COUNTY HISTORIES

Waco: Texian, 1979. 514 pp., fold out map, photos. No d.j. issued. Some interesting information on Joe Horner (Frank Canton). Contains much information on West Texas outlaws, robbers and cattle thieves. One of the better Texas county histories.. 2nd. Cloth. Fine. Texas, County History,. more information

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Waco: Texian, 1979. 514 pp., fold out map, photos. No d.j. issued. Some interesting information on Joe Horner (Frank Canton). Contains much information on West Texas outlaws, robbers and cattle thieves. One of the better Texas county histories.. 2nd. Cloth. Fine. Texas, County History,. more information

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Waco: Texian, 1979. 514 pp., fold out map, photos. No d.j. issued. Bottom corners bumped.Some interesting information on Joe Horner (Frank Canton). Contains much information on West Texas outlaws, robbers and cattle thieves. One of the better Texas county histories.. 2nd. Cloth. Near Fine. Texas, County History,. more information

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El Paso: Mangan Books, 1982. 394 pp., photos, index. SIGNED. Biography of Burges who had a long legal career in El Paso covering a wide assortment of legal cases----the Chinese Exclusion Act cases, cases growing out of the Mexican Revolution, the I.W.W. deportation cases, & many others. Lots of El Paso history as well including his confrontation with John Wesley Hardin.. 1st.. Fine/Fine. Texas, Biography, Lawyer, El Paso, County History, Outlaws. more information

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N.P.: Author, 1970. 94 pp., map, photos. Ltd.300c. SIGNED. History of town in Coleman Cty. named for the controvery its naming caused in 1889. Now known as Rockwood. Ms. Hunter has written a couple of other books about Coleman County. No d.j. issued.. 1st.. Cloth. Fine. Texas County History,. more information

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Henrietta: Clay Cty. Hist. Soc., 1985. 302 pp., photos. Vol II. A continuation of the first volumn published in 1984. Limited text with photos of early residents & families, schools & churches, commerce & industry, etc. D.j. shows some wear. SIGNED.. 1st.. Fine/Very Good. Texas County History Photography. more information

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Austin: Nortex. Fine reprint of the 1953 2 Vol set with 596 pp. and 633 pp., index. BTB #101. -"Scope reaches far beyond Refugio County to a sector of the Texas coast extending from the Lavaca River to the Rio Grande".. Reprint. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. Texas, County History. more information

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Austin: Nortex. Fine reprint of the 1953 2 Vol set with 596 pp. and 633 pp., index. BTB #101. -"Scope reaches far beyond Refugio County to a sector of the Texas coast extending from the Lavaca River to the Rio Grande".. Reprint. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. Texas, County History. more information

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Austin: Nortex. Fine reprint of the 1953 2 Vol set with 596 pp. and 633 pp., index. BTB #101. -"Scope reaches far beyond Refugio County to a sector of the Texas coast extending from the Lavaca River to the Rio Grande".. Reprint. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. Texas, County History. more information

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Austin: Nortex. Fine reprint of the 1953 2 Vol set with 596 pp. and 633 pp., index. BTB #101. -"Scope reaches far beyond Refugio County to a sector of the Texas coast extending from the Lavaca River to the Rio Grande".. Reprint. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. Texas, County History. more information

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Quanah: Nortex, 1975. Red cloth, mylar, 384 pp., photos. Ltd. 500c. Reprint of 1908 second edition. Excellent book on early Dallas county and the pioneers of the county. . Cloth. Near Fine/Mylar. Texas County History Biography. more information

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Fort Davis: Fort Davis Hist. Soc., 1993. 676 pp., photos, maps, index. Massive West Texas county history---Indians, military, cattle, settlers, ranches, etc.. 1st.. Leatherette. As New. Texas, County History. more information

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Austin: Pemberton, 1965. 509 pp., index. Fine, except d.j. wear. The essential bibliography of Tx. county histories. Very scarce.. 1st.. Fine/Very Good +. Texas Bibliography County History. more information

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Texarkana: City of Texarkana, 1973. 57 pp., many photos, maps, index table of contents. Brief sketches of Texarakana's past.. 1st.. Stiff Dec. Wrs.. Fine. Texas, County History. more information

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Dallas: Roberts Prtg., 1972. 144 pp., photos, SIGNED. History of probably the oldest Lutheran congregation in Texas and this Van Zandt county Norwegian community.. 1st.. Stiff Wrs.. Near Fine. Texas, County History, Church. more information

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Tyler: Private Publishing, 1900. 400 pp. Original cloth with gold letters on spine, some bunching of cloth on front cover, otherwise near fine copy. Early history of Tyler and Smith Cty. Covers many early families. He also authored Texans Who Wore The Gray in 1907.. 1st.. Cloth. Very Good/Mylar. Texas County History. more information

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Quanah: Nortex Offset Pub., 1973. 137 pp., photos. History of town in Wood County and some of the families of the town. . 1st.. Dec. Cloth. Fine. Texas County History, East Texas. more information

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Arlington: Arlington Citizen-Journal, 1976. 230 pp., photos, illus. Errat sheet. INSCRIBED. Newspaper article on book laid in back.. 1st.. Near Fine/Near Fine. Texas, County History. more information

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Quanah: Nortex, 1976. 465 pp., photos throughout with 45 pp. at the end, detailed table of contents in lieu of index. Red cloth with gold decorations. Family histories from 207 to 417 pp. History of West Texas county.. 1st.. Sim. Leather. Fine. Texas, County History. more information

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Quanah: Nortex, 1976. 465 pp., photos throughout with 45 pp. at the end, detailed table of contents in lieu of index. Red cloth with gold decorations. Family histories from 207 to 417 pp. History of West Texas county.. 1st.. Sim. Leather. Fine. Texas, County History. more information

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San Antonio: Naylor, 1953. 140 pp. + 12 pp. of photos, index. Compilation of the stories of the many towns in Texas which have become ghost towns. Name on fly, d.j. rubbed, worn, edges chipped, missing small pieces at ends of spine.. 1st.. Very Good/Very Good. Texas County History. more information

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Waco: Texian, 1992. 301 pp., many photos (some color), maps, index. Complete history of little know frontier outpost in Sutton county which is now part of the ranch headquarters. Two parts: The Fort, The Terrett Ranch. . 1st.. Cloth. Fine/Mylar. Texas, County History, Forts, Military. more information

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Waco: Texian, 1992. 301 pp., many photos (some color), maps, index. Gift inscription on title. Complete history of little known frontier outpost in Sutton county which is now part of the ranch headquarters. Two parts: The Fort, The Terrett Ranch. . 1st.. Cloth. Fine. Texas, County History, Forts, Military. more information

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Austin: Eakin Press, 1985. 88 pp., photos, index. A look at Webb's youth in Stephens County and how it effected his work, particularly The Great Plains. Also his family genealogy in Stephens county.. 1st.. Fine/Fine. Texas, County History, Genealogy. more information

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N.P.: N.p., 1977. 159 pp., photos, family histories, index. Also includes reprint of New World Study Club booklet-- KINNEY COUNTY: Brackettville, Spofford, Ft. Clarke, which includes a reprint of Charles Kartes account of Kinney County pub., 1907, other accounts & pictures of the past, & Kinney County of Today (as of 1947)--53 pp., photos.. 1st.. Dec. Bds.. Fine. Texas, County History. more information

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Waco: Texian, 1963. 167 pp., correction sheet, ports. Early history of Hill County. Facsimile reprint of rare piece of Texana . Covers soiled & somewhat wrinkled as are the pages; some writing on back cover.. Wrs,. Very Good. Texas, County History,. more information

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Austin: Hart Graphics, 1979. 1023 pp., many photos. Chapter on the King Ranch and a long chapter on Uriah Lott & the coming of the railroad. Family narrtives and an index of them from pp. 631-998. Appears to be one of the better contemporary county histories. . 1st.. Bds.. Fine. Texas, County History, Genealogy. more information

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San Antonio: Naylor, 1966. 83 pp., photos, laid in map. SIGNED. History of Medina Dam and those who built it, also has local history of the surrounding area.. 1st.. Spiral Bound. Near Fine. Texas, County History. more information

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Nacogdoches: East Texas Hist. Assoc., 2006. East Texas Hist. Journal, Vol. XLIV, No. 1, pp.3-6, article about James and Bill Moyers with attached note from Bill Moyers. This issue also contains Casto-Texas Sportsmen & the Conservation of Bird Life, 1890-1913; Reid-The Confederate Shoemakers of Town Bluff, Texas; Williams-Early Times in Chireno, Texas; others. . 1st.. Wrs,. Fine. Texas, Biography, County History. more information

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Topeka: U. Of Ks., 1935. Bulletin of the Univ. of Kansas, State Geological Survey of Kansas. Vol. 36, No. 18. Approx. 40 pages with photos & facing text describing various areas of Kansas.. 1st.. Dec. Wrs.. Fine. Southwest, Kansas. more information

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N.P.: n.p. (author), 1952. 113 pp. A rare piece of Texas local history & sketches of various families in Chambers County. A few spots & wear on the cloth, one corner bumped, small waterstain on edge of back cover & outer edge of about 10 pages, otherwise contents very good. Alphabetical listing of the pioneers through p. 74. VERY SCARCE. . 1st. Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Texas County History. more information

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Dallas: Royal Publishing. 122 pp., n.d. (1952). A rare piece of Texas local history & sketches of various families in Chambers County. Nicely inscribed to her cousin & SIGNED. Alphabetical listing of the pioneers through p. 74. VERY SCARCE. . Inscribed By Author. 1st. Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. Texas County History. more information

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El Paso: Carl Hertzog, 1946. D.j. (minor stain on top edge, spined faded), (38) pp. with 12 beautiful illustrations by Lea. Very slight browning on front endpapers at the hinge. In a special slipcase made for the owner. #43 of 365c. SIGNED by Erwin Will, President of El Paso Electric, Tom Lea, and Carl Hertzog. Folio. Extremely scarce. About as good a copy as you can get of the greatest of the Lea-Hertzog collaborations. Lowman #38.. 1st.. Near Fine/Very Good. Texas Hertzog Illustrator El Paso,. more information

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Norfolk: Donning Co., 1982. 191 pp., photos, index. Endpaper "Perspective Map of Texarkana". Gift inscription inside front cover. Published for the Texarkana Historical Museum. History of town half in Texas & half in Arkansas. SIGNED.. 1st Enlarged Ed.. Dec. Cloth. Fine. Texas, County History. more information

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Clarendon: Clarendon Press, 1939. 244 pp., illus. by H.D. Bugbee, appendix. Story of the Texas Panhandle when the grass was free. Cattle, Indians, buffalo hunters, etc. No d.j. and minor soil on front cover. Contents fine. INSCRIBED by author.. 2nd Prtg. Cloth. Very Good. Texas, Cattle, Ranches, Cowboys. more information

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Ft. Worth: All Saints Episcopal Church, 1985. 96 pp., 30+ color plates. INSCRIBED by Lindsey. All Saints Episcopal Church of Ft. Worth. Color plates of the church, stained glass windows, etc. . 1st.. Cloth. Near Fine. Texas, Religion. more information

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Lipscomb County Hist. Comm., 1976. 676 pp., enpaper map of Lipscomb County 1889, early pioneers & family history pp. 356-673, index. History of county in northeastern corner of the Panhandle. Very scarce.. 1st.. Dec. Cloth. Near Fine. Texas, County History. more information

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San Antonio: Express Pub. Co., 1968. 58 pp., many early black & white photos of San Antonio sites and scenes with a minor amount of descriptive text. . 1st.. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by . Texas, San Antonio, Photography, County History. more information

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Comanche: Comanche Pub. Lib., 1969. 21 pp. (unpaginated), 6 photos of county courhouses, map of locations. History of courthouses in Comanche County.. 1st.. Wrs,. Fine. Texas, County History. more information

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Denton: U. Of N.Tx., 1996. Vol. 8, No.2 (the last issue published). Contains: Walter Buenger-World War I and Northeast Texas, pp. 111-134; Rhinehart-Spies in the Piney Woods: John Henry Kirby's Agents Provocateurs and the Brotherhood of Timber Workers in East Texas, 1910-1912; others.. 1st.. Stiff Wrs.. Fine. Texas, County History. more information

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Austin: Nortex, 1979. 577 pp., photos, maps, index. This copy has a white d.j. with red letters and blue figures. A centennial history of Archer County, 1880-1980. Very scarce in the first edition with this d.j. SIGNED. . .. 1st.. Fine/Very Good. Texas County History, Mundie. more information

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Dumas: Moore Cty. Centennial, 1992. 187 pp., photos, index. First 100 years of Moore County history-towns, people, farming ranching, oil & gas, etc. Moore County is in the high plains (Panhandle) of Texas with Dumas as the county seat.. 1st.. Decorative Cloth. Fine. Texas County History. more information

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Dumas: Moore Cty. Centennial, 1992. 187 pp., photos, index. First 100 years of Moore County history-towns, people, farming ranching, oil & gas, etc. Moore County is in the high plains (Panhandle) of Texas with Dumas as the county seat.. 1st.. Decorative Cloth. Fine. Texas County History. more information

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Dumas: Moore Cty. Centennial, 1992. 187 pp., photos, index. First 100 years of Moore County history-towns, people, farming ranching, oil & gas, etc. Moore County is in the high plains (Panhandle) of Texas with Dumas as the county seat.. 1st.. Decorative Cloth. Fine. Texas County History. more information

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Dumas: Moore Cty. Centennial, 1992. 187 pp., photos, index. First 100 years of Moore County history-towns, people, farming ranching, oil & gas, etc. Moore County is in the high plains (Panhandle) of Texas with Dumas as the county seat.. 1st.. Decorative Cloth. Fine. Texas County History. more information

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Dumas: Moore Cty. Centennial, 1992. 187 pp., photos, index. First 100 years of Moore County history-towns, people, farming ranching, oil & gas, etc. Moore County is in the high plains (Panhandle) of Texas with Dumas as the county seat.. 1st.. Decorative Cloth. Fine. Texas County History. more information

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Dumas: Moore Cty. Centennial, 1992. 187 pp., photos, index. First 100 years of Moore County history-towns, people, farming ranching, oil & gas, etc. Moore County is in the high plains (Panhandle) of Texas with Dumas as the county seat.. 1st.. Decorative Cloth. Fine. Texas County History. more information

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Dumas: Moore Cty. Centennial, 1992. 187 pp., photos, index. First 100 years of Moore County history-towns, people, farming ranching, oil & gas, etc. Moore County is in the high plains (Panhandle) of Texas with Dumas as the county seat.. 1st.. Decorative Cloth. Fine. Texas County History. more information

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El Paso: Carl Hertzog, 1964. Ltd. 500c. Slightly cocked, some soil on cloth. Lowman #178. Guns #1440. Scarce in cloth. . 1st. edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Texas Hertzog El Paso County History. more information

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El Paso: Carl Hertzog, 1964. Lowman #178. History of El Paso. Some material on outlaws and gunmen--John Wesley Hardin, John Selman, others.. 1st. Edition. Pictorial Wrs.. Very Good/No Jacket. Texas Hertzog El Paso County History Outlaws. more information

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