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Signed. First Edition. Very Good / very good. Hank Williams died in 1953 at age 29. Ground breaking biography by the late Chet Flippo, one of the best music journalists of all time. The book has minor bumps on the corners and there's been a little moisture on the bottom causing slight warpage, but no stain. The dust jacket has… Read more about this item

Signed. First Edition. Near Fine / near fine. Renowned music journalist Patoski had been writing about Willie Nelson for 35 years when the wrote this biography. The definitive work. Book and dust jacket are in near fine condition with very slight wrinkles on the head and tail of the spine and a wrinkle of the top right front cover, but… Read more about this item

Signed. First Edition. Near Fine / very good. History of the University of Texas, warts and all. Author Frantz arrived at the University in 1935. He is a noted historian who's written a lot of stuff. This book was commissioned by the University, but eventually disowned by it. The book is in near fine condition with only minor shelf wear.… Read more about this item

signed. First Edition. Fine / near fine. Senator Hutchinson writes biographies of 63 women in military service, journalism, public health, social reform, science and politics. Book is in fine condition. White dust jacket is toned around the edges, but otherwise excellent. Senator Hutchinson has signed on the title page (no inscription).

Signed. First Edition. Near Fine / very good. Three prominent Texas contemporary writers; a naturalist, a historian and a chronicler are recalled by their friends and critics at the Texas Observer. The book is evenly toned and has tiny staining on the edges, but it is almost unread and in excellent condition. The dust jacket has edge wear at the… Read more about this item

Signed. First Edition, third printing. Fine / near fine. The Big Thicket is in deep East Texas. During the early days of Texas that area was a lawless no man's land, just outside the United States and the Mexican Army didn't go up there. The book is in fine condition. The dust jacket has slight edge and shelf wear, but… Read more about this item

Signed. First Edition. Fine / very good+. Story of legendary Texas Ranger Capt. Jay Banks. There's a statue of him at the State Fair of Texas. The model for the slogan "One riot, one Ranger". Murders, manhunts, mobsters, labor strikes and integration. Written and published by his daughter Linda, who has a PhD. The book is signed by Captain Banks… Read more about this item

Signed. First Edition. Fine / near fine. True crime story of a grizzley triple murder and a dedicated policeman who solved the crime when others had given up. The book is in fine, like new condition. The dust jacket has a little curling at the head of the spine, otherwise excellent. The book is inscribed to the late Brig. General… Read more about this item

Signed. First Edition. Near fine / near fine. Novel about the early days of oil discovery in Texas told from an African American perspective. The book has very slight edgeware at the top and previous owners name is written on the front end paper. The jacket has slight edgewear at the top of the spine. Book is in unread condition.… Read more about this item

Signed. First Edition. Near Fine. Story of Herman Lehman, an 11 yr old boy captured by the Apaches in 1870 and adopted by them. He subsequently escaped and was adopted by the Comanches and adopted by Chief Quanah Parker. When the Comanches surrendered Lehman was returned to his white family. The book is inscribed to Charles Caperton, who was one… Read more about this item

Signed. The late Boone Pickens made a fortune in oil and gas. Later in his career he became a proponent of fracking and said that it didn't cause any damage to the land. He also said that, in the future, water would become more valuable than oil. He bought up a lot of the water rights in the Texas Panhandle,… Read more about this item

Signed by author. Local cotton broker in Dallas retires and writes his recollections of the cotton business. The book has slight toning on the pages, otherwise in excellent condition. The dust jacket has a one inch tear on the bottom front and chipping on the edges as well as a moisture ripple on the back jacket and a half inch… Read more about this item

Signed by author. Located in East Texas, Jefferson is one of Texas' oldest towns. It was once a port on the Red River. They have been preserving old buildings there for a long time. Beautifully photographed homes and commercial buildings, including architectural details. The book is in near fine condition with only a slight scuff at the top of… Read more about this item

Munday, Texas is in north central Texas, in Knox County, between Wichita Fallas and Abilene. This is a book about the Centennial of the First Baptist Church. The book is in fine, like new condition. The book came from the library of Betty and Dr. Ben Bowden. The book is inscribed and signed by Nancy Norene (Bowden) Hawkins, Chairman of… Read more about this item

The first game was in 1894. Texas had a football budget of $100, A&M didn't even have a team. There are a ton of archival photographs and great football stories. There's a lot of high jinks, too. Scores from the last 86 years. The book is bumped on the corners and has a gift inscription on the front free fly… Read more about this item

Sam Wyly is a Dallas millionaire (maybe billionaire). This is his self published book about his immigrant family. Part memoir and part American history. The book is in fine condition. It is leather bound with gilt edges and a silk ribbon bookmark attached. This book was issued without a dust jacket. Laid in is a letter, signed by Sam Wyly,… Read more about this item

The Bybee Collection of American Furniture has been described as one of the finest of its type in private hands, in America. It had been acquired by the Dallas Museum of Art prior to publication of this book in 1989. The author was awarded the Charles F. Montgomery Award by the Decorative Arts Society for this book. The book is… Read more about this item

4 signatures; author plus 3 artists. This book is a roundup of western artists from the Texas Cowboy Artists Association. They are: Jack Bryant, Clay Dahlberg, George Kovach, Bob Moline, Don Ray, Mark Storm, Jim Thomas, Jim Ward, Tom Warren and Kenneth Wyatt. The book is in near fine, almost unread condition. The spine is leather over off-white burlap cover.… Read more about this item

Signed by author. Everything about rodeos, including rodeo clowns. Forwards by Larry Mahan and Walt Garrison. The book is in near fine condition except that it's 46 years old. The dust jacket has a little nick on the front edge and a bump on the top of the spine. Bob St. John, the late sportswriter and sports book author has… Read more about this item

Signed by author. In 3 generations the Murchison family made the money, then lost the money in one of the largest personal bankruptcies in history, at that time, in the 80's. Interest rates and interfamily resentments brought them down. From selling possum skins to oil wells to Vail, Colorado to the Dallas Cowboys. Their story makes the Dallas TV Show… Read more about this item