J. FRANK DOBIE, A BIOGRAPHY by Poska, Valentine J - 1989

San Antonio, Tx.:: Valentine J. Poska,, 1985.. First edition; one of 100 copies signed by Val Poska... housed in a facsimile Cracker Jack matchbox-type carton as issued.. Slight rubbing to the box; very nice.. 2 x 1-1/2 inches,. With publisher's flyer.

San Antonio, TX, 1985. (20)pp. accordionfold. An ode to the ubiquitous baseball snack. Held in matchbox with Cracker Jack labels to upper and lower panels. Trace rubbing to box, else near fine. (2 1/8 by 1 1/2; 55x39mm).

San Diego: Ash Ranch, 1990. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. As New. Gilt-stamped miniature hardbound (2 3/8" x 1 13/16"). 41pp. Frontispiece photo of Dobie by Evans. Marbled endpapers. Ltd to 100 copies, this being #39, signed by Poska. A modern rarity. Fine, like new. (1990).

#48/100 numbered copies. Miniature book less than 1 1/2" tall. A fine copy.

(San Antonio, TX: Windcrest Press, 1986). (29) pp. 3 x 2 1/4". LIMITED EDITION of 25 copies, this being #19. Blue cloth over boards with metal flag on front cover, postage stamps tipped in, illustrations, signed by the author, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Windcrest Press, 2)Valentine J. Poska is a librarian by profession who also publishes miniature books under his Windcrest Press Imprint. He also wrote other miniature books published by other publishers. He was an early member of the Miniature Book Society. This little book chronicles many important and trivia related events in the history of Texas, starting with Texas gaining its independence from Mexico and ending with Texas Sesquicentennial (with Dallas Cowboys superbowl wins and a political figures sprinkled in)

(San Antonio, TX: Valentine J. Poska, 1986. (32)pp. One of twenty-five copies. Illustrated with two postage stamps, one commorative of the sesquicentenary and the other of Texas' own Lyndon B. Johnson. Also included are ten images, probably mimeographed, depicted various emblems of Texan history and culture, among which are cowboys and an armadillo. Bound in full gray cloth over boards, with memorial pinback to upper cover. Fine, which is to say, not messed with. (3 by 2 3/8; 76x61mm).

San Antonio, TX: Windcrest Press, 1991. 80pp. One of 75 copies, printed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the dedication of Mount Rushmore and with opening and closing postage stamps issued for the occasion. Frontispiece portrait of John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum, the designer. Bound in maroon cloth over boards, with B stamped in gilt to upper cover. Fine. (2 3/4 by 1 7/8; 70x49mm).