOW: The Story of a Texas County by O. C. Fisher
1937, 1st limited edition of 500 copies, Houston. Considered one of the more interesting Texas county histories with accounts of Indian fights, early day murder cases, outlaw roundups, and more. 237pp w/photos and appendix.  Hardback with decorated cover, this copy in very good condition w/some foxing to end papers, very scarce………..350.00 SOLD

  ) Koch, Ronald P.DRESS CLOTHING OF THE PLAINS INDIANS 1977, 1st edition, Norman. An illustrated guide to shirt patterns, robes, moccasins, colors and designs used by specific tribes, and the symbolism of details of ceremonial dress. 219pp w/illustrations, notes, appendices, bibliography, index. HB/DJ……25.00 SOLD

  ) [LEA, TOM] TOM LEA: An Oral History edited by Rebecca Craver & Adair Margo. 1995, 1st edition, El Paso. A compilation of fifteen hours of taped interviews with Lea.  Included are family photographs and papers, and full-color reproductions of some of his work. 185pp w/bibliography, index. Folio HB/DJ………..40.00

  ) Lewis, Willie Newbury TAPADERO: The Making of a Cowboy 1972, 1st edition, Austin. Author tells the story of her husband, William J. Lewis, who came to the Texas Panhandle in the 1880s, and who became a top hand on the R.O. Ranch.  189pp w/map, photos, index. HB/DJ slightly edgeworn…….30.00

  ) Lincoln, John RICH GRASS AND SWEET WATER: Ranch Life on the Koch Matador Cattle Co. 1989, 1st  edition, College Station.  An entertaining look at modern-day ranch life written by a man who went from bookkeeper to president of the Matador Land and Cattle Company from 1968 to 1983. 148pp w/maps, photos, index. HB/DJ….30.00 SOLD

  ) Machado, Manuel A., Jr. CENTAUR OF THE NORTH: Francisco Villa, the Mexican Revolution, and Northern Mexico 1988, 1st edition, Austin.  A good account of the military career of the infamous revolutionary who died as he lived, “amidst bullets, mystery, and political intrigue.”  211pp w/photos, bibliography, index. HB/DJ….45.00

  ) Malsch, Brownson LONE WOLF: Captain M. T. Gonzaullas  1980, 1st edition, Austin. During his tenure, Gonzaullas was the only hispanic captain in the ranger force, and this book chronicles his long and eventful career from 1920-1951. 224pp w/photos,  index. HB/DJ………65.00

  ) McCoy, Joseph G. HISTORIC SKETCHES of the CATTLE TRADE of the WEST and SOUTHWEST 1940, reprint by The Arthur H. Clark Co., Glendale.  Adams, HERD: “One of the ‘big four’ cattle books, written by a man who opened the market for Texas cattle...one of the first and most important books on the cattle trade.” Reese, SIX-SCORE, says this edition, edited by Ralph H. Bieber, is the  “most scholarly edition.” 435pp w/illustrations.  HB, no dust jacket as issued….150.00

  ) Melton, Lawrence, Jr.  A TRAIL IS NEVER COLD: The Life and Times of Sheriff Jess Sweeten  1995, 1st edition, Dallas.  Sweeten served an exciting twenty-year stint as sheriff of Henderson County from the 1930s until he retired in 1954. 263pp w/photos.  HB/DJ, SIGNED…….75.00

  ) [MENARD COUNTY] FORT McKAVETT, TEXAS: Post on the San Saba by Margaret Bierschwale.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, SIGNED……150.00 SOLD

  ) Miller, Thomas Lloyd  THE PUBLIC LANDS OF TEXAS, 1519-1970  1972, 1st edition, Norman. This volume covers all important legislation relating to public lands—lands for settlers, for soldiers, for internal improvements, for schools—as well as the administration of laws related to timber/mineral rights. 341pp w/maps, illus, appendices, notes, biblio, index.  HB/DJ..45.00 SOLD

  ) Monaghan, Jay LAST OF THE BAD MEN: The Legend of Tom Horn  1946, 1st edition, NY. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “The author gives new information about Tom Horn, especially about his ancestry and boyhood.” 293pp w/photos, index. HB scuffed...40.00

  ) Neeley, Bill THE LAST COMANCHE CHIEF: The Life and Times of Quanah Parker  2007, reprint,  NY. A biography of the great chief by the author who is recognized as “the preeminent authority on Quanah Parker.” 276pp w/maps, photos, notes, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ….25.00

  ) O’Connor, Louise S. TALES FROM THE SAN’TONE RIVER BOTTOM: A Cultural History  1998, 1st edition, Victoria. (No. 2, Texas Coastal Bend Series)  148 interviews with natives of the land give insight into the multi-ethnic character of this  diverse ranching region of Texas—European, Celtic, Mexican and African.  254pp w/many photos, endpaper map, glossary, list of interviewees, notes, bibliography, index. Large folio HB/DJ……75.00

  ) Olien, Roger M. & Diana Davids  OIL BOOMS: Social Change in Five Texas Towns 1982, 1st edition, Lincoln.  Examines five communities—Odessa, Midland, Snyder, Wink and McCamey—and how they were effected by the oil booms of the early 20th century.  220pp w/map, photos, bibliography, notes, index. HB/DJ…..28.00

  ) Peterson, Jessie & Thelma Cox Knoles [editors] PANCHO VILLA: Intimate Recollections by People Who Knew Him  1977, 1st edition, NY. In this oral biography, thirty-one people speak candidly of their relationships with Villa. 279pp w/photos, endpaper map, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…..35.00

  ) 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. 306pp w/maps, photos, notes, biblio, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED…..40.00

  ) Power, Tom [with John Whitlach] SHOOT-OUT AT DAWN: An Arizona Tragedy  1981, 1st edition, Phoenix. The story of a 1918 shoot-out over a coveted gold mine in Graham County owned by the Power family. Two Power brothers, both seriously wounded, and a hired hand eluded 3,000 possemen and soldiers in harsh weather in the forbidding terrain of the Arizona desert. 173pp w/map, photos. Softcover, now in archival Bro-dart cover……60.00

  ) 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/decorated cover, very good copy…125.00

  ) Ramsay, Jack C., Jr. SUNSHINE ON THE PRAIRIE: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker 1990, 3rd printing, Austin. A well-researched biography of the famous captive who adopted the Comanche lifestyle for a quarter of a century before being recaptured. This book includes information on her son, Quanah, and her husband, Nocona.178pp w/photos, bib, notes, index. HB/DJ….35.00

  ) Rath, Ida Ellen  THE RATH TRAIL  1961, 1st edition, Wichita.  Biography of Rath who was an Indian trader, buffalo hunter, hide buyer, railroad grader, and organizer of early day towns and trading posts--one at Adobe Walls.  He was a friend of Kit Carson and the Bents.  And he forged the “Rath Trail” from West Texas to Dodge City. 204pp w/map, photos, index.  HB/DJ….65.00

  ) 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, nice…..95.00

  ) 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 (dj slightly edgeworn, in protective cover….45.00

  ) Roberts, Capt. Dan W.:  RANGERS AND SOVEREIGNTY  and  Mrs. D.W. Roberts: A WOMAN’S REMINISCENCES of SIX YEARS in CAMP with the TEXAS RANGERS  1987, two-books-in-one reprint by State House Press, Austin. This edition includes a new introduction by Robert Wooster, and a new index not available in the 1st editions.  The two books give two unique perspectives of Texas Rangers’ life on the frontier in the 1870s and 1880s.  HB/DJ…..75.00

  ) [SADDLEMAKER CATALOG]  S. D. MYRES SADDLE CO. Manufacturer of Fine Stock Saddle and Art Leather Goods circa 1920, Sweetwater.  (Several pages have “El Paso” stamped on them in blue ink, presumably so the reader is aware the saddlery moved to El Paso after the catalog was published.) Contains illustrations, descriptions, and prices for many saddles, belts, spurs, and other tack items made by the Myres Company. 107pp.  Softcover, cover is worn and trying to detach from the text block, now in a Bro-dart Durasaver protective cover, inside front cover and part of frontispiece has a stain…..75.00 (condition noted)

  ) Schlebecker, John T. CATTLE RAISING ON THE PLAINS, 1900-1961 1963, 1st edition, Lincoln.  A comprehensive history of the western plains states cattle industry and the cattlemen’s adjustment to the Great Plains environment from 1900 to 1961. 323pp w/photos, map, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…..40.00

  ) Schmidt, Curt E. OMA & OPA, German-Texan Pioneers 1975, 1st edition, New Braunfels. An interesting history and tribute to early German pioneers of Texas from 1820 to 1850, including folkways, songs, traditions and culture. 129pp w/illustrations. Folio HB/DJ, inscribed in German and SIGNED by the author……65.00

  ) 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 has closed tear and small chip at spine, INSCRIBED/SIGNED,……80.00 SOLD

  ) Smith, Diane Solether  THE ARMSTRONG CHRONICLE: A Ranching History  1986, 1st ed, San Antonio. Edited and with a prologue by Holland McCombs. An epic history of the generations-old ranching empire on the southern prairies of Texas which was established by Texas Ranger John B. Armstrong. Includes a lot of  history concerning the early development of South Texas. 358pp w/photos, maps, chapter notes, bibliography,  appendices, index.  HB bound in two-tone cloth, very scarce…..150.00

  ) Spellman, Paul N. CAPTAIN JOHN H. ROGERS, TEXAS RANGER 2003, 1st edition, Denton. Captain Rogers served with the Rangers before and after the turn of the 20th century: Brown County fence wars; the hunt for Gregorio Cortez; the El Paso/Langtry prize fight, and much more. 270pp w/photos, bibliography, index. HB/DJ….35.00

  ) Spencer, Elma Dill Russell GREEN RUSSELL AND GOLD  1966, 1st edition, Austin. Sketches and maps by Ben Carlton Mead.  The odyssey of the Russell brothers, 19th century prospectors and miners, who moved with the frontier as it followed fresh discoveries of gold from Georgia to Colorado to California.  239pp w/illus, maps, genealogical tables, bib, index. HB/DJ..40.00

  ) Stanley, F. THE APACHES OF NEW MEXICO, 1540-1940  1962, 1st edition, Pampa. A history of the Jicarilla and Mescalero tribes of New Mexico: customs, beliefs, ceremonies; includes biographical sketches of Victorio, Mangus Coloradas, Cochise, and other war chiefs not so well known.. 449pp w/sources, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED, nice copy…..150.00

  ) Stansbury, Lon  R.  THE PASSING OF 3-D RANCH  1966, 2nd printing, NY.  A memoir about life on the 60,000 acre ranch near Tulsa during the years around the turn of the century. Originally published in 1930. HB….75.00

  ) Steenberge, Patrick W., et al THE CUTTING HORSE 1990, 1st edition, Fort Worth. Foreword by Thomas McGuane; photography by Don Weller. A nice tribute to the cutting horse. 144pp w/photos, appendix, index. Oblong folio HB/DJ…30.00

  ) 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 and SIGNED……70.00 SOLD

  ) Stoecklein, David R.[photography] COWBOY GEAR: A Photographic Portrayal of the Early Cowboys and their Equipment  1993, 1st edition, Ketchum. A guide to cowboy gear that shows how it looks, how it was used, and why certain craftsmen’s gear was preferred over others. It covers everything from branding irons to ropes. 228pp w/photos, endpaper map, glossary, bibliography, technical notes. Oblong folio HB/DJ……95.00

  ) 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 in Edwards and Real counties: 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, HB/DJ, some foxing to endpapers, dust jacket unclipped, faded spine, SIGNED very scarce………295.00

  ) Thrapp, Dan L. AL SIEBER: Chief of Scouts 1964, 1st edition, Norman. Biography of the renowned chief of scouts and details the many expeditions that eventually led to victory over the Apaches. 432pp w/map, photos, bibliography, index. HB/DJ – dj showing very light edgewear, nice copy………135.00 SOLD

  ) [TOM GREEN COUNTY]  TOM GREEN COUNTY: Chronicles Of Our Heritage TWO VOLUMES  2003, 1st edition, Abilene.  Volume One (566pp): “General History” with maps and photos. Many historical articles about Fort Concho; pioneer biographical sketches; community histories; farming and ranching; much more. Volume Two (528pp): “Family Histories.” 
Both volumes are indexed.  Two volumes folio hardbacks bound in green cloth with gold embossed lettering, the set = 125.00

  ) Turner, Martha Anne WILLIAM BARRET TRAVIS: His Sword and His Pen 1972, 1st edition, Waco. In this biography of the Alamo hero, the author has “brought the forceful and dynamic personality of Travis to life.”  He found his place in history at the young age of twenty-seven.  318pp w/illustrations, notes, index. Folio HB/DJ, scarce…….65.00

  ) 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….45.00

  ) Vandiver, Frank E. BLACK JACK: the Life and Times of John J. Pershing 1977, 1st edition, College Station. Two Volumes. Extensive biography of Pershing whose military career spanned the transition from the U.S. Army of the 19th-century to the modern force of Word War II. He fought in Indian campaigns against Geronimo and the Sioux; served in the Spanish-American War and fought against the Moro in the Philippines; chased Pancho Villa all over northern Mexico; and saw service in World War I. 1,178pp w/maps, photos, biblio, index. HB/DJ – dj slightly edgeworn……the set = 90.00

  ) Viola, Herman J. WARRIOR ARTISTS: Historic Cheyenne and Kiowa Indian Ledger Art, drawn by Making Medicine and Zotom. 1998, 1st edition, Washington, D.C. Some 70 Plains Indians imprisoned at St. Augustine, Florida, between 1875 and 1878, drew these illustrations that chronicled their history and lives.  Called “ledger art” after the large lined books they used to draw on. 125pp. Oblong folio, HB/DJ…..20.00

  ) Wallace, Ernest  RANALD S. MACKENZIE ON THE TEXAS FRONTIER  1965, 1st edition, 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. HB/DJ [dark blue cloth w/white dust jacket--only a few copies were published in cloth] scarce..200.00

  ) Williams, J.R. COWBOYS OUT OUR WAY  1951, early reprint,” NY. Introduction by J. Frank Dobie. A collection of cowboy cartoons. 103 pages, with 25 “favorites” picked out by Dobie in a back section. Oblong folio HB, spine scuffed….50.00

  ) Wood, Capt. John M. TEXAS RANGER IN THE OIL PATCH 1994, 1st limited edition of 500 copies, Austin.  Wood, of Co. “D”, was a Ranger in the West Texas oil patch for 18 years. Softcover,  SIGNED…..25.00 SOLD
                  b) Another copy – Texas Ranger in the Oil Patch – 2nd printing, SIGNED……..18.00   SOLD

CATALOG #206: November, 2011
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1) [ARANSAS COUNTY] HOBART HUSON: A Texas Coastal Bend Trilogy edited by Kathleen Huson Maxwell. 1994, 1st edition, Austin.  Three historical essays: Two Sea-Captains Johnson and Some of their Friends, El Copano, and St. Mary’s of Aransas. 159pp w/map, photos, notes, index.  HB/DJ fine copy......25.00

2) [ARCHEOLOGY]  ANCIENT TEXANS: Rock Art and Lifeways Along the Lower Pecos by Harry J. Shafer; photographs by Jim Zintgraff. 1986, 1st edition, San Antonio. Zintgraff’s color and black-and-white photographs accompany the author’s fascinating interpretation of the many faded Indian rock art images found in desolate canyons where the Pecos and Devil’s Rivers empty into the Rio Grande. 247pp w/bibliography, index.  Folio HB/DJ………85.00

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) 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……75.00 SOLD

5) Beckendorf, Charles TEXAS WILDLIFE: Deluxe Edition 1992, 1st edition, Fredericksburg.  Over one hundred full-color drawings of Texas wildlife accompanied by descriptive text by the artist. 159pp w/index. Oblong folio binding is loose..25.00

8) Blanton, Joseph Edwin [assisted by Watt Reynolds Matthews]  JOHN LARN 1994, 1st limited edition of 502 copies, Albany.  The author of this sketch of Larn’s life was a nephew of Watt Matthews, and grandson of one of the Matthews clan that was accused of murdering John Larn in his jail cell. 42pp w/photos, endpaper map, chart of Matthews and Reynolds clans. HB/DJ, scarce..295.00 SOLD

9) Blodgett, Jan LAND OF BRIGHT PROMISE: Advertising the Texas Panhandle and South Plains, 1870-1917 1988, 1st ed, Austin. A look at the imagination, enthusiasm, and determination of land promoters who attracted more than 175,000 settlers to the Panhandle-South Plains area. 153pp w/map, illustrations, biblio, index. HB/DJ…..25.00

10) Bratt, John  TRAILS OF YESTERDAY 1921, 1st edition, Chicago.  Reese, SIX-SCORE:  "The author was one of the first ranchers in Nebraska. An Englishman, Bratt came to America in 1864 at the age of 17. In the late 1860's he worked as a bullwhacker supplying Ft. Kearney and other army posts. He started his cattle business in 1870, and most of his narrative is devoted to the development of the ranching industry on the central plains."  302pp w/illustrations. HB w/decorated cover with the original onion skin jacket that is fragile, but still intact…295.00 SOLD

11) [BURNET COUNTY]  COUNCIL CREEK CALLING (Burnet County Heritage)  1976, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio. The first section of this book has “a potpourri of pioneer poetry that’s enhanced by some terrific Burnet County history.” The last section of the book includes numerous historical essays: Fort Croghan; Burnet, the man; Sam Houston; Mirabeau B. Lamar, as President and his Indian policy; and more. 133pp w/bibliography.  HB/DJ, nice copy…..40.00

12) Burns, John SUMMERS AT LAMBSHEAD  1977, 1st edition, np.  The author, grandson of the Lambshead Ranch founder, reminiscences about life on the ranch. This rare little booklet is enhanced with photos of the Matthews/Reynolds families, and includes a foldout genealogical chart of the ranching family.  48pp.  Softcover, very scarce, presentation copy to Al Lowman, and SIGNED by Carl Hertzog……150.00 SOLD

13) [CALHOUN COUNTY] INDIANOLA: Mother of Western Texas by Brownson Malsch. 1988, 2nd revised and expanded edition, Austin.  A history of the once thriving seaport town that is no more. 351pp w/photos, endpaper maps, notes, bibliography, appendices, index. HB/DJ….35.00 SOLD

14) Capps, Benjamin SAM CHANCE 1965, 1st edition, NY.  Range novel set in Northeast Texas in the late 1800s. HB/DJ…..40.00

15) Carter, Capt. Robert G. THE OLD SERGEANT’S STORY: Fighting Indians and Bad Men in Texas from 1870 to 1876 1982, reprint of the 1926 edition, Bryan. This edition has a new introduction by Byron Price and a new index and foreword by John M. Carroll, plus a bibliographic checklist of Carter’s other works, and original artwork by Jose Cisneros has been used on the dust jacket.  Reminiscences of Sergeant John B. Charlton who served with Carter in the 4th Cavalry under Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie. The regiment conducted a series of successful operations against the Kiowa, Comanche and Kickapoo Indians on the Texas frontier.  The unit also chased fugitives and deserters and some of these incidents are included. 227pp. Large folio HB/DJ (dj scuffed)..85.00 SOLD

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 w/decorated cover……55.00 SOLD

17) Clarke, Mary Whatley THE SWENSON SAGA AND THE SMS RANCHES  1976, 1st edition, Austin.  The fascinating story of the vast Swenson ranch holdings in Northwest Texas. 346pp w/photos, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ, scarce ,SIGNED…….175.00 SOLD
                17b) Another Copy – The Swenson Saga and the SMS Ranches – 1st edition, HB/DJ, not signed….150.00 SOLD

18) [CLAY COUNTY] CLAY COUNTY: A Half Century in Photographs (1873-1922) Volume I  and CLAY COUNTY: A Half Century in Photographs (1901-1950) Volume II by Eugene W. Hurn. TWO VOLUMES. 1984/1985, both volumes first edition, Henrietta. A picture gallery with descriptive text.  282 and 302 pages respectively, w/maps, photos, index.  Both volumes hardbacks in dust jackets and volume I is SIGNED, scarce as a set.....the set = $175.00

19) Coleman, Dr. James M. AESCULAPIUS ON THE COLORADO: The Story of Medical Practice in Travis County to 1899 1971, 1st edition, Encino Press, Austin.  122pp w/addenda, partial bibliography, index.  HB w/decorated cover…25.00

20) Collings, Ellsworth [in collaboration with Alma Miller England, daughter of the founder] THE 101 RANCH 1937, 1st edition, Norman. This edition with additional illustrations and a new foreword by Glenn Shirley. Reese, SIX SCORE: “The best history of the great Oklahoma ranch and its owners, the Miller family. It recounts the ranch’s progress from its founding by Col. George Miller in the 1870s to the later Wild West Show, continued ranching operations, and final bankruptcy in the 1930s.  Entertaining reading.”  254pp w/endpaper maps, photos, appendices, index. HB/DJ—orange cloth near fine in protected dj that has several chips…165.00 SOLD

21) [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 = 85.00

22) Commager, Henry Steele  THE BLUE AND THE GRAY: The Story of the Civil War as Told by Participants  1950, 1st edition, Indianapolis.  TWO VOLUMES.  A well-organized and detailed description of the Civil War from firsthand accounts. Includes much information on the various officers and enlisted men from both sides. 1201pp w/maps, illustrations, bibliography, index. HB two volume set in slipcase which has some worn edges and bumps…….50.00 SOLD
23) 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/DJ – dj has tape repair at spine, edgewear, now in protective cover..90.00 SOLD

24) 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, SIGNED, scarce…150.00

25) Debo, Angie GERONIMO: The Man, His Time, His Place  1977, 2nd printing, Norman.  “In this book, the author has drawn not only upon Geronimo’s own account of his life and upon traditional historical studies, but also from the first-hand narratives of warriors who followed him into battle and the memories of men and women who knew him personally.” An important study of the Apache Wars.  480pp w/many photos, biblio, index. HB/DJ, nice copy…………..45.00 SOLD

26) Debo, Angie THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CHOCTAW REPUBLIC  1967, 2nd printing of the new edition, Norman. A well-researched historical record of one of the Five Civilized Tribes that was forced to migrate from its homelands in the South and settle on reservations in Oklahoma Territory. 314pp w/maps, photos, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, scarce….70.00

27) Dobie, J. Frank APACHE GOLD AND YAQUI SILVER 1939, 2nd printing,  Boston.  A fascinating book on the legends of lost mines and buried treasure.  Besides the dust jacket/frontispiece illustration, there are numerous black and white sketches, plus several full-page, full-color paintings by TOM LEA. 366pp w/illustrations, sources.  HB, spine faded, this copy SIGNED by Dobie and Lea……150.00

28) Dobie, J. Frank A VAQUERO OF THE BRUSH COUNTRY  1929, “fourth edition,” Southwest Press, Dallas. Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS:  “Based on oral memoirs of John Young, the text includes, in addition to Young’s life as a pioneer cowman and outlaw chases, sections on roundups and cattle drives, on the hide and tallow business in Texas, on Billy the Kid and the Mexican outlaw Cortina, on life in the South Texas brush country, on Mexican and Indian warfare along the border after the Civil War, and on the folk ways of the Texas cattle industry.” HB w/simulated rattlesnake cover…….50.00 SOLD

29) [DOBIE, J. FRANK] AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL: The Life of J. Frank Dobie by Lon Tinkle. 1978, 1st limited edition of 250 copies, Boston. 264pp w/photos, index. Laid in is a portrait of Dobie by Tom Lea. HB bound in green leather in slipcase, numbered and SIGNED, as new condition…..195.00

30) Dolbeare, Dr. Benjamin A NARRATIVE OF THE CAPTIVITY AND SUFFERING OF DOLLY WEBSTER AMONG THE CAMANCHE INDIANS IN TEXAS with an account of the massacre of John Webster and his party, as related by Mrs. Webster  1986, limited edition of 500 copies , a facsimile of the 1943 original, Yale University.  Introduction by George Miles. 34pp. HB cloth w/marbled boards….35.00 SOLD

31) [EL PASO COUNTY]  EL PASO’S GEOLOGIC PAST by Earl M.P. Lovejoy. 1980, 1st edition, El Paso, Science Series No.7.. A geological history of the El Paso area with a road log that includes the Franklin Mountains. 71pp w/illus. Sftcvr..14.95

33) 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, sound copy in Brodart Plastikleer cover, SIGNED…75.00

35) Freeman, James W. [editor]  PROSE AND POETRY OF THE LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY: With Outlines of the Origin and Ancient History of our Live Stock Animals 1959, a facsimile reprint edition limited to 550 copies, Antiquarian Press, NY.  With a new introduction by Ramon F. Adams.  William Reese, SIX-SCORE: “The most desired and desirable book on the range cattle industry. This book contains an incredible collection of information on men and events concerned with cattle.  A chance to acquire the first edition rarely comes along."  757pp, fully illustrated. A magnificent volume bound in half cowhide and Bancroft buckram with gold-stamped front cover decoration and gilt spine lettering, slipcased….325.00 SOLD

36) Frink, Maurice, W. Turrentine Jackson, and Agnes Wright Spring WHEN GRASS WAS KING: Contributions to the Western Range Cattle Industry 1956, 1st limited edition of 1500 copies, Boulder. Includes some drawings by Nick Eggenhofer. The story of the cattle industry on the plains north of Texas from 1865-1895 when the industry blossomed into big business in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. Includes a detailed year-by-year survey of the era; a study of foreign interests and how they succeeded or failed; a look at 20th-century developments; a biography of Colorado cattle king, John W. Iliff;  and much more. 465pp w/maps, photos, bib, index. HB/DJ, dj w/one tiny closed tear and light edgewear, SIGNED by Frink & Spring, scarce..195.00

37) Gipson, Fred COWHAND: The True Story of a Working Cowboy 1953, 1st edition, NY.  The entertaining life story of West Texan Fat Alford.  216pp. HB/DJ……50.00

38) Gipson, Fred  THE HOME PLACE  1950, 1st edition, NY. Heart-warming novel set in the Texas Hill Country.  248pp.
HB/DJ showing edgewear, SIGNED……….95.00

40) Graves, John GOODBYE TO A RIVER1960, 1st edition, NY. Illustrated by Russell Waterhouse. A narrative in which the author describes “a three-week trip down the Brazos River, into which is woven a history of the people who have lived along its banks – Indians, settlers, warriors and wanderers.”  306pp w/map, bib. HB/DJ-dj showing edgewear, now in protective cover.135.00

41) 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……50.00 SOLD

42) Haley, J. Evetts THE HERALDRY OF THE RANGE: Some Southwestern Brands 1949, 1st edition, Canyon.  Designed and printed by Carl Hertzog; illustrations by H. D. Bugbee. Chronicles the origins of seven noted ranch brands, including the JA, XIT, Matadors, 101, Cross L, JJ, and the Bells of New Mexico. 35pp. Folio HB/DJ, near fine, exceedingly scarce in cloth…495.00 SOLD

43) Haley, J. Evetts ROBBING BANKS WAS MY BUSINESS: The Story of John Harvey Bailey, 1973, 1st edition, Canyon.  Illustrations by Theda Ray. The life story of a bank robber whose heyday was during the 1920s and ‘30s. 210pp w/photos, index.  HB, INSCRIBED/SIGNED……165.00 SOLD

44) Haley, J. Evetts SOME SOUTHWESTERN TRAILS 1948, 1st limited edition of 1,000 copies, San Angelo. This is one of 970 copies which 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; illustra-tions 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, scarce,  INSCRIBED/SIGNED …….150.00 SOLD

45) Holloway, Carroll C. TEXAS GUN LORE 1951, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “A history of guns from flintlocks down to present-day arms.”  Includes material on outlaws and gunmen, and an “Index of 800 Notorious Western Gunfighters.” 238pp photos, bibliography, index. HB/DJ….55.00

46) House, Colonel Edward M. [as told to Tyler Mason] RIDING FOR TEXAS: The True Adventures of Captain Bill McDonald of the Texas Rangers 1936, 1st edition, NY. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “Like most books about the Texas Rangers, this one also deals with some of the outlaws of Texas.”  A fictionalized version of many of MacDonald’s legendary adventures.229pp. HB/DJ (dj has edgewear, some tiny chips] INSCRIBED by the author….75.00 SOLD

47) Huffines, Alan C. BLOOD OF NOBLE MEN--The Alamo Siege and Battle: An Illustrated Chronology 1999, 2nd printing, Austin.  Foreword by Stephen L. Hardin; illustrated by Gary S. Zaboly. “Texas military historian Huffines assembles extracts from letters and other primary, or at least contemporary, sources to detail the activities and thoughts of the defending Texans and attacking Mexicans during the fatal 13 days in February and March 1836 that have become part of US mythology.  Zaboly contributes line drawings and sketches of characters, scenes, weapons, dress, and other aspects and begins each chapter with an aerial view pointing out positions and salient features.”   Folio HB/DJ….34.95

48) [HUNT COUNTY]  ARCHIVES AND PIONEERS OF HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS by Mrs. Francis Terry Ingmire. 1975, 1st edition, Creve Couer.  447pp  with numerous family biographies, historical articles, abstract of land titles, a list of slave owners, Masonic lodges, and more. Folio HB.....45.00 

49) [HUNT COUNTY] TEXAS BLACKLAND HERITAGE by Troy C. Crenshaw. 1983, 1st limited edition of 1500 copies, Ft. Worth.  Author’s memoirs of his youthful days in Hunt County during the first quarter of the 20th century, and of the changes to the farming culture that he witnessed. 119pp w/maps, illustrations, erratta laid in. Folio HB/DJ, SIGNED..40.00

50) [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/illus, sources, a James bib, index. HB/DJ, ….95.00

51) [KELTON, ELMER] ELMER KELTON AND WEST TEXAS: A Literary relationship 1989, 1st edition, Denton [Western Writer Series, No. 1]  Follows Kelton’s career from its earliest days in the pulp magazine market. Includes a bibliography of his works [up to this publication date] and a most useful listing of his early short stories. 161pp w/index. HB w/decorated cover..45.00

53) Kilpatrick, Jack Frederick SEQUOYAH of Earth & Intellect  1965, 1st limited edition of 550 copies, Encino Press, Austin. Introduction by William D. Wittliff. Biography of the Cherokee philosopher. 25pp. Folio HB, maroon cloth with pictorial label on front cover in matching slipcase,  SIGNED by the author “in the original Cherokee syllabary which Sequoyah invented.” …..70.00

54) [KIMBLE COUNTY] IT OCCURRED IN KIMBLE AND HOW: The Story of a Texas County by O. C. Fisher. 1984,
2nd edition limited to 1000 copies, San Angelo. Considered by many to be one of the more interesting Texas county histories with accounts of Indian fights, early day murder cases, outlaw roundups, and much  more. 237pp w/photos, appendix, sources.  HB/DJ, SIGNED, scarce – nice copy……150.00

56) Kirkland, Elithe Hamilton LOVE IS A WILD ASSAULT  1959, early reprint NY.  A.C. Greene, in 50+ BEST BOOKS ON TEXAS: “...[a novel] about the intimate relationship between two historical characters and the thrilling but tragic development of their love--and...his treachery.”  The characters were Robert Potter, first secretary of the Texas navy; and his ‘much-abused’ wife, Harriet Moore Page. 502pp. HB/DJ …….19.50

57) Kirkland, Elithe Hamilton  THE EDGE OF DISREPUTE  1984, 1st edition, Shearer Pub., Bryan. Another historical novel, this one set in 1840s New Orleans. 377pp. HB/DJ, SIGNED……35.00

59) Kupper, Winifred THE GOLDEN HOOF 1945, 1st edition, NY. “The story of the sheep of the Southwest, from the time when the Indians massacred Coronado’s men and saved their sheep, to the present day.” 203pp with chapter notes. HB/DJ, dj has closed tear and edgewear, now in protective cover….35.00

60) Laine, Tanner WHAT’S IN A NAME?  1971, 1st edition, Hereford.  Tells how 330 West Texas towns got their names, with a section that shows postmarks of 250 of those towns..  150pp w/illustrations.  HB/DJ…..25.00

61) Latorre, Dolores L. COOKING and CURING WITH MEXICAN HERBS: Recipes and Remedies Gathered in Muzquiz, Coahuila 1977, 1st edition, Encino Press, Austin.  Woodcut illustrations by Barbara Matthews Whitehead. While working in Mexico’s northern state of Coahuila, the author collected over 150 delicious recipes and 130 treatments for ailments. Includes a reference list giving the herbs’ English and Spanish names with the scientific names, indices.  HB/DJ……...35.00 SOLD

62) Latta, Frank F. JOAQUIN MURRIETA AND HIS HORSE GANGS  1980, 1st edition, Santa Cruz.  The definitive account of the outlaw career of Joaquin Murrieta, based on years of interviews with surviving relatives of Murrieta, members of his gangs, and the California Rangers who hunted him, as well as on published and manuscript material.685pp profusely illustrated, w/map, index. HB tan cloth with gold cover design and spine lettering, very scarce…..150.00 SOLD

63) Lea, Tom OLD MOUNT FRANKLIN 1968, 1st limited edition of 300 copies, El Paso. Illustrations by the author; designed and printed by Carl Hertzog.  This is the “Sand and Rock edition,” limited to 150 copies printed on buff-colored paper and the cover stamped in brown.  On the colophon page the printer explains this edition “is composed of 300 copies only, printed and bound for Sarah and Tom Lea as a Christmas Greeting to friends.” It is inscribed “to Mary Lou and Henry Horwitz with fond regard” and is SIGNED by Sarah and Tom Lea. Folio HB cloth cover stamped in gold, near fine…..250.00 SOLD

64) [LEA, TOM] TOM LEA: His Life and Work by Evan Haywood Antone. 1988, 1st edition, El Paso. This biography focuses on Lea’s literary works and his accomplishments as an American author. 163pp w/illustrations, notes, index.  HB/DJ, SIGNED..45.00 SOLD
                64b) Another copy – Tom Lea: His Life and Work – 1988, 1st edition. HB/DJ, not signed….35.00

65) [LIMESTONE COUNTY]  A FAMILY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY, Volume One  1986, 1st edition, Dallas. 360pp w/photos, historical essays, family histories, index. Folio HB….100.00

66) Marshall, J.T. THE MILES EXPEDITION OF 1874-1875: An Eyewitness Account of the Red River War  1971, 1st edition, The Encino Press, Austin.  Edited by Lonnie J. White. Marshall was a newspaperman who served as a civilian scout for Colonel Nelson A. Miles. His “account of people, places and events that he saw and heard talked about in and around the Indian country in northwestern Texas, the Indian territory and western Kansas in the years of 1874 and 1875 includes what is probably the best running description in existence of the troops commanded by Colonel Miles…”  74pp w/photos, endpaper maps, notes, index.  HB w/decorated cover…..45.00 SOLD

67) Martin, Douglas D. TOMBSTONE’S EPITAPH 1958, 4th printing, Albuquerque. This book explores the resolve of the frontier newspaper that minced no words in a “brawling town where epithets were often answered with bullets.” 287pp w/illus. HB/DJ.20.00

68) Maxwell, Robert S & Robert D. Baker SAWDUST EMPIRE: The Texas Lumber Industry, 1830-1940 1983, 1st edition, College Station. A comprehensive and fully illustrated history of logging, lumbering, and forest conservation in Texas. 228pp w/photos, bibliography, index. Folio HB/DJ….35.00 SOLD

69) Mayer, William EARLY TRAVELLERS IN MEXICO (1534-1816)  1961, 1st edition, Mexico, D.F. Accounts of adventurers and explorers with chapters on Thomas Blake (1534) through Wm Davis Robinson (1816), and including John Chilton, Juan B. Antonelli, Samuel Champlain, Thomas Gage, Eusebio F. Kino, Lieutenant Cook, Alexander von Humboldt and more than twenty others. 176pp w/maps, including 3 foldouts, illustrations. HB/DJ…..45.00

70) Mayhall, Mildred  THE KIOWAS 1962, 1st edition Norman. A history of the tribe’s evolution from mountain dwellers to Plains nomads, and finally to settlement on an Oklahoma reservation. 315pp w/illustrations, appendix, biblio, index. HB…40.00

71) McCarty, John L. ADOBE WALLS BRIDE: The Story of Billy and Olive King Dixon  1955, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio. Illustrations by H.D. Bugbee. This story of the famous buffalo hunter and scout and his wife came mostly from interviews with Mrs. Dixon. 281pp w/photos, notes, biblio, index.  HB/DJ, nice copy…..50.00

73) McWhiney, Grady & Judith Lee Hallock  BRAXTON BRAGG AND CONFEDERATE DEFEAT  1991, 2nd edition with new material, Tuscaloosa. TWO VOLUMES.  Bragg served with distinction in both the Seminole and Mexican Wars.  In 1856 he retired to become a sugar cane planter.  When the Civil War broke out, he joined the Confederacy and was named commander of the Army of Tennessee. But, after two years he became known  as the South’s most discredited commander. When he was defeated at Chattanooga in 1863 he was relieved of his command. Volume II, by Hallock, tells of his redemption when Jefferson Davis re-assigned Bragg as military advisor, and his skills as an administrator and organizer bore fruit. 421/298 w/maps, illustrations, index. HB/DJ, two volume set (as new) = 39.95

74) [MENARD COUNTY] ) THE FREE STATE OF MENARD: A History of the County by N.H. Pierce 1946, 1st edition, Menard. A well-rounded county history with much on early settlement, Indian fights, Fort McKavett, Texas Rangers, schools, ranches, railroads, pioneer biographical sketches, list of Menard County veterans. 213pp w/photos. HB, very scarce…225.00 SOLD

75) Monahan, Doris DESTINATION: DENVER CITY: The South Platte Trail1985, 1st edition, Athens. A history of the old South Platte Trail that followed the river of the same name, leading Indians, explorers, fur traders and early immigrants into what is now eastern Colorado. 293pp w/maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography. Index. HB/DJ…..30.00

76) Moore, Ben, Sr. BUTTERFIELD: 7 Years With the Indians  1945, 1st edition, O’Donnell. The Rev. A. E. Butterfield was a great nephew of the Butterfield Stage and Mail route founder.  In this book he relates his experiences as a missionary on the Indian Reservations in what is now Oklahoma.  Information on Quanah Parker, Geronimo, Butterfield, more. 131pp w/photos. HB, SIGNED........85.00

77) Morehead, Judith & Richard THE TEXAS WILD GAME COOKBOOK 1972, 1st edition, Encino Press, Austin. Woodcuts by Barbara Whitehead. Unique recipes for Texas game, many handed down for generations: deer, dove, quail, duck, pheasant, turkey, javelina, and many others. 81pp w/illustrations. HB/DJ, SIGNED……19.95 SOLD

78) 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….25.00 SOLD

79) Morgan, Sarah BREAD 1975, 1st edition, Encino Press, Austin.  “Being a thorough compendium of more than 100 recipes and directions for mixing, kneading, covering, letting rise, and baking the staff of life in its many mouthwatering guises…” 103pp w/illustrations, index. HB/DJ…..20.00 SOLD

80) [MOTLEY COUNTY, TEXAS] OF SUCH AS THESE: A History of Motley County by Eleanor Mitchell Traweek. 1973, 1st edition, Quanah. Chapters on Indians, Matador Ranch, Historic Landmarks and Towns, Church and Civic organizations, and much more.  Over 200 pages devoted to family histories. 398pp w/photos. Folio HB w/decorated cover….95.00

81) Mulroy, Kevin FREEDOM ON THE BORDER: The Seminole Maroons in Florida, The Indian Territory, Coahuila, and Texas  1993, 1st edition, Lubbock.  A history of the Seminole Indians, from their beginnings in the Florida Everglades, through their role in the Texas Indian Wars, and their subsequent quest for freedom along both sides of the border with Mexico. 246pp w/maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ fine copy….40.00

82) Murrah, David J. C.C. SLAUGHTER: Rancher, Banker, Baptist 1981, 1st edition, Austin. Biography of the innovative West Texas rancher who increased his holdings to over a million acres from 1877 to 1905. 173pp w/photos, map, endnotes, index.
HB/DJ…..55.00

83) 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 SOLD

84) Neugebauer, Janet M. [editor] PLAINS FARMER: The Diary of William G. Deloach, 1914-1964 1991, 1st edition, College Station. Illustrated by Charles Shaw. Gives an intimate look at the man’s life and experiences as a farmer in Crosby County, Texas. Editor Neugebauer injects historical explanations to support DeLoach’s observations. 367pp w/map, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ….….35.00

85) 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, blue cloth with longhorn head embossed on cover…65.00

86) O’Neal, Bill CATTLEMEN vs SHEEPHERDERS: Five Decades of Violence in the West, 1890- 1920  1989, 1st edition, Austin. A good chronicle of the bloody fifty-year war that spanned the western states, and included such characters as cattle baron Charles Goodnight, gunfighters Tom Horn and Commodore Perry, and other frontier notables. 212pp w/photos, maps, endnotes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…..35.00

88) Packard, Gar & Maggy SOUTHWEST 1880 with Ben Wittick Pioneer Photographer of Indian and Frontier Life 1970, 1st edition, Santa Fe. A collection of Wittick photographs of Indians and Southwestern scenes that were taken between 1878 and 1900 in the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico.  47pp. Folio softcover…..40.00

89) Pearson, Jim Berry THE MAXWELL LAND GRANT 1961, 1st edition, Norman. A history of the huge land grant of New Mexico and southern Colorado. Gold-mining adventur4es, evicting squatters; Indians, murderers and highwaymen; the towns within its confines; ranching operations; and more.  305pp w/photos, biblio, index. HB/DJ……55.00

90) Plummer, Zula THE SEARCH FOR RACHEL 1981, 2nd printing, np. “A stirring account of the capture of Rachel Plummer from Ft. Parker and her husband’s search for her, written by a Plummer descendant.” 61pp. Softcover , SIGNED…..18.00

92) Rattenbury, Richard C.  PACKING IRON: Gunleather of the Frontier West  1993, 1st edition, Santa Fe. “The first work to competently and accurately describe the holsters, gunbelts, saddle scabbards and various other equipment which made carrying and wearing firearms practical.” Fully illustrated with over 300 full-color and 100 other images. 216pp w/endnotes, glossary, index. Folio HB/DJ…..40.00 SOLD

93) Red, William Stuart  THE TEXAS COLONISTS AND RELIGION, 1821-1836  1924, 1st edition, Austin. “A Centennial Tribute to the Texas Patriots who shed their blood that we might enjoy civil and religious liberty.” Looks at the reasons for the clash by Protestant settlers over Mexico’s state mandated Catholic religion. 149pp w/illus, index. HB w/cracked hinges, scarce…70.00

94) [REMINGTON, FREDERIC]   FREDERIC REMINGTON: A Catalog Raisonne of Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings by Peter H. Hassrick and Melissa J. Webster. 1996, 1st edition, Seattle. Two Volumes.  “Representing more than a decade of exhaustive research and scholarship, this monumental book combined with a PC-compatible CD-ROM, lists all Remington’s known works of these types, and illustrates some 3,000 of them, including more than 100 in full color. This publication offers serious researchers, collectors and admirers of the artist’s works much key information previously unavailable.” 934pp w/illus, chronology, exhibition history, bib, photography credits, indexes. Two volumes, folio cloth w/CD-Rom in pocket, slipcase, scarce….150.00

95) Rittenhouse, Jack D.  THE MAN WHO OWNED TOO MUCH: The Maxwell Land Grant  1958, limited to 450 copies. Contains two different accounts of the life of Lucien B. Maxwell and the vast Maxwell Land Grant, one by Jack d. Rittenhouse, which gives a broader picture; the other a compilation of newspaper clippings which was drawn from Maxwell’s contemporaries.  52pp w/photos. HB w/onion skin jacket in slipcase…..55.00

96) Robinson, Charles M., III THE INDIAN TRIAL: The Complete Story of the Warren Wagon Train Massacre and the Fall of the Kiowa Nation by Charles M. Robinson, III. 1997, 1st limited edition of 500 copies, Spokane. A good accounting of the 1871Warren Wagon Train Massacre by Kiowas and Comanches. It details the arrest and imprisonment of three chiefs involved-- Satank, Satanta, and Big Tree--and the incident's affect on the conquest of the Plains Indians.  203pp w/photos, bibliography, index. HB red cloth w/gold stamped cover, scarce…95.00 SOLD

97) Rolle, Andrew  JOHN CHARLES FREMONT: Character as Destiny 1991, 1st edition, Norman. Fremont’s adventurous and controversial career included exploration, in which he led five expeditions into the American West, as a Republican candidate for president, as one of Californian’s first two senators, as a Civil War General, and the territorial governor of Arizona.351pp w/illus-trations, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…..35.00

98) Rundell, Walter, Jr.  EARLY TEXAS OIL: A Photographic History, 1866-1936 1977, reprint, College Station. The author’s text and 328 contemporary photographs give a dramatic portrayal of life in Texas’ oil fields and boom towns in the early days. 260pp w/map, bibliography, index. Folio HB/DJ....30.00

99) Sandoz, Mari  THE BEAVER MEN: Spearheads of Empire  1964, 1st edition, NY. The epic story of the beaver men, “Covering two and a half centuries, it ranges from the beginnings of the trade along the St. Lawrence to the last great rendezvous of traders and trappers on Ham’s Fork, in what is now Wyoming, in 1834.”  335pp w/illus, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…65.00

100) Sandoz, Mari LOVE SONG TO THE PLAINS  1961, 1st edition, NY. Stories of many of the people who contributed to the history of the Great Plains.  303pp  w/illus, foldout map, index.   HB/DJ……45.00

101) Schuster, Ernest Otto PANCHO VILLA’S SHADOW: The True Story of Mexico’s Robin Hood by his Interpreter  1947, 1st edition, NY. The author knew Villa intimately, and personally witnessed many events described, including the Columbus Raid. He was told Villa’s life story by the revolutionary himself. Includes information on many major players of the Mexican Revolution, Villa, Zapata, Diaz, Madero, Huerta, Obregon, Pershing, Scott, Tompkins, others. 328pp w/photos. HB/DJ, very scarce…175.00

102) Scobee, Barry NICK MERSFELDER: A Remarkable Man  1969, 1st limited edition of 1000 copies, Fort Davis. The story of a Bavarian emigrant and ex-Texas Ranger who settled in Fort Davis in 1897.  His old residence now houses the Jeff Davis County Museum. 63pp w/photos, index. HB maroon cloth, SIGNED………35.00

103) Sheffy, Lester Fields THE FRANCKLYN LAND & CATTLE COMPANY: A Panhandle Enterprise, 1882-1957  1963,
1st edition, Austin.  Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “…one of the best accounts of international corporate development of Texas lands.  [The Francklyn Company] was organized in 1882 and began operations with the purchase of a little over a half million acres of Texas land.” 402pp w/photos, maps, appendix, index. HB/DJ……75.00

104) 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

105) Simmons, Marc [editor/translator] BORDER COMANCHES: Seven Spanish Colonial Documents, 1785-1819 1967,
 1st limited edition of 400 copies, Santa Fe. Early Spanish reports on the Comanches in New Mexico and Texas which reflect on their Plains military prowess.  41pp w/notes, suggested reading list. HB/DJ…85.00

106) Simpson, Harold B. AUDIE MURPHY: American Soldier  1975, 1st edition limited, Hillsboro.  A definitive biography of America's most decorated. For his service in World War II, Murphy received the Congressional Medal Of Honor, plus many other military decorations. After his discharge from the Army he starred in numerous Hollywood movies, and became a composer of Country Western songs. 466pp w/many photographs; battle maps; a list of his military decorations; a filmography of movies he starred in, and bibliography of songs he wrote.  Folio HB/DJ, nice copy, SIGNED by the author…..185.00

107) Sims, Judge Orland L. COWPOKES, NESTERS, & So Forth  1970, 1st limited edition of 250 copies, 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 bound in ¼ leather and cloth in a slipcase, SIGNED……..195.00 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…….300.00

109) Stanley, F. THE APACHES OF NEW MEXICO, 1540-1940  1962, 1st edition, Pampa. A history of the Jicarilla and Mescalero tribes of New Mexico: customs, beliefs, ceremonies; includes biographical sketches of Victorio, Mangus, Cochise, and others not so well know.. 449pp w/sources, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED, nice copy…..150.00 SOLD

110) Starr, Henry  THRILLING EVENTS: Life of Henry Starr  1982 reprint of the 1914 edition, College Station.  The Cherokee Indian outlaw wrote of his adventures while in a Colorado penitentiary. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “A well-written and most interesting little book about this outlaw’s life and his many lawless acts.” 96pp w/illus, index. HB w/embossed cover…..45.00 SOLD

112) Taylor, Colonel Nathaniel Alston THE COMING EMPIRE, or Two Thousand Miles in Texas on Horseback 1936, 2nd revised edition, Dallas. In 1876/’77, the author traveled throughout Texas to Houston, New Braunfels, San Antonio, Fredericksburg, Fort Concho, Pecos, and Presidio del Norte. He describes the topography, the natural history, agriculture, stock raising, industry, and the life and customs of the people. 383pp w/index.  HB…..85.00 SOLD

113) [TAYLOR COUNTY] ABILENE: AM AMERICAN CENTENNIAL by Fane Downs, et al. A photographic journey that looks at old and contemporary Abilene. 101pp. Oblong folio……22.50

114) [TAYLOR COUNTY] GUNFIRE ON FRONT STREET: History of the Abilene Police Department by David Fuller. 252pp w/many photos, index. Folio HB w/embossed cover…..70.00

115) Thorp, Raymond W.  SPIRIT GUN OF THE WEST: The Story of Doc W. F. Carver  1957, 1st edition, The Arthur H. Clarke Company’s Western Frontiersman Series, Glendale. Biography of Carver, who was a Plainsman, trapper, buffalo hunter, Medicine Chief of the Santee Sioux, world’s champion marksman, and originator of the American Wild West Show. 266pp w/illustrations, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, nice copy….95.99

116) Tilghman, Zoe MARSHALL OF THE LAST FRONTIER: Life and Services of William Matthew (Bill) Tilghman for 50 years one of the Greatest Peace Officers of the West 1964, revised edition, Arthur H. Clark Co., Glendale.  Adams, SIX-GUNS: “this book, the only complete biography of this noted peace officer, tells about his experiences with the gunmen of Dodge City and the outlaws of Oklahoma and about his tragic death.”  406pp w/photos, foldout map, index. HB (no dj as issued)….95.00 SOLD

117) Toulouse, Joseph H. & James R.  PIONEER POSTS OF TEXAS  1936, 1st edition, The Naylor Co., San Antonio. After a brief history of the Alamo, the authors give details of the following frontier forts: Sill, Stockton, Bliss, Concho, Griffin, the Alamo, Ringgold Barracks, Quitman, McIntosh, and others.  166pp w/illustrations, maps, plats. HB/DJ (dj has edgewear and 2 inch chip at lower front, now in protective cover)……135.00

118) Traywick, Ben T. [editor] DEATH’S DOINGS IN TOMBSTONE  2002, 1st edition, np. A compilation of newspaper articles, death notices, etc., about people who were killed and buried in Boot Hill. 287pp. Folio HB….45.00

119) Turner, George  MURDER IN THE PALO DURO: And Other Panhandle Mysteries  1973, 1st edition, Wichita Falls.  Eleven intriguing Panhandle mysteries are profiled, including The Tascosa Murders, Billy the Kid, “Bat” Masterson, and more. 83pp w/illustrations, index. HB/DJ…..45.00 SOLD

120) Vines, Robert A. TREES, SHRUBS AND WOODY VINES OF THE SOUTHWEST  1960, 1st edition, Austin. Drawings by Sarah Kahlden Arendale. Jenks, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “This is one of the outstanding contributions to the botany of Texas. A review in American Forests states: ‘This monumental work, describing 1231 species of woody plants, with 1,240 illustrations, is an incredible achievement in the history of natural science publishing…indispensable to naturalists of the region’.” 1104pp w/illus, glossary, bibliography, index. HB/DJ……175.00 SOLD
                120b) another copy – Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southwest – 1969, 2nd printing, Folio HB lacks dj…85.00

121) [WASHINGTON COUNTY] ALL OUR YESTERDAYS: A Brief History of Chappell Hill  1978, 3rd edition, Waco. 44pp w/photos, historical articles, appendices, index. HB/DJ….20.00

122) White, Benton R. THE FORGOTTEN CATTLE KING 1986, 1st edition, College Station. Biography of F.G. Oxsheer, a West Texas cattleman who at one time owned a network of ranches that stretched from Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle into northern Mexico. 138pp w/photos, maps, appendix, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ…40.00

123) Whitford, William Clark, D.D. COLORADO VOLUNTEERS IN THE CIVIL WAR: The New Mexico Campaign in 1862 1906, 1st edition, The State Historical and Natural History Society Historical Series I, Denver.  A detailed account of the Colorado Volunteers march to New Mexico Territory in February/March 1862 and stopped Sibley’s Confederate invasion in battles at Apache Canyon, Glorietta Pass and Peralta. Great contemporary photographs of the battlefields and surrounding area enhance this report. 159pp w/maps, photos, company rosters. HB gray cloth w/embossed lettering on front cover, very scarce, especially in cloth...125.00 SOLD

124) 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….75.00

125) Wilson, Claire QUANAH PARKER: Comanche Chief 1992, 2nd printing, NY. North American Indians of Achievement Series. Biography. 111pp w/photos, index. HB w/pictorial cover….25.00 SOLD

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 4) 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

 5) Beverly, Bob HOBO OF THE RANGELAND  no date (ca 1940) 1st edition, Lovington.  Classic memoir of the range.  87pp w/photos, and two illustrations by H. D. Bugbee. Softcover, original printed and stapled cover is soiled and wrinkled, now in Bro-dart Plasti-Kleer cover, INSCRIBED/SIGNED, exceedingly scarce…..225.00 SOLD

7) Blasio, Jose Luis  MAXIMILIAN: Emperor of Mexico, Memoirs of his Private Secretary  1934, 1st edition, New Haven. Translated by Robert Hammond Murray; preface by Carleton Beals. An insider tells of the last days of Maximilian’s reign in Mexico, including his execution. 235pp w/photos, notes, index. HB/DJ [dj has a large portion missing at front]…40.00

8) 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 2,000 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 traveled the same route.  212 pages, maps, index. Oblong folio……35.00 SOLD

9) [BROWN COUNTY, TEXAS] Havins, T.R. SOMETHING ABOUT BROWN (A History of Brown County, Texas) by T.R. Havins. 1958, 1st edition, Brownwood. Includes chapters on communities, cattle ranching, Texas Rangers, and some mention of John Wesley Hardin and his activities in the area. 208pp w/photos, bibliography, appendix, index.  HB/DJ, nice copy…75.00

10) Brown, Mark H. & W.R. Felton BEFORE BARBED WIRE: L.A. Huffman, Photographer on Horseback  1956, 1st edition, NY. Wm. S. Reese, SIX SCORE: “L.A. Huffman was the premier photographer of the northern range...Brown and Felton have supplied an excellent text to accompany [his] superb photographs.” 254pp w/photos, notes, bib, index. Folio HB/DJ edgewear..50.00 SOLD

12) [CALHOUN COUNTY, TEXAS] THE SHIFTING SANDS OF CALHOUN COUNTY, TEXAS circa 1981, np. Contains historical articles about Linnville, scene of the disastrous Indian Raid in 1840, and of Indianola, the former port city that blew away in a hurricane in the 1880s; also Port Lavac and Port O’Connor. 317pp with many photos, map endpaper, family histories, index, and much more.  Folio HB blue simulated leather with stamped cover…….130.00 SOLD

13) [CALLAHAN COUNTY] EARLY DAYS IN CALLAHAN COUNTY  BY Brutus Clay Chrisman. 1972, 2nd edition, Abilene.  A comprehensive history of the county: Ranald McKenzie, Robert E. Lee; Fort Chadbourne, Camp Cooper, Buffalo bone trade; ranching; John Hittson; Western Cattle Trail; military telegraph; Indian fights; Warren Wagon train massacre; John Ledbetter and the Ledbetter Salt Works; early pioneers; much more. 356pp w/photos. HB/DJ….95.00

14) Camp, Charles L. DESERT RATS  1966, 1st edition, Berkeley. Reminiscences of early 1900s prospectors and other eccentric characters in the southern California desert. 55pp w/frontispiece……19.50

15) Carlock, Robert H.  THE HASHKNIFE: The Early Days of the Aztec Land And Cattle Company, Limited  1994, 1st edition, Westernlore Press, Tucson. A lifelong cattleman, and once president of the Aztec, “sets the record straight” in this detailed, comprehensive history of the legendary Arizona ranching empire. 387pp w/photos, endpaper map, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, near fine copy….50.00 SOLD

16) Carroll, H. Bailey NOLAN’S “LOST NIGGER” EXPEDITION OF 1877 1940, offprint of an article that appeared in South-western Historical Quarterly July, 1940. The story of the tragic expedition of Buffalo Soldiers out of Fort Concho who got lost on the Staked Plains and went days without water.  23pp w/notes, cover illustration and frontispiece by H.D. Bugbee. Softcover...40.00 SOLD

17) Chamberlain, Samuel E. my confession: The Recollections of a Rogue  1956, reprint, NY. Introduction and postscript by Roger Butterfield. Chamberlain gives his “personally illustrated and illuminated account of his extraordinary adventures and youthful escapades just before, during and after the Mexican War.” 302pp w/illustrations, notes. HB/DJ….30.00

18) Chavez, Fray Angelico, O.F.M.  FROM AN ALTAR SCREEN--El Retablo: Tales From New Mexico  1957, 1st edition, NY. Illustrations by Peter Hurd. Seven charming stories that range in time from the early days of the old Kingdom of New Mexico to recent postwar years. 119pp w/illustrations. HB/DJ…..45.00 SOLD

19) Clayton, Lawrence RANCH RODEOS IN WEST TEXAS: Abilene, Albany, Anson, and Breckenridge with a Play Day Benefit in Albany 1988, 1st limited edition of forty copies, Abilene. Photography by Lawrence, Sonja and Lea Clayton. Photos and text centered around events at the ranch rodeos mentioned in the title. 77pp.  HB, ¼ leather and marbled cloth, tipped in colophon, SIGNED by all three Claytons…..75.00 SOLD

20) [COLEMAN COUNTY] FIRST LADY ON HOME CREEK by Leona Bruce. 1973, 1st edition, San Angelo.  Early days on the Overall Ranch in Coleman County. 153pp w/photos. HB, INSCRIBED/SINGED….30.00 SOLD

21) Combs, Joseph F. GUNSMOKE IN THE REDLANDS  1968, reprint, 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

22) Counselor, Jim & Ann WILD, WOOLLY AND WONDERFUL 1954, 1st edition, NY. The authors’ memoirs tell of their days as sheep ranchers in northwestern New Mexico in the 1930s. They also established an Indian trading post to trade with the neighboring Navajo Indians, whom they also helped in dealing with government bureaucracy. 392pp. HB/DJ edgeworn...35.00 SOLD

25) [DALLAM-HARTLEY COUNTIES] A TALE OF TWO COUNTIES: Dallam and Hartley Counties circa 1986, 1st edition. 456pp w/historical articles – ranching, Rock Island and Burlington Railroad, community histories, family histories, photos, map endpapers, family histories. Endpaper map shows XIT Ranch boundaries. Folio leather bound w/stamped cover……125.00

26) DeShields, James T. THEY SAT IN HIGH PLACES: The Presidents and Governors of Texas 1940, 1st edition, Naylor Co.,  San Antonio. Biographies of early leaders of Texas. 484pp w/portraits.  HB, this copy SIGNED by Mrs. James T. DeShields..145.00

27) DeShields, James TALL MEN WITH LONG RIFLES  1935, 1st limited edition of 500 copies, Naylor Co., San Antonio. “The glamorous story of the Texas Revolution as told by Captain Creed Taylor, who fought in that struggle from Gonzales to San Antonio.” 240pp w/illustrations. HB, yellowing pages, front free endpaper is loose, otherwise a sound copy, SIGNED….250.00 SOLD

28) Dobie, J. Frank APACHE GOLD AND YAQUI SILVER  1939, 1st trade edition, Boston. Illustrated by Tom Lea. Tales of lost mines and buried treasure. 366pp w/appendix. HB/DJ a sound copy in a dj that shows only minor edgewear, SIGNED…200.00

29) 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 with small chip at spine, some rubbing…..30.00 SOLD

30) [EASTLAND COUNTY] ROARING RANGER: The World’s Biggest Boom by Boyce House. 1951, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio .A history of Ranger, Texas, with focus on its oil boom days of 1918-1921. 122pp w/photos, index. HB/DJ has several small chips [in protective cover] …..75.00

31) Ellis, George F. BELL RANCH As I Knew It  1973, 1st edition, Kansas City. Historical overview by Donald R. Ornduff; illustrations by Robert Lougheed.  Ornduff sets the historical stage by tracing the ownership of the ranch beginning in the early 1800s.  Ellis was one of only six managers of the Bell Ranch in its 150-year-old history, and his narrative gives an intimate view of the people, of roundup and branding operations, and of herd improvement operations and marketing practices, and he blends personal vignettes of the people whose sweat helped build the Bell reputation.  161pp w/illustrations, photographs, maps. Oblong folio HB/DJ (dust jacket faded at spine) SIGNED………85.00 SOLD

32) Ellison, Glenn R. “Slim” COWBOYS UNDER THE MOGOLLON RIM 1970, 2nd printing, Tucson. With sketches by the author. Entertaining memoir about the life of a cowboy on Arizona’s 3 R Ranch in the early days of the 20th century.  274pp w/illus, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED……75.00 SOLD

33) Frantz, Joe & Mike Cox LURE OF THE LAND: Texas County Maps and the History of Settlement  1988, 1st edition, published for the Texas Land Office by Texas A & M Press, College Station.  Mike Cox, More Basic Texas Books: “Only 2,000 copies of this book were published...It sold out within a short period of time and has not been republished...The book is the only place color plates of original county land grant maps have been published.  Not all of the counties are represented, but the maps of the major counties are reproduced.  And the format is large enough for the maps to be useful.”  228pp w/bibliography, index. Elephant folio HB/DJ, an extremely nice copy with the DJ showing minor edgewear; very  scarce...395.00 SOLD

34) French, Hon. William  SOME RECOLLECTIONS of a WESTERN RANCHMAN and FURTHER RECOLLECTIONS OF A WESTERN RANCHMAN New Mexico, 1839-1899  Two Volume Set. 1965, Vol. I, 2nd printing; Vol. II =1st edition limited to 750 copies, NY. Reese, SIX-SCORE: “One of the best personal accounts of western ranching.” Adams, SIX-GUNS:  “One of the really good, though obscure, books on the West, containing information about many of the western outlaws, such as the Wild Bunch, Joel Fowler, and Black Jack Ketchum.  Most of these outlaws worked for the author on his ranch.” 527pp w/photos, index.  Both volumes hardback in green buckram covered boards w/black title block on the spine, in slipcase, very scarce, the set = 225.00 SOLD
                34b) Another set of the above, same editions w/o slipcase, w/faint watermarks on covers both volumes, this set = 125.00SOLD

35) Frissell, Toni THE KING RANCH, 1939-1944 1975, 1st ed, Fort Worth.  Introduction and notes by Holland McCombs. Frissell was allowed to make an unprecedented photographic record of activities of the historic ranch through several visits between 1939 and 1944. The result is a striking black-and-white study of ranch activities. 106 plates, unnumbered pages. Folio HB/DJ…45.00

36) [GALVESTON COUNTY]  TEXAS CITY REMEMBERS by Elizabeth Lee Wheaton. 1948, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio.  Well-documented account of the great chain reaction explosion that killed several hundred people in 1947. 109pp w/many photos, a list of those who died.  Folio HB, front hinge is cracking, scuffed cover, very scarce……70.00

37) [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…..65.00 SOLD

38) Gard, Wayne, et al ALONG THE EARLY TRAILS OF THE SOUTHWEST 1969, 1st edition, Austin. Six full-color paintings by Melvin Warren, plus a section in the back with more sketches. Stories included: “Melvin Warren,  Western Artist” by John H. Jenkins; “The Butterfield Overland Mail Trail” by Dorman H. Winfrey; “The Old San Antonio Road” by Joe B. Frantz; “The Chisholm Trail” by Wayne Gard; “The Santa Fe Trail” by H. Gordon Frost; “The Dodge City Trail” by Dean Krakel; “The Goodnight-Loving Trail” by Donald Bubar. Folio HB/DJ has light edgewear…….45.00 SOLD

39) Gillett, James B. SIX YEARS WITH THE TEXAS RANGERS 1921, 1st edition, Von-Boeckmann-Jones Co., Austin. Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “This is one of the finest personal memoirs of Texas Ranger service.” Gillett served with the Rangers from 1875 to 188i. Here he recounts his involvement in the Mason County War, the Horrell-Higgins Feud, rounding up of Sam Bass and his bunch, and other incidents. Gillett later became a successful rancher in Presidio County, Texas. 332pp with all 8 photo plates intact. HB green cloth w/gold embossed lettering, some foxing to endpapers, all hinges intact, a sound copy, and very scarce..295.00

40) Gipson, Fred HOUND-DOG MAN  1949, 1st edition, NY. Novel. 247pp. HB/DJ (book is sound, dust jacket has minor wear at edges)  INSCRIBED/SIGNED………..85.00 SOLD

41) Gipson, Fred  THE TRAIL-DRIVING ROOSTER  1955, early reprint, NY. Novel. 84pp w/illus. HB, cover scuffed at spine, back cover has stain, previous owner’s inscription on front free endpaper….28.00 SOLD

42) Graves, John   SELF-PORTRAIT, WITH BIRDS: Some Semi-Ornithological Recollections  1991, 1st  limited edition of 300 copies, Chama Press, Dallas.  Wood engravings by John DePol.  36pp. Author’s essays about people who hold a special place in his memory, all of whom were associated with birds and contributed to his knowledge of them. This book was winner of the third annual Carl Hertzog Award for Excellence in Book Design. Folio HB, quarter bound in forest green leather with title stamped in 23k gold on the spine, in slipcase. Publisher’s announcement brochure laid in. SIGNED by Graves……..225.00

43) 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…….75.00

44) Green, Gen. Thomas J. JOURNAL OF THE TEXIAN EXPEDITION AGAINST MIER: Subsequent Imprisonment of the Author, His Sufferings, and Final Escape from the Castle of Perote. 1993, 3rd ed., Austin.  Edited and with an introduction and annotations by Sam W. Haynes.  Dobie said this account is “one of the most vivid and vigorous personal narratives associated with Texas history.” Recounts the abortive expedition in 1842 under William S. Fisher and Thomas J. Green into Mexico after the withdrawal of the Somervell Expedition. An important piece of Texas History. HB brown cloth with title stamped on spine..75.00

45) Haley, J. Evetts JEFF MILTON: A Good Man With A Gun  1949, 2nd 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/lacks dj…55.00

46) 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 100 copies, Midland.  Historical introduction by Haley. 173pp w/illustrations, appendix, index. HB, bound with genuine Morocco spine and sides covered with hand marbled all-rag paper, in green cloth slipcase, numbered and SIGNED by Haley…..250.00

47) [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 Ornduff and Haley………85.00 SOLD

49) Hamner, Laura V. LIGHT ‘N HITCH: A Collection of Historical Writing Depicting Life on the High Plains 1958, 1st edition, Dallas. Paintings by Dord Fitz. A general history of the Texas Panhandle covering the period from the 1870s through the 1920s—Adobe Walls, Charles Goodnight, Quanah Parker, law and order, transportation and communications, pioneer women, town building, ranching, much more. 350pp w/photos, appendices, index.  HB/DJ…..55.00 SOLD

50) Hamner, Laura V. SHORT GRASS & LONGHORNS  1943, 2nd printing, Norman. Adams, HERD: “...a valuable history of the leading ranches of West Texas.”  Includes XIT, LX, Frying Pan, the Shoe Bar, T-Anchor, Diamond Tail, Bar X, LS, Mill Iron, Rocking Chair, and many others. 269pp w/map, interesting range photos, index.  HB/DJ (dj worn INSCRIBED/SIGNED …..65.00 SOLD

51) Hardin, John Wesley  THE LIFE OF JOHN WESLEY HARDIN  1896, 1st edition, Sequin.  Autobiography of one of the West’s most notorious gunfighters who killed his first man in 1868 at the age of fifteen.  Jenkins, in BASIC TEXAS BOOKS, said that a warehouse fire in San Antonio destroyed all of the original edition except 400 copies that had been sold to a dealer. Ramon Adams, in SIX-GUNS, had nice things to say about this book, and complimented the author on having correct names and dates. 144pp w/illustrations. An original corrected portrait of John Wesley Hardin has been inserted.  Softcover is faded and has some foxing to cover, overall a sound copy, very scarce …..295.00 SOLD

52) Harris, Jim LINEBERY & FRIENDS OF THE FRYING PAN RANCH 2001, 1st edition, Hobbs. Stories about the Frying Pan, and other ranches in the Pecos River country of Texas and New Mexcio. 266pp w/photos. HB/DJ…..35.00 SOLD

53) 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

54) Hillerman, Tony THE GREAT TAOS BANK ROBBERY: And Other Indian Country Affairs 1973, 1st edition, Albuquerque.  Nine stories by Hillerman.  147pp w/illustrations. HB/no DJ………55.00

55) Horgan, Paul GREAT RIVER: The Rio Grande in North American History 1954, 1st limited edition of 1000 copies, NY. Two volumes. Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “This is the most thorough...account of the vast region draining into the river that forms 900 miles of the Texas border...The work is arranged into four sections, chronologically, representing the four cultures that were imposed on the river valley--Indian, Spanish, Mexican, and American.” This limited edition has 20 color plates not present in the trade edition. 1020pp w/maps, bibliography, index.  Two volumes, HB tan cloth in slipcase, SIGNED…….200.00

56) Hough, Emerson THE STORY OF THE OUTLAW: A Study of the Western Outlaw 1907, 1st edition, 2nd state, NY. A lengthy sub-title reads: With historical narratives of famous outlaws, the stories of noted border wars, vigilante movements, and armed conflicts on the frontier.” 401pp w/illustrations. HB w/decorated boards….75.00

57) Hunter, J. Marvin [editor] THE TRAIL DRIVERS OF TEXAS 1925, 2nd revised edition, Nashville, Two volumes in one.  Reese, SIX-SCORE: “This vast compilation of original accounts by old trail drivers is one of the best cattle books, and the largest collection of first-hand narratives of the range cattle industry... [it] is an essential foundation book for any range library.”  Adams, HERD: “...the most important single contribution to the history of cattle driving on the western trails.” 1,044pp w/photos.
HB, front cover has cup stain, otherwise a sound copy….175.00

58) Jennings, N.A. A TEXAS RANGER 1930, 1st printing of the 2nd edition, Dallas. This edition has a 6-page foreword by J. Frank Dobie.  Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “The best edition, although poorly proofread.” He also says, “...this is one of the most interesting accounts of the life of the Texas Rangers in the late 1870’s” Adams, SIX-GUNS: “...contains much material on Texas gunmen, such as John Wesley Hardin and King Fisher, and the Taylor-Sutton feud and other border troubles.”  Jennings was a reporter who served under the intrepid Ranger Captain L.H. McNelly. 287pp. .HB w/embossed decorations….80.00 SOLD

60) Kelton, Elmer LIVING AND WRITING IN WEST TEXAS  1988, 1st limited edition of 250 copies, Hardin-Simmons University Four-O Imprint, Abilene. Intro by Al Lowman; portrait of Kelton by Paul Cameron Smith.  Two informative speeches by Kelton to Friends of the Texas Tech Library, and to Texas Folklore Society. 26pp. HB/no dj as issued, SIGNED, very scarce..350.00 SOLD
                60b) Another copy – Living and Writing in West Texas – also 1st edition, not signed…….250.00

61) Kelton, Elmer   THE WOLF AND THE BUFFALO 1980, 1st edition, NY. A classic novel of the West. 420pp. HB/DJ, SIGNED……185.00

62) Kelton, Elmer JERICHO’S ROAD 2004, 1st edition, NY.  Novel.  HB/DJ fine copy, SIGNED………50.00

63) Kelton, Elmer HARD TRAIL TO FOLLOW 2008, 1st edition, NY.  Novel. HB/DJ fine copy, SIGNED……….50.00

64) [KELTON, ELMER as illustrator] SAM McGOO AND TEXAS TOO by Paul Patterson. 1947, 1st edition, Dallas.  The illustrations in this book and on the colorful dust jacket were Kelton’s first published works, published even before his first short story.  Paul Patterson was Kelton’s high school journalism teacher, and life-time mentor and friend.  183pp. HB/DJ (the dust jacket has some ships at spine and back, now in protective cover)…..70.00

65) Kuhn, John  TEXAS ECCENTRICS 2008, 1st edition, Dallas. Tells the stories of over one hundred unique Texans who have made names for themselves in fields as diverse as business, sports, art, and politics.  Tales of stranger-than-average exploits of some real characters! 272pp w/illustrations. Softcover, new [multiple copies available]…..19.95

66) 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 HB/DJ, as new…60.00

68) Lea, Tom  THE KING RANCH 1957, 1st edition, 2nd state, Boston. Two Volumes. Designed by Carl Hertzog. Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “The best account of the most famous ranch in the world.”  Lowman, PRINTER AT THE PASS: “This book was originally planned as a 250-300 page private edition....but it grew steadily for the next four years.”  Illustrated by the author. Two volumes hardback in slipcase, a clean set with minor chips to slipcase edges, the set = 150.00

70) [LOVELL, TOM]  THE ART OF TOM LOVELL: An Invitation to History by Don Hedgpeth & Walt Reed. 1993,
1st edition, NY. A spectacular overview of the artist’s diverse historical work, with dozens of reproductions in full-color, some are double page foldouts.  Divided into five sections: 1) In The Land of the Buffalo; 2) Strangers in Indian Country; 3) Blood On The Plains; 4) The Civil War; and 5) Tom Lovell the Artist.  160pp w/index to paintings. Folio HB/DJ……50.00

71) Loving, James C. THE LOVING BRAND BOOK 1965, 1st limited edition of 119 copies, 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. Tipped in is an envelope containing an original manuscript leaf written in the hand of J. C. Loving in 1884. Oblong HB full leather with embossed lettering, housed in a brown cloth slipcase, SIGNED by Wittliff on colophon page…....1,250.00 SOLD
                71b) Another copy – The Loving Brand Book – 1965, 1st trade edition, Oblong folio HB/DJ, nice copy…250.00

72) Lummis, Charles F. A BRONCO PEGASUS  1928, 1st edition, Boston. Poems of the American West, with tributes to John C. Fremont, Mary Garden, John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt, Geronimo, and others.150pp w/photos. HB w/decorated cover, lightly soiled…..50.00 SOLD

73) Malouf, Dian  CATTLE KINGS OF TEXAS  1991, 1st edition, Hillsboro. A vivid photographic tour of ranches in the brush country of South Texas. some of the ranches visited include: La Mota and La Calosa near Falfurrias; Armstrong; Vidaurri near Victoria; Garcitas near La Salle; Briscoe near Catarina; Chaparrosa near La Pryor; and others. 179pp w/photos.  Oblong folio HB/DJ….40.00

74) Malouf, Dian L. SELDOM HEARD: Ranchers, Ranchos & Rumors of the South Texas Brush Country 2005, 1st edition, Hillsboro.  Profiles 26 authentic South Texas ranches, some in the same family over 100 years, through text and photos. 164pp w/photos, bibliography. Folio HB/DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED……….45.00 SOLD

75) 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

76) McCoy, Joseph G. HISTORIC SKETCHES of the CATTLE TRADE of the WEST and SOUTHWEST 1932, an early reprint, Washington, D.C.  Adams, HERD: “One of the ‘big four’ cattle books, written by a man who opened the market for Texas cattle...one of the first and most important books on the cattle trade.” 427pp w/illus, including interesting  reproductions of ads that appeared in the back of the original.  HB, a sound copy with lightly scuffed boards and foxing to endpapers….125.00 SOLD

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

78) Merchant, Lawrence  THE SAN SIMON  1975, 1st limited edition of 1,100 copies, Carlsbad.  The author gives a three-generation history of the 275,000 acre San Simon ranch in southeastern New Mexico.  159pp w/photos, maps, appendix.  HB/no dust jacket as issued, SIGNED…..35.00 SOLD

79) Metz, Leon C.  PAT GARRETT: The Story of a Western Lawman  1975, 2nd printing, Norman.  A well-researched biography of this intriguing Old West lawman who is best known as the killer of Billy the Kid.  328pp w/photos, map, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, laid in is a clipping of Garrett’s daughter’s obituary……..22.50 SOLD

80) Myers, John Myers [editor] THE WESTERNERS: A Roundup of Pioneer Reminiscences  1969, 1st edition, Englewood Cliffs.  These memoirs of old-time westerners includes taped interviews with ranchers, prospectors, lawmen, miners, newsmen, rodeo performers, and others.  A unique look at a time long gone. 258pp w/endpaper map, index. HB/DJ has light edgewear, chip at lower spine (now in protective cover)…..25.00 SOLD

81) 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. The characters include mountain men, soldiers, gunslingers, Mexican bandits, Indians, camp followers, politicians and prospectors. 267pp w/bibliography. HB/DJ…19.95

83) Neighbours, Kenneth Franklin ROBERT SIMPSON NEIGHBORS and the Texas Frontier, 1836-1859 1975, 1st edition, Waco. Neighbors took part in many important developments of early Texas: including the defense of the Republic of Texas; the settlement of its boundary dispute in the Compromise of 1850; the organization of the western counties; the exploration of West Texas; the building of the railroads; the making of laws; and the administration of Indian affairs. He served as an officer in the Republic army, as a Texas Ranger, and was a prisoner of  war in Mexico. While serving as Indian agent he was assassinated at the age of 44. 349pp w/maps, photos, endnotes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, rear hinge starting to crack, scarce…100.00

84) 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, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ, inscribed to author/historian Dudley Cramer and SIGNED by Neugebauer and Holden..65.00

85) Newcomb, W.W., Jr. THE INDIANS OF TEXAS: From Prehistoric to Modern Times  1961, 1st edition, Austin.  Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “The best work on Texas Indian cultures, this volume is also an important work on Texas prior to the coming of the white man.”  404pp w/photos, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, a lengthy inscription of encouragement to a high school archeological student by author/historian Orland L. Sims on the front free endpaper, nice copy …..70.00

86) Nordyke, Lewis CATTLE EMPIRE: The Fabulous Story of the 3,000,000 acre XIT  1949, 1st edition, NY. A history of the famed Panhandle ranching empire and of the men who developed it. 273pp w/photos, appendix [includes “Ranch Rules” as set down by Abner Taylor in 1888.] HB/DJ (dust jacket has one 2 inch chip at front corner, light edgewear, now in protective cover…35.00 SOLD

87) Olmsted, Frederick Law A JOURNEY THROUGH TEXAS 1981, facsimile reprint of the 1857 edition, Time-Life Books, NY. Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “Olmsted offers many insights into economic and social life.  He gives one of the earliest descriptions of the Texas cattle ranch. He describes hoedowns, fandangos, army posts, rattlesnakes, horse-shoeing, and attitudes towards Sam Houston...” and he reflects on the plight of the Indians and black slaves. 516pp w/map, appendices. HB leather cover w/embossed lettering………50.00 SOLD

88) Parks, Aline & Dudley Cramer [editors] EARLY RANCHING AND WATER SOURCES IN WEST TEXAS  1972,
 1st limited edition of 1500 copies, Snyder. Foreword by W.C. Holden. An interesting look at the early water supplies--springs, playas, streams, etc.,--that determined ranching and settlement locations in West Texas. Eight counties in this study are Garza, Kent, Borden, Scurry, Fisher, Howard, Mitchell, and Nolan. Includes some wonderful period range photos in West Texas.
54pp w/map and photos. Folio softcover, scarce……60.00 SOLD

89) Parks, Aline, and Jeff Corkran [editors] THE COMING WEST: True Stories of Trails Grown Dim 1995, 2nd printing, Snyder. A collection of stories, by various contributors, about ranch life on the Plains of Northwest Texas in Borden, Scurry, Garza, Kent and surrounding counties. 281pp w/photos, index. HB blue cloth, fine copy……..40.00 SOLD

92) 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

94) Rundell, Walter, Jr. OIL IN WEST TEXAS & NEW MEXICO: A Pictorial History of the Permian Basin  1982, 1st edition, College Station. Early day photos and history of the petroleum industry in southeast Oklahoma and West Texas. 183pp w/photos, bibliography, index. Folio HB/DJ....48.00

95) Ryan, John P.  FORT STANTON AND ITS COMMUNITY, 1855-1896  1998, 1st edition, Las Cruces.  A history of the frontier fort in Lincoln County, New Mexico. 160pp w/maps, photos, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED bookplate..35.00 SOLD

96) [RYAN, TOM Cowboy Artist] TOM RYAN and the Cowboys of the 6666 Ranch by Susan Hallsten McGarry. 2001, 1st limited edition of 250 copies, published by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City. This book presents a chronological biography of Ryan, includes full-color repro- ductions of many of his paintings that relate to his experiences at the Four-6’s, and a selected bibliography of works featuring Tom Ryan. 63pp with photos. Oblong folio HB bound in 1/4 leather, a fine copy numbered and SIGNED by the artist.....150.00 SOLD

97) [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 by Krakel and Ryan….75.00 SOLD

98) 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 [dust jacket has two small chips, some edgewear], scarce….165.00 SOLD

99) Sanders, Barrot  THE CARUTHS: Dallas’ Landed Gentry  1988, 1st edition, np. A family biography. 326pp plus a large photo section. HB/DJ, book is slightly cocked and the dj has light edgewear….20.00 SOLD

100) [SAN PATRICIO COUNTY]  THE FORGOTTEN COLONY: San Patricio de Hibernia by Rachel Bluntzer Hebert.  1981, 1st edition, Burnet. From notes, correspondence, and oral accounts, the author thoroughly resurrects the lives and history of the pioneer Irish families of San Patricio and the surrounding country, first settled as McMullen-McGloin Empresario Grant in 1831. Includes biographies of many early settlers that occupied the colony; a list of mayors and sheriffs; old legends;  much more.  459pp w/endpaper maps, photos, appendices, sources, index. HB/DJ w/light edgewear,  this copy inscribed to author/historian William H. Oberste and SIGNED by the author, very scarce……150.00

101) Sims, Judge Orland L. GUN-TOTERS I HAVE KNOWN 1967, 1st limited edition of 750 copies, Austin. Foreword by Joe B. Frantz. Stories of some of the old west’s gun-toters who may or may not have rode through the Concho Country, including the Kilpatrick and Ketchum gangs, Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch, Texas Rangers Frank Hamer and Capt. Bill McDonald. He adds some interesting yarns about some preachers who carried their guns to the pulpits. 57pp w/photos. HB/no dj as issued, SIGNED ….95.00

102) 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…….60.00

104) Stanley, F. LONGHAIR JIM COURTRIGHT: Two Gun Marshal of Fort Worth 1957, 2nd printing, Denver. Biography of Courtright who was “a Union Scout, Frontier Character and Man Slayer” and while serving as Marshall in Fort Worth was killed by Luke Short 1886. 234pp w/photos, references. HB/DJ……45.00
 
105) Stohlman, Al & Ann  THE STOHLMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SADDLE MAKING 1993/1994, 1st editions, Fort Worth. THREE VOLUMES. A comprehensive guide to saddle making. 707pp, fully illustrated. Three Volumes all HB/DJ, some minor wear to dust jacket of volume I, nice set….200.00 SOLD

106) [TAYLOR COUNTY] ) ABILENE... On Catclaw Creek: A Profile of a West Texas Town by Katharyn Duff. 1969, 1st ed, Abilene.  298pp w/maps, photos, historical articles, 1880 Taylor County census, early marriage licenses, WWI muster roll, index. HB/DJ (dj has small chips, edgewear) SIGNED…..…..40.00

107) [TERRELL COUNTY] TERRELL COUNTY, TEXAS: Its Past, Its People edited by Alice Evans Downie. 1978, 1st edition [with orange endpapers], San Angelo.  A massive Texas county history with many historical articles and family histories. 747pp w/photos, bibliography, index.  Folio HB w/some scuffing at edges and pulled at top of spine/no DJ as issued….150.00

108) Thompson, Jerry [editor]  FIFTY MILES AND A FIGHT: Major Samuel Heintzelman’s Journal of Texas and the Cortina War  1998, 1st edition, Austin. The Major’s journal covers a period from September, 1859, to December, 1861. A “wonderfully detailed insight into frontier army life, military and diplomatic maneuvers along the United States-Mexico border, and the impending secession crisis.” 328pp w/maps, illus, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…..39.95

109) Thompson, Jerry D. MEXICAN TEXANS IN THE UNION ARMY  1986, 1st edition, El Paso (Southwestern Studies No. 78)  A study of the divided loyalties of Hispanics in South Texas. 89pp w/notes, appendices. HB1/4 leather and cloth boards…35.00.

110) Tompkins, Col. Frank  CHASING VILLA: The Story Behind the Story of Pershing’s Expedition into Mexico.  1934, 1st edition, Harrisburg.  Tompkins was a cavalry officer who participated in Pershing’s Punitive Expedition into Mexico after Pancho Villa’s raid on Columbus New Mexico. 270pp w/photos, maps, appendices, index. HB w/decorated cover….125.00 SOLD

111) [UVALDE COUNTY] OLDTIMERS: Their Own Stories by Florence Fenley. 1939, 1st edition, Uvalde..  “Frontier days in Uvalde Section of South West Texas.”  Early day pioneers recall their lives on the South Texas frontier. 266pp w/photos, index. HB w/decorated cover, very scarce….165.00 SOLD

112) [UVALDE COUNTY]  LIFE IN UVALDE, TEXAS 1882 TO 1903 by Olin O. Ellis. 1963, 1st edition, Baltimore. Memoirs of an early day settler.  86pp w/photo. Folio HB, SIGNED………..85.00

113) Walker, Dale L. DEATH WAS THE BLACK HORSE: The Story Of Rough Rider Buckey O’Neill 1975, 1st limited edition of 200 copies, Madrona Press, Austin.  Designed by Carl Hertzog; frontispiece by Jose Cisneros; foreword by Barry Goldwater. This special edition includes two original short stories by O’Neill that were not published in the trade edition. Traces the career of  O’Neill, a peace officer and politician in Arizona Territory before joining Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. He was killed at San Juan Hill during the war with Spain. 218pp w/photos, sources, index. HB leather spine and blue cloth in tan marbled slipcase, numbered and SIGNED by Walker, Hertzog, and publisher, Robert s. Weddle., fine condition…..150.00

115) Wheeler, Colonel Homer W. BUFFALO DAYS: Forty Years in the Old West – The Personal Narrative of a Cattleman, Indian Fighter and Army Officer  1925, 2nd edition, NY. Memoir of days spent in the West: civilian life, army life, scouting, western characters, and more. 369ppw/photos, index. HB/DJ- dj worn with some small chips, now in protective cover….40.00

116) Williams, J.R. COWBOYS OUT OUR WAY  1951, early reprint,” NY. Introduction by J. Frank Dobie.  A collection of Williams’ cowboy cartoons. 103 pages, with 25 “favorites” picked out by Dobie in a back section. Oblong folio HB, cover scuffed..

117) Williams, J. W. OLD TEXAS TRAILS 1979, 2nd edition, Burnet. Published posthumously; edited by Kenneth F. Neighbors. The material in 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..175.00 SOLD

118) Windle, Janice Woods TRUE WOMEN 1993, 1st edition, NY.  Highly acclaimed historical novel about women on the Texas frontier. Made into a TV movie. HB/DJ….20.00

119) Windle, Janice Woods HILL COUNTRY  1998, 1st edition, NY. Another of the author’s novels based on the lives of her ancestors. 474pp. HB/DJ…..20.00

120) Winningham, Geoff  TRAVELING THE SHORE OF THE SPANISH SEA: The Gulf Coast of Texas & Mexico  2010, 1st edition, College Station (Number Nine: Charles and Elizabeth Prothro Texas Photography Series.)  Winningham traveled along the Gulf Coast from High Island, Texas, to Playa Escondido, Mexico, near the Yucatan Peninsula. His narrative of the1200 mile journey reveals history and culture of the people he met along the way, and includes more than 200 photos of natural landscapes, roadside architecture and signage, the people, and more. 348pp w/maps, bibliography, index. Oblong folio, HB/DJ, as new…..45.00 SOLD

121) Wright, Edgar THE REPRESENTATIVE OLD COWBOY ED WRIGHT: An Autobiography 1954, 1st limited edition of 500 copies, np. An old-timer remembers his days on the Wyoming range. 215pp w/illustrations. HB w/decorated cover…35.00 SOLD

122) Yeats, E. L. & Hooper Shelton  [editors] 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 Sidney Bryan’s personal account of his early life on the ranch.  112pp w/map, photos.  HB w/decorated cover, scarce…..150.00

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) 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 lightly scuffed at top of spine, o/w a sound copy…….45.00 SOLD

2) Adams, Clarence S. & Tom E. Brown, Sr. THREE RANCHES WEST: A True Story of John S. Chisum, the Cowman Who Opened the West for the Cattle Trade 1972, 1st edition, NY. A well-researched historical novel based on the legendary career of cattleman John Chisum, with much on the Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War. 589pp w/photo section, bibliography, HB/DJ, very nice copy, SIGNED by Brown……275.00

3) Archambeau, Ermest R. [editor] LIEUTENANT A.W. WHIPPLE’S RAILROAD RECONNAISSANCE ACROSS THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS IN 1853 1971, 1st printing of special issue of PANHANDLE-PLAINS HISTORICAL REVIEW, Canyon. Several maps and illustrations accompany Whipple’s daily journal. 153pp. Hardback, a limited variant binding in dark green cloth with gold lettering.......75.00

4) [ARCHER COUNTY] FROM BLUEBIRDS TO MUSTANGS: The History of Megargel, Texas by Anita Palmer.  2003, 1st edition, Wichita Falls.  216pp w/historical articles, veteran lists, school graduation lists, civil servants, brands, photos, index.
Folio HB/DJ………55.00

5) Austin, Orval H. JAL, NEW MEXICO: Tough As An Old Boot  1976, 1st edition, Jal.  A history that includes archeological discoveries, open range ranching, homesteading, oil boom days, bootlegging feuds, and more. 123pp w/illustrations by the author. HB/DJ….35.00 SOLD

6) Barton, Thomas D. (Adjutant General of Texas)  REPORT OF STATE  RANGER AND MARTIAL LAW ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF TEXAS, 1921and 1922  1923, 1st edition, Austin. Official report to the Governor on enforcing Texas’ “dipping laws,” gambling and bawdy house raids, railroad strike in Denison; more. 39pp. Softcover, scarce..100.00 SOLD

7) Becerra, Francisco [as told to John S. Ford in1875]  A MEXICAN SERGEANT’S RECOLLECTIONS OF THE ALAMO & SAN JACINTO  1980, 1st edition, Jenkins Publishing Company, Austin. Introduction by Dan Kilgore; an illustration by Barbara Whitehead. According to contemporary author Rueben Potter, Becerra participated “in the assault [on the Alamo], and witnessed Dickinson’s leap.  He also saw the body of Bowie on his bed where he had been killed, and witnessed the execution of the few men who were found in concealment after the action was over.”  45pp. HB/DJ (dj has a few tiny spots, o/w a near fine copy)…. 185.00 SOLD

8) Bedichek, Roy KARANKAWAY COUNTRY 1974, 2nd edition, Austin.  Entertaining and informative essays about the varied fauna that inhabit the stretch of sandbars that make up Matagorda Island and Peninsula, and the surrounding marshland.  290pp w/maps, index. HB/DJ……..25.00

9) Berlandier, Jean Louis  THE INDIANS OF TEXAS IN 1830  1969, 1st edition, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC. Edited and introduced by John C. Ewers; translated by Patricia Reading Leclercq. Berlandier, a Swiss-trained botanist, traveled from Mexico City into Texas in 1828 as a member of the Mexican boundary and scientific expedition.  He carefully recorded what he learned about the native tribes they encountered--their origins and relationships to neighboring tribes, their languages, beliefs, clothing, attitudes, eating habits, education of children, war tactics, women’s activities, burial customs, and much more. Gives a panorama of Indian life and customs in Texas in the early 19th century. 209pp w/maps, illustrations, bib, index. Folio HB/DJ..75.00 SOLD

11) Botkin, B.A. [editor]  A TREASURY OF SOUTHERN FOLKLORE  1980, reprint, NY. “Stories, ballads, traditions, and folkways of the people of the south.”  Foreword by Douglas Southall Freeman. 776pp w/indices. HB/DJ faded……19.50

12) Bounds, Clyde  BLACK RIVER BOLLY  1989, 1st edition, Freeport. A true adventure story about the life of the great hunting dog, Black River Bolly—hunting for bear and raccoons in the northern forests of America. 143pp w/photos. HB/DJ, as new …18.95 

13) Bourke, John G.  THE MEDICINE-MEN OF THE APACHE 1970, facsimile reprint of a paper published in the 9th Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology—Smithsonian Institution, 1887-’88, Rio Grande Press, Glorietta.  Captain Bourke presents this interesting firsthand study of the religious and mystic practices of the Apache medicine man.  175pp w/illustrations, bibliography, index.  Folio HB w/decorated cover [no dust jacket as issued]………40.00 SOLD

14) [BREWSTER COUNTY] THE MAGNIFICENT MARATHON BASIN: A History of Marathon, Texas, Its People and Events by Annejo P. Wedin. 1989, 1st edition, Nortex Press, Austin. A well-rounded history of the ranch country around Marathon in far West Texas: frontier military with Fort Pena Colorado; histories of nearby settlements; cemetery inventory; cattle brands; some natural history; nearly 300 pages of family biographies; and more. 598pp w/photos, endpaper maps, bib, index. HB/DJ..165.00

15) [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……175.00

16) Bunton, Mary Taylor A BRIDE ON THE OLD CHISHOLM TRAIL IN 1886 1939, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio.  Mrs. Bunton accompanied her husband on a cattle drive from Nolan County, Texas, to Coolidge, Kansas. 77pp w/illus. HB/DJ..65.00 SOLD

17) Buscome, Edward [editor] THE BFI COMPANION TO THE WESTERN1988, 1st American edition, NY. The British Film Institute’s compilation of over 400 topics relating to the West and the Western movie. Alphabetized for quick reference. 432pp w/maps, illustrations,.  Folio HB/DJ……40.00

19) Cisneros, Jose [with historical commentary by Felix D. Almaraz]  CISNEROS 2000: Faces of the Borderlands 1999, 1st edition, El Paso.  Includes introductory statements by Tom Lea, John Houser, Leon Metz, and John O. West. 63 illustrations by Cisneros with historical data covering Southwestern hispanic culture from the early conquistadores to the 20th century pachucos. 164pp. Folio HB/DJ near fine, SIGNED by Cisneros and Almaraz…….135.00 SOLD

21) Clarke, Mary Whatley  DAVID G. BURNET  1969, 1st edition, The Pemberton Press, Austin. Biography of the first President of the Republic of Texas.303pp w/illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. HB light scuffing to cover…..75.00

22) Cook, Scott   MEXICAN BRICK CULTURE IN THE BUILDING OF TEXAS, 1800s—1980s  1998, 1st edition, College Station. Explores the organization, development, and techniques of the border brick industry. 338pp w/photos, notes, references, appendix, index. HB/DJ….45.00

24) Di Peso, Cr. Charles C. CASAS GRANDES: A Fallen Trading Center of the Gran Chichimeca  1974, 1st edition, Northland Press, Flagstaff. THREE VOLUMES. From the Publisher’s promotional insert: "Casas Grandes, a three-volume set, is the fascinating narrative of the monumental excavation and research which have been accomplished by The Amerind Foundation over the past fifteen years. Dr. Charles Di Peso and his colleagues have proposed new and unique theories concerning the people of Gran Chichimeca and the development, dissemination and decline of their cultures. This massive publication, documenting one of the most significant of archeological investigations, will be a landmark of anthropological scholarship." 1,200+ pages with over 780 photographs, plus maps, extensive notes and bibliography, index.  Three-volume set, HB w/decorated covers…..the set = 175.00

25) Dobie, J. Frank COW PEOPLE  1964, 1st edition, 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…..75.00

26) Dugger, Ronnie [editor] THREE MEN IN TEXAS: Bedichek, Webb, and Dobie 1967, 1st edition, Austin.  A collection of essays by various contributors that acknowledge the accomplishments of three men of Texas letters—one a naturalist [Bedichek], one a historian [Webb], and one a folklorist [Dobie].  285pp w/photos. HB/DJ (dj somewhat faded and edgeworn)…..30.00

27) Dykes, Jeff  COLLECTING RANGE LIFE LITERATURE 1982, 1st limited edition of 535 copies, Bryan.  Cover drawing by Jose Cisneros.  A suggested list of 300 books for a range library. 20pp. Softcover, SIGNED…..30.00 SOLD

28) Eggenhofer, Nick  HORSES, HORSES, ALWAYS HORSES: The Life and Art of Nick Eggenhofer 1981, 1st edition, Cody.  Edited by Gene Ball; introduction by Robert F. Rockwell. This autobiography includes many examples of Eggenhofer’s works beginning with his earliest days as a pulp illustrator.  In the last section are 21 full-page full color reproductions of his work. 213pp w/photos.  Oblong folio HB/DJ, nice…..75.00

29) 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..16.00

30) 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…..90.00

31) [FISHER COUNTY]  EARLY FISHER COUNTY FAMILIES: A Biographical History, 1876-1910 compiled by Delila M. and Josie M. Baird. 1976, 1st edition limited, Rotan. 277pp w/photos, county records, family biographies. Folio HB, scarce..185.00 SOLD

32) Fisher, O.C. with Jeff C. Dykes  KING FISHER: His Life and Times  1966, 1st edition, Norman.  Adams, SIX-GUNS: “One of the few original publications in the Western Frontier Library Series.  Has material on King Fisher, Ben Thompson, Bat Masterson, The Taylor-Sutton Feud, and the Texas Rangers.”  157pp w/biblio. HB/DJ…..25.00

33) Foster, William C. THE LA SALLE EXPEDITION TO TEXAS: The Journal of Henri Joutel, 1684-1687  1998, 2nd printing, Austin. Joutel accompanied the ill-fated La Salle Expedition to establish a fort and colony at the mouth of the Mississippi. He gives a vivid and dramatic account of their encounters with natives, enormous herds of bison, and new discoveries of flora and fauna. 350pp w/illus, maps, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ….25.00 SOLD

34) Frantz, Joe & Mike Cox LURE OF THE LAND: Texas County Maps and the History of Settlement  1988, 1st edition, published for the Texas Land Office by Texas A & M Press, College Station.  Mike Cox, More Basic Texas Books: “Only 2,000 copies of this book were published...It sold out within a short period of time and has not been republished...The book is the only place color plates of original county land grant maps have been published.  Not all of the counties are represented, but the maps of the major counties are reproduced.  And the format is large enough for the maps to be useful.”  228pp w/bibliography, index. Elephant folio HB/DJ, an extremely nice copy with the DJ showing minor edgewear; very  scarce...395.00

35) Friend, Llerena [editor] M.K. KELLOGG’S TEXAS JOURNAL 1872  1967, 1st edition, Austin.  Kellogg’s notes tell about his experiences with an expedition searching for mineral wealth in North Texas during the post-Civil War era. 183pp w/maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…..75.00

36) Gardner, Mark L. [editor] BROTHERS ON THE SANTA FE AND CHIHUAHUA TRAILS: Edward James Glasgow and William Henry Glasgow, 1846-1848 1993, 1st edition, Niwot.  Foreword by Marc Simmons. The Glasgow brothers were pre-paring to take several wagon-loads of trade goods to Mexico in 1846 when the Mexican War broke out. They were subsequently forced to follow Gen. Kearney’s Army of the West as it occupied New Mexico and Chihuahua. This book presents their account of that two-year adventure through their letters and journals.  229pp w/maps, illus, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…30.00 SOLD

37) Garrett, Julia Kathryn  GREEN FLAG OVER TEXAS: A Story of the Last Years of Spain in Texas 1969, 2nd edition, The Pemberton Press, Austin. Foreword by Dr. Herbert E. Bolton.  Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “This is the best account of the abortive Texas Revolution of 1811-1813, the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition, and the Green Flag Republic, and this period of Texas history.”  275pp w/notes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, scarce….125.00 SOLD

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

39) Gipson, Fred  CURLY AND THE WILD BOAR  1979, 1st edition, NY. Novel.  Illustrations by Ronald Himler. 88pp. 
HB/DJ…..48.00

40) Graves, John MYSELF & STRANGERS: A Memoir of Apprenticeship 2004, 1st edition, NY. An autobiographical treatise in which Graves “recounts his long, winding journey toward becoming a writer in the years after World War II.” 235pp w/photos. HB/DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED…..45.00

41) 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….45.00

42) Greene, A.C. THE HIGHLAND PARK WOMAN  1983, 1st edition, Bryan. Includes fifteen poignant short stories by Greene.  195pp. HB/DJ, INSCRIBED/SIGNED………25.00

43) Guyer, James S. PIONEER LIFE IN WEST TEXAS 1938, 1st edition, Brownwood. Includes the author’s reminiscences about his life on the range; buffalo hunting; non-lethal encounter with Indians, trail driving; and memories of men he met, such as Charles Goodnight, Billy the Kid (whom he met in 1877), Judge Roy Bean, and others. 185pp w/illus. HB w/pictorial cover….80.00 SOLD

44) Habig, Fr. Marion A., O.F.M. SPANISH TEXAS PILGRIMAGE 1990, 1st edition, Chicago. A history of the old Franciscan missions and other Spanish settlements of Texas, 1632-1821. 304pp w/photos, maps, bibliography, index. HB/DJ……55.00 SOLD

45) [HALEY, J. EVETTS]  CASEMENT OF JUNIATA: As A Man and as a Stockman…One of a Kind  by Donald R. Ornduff.  1975, 1st  “Ranch Edition” limited to 100 copies,  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 red cloth in slipcase, this copy numbered and SIGNED by Ornduff and Haley…250.00

46) [HALEY, J. EVETTS]  Adventuring With The Old-Timers: TRAILS TRAVELLED--TALES TOLD  by Hervey E. Chesley. 1979, 1st ed, Midland. Foreword by J. Evetts Haley; illustrations by H.D. Bugbee; edited by B. Byron Price; design by Carl Hertzog.  Chesley interviewed many old-timers to get these true tales of high adventure about Arizona and Texas. 184pp w/photos, notes, references, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED by J. Evetts Haley………75.00 SOLD

47) Haley, J. Evetts JEFF MILTON: A Good Man With A Gun  1948, 1st edition,1st state with inverted line on page 421, 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/lacks dj…125.00

48) 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, bib, index. HB/DJ (dj has a crease in front, some edgewear)……..95.00

49) Hallenbeck, Cleve THE JOURNEY OF FRAY MARCOS DE NIZA 1949, 1st limited edition of 1065 copies, Dallas. Illustrations by Jose Cisneros. Designed by Carl Hertzog. This book was awarded “One of fifty best books of the year (1949)” by American Institute of Graphic Arts.  It was Fray Marcos’s earlier expedition and report that sent Coronado in search of the fabled Seven Cities of Gold. 117pp with illustrations, bibliography, index, author’s biographical note.  HB/DJ (dj has small chip at top of spine and showing light edgewear, now in protective cover) SIGNED by Cisneros and Hertzog, very scarce…….275.00

50)  Hamilton, Charles W. EARLY DAY OIL TALES OF MEXICO  1966, 1st edition, Houston. Illustrated by Bob Schoenke. The author was active in the oil business in Mexico from 1912 to 1922, and his recollections “bring to life one of the most colorful and important periods in Mexican history.”  246pp. HB/DJ……40.00

51) Harmsen, Dorothy HARMSEN’S WESTERN AMERICANA 1971, 1st edition, Northland Press, Flagstaff. A collection of 100 western paintings with biographical profiles of the artists covering a span of 150 years of Western Art – 1821 to 1971.  The paintings are reproduced in full color. 213pp w/bibliography,. Folio HB/DJ, SIGNED…..75.00

52) [HAYS COUNTY] CLEAR SPRINGS AND LIMESTONE LEDGES: A History of San Marcos and Hays County by Frances Stovall, et al.  1986, 1st edition, Austin. This volume is divided into the following sections: I) San Marcos, The Town;
II) Kyle and Its Surrounding Area; III) A History of Buda; IV) A History of Dripping Springs; V) A History of Wimberley. 645pp w/photos, endpaper map, 1850 Hays County census; endnotes, bibliography, index. HB/DJ……90.00

53) Hedgpeth, Don THE TEXAS BREED: A Cowboy Anthology  1978, 1st ed., Flagstaff.  Line drawings by Joe Beeler. A collection of writings by various authors that reflect the spirit of the working cowboy. The writings of Andy Adams, Jim Cook, Teddy Blue, Rollie Burns, and Charlie Siringo are among those featured. 120pp w/photos. HB/DJ….25.00

54) [HEMPHILL COUNTY] RODEO TOWN (Canadian, Texas) by F. Stanley. 1953, 1st edition limited to 500 copies, Denver. Excellent history of this Texas Panhandle town and surrounding area. The first 258 pages are a town/county history.  The last 154 pages are biographies of noted citizens, including Capt. G. W. Arrington (Texas Ranger); Timothy Dwight Hobart (prominent rancher); Temple Lea Houston; the Isaacs brothers; and many others. Also, some brief ranch histories. Illustrated with period photos. 418pp w/bibliography. HB/DJ (dj w/some foxing, edgewear and small chips, now in protective cover) SIGNED, very scarce...395.00

55) Holdsworth, John B. THE COYOTE AND THE WHIRLWIND  1973, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio.  A naturalist’s impressions of the area forming a triangle between San Antonio, Del Rio and Laredo. The roadrunner, rattlesnake, coyote, javelina, the Harris’s hawk, and the horned owl are among the many species he personally tracked and studied. HB/DJ, SIGNED....45.00 SOLD

56) Huffines, Alan C. BLOOD OF NOBLE MEN--The Alamo Siege and Battle: An Illustrated Chronology 1999, 1st edition, Austin.  Foreword by Stephen L. Hardin; illustrated by Gary S. Zaboly. “Texas military historian Huffines assembles extracts from letters and other primary, or at least contemporary, sources to detail the activities and thoughts of the defending Texans and attacking Mexicans during the fatal 13 days in February and March 1836 that have become part of US mythology.  Zaboly contributes line drawings and sketches of characters, scenes, weapons, dress, and other aspects and begins each chapter with an aerial view pointing out positions and salient features.”   Folio HB/DJ….45.00

58) Hunt, Frazier THE TRAGIC DAYS OF BILLY THE KID 1956, 1st edition, NY. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “Has much new material on Billy the Kid. It is perhaps the account nearest the truth to date...Altogether it is a reliable book...” 316pp w/ills, endpaper maps.  HB/DJ (dust jacket worn and chipped, now in protective cover)…..40.00

59) 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 w/soiled cover and slightly cocked…30.00

60) Hunter, John Warren HEEL-FLY TIME IN TEXAS: A Story of the Civil War Period  circa 1974, Bandera. A serialized version of the extremely rare book in three issues of Frontier Times Magazine, Bandera. Relates the  experiences of a Unionist in Texas, and his run-ins with the Home Guard, aka Heel-Flies.  Published circa 1974, these three issues are the blue cover reprints of the original printings of the magazine published by J. Marvin Hunter in 1924. Softcover, set of 3 ….30.00 SOLD

61) Jackson, Jack FLAGS ALONG THE COAST: Charting the Gulf of Mexico, 1519-1759: A Reappraisal 1995, 1st limited edition of 350 copies, The Book Club of Texas. Cartographic study of early maps and mapmakers of the Gulf of Mexico. Part I deals with the maps of Spanish explorer Juan Enriquez Barroto in 1686/’87.. Part II examines the cartographic work of Valentin Devin, a French engineer in Louisiana. 225pp w/full-page maps, notes, appendix, biblio, index. Elephant folio HB/DJ (dj is opaque with title embossed on front and in a protective cover) very scarce…..395.00

62) Jones, Lem ANGORA GOATS: Then and Now, 1849-1995  1995, 1st edition, Austin.  A history of America’s Angora goat industry.  The author and his brother owned and operated the Ranchers Commission Company, a successful goat auction company in Junction, Texas.  244pp w/photos, bibliography, index. Folio HB/DJ, SIGNED…….55.00 SOLD

63) Jordan, Terry G. TEXAS LOG BUILDINGS: A Folk Architecture  1978, 1st edition, Austin. “Dividing Texas into five major cultural regions, Jordan delineates the individual styles which inevitably developed in this culturally, economically, and physically diverse state.” 230pp w/many illustrations, appendices, notes, glossary, bibliography, index.  HB….20.00

64) Kelly, Charles THE OUTLAW TRAIL: The Story of Butch Cassidy and the “Wild Bunch” c1938, reprint edition, NY. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “…an excellent history of the lives and exploits of the better-known outlaws of the Northwest.”  This reprint contains the two chapters and index that were added when the book was republished in 1959. 374pp w/photos, index. HB/DJ…17.00

65) [KENDALL COUNTY] RIVERS, RANCHES, RAILROADS, & RECREATION: A History of Kendall County, Texas  1984, 1st edition, Boerne. 270pp w/map, photos, historical articles, family histories, index. Folio HB w/embossed cover….130.00 SOLD

66) King, Irene Marschall JOHN O. MEUSEBACH: German Colonizer of Texas  1967, 1st ed, Austin. This book presents the life of Meusebach, and recounts the founding of Fredericksburg, the effects of the Mexican War on the immigrants waiting on the Texas coast, the signing of the unique treaty with the Comanches that opened up for settlement a vast region of West Texas, and much more. 192pp w/photos, map, biblio, index. HB/DJ w/light edgewear……50.00

67) [KING RANCH] THE KING RANCH: Mota Bonita  no date, published by Dresser Industries, Inc., as a guide to their 40,000 acre hunting lease on the Encino Division of the King Ranch. Includes a brief history of the ranch, plus descriptions and pertinent data of the game and other wildlife on the range. 44pp w/photos. HB faux leather w/”Running W” on cover….30.00 SOLD

68) [KINNEY COUNTY] KINNEY COUNTY: 125 Years of Growth, 1852-1877 compiled by the Kinney County Historical Commission.  1977, 1st edition, np.  239pp w/historical articles, photos, some early family histories.  The last section of the book is a reprint of “Kinney County: Brackettville, Spofford, Ft. Clark” an early history by Charles Kartes which was first published in 1907. Folio HB w/decorated cover, scarce….135.00 SOLD

69) Knight, Caroline ESSENTIAL FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT  2001, 1st edition, Bath. Full-color photos and descriptive studies of Wright’s finest works, covering the most significant periods of his creative output. 256pp. Folio HB/DJ….35.00

70) Krakel, Dean F.  THE SAGA OF TOM HORN: The Story of a Cattlemen’s War  1954, 1st unexpurgated edition, 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 – this copy has the original pages still intact with the revised pages laid in, rare…395.00

71) Laine, Tanner CATTLE CALL 1975, 1st edition, Seagraves. West Texas cattle ranching stories including “Faces of Cowboys” which has photos and biographical sketches of about two hundred West Texas ranchers and cowboys. Folio HB w/decorated cover/no dust jacket as issued………55.00 SOLD

72) Lavender, Dave WESTWARD VISION: The Oregon Trail 1963, 3rd printing. This fifth book in the American Trail Series tells the story of the Oregon Trail and its place in the history of Westward expansion. 424pp w/bib, index. HB/DJ w/edgewear..19.50

73) Lea, Tom WESTERN BEEF CATTLE 1967, 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…195.00

74) [LEA, TOM]  THE BOOK OF ALL CHRISTENDOM: Tom Lea, Carl Hertzog, and the Making of “The King Ranch”    by Bruce S. Cheeseman & Al Lowman.  1992, 1st limited edition of 750 copies, Kingsville.  Interesting insight into the writing and production of the classic King Ranch history.  22pp w/bibliography. Softcover (printed on rag paper leftover from the original printing of the King Ranch book)…….85.00 SOLD

75) Lee, Katie TEN THOUSAND GODDAM CATTLE: A History of the American Cowboy in Song, Story and Verse  
1976, 1st edition, Flagstaff. Illustrations by William Moyers. The author traces the evolution of cowboy music in this annotated compilation of cowboy verse and song, including more than 50 original musical arrangements, with historical notes and a discography for each song. 254pp w/illustrations, notes, bibliography.  HB/DJ……..45.00

76) Lehmann, Herman  (with new material by Garland Perry and Kitti Focke) A NEW LOOK AT NINE YEARS WITH THE INDIANS, 1870-1879: The Story of the Captivity and Life of a Texan Among the Indians  2007, revised edition, San Antonio. Lehmann’s account of his life as an Indian captive, originally published in 1927 by J. Marvin Hunter, is reprinted her in its entirety. The second portion of the book looks at his private life after he returned to the civilized world through interviews with relatives and others who knew him. 289pp w/photos.  HB/DJ, this copy signed by two of Lehmann’s descendants….60.00 SOLD

77) Lively, Robert BY STREAMS OF WATER 1987, 1st edition, np. Watercolors by J.U. Salvant; photographs by Diane Hopkins Hughs. Poignant stories about and history of the Mo-Ranch operated by the Presbyterian Church, and located on the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country. 143pp w/notes.  HB/DJ……..30.00

78) [LOVELL, TOM]  THE ART OF TOM LOVELL: An Invitation to History by Don Hedgpeth & Walt Reed. 1993,
1st edition, NY. A spectacular overview of the artist’s diverse historical work, with dozens of reproductions in full-color, some are double page foldouts.  Divided into five sections: 1) In The Land of the Buffalo; 2) Strangers in Indian Country; 3) Blood On The Plains; 4) The Civil War; and 5) Tom Lovell the Artist.  160pp w/index to paintings. Folio HB/DJ……50.00

79) Machado, Manuel A., Jr. THE NORTH MEXICAN CATTLE INDUSTRY, 1910-1975: Ideology, Conflict, and Change 1981, 1st edition, College Station. 152pp w/photos, appendix, biblio, index. HB/DJ……..32.50

81) Martin, Cy  THE SAGA OF THE BUFFALO  1973, 1st edition, NY. The story of the buffalo and its place in the history of western expansion. 191pp w/photos, recommended reading list, index. Oblong folio softcover (small spot on cover)…19.50

82) McCarthy, Cormac   NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN 2005, 1st edition “uncorrected proof copy”, NY.  Violent novel of West Texas, made into Oscar-winning movie.  306pp. Softcover (protected by Bro-dart DuraSaver)….65.00

83) McDonald, David JOSE ANTONIO NAVARRO: In Search of the American Dream in Nineteenth-Century Texas 2010, 1st edition, Texas State Historical Association, Denton. Foreword by Arnoldo De Leon.  A biography of Navarro, who was born in San Antonio in 1795, and lived to see Texas as a Spanish colony, a Mexican state, an independent republic, an American state, a Confederate state, and an American state once again. He was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. 340pp w/map, illustrations, notes, appendices, index. Softcover……24.95

85) McMurtry, Larry LONESOME DOVE  1985, 1st edition, 1st printing, NY.  McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the Old West. 843pp.  HB/DJ, nice copy….125.00

86) [MENARD COUNTY] IN THOSE DAYS: Memoirs of the Edwards Plateau  by Edith Black Winslow. 1950, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio.  The story of a ranching pioneer family who settled in Menard County in the 1880s, and about their life into the early 1900s.  184pp w/photos. HB cover scuffed….45.00 SOLD

87) Morris, John Miller EL LLANO ESTACADO: Exploration and Imagination on the High Plains of Texas and New Mexico, 1536-1860  1997, 1st edition, Austin.  A history of the exploration of the Llano Estacado region from early Spanish, French and Mexican explorations through Anglo explorers.  414pp w/illus, maps, bibliography, notes, index.  HB/DJ…..55.00 SOLD

88) 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….125.00

89) O’Connor, Louise S. CRYIN’ FOR DAYLIGHT: A Ranching Culture In The Texas Coastal Bend 1989, 1st edition, Austin.  Author interviewed and photographed scores of individuals-- ranchers, cowhands, women, camp cooks, and town folk-- who have lived and worked on ranches in the Texas Coastal Bend region in South Texas and reflect on their distinctive way of life.  Includes histories of 22 Coastal Bend ranches written by members of families who still operate them.  The author presents a stunning visual record of South Texas ranch life through her own photos and many vintage photographs. 298pp w/photos, map, glossary. Folio HB/DJ, very scarce……….195.00

90) O’Connor, Louise S. TALES FROM THE SAN’TONE RIVER BOTTOM: A Cultural History  1998, 1st edition, Victoria. (No. 2, Texas Coastal Bend Series)  148 interviews with natives of the land give insight into the multi-ethnic character of this  diverse ranching region of Texas—European, Celtic, Mexican and African.  254pp w/many photos, endpaper map, glossary, list of interviewees, notes, bibliography, index. Large folio HB/DJ……75.00

91) [PARKER COUNTY] HISTORICAL SKETCH OF PARKER COUNTY and WEATHERFORD, TEXAS by H. Smythe. 1973, limited edition of 300 copies, a facsimile reprint of the 1877 original by W. M. Morrison, Waco. Reese, SIX-SCORE: “The first procurable history of a Texas county.  Material on the cattle trade is scattered throughout the book.” Stories of Indian fights, Satanta’s speech, public hangings, lodges, biographical sketches, much more. 476pp  w/index. HB, green cloth….150.00 SOLD

93) Parsons, Chuck  CLAY ALLISON: Portrait of a Shootist 1983, 1st  edition, Pecos. Biography of the controversial rancher who some have called a “gentleman gunfighter,” while others have dubbed him a “notorious corpse-maker.”  130pp w/many photos, bibliography. HB w/pictorial cover, SIGNED……..45.00

94) Patterson, B.D. [director] PROCEEDINGS 1990 CONFEDERATE HISTORY SYMPOSIUM: Generals of the Army of Tennessee  1990, limited to 20 copies, Hillsboro. Contains these papers that were presented at the 1990 conference: “ Gen Patrick Ronayne Cleburne” by Dr. Norman D. Brown; “Gen. Leonidas Polk” by Dr. Grady McWhiney; “Gen. Wm. Joseph Hardee” by Dr. James W. Pohl; and Gen. Joseph Wheeler” by Dr. Odie B. Faulk. 108pp. Folio HB laminated w/pictorial cover…40.00 SOLD

95) Patterson, B.D. [director] PROCEEDINGS 1992 CONFEDERATE HISTORY SYMPOSIUM: Speaker’s Choice.”  1992, limited to 90 copies, Hillsboro. Papers presented: “Cavaliers and Crackers: Confederate Military Leaders” by Dr. Grady McWhiney; “Walker’s Texas Division” by Dr. Norman D. Brown; “Jpomini, the Generals and the Economy of Force” by Dr. James W. Pohl; and “Honey Springs: The Battle For Indian Territory” by Dr. Odie B. Faulk. 98pp. Folio HB laminated w/pictorial cover….40.00 SOLD

96) Patterson, B.D. [director] PROCEEDINGS 1995 CONFEDERATE HISTORY SYMPOSIUM: Texas Rangers in the War Between the States  1995, limited to 75 copies, Hillsboro. Papers presented: “Ben McCulloch” by Dr. Odie Faulk; “Henry McCulloch” by Dr. David Smith; “Lawrence Sullivan ‘Sul’ Ross” by Dr. James Pohl; and “John S. ‘Rip’ Ford” by Dr. Ralph Widener, Jr. `101pp. Folio HB laminated w/pictorial cover….40.00 SOLD

98) [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………50.00

100) [REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS] THE REAGAN COUNTY STORY: A History of Reagan County 1974, 1st edition, Seagraves. 276pp w/map, photos, pioneer biographies by community, index. Folio HB….85.00

101) Rhinehart, Marilyn D. A WAY OF WORK AND A WAY OF LIFE: Coal Mining in Thurber, Texas, 1886-19261992, 1st edition, College Station. A social and cultural history of the mining community in Thurber.167pp w/illus, bib, index. HB/DJ…25.00 SOLD

102) Ricklis, Robert A. THE KARANKAWA INDIANS OF TEXAS: An Ecological Study of Cultural Tradition and Change  1996, 1st edition, Austin. (Texas Archaeological and Ethnohistory Series) 222pp w/maps, illustrations, charts, appendices, references, index. HB……30.00 SOLD

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…..85.00

104) Robinson, Willard B. GONE FROM TEXAS: Our Lost Architectural Heritage 1981, 1st edition, College Station. This study traces the state’s architectural history from Indian dwellings and Hispanic-colonial structures through the early 20th-century.  296pp w/252 photos, bibliography, index. Folio HB/DJ….45.00

105) Roemer, Dr. Ferdinand [translated from the German by Oswald Mueller] TEXAS with Particular Reference to German Immigration and the Physical Appearance of the Country 1967, 2nd printing of the English translation, San Antonio.  Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: -"One of the first scientific investigations of Texas made by someone qualified to do so….The best account available of the Texas frontier at that time.”  An invaluable source for the social and natural history of Texas during the Republic years.  Roemer came to Texas at the instigation of Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels with financial assistance from Alexander von Humboldt.  He explored most of the settled areas except deep East Texas, going as far north as Dallas, and as far west as the San Saba Mission ruins near present-day Menard. He also accompanied Baron von Meusebach and Robert S. Neighbors on their expedition to make the famous treaty with the Comanche Indians and gives a splendid account of this interesting event in the history of Texas Indian relations. A foldout map is tipped inside rear cover.  301pp.  HB/DJ….45.00 SOLD

106) Rundell, Walter, Jr.  EARLY TEXAS OIL: A Photographic History, 1866-1936 1977, reprint, College Station. The author’s text and 328 contemporary photographs give a dramatic portrayal of life in Texas’ oil fields and boom towns in the early days of exploration and discovery. 260pp w/map, bibliography, index. Folio HB/DJ…….30.00

107) Rundell, Walter, Jr. OIL IN WEST TEXAS & NEW MEXICO: A Pictorial History of the Permian Basin  1982, 1st edition, College Station. More early day photos and history of the petroleum industry, with this focus on southeast Oklahoma and West Texas. 183pp w/bibliography, index. Folio HB/DJ....48.00

109) Silverthorne, Elizabeth PLANTATION LIFE IN TEXAS  1986, 1st edition, College Station. Illustrations by Charles Shaw. Explores every aspect of plantation life from both the slave and slave owner’s perspectives. 234pp w/illus., maps, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, nice copy….45.00 SOLD

110) 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 a lengthy introduction by J. Frank Dobie, and other added material.” 198pp w/illustrations. HB/DJ…..55.00

112) Stephens, A. Ray THE TAFT RANCH: A Texas Principality  1964, 1st edition, Austin. Intro by Joe B. Frantz. A history of the South Texas ranching enterprise that lasted from 1880 until 1930.  279pp w/photos, maps, appendix, bibli0, index. HB/DJ....55.00

113) Stoecklein, David R., photographer [text by Becky Prunty]  THE AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE  2004, 1st edition, Ketchum. Stoecklein’s photography is a “celebration of the American Quarter Horse, the history of its evolution, and the ranches that breed these powerful creatures. [Prunty’s] text traces the history of the breed and explores the different paths it has taken in the equine industry.” Includes brief profiles of the ranches featured. 303pp. Folio HB/DJ.  SIGNED by Stoecklein.......50.00

114) [TAYLOR COUNTY]  ABILENE LANDMARKS: An Illustrated Tour  by Donald S. Frazier and Robert F. Pace. 2008, 1st edition, Buffalo Gap.  Photographs by Steve Butman.  “The story of Abilene as told through 100 of its most historic buildings.” 248pp w/photos, bibliography, index. Folio HB/DJ….49.95

115) Taylor, Lonn & David B. Warren TEXAS FURNITURE: The Cabinetmakers and Their Work, 1840-1880 1981, 2nd printing, Austin. Foreword by Miss Ima Hogg.  “Provides a detailed introduction to the art of cabinet making and to the works of Texas cabinet makers. 222 (full-page) representative pieces of furniture, accompanied by detailed descriptions that include the maker, date, materials, measurements, history, owner, and analysis of each piece. Also includes illustrations and descriptions of tools, types of woods used and information on more than 850 craftsmen working in Texas between 1850 and 1870." 387pp w/illustrations, notes, appendix, bibliography, index. Oblong folio HB/DJ (dust jacket scuffed with light edgewear)…….100.00 SOLD

116) [TOM GREEN COUNTY] THE CONCHO COUNTRY  by Gus Clemens. 1981, 2nd ed, San Angelo. A very good compre-hensive history of the region in west Texas drained by the three Concho Rivers, with its central focus being around San Angelo and Tom Green County. One of the better published histories of this area. 232pp w/maps, photos, biblio, index. Folio HB…..75.00

119) Utley, Robert M. LONE STAR JUSTICE: The First Century of the Texas Rangers  2002, 1st edition, Oxford University Press.  A good comprehensive history of the early days of the Texas Rangers.  An extensively researched and well written narrative. 370pp w/photos, maps, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…30.00 SOLD

120) Utley, Robert M.  LONE STAR LAWMEN: The Second Century of the Texas Rangers 2007, 1st edition, NY. This Ranger history, a follow up to Utley’s previous volume, covers the days from the Mexican Revolution to the Branch Davidian saga near Waco, and the bloody standoff with “Republic of Texas” militia in Jeff Davis County. 400pp w/photos, maps, notes, sources, index.  HB/DJ……30.00

121) Watson, Julee Farrar   MY LAND: A Chronology of Lea County, New Mexico  no date, 1st edition, Lubbock.  A history.   56pp w/illustrations. HB/DJ is edgeworn, now in protective cover…..40.00

122) Wharton, Clarence  THE ISLE OF MAL HADO And Other Sketches: Three Hundred and Fifty Years of Texas History  1968, 2nd printing, Houston.  A concise overview of Texas history : La Salle; the Baron de Bastrop; the Revolution: James W. Fannin, Jr. Asa Walker at the Alamo; The Republic of Texas; the Last Days of Houston; Civil War, Cattle Trails, the Indians, and more. 253pp w/maps, illustrations. HB….30.00

123) Williamson, Clyde “Snooky”  WINCHESTER LEVER LEGACY  1988, 1st edition, Zachary. Comprehensive book on shooting and hunting with the old Winchester lever actions. Covers original rifles and carbines, and the Winchester and Browning replicas with data on custom chambering and conversion, selected load, documented results, velocities, game pictures, recovered bullets, targets, and field experiences. 664pp, fully illustrated, w/glossary, appendix. Folio HB w/embossed cover, SIGNED…125.00 SOLD

124) 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

125) Young, Otis E., Jr. BLACK POWDER AND STEEL: Miners and Machines on the Old Western Frontier  1976, 1st edition, Norman. A history of mining, and the evolution of mining machines.  196pp w/illus, notes, biblio, index. HB/DJ…17.95

CATALOG #203: July, 2011
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1) Aiken, Riley MEXICAN FOLKTALES FROM THE BORDERLAND 1980, 1st edition, Dallas. Foreword by Frances Edward Abernathy; drawings by Dennis Zamora. A flavorful collection of borderland myths and legends. 159pp w/illus. HB/DJ…20.00

2) Arrowsmith, Rex [editor] MINES OF THE OLD SOUTHWEST 1963, limited to 750 copies. Twenty explorers and mining experts tell in their own words about early mines in New Mexico and Arizona. 90pp w/illustrations, index. Small HB/DJ..45.00 SOLD

3) Baker, D.W.C. A TEXAS SCRAP BOOK: Made Up of the History, Biography, and Miscellany of Texas and Its People 1991, reprint edition published by Texas State Historical Association, Austin.  New introduction by Robert A. Calvert. Jenkins, BTB: “ …a highly useful resource on early Texas…it contains no less that 315 separate essays, biographies, memoirs, and articles on almost every aspect of Texas…a goldmine of information and fascinating anecdotes…We would know much less about early Texas without it.”  727pp w/illustrations, index. HB/DJ….75.00

4) [BANDERA COUNTY] ) A BRIEF HISTORY OF BANDERA COUNTY: Covering 100 Years of Intrepid History
by J. Marvin Hunter. 1949, 1st edition, Baird. “Sketches of early settlers, Indian depredations, and pioneer achievements.” 76pp.  Softcover….40.00

5) Barry, Louise THE BEGINNING OF THE WEST: Annals of the Kansas Gateway to the American West 1540-1854 1972, 1st edition, Topeka. Foreword by Dale L. Morgan. This massive volume gives the chronological history of the early gateway to the West where the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails separated.  One scholar said “this is perhaps the single most useful reference source on the Santa Fe Trail.” Photos, maps, index. 1,296pp w/maps, illustrations, index. HB/DJ….30.00 SOLD

6) Bartholomew, Ed BLACK JACK KETCHUM: Last of the Hold-Up Kings 1955, 1st limited edition of 1000 copies, Houston. Biography of the famous western outlaw who was decapitated when he was hanged at Clayton, New Mexico, in 1901. 116pp with “photographs from the N.H. Rose Collection owned by the author.” HB….75.00 SOLD

7) Bechdolt, Frederick WHEN THE WEST WAS YOUNG  1922, 1st edition, NY.  Death Valley; Joaquin Murieta; Tombstone; John Ringo; John Slaughter; Cochise; The Overland Mail; and more. 309pp. HB…..40.00 SOLD

8) Benton, Frank COWBOY LIFE ON THE SIDETRACK  1903, 1st edition, Denver. The lengthy subtitle reads: “Being an extremely humorous and sarcastic story of the trials and tribulations endured by a party of stockmen making a shipment from the West to the East.” Adams, HERD: “A humorous dig at the railroad companies for the way they handled stock shipments." 205pp w/photos, and some period ads in the back. HB……75.00 SOLD

9) Black, Mary S.  EARLY TEXAS SCHOOLS: A Photographic History 2008, 1st edition, Austin.  Offers images of schools built from the 1850s to the 1930s in all areas of the state. Includes a history of education in Texas from its earliest Republic days to the turn of the 20th-century.  This is the first overview of Texas’ first century of education. 210pp w/illus, index. Folio HB/DJ..39.95 SOLD

10) Breakenridge, William M. HELLDORADO: Bringing the Law to the Mesquite  1928, early reprint, Boston. Introduction by William MacLeod Raine. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “A most interesting book about Tombstone, Arizona, in its wild days, told by one of the law officers of that period.”  Chapters on the Geronimo affair; Ed Scheiffelin and Tombstone; the Earp brothers and their adversaries; and much more. 256pp w/photos. HB……75.00

11) Brent, William  THE COMPLETE AND FACTUAL LIFE OF BILLY THE KID  1964, 1st edition, NY.  Adams, SIX-GUNS: “This book corrects many of the legends about Billy the Kid, but the author makes quite a few mistakes himself.”  Includes Bonney family tree. 212pp. HB/DJ……35.00 SOLD

12) Brinninstool, E.A. TRAIL DUST OF A MAVERICK: Verses of Cowboy Life, the Cattle Range and Desert 1921, 2nd revised edition, Los Angeles. Introduction to the second edition by George Wharton James. Entertaining range poetry. 244pp. HB red cloth with decorated cover, light scuffing to cover, and foxing to endpapers, INSCRIBED/SIGNED……50.00

14) [BROWN COUNTY] FROM THE MEMORIES OF MEN by T.C. Smith, Jr. Historical highlights of Brown County. 66pp. Softcover, SIGNED……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, SIGNED, scarce…..165.00 SOLD
                15b) Another copy – Texas in the Morning – 1st edition, HB/DJ, not signed…..100.00 SOLD

16) Burns, Mamie Sypert THIS I CAN LEAVE YOU: A Woman’s Days on the Pitchfork Ranch 1986, 1st edition, 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….40.00 SOLD

17) Burton, Harley True A HISTORY OF THE JA RANCH 1966, 1st printing of this edition, NY.  A history of the famed J A 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 has become quite scarce in its own right.]  HB/no dust jacket as issued………..450.00 SOLD

19) Carlson, Paul H. TEXAS WOOLLYBACKS: The Range Sheep and Goat Industry  1982, 1st edition, College Station. Chronicles the development of the industry from Spanish times to about 1930. 236pp w/maps, photos, appendices, bibliography, index. HB/DJ…..35.00

20) Carter, Capt. Robert G. THE OLD SERGEANT’S STORY: Winning the West From the Indians and Bad Men in 1870 to 1876  1926, 1st edition, NY.  The reminiscences of Sergeant John B. Charlton who served with Carter in the 4th Cavalry under Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie. The regiment conducted a series of successful operations against the Kiowa, Comanche and Kickapoo Indians on the Texas frontier.  The unit also chased and captured fugitives and deserters and some of these incidents are included. 220pp w/photos. HB, a clean, tight copy, exceedingly scarce…….495.00 SOLD

21) [CATTLE BRANDS] A CENTURY OF TEXAS CATTLE BRANDS 1936, 1st edition, Fort Worth.  Forward by Amon G. Carter.   Included: “A Brief Outline of Texas History” by Peter Molyneaux; and “Sketch of the Texas Cattle Industry” and “Story of Cattle Brands” by Frank Reeves, Sr.; and an illustrated representative collection of Texas cattle brands listed alphabetically by counties.  Softcover w/illustrated cover, scarce……55.00 SOLD
                21b) Another copy – A Century of Texas Cattle Brands – 1945, 2nd printing, Amarillo. Softcover…45.00

22) Clark, John E.  THE FALL OF THE DUKE OF DUVAL  1995, 1st edition, 2nd printing, Eakin Press, Austin.  Foreword by William Sessions, former FBI Director.  The inside story of the final chapter on George Parr and his decades of corrupt political power in South Texas. 351pp w/map, photos, appendix, index. HB/DJ……25.00

23) Clark, Kenneth S. [editor] THE COWBOY SINGS: Songs of the Ranch and Range… 1932,1st edition, NY. “Traditional songs of the western frontier arranged for general singing…guitar and ukulele accompaniments.” Softcover, this copy has the signature of a young Elmer Kelton on the front cover…30.00 SOLD

24) Clarke, Mary Whatley JOHN CHISUM: Jinglebob King of the Pecos 1984, 1st edition, Austin. Biography of the Texas cattleman who followed the Goodnight-Loving Trail and set up a huge ranching operation in the Pecos Valley of New Mexico. Much on the Lincoln County War. 170pp w/photos, endnotes, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ…150.00

25 [CLAY COUNTY] HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY and Northwest Texas by J.P. Earle.  1963, facsimile reprint of the 1900 original, limited to 300 copies, Austin.  Accounts of lawbreakers; Indian raids; Quanah and Cynthia Ann Parker; Dot and Bianco Babb; buffalo hunters; and more. 64pp w/photos. Softcover….45.00 SOLD

26) 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/DJ, SIGNED….135.00

27) Coggin, Janice and Mason [editors] COWBOY POETRY: Contemporary Verse by Larry McWhorter  2000, 1st edition limited, Phoenix.  Verse from an award-winning poet who was a working cowboy. 190pp w/illustrations. HB/DJ, fine copy, inscribed to Elmer Kelton, and SIGNED by the author….30.00 SOLD

28) Cook, James H. FIFTY YEARS ON THE OLD FRONTIER: As Cowboy, Hunter, Guide, Scout, and Ranchman  1957, 1st printing of the new edition, Norman. A new foreword by J. Frank Dobie; intro by Brigadier-General Charles King, U.S.V. Dobie, LIFE AND LITERATURE: “Cook came to Texas soon after the close of the Civil War and became a brush popper on the Frio River.  Nothing better on cow work in the brush country and trail-driving in the seventies has appeared.” A western frontier narrative with much on cowboys, outlaws, and the Indian wars. The author participated in the cowboy gunfight with New Mexico lawman Elfega Baca and gives a good account of that incident. 253pp w/photos, index.  HB/DJ….40.00 SOLD

29) Crichton, Kyle S. LAW AND ORDER, LTD: The Rousing Life of Elfega Baca of New Mexico  1928, 1st “deluxe” edition limited to 375 copies, Santa Fe. Adams, SIX-GUNS: “The first book devoted entirely to this noted gunman, it includes much information about the now famous fight at Frisco, New Mexico, his association with Billy the Kid, and two chapters on Joel Fowler.” There is also information on Pancho Villa and the Mexican Revolution, Albert Bacon Fall, and other characters of early-day New Mexico. 219pp w/photos. HB/DJ……125.00 SOLD

30) Dickson, Arthur Jerome [editor] COVERED WAGON DAYS: A Journey Across the Plains in the Sixties, and Pioneer Days in the Northwest; From the Private Journals of Albert Jerome Dickson  1929, 1st edition, The Arthur H. Clark Company, Cleveland.   Personal chronicle of  a covered wagon journey across the plains in the 1860's and of pioneer days in the Northwest Territories of Montana Territory, Virginia City and Alder Gulch,-- gold mining, Indians and Outlaws, the Vigilantes, Frontier Military, the Mormons, Jim Bridger, John Sublette, more. 287pp w/illustrations, foldout map of the overland routes; index. HB has beginnings of front cracked hinge, otherwise a sound copy…..75.00 SOLD

31) Dimsdale, Prof. Thos. J. THE VIGILANTES OF MONTANA, or Popular Justice in the Rocky Mountains  1915, 3rd edition, Helena.  Adams, SIX-GUNS: “Perhaps no book excels Dimsdale’s in presenting the picture of the lawless conditions that characterized the mining camps of the Rocky Mountains….[the third edition] in 1915 was issued by Al Noyes, with footnotes and illustrations and with an appended history of Southern Montana." 290pp w/photos, index. HB green cloth w/decorated cover, hinges beginning to crack, otherwise sound….30.00

32) Dobie, J. Frank THE MEXICO I LIKE  1942, 1st printing under this title with a new introduction by the author (previously published as Tongues of the Monte), Dallas. Dobie recounts some time spent in the rugged badlands of northern Mexico.  301pp. HB/DJ, a near fine copy, SIGNED……..250.00 SOLD

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, very scarce….225.00 SOLD

34) Dobie, J. Frank [editor] PURO MEXICANO 1935, 1st edition, Austin [Texas Folk-lore Society Publication No.  XII.]  Texas folklore with a Mexican flavor.  261pp w/index. HB…45.00 SOLD

35) Dobie, J. Frank (editor) LEGENDS OF TEXAS 1924, 2nd edition, Austin. (Texas Folk-Lore Society Publication No. III),  Dallas. Many legends about buried treasures and lost mines, of the supernatural, origins of flowers names and streams; and much more. 282pp w/bibliography, index.  HB….30.00 SOLD

36) [DOBIE, J. FRANK]  A PORTRAIT OF PANCHO: The Life of a Great Texan, J. Frank Dobie by Winston Bode. 1965, 1st edition, Austin. Biography. 164pp with many photos. HB/DJ….35.00 SOLD

37) Fenley, Florence [as told by John Leakey] GRANDAD AND I: Memories of a Pioneer and His Grandson  1951, 1st edition, Leakey. The story of the frontiersman who helped establish Leaky, Texas, in the years before the Civil War.  Tales of Indian raids and pioneer life in Frio Canyon above Uvalde; a chapter on King Fisher; some stories about wrangling cattle in the Dakotas and Wyoming. 179pp w/many period photos.  HB/DJ, SIGNED in blue ink by John Leakey under his frontispiece photo, scarce..90.00 SOLD

39) Foreman, Carolyn Thomas OKLAHOMA IMPRINTS, 1835-1907: A History of Printing in Oklahoma Before Statehood 1936, 1st edition, Norman. 500pp w/illustrations, bibliography, index. HB/DJ – dj is badly chipped and edgeworn, now in protective cover…..65.00

40) [FORT BEND COUNTY] WHARTON’S HISTORY OF FORT BEND COUNTY by Clarence R. Wharton. 1973, facsimile reprint of the 1939 original, Richmond.  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…95.00

41) [FORT BEND COUNTY] THE JAY BIRDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY BY Pauline Yelderman.  1979, 1st edition, Waco. A history of the deadly political feud in Fort Bend County from 1865 to 1870. 344pp w/illustrations, references, appendices, index. HB/DJ….35.00

43) Francis, May E. [translator] THE HERMIT OF THE CAVERN by A. Siemering. 1932, 1st edition, Naylor Co., San Antonio. Originally published as Ein Verstehles Leben, 1876.  “A novel of the early Sixties abounding in dramatic situations—the struggle of those early German settlers in Southwest Texas to maintain their neutrality in a nation torn asunder by internal strife.”  180pp w/illustrations. HB/DJ – dj missing 1” square at upper spine, edgewear, now in protective cover….45.00

44) French, Captain William RECOLLECTIONS OF A WESTERN RANCHMAN 1997, reprint, Silver City. Reese, SIX-SCORE: “One of the best personal accounts of western ranching.”  Has information about many of the western outlaws, such as the Wild Bunch, Joel Fowler, Black Jack Ketchum, and others. 283pp. Softcover……19.95

45) Frink, Maurice, W. Turrentine Jackson, and Agnes Wright Spring WHEN GRASS WAS KING: Contributions to the Western Range Cattle Industry 1956, 1st limited edition of 1500 copies, Boulder. Includes some drawings by Nick Eggenhofer. The story of the cattle industry on the plains north of Texas from 1865-1895 when the industry blossomed into big business in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. Includes a detailed year-by-year survey of the era; a study of foreign interests and how they succeeded or failed; a look at 20th-century developments; a biography of Colorado cattle king, John W. Iliff;  and much more. 465pp w/maps, photos, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ, nice copy, SIGNED by Frink and Spring, quite scarce…..195.00
                46b) Another copy – When Grass Was King – 1st edition, HB/lacks dust jacket, not signed….135.00

47) Gann, Walter  TREAD OF THE LONGHORNS  1949, 1st ed, Naylor Co., San Antonio. Foreword by William MacLeod Raine.  A history of the range cattle industry, with chapters on cattle rustling and range wars, barbed wire and windmills, Texas Rangers, the cowboys and the cow pony, and more. 188pp w/ illus, index.  HB….35.00 SOLD

48) Garland, Hamlin THE BOOK OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN  1923, 1st edition, NY. With frontispiece (in color) and 35 color and b&w plates by Frederic Remington. A classic study of the American Indian, with stories and legends. 274pp. Folio HB w/pictorial cover….95.00 SOLD

49) Gilfillan, Archer B. SHEEP 1929, 1st edition, Boston. The author tells of tending his flock on the ranges of South Dakota.  272pp, illustrated. HB/DJ has considerable wear, SIGNED......35.00

50) [GIPSON, FRED]  FRED GIPSON: Texas Storyteller by Mike Cox. 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

52) Gould, Frank W. COMMON TEXAS GRASSES: An Illustrated Guide 1978, 1st edition, College Station. 267pp w/illustrations, “Key to the Genera of the Grasses”, glossary, index. HB/DJ (long out-of-print in cloth)……40.00 SOLD

53) [GRAVES, JOHN] JOHN GRAVES by Dorys Crow Grover. 1989, 1st edition, Boise. (No. 91 in the Western Writers Series.) 54pp w/biblio. Softcover, SIGNED by Grover, laid in is a signed letter of appreciation from the author to Elmer Kelton……..35.00 SOLD

54) [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……60.00

55) Habermeyer, Christopher GRINGOS’ CURVE: Pancho Villa’s Massacre of American Miners in Mexico, 1916  2004, 1st edition, El Paso. 72pp w/photos, sources. HB/DJ, SIGNED, scarce in cloth…..45.00 SOLD

56) 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……..150.00 SOLD

57) Henderson, Jeff  THE TREASURE LEGENDS OF CASTLE GAP  1965, 1st edition, Alpine. Legends of Maximilian’s lost treasure; the Catholic Cross treasure; the loast stagecoach treasure; more.  40pp w/illus., sources. Softcover….20.00 SOLD

58) Holden, W. C. ROLLIE BURNS or An Account of the Ranching Industry of the South Plains 1932, 1st  edition, 2nd state, limited to 500 copies [see Adams, Rampaging Herd] Dallas.  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.” HB, green decorated cloth, SIGNED, scarce…..175.00 SOLD

59) Hornby, Harry P.  GOING AROUND  1945, 1st edition, Uvalde. The author, an Englander by birth, came to Texas in 1889, and tells of sixty years of life in the South Texas brush country—store clerk, printer’s helper, publisher, editor, politician, etc. 158pp w/photos. HB/DJ – dj has chips, now in protective cover, INSCRIBED/SIGNED….30.00 SOLD

60) Hughes, Langston & Arna Bontemps THE BOOK OF NEGRO FOLKLORE  1958, 1st edition, NY. A wealth of representative selections of Negro folklore ranging from ante-bellum days to modern times, including the animal tales and rhymes, games, ballads, blues and spirituals, gospel songs, jazz and jive. Also early slave stories, accounts of hoodoo and ghost stories, and much, much more.  624pp.  HB/DJ - dust jacket has one small chip at upper spine, otherwise a nice copy, very scarce…..175.00

61) Hunter, J. Marvin HORRORS OF INDIAN CAPTIVITY 1954, 2nd edition, Bandera. Eighteen “true accounts of cruel torture and treatment of captives taken by Indians on the Frontier of Texas.” The author states that he obtained some of the narrative first-hand from the captives themselves—Cynthia Ann Parker, Dot Babb, Frank Buckelew,  Matilda Lockhart, Herman Lehmann, and several others.106pp.  Softcover, nice copy, very scarce……165.00 SOLD

62) Hutchinson, W.H. ONE MAN’S WEST 1948, 1st edition, Chico. Illustrations by John Pagan. Tales of the old West: Mountain Men, Indians, mining, more.  127pp. Softcover….45.00

63) John, Elizabeth A.H. STORMS BREWED IN OTHER MEN’S WORLDS: The Confrontation of Indians, Spanish, and French in the Southwest, 1540-1795  1975, 1st edition, College Station.  A critical history of the interaction between the native peoples and European explorers in Texas and surrounding area. 805pp with illustrations, maps, bibliography, index.  HB…30.00

64) Johnston, Harry V. MY HOME ON THE RANGE: Frontier Ranching in the Badlands  1942, 1st edition, St. Paul. Johnston was a cowpuncher in the Dakota Badlands in the last days of the 19th-century. Chapter on Theodore Roosevelt. 313pp. HB….45.00 SOLD

66) Kendall, George W. NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION ACROSS THE GREAT SOUTHWESTERN PRAIRIES FROM TEXAS TO SANTA FE 1929, reprint of the 1845 original by Lakeside Press, Chicago. Historical introduction by Milo Milton Quaife.  An account of the poorly-planned and ill-supplied expedition of 1841 that set out from the new Republic of Texas to Santa Fe, with the intention of uniting the New Mexicans against Mexican rule.  The group was captured by forces under Governor Manuel Armijo and marched to Mexico City. 585pp. HB, front hinge is beginning to crack, otherwise sound….50.00 SOLD

67) Laine, Tanner CAMPFIRE STORIES 1965, 1st edition, Lubbock. Illustrations by Donald E. Johnson.  A collection of tales about frontier times in West Texas. 148pp w/ill. Softcover, inscribed to Elmer Kelton, SIGNED by the author and illustrator….35.00 SOLD

68) [LAMAR COUNTY] A HISTORY OF LAMAR COUNTY by A. W. Neville. 1986, reprint of the 1936 edition, Paris. This edition includes an index that was not in the original. 262pp w/photos, endpaper map, index. HB w/decorated cover…85.00 SOLD

69) Lanning, Jim & Judy  TEXAS COWBOYS: Memories of the Early Days  1984, 2nd printing, College Station.  33 interviews with old cowhands from the Depression-era Federal Writers’ Project tell how the cowboy lived and felt about his life on the range.  Enhanced by contemporary range photos, mostly from the Erwin E. Smith collection. 233pp w/biblio. HB/DJ….25.00 SOLD

70) Lord, John  FRONTIER DUST  1926, 1st edition, Hartford. A frontier memoir that Ramon Adams (SIX-GUNS) wasn’t too fond of. 198pp. HB/DJ – dj worn and tattered, in protective cover…..35.00

71) [LUBBOCK COUNTY] LUBBOCK: From Town to City edited by Lawrence L. Graves. This continuing history of Lubbock, Texas, takes up where the previously published three-volume set left off. 438pp w/photos, index. HB/DJ….35.00

72) [MARTIN COUNTY]  MARTIN COUNTY: The First Thirty Years by Fay Eidson Smithson and Pat Wilkinson Hull.  1970, 1st edition, Hereford.  Early history; county organization; cattle drives;  tall tales; family biographies,  much more.  295pp w/photos, index. Folio HB w/pictorial cover……100.00

73) Martin, Ned & Jody and Kurt House with history by Ralph Emerson  BIT and SPUR MAKERS in the TEXAS TRADITION: A Historical Perspective  2000, 1st edition, Nicasio. This beautiful book “highlights the Texas tradition of bit and spur making and the exquisite pieces produced by more than 60 artisans active between 1870 and 1970 in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and other states. Pictured among the 700 stunning photographs of bits and spurs are many one-of-a-kind pieces never seen outside of private collections.” Includes detailed chapters on the history of spur making; a biographical listing of 63 bit-and-spur makers with photos of their works and identifying marks; more. 264pp w/glossary, bibliography, extensive index. Folio HB/DJ as new ..89.95

74) Martin, Ned & Jody  BITS & SPURS: Motifs, Techniques and Modern Makers 2003, 1st edition, Nicasio.  This volume introduces the reader to 123 skilled contemporary makers of bits and spurs, and includes descriptions and images of motifs and techniques used in building and embellishing these pieces over many centuries. Chapter headings in this volume: 1) Bit and Spur Makers of the Past; 2) How Contemporary Makers Learn their Skills; 3) Bit and Spur Designs; 4) Techniques Used in Bit and Spur Making; 5) List of Contemporary Bit and Spur Makers; 6) Biographies of Modern Makers.  300 pages w/900 color photographs, glossary, bibliography, and extensive index. Folio HB/DJ as new…79.95

75) 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

76) 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……350.00

77) [McCULLOCH COUNTY] ANSWER TO INTERROGATORIES in case no. 396, Mary C. Paschal et al, vs. Theodore Stevens... by John O. Meusebach. 1964, Pemberton Press’s reprint of 1894 edition, Austin. This is a published account of an 1893 legal case in McCulloch County regarding Meusebach’s German Emigration Company and colonization efforts in the Republic of Texas.  Information on Fisher and Miller Colonies; Meusebach’s treaty with the Comanches; more. Softcover…...20.00

 
79) McSwain, Ross & Harold Byler  TEXAS POLITICS & GREED: A Historical Story of the Veterans’ Land Scandal in the 1950s 2005, P.O.D, Bloomington. 208pp w/photos, appendices. Softcover, SIGNED copies available…….17.50

80) Middleton, John W. HISTORY OF THE REGULATORS AND MODERATORS and the SHELBY COUNTY WAR IN 1841 AND 1842, in the Republic of Texas…1953, facsimile reprint of the 1883 original by Frontier Times Publishing House, Grand Prairie. Foreword by J. Marvin Hunter. Middleton was a participant in the Shelby County difficulties and gives a history of the War.  He includes accounts of Indian fights occurring in the 1850s, as well. 49pp. Softcover….40.00 SOLD

81) Midkiff, Mary Lou LILLIE DAVENPORT: Pioneer Mother  2008, 1st edition, Midland.  Introduction by Elmer Kelton; editing by Mike Cox.  A grassroots study of a West Texas ranch woman and her family.  Mike Cox:  “If you enjoyed Mary Lou Midkiff’s first book, you’ll definitely want to read this well-done encore.” 329pp w/photos, endnotes, index.  HB/DJ, with a warm inscription to Elmer Kelton and SIGNED by the author….35.00 SOLD

82) [MIDLAND COUNTY] THE PIONEER HISTORY OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS 1880-1926 compiled by members of the Midland County Historical Society. 1984, 1st “Limited Centennial Edition,” Dallas.  175pp w/many photos, historical articles, family biographies, marriage and death records, and more. Folio  HB leather w/decorated cover, very scarce….325.00

83) Murphy, Lawrence R. LUCIEN BONAPARTE MAXWELL: Napoleon of the Southwest  1983,  1st edition, Norman.  Bio-graphy of the prominent New Mexico rancher who was heir to the Beaubien and Miranda Land Grant.  275pp with photos, notes, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ…..45.00 SOLD

84) Myers, Robert Manson  THE CHILDREN OF PRIDE: A True Story of Georgia and the Civil War 1972, 1st edition, New Haven. The letters of and to Rev. Dr. Charles Colcock portray the impact of the Civil War upon the South. Some 1200 letters are arranged chronologically to give a narrative of the crucial years between 1854 and 1868. These enlightening letters underscore a troubling paradox in American history: they reveal a group of intelligent, perceptive, and god-fearing men and women who were dedicated to the principle of slavery. 1,845pp  w/endpaper map, appendix, index. HB…..35.00

85) Napton, William B. OVER THE SANTA FE TRAIL IN 1857 1964, limited to 650 copies. A reprint of the 1905 original. One man’s personal account of his experiences while traveling the Santa Fe Trail.  73pp. Small HB/DJ…45.00 SOLD

86) Nelson, Barney [editor] HERE’S TO THE VINEGARROON: A Collection of Cowboy Poetry  1989, 1st edition, Alpine. Introduction by the editor. A collection of cowboy poetry that is preserved in Sul Ross State University Archives of the Big Bend and Bryan Wildenthal Library.  104pp w/sources. Softcover…..25.00

87) Nelson, W. Dale INTERPRETERS WITH LEWIS AND CLARK: The Story of Sacagawea and Toussaint Charbonneau 2003, 1st edition, Denton.  This book recreates the couple’s fascinating life from their diverse origins through their history-making travels with Lewis and Clark.  Also tells of the later adventures of their son, Jean Baptiste. 174pp w/map, illustrations, bibliography, index.  HB/DJ....24.95

88) Newcomb, William W., Jr. GERMAN ARTIST ON THE TEXAS FRONTIER: Friedrich Richard Petri 1978, 1st edition, Austin. Includes about140 illustrations by Petri who recorded many scenes of Indian and pioneer life in the Texas Hill Country during the 1850s. Newcomb adds interpretive background material pertaining to both Germany and Texas.  240pp w/biblio, index. Folio HB/DJ nice, clean copy……35.00 SOLD

89) Oates, Stephen B. [editor] RIP FORD’S TEXAS 1987, 2nd printing, 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……..30.00 SOLD

90) Oberste, William H. TEXAS IRISH EMPRESARIOS AND THEIR COLONIES: Power & Hewetson, McMullen & McGloin, Refugio-San Patricio 1973, 1st trade edition, Austin.  Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS,  #156: “This is the best account of the early Irish settlements in Texas…The settlements were made as a result of colonization contracts made in the 1820s by the Mexican government….Oberste also provides a fine narrative of the role of the Irish in the Texas Revolution and the Texas Republic.”  An important contribution to the history of  Texas’ early colonization.  310pp w/illustrations, 4 foldout maps, appendices, index. HB, a very clean and sound copy, exceedingly scarce…295.00 SOLD

91) Oliva, Leo E. SOLDIERS ON THE SANTA FE TRAIL 1967, 1st edition, Norman. An interesting study of how troops stationed at various forts along the Santa Fe Trail made a significant contribution to the development of the Southwest and westward expansion.  Mexican War, Civil War, Indian Wars.  226pp w/maps, illustrations, biblio, index. HB/DJ…25.00 SOLD

92) Oskison, John M.  A TEXAS TITAN: The Story of Sam Houston  1929, 1st edition, NY. A fictionalized biography of Sam Houston. 311pp.  HB/DJ – dj has one-inch by two-inch chip at spine and light wear, now in protective cover, scarce….75.00

94) Perry, Garland AN AMERICAN SAGA—William George Hughes, 1859-1902: A Pioneer Texas Rancher, His Life, His Times, His Story  1994, 1st edition, Boerne.  Hughes was a 19th-century sheep and goat rancher, and horse breeder in Kendall County. 242pp w/photos, bibliography, index.   Folio HB/DJ….45.00 SOLD

95) Pike, James SCOUT AND RANGER: Being the Personal Adventures of James Pike of the Texas Rangers in 1859-60  1932, reprint, Princeton University Press: Narratives of the Trans-Mississippi Frontier Series.  Jenkins, BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “…an interesting reminiscence of a Yankee who became a Texas Ranger and later a Union spy.” He served under various commanders as a scout and spy within Confederate lines, and “some of his escapades would be hard to believe if not proved by official records.”  164pp w/illustrations, notes, index. HB – cover scuffed and faded……40.00 SOLD

96) Poe, Charlsie BOOGER RED: World Champion Cowboy 1991, 1st  edition, Winters. Biography of  West Texan, Sam T. Privett, horse-breaker, rodeo bronc rider. 123pp (plus 46 pages of photos) with bibliography.  HB/DJ, SIGNED, scarce…..85.00 SOLD

101) [REFUGIO COUNTY, TEXAS] REFUGIO: A Comprehensive History of Refugio County From Aboriginal Times to 1953 by Hobart Huson. Undated facsimile reprint of the 1953 edition. Two volumes. Jenkins, in BASIC TEXAS BOOKS: “ The scope reaches far beyond Refugio County to a sector of the Texas coast extending from the Lavaca River to the Rio Grande." The first volume covers the history up to the beginning of the Civil War; the second provides an account of happenings during the Civil War along the Texas Coast and in West Texas, and up to World War II.  1,229 pp w/many photos, notes, appendices, bibliography, index. Both volumes HB in fine condition....150.00 SOLD

102) 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/DJ [dust jacket slightly faded, but no chips, now in protective cover] nice copy, and very scarce……….275.00 SOLD

103) Rhodes, Eugene Manlove STEPSONS OF LIGHT 1921, 1st edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. Novel of the west. 317pp. HB w/decorated cover…..95.00 SOLD

104) [RHODES, EUGINE MANLOVE] THE HIRED MAN ON HORSEBACK: My Story of Eugene Manlove Rhodes by May D. Rhodes. 1938, 1st edition, Boston. “Mrs. Rhodes biography of her husband is a family story of the years in the pioneer territory; hard years, but full of hilarity, excite-ment, and strange experiences.”.  Included are some previously unpublished stories Rhodes was working on when he died in 1934. HB/DJ – slightly edgeworn,  now in protective cover, scarce…..98.00 SOLD

105) Richardson, Rupert Norval  TEXAS: The Lone Star State  1943, 1st edition, NY. A comprehensive history of Texas, once used as textbook for many schools in Texas. 590pp w/maps, charts, illustrations, index. HB……..40.00

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

107) Rister, Carl Coke ROBERT E. LEE IN TEXAS  1946, 1st edition, 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 [dust jacket showing light edgewear, now in protective cover]….70.00

108) Roberts, Capt. Dan W.:  RANGERS AND SOVEREIGNTY  and  Mrs. D.W. Roberts: A WOMAN’S REMINISCENCES of SIX YEARS in CAMP with the TEXAS RANGERS  1987, two-books-in-one reprint by State House Press, Austin. This edition includes a new introduction by Robert Wooster, and a new index not available in the 1st editions.  The two books give two unique perspectives of Texas Rangers’ life on the frontier in the 1870s and 1880s.  HB/DJ…..75.00

109) Robertson, Pauline Durrette & R. L.  MYSTERY WOMAN OF OLD TASCOSA: The Legend of Frenchy McCormick, 1852-1941 48pp w/illus. Softcover w/pictorial cover, SIGNED by both authors….25.00 SOLD

110) Roland, Charles P. ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON: Soldier of Three Republics  1964, 1st edition, Austin. A thorough biography of a military officer who served the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederacy. 384ppw/maps, illustrations, bibliography, index. HB/DJ, nice copy…….85.00 SOLD

111) [RUNNELS COUNTY]  ) RUNNELS IS MY COUNTY by Charlsie Poe. 1970, 1st edition, San Antonio. Chronicles the early history and development of the West Texas county. 266pp w/photos, bibliography. HB/DJ SIGNED…….70.00 SOLD

112) Schaefer, Jack THE GREAT ENDURANCE HORSE RACE 1963, 1st limited edition of 750 copies, Stagecoach Press, . A true account of an amazing horse race in 1908 when 25 men raced 600 miles on a single mount from Evanston, Wyoming, to Denver, Colorado. 60pp w/illustrations. SIGNED by Schaefer….65.00 SOLD

113) 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…….60.00

114) Stambaugh, J. Lee & Lillian J. THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF TEXAS  1954, 1st edition, The Naylor Co., San Antonio.  A social, economic and political history of “The Valley.” 344pp w/map, photos, biblio, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED…..40.00 SOLD

115) Stanley, F. NO TEARS FOR BLACK JACK KETCHUM 1958, 1st  limited edition of 500 copies, Denver.  Life story of the desperado who roamed West Texas and New Mexico, and rode with members of Butch Cassidy’s Wild bunch, and his brother, Sam Ketchum.  Softcover, numbered and SIGNED, very scarce....125.00 SOLD

116) Sterling, William Warren TRAILS AND TRIALS OF A TEXAS RANGER  1959, 1st edition, np. Drawings by Bob Schoenke. Sterling spends the first half of the book telling of his Ranger service during the early part of the 20th-century along the Mexican border and in the Texas oilfield boomtowns.  The balance of the book has chapters on L. S. Ross, Sam Bass, John H. Rogers, Capt. John R. Hughes, Frank Hamer, James B. Gillett, the King Ranch, Gregorio Cortez, and other notables. 524pp with many photos, bibliography. HB/DJ – dj is edgeworn, now in protective cover…..125.00

117) Stowers, Carlton DOC HOWARD’S BOY: A Story of Robert E. Howard and His Cross Plains Legacy 2000, 1st limited edition of 100 copies, DeSoto.  A look at the eccentric writer’s meager beginnings, and the immense legacy his writings produced. 21pp w/illustrations.  Softcover, numbered and SIGNED…..50.00 SOLD

118) Sullivan, Dulcie THE LS BRAND: the Story of a Texas Panhandle Ranch 1968, 1st ed, Austin. Intro by Loula Grace Erdman.  The story of the large Plains ranch from open range years to the barbed wire era. 178pp w/photos, index. HB/DJ…..65.00 SOLD

119) Sumrall, Alan K.  BATTLE FLAGS OF TEXANS IN THE CONFEDERACY  1995, 3rd printing, Austin.  Features full-color illustrations by the author.  This comprehensive reference work covers more than fifty Texas regimental colors from Hood’s famous brigade to lesser-known units in the Tennessee and trans-Mississippi theaters.  Each flag is accompanied by detailed historical infor-mation, including sizes, dimensions, colors and fabrics. 114pp w/illustrations, photos, notes, biblio, index.  Folio HB/DJ….25.00

 121 Tompkins, Col. Frank  CHASING VILLA: The Story Behind the Story of Pershing’s Expedition into Mexico.  1934, 1st edition, Harrisburg.  Tompkins was a cavalry officer who participated in Pershing’s Punitive Expedition into Mexico after Pancho Villa’s raid on Columbus New Mexico. 270pp w/photos, maps, appendices, index. HB/DJ – dj has missing pieces at spine, now in protective cover….150.00 SOLD

122) [WALLER COUNTY] A HISTORY OF WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS by the Waller County Historical Survey Committee.  1973, 1st edition, Waco. Includes many historical articles; and biographies of many founding families.  719pp w/photos, map, index. HB/DJ (dj slightly edgeworn)……90.00 SOLD

123) Wheeler, Colonel Homer W. BUFFALO DAYS: Forty Years in the Old West – The Personal Narrative of a Cattleman, Indian Fighter and Army Officer  1925, 2nd edition, NY. Memoir of days spent in the West: civilian life, army life, scouting, western characters, and more. 369ppw/photos, index. HB/DJ- dj worn with some small chips, now in protective cover….40.00

124) White, Gifford [editor] THE 1840 CENSUS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS 1966, 1st ed, Austin. Foreword by James M. Day. Transcribed from the Republic’s tax rolls as there was no federal census until 1850 after Texas joined the Union. An invaluable guide to the Republic of Texas. Organized by county, it lists all land owners, their properties whether patented or granted, number of slaves, and other personal property. 236 pages with a helpful index. Folio HB, some foxing to endpapers, o/w very good..150.00 SOLD

125) 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 SOLD

126) Williams, R. H. & John W. Sansom THE MASSACRE ON THE NUECES RIVER: The Story of a Civil War Tragedy  ca1954, 1st printing, The Frontier Press, Grand Prairie. Foreword by J. Marvin Hunter. This booklet was issued in a very small print run. It combines two eyewitness accounts of the massacre on the Nueces River of German Unionists by Texas Confederate state troops under the command of Captain James Duff. Williams was with the Confederates, and his account was taken from With the Border Ruffians (London, 1907). Sansom  (who furnished his account to J. Marvin Hunter in 1911) was a Unionist traveling to Mexico with the German colonist group. 36pp. Softcover, near fine copy, exceedingly scarce…150.00

127) [WISE COUNTY]  PIONEER HISTORY OF WISE COUNTY: From Red Men to Railroads—Twenty Years of Intrepid History by Cliff D. Cates. 1975, facsimile reprint of the 1907 original, Decatur.  Much on the county’s early history, the Civil War, and a lot about Indian depredations and skirmishes. Also biographical sketches of early settlers. 471pp w/illus. HB…..50.00 SOLD