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697. HAYS COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. Fall Quarterly 1:1 (November, 1967). San Marcos, 1967. [2] 13, 41 [2] folios. 4to, original yellow pictorial wrappers, stapled. Wraps foxed and stained, else very good. $20.00 698. KNISPEL, Minnie. Establishment and Development of the Kyle German Baptist Community. N.p., 1938. [6] 84 pp., 4 photographic plates. 4to, original beige pictorial wrappers, stapled. Other than minor wrinkling of wrappers, a near fine copy. Signed by author. First edition. Not in CBC. $35.00 699. The Kyle News 26:1 & 2. Kyle: The Kyle News, April 13 & 20, 1928. [20] pp., illustrations, ads. Folio, modern reprint edition. Two separate issues. Fine. Not in CBC. Excellent local history source for the time period. $30.00 700. NICHOLS, Tom W. Rugged Summit. San Marcos: Southwest Texas State University, 1970. [8] 483 pp. 8vo, red cloth. Light foxing to fore-edge, one page with small dog-ear, else near fine. First edition. $25.00 701. [PHOTOGRAPHY]. MILLER. G.K. (photographer). Three photographic prints of San Marcos, Texas. Included are: Head of the San Marcos River, at Aquarena Springs. Matte gelatin silver print mounted on board. Ink inscription in lower left-hand corner of print: “Copyrighted 1905 by G.K. Miller.” Ink inscription on board verso: “‘The Head of the River San Marcos’ (1905) | Handwriting lower left corner: | ‘Copyrighted 1905 by G.K. Miller.’” Image: 20.9 x 26 cm; Board: 32 x 38 cm. [Cooper: G.K. Miller, 1905]. Image a bit yellowed, lightly rubbed and soiled, a few small chips to image surface, a bit of insect damage to board mount and margins of print (slightly affecting image), corners of board worn, overall fair, but image still sharp and attractive. “Old Main” building, Texas State University, with large group of students in foreground and some in windows. Matte gelatin silver print mounted on board with photographer’s imprint on lower left-hand corner of recto. Ink inscription in lower left-hand corner of print: “Copyrighted 1905 by G.K. Miller.” Lengthy inscription in ink on board verso, commencing “‘Old Main and Her Students’–1905 (Some are in the upper windows) | Copyrighted 1905 by G.K. Miller | Note the gables, turrets, Gothic (?) windows....” Image: 20.4 x 26 cm; Board: 31.3 x 37.8 cm. Cooper: G.K. Miller, [1905]. Image yellowed and exhibiting some light silver mirroring and darkening of bright areas of sky above building, a few small stains to image, several tiny chips to blank margins of print, (not affecting image), board lightly worn and soiled, with pin holes in bottom corners, overall good. Image is very sharp, showing a remarkable amount of detail in small features, such as the students’ faces and the building’s brickwork. U.S. Fish Hatchery with “Old Main” in the background. Matte gelatin silver print mounted on board. Ink inscription in lower left-hand corner of print: “Copyrighted 1905 by G.K. Miller.” Ink inscription on board verso: “‘In the shadows of Old Main’–U.S. Fish Hatchery | San Marcos, Texas | Note: the small outbuilding near Old Main was | the Women’s Privy! | Handwriting in lower left corner: ‘Copyrighted 1905 by G.K. Miller.’” Image: 20.4 x 26 cm; board: 32 x 38 cm. [Cooper: G.K. Miller, 1905]. Image a bit yellowed and exhibiting some silver mirroring, a few light scratches and small scuffs and abrasions to image surface, a bit of wear to blank margins of print and board mount (not affecting image), overall good. $100.00
First edition. TC 961. $50.00 703. SAN MARCOS ACADEMY. Catalogue 1923-1924. San Marcos, [1923]. 80 pp., photographic illustrations, one tipped-in application form. 4to, original brown printed and embossed wrappers. Wrappers stained and with small tears, front endpaper with signs of insect damage. Not in CBC. Unusual item providing perspective on early twentieth-century private education in Texas. $45.00 704. [SAN MARCOS AIR FORCE BASE]. Photographic montage of personnel at the San Marcos Air Force Base. N.p., 1952. Gelatin silver print, 26 x 34.8 cm. Wrinkles to print, small tear along upper and lower edge, overall good condition. $20.00
Not in CBC. $30.00
Separately issued section of the San Macros Record newspaper for September 16, 1971. $15.00 707. Southwestern Conservatory of Music. San Antonio, Maverick-Clarke Litho, [1916]. [20] pp., photographic illustrations. Oblong 12mo, original printed cream wrappers, stapled, white string tie. Wrappers stained, insect damage to spine, minor foxing to interior, else very good. Not in CBC. $35.00 708. STROM, Ann Miller. The Prairie City: A History of Kyle, Texas 1880-1980. Burnet: Nortex, 1981. x, 481 [4] pp., photographic illustrations, endpaper map. 8vo, original navy cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Fine in moderately worn d.j. with some rubbing at spine and corners. First edition. TLH, p. 36. $100.00 709. SULLIVAN, Dulcie. The LS Brand: The Story of a Texas Panhandle Ranch. Austin & London: University of Texas Press, 1968. 178 pp., photographic illustrations. 8vo, original terracotta cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Fore-edge foxed, else fine in fine pictorial d.j. First edition. Number 6 in The M.K. Brown Range Life Series. $30.00 710. TALBOT, Zora M. Stringtown. [Corpus Christi]: University of Corpus Christi Press, 1961. vii [1, blank], 71 pp., illustrated title, text and photographic illustrations. 8vo, original beige pictorial cloth. Endpapers heavily stained, else very good in d.j. with moderate foxing and well-faded spine. First edition. Not in CBC. TC 971. $30.00 711. TALLEY, Jane (editor). A Survey of Hays County. San Marcos: League of Women Voters of San Marcos, 1978. [2] iv, 49 [1, blank] pp. 8vo, original printed red wrappers, stapled. Other than sunned spine, a fine copy. Overview of government, schools, and agencies in Hays County. Lower wrapper: “Printed by Students in the Advanced Printing Class, Gary Job Corps Center, San Marcos, Texas.” $20.00 712. Texas Historical Records Survey. Inventory of the County Archives of Texas. No. 105. Hays County (San Marcos). San Antonio: Texas Historical Records Survey, 1940. [6] 105 pp., map of Hays and surrounding counties. 4to, original blue printed wrappers, black cloth back strip, stapled. Light wear to edges. Fine. CBC 2371. $15.00 713. TEXAS STATEWIDE RECORDS PROJECT. Index to Probate Cases of Texas. No. 105. Hays County, November 22, 1848—December 15, 1939. San Antonio: Statewide Records Indexing and Inventory Program, 1942. [4] pp., 49 folios, map of Hays and surrounding counties. 4to, original blue printed wrappers, black cloth back strip, stapled. Wrappers slightly smudged and faded, else fine. CBC 2370. $15.00 714. The Officers and Ladies of Camp Gary, Texas | request the pleasure of | Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Damon | company to attend the | Second Anniversary Ball of Camp Gary, Texas | on Saturday, the Thirteenth of December | at nine o’clock | Camp Gary Officer’s Open Mess| R.S.V.P.–Export 23311 Semi-formal. 8.5 x 20.5 cm, beige card stock, typewritten. Stained (not affecting text), hand-written confirmation note at lower center. Very good. Printed invitation to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Damon for the Second Anniversary Ball of Camp Gary, Texas. $2.00 715. TOUNGATE, Frances A. A History of the Buda Schools [cover title]. Buda, n.d. 16 pp., photographic illustrations. 8vo, original white printed wrappers, stapled. Other than cover stains, a very fine copy. $25.00 716. WIMBERLEY, C.W. Wimberley Hills: A Pioneer Heritage. Austin: Von Boeckmann-Jones, 1969. [10] 105 pp., text and photographic illustrations, illustrated endpapers. 8vo, original tan printed wrappers. Fine. First edition. TC 972. $20.00 717. WYATT, Tula Townsend (comp.). Historical Markers in Hays County, 1907-1976. San Marcos: Hays County Historical Commission, 1977. [2] i-ii [2] iii-v [5] 228 [30] pp., numerous photographic illustrations. 4to, original green gilt cloth. Foot of spine bumped, else fine. First edition, limited edition (one of 500 copies, signed by Wyatt). TLH, p. 36. $65.00 718. YELVINGTON, Henry. A Collection of Human Interest Stories as They Originally Appeared in Newspapers on Which the Author Worked During His Thirty-Five Years of News Writing. San Marcos: Record Print, n.d.. 31 [1, blank] pp. 12mo, original printed salmon wrappers, stapled. Wrappers bumped on lower edge, else very fine. Signed by author. $25.00 Hemphill County 719. [CROCCHIOLA, Stanley Francis Louis] (F. Stanley, pseud.). Rodeo Town (Canadian, Texas). Denver: World Press, 1953. [12] 418 pp. 8vo, original blue cloth. Fine in lightly worn d.j., signed by author. First edition, limited edition (#97 of 500 copies). CBC 2395. Herd 2150. History of Hemphill County, in the Texas Panhandle, with brief biographies and anecdotes, some involving ranch women. $150.00 Henderson County 720. CLARK, Joy (ed.). Chandler: It’s [sic] History and People, 1880 to 1980. Chandler: Chandler Historical Society, 1981. 23 [1, blank] pp., photographic illustrations, maps, facsimiles. 8vo, original brick red cloth decorated in gilt and silver. Upper cover slightly discolored at fore-edge, tail bumped, else fine. Inscribed to Dudley Dobie from Ralph W. Yarborough. First edition. TC 978. $50.00 721. FAULK, J.J. History of Henderson County, Texas. Recording Names of Early Pioneers, Their Struggles and Handicaps, Condition and Appearance of the County, Advancement and Progress to the Present. Athens: Athens Review Printing, 1929. [16] 10-322 [6] pp., frontispiece portrait, plates. 8vo, original gilt blue cloth stamped in gilt. Front hinge cracked (but holding), blank margins of title and frontispiece lightly foxed. Very good. First edition. CBC 2400a. $225.00 722. HENDERSON COUNTY FAMILY HISTORY BOOK COMMITTEE. Family Histories of Henderson County, Texas, 1846-1981: A Collection of Family Sketches and Biographies of the People of Henderson County. Dallas: Taylor Publishing, 1981. 320 pp., numerous photographic illustrations, endpaper charts. 4to, original brick red cloth decorated in gilt. Upper cover bumped at fore-edge, slightly scuffed, else very fine. First edition, limited edition (#692 of 1,000). TLH, p. 37. $75.00 Hidalgo County 723. CHATELLE, Miriam. For We Love Our Valley Home. San Antonio: Naylor, 1948. [2] x [8] 114 [2] [28, ads] pp., plates, photographic illustrations. 8vo, original green cloth. Edges lightly foxed. Good in fair d.j., with chipping and tears on upper edges and spine. First edition. Not in CBC. $30.00 724. HAWKINS, Walace. El Sal del Rey. Austin: [Carl Hertzog for] Texas State Historical Association, 1947. ix [3] 68 [2] pp., text illustrations by José Cisneros, maps, endpaper maps, folding letters. 8vo, original white gilt cloth. Fine in lightly rubbed d.j. First edition. Not in CBC. TC 980. Lowman 47. $45.00 Hill County 725. HILL COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION. A History of Hill County, Texas 1853-1980. Waco: Texian Press, 1980. ix [1, blank], 518 pp., photographic illustrations. 8vo, original brown cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Corners bumped, foxing to fore-edge. Very good in foxed and lightly chipped d.j. First edition. TLH, p. 38. $65.00 726. KIRKPATRICK, A.Y. The Early Settlers [sic] Life in Texas and the Organization of Hill County. Waco: Texian Press, 1963. 3-107 pp., photographic illustrations. 8vo, original grey printed wrappers. Other than minor wear to wrappers, a very fine copy. Reprint of first edition. CBC 2454b. $35.00 Hood County 727. EWELL, Thomas T. History of Hood County, Texas, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present, Together With Biographical Sketches of Many Leading Men and Women Among the Early Settlers, as Well as Many Incidents in the Adjoining Territory; Also a Sketch of the History of Somervell County. Granbury: Granbury News, 1895. [4] [4, ads] 1-64 [4, ads] 65-76 [4, ads] 77-128 [2, ads] 129-160 [1] [1, ad] [6, Supplemental Sketch of Somervell County] pp., ads on pastedowns. 8vo, original black gilt-lettered cloth. Corners lightly bumped, endpapers lightly smudged (not affecting text), light foxing to page margins. Very good. First edition. CBC 2475, 4111. Herd 779: “Rare.” Howes E239. $1,400.00 728. EWELL, Thomas T. History of Hood County [wrapper title]. Granbury: Junior Women’s Club, 1956. [1] [5, ads] 160 [12] viii [30, ads] pp., text and photographic illustrations, advertisements. 8vo, original light blue wrappers. Upper wrapper lightly stained and gently creased, corners bumped, edges discolored. Very good. Reprint of first edition. CBC 2475 (reprint edition). Herd 779. Howes E239. TC 989. $75.00 729. HIGHTOWER, C.L. Hood County History in Picture and Story 1970. Fort Worth: Historical Publishers, 1970. H1-H124, 1-190 pp., photographic illustrations. 8vo, original apricot cloth. Light shelf wear. Fine. First edition. TLH, p. 38. Numerous newspaper articles laid in. Second part of book is paginated 1-190 and is a reprint of Hood County History by T.T. Ewell. $60.00
First edition. TC 991. TLH, p. 38. $25.00 731. Texas Historical Records Survey. Inventory of the County Archives of Texas. No. 111. Hood County (Granbury). San Antonio: Texas Historical Records Survey, 1940. [6] 69 [1, blank] pp., map of Hood and surrounding counties. 4to, original blue printed wrappers, black cloth back strip, stapled. Light wear, staining, and discoloration to wrappers. Fine. CBC 2478. $15.00 Hopkins County 732. HARE, David Hugh (Dick). The Tell of Time: People, Places and Things of Sulphur Bluff and Hopkins County, Texas. Hereford: Pioneer Book Publishers, 1972. viii, 140 pp., text illustrations, photographic illustrations. 8vo, original orange cloth decorated in black. Light foxing to upper edge, else very fine in fine d.j. with faded spine and light foxing. First edition. TC 996. $55.00 733. ST. CLAIR, Gladys. A History of Hopkins County, Texas. Waco: Texian Press, 1965. viii, 48 [16] 49-99 pp., photographic illustrations. 8vo, original brown cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Light foxing to margins (not affecting text). Very fine in d.j. with light fading to spine. First edition. The author’s master thesis, on which this book is based, is CBC 2494. $80.00 Houston County 734. ALDRICH, Armistead Albert. The History of Houston County Texas, Together with Biographical Sketches of Many Pioneers and Later Citizens of Said Country, Who Have Made Notable Contributions to its Development and Progress. San Antonio: Naylor, 1943. xv [1, blank], 225 pp., plates. 8vo, original red cloth stamped in black. Edges and endpapers foxed, author’s obituary notice attached to front pastedown, gift card from author affixed to front endpaper. Very good in foxed and chipped d.j. Signed by author. Letter from author laid-in. First edition. CBC 2498. TC 999. $150.00 Howard County 735. Howard County Historical Society. Historic Howard County [wrapper title]. Big Spring: Howard County Historical Society, n.d. [12] pp, maps, text illustrations; brochure of Gail, brochure for Potten House, Big Springs newspaper clipping, desert plant flyer, and church programs laid in. 4to, original pictorial tan wrappers, stapled. Fine. Illustrations by L.B. Paul, original envelope addressed to Mr. Dudley R. Dobie. $25.00 736. HUTTO, John R. Howard County...In the Making: Personalities, Business Institutions and Other Contributing Factors in the Development of a Progressive West Texas Community from Open Frontier [wrapper title]. N.p., 1938. [76] pp. 8vo, original blue printed wrappers, stapled. Foxing to wrappers and text margins, staples rusted, else very good. CBC 2519. Herd 1113: “A privately printed little county history with chapters on some early Texas ranches and ranchmen.” TC 1010. $75.00 737. PHILIPS, Shine. Big Spring: The Casual Biography of a Prairie Town. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1942. vi [2] 231 pp., text illustrations by Jerry Bywaters. 8vo, original tan pictorial cloth. Edges lightly foxed, mild uniform age toning to text, else fine in d.j. with chipping and small tears to upper edge. First edition. CBC 2520. Herd 1797: “Humorous story of a cow town in West Texas in its early days.” $10.00 738. PHILIPS, Shine. Big Spring: The Casual Biography of a Prairie Town. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1942. Another copy, variant binding. 8vo, original yellow, brown, and black pictorial wrappers. Light wear to edges of wrappers, spine a bit dark, edges lightly foxed, mild uniform age toning to text, else near fine. Scarce in wrappers. $25.00 Hunt County 739. COOPER, L.F. Engraved illustrated letterhead of the office of L.F. Cooper, manufacturer of harnesses, saddlery, bridles, etc., with engraving of man modeling leather wear in upper left (6 x 6 cm). Bearing a signed document dated January 30, 1897 relating to a work contract. Very good. $75.00 740. [MAP]. TEXAS. GENERAL LAND OFFICE. Hunt County Texas. [lower right] I, W.C. Walsh, Commissioner of the General Land Office do certify that the above map of Hunt Co. is a true and correct copy of the map now in use in this office, compiled from official data. [facsimile signature] W.C. Walsh Commissioner. [lower right above neat line] Copyright 1879, W.C. Walsh, Commissioner of the Gen Land Office of the State of Texas [lower right below neat line] Lithographed by August Gast & Cos New Process. St. Louis. St. Louis: Gast, 1879. Uncolored lithograph map mounted on poster board, neat line to neat line: 52.3 x 35.6 cm; overall sheet size: 56.6 x 41.2 cm. Light insect damage (mostly confined to blank margins). $400.00 Hutchinson County 741. JONES, John P. Borger: The Little Oklahoma. The Wreck of ‘27. Read It and Weep! [wrapper title]. N.p., n.d. 171 [1, blank] pp., 9 plates. 8vo, original white wrappers with red and black lettering and photographic illustrations. Wrappers lightly scuffed, else very fine. Author’s presentation copy: “From Jno. P. Jones to R.W. Aldrich” First edition. Guns 1194: “Rare….A story of outlawry in Texas during the modern oil-boom days.” Rader 2121. $500.00 742. JONES, John P. Borger: The Little Oklahoma. The Wreck of ‘27. Read It and Weep! [wrapper title]. N.p., n.d. Another copy, unsigned. Upper wrapper badly chipped, partially detached, corners bumped, else good. $400.00 743. JONES, John P. (Slim). Borger: The Little Oklahoma. Read It and Weep! [wrapper title]. N.p., n.d. 88 pp., 21 plates. 8vo, original white wrappers with red and black lettering and photographic illustrations. Wrappers lightly chipped and smudged, else very fine. Author’s presentation copy: “To Captain R.W. Aldrich from Jno. P. Jones.” First edition. Guns 1195: “A companion piece to the author’s first book in which he continues to reveal then conditions of the Texas oil fields. His language is so plain and his accusations so pointed that both books were suppressed; hence their rarity.” $475.00 744. WHITE, John H. Borger: A History and the Real Facts about the Most Talked of Town in Texas and the Southwest. [wrapper title]. N.p., 1929. [96] pp., photographic illustrations. 8vo, original orange printed wrappers, stapled. Wrappers worn, missing upper corner (not affecting text), text browned. Good. Cf. CBC 2557. Rare pamphlet detailing the underworld of Borger. $250.00 Irion County 745. CRAWFORD, Leta. A History of Irion County Texas. Waco: Texian Press, 1966. vii [1, blank], 72 [12] 73-152 pp., frontispiece, photographic illustrations. 8vo, original blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Edges foxed, endpapers stained. Fine in lightly worn and faded d.j. First edition. TC 1033. $45.00 Jack County 746. HORTON, Thomas F. History of Jack County, Being Accounts of Pioneer Times, Excerpts from County Court Records, Indian Stories, Biographical Sketches, and Interesting Events. Jacksboro: Gazette Print, n.d. [4] 166 pp. 8vo, original grey cloth over grey wrappers, stapled. Minor staining to wrappers, very light foxing to edges. Fine. First edition. CBC 2565. Guns 1035: “This little book, which contains some material on Sam Bass and his gang, is quite rare because most of the editions were burned.” Herd 1069: “Scarce.”. Howes H653. $300.00 747. HUCKABAY, Ida Lasater. Ninety-Four Years in Jack County 1854-1948. Austin: Steck, 1949. xvi, 513 [1, appendix] pp., fold-out map, tables, photographic illustrations. 8vo, original navy blue cloth. Light shelf wear, corners bumped, text lightly browned. Fine. Signed by author. First edition. CBC 2566. Guns 1059. Herd 1088. Author mistakenly listed as Huckaby. $135.00 748. [MAP]. TEXAS. GENERAL LAND OFFICE. Map of Jack County Texas. [below title] I, W.C. Walsh, Commissioner of the General Land Office do certify that this Map of Jack County is a true and correct copy of the Map now in use in this Office, compiled from official data. [facsimile signature] W.C. Walsh [upper right above map] Copyright 1879. W.C. Walsh Commissioner of the General Land Office of the State of Texas [lower left below map] Lithographed by August Gast & Cos New Process. St. Louis. St. Louis: Gast, 1879. Uncolored lithograph map mounted on poster board, overall sheet size: 61.6 x 46.8 cm. Map surface lightly rubbed and soiled, browning to lower portion of map sheet, small stains and spots (mostly confined to lower left blank corner and lower blank margins), a few small chips and short tear to blank margins, small areas of insect damage (mostly confined to blank margins). $400.00 749. WEBB, Gilbert (comp.). Four Score Years in Jack County, 1860-1940. Jacksboro, 1940. 3-34 pp., numerous advertisements, photographic illustrations. 4to, original brown printed wrappers, stapled. Light wear to upper wrapper, else very fine. Download 2.53 Mb. Share with your friends:
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