Search Results: Texana & Texas History from Schroeder's Book Haven

Austin: Eakin Press, 1983. 1st ed. [Stated].. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 282 pages. Compiled from more than a half-dozen archive sources. Two appendices, and name index. Fine/Fine. New old stock from our archives. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: B7297.

Washington D.C.: USDA, 1999. 1st ed. . Paperback. Fine/Wraps. 1258 pages. Two volumes containing 1130 pages plus 128 pages of appendices and index. Compiled by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fine/Wraps. New, two volumes together in publisher shrink-wrap. Item #: A9321.

Austin: Madrona Press, 1975. Reprint. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good+. 128 pages. Gift inscription, SIGNED by the author. Near Fine/Good+. Coffee cup ring on front, o/w a solid copy. Item #: B5347.

College Station: Texas A & M University, 2008. 1st ed. . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 206 pages. 2008 recruitment guide for Texas A & M women's basketball Black hardcover with silver trophy and part of title, shiney embossed net and remainder of title. Color photos on endpapers, b/w photos throughout. Fine/No Jacket. Tight, no wear, unmarked. Item #: E3985.

College Station: Assoc. of Former Student, 2015. 1st ed. . Hardcover. VG/No Jacket. 2174 pages. Big reference book of former students of Texas A. & M. University, from earliest days to and including 2015. 2,174 pages. VG/No Jacket. Very firm binding, no owner marks, only minor signs of use. Item #: E4211.

New York: Macmillan, 1938. 1st ed. [Stated].. Hardcover. VG/No Jacket. 337 pages. Business and newspaper-publishing history beginning at Galveston in 1842. Red cloth with bright gilt titles on front and spine. VG/No Jacket. Clean, tight, unmarked. Corners sharp, spine tips a little softened. Item #: B5576.

Dallas: Pressworks, 1982. 1st ed. . Paperback. VG/Wraps. 90 pages. Greene's choice, by his rules, and a very good list. Lots of info and insights in his commentaries. VG/Wraps. Spine is sun faded, else a very nice copy. Item #: B7006.

Wichita Falls: Nortex Press, 1977. 1st ed. . Hardcover. VG/Good. 184 pages. Mrs. Elliott recalls a long life and over twenty-five years of work at Dallas' 801 Boarding House. VG/Good. Page edges foxed. Dustjacket spine sun-darkened. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: A0947.

Midland, TX: Nita Stewart Haley Mem., 1979. 1st ed. . Hardcover. VG/Good+. 184 pages. The book is SIGNED by J. Evetts Haley, noted Texas historian, who provided the introduction / foreword. Illustrated throughout with drawings by H.D Bugbee, and book designed by Carl Hertzog. Index. Tan cloth-covered boards with Bugbee illustration on front and back. Brown cloth spine with gilt title. Dustjacket mimics the design of the book. VG/Good+. Tight unmarked copy. Edges are faintly foxed as are the lighter parts of the dustjacket, else VG. Dustjacket back panel rubbed. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: E3753.

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1892. 1st ed. . Hardcover. VG/No Jacket. 324 pages. Tales of sea adventure in the later part of the Civil War when smugglers attempted to run the Union blockades between Mexico, Texas and other gulf states. Dark maroon cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. VG/No Jacket. Firm binding, remains of bookplate on front endpaper. Rear endpaper has small sticker of The Brick Row Book Shop, on Guadalupe Street in ustin. Item #: E3093.

San Antonio: Naylor, 1947. 1st ed. . Hardcover. VG/No Jacket. 414 pages. The author came across his uncle's autobiographical manuscript in an old whiskey barrel and crafted it into this interesting narrative. Much on being a cowboy on the Texas range. Green cloth-covered boards with silver title on front and spine. No dustjacket. VG/No Jacket. Tight, withour wear or marks. Item #: E3053.

Austin: U.T. Press, 1970. Reprint. . Hardcover. VG/Fair. 642 pages. Texas-Mexican relations in the southern and southwestern frontier of the Republic. Jenkins calls it 'the most comprehensive history of the Texas-Mexican borderlands during the period'. Folding maps, appendix, bibliography, and index. This is 1970 second printing. BTB-149. VG/Fair. Binding, hinges very firm. Gift inscription, otherwise unmarked. No sign ever read, maps appear never unfolded. Corners square. Dustjacket is price-clipped, edge-chipped, several short tears. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: E4965.

El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1977. 1st ed. . Paperback. VG/Wraps. 30 pages. Number Two in the Literature Series of the University of Texas at El Paso. Stapled pamphlet being a bBrief essay on influence of the frontier on writers and readers. Frontispiece illustration by Jose Cisneros. Typo in ISBN on copyright page. Somewhat scarce. VG/Wraps. Slight fading around edges, light crease on cover. Item #: B9423.

San Antonio: Alamo Press, 1983. Reprint. . Paperback. Fine/Wraps. 28 pages. Illustrated history of the Alamo. Maps, b/w drawings and photos, list of heroes who died in the battle. Page of important dates of the site beginning in 1691. Fine/Wraps. New, out of our archives. Item #: E1845.

Dallas: Egan Company, 1952. 1st ed. . Paperback. VG/Wraps. 40 pages. The author expounds and occasionaly lampoons on history, and current events, with the occasional witty poem thrown in. VG/Wraps. Item #: A3089.

Huntsville: Sam Houston State, 1945. 1st ed. . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. Alcalde yearbook for 1945 & 1944 gives a view of campus life in wartime. Includes a section of photos of the 1944 graduating seniors, because that year had no yearbook, owing to wartime shortages. Endpaper illustrations are overhead drawing of the campus. Black cover with embossed six flags and seal of the college, along with the title. Good+/No Jacket. Firm binding. Owner name and inscriptions from classmates. Item #: E4476.

Huntsville: Sam Houston State, 1943. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 248 pages. ORIGINAL 1943 yearbook. In cream vinyl covers. Has inscriptions from classmates. Good+/No Jacket. Wear to top of spine. Owner's name on endpaper. Item #: B6885.

Dallas: Southwest Press, 1930. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 253 pages. A fine historical account of life, and economic progress on the western frontier of Texas. Indexed. Chapter on Division and Sectionalism, the idea of dividing Texas into two or more states following the Civil War. Herd 1049; Howes H-581. Good+/No Jacket. Foxing on cover and edges. Solid binding, basically unread as many quartos remain uncut on bottom edge. Item #: A0939.

Dallas: Southwest Press, 1930. 1st ed. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 253 pages. Causes and effects of progress on the frontier, in the form of immigration and settlement, cattle, railroads, farmers, journalism, and amusements. Numerous maps of the state showing various data points. Bound in yellow cloth-covered boards, deckle edges. Herd 1049; Howes H581; Cox MoreBTB 48. Good/No Jacket. Firm binding, owner name on FFEP. Occasional light foxing to pages. Covers show light silverfishing and a few soiled spots. Item #: A0171.

Austin: Shoal Creek, 1973. Hardcover. VG/Fine. 247 pages. Story of Allen Shivers and his influence in breaking the Democrat's traditional hold of Southern politics. B/w photos, indexed. VG/Fine. Book has foxing to endpapers. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: A0203.