Search Results: Americana / TX: History 1845 to Present from Bookmarc's

Tucson, Arizona, USA: University of Arizona Press, 1963. BX4 - Arizona and the West Volume 5 Number 2 Summer 1963. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in monochrome illustrated green wraps with minor overall shelf wear with some light yellowing of the outside paper edges. Signed by Robert M. Utley on his story page. This issue volume five number two Summer 1963 of a quarterly journal of history published by the University of Arizona Press. The articles in this issue are: "Dedication to Peter Masten Dunne, S. J." by John Bernard McGloin, S. J., "Turner and the Revolt Against E. A. Freeman" by Robert E. Lerner, "The Creation of the Territory of Arizona" by B. Sacks [Part Two of Two Parts], "Captain John Poope's Plan of 1853 for the Frontier Defense of New Mexico" edited and annotated by Robert M. Utley, and "The Cactus Garden." The books reviewed include: "Suicide or Murder?" by Vardis Fisher, "The Indian Traders" by Frank… Read More

Austin, Texas, USA: Steck-Warlick Company, 1969. BZ4 - A trade paperback facsimile reprint edition book with a slipcase in very good condition with a slipcase in good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in blue wraps with black printing on the spine and black printing and graphics on the front with very minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of some very, very light fading on the spine plus there is some very, very slight darkeing of the paper. The slipcase shows some heavy edge wear with patches of board showing (0.5" and 0.75") on the top plus there is some scattered soiling of the paper covering. This is a facsimile of a rare edition of a Texas almanac originally published in 1879 in Houston, Texas. It is notable for the insight it provides into Texas at that time through both its advertisements and the articles included. With an introduction by Dorman H. Winfrey. 161p.. Reprint Edition. Trade Paperback with Slipcase. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.25"x7.5".

Houston, Texas, USA: FirstCity CG3 - A hard cover book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket. A tight, clean, sound copy in brown cloth covered boards with gold lettering on the front and a gold graphic on the back. A book about the history of the early oil industry in Texas made up of reproductions of historic black and white photographs as well as quotes by participants. The quoted men include Al Hamill, Bert Stivers, Landon Haynes Cullum, J. S. Simkins, W. H. Bryant, and Will Armstrong. Unpaginated, 18 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Houston, Texas, USA: Houston Public Television, 1999. CC2 - An NTSC VHS color 92 minute ex-library video tape documentary film in very good+ condition in a plastic clamshell case in very good+ condition with a paper artwork sleeve in very good+ condition. The tape is guaranteed to play without any problems. This is part four of the Houston Public Television documentary series 'Houston: Remember When'. It contains a narrated collection of rare footage, photographs, and memories about the ways Houstonians amused themselves in the past. This part of the series includes material on Murdoch's Bath House in Galveston, 1920s Bathing Girl Review, the earliest days of the Houston Zoo, the Houston Yacht Club, and the Diamond L Ranch. There is also material on the No-Tsu-Oh Carnival, a sperm whale carcass set up for public viewing by Captain Cott Plummer, and the Hot Wells natural hot spring pools near Cypress-Fairbanks. 92 minutes. Satisfaction guaranteed.. VHS Video Tape. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo -… Read More

El Paso, Texas: Texas Western Press, 1988. BP1 - A trade paperback in near fine condition that has light discoloration and shelf wear. A collection of non-fiction essays, folk history and historical writing by a 50 year resident of the American Southwest and a veteran of writing on the life and literature of the southwest. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

El Paso, Texas: Texas Western Press, 1988. BP1 - A trade paperback in near fine condition that has light discoloration and shelf wear. A collection of non-fiction essays, folk history and historical writing by a 50 year resident of the American Southwest and a veteran of writing on the life and literature of the southwest. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.