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1948. HALEY, J. Evetts. Earl Vandale on the Trail of Texas Books. Canyon, TX: Palo Duro Press, 1965. 1st ed. 44pp. Portrait frontis., illus. Orig. cloth. Fine. One of 500 copies. Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper, "For Dorothy, ever eager and faithful in the cause from Evetts." Account of one of the most dedicated collectors of Texana.
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Canyon, TX: Palo Duro Press, 1965. First edition, 1/500 copies designed and printed by Carl Herzog. 8vo. 44 pp. Illustrated with plates, portrait frontispiece, title page facsimiles; 4-page prospectus laid in. Biography and bibliographical tales centering around a collector of Texana. "Wright Howes's simple appraisal [after his death in 1952]: 'He was one of the great natural book collectors of our time.' The Vandale Collection at Austin, Texas, is ample proof, as well as a fitting monument to his memory." Very good. Gilt-stamped rust cloth. (#8216).
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EARL VANDALE ON THE TRAIL OF TEXAS BOOKS. (Signed Association)
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Palo Duro Press, Canyon, 1965, 1965. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Ltd to 500 copies. Gilt-stamped cloth. 44pp. Illust. Inscribed by printer Carl Hertzog. Much sought memoir by a great book collector. Fine, no dj as issued. Very scarce. Robinson 39, Lowman 191.
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Palo Duro Press. Very Good. 1965. Hardcover. Rare : out-of-print. This book is in very good condition; no remainder marks. Appears to have been gently used. Inside pages are clean. ; 0 pages .
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Earl Vandale on the Trail of Texas Books.
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Canyon: Palo Duro Press, 1965. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. One of 500 copies printed in El Paso. Typography by Carl Hertzog. Publisher's prospectus laid in.
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Canyon, Texas: Palo Duro Press, 1965. Limited to 500 copies. Loose at front, four-page prospectus for this book. Original glassine dust jacket with two long tears in front. Inscribed: "For/Charles Downing/with the best wishes of/J. Evetts Haley.". Signed by Author. First Edition. Original Cloth. Fine/Good.
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Austin, Minnesota, United States
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Palo Duro Press, 1965. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited/ First Edition. 1 of 500 copies. Inscribed by Haley on the front endpaper..
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San Francisco, California, United States
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Canyon, Texas: Palo Duro Press, 1965 First edition. One of 500 copies designed and printed by Carl Hertzog at El Paso, Texas. Small quarto (9½x6 inches). 44pp. Frontis portrait, 4 photographic plates of rare titles. Red cloth, gilt lettering on spine and front cover. A very fine copy. This copy is a wonderful association copy with a presentation inscription SIGNED by the author to Ben E. Pingenot: "For Ben E. Pingenot in appreciation of a real enthusiast for Texana - from his friend, J. Evetts Haley, Sept. 19, 1965." Ben E. Pingenot (1926-1999) was a well-known collector of Texana and, from 1987, a Texas bookseller. This handsome work is a biography of Earl Vandale, a collector of fugitive and elusive Texana documents, whose passion in pursuit of books set him apart from various collectors. He sold his collection of Texana in January of 1948, acquired by the University of Texas Board of Regents, for $100,000. Ben made a note about this book: "One of the best works on Texana…
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