First Edition. An early book on Black politicians in Texas, from the end of the Civil War to 1899, when legislative and political changes blocked Black candidates for the Texas legislature. Brewer traces the emergence of Black politicians in Texas, combining a general political history and transcriptions of documents with.....

First Edition. "This volume reconstructs the history of the Alamo back to pre-colonial times. Its importance lies not only in its portrayal of Texas' history as a product of Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo-American contributions, but also in its focus on the role of Texas women and Texas Mexicans.....

One of the best accounts of antebellum Texas, written as a series of letters about life in the slave states, commissioned for the New York Times. This is the second of three volumes (issued separately) in Olmsted's "Our Slave States" series. While not a radical, Olmsted, in sending a copy.....

First Edition. A novel about a teen-aged waitress in East Texas. Published in an edition of 400 numbered copies, signed by Lansdale. 263 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. This is copy 8, from the late Tom Garner's Subterranean Press lifetime subscription.

First Edition. A large-scale study of the maps of the Texas coast. 225 pages. 15-1/4 by 11-1/4 inches. Numerous maps, printed and manuscript, reproduced in black and white, with detailed descriptions. An edition limited to 350 copies in a dust jacket, folding chemise, and a slipcase. First edition (first printing).....

Second Edition. An expanded edition of this classic work on Texas history, on A. C. Greene's list of the fifty best books on Texas. This edition, limited to 600 copies, adds 10,000 words cut from the original 1933 version. This is one of 225 copies in a quarter-leather binding from.....

First Edition. A substantial biography of the outlaw who met his end from a Texas Ranger's bullet in Round Rock, Texas, just north of Austin. "One of the most authentic of all outlaw biographies, this is by far the best account of any Texas badman. Walter Prescott Webb said it.....

A reissue of this newspaper comic version of the history of Texas from Coronado's visit in the 1530s to the outbreak of the Civil War. Let's say the account of history is not exactly PC. The comic strip originally ran in the Dallas News in 1926 and 1927; it is.....

First Edition. A long novel of an oil-rich family in decline in Amarillo, Texas. "The story of the family's descent is a corporate one, mixed with political connivance and a touch of civil rights abuse"—A. C. Greene, The First Best Books on Texas. 408 pages. First edition (stated)? This copy.....

First Edition. "This is the best work ever written on hidden treasure, and one of the most fascinating books on any subject to come out of Texas"—John Jenkins, Basic Texas Books. "Folklore about lost mines and buried treasure, caves full of gold bars, and jack-loads of Spanish silver... I know.....

First Edition. A nice copy of this Hewey Calloway novel, inscribed twice with references to the title. This book was adapted for a TV movie by Tommy Lee Jones, who wrote the teleplay and starred opposite Frances McDormand, with Sissy Spacek and Sam Shepard in supporting roles. 253 pages. First.....

First Edition. An inscribed copy of this collection of nearly 400 poems spanning 40 years from a working class Texas Chicano (tejano) poet. 370 pages. Stated first edition but this is possibly a second printing. The two versions are distinguished by the covers; this is cardstock; the first is thin.....

First Edition. An uncommon signed first edition (a paperback original) of this novel originally written in the 1930s but not published until six decades later. 302 pages. First edition (first printing). A good to very good copy in wrappers; somewhat grubby. This copy is inscribed, "For Chris Burgess, Américo Paredes.".....