Search Results: Texas Lore from Texas Star Books

Amarillo, TX: McCarty, 1968. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Subtitled, "A Guide to Big Bend Country". 64 pp. Trade paperback with stapled binding. Tight copy with light rubbing. Clean interior.

Forth Worth, Texas, U.S.A.: Texas Christian Univ Press, 1999. 1st Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Amon Carter, Mr. Fort Worth, wouldn't let Dallas have the 1936 Texas Centennial Celebration without some fierce competition for the spotlight and the tourist dollar. Carter always did things in a big way - this explains the great and fun Frontier Centennial produced by Billy Rose, Mr. Broadway! Large format trade paperback - 8 1/2"W X 11"H. Bright, crisp and tight - appears unread.

Austin, Texas: Madrona Press, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Shaw, Charles. Signed on half-title page by both author, Toepperwein, and illustrator, noted and prolific Texas artist, Charles Shaw. Oblong format, 9-1/4"W X 8-1/4"H. 101 pp. Short articles about notorious gunfighters, each illustrated by Shaw. Book has slight right lean black cloth boards have very slight warp. Bright, crisp and clean copy. Dust jacket is heavy quality paper - bright red with black print and yellow and black graphics. Light rubbing shows on flap folds and hinges. Edges have a little chipping wear, and top of front panel has two closed tears, one 1/2" and the other 1-1/4" tear. Rear panel has 1/4" closed tear on bottom edge. Now in protective cover. Nice copy and signed by both author and illustrator.

Dallas, TX: Southern Methodist University Press, 1952. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Designed by Carl Hertzog with frontispiece and dust jacket illustration by noted artist Jose Cisneros. 178 pp. + colophon page. Rust colored cloth boards with gilt title on spine somewhat dulled. Book has slight right lean. Rear end papers have two scuff marks, interior is bright and clean. Dust jacket has price intact and has light chipping on corners and spine ends. Top edge shows a little wear and has a 1-1/2" closed diagonal tear from top of front hinge onto front panel. Flap folds and hinges show light rubbing. Now in protective cover.