Folklore

Dallas: SMU, 1985. Tx. Folklore Soc. XLV.204 pp., photos (some in color), index. Everything from tatoos to murals to spurs to low riders & more. . 1st. Edition. Fine/Fine. Texas Folklore Art. more information

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Austin: U. of Tx., 1981. 321 pp., illus. D.j. spine faded. A collection of essays on various aspects of folk tradition in Texas: the corrido, conjunto music, rodeo traditions, fisherman's stories, etc. . 1st.. Fine/Near Fine. Texas, Folklore. more information

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N. Y.: Simon & Schuster, 2002. 433 pp., index. Details the murder of Bruno Jordan, younger brother of DEA senior agent Phil Jordan in El Paso (1995). An examination of the totality of the drug trade by an experienced investigative journalist---and the effect on the Jordan family.. 1st.. Fine/Fine. Texas, El Paso, Crime, Drugs, Murder. more information

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Norman: U. of Ok. Press, 1963. 223 pp., map, illus. by Joe Beeler, index. Price clipped, name on fly. Excellent work on Spanish southwest folklore and tales. . 1st.. Near Fine/Very Good. Southwest Folklore Treasure. more information

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San Antonio: Artes Graficas, 1936. Pict. wrs., maps, illus. Excellent work on San Antonio. Orig. pub. in 4 separate pamphlets. Bottom rt. corner of cove chipped, missing piece 1/2" x2".. 1st. Edition. Stiff Wrs.. Very Good/No Jacket. Texas Missions Indians County History. more information

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Tucson: U. Of Arizona Press, 1966. Illus. by Ted DeGrazia, index. Has several color reproductions of paintings by Indian artists. Beautiful book. . 1st. Edition. Fine/Fine. Southwest Apaches Navajo Folklore Horses. more information

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Dallas: Southwest Review, 1933. Southwest Review, Autumn, 1933, pp. 34-64. Also contains Edwin A. Davis-A LOUISIANA VOLUNTEER; H.A. Trexler-THE CONFEDERATE NAVY AND THE FALL OF NEW ORLEANS; and others.. 1st.. Wrs,. Near Fine. Texas, Dobie, Folklore, Mexico. more information

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Dallas: Southwest Review, 1939. Southwest Review, July 1939, pp. 434-452. Also contains Wallce Stegner-A PIONEER RECORD... EARL DOUGLASS, Hunter of Dinosaurs; Duncan Robinson, Karl Elmquist, & Rupert Clark- O'HENRY'S AUSTIN, pp. 388-410; Margetta Jung-O'HENRY IN MANHATTAN, pp. 411-315; and others.. 1st.. Wrs,. Very Good. Texas, Dobie, Cattle. more information

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Boston: Little, Brown, 1949. 386 pp., illus. Bookplate on fly. Nice bright d.j. Dobie writes about the coyote both as he is biologically and as he exists in human imagination.. 1st.. Near Fine/Very Good +. Texas, Southwest, Folklore, Nature, Sara W,. more information

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Austin: Texas Folk-Lore Soc., 1935. The cream of a large collection of Mexican folklore. . 1st. Edition. Wrs.. Near Fine/No Jacket. Texas Folklore Mexico. more information

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Austin: Texas Folklore Society, 1937. 348 pp., index. Collection of Stories about Texas by numerous well known Texas authors. Previous owner's name on front fly.. 1st.. Cloth. Very Good. Folklore, Texana. more information

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Dallas: SMU, 1975. 133 pp., index. Also contains WHEN THE WOODS WERE BURNT, tribute to Leonidas W. Payne, 22 pp. Texas Folklore Soc. Pub. #IV (1925).. reprint Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. Texas Folklore. more information

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El Paso: Carl Hertzog. Folded 8 x 10" christmas card with illus. of Grass on front and qoute from John James Ingalls inside.. Wrs.. Fine/No Jacket. Texas Hertzog. more information

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Cleaveland: Arthur H. Clark, 1938. 327 pp., top edge gilt, 8 illus., foldout map, index. Partially uncut. History of the Spanish in the southwest with many of the legends of the missions and missionaries. Texas, New Mexico, Arizona & California mainly.. 1st.. Cloth. Near Fine. Texas, Southwest, Folklore, Sara W,. more information

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Cleaveland: Arthur H. Clark, 1938. 327 pp., top edge gilt, 8 illus., foldout map, index. History of the Spanish in the southwest with many of the legends of the missions and and the surrounding countryside. Texas, New Mexico, Arizona & California mainly.. 1st.. Cloth. Near Fine. Texas, Southwest, Folklore, New Mexico, California, Arizona,. more information

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Austin: Encino Press, 1967. 27 pp., photos, design by Wm. Wittliff. Printed for the Texas Folklore Soc. A review of the accomplishments of the Tx. Folklore Soc. . 1st.. Wrs.. Near Fine. Texas Folklore. more information

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Muskogee: Hoffman Printing, 1965. 74 pp., photos. A collection of tales of History, Adventure, Romance and Legend of Eastern Oklahoma. Articles on Sequoyah with photos of John Ross & Sequoyah's house; Belle Starr; the Youngers; Sam Houston; George Catlin; Fort Gibson; Battle of Honey Springs; more. 1st.. Stiff Dec. Wrs.. Very Good. Southwest, Oklahoma, Folklore. more information

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Dallas: SMU, 1966. 204 pp., index. Texas Folklore Society Publication No. XXXIII. A memorial to J. Frank Dobie the long time editor of the society and including one of his last writings which was a tribute to John Lomax. also includes some info on Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War.. 1st.. Near Fine/Very Good. Folklore, Dobie, Outlaws. more information

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Ft.Worth: TCU, 2004. 284 pp., index. INSCRIBED. Lee's landmark book brings together his strengths as a literary & cultural critic, a folklorist, and a humorist.. 1st.. Fine/Fine. TEXAS. more information

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Austin: Heidelberg Pub., 1974. 9" x 12" , 14 unnumbered pages with several beautiful woodcut illustrations by Barbara Whitehead. No d.j. Mexican folktales from Puro Mexicano pub. by the Texas Folklore Soc. in 1935. A new beautiful edition with some minor editing.. 1st.. Sim. Leather. Fine. Texas, Mexico, Folklore, Children. more information

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Austin: Encino Press, 1977. 114 pp., woodcut illus. by Barbara Whitehead on title page & d.j., index.. 46 stories collected in the 1930's by author from older members of tribe. . 1st.. Fine/Fine. Texas Indians Folklore. more information

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Austin: Encino Press, 1977. 114 pp., woodcut illus. by Barbara Whitehead on d.j. & title pp, index.. 46 stories collected in the 1930's by author from older members of tribe. . 1st.. Fine/Very Good. Texas Indians Folklore. more information

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Austin: Encino Press, 1977. 114 pp., woodcut illus. by Barbara Whitehead on d.j. & title pp, index. Some soil on d.j. 46 stories collected in the 1930's by author from older members of tribe. . 1st.. Fine/Very Good. Texas Indians Folklore. more information

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Austin: Texas Folklore Soc., 1943. 73 pp., drawings by Tom Lea. D.j. chipped edges, some soil, darkened spine, name inside front cover. Design & typo. by Hertzog. McCauley, a tenant farmers son, stabbed a man, kissed his mother goodbye & headed West. Reese-SIX SCORE #75-"One of the most forceful & expressive autobiographies of the range country. McCauley lived hard." Ltd. 700c.. 1st.. Very Good/Very Good. Texas Folklore Hertzog Illustrator. more information

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Austin: Texas Folklore Soc., 1943. 73 pp., drawings by Tom Lea. Introd. by John Lomas. Design & typo. by Hertzog. McCauley, a tenant farmers son, stabbed a man, kissed his mother goodbye & headed West. Reese-SIX SCORE #75-"One of the most forceful & expressive autobiographies of the range country. McCauley lived hard." Ltd. 700c.. 1st.. Fine/Fine. Texas Folklore Hertzog Illustrator. more information

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Austin: Texas Folklore Soc., 1943. 73 pp., drawings by Tom Lea. Introd. by John Lomas. Design & typo. by Hertzog. McCauley, a tenant farmers son, stabbed a man, kissed his mother goodbye & headed West. Reese-SIX SCORE #75-"One of the most forceful & expressive autobiographies of the range country. McCauley lived hard." Ltd. 700c.. 1st.. Fine/Fine. Texas Folklore Hertzog Illustrator. more information

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Lawton: Museum of the Great Plains, 1968. 258 pp., frontis., photo, illus., index. First trade edition. Only complete bibliography of Dobie's works. . 1st.. Fine/Near Fine. Texas Bibliography. more information

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Austin: U. of Tx., 1983. 328 pp., index. INSCRIBED by author. Musical transcriptions of 102 scores by Jessie Ann Owens & David Skuse.. 1st.. Fine/Fine. Texas, Music, Folklore,. more information

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Austin: U. Of Tx., 1958. 262 pp., photos, index. D.j. spine faded, notation on spine & front cover, name on fly. The story of Gregorio Cortez and the corrido about him. Distributed by Texas Folklore Society in lieu of 1958 annual publication.. . 1st.. Fine/Near Fine. Texas Folklore. more information

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Austin: U. Of Tx., 1967. 189 pp. Very nice review copy. Stories of people and events in the arid land of West Texas. . 1st.. Fine/Fine. Texas Folklore. more information

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Nortex, 1993. 180 pp., numerous photos, endnotes. Nicely INSCRIBED. Dr. Prince's great-grandparents were released from slavery at Bear Creek & lived the rest of their lives in Freedman's Town. History of African-Americans and their contributions to the history of Dallas.. 1st.. Fine/Fine. Texas, Dallas, County History, Negro. more information

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New Braunfels: Folkways Pub. Co., 1975. 129 pp., illus. by author. Nicely INSCRIBED (in German). A tribute to the German pioneers of Texas who founded the German towns of Texas. German immigration 1820-1850, stories, songs, etc. Early legal history & laws creating New Braunfels, German immigrants land in grant, etc.. 1st.. Fine/Fine. Texas, Germans, Genealogy, County History,. more information

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New Braunfels: Folkways Pub. Co., 1975. 129 pp., illus. by author. Nicely INSCRIBED (in German). A tribute to the German pioneers of Texas who founded the German towns of Texas. German immigration 1820-1850, stories, songs, etc. D.j. chipped, missing small pieces.. 1st.. Fine/Good +. Texas, Germans, Genealogy. more information

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Dallas: SMU, 1945. Contains: Rister-When Camels Came to Texas; DeGolyer-Anthony F. Lucas and Spindletop; Barker- Pity the Poor President; Gipson-Hound Dog Men Are Born; and many other interesting articles.. 1st.. Stif Pict. Wrs.. Very Good. Texas,. more information

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Dallas: SMU, 1965. Contains: A PORTRAIT OF PANCHO DOBIE by Alexander Hogue with illus. by Hogue, pp. 101-113, and DOBIE'S SUNDAY PIECES by Bertha Dobie, pp. 114-118. . 1st.. Stif Pict. Wrs.. Fine. Texas, Dobie. more information

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