Susanna Dickinson: Messenger of the Alamo by Clyde Richard King - 1978-06-01

Austin: Shoal Creek Pub, 1978. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Closed tear in jacket, price clipped. Owner's name. A nice copy. Disregard bogus picture at left.

Austin, Texas: Shoal Creek Publishers, Inc., 1976 First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. 166 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Gift inscription on half-title page, tiny scrape to front board, otherwise fine. Jacket is price clipped with barest hint of wear. Very Good/Near Fine.

Austin, Texas: Shoal Creek Publishers, Inc., 1976. A beautiful copy. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($7.95). NO chips. NO tears. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Handsome full wrap-around jacket painting by Don Collins. Also illustrated with 9 plates, including old photos, portraits, and a document facsimile. History/biography of Susanna Dickinson, the Texas pioneer who survived the siege of the Alamo in 1836. Although her husband Almeron Dickinson was killed, Susanna and their daughter, "the Babe of the Alamo" were spared. Santa Anna, the Mexican commander, released Susanna to deliver the message to General Sam Houston that the Alamo had fallen. She established a residence in Houston. The book also includes much of interest on her later years in Austin. Appendix: Family Tree. List of chapter… Read More

Austin, Texas: Shoal Creek Publishers, Inc., 1976. xviii, 166pp ---- Signed on half-title page: Remember the Alamo and Susanna! C. Richard King, 1977 and Best wishes - I hope you like Susanna - from her great granddaughter Eillard Griffith Nitschke ---- [previous owner's small ink-stamped name several times inside covers; mild corner and edge wear to dust jacket]. Signed. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Illus. by B&w illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Fredericksburg, Texas, U.S.A.: Shoal Creek Publishers, Inc. , 1978. Red boards have only slight wear. Personal inscription from author on half-title page. Pencil notation by prior owner on fep. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. . Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Shoal Creek Publishers, 1976. First edition. Unabridged. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket. 174 p.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.