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 An apparently unpublished typescript of a story about ranch life in Texas at the turn of the century.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

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

[Chicago]: 1911. 56pp. Large octavo. Original printed wrappers. Light wear and soiling, heavier to rear cover, a few chips and tears. Minor soiling to contents, printed on two different paper stocks. Promotional work in the guise of a periodical, featuring articles and numerous illustrations about northern Texas. One such article..... More

Freestone County, Tx. August 2, 1866. [3]pp. on a folded folio sheet. Old folds, lightly tanned. Slight biopredation affecting a few letters. Letter written by a gentleman in Texas to his friend, discussing the land and farming in Freestone County and the surrounding area. Freestone County is located about sixty..... More

Wheelock, Tx. June 19, 1855. [4]pp., on a bifolium. Previously folded. Light even tanning. An unusual but fascinating 1885 letter by an travelling attorney in central Texas, describing some of his experiences there and extolling the virtues of the state to his addressee. Remarkably, the author, who signs his missive..... More

[Various places in Texas: 1918-1920]. Twenty-seven real photo postcards, of which fifteen filled out in manuscript and mailed. Minor wear, light dust soiling and staining. A neat collection of just under thirty real photo postcards of Texas scenes, most showing military or oil business scenes. Approximately half are filled out..... More