The Cactus, 1940; Texas Literature Number. (Containing): Denton Cooley (signed)

Texas Student Publications, University of Texas, Austin, 1940 SIGNED by Denton Cooley next to his photograph playing basketball (in sheepskin shin pads), page 257. Dark green cloth-covered boards, gilt spine and front board lettering/decoration (faded), 12 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches, illustrated endpapers, 528 pp., index, heavily illustrated (b/w and color). About good (sunning/darkening, spine; edgewear, with erosion of lower rear tip, 1 x 1/2 inch in greatest dimension; a few spots of staining, fore-edge; binding slightly shaken, but still strong; pages generally clean). This is the "Texas Literature Number". From the Foreword: "The Texas Sword, bringing to mind the heroes who have wielded it in Texsas' colorful history, is ever in the consciousness and tribute of true Texans. As expressed by J. Frank Dobie: '.the point of Travis' sword --- like the moving finger of Time --- still moves across the earthen floor of the Alamo.' We are justly proud of our heroic swordsmen. But the Texas pen, reflecting the land as it was and is, from the mournful howl of the coyote to the contented chug of the oil well, deserves a full measure of tribute and recognition, for it has been wielded with the same spirit, individuality, vigor, and courage that has won immortality for our memorable sword. In this, the 1940 Cactus, we do honor to our illustrious Texas penmen, for the point of Texas' pen --- like the moving finger of Time --- still moves across the colorful pages of our literature." (3214007). Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.