Search Results: Titles starting with F from WILLIAM ALLISON BOOKS

W. L. Gibson. Texas Border Troubles Report. Brownsville, Texas. 1915. Typed report on 8.5 x 11 in. paper ("legal size") from law office of Frank C. Pierce. 7 pp. Signed. Rust marks from paper clips, stains and light wear. A few pencil corrections.
A detailed first hand investigation into the Texas border troubles, based on "10 or 12 trips along the Texas side of the Rio Grande;" a trip to Monterey, Mexico; and "6 or 7 trips to Matamoros, Mexico" since May of 1914. The vast majority of the report consists of accounts of the events along the border, including robberies, murders, train derailments, etc., and the actions taken against those suspected of undertaking these actions. For example:
On June 14, at horse races at Ranchito, Cameron County, Texas, Juan Guerra Lerma, Lupe Benavides and Pablo Leal were killed, the former (Larma) having shop the latter (Leal), but Sherriff Manahan having killed Juan Guerra Lerma. At that killing were present Ranger Lupe Edwards, Dy. Sherriff Frank Carr,… Read More

Edwards, Philip Leget. California in 1837. The Dairy of Col. Philip L. Edwards Containing an Account of a Trip to the Pacific Coast.... Sacramento: A. J. Johnson and Co. 1890. First edition. Tan printed wraps. 47 pp. Near fine.
Adams Herd 747: "Rare." Six Score 36. Graff 1216. Howes E66. Wagner-Camp 48n. Soliday IV 212. Holiday 339. Cowan p. 192. Streeter Sale 3308. "Narrative of the first recorded cattle drive in California.... Aside from its cattle interest, which recounts bringing some 630 head of cattle from California to Oregon, the book also is a California and fur trade item." -- Reese. "This rare little booklet is written in the form of a diary and contains details of the earliest cattle drive." -- Adams. "Apparently one of a small number printed." -- Holiday 339. "Among the most important early descriptions of pastoral California." - Howell Catalog 50 # 447. Bankroft (California IV, p.85) states that this diary was one of his chief authorities. Cowan, p. 76: "Apparently limited to a small… Read More

José Guadalupe Posada. Four Color Booklet Covers. Mexico: A. Venegas Arroyo. Each about 20 x 15 cm. Near fine. Great examples of his work.
Colección de canciones en alta mar. 1903. Zinc etching on front wrapper by José Guadalupe Posada of a woman with a tambourine.
Simon el Bobito. [1890s?] Zinc etching on front wrapper by José Guadalupe Posada of Simon the Little Fool with a donkey, knocking over a bucket.
Ramillete de felicitaciones. [1890s?] Signed Posada. Zinc etching on front wrapper by José Guadalupe Posada of Cherubs.
El joven ilusionista. [1890s?] Zinc etching on front wrapper by José Guadalupe Posada of a magician.

José Guadalupe Posada. Four Illustrated Booklet Covers. Mexico: A. Venegas Arroyo. Each about 20 x 15 cm. Very good. Great examples of his work.
La primavera 33 colección de canciones modernas para 1896. [1896] A young winged nymph surrounded by angels and flowers is featured on this chapbook cover by Posada titled "Spring #33:Collection of Modern Songs for the Year 1896." Type-metal engraving. Signed Posada.
Cantares Oaxaqueños. Nueva colección de canciones modernas para 1915. Cuaderno no. 20. [1915] The front cover of this pictorial chapbook wrapper for a collection of songs from Oaxaca is illustrated with a street scene depicting city life with a cathedral in the background. The back cover prints "La Cucaracha." Zinc etching. Signed.
El trovador popular escogidas y bonitas canciones para el presente año. [1907] The front cover is illustrated by a troubadour playing a guitar for a young woman. The back cover prints "El trovador." Zinc etching. Signed Posada.
Galeria del Teatro Infantil. La… Read More

FRANCE DECLARES WAR ON SPAIN
Gaceta Extraordinaria del Gobierno Supremo de Mexico. Tom. 1 Num. 56. Del Domingo 27 de Abril de 1823. One sheet, 19.5 x 29 cm., printed letterpress on laid paper. Disbound. Edge tear not affecting text. Very good.
OCLC shows 4 holdings for this newspaper (Yale; LOC; Indiana & UT-Austin). This issue covers the declaration of war by France against Spain. After the downfall of Napoleon Bonaparte, King Ferdinand VII of Spain refused to adopt the liberal Spanish Constitution of 1812 and in 1820 faced a rebellion in favour of a constitutional monarchy, led by Rafael del Riego y Nuñez. The King was captured and detained at Cádiz, where the Cortes, the Spanish parliament assembled. Alarmed by these events, the other European powers convened in October 1822 at the Congress of Verona and authorized France to intervene in the conflict and restore the rule of Ferdinand, with only Britain abstaining from that decision. On 17 April 1823, French forces led by Louis-Antoine, Duke of… Read More

William Goyen. The Faces of Blood Kindred. N.Y.: Random House. 1960. First edition. Blue and black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 167 pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Personal inscription "For Hazel and Whit./ dear friends for many, / years / my affections , /S/ Billy". An unusual association copy and rare thus. Note: I have a large selection of Goyen material inquire about other items.

Kranz, Gene. Failure Is Not An Option. Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond. New York: Simon & Schuster. 2000. First edition, first issue. Hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated. Index. 415 [3] pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Signed by Kranz and five other flight directors: Chris Kraft, Glynn Lunney, Milton Windler, Pete Frank and Gerry Griffin on 4/24/2000. Kraft and Frank are now deceased. Kranz served as NASA's second Chief Flight Director, directing missions of the Gemini and Apollo programs, including the first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11. He is best known for directing the successful efforts by the Mission Control team to save the crew of Apollo 13 and bring them safely back to earth. Very scarce signed by these flight directors who are all discussed in the book. This is gift quality for the Space flight enthusiast.

[Texas] Farming--A Successful Year 'Round Business in South and West Texas. [San Antonio]: San Antonio Municipal Information Bureau. [Circa 1918] Color pictorial wraps. 23 cm. Illustrated. [16] leaves. Folded. Very good.
OCLC shows two holdings (SMU & UT-Austin). Numerous photographs of farming and agricultural activities in South and West Texas.

[Railroad][Mexico] Plumb, Eduardo Lee.
Ferrocarril Internacional.
Lithographed map. 21 x 27 cm. With promotional text in Spanish. Dated at end: México, abril de 1872. Includes map of portions of the United States and Mexico showing railroads from New York to Texas and proposed railroad route from Texas through Mexico to the Pacific Ocean and south to Mexico City.
OCLC shows 5 holdings (Newberry; Harvard; Mus. NM; SMU & UT-Arlington). A project to extend a railroad from Texas to Mexico. This is a promotional urging Mexico to approve the route which was to connect the Texas lines with Mexico, then to Presidio and thence to either the Pacific or to the Gulf of Mexico.

[Mexican American War] [Mexico] Ruano. R.; P Velez; José María Lara. Esposición del Secretario del Despacho de Hacienda, Leida en Consejo de Ministros con Asistencia de los Gobernadores de los Estados, en 17 de Agosto de 1851. México: Impr. de J.M. Lara. 1851. Brown leather with gilt tooling. 24 cm. 14, 34 pp. [7 folding tables] [4] pp. Covers show some wear, a few spots and stains; overall very good.
OCLC shows five holdings (Harvard; Yale; Univ. Ill.; Biblio. Natl. Mexico; & Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin) Speech and documents relating to the meeting in this capital of the governors of the states, summoned to provide for the demands of the federal treasury in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War. Signed on p. 14: Piña y Cuevas. Second section has title: Documentos. "The invasion of the Republic in 1847 did not produce only the misfortune that is the dismemberment of its territory, but the loss of its income, and great embarrassments to repair it. Maritime customs suffered because of the… Read More

[Mexican War] Adame, Ramón. Ramon Adame, Gobernador del Estado de San Luis Potosi, a sus habitantes. San Luis Potosí: Imprenta del Estado en Palacio, á cargo de Ventura Carrillo, 1847. Dated in type February 23, 1847, and February 27, 1847. First edition. Broadside in two columns: 31 x 21 cm. Very good. On embossed paper.
Eberstadt 10. Harper 12:276. This is probably the first announcement of the defeat at Buena Vista. An omnibus publication issued by Ramón Adame consisting of Santa-Anna's brief report of the Battle of Buena Vista, supplemental reports Adame has received, and a concluding address by Adame. Santa-Anna states in his report that he had to abandon the field because he had no food or supplies: "pues no nos ha quedado ni una galleta, ni un solo grano de arroz.... Hemos luchado con el hambre y la sed por mas de cuarenta horas." He reports two thousand American dead on the field. Adame appends his own comments on the progress of the war, claiming Mexican victories under Santa-Anna and… Read More

[Texas] Southern Pacific Company. Land and Immigration Department. First annual meeting of the Northern Settlers' Convention, Galveston, Texas, April 21, 22 and 23, 1905. [Texas?]: Southern Pacific Company. 1905. Orange pictorial wraps. 13 x 18 cm. [32] pp. Illustrated. Front cover detached, general light wear, else very good.
OCLC shows four holdings (Yale; SMU; Texas Tech. & UT-Austin). Cover title: Souvenir Programme Northern Settlers' Convention, Galveston, Texas. Five pages of text listing the various lectures, addresses and events, including a Boat Ride on the Bay and an Oyster Roast. Great photographs of Galveston.

[Florida] The Florida east coast and its wonderful railway and magnificent hotels. St. Louis: Woodward. [Circa 1915]. Color embossed pictorial wraps. 25.5 cm. Illustrated. Map. [20] pp. Very good.
OCLC shows nine holdings, all in Florida (Alachua Cnty.; Broward Cnty; Florida Ints.; FSU; Jacksonville Pub. Lib.; State Lib. Fla. Tampa Cnty; Univ Miami & Univ. S. Florida). Elaborately produced promotional for vacationing in Florida.

[Art][Books about Books] Weber, Francis J. Following Bernhardt Wall, 1872-1956: A Bio-Bibliographical Sketch. Austin: Book Club of Texas, 1994. Dark gray cloth spine over boards by Craig Jensen of the BookLab, Austin. Printed paper label on front cover, gray dust jacket with paper spine label. Cloth and gray paper slipcase. Limited edition, one of 95 copies with an original letter by Wall. Black & white frontispiece portrait of Bernhardt Wall, 9 original etchings tipped-in, 5 photogravure reproductions printed by the Flatbed Press of Austin. Bibliography. 83 pp. Fine copy.
Wall is known for his engraved books and art on a variety of subjects of Texas and the Southwest, including Following Sam Houston. Designed and typeset at the Castle Press, Pasadena, California. The letterpress was by Patrick Reach of Glendale, California. The bibliography of Wall's books is very useful.

[Railroads] Map of the Missouri Pacific Ry., Missouri, Kansas and Texas Ry., St. Louis, Iron Mountain and So. Ry., International and Gt. Northern R.R., Central Branch U.P.R.R., St. Louis, Ft. Scott and Wichita R.R., Little Rock, Miss. River and Texas Ry. and connections. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. 1887. Color map 43 x 79 cm, folded to 22 x 10 cm. Very good.
OCLC shows one holding (SMU). Relief shown by hachures. Covers also northern and central Mexico and shows steamship routes to Veracruz and Havana. Timetables and tourist information on verso. Form 3. C D--6-16-87" -- Back panel. [SMU's copy is a variant Form 1. C.W.-9-1-87.] Panel title: Missouri Pacific Railway. For St. Louis and All Points East. Chair Cars Free. Fast Mail Route.

Brown, Jennie Broughton. Fort Hall on the Oregon Trail. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton printers.1932. Limited edition. Dark green morocco with gilt printing. Gilt top. Pictorial end sheets. Preface. Notes. Index. Illustrated. 466 [1] pp. Front hinge loose. Split at top of binding and wear to edges. Portion of dust jacket tipped in.
Dykes Remington 439. Dykes Remington Rarity #9. Copy number 2 of 25 copies. Signed by the author and inscribed to a family member. A rare association copy of a rare book. Three Remington illustrations at pp. 94, 172 & 280. "The trade edition of this fine history is no longer common, but just try to find a copy of the limited edition at any price." - Dykes. "The opening up of the Columbia and Snake River valleys, the development of the Trail, the life in and near Fort Hall and its later history are well described." - American Historical Review. "[The author] combines literary clarity and vivacity with patient and wide-ranging research." - Arizona Historical Review.

[West] Gleed, Chas. A., editor. From River to Sea. A Tourists' and Miners' Guide from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean via Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Chicago: Rand McNally. 1882. Pictorial wraps. 20 cm. Illustrated. 194 pp.
OCLC shows 46 holdings, four in Texas (Amarillo Pub. Lib.; Sam Houston St.; SMU & TAMU). Adams, Herd 900. This is the wrappers edition without the advertisements or the stock laws of Colorado found in some copies. Numerous illustrations, several full page. While not in the subtitle, there is a section on "El Paso and Vicinity," covering the middle Rio Grande Valley; the City of El Paso; climate; Old Mexico; railroads; vineyards & prospects.