Autobiography from Texas Star Books

Bloomington, IN: Author House, 2010. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo. Findley signed the the front free end paper with inscription "o Betty and Warren with best wishes.." and dated 7-15-10..Memoir of a true-life adventurer with cave exploration, scuba & sky diving , service in the Navy in WWII, along with other pranks and close calls.… Read more about this item

College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Representative Sam Johnson served heroically in Vietnam and in Congress from 1991 to 2019, passing away in May 2020. This copy of his autobiography is the 6th printing and is signed and inscribed on the half-title page. Book is bright, crisp, tight and clean,… Read more about this item

Austin, Texas: The Waterloo Press, 1965. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Published by press established by Friends of the Austin Public Library in order to publish local history and housed in the Austin-Travis County Collection. 99 pp. including Index and Postscript with the Roster of Company B, 21st Texas… Read more about this item

Waco, TX: Eakin Press, 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed, 'Jim Simpson' on front free end paper. Bright, crisp and clean with black boards. Front board has some tiny white spots, and bottom edge is a little bowed. Rear board has barely discernible indention. Dust jacket has light… Read more about this item

Dallas, Texas: Civic Federation of Dallas, 1954. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Autobiography of Elmer Scott, Dallas civic leader and businessman. 163 pp. Cardboard boards covered with naturally tan heavy paper wrapper. Front board has very small spot, and rear board shows some discoloration/rubbing. Corners and spine ends show a little wear, and cover at… Read more about this item

Waco, TX: Texian Press, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1967 Reprint. 342 pp. Crisp and tight copy. Clean blue cloth boards show very light edgewear. Page edges and end papers show some foxing. Dust jacket has price intact. Corner and spine end wear with a little fraying on top front hinge.… Read more about this item

Barre, MA: Barre Publishing Co., 1963. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 186 pp. Tight clean copy with light edgewear. Dust jacket is price-clipped with minor edgewear - top panel of rear panel has creasing with 1/2" closed tear. Spine is slightly sun-faded. Now in protective cover. … Read more about this item

Richardson, TX: Rockwell Int'l, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Richardson, Texas 1935-1985. 271 pp. Bright, clean and tight copy with minor bumping on spine. Dust jacket has minor rubbing and light edge and corner wear.

Longview, TX: Ranger Publishing, 2001. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Robert Nieman with inscription on front free end paper. 269 pp. Bright, crisp and clean copy - as is dust jacket. Unread.

Independence Press, 1973. 17th Ptg. . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by author, Vietnam POW, on half-title page. Tight copy with light wear. Rear bottom hinge has small scuff. Bottom page edge has light spotting.

Chicago: Henry Regnery Corp., 1961. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Ed., 2nd Ptg. 218 pp. Tight and clean copy with light edgewear. Spine is slightly faded. No dust jacket.

New York, NY: McGraw Hill Book Company, 1948. 1st Ed.,4th Ptg. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Ed., 4th Ptg. Signed and inscribed by Farley, FDR's political tactician, on front free end paper. 388 pp. Book is tight, though slightly shaken, with a little bumping on corners and spine ends. Clean… Read more about this item

Greencastle, IN: Nugget Pub, 1989. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Large format trade paperback - 8 1/2"W X 11"H - 179 pp. Inscribed by Skidmore on front free end paper. Tight copy with previous owner's bookplate on revers of front panel. Light edge and rubbing wear.

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2001. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 412 pp. Bright, crisp, tight and bright copy with a little bumping on spine ends and corners. Dust jacket is also bright and crisp with slight creasing on edges, especially on spine ends. Very nice copy. … Read more about this item

New York, NY: Scribner, 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Autobiographical work of Texas writer - author of "Tender Mercies" and "The Trip to Bountiful". 1st Ed., 1st Ptg. 287 pp. Crisp and bright copy with very minor wear. Bottom page edge has black remainder mark - else clean.… Read more about this item

Bew: E. P. Dutton and Company Inc., 1975. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Ed., 1st Ptg. 805 pp. Tight copy is clean and bright with bumping on spine and 1/4" tear in cloth of top of spine. Page edges are slightly yellowed, with light foxing on top… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Row, 1971. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 338 pp. Tight and clean copy with light wear on corner and spine ends. Edges of blue cloth boards are slightly faded. Dust jacket is bright with slight wear on edges of front panel. Light creasing on spine… Read more about this item

Hampton, VA: Jesse Johnson, 1970. 3rd Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Subtitled, "An Autobiography of Negro Frustration and Aspiration". - 141 pp. Trade paperback is tight with edge and corner wear. Spine faded. Back wrap is somewhat creased and shows slight rubbing. Clean interior.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1957. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good++/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. #8 in The Western Frontier Library. 165 pp. Referenced in Adams' Six Guns and Saddle Leather. Tight, bright and crisp copy with minor shelfwear and faint smudging on top page edge. Clean interior. Dust jacket is bright… Read more about this item

New York: Bonanza Books, 1978. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. From the dust jacket, "An abridgement of the six volumes of 'The Second World War'" 1063 pp. Light edgewear on red boards. Previous owner's name on front pasted down paper, and one page dogeared. Bottom edges of boards have some… Read more about this item