Biography from Schroeder's Book Haven

Source Interlink, 2012. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 160 pages. Story of the life, adventures and business of Carroll Shelby. Foreword by Jay Leno, color and b/w photos on every page. Fine/Fine. No wear, no marks. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: E3310.

New York: Sterling, 2010. 1st ed. . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 209 pages. Life and influence on the world of Nelson Mandela. Color & b/w photos, indexed, bibliography and reading recommendations. Near Fine/No Jacket. Tight, no wear, no marks. Item #: E3664.

Ruthin, N. Wales: John Jones Publishing, 1998. Reprint. . Paperback. VG/Wraps. 255 pages. Tells the story of a 1933 purchase of a sheep farm in Wales, and adventures following that. VG/Wraps. Tight, unmarked, spine a little cocked. Sticker ghost inside front and rear covers. Item #: E3689.

Nashville: E. Stevenson & F.A. Owen, 1855. Reprint. . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 472 pages. Published for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Describes the author's faith and religious work. Brown cloth-covered boards with embossed decoration on front and back, gilt title and decoration on spine. Small book is 6.5 X 4.5 inches. Good+/No Jacket. Binding firm, owner names and… Read more

San Antonio: Naylor, 1938. 1st ed. . Hardcover. VG/No Jacket. 471 pages. A detailed history of the early days of Jackson County in South Texas with biographical sketches, organizations, statistics and more. Very dark blue cloth-covered boards with dull gilt title on front and spine. Quite scarce. VG/No Jacket. Solid binding, unmarked, hint of wear at spine ends,… Read more

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. 1st ed. [Stated].. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 349 pages. Plumbs the depths of the Texas psyche. Fine/Fine. No wear, no marks. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: E3600.

Philadelphia: George Childs, 1862. 1st ed. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 458 pages. Letters and articles by a Knoxville newspaper editor who was against slavery and separation. Brown cloth covered boards with title on spine "Parson Brownlow's Book". Good/No Jacket. Firm binding, no name or marks. Free endpapers have been removed. Item #: E3595.

Austin: Steck-Vaughn, 1968. Revised ed. . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG. 156 pages. Over one hundred photos support this biography of Texas' legendary man of letters. Revised edition, with new material added to his 1965 Pemberton original. Near Fine/VG. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dustjacket has wear at spine ends and corners, and is price-clipped. Item #: E3606.

New York: Knopf, 2018. 1st Am. ed. [Stated].. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 284 pages. First American edition, translated from Portuguese by Eric M.B. Becker. Colorful map endpapers. Orange dustjacket with yellow and white titles. Fine/Fine. No indication of use or handling. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: E3590.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1967. 1st ed. [Stated].. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 282 pages. Biographical sketches accumulated over Dobie's life and compiled here for the first time. First edition. No dustjacket. Good+/No Jacket. Solid binding, no name or marks. Spine is faded and discolored. Item #: E3608.

New York: Flatiron Books, 2018. 1st ed. [Stated].. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 369 pages. Memoir and narrative history of a family as it rises to wealth and falls to ruin. Signed on the titlepage by the author. Fine/Fine. Tight, no wear, no marks. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: E3592.

Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1943. Reprint. . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 364 pages. 1943 Christmas Edition reprint of the Gillett's classic work. It is the biography chosen to represent the Texas Rangers in the Lakeside Classics series. Photo portrait frontis, two-page folded map of Texas and adjacent area, index. Dark red cloth-covered boards with gilt rule, decoration, and title. Top… Read more

New York: Putnam, 2020. 1st ed. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 325 pages. The life of Edward Oscar Heinrich, who invented or pioneered the use of much of the scientific methods still used today as legal forensic tools. Cream dustjacket with red title on front and spine. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine/Fine. No wear, no marks.… Read more

New York: Villard Books, 2000. 1st ed. [Stated].. Hardcover. VG/Near Fine. 292 pages. Signed by the author on the halftitle page. VG/Near Fine. Tight, no owner marks. Spine ends a little softened. Dustjacket has a small scuff at lower spine. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: E3559.

Athens, GA: Univ. Georgia, 1985. Reprint. . Paperback. Near Fine/Wraps. 235 pages. Biography of wife of Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene and friend of George and Martha Washington. Section of b/w illustrations, endnotes, and index. Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, unmarked. Spine a faded, else Fine. Item #: E3091.

Austin: Pemberton Press, 1970. 1st ed. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 99 pages. Autobiography of German man who came to Texas in 1853 and built a life in the growing state. He was a founder of Blinn College in Brenham. B/w photos, index. Tan cloth-covered boards with brown title on front and spine. Cream dustjacket is illustrated with… Read more

Riverside CA: Tree by the River Publis, 1986. 1st ed. . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 197 pages. A biography of Sam Clemens from 1861-1864, as a silver miner and reporter for the Territorial Enterprise. Inscribed "Sincerely hope you enjoy" and SIGNED by the author. Dark red cloth-covered boards with gilt titleon front and on spine. Scattered b/w photos.… Read more

New York: William Morrow, 2003. 1st ed. [Stated].. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 334 pages. Life inside the Kennedy White House and after for the only suvivor of Camelot's First Family. White and aqua dustjacket with father and daughter snapshot on front. First printing. Fine/Fine. No wear, no marks. Item #: E3546.

El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1968. 1st ed. . Hardcover. VG/VG. 152 pages. Political controversy, secession, Civil War, and reconstruction mark Hamilton's life. Index. Teal cloth-covered boards with gilt title on spine. Light blue dustjacket with oval Hamilton portrait on front. Sepia photos, indexed. Book design by Carl Hertzog. VG/VG. A tight, unmarked copy with no wear on… Read more

Austin: Shoal Creek, 1976. 1st ed. [Stated].. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG. 166 pages. Biography of settler in DeWitts Colony in 1831, who was in the Alamo when her husband was killed there. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt title on spine. B/w illustrations. Inscribed 'Remember the Alamo and Susanna" and signed by the author, dated 1976. Wrap-around illustration of the Alamo… Read more