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Heartwomen: An Urban Feminist's Odyssey Home

By: Boucher, Sandy

Price: $2.50

Publisher: New York, New York, USA, Harper & Row, Publishers: 1983

Seller ID: SCW07333

ISBN: 0062500961

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

CG5 - A trade paperback book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in monochrome illustrated yellow wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus there is some creasing on the spine plus there is some light rubbing overall plus there is some very, very light edge wear around the covers' edges plus there is a bookplate of the original owner on the front endpaper. A book about a California writer's return to her roots in the midwest and her examination of the spirit, strength, and vitality of the women of America's heartland. The discussion includes consideration of the spectru...
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Fabulous San Antonio

By: Curtis, Albert

Price: $15.00

Publisher: San Antonio, Texas, The Naylor Company: 1955

Seller ID: EC6036BB

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

G2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has price clipped, open tear on the top spine and corners near it, front top right corner, right side of the spine, and couple on the back lower left side, moderate chipping, wrinkling, and crease and tear on the edges and corners, crease and rubbing on the sides, a few soiling spots, some stains, moderate discoloration, and shelf wear. Book has some wear on the cover edges and gutters, wrinkling with some tear on the spine edges, foxing, light crease on the first few pages, discoloration mostly on the cover, and shelf wear otherwise good. This book, filled with ...
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Home Spun: A Collection

By: Hale, Leon

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Houston, Texas, Winedale Publishing: 1997

Seller ID: EC23438BB

ISBN: 0965746828

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: As New

N6 - A first edition hardcover book signe and inscribed by the author to previous owner in fine condition in fine dust jacket that is mylar protected. Among the many pleasures to be enjoyed here are observations about what can happen when you turn off the TV; his continuing quest for a hobby; what stopped a friend from suicide; the subtle changes that forecast autumn; his reaction to a violent movie; the thief who stole a suitcase of books; what it's like to grow older; a dog who eats sticks; and what his mother saved instead of money. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Juan Davis Bradburn: A Reappraisal of the Mexican Commander of Anahuac

By: Henson, Margaret S.

Price: $5.00

Publisher: College Station, TX, U.S.A., Texas A & M University Press: 1982

Seller ID: at197

ISBN: 0890961352

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

F4 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ and book have very, very light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise fine. Bradburn was an American-born Texan who ended up with Mexican citizenship and a commission in the Mexican Army in the 1820s. His claim to fame was that he arrested William Travis and several other Anglos and charged them with treason, for which act he was branded a traitor north of the Rio Grande. Ms. Henson's ...
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Houston: The Unknown City, 1836-1946

By: Johnston, Marguerite

Price: $15.00

Publisher: College Station, Texas, U.S.A., Texas A&M University Press: 1992

Seller ID: EC7328BB

ISBN: 0890964769

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

N6 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has label on the front bottom and label residue on the back bottom, discoloration, and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has wrinkling and some wear on the spine edges and gutter edges, foxing on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book is signed by the author on the front loose endpaper. Old Houstonians rarely speak of themselves as Texans-they are Houstonians. Their story-not without problems, challenges, and conflicts-is the story of people who have shaped a major American city and who from it, have influenced lives...
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Houston: The Unknown City, 1836-1946

By: Johnston, Marguerite

Price: $25.00

Publisher: College Station, Texas, Texas A&M University Press: 1994

Seller ID: ec47840

ISBN: 0890964769

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

AB1 - A 4th printing hardcover book SIGNED by author on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Book has some stains on the page edges, dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. Old Houstonians rarely speak of themselves as Texans-they are Houstonians. Their story-not without problems, challenges, and conflicts-is the story of people who have shaped a major American city and who from it, have influenced lives around the world. 10.5"x7.5", 446 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Texas in Transition

By: Michael L. Gillette (Edited by)

Price: $14.99

Publisher: Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation: 1986

Seller ID: EC6307BB

ISBN: 0899404197

Condition: Very Good

K5 - A paperback book SIGNED by Michael L. Gillette (author/editor) in very good condition that has some bumped corners, wrinkling and crease, reading cease on the spine, blue round label on the back, scattered rubbing and light stains, dog-eared page, some glue residue on the back endpaper, light discoloratoin and shelf wear. 9"x6", 226 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Ray Miller's Houston

By: Miller, Ray

Price: $3.50

Publisher: Cordovan Press: 1982

Seller ID: TX103AA

ISBN: 0891230254

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

F6 - DJ has light wrinkling and tear on the top edge, some wear on the sides, some chipping on the corners, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has some wrinkling on the spine edges, "Xmas 1982" written on front fixed endpaper and some paper residue, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Ray Miller's Houston has a particular flavor unlike any other book about Houston. It is a...
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Ray Miller's Houston

By: Miller, Ray

Price: $2.65

Publisher: Cordovan Press: 1984

Seller ID: EC1930BB

ISBN: 0891230394

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

L2 - DJ has some wear on the edges, wrinkling and chipping on the top and bottom edges, some crease and tear on the back top, some scratches, some chipping and light crease on the sides, discoloration, and normal shelf wear otherwise good. Book has some wrinkling and chipping on the top and bottom spine, discoloration and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Ray Miller came to Houston in 1939 and has had a ringside seat for most of what has happened here since. Ray...
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Ray Miller's Houston

By: Miller, Ray

Price: $3.65

Publisher: Cordovan Press: 1983

Seller ID: EC6560BB

ISBN: 0891230254

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Q6 - DJ has chipping and wear on the back top and some edges, discoloration and normal shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has light wrinkling and wear on the spine edges and light shelf wear otherwise fine. Ray Miller's Houston has a particular flavor unlike any other book about Houston. It is a...
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Ray Miller's Houston

By: Miller, Raymond

Price: $2.65

Publisher: Cordovan Press: 1983

Seller ID: EC1528BB

ISBN: 0891230254

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

H4 - DJ has some wrinkling and chipping on the corners and bottom of the spine, some chipping on the front right side, discoloration and normal shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has light shelf wear otherwise fine. Ray Miller's Houston has a particular flavor unlike any other book about Houston. It is a...
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Inside the Third House: A Veteran Lobbyist Takes a 50-Year Frolic Through Texas Politics

By: Pittman, H.C.

Price: $9.99

Publisher: Austin, Texas, Eakin Press: 1992

Seller ID: EC6312BB

ISBN: 0890158797

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

K5 - A first edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Book has a few tiny spot stains on the top page edges, dust jacket and book have light tanning and shelf wear. Signed by Bill Hobby with "To HC Pittman" written on the Acknowledgments page. Foreword by Bill Hobby. Includes a laid in promotional material. 9.5"x6.5", 305 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Inside the Third House: A Veteran Lobbyist Takes a 50-Year Frolic Through Texas Politics

By: Pittman, H.C.

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Austin, Texas, U.S.A., Eakin Press: 1992

Seller ID: EC27404BB

ISBN: 0890158797

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

CA4 - A first edition ex-library hardcover book signed by Bill Hobby on the foreword page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has label on the spine, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, and light shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), light discoloration and shelf wear. Foreword by Bill Hobby. 9.25"x6.25", 305 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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The Loblolly Book: Omnibus Edition

By: Sitton, Thad and King, Lincoln (Edited by)

Price: $115.00

Publisher: Austin, Texas, Texas Monthly Press: 1986

Seller ID: EC7344BB

ISBN: 0877190593

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

O4 - A hardcover book SIGNED by Thad Sitton on the half-title page in very good condition that has some scattered light smudge/stains on the cover, foxing on the page edges and lightly on some inside pages, light tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. The Loblolly Book is about Texas people, folklore, folk crafts, and folk history. 10.25"x7.5", 228 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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The Loblolly Book II

By: Thad Sitton and Lincoln King (Edited by)

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Austin, Texas, Texas Monthly Press: 1986

Seller ID: SW399BB

ISBN: 0877190178

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

BR1 - A first edition (complete letterline) paperback book SIGNED by Thad Sitton on the title page and also SIGNED and inscribed by Lincoln King to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, chipping and wear on some edges, sides, and corners, foxing on the page edges, light scratches on the back, light discoloration and helf wear. Moonshining, Basket Making, Hog Killing, Catfishing, and Other Affairs of Plain Texas Living. 10"x7". 228 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Archibald John Writes the Rocking Chair Ranche Letters

By: Tinkler, Estelle; Marjoribanks, Archibald John

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Burnet, Texas, Eakin Press: 1979

Seller ID: MC1634BB

ISBN: 0890151687

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

O-5. Small 1/2" size open hole on DJ spine. Spine ends and flap corners chipped. 1/4" size open hole at edge of left flap. Sticker ghost on front of DJ. Top edge of flaps and back cover chipped. 3/4" and 1/2" sealed tear at top edge of front DJ. Two small puncture dings on front of DJ. DJ is mylar protected. Board spine ends and board corners lightly worn. Book is solid, bright, and clean. 169 pages. Illustrated.
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Archibald John Writes The Rocking Chair Ranche Letters

By: Tinkler, Estelle; Marjoribanks, Archibald John

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Burnet, Texas, Eakin Press: 1979

Seller ID: MC2296BB

ISBN: 0890151687

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

AS-5. DJ spine sunned. Board spine ends and corners lightly worn. Text pages are clean and bright. Sound binding. Ex-library, usual markings and stickers present.
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Sam Houston: A Biography of the Father of Texas

By: Williams, John Hoyt

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, Simon & Schuster: 1993

Seller ID: EC7330BB

ISBN: 0671746413

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

N6 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise fine. Book has wrinkling on the bottom spine edge and gutter edges, foxing on the page edges, discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. This is a vivid and exciting biography of one of the giants of nineteenth-century America.
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Category: Midwest