[Dallas. 1937]. [4]pp., printed on a folded quarto sheet. Minor soiling, upper outer corner chipped. Still, very good. A program for a Depression-era theatrical performance of Eugene G. Hafer's 1924 courtroom drama, ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENSE, by an African-American theatre company, performed at Booker T. Washington High School in Dallas.....
Houston: The Author, 1936. [52]pp. Small octavo. Bradbound decorated wrappers. Spine somewhat tanned and frayed, light use, but internally very good or better. First edition of this amateur effort, "written 1925 to 1935 [and] Edited, Printed, Bound & Marketed..." by the author. Dewson evidently had access to a deep case.....
[Dallas & Lubbock]: The Book Club of Texas in Association with Texas Tech University Press, [1991]. Oblong octavo. Half calf and decorated boards. Maps and photographs. Fine in slipcase with extra suite of photographs. First edition in this format, with an Introduction by A. C. Greene, and a Biography of.....
Dallas: DeGolyer Library / SMU, 1989. Small quarto. Cloth and marbled boards, paper spine label. Facsimiles. Fine, without dust jacket, as issued. First edition, deluxe issue. From an edition of 850 copies printed by W. Thomas Taylor, this is one of one hundred copies specially bound and signed by the.....
Dallas: DeGolyer Library / SMU, 1989. Small quarto. Printed wrapper. Facsimiles. A couple of faint smudges to upper wrapper panel, otherwise near fine. First edition, ordinary issue. One of 750 copies thus, from an edition of 850 copies printed by W. Thomas Taylor. A sketch of the history of the.....
Leona Vicario [Saltillo]: [Samuel Bangs], April 15, 1830. [1]p., printed on a folded folio sheet, with integral blank leaf. In Spanish, notation in manuscript at bottom, "Alc. de Allende." Minor stain in top edge, light foxing. Very good. Untrimmed. A rare surviving Mexican Texas legal decree ordering dispersal of funds.....
Leona Vicario [Saltillo]: [Samuel Bangs], April 23, 1830. [1]p., printed on a folded folio sheet, with integral blank leaf. In Spanish, notation in manuscript at bottom, "Alcalde de Allende." Minor marginal staining, light foxing. Very good. A rare surviving Mexican Texas legal decree regarding grazing rights emanating from the state.....
Leona Vicario [Saltillo]: [Samuel Bangs], April 14, 1830. [1]p., printed on a folded folio sheet with integral blank leaf. In Spanish, docketed in manuscript, "Alc. de Allende." Top edge chipped, costing part of four letters in "Gobierno" at top left, some edge wear. Very good. Untrimmed. A rare surviving Mexican.....
Leona Vicario [Saltillo]: [Samuel Bangs], May 1, 1830. [1]p., printed on a folded folio leaf, with integral blank leaf. In Spanish, notation in manuscript at bottom, "Alc. de Allende." Minor staining at top edge, light foxing. Very good. A rare surviving Mexican Texas legal decree on educational prizes and award.....
Leona Vicario [Saltillo]: [Samuel Bangs], January 9, 1830. [1]p. In Spanish. Manuscript notation in upper right corner, "N. 8" and at bottom, "Al Alcalde de Allende." Folio. Minor staining in margins, light foxing. Very good. A rare Mexican Texas legal decree regarding further measures regulating military reserves after the adoption.....
Leona Vicario [Saltillo]: [Samuel Bangs], December 31, 1829. Broadside decree, 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches. In Spanish, ink notation in manuscript at top, "No. 6" and two notations at bottom, a "Nota" and one reading "Al Alcalde Verico(?) de Allende." Folio. Minor marginal staining, light foxing. Very good. Untrimmed.....
Leona Vicario [Saltillo]: [Samuel Bangs], May 10, 1830. [3]pp. In Spanish, printed on a folded sheet. Folio. Minor marginal staining and wear, light foxing. Burn hole in outer margin of second leaf. Still, very good. Untrimmed. A rare Mexican Texas legal decree recording the correspondence between the governor of Coahuila.....
Weisbaden. 1850. 4pp. Folding folio sheet, printed on 2 pages, 2 pages blank tables. An unissued bond for financing the German colonization effort in Texas, as part of a proposed float of 1,600,000 gulden. This bond was signed in manuscript by a representative of the Verein but is unnumbered and.....
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[New York. 1915]. Sepia photograph, 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches. Bottom right corner very lightly creased. Near fine. Texas Guinan (1884-1933) was famous first as a singer and vaudeville personality, and later as the hostess of a New York City nightclub, the 300 Club, during the prohibition era (the.....
Puebla, Mexico. 1834-1836. 141 separate printed items (140 broadsides and one 10pp. report), plus three manuscript sectional titlepages and two additional manuscripts. Broadsides measure from approximately 12 x 8 inches up to 25 x 11 inches (twenty-three broadsides are folded to fit the binding). Folio. Contemporary half calf and marbled.....
[Np]. 1845. Single engraved sheet. Worn, numerous closed tears, chipped edges. Adhesive repairs on back staining text. Four of the original ten coupons remain, the rest have been clipped. Fair only. Government bonds issued by the Republic of Texas in 1845 at 8% interest. Four ornamental images adorn the sheet.....
Philadelphia. 1888. 38pp. Original printed wrappers. Wraps darkened and chipped, top margin considerably chipped with no loss of text, old fold. A decent copy, printed on bad paper. In a folding cloth box, leather label. The Mercantile Trust Company makes claims to security in property of the Railway, including holdings.....
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Boston: Poole Printing Co., [ca. 1902]. 16pp., plus two promotional pieces laid in, one a folded broadside, the other [4]pp. on a folded sheet. Original light green printed wrappers. Light wear. Near fine. An unrecorded promotional pamphlet and related ephemera touting the advantages of investing in the ill-fated Angelina Orchard.....
Washington. 1816. 23pp. Dbd. Very good. Prints two letters from Onìs (and Monroe's reply) in which he complains of expeditions being arranged by Robinson and Toledo against Spanish claims. Onìs also continues his objections to the American seizure of West Florida. Monroe replies that these activities are beyond the jurisdiction.....
Philadelphia. [ 1888]. 39pp. Original front printed wrapper (rear and spine lacking), dbd. from larger volume. Signatures separated, else good. Gives the terms of the mortgage.
[Np. 1878]. 24pp. Crude modern wrapper, stapled. Ex-lib. with perforation stamp on front wrapper, rubberstamp in text and number on titlepage, bit tanned. Good. Discusses the route of the railway and its projected costs, as well as the provisions of the Texas and Pacific Railway bills then before the Committee.....
[Dallas]: SMU Press, [1989]. Large octavo. Cloth and boards. First edition. Fine in dust jacket. Essays by Greene, McMurtry, Clifford, Limon, Reynolds, Morris. Graham, Lee, Terry and Pilkington.
[Fredericksburg, Tx.]: Fredericksburg Wochenblatt Job Printing, January 27, 1883. 7 x 8 1/2 inches, completed in manuscript. Old folds, short splits to fold lines, light soiling. Embossed stamp. Very good. An uncommon cattle brand certificate from the salad days of the Texas cattle industry. The certificate registers, describes, and illustrates.....
Palestine, Tx. [ca. 1909]. Printed form, 5 x 8 inches, plus 1 x 1-inch photograph. Two old vertical folds, left edge tanned, lower right corner chipped. Photograph fine, but somewhat crudely affixed. About very good. A "Wanted" notice from the City Marshal of Palestine, Texas, offering a fifty dollar reward.....
Huntsville, Tx. 1912-1913. Four small broadsides, approximately 11 x 8 inches, with attached photographs. Printed forms, completed in typescript. Three forms with chips and tears, somewhat affecting text, mounted on white card stock. Browning at edges, evidence of tape repairs. Photos with some slight mirroring. Good. Four wanted notices dating.....
