OILFIELD BOY by merritt mauzey - 1957

H. Schuman, 1953-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Cover has minor wear/tear. Pages are clean/intact.

Abelard-Schuman, 1962. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in acceptable condition. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. The author’s inscription is found on the dedication page. The dust jacket is housed in protective mylar for preservation. The binding suffers minor loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

NY: Abelard-Schuman, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. VERY GOOD /good. 77pp., b/w illustrations, biographical sketch of the artist. Stamped approved for New York schools, clean and tight, no writing, in dj with edge chips, price unclipped in mylar cover. 4to rust boards with loss of color to the cloth and wear along the bottom edges. Chapters on the Ballard Ranch, the Parker Ranch and Boatright Ranch. Mauzey was a founding member of the Lone Star Printmakers in 1938. Merritt Mauzey was born in Bosque County, (1897-1973) his family later moved to Oak Creek Valley in Nolan county where they were ranchers who worked cotton and living close to the soil gave the artist a view of Texas ranch life that would lend to his artistic expression in lithography and oils a record of American subculture that has almost wholly passed from the national scene- the quality of Texas rural life that is the theme of his art. He was one of the first Texans to win a Guggenheim Fellowship. His work has been purchased by… Read More

Introduction by Luise Putcamp, Jr. (New York: Henry Schuman: Copyright 1953) Quarter cloth decorated boards (that is, hard covers) pp. 79 (260 x 210 mm). Illustrated with 50 stone lithographs by the Author. Sheet comprising Author’s curriculum vitae taped on front free endpaper. A near fine copy in like price-clipped dust-jacket.

New York: Henry Schuman, 1953. Ex-Library. Fair. Hardcover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. EX-LIBRARY COPY from the First Baptist Church of San Marcos, stamps for which are found on the endpapers and title page. Library mark to the spine and remnants of card pockets on the rear endpapers. Additionally, there is a small amount of staining to the front and rear covers. 79 pages with illustrations on nearly every page to document cotton farming history as well as a piece of vanished Texas folklore..

H. Schuman, 1953-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . first edition book, no dust jacket

H. Schuman. Good with no dust jacket. 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author on half title page. First edition. Hard cover published by Henry Schuman in 1953. No dust jacket. Covers have some small stains and scuffing, and some edge wear. Pages have slight toning. Book is in good condition. Small 4to, 79 pages, .9 lb.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 79 pages; Signed by Author .

London, New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1958. First ed. Hardcover. Fine in about very good(-) jacket now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. See photos.. Quarto in light blue-green illus rustic cloth; illus jacket; 67 pages illustrations 27 cm. Uncommon. Inscribed and signed by Mauzey in 1963, with a stapled two-page typed resumé-like manuscript with hand-corrections , presumably by Mauzey, outlining his work. / "The story of a young Chinese boy who stows away on a ship in order to come to America. He is permitted to stay and, through his eyes, we see the whole story of rice-growing in this country from the early primitive methods to modern times and methods used in China." "Merritt Mauzey (1897-1973) was an American lithographer and noted children's book author and illustrator in the mid-20th century. Associated closely with the Dallas Nine group of artists, Mauzey was a self-taught artist known for his depictions of rural life and the cotton industry in his native Texas." Merritt Mauzey is also the… Read More

Mauzey, Merritt. Mauzey, Merritt. NAPPING TIME FOR J. WINSTON APPLEGATE. Lithograph, not dated; edition size not known. Titled and signed in pencil. 8 x 10 inches. In very good condition. Merritt Thomas Mauzey, 1898-1973, is best known for his lithographs and children's books. His subject matter is tied closely to his roots in the cotton farms of West Texas.

Mauzey, Merritt. Mauzey, Merritt. THE HOME PLACE. Lithograph with handcoloring, c. 1940. Edition size not known. 9 1/4 x 14 5/8 inches, 235 x 370mm. In excellent condition.