Kansas City, Mo. Hallman Printing Co., 1904. 42,[2]pp. plus twenty-nine plates. Oblong octavo. Original pictorial printed wrappers, string-tied. Light wear and soiling, spine slightly chipped. Light soiling to text, last few leaves slightly dampstained. Publication on rice production in Texas and Louisiana, touting the humid climate of the area as..... More
Camp G.W.F. Wood, Texas: Oct. 18, 1857. [3]pp. On a bifolium. Previously folded. Bottom half of second leaf and upper corners torn away, with no loss of text. In this lively letter, William Beggs writes from Camp Wood to an enlisted friend at Fort Duncan, J.A. Richards, about the military..... More
Monterrey, Mexico: Sept. 5, 1865. [2]pp., on a small folio sheet. Previously folded, with short closed tear near old fold at upper right corner. A few other very minor losses, slightly affecting text. Light tanning, an occasional fox mark. An engaging letter from Monterrey dated September 5, 1865, by Les..... More
Fort Worth: Published for the Author, 1900. 486,xxxvii,[1]pp. plus frontispiece. Illustrated throughout. Original dark blue cloth, gilt. Light wear and soiling to cloth. Text clean. A comprehensive work on the Texas angora goat industry, illustrated with numerous handsome halftones of various goats. With discussions on the goat's production for both..... More
[St. Louis]: W. J. Kesl, [ca. 1896]. 23pp. Original tan printed wrappers, stapled. Some light chipping and wear at corners. Later ink stamp on front cover . Minor toning and wear to text. A rare work describing land in West Texas. The text describes the geography, natural resources, and farming..... More
Denton, Tx. 1920-1938. [131]pp. Typescript on rectos only. Folio sheets, loose. Light wear and soiling, primarily at edges. Manuscript corrections and notations throughout. An apparently unpublished typescript of a story about ranch life in Texas at the turn of the century. There is substantial detail about ranch life, farming practices..... More
Mexico City: Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, 1728. [16],28pp. Small quarto. Removed from a sammelband, partial marca de fuego along top edge. Light dust soiling to outer leaves. Short tear from gutter of final leaf. Occasional faint foxing and very light tanning. A rare oration given in honor of Fray Juan..... More
Mexico City: Maucci Hermanos, 1900. [16]pp. 16mo. Original pictorial wrappers. Light ear and dust soiling. A rare issue in the "Biblioteca del Niño Mexicano" series of books for children. The Biblioteca consisted of five series: stories of indigenous tradition, discoveries and conquests, the colonial era, independence, and the modern era..... More
[Sedalia, Mo. ca.1907]. [36]pp. Oblong 12mo. Original yellow printed wrappers, stapled. Light wear and soiling, contemporary pencil notation on front cover. Slight biopredation to upper corner, continuing through text. Contents clean. A catalogue of nineteen horses for sale at the San Antonio fair, each with a half tone illustration and..... More
Austin: E.L. Steck, 1915. [22]pp. Oblong octavo. Original green printed wrappers, string-tied. Light wear and chipping to edges, slightly faded. Internally clean. Handsome promotional work for the city of Austin, Texas, compiled and published by the American National Bank on the occasion of its twenty-fifth anniversary. The work is extensively..... More
Chicago: American Lumberman, 1902. [2],196pp. Quarto. Original red limp cloth, cover gilt. Light soiling and wear to binding. Contemporary ownership pencil markings throughout, text dampstained around the edges, light scattered soiling. Extensively illustrated work on the operations of the Kirby Lumber Company, a division of the Houston Oil Company, originally..... More
New Orleans: Pelican Job Print, 1867. Broadside, 9.75 x 7.75 inches. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Old fold lines. Minor soiling. Broadside circular advertising the services of James W. Price, "merchandise and produce broker" located at No. 34 Tchoupitoulas Street in New Orleans. The text reads: "I will give..... More
New Orleans: The Daily Item, 1899. 600pp. Original printed pictorial wrappers. Extremities worn, covers rubbed and lightly soiled. Some slight worming, heavier at front of text. Light tanning and wear. A rare New Orleans almanac full of facts and figures on a wide array of subjects ranging from Queen Victoria's..... More
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Mexico City: Asociacion Nacional Automovilistica, [1936]. 64pp. Original green pictorial card covers, stapled. Minor soiling and wear. Closed tear to p.19, substantial paper flaw with slight loss of text on p.43. Otherwise, internally clean. Attractive guide to the recently completed section of Pan-American Highway between Laredo and Mexico City, published..... More
![Report on the Properties of the Fortuna Mining Company, Northern Sonora, Mexico. [with:] Facts...](/pictures/thumb/McBRB820.jpg?v=1571780112)
El Paso. 1910. [7] leaves, plus five folding maps; [5] leaves, plus one folding map. Original plain paper wrappers, tied and stapled at top edge. Previously folded. Light wear and chipping at edges of wraps. Light tanning. A pair of rare early 20th-century reports on a Sonoran mining venture that..... More
Puebla: 1836. Broadside, approximately 17 x 11.75 inches. Previously folded. Right corners chipped; some worming and dampstaining along right edge affecting a few letters of text. Light edge wear. An unrecorded broadside that prints an address of José Antonio Mozo, Governor of the state of Puebla, that attempts to boost..... More
Mexico City: Impreso por J.MF. de Lara, 1836. 20pp. Modern red leather, gilt. Bookplate on front pastedown. Small patch of staining in gutter margin of title page and final leaf. Light tanning. A substantial address by the president of the Mexican congress to the country's people in response to their..... More
Mexico City: 1835. [3]pp., on two octavo sheets. Contemporary ink annotations. Very light tanning and foxing. An unrecorded Mexican circular dated December 7, 1835, that demands monetary contributions from its citizens to prosecute the coming war with the Tejanos. The text of the document begins: "Por la Secretaría de Hacienda..... More
El Paso: 1933. 100,[3]pp. Original printed wrappers. Some spotting and soiling to wraps; minor wear to extremities. Contents browning, but sturdy. From the early 18th century, Catholics were prohibited from joining Masonic orders, but the popularity of freemasonry in the United States seems to have generated considerable interest among Spanish..... More
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Amarillo, Tx. 1927. Six items, totaling [11]pp., plus three transmittal envelopes. Previously folded. A few short separations and light wear. Light tanning. A neat group of promotional material and letters from the Weepah-Tonopah Gold Mines Company, promulgated in the wake of a gold strike that triggered one of the last..... More
Cincinnati: 1888. Folding pamphlet. Some wear and worming along folds, with minor losses slightly affecting text. Some tanning and dust soiling. Scarce promotional and time table for the Queen & Crescent Route during August 1888. The route, begun in the early 1880s, was a cooperative between five railroad companies that..... More
Gatesville, Texas, and other locations: 1895-1901, 1924. Twenty-six letters, totaling 103pp., plus a photograph, associated newspaper clippings, and biographical information. Octavo sheets. Old folds. Minor wear and soiling overall. Archive of sixteen letters written between businessman George Royalty and his wife, Margaret, together with ten further family letters. George William..... More
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[Victoria, Tx., and various places in New York: 1853-1891]. Eighteen manuscript letters, totaling [46]pp., plus twenty-one deeds, receipts, and other printed documents. Tears and minor losses to two letters, otherwise, quite sound. Interesting group of eighteen letters concerning the real estate investments made by Alexander B. Sloan in the region..... More
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Cincinnati: [ca. 1880]. Folding brochure, eight panels to each side. Minor wear and soiling. Contemporary ink stamp on two panels. Promotional brochure for the land grants of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway. The brochure outlines the benefits of the climate, the resources and agriculture in the region..... More
[Various locations in Texas: 1853-1854, 1864-1880]. Eleven pieces plus envelopes (three letters [7pp.], four postcards, and four receipts [6pp.]). Folio and quarto sheets. Old folds, some wear and slight separations. Light soiling. All items in a legible hand. Small collection of documents relating to the religious and business affairs of..... More