Search Results: Texas Writers from Texas Star Books

Dallas, TX: Dallas Pressworks Publishing, 1982. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Inscribed and signed by Greene on title page - dated 1982. Large format trade paperback, 7"W X 10"H. 90 pp. Tight copy with light edgewear on wrapper. Erasure on top corner of title page.Top corner of rear panel has a little scuffing, and spine shows slight discoloration.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1982. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bright, tight and crisp copy with very light wear to corners of boards and spine ends. Bottom page ends have remainder mark. Dust jacket has slight creasing on edges and a small closed tear on bottom front edge. Spine ends have some chipping and a liitle tearing. Back cover has long ragged crease next to fold at bottom edge.

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1982. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fort Worth's own Leonard Sanders. 396 pp. Crisp and bright copy with minor wear to boards and remainder mark on bottom page edge. Dust jacket has slight creasing on edges and a little corner and spine end bumping. 1st Ed., 1st Ptg.

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1982. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fort Worth's own Leonard Sanders. 1st Ed., 1st Ptg. 396 pp. Crisp and bright copy with minor wear to boards and remainder mark on bottom page edge. Page edges are slightly tanned. Dust jacket has slight creasing on edges and a little corner and spine end bumping.

El Paso, Texas: El Paso Public Library, 1971. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. An Illustrated Catalog of the Exhibit" December, 1971 - January, 1972. 54 pp. Oblong format with green wrapper. Clean and tight copy. Corners are slightly creased/curled.

Washington, D.C.: National Park Services, 1975. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Written by the curator of the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art in Fort Worth. Amon Carter was a mastermind of making Big Bend a national park. 288 pp. Trade paperback is tight and clean with light edgewear, creasing and rubbing to wraps. Clean interior.

Houston, TX: John M. Hardy Publishing, 2007. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed "Bud Shrake", on half-title page. Part of Hardy's "Texas Literary Classics" reprints. Shrake was awarded the Lon Tinkle Lifetime Achievement award by the Texas Institute of Letters and is ensconced in the Texas Film Hall of Fame. This is an unread trade paperback, bright and crisp and clean. Shrake at his best.

New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Edn., 1st Ptg. of this thriller. Crisp copy with clean interior. Light wear along spine ends. Previous owner's seal impressed on half title page. Slight soiling on bottom of back board. Dust jacket has light wear along edges and folds. Slight laminate creasing.

El Paso, Texas, U.S.A.: Texas Western Pr, 1993. First Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by the author on half-title page. 195 pp. Trade paperback. Tight and clean copy with light wear on edges slight curl to front wrap. Rear wrap has crease across bottom corner.

Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Press, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collection of stories, poems, essays on or about Texas - by Texas authors. Introduction by Don Graham. 1st Ed., 1st Ed. 124 pp. Decorative boards - no dust jacket. Copy is bright, crisp, tight and clean.

New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1982. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Talented Fort Worth writer who left us too young. 561 pp. Crisp copy with minor edgewear. Front free end paper has stain on front edge and front page edge has small tan stain. Interior is clean and appears unread. Unclipped dust jacket has light creasing and tearing on spine ends and corners. Nice copy.

New York, NY: Bantam Books, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Edgar, Shamus and Anthony award-winner, Rick Riordan's new book - first edition, first printing.

Austin: University of Texas, 1982. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Commemorative Edition in Slipcase. Essays by the founder of the Ransom Center for the Humanities at the University of Texas, Austin - one of the greatest collections of literature, cinema and art in the nation. Edited by his wife, Hazel H. Ransom. 105 pp. Book is crisp, bright and clean. The dust jacket is crisp with spine somewhat sun-faded. The back of the dust jacket has a few brown marks which cross the portrait of Mr. Ransom. The slip case is dark blue cloth and tight. Edges have some fading. Nice copy.

Hightower Press, 1947. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Boyce, with 'Best Wishes'. Also gift inscription to previous owner. 175 pp. Green boards with black print and graphics. Light corner and spine end wear - top edge of front board has small snag. Top page edge has foxing. Clean and bright interior. No dust jacket.

Houston, TX: John M. Hardy Publishing, 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Another fine tale from Edwin, "Bud", Shrake, a Texas treasure - his first since "Billy Boy" in 2001. Signed by Shrake on half-title page. Crisp, bright, tight and clean, as is dust jacket. Unread.

Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press, 2000. 3rd Ed, 3rd Ptg. . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Last novel in a trilogy about Lucinda Richards by award-winning Dallas writer. New trade paperback - 211 pp.

Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press, 2000. 3rd Ed, 3rd Ptg. . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Last novel in a trilogy about Lucinda Richards by award-winning Dallas writer. New trade paperback - 211 pp.

Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press, 2000. 3rd Ed. . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3rd novel in Wood's trilogy, first being, "The Train to Estelline" and second being, "A Place Called Sweet Shrub". Trade paperback - 211 pp. Crisp and clean copy with very light wear to wraps. Appears unread.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1985. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Kelton on half-title page, dated 6/27/85 and inscribed "For Darlyne and Al, With appreciation always for your interest in my work." From the estate of Al Lowman, Texas bibliographer, historian, folklorist, and writer. Laid in is a bibliography of 'Books on the Cowboy Lifestyle', presumably compiled by Lowman. A bonus along with this scarce early work of Kelton. 182 pp. Bright, crisp, tight and clean copy with like dust jacket in protective cover.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1985. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Scarce early work of Kelton. 182 pp. Bright, crisp and tight copy. Small dark spot on front green board. Dust jacket is bright and clean and in protective cover.