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Standoff at the border; a failure of microdiplomacy

Standoff at the border; a failure of microdiplomacy

by Price, Thomas

El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1987. Hardcover. 74p. frontis-map, preface, notes, figures and tables, very good first edition in blue and gray cloth boards and gilt. Southwest studies #87. On the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez border dispute in which fired transportation workers who had requested raises seized a streetcar as it passed into Ciudad Juarez from El paso.
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$20.00
Poverty Among Spanish Americans in Texas: low-income families in a minority group

Poverty Among Spanish Americans in Texas: low-income families in a minority group

by Upham, W. Kennedy and David E. Wright

College Station: Texas A&M University, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1966. Paperback. iv, 55p. (printed verso only), 8.5x11 inches, later printing, stapled wraps. Departmental information report number 66-2.
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$25.00
Problemas Agricolas e Industriales de Mexico vol. 6, num 2, Abril-Junio de 1954; Los cuervos vuelan hacia El Norte

Problemas Agricolas e Industriales de Mexico vol. 6, num 2, Abril-Junio de 1954; Los cuervos vuelan hacia El Norte

by Alatorre Chavez, Enrique y Fernando Rosenzweig, editors, Diego Rivera, Wilbert E. Moore, Mac Williams, et al

Mexico City: Problemas Agricolas e Industriales de Mexico, 1952. Magazine. 245p. (+ ads), illus., 9.25x11.75 inches, ex library, text in Spanish, illustrations and photos, one a color reproduction of a Rivera mural, ads, tables, light wear, bookplate and library call numbers otherwise good paperback journal in blue wraps.
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$45.00
Joseph Stephen Cullinan: A Study of Leadership in the Texas Petroleum Industry, 1897-1937

Joseph Stephen Cullinan: A Study of Leadership in the Texas Petroleum Industry, 1897-1937

by John O. King

Nashville, Tennessee: Published for the Texas Gulf Coast Historical Association by Vanderbilt University Press, 1970. R3 - A first edition (no aditional printing) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by John O. King to previous owner on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is myalr protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, crease and few small tears on the edges and corners, label and glue residue on the lower spine, some scattered light scratches,... Read more about this item
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$49.99
A Corner of the Old South. Address by Walter Prescott Webb made at the Inauguration of Ralph Wright Steen as the Third President of Stephen F. Austin State College on February 7, 1959

A Corner of the Old South. Address by Walter Prescott Webb made at the Inauguration of Ralph Wright Steen as the Third President of Stephen F. Austin State College on February 7, 1959

by Webb, Walter Prescott

Austin: Steck, 1959. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. A near fine copy.. 16 pp. Illus. with 2 b/w photos. 8vo.
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$20.00
Joyce Ann Brown: justice denied, a true story of tragedy and triumph in the American justice system [subtitle from cover]

Joyce Ann Brown: justice denied, a true story of tragedy and triumph in the American justice system [subtitle from cover]

by Brown, Joyce Ann, with Jay Gaines

Chicago: The Noble Press, Inc, 1990. Trade Paperback. xiv, 177p., glossy wraps with cover photo of author, some edgewear.
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$10.00
All three of the most important contemporary accounts of the Champ d'Asile colony sold together

All three of the most important contemporary accounts of the Champ d'Asile colony sold together

by (FRENCH COLONY OF CHAMP D'ASILE IN TEXAS)

Paris: various, 1819. First. hardcover. very good. The titles are: (1.) (L'Heritier, Louis Francois). Le Champ-D'Asile, Tableau Topographique et Historique du Texas...folding map of Texas and Louisiana. viii, 247 pages, 8vo, handsomely rebound in new full blue morocco; (some light foxing). Paris: Ladvocat, 1819. Second Edition. (2.) Le Champ-D'Asile au Texas. Par C.D. folding plate of colony. 107 pages, 18mo, handsomely rebound in new full blue morocco, uncut. Paris: Tiger, no date, (circa... Read more about this item
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$22,500.00
Atlas National Illustre des 86 Departements et des Possessions de la France divise par Arrondissements, Cantons et Communes. Avec le trace de toutes les routes, chemins de fer et canaux

Atlas National Illustre des 86 Departements et des Possessions de la France divise par Arrondissements, Cantons et Communes. Avec le trace de toutes les routes, chemins de fer et canaux

by LEVASSEUR, Victor

Paris: Amable Combette, 1852. Folio atlas in contemporary half calf, gilt title to front board and spine; re-backed and rubbed with corners repaired, slight warping. Engraved illustrated title page, with statistical index of France and its colonies, listing 93 maps outlined in color including French Colonies and a world map. There are 8 bonus map including France in 1852, Europe, Africa, South America, North America (still separating Texas as a Republic), Asia, L'Oceania and a lovely double page... Read more about this item
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$1,100.00
Texas Women: Frontier to Future

Texas Women: Frontier to Future

by Ann Fears Crawford; Crystal Sasse Ragsdale

Austin, Texas: State House Press, 1998. BB6 - A first edition (stated) paperback book SIGNED and inscribed by Ann Fears Crawford to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, wrinkling and crease, light discoloration and shelf wear. In Texas Women, the authors, who have been researching the world of women in the Lone Star State for over thirty years, continue their documentation of the heritage and influence of Texas' pioneering women. Biographies of... Read more about this item
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$4.99
Unsung Heroes of Texas

Unsung Heroes of Texas

by Ann Ruff

Houston, Texas: Lone Star Books, 1985. CF2 - A paperback book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, wrinkling and crease, tanning and light shelf wear. Stories of courage and honor from Texas history and legend. 10.75"x8.25", 126 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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$4.99
Señor Alcade: a biography of Henry Cisneros

Señor Alcade: a biography of Henry Cisneros

by Gillies, John

Minneapolis: Dillon Press, 1988. Hardcover. 127p., appendixes including early history of Mexicao and Texas, a timeline of Cisneros, bibliography, index, b&w photos, very good first edition in boards and unclipped dj. People in Focus Series.
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$15.00
Map of Southern Texas, Showing Progress of Topographic Surveying and Primary Control

Map of Southern Texas, Showing Progress of Topographic Surveying and Primary Control

by WALCOTT, Charles Doolittle

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1904. Map. 10" x 13".<br/> <br/> This detailed map of southern Texas was included in the Twenty-Fifth Annual Report of the Director of the United States Geological Survey from 1903-4.<br/> <br/>
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$150.00
El Diablo en Texas; literatura Chicana [signed]

El Diablo en Texas; literatura Chicana [signed]

by Brito, Aristeo

Tucson: Editorial Peregrinos, 1976. Paperback. [iv] 99p., text in Spanish, personal inscription signed by the author, very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. True first edition. In translation, Brito's masterwork won the Western States Book Award in 1990.
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$35.00
Hooka. Volume 1, Number 19

Hooka. Volume 1, Number 19

Dallas, Texas: Humanitarian Order of Kosmic Awareness, 1971. Newspaper. [28p] tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold, address label on cover. Texan underground paper with all the trappings: anti-war articles, astrology, headshop ads, etc. Cover declares "It's harvest time," depicting a woman holding a sack of marijuana.
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$25.00
Letters from the Pacific Written By William H. Chickering, War Correspondent, to His Family, 1942-1944

Letters from the Pacific Written By William H. Chickering, War Correspondent, to His Family, 1942-1944

by Chickering, William H

San Francisco: [Carl Hertzog], 1946. Lowman, 36. Number 79 of a limited edition of 300 copies printed by Carl Hertzog of El Paso, Texas. 131 pages, plus 9 [1] page supplement. Volume shows a little spine lean. Cloth over covers is a little darkened along upper and outer edges. Ten page supplement shows a paperclip stain at the top edge of the back cover. Otherwise a bright, solid, and very clean copy.. Cloth - Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket.
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$45.00
Seven Keys to Texas

Seven Keys to Texas

by T. R. Fehrenbach

El Paso, Texas: Texas Western Press, 1983. Q5 - An ex-library first edition (no additional printings) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, crease, and few small tears on the edges and corners, some taped labels, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), cocked, some light discoloration and... Read more about this item
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$11.99
The Arkansas Grant. A Brief History...

The Arkansas Grant. A Brief History...

N/P: N/P, 1901. 62 pages. Brown buckram cloth covers are lightly soiled. A little light edge wear, and corners and spine ends are rubbed. Hinges (Internal) are cracked, though volume remains tight. Front free end leave has detached. Leaves are age toned and a little brittle. Contents are clean and otherwise intact. "A Brief History from the time the Grant was made by the Mexican government in 1832, together with copies of the legal documents that have been recorded according to law, conveying... Read more about this item
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$200.00
Backyard Poems

Backyard Poems

by Somoza, Joseph, illustrations by Vickie Trego Hill, author photo by Dagoberto Gilb

El Paso: Cinco Puntos Press, 1986. [32p] 7x7 inches, very good first edition poetry chapbook in stapled pictorial wraps. The poet was born in Spain and lives and teaches in New Mexico and is the editor of "Puerto del Sol
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$25.00
La Otra Voz / The Other Voice. Vol. 1 no. 13 (May 3, 1971)

La Otra Voz / The Other Voice. Vol. 1 no. 13 (May 3, 1971)

San Marcos, TX: La Otra Voz, 1971. Newspaper. 8p. tabloid-format Chicano paper serving Hays, Comal, Caldwell, and Guadalupe Counties; horizontal fold crease, mailing address and postal markings on cover. Includes a cover story about a boycott of public schools on Cinco de Mayo to protest insensitivity towards the community.
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$30.00
The Christian American. Vol. 2 no. 2 (April-May 1938)

The Christian American. Vol. 2 no. 2 (April-May 1938)

by Stack, J. Earnest, editor

Houston, TX, 1938. Magazine. 15p. staplebound magazine, postal markings at top of front cover, vertical fold crease. Single issue of the anti-Roosevelt, Christian nationalist publication celebrating the South's resistance to New Deal "dictatorship." Stack was a Baptist preacher.
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$125.00
The Texas Rangers: Images and Incidents

The Texas Rangers: Images and Incidents

by John L. Davis

San Antonio, Texas: The University of Texas Institute of Texan Culture, 1991. BF4 - A revised edition paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, some scattered patches chipped/scuffing on the front and spine, light tanning and shelf wear. 11"x8.5", 171 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. The origins of today's Texas Ranger Division trace back to the first days of Anglo-American settlement of what is today the State of Texas, when it was part of the Province of Coahuila... Read more about this item
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$6.99
El Paso merchant and civic leader; from the 1880's through the Mexican revolution; research and annotations by Floyd S. Fierman

El Paso merchant and civic leader; from the 1880's through the Mexican revolution; research and annotations by Floyd S. Fierman

by Freudenthal, Samuel J

El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1965. Pamphlet. 44p., period photographs in sepia; pamphlet in journal format, stapled wraps a little edgeworn. Southwestern studies v. III, n. 3, monograph no. 11.
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$10.00
Legend &amp; Lore of Texas Wildflowers

Legend & Lore of Texas Wildflowers

by Elizabeth Silverthorne

College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 1996. O6 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED by Elizabeth Silverthorne and inscribed to previous owner on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Number Twenty-Four: Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series.. 9.5"x6.25", 240 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Every spring paintbrush decorates Texas'... Read more about this item
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$17.99
Adventures of Bill Longley

Adventures of Bill Longley

by Henry C. Fuller

Nacogdoches, Texas: S. Malone, Printer, 1983. O3 - A limited facsimile edition paperback book in very good condition that has old price written on the upper right corner of the front cover, a few scattered stains, light tanning and shelf wear. Captured by Sheriff Milton Mast and Deputy Bill Burrows, near Keatchie, Louisiana, in 1877, and was executed at Giddings, Texas, 1878. 8.5"x5.5", 74 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. William Preston Longley, also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American... Read more about this item
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$55.00
The Texas Art Journal (Patron's edition)

The Texas Art Journal (Patron's edition)

by Saroyan, William, John Updike, Morse Peckham, George Garrett, James Purdy and Glyn Jones

Dallas, Texas; (1977): The Texas Arts Journal, Cameron Northouse. Limited Edition. Quarto. Limited to only 22 copies, 109pp., illustrated, folder contains 5 typed manuscripts from one of their stories or play published in this particular issue and signed by each William Saroyan, John Updike, George Garrett, and James Purdy. Morse Peckham's page is not signed but with a few corrections. The Texas Arts Journal is published only four times a year and the above named writer's are part of their contributors.... Read more about this item
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$285.00