First Edition. An exceptional copy of this classic of modern Texas books. Long Days is an anecdotal and oral history of the YO Ranch, which was started near Kerrville by Charles Shreiner in 1880. The book is profusely illustrated with halftone photographs and drawings. The author is best known for.....

Second Printing. A bilingual collection of essays. xiii, 207 pages. Second printing. A fine copy, inscribed by Sandra Cisneros, "Tomás [Tom Garner], Like Larry King, another fine Texas humorist; he passed away a few weeks ago. We will miss him but are blessed to have known him. Sandra Cisneros."

First Edition. McMurtry's second novel. Filmed by Sidney Lumet as Lovin' Molly in 1974. The book came out while the hit movie Hud was still in the theaters, so the book got a lot more attention than most second novels are accorded. But the book was controversial in McMurtry's native.....

Second Printing. McMurtry's first collection of essays, covering Texas history, Texas writers, cowboys, and as a coda to The Last Picture Show, sex in Archer City, Texas. At the time, McMurtry was best known as the writer whose first book Horseman, Pass By had been made into the movie, Hud.....

First Edition. xix, 645 pages. Illustrated from black-and-white photographs by Cindy McCoy. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by six authors and the dedicatee.

First Edition. The classic study of border life and song. Paredes, the leading folklorist of US-Mexico border region, tells the compelling story of Gregorio Cortez who killed a sheriff in self-defense and became a hero through dozens of ballads and songs. Still in print, in the Texas Classics series, after.....

First Edition. A collection of poems, most written in the late 1970s and 1980s. Texas Chicano poet. 83 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Signed by the author.

First edition. A series of biographical sketches of Mexican Texans. The book attempts to counter anti-Mexican prejudice by showing how important Mexicans had been to Texas independence. It is one of a handful of books published by Mexican American authors in the 1930s. 50 pages. First edition. A fine copy.....

First Edition. The program and schedule of activities for the second Texas science fiction convention, with Neal Barrett Jr. as the "Master of Toasts." 156 pages. 8-1/2 by 11 inches. First edition. A very near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Inscribed by Barrett on the first page, "For Les, love Neal.....

First Edition. A collection of essays. 185 pages. First edition (first printing with a line of letters beginning with A). Fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author, "For Lynn and Gene, it was a pleasure meeting you at Plum Creek, Steve Harrigan. Nov. 10, '94."

First Edition. A Double D Western, most of which are scarce in hardcover. D. B. Newton, who wrote under a variety of pseudonyms, was a founding member of the Western Writers of America, which gives out the Spur Awards each year. First edition (stated). A fine copy in a near.....

First Edition. The last mystery featuring Deb Ralston, an LDS (Mormon) detective in Fort Worth, Texas. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed as "Lee Martin" on the title page. Uncommon signed.

First Edition. The House of Representatives prints a petition to the US Congress by the state of Kentucky to make known any information about the detention of members of the Texan-Santa Fe expedition. "It appears from authentic information that citizens of the United States, with passports from their government, duly authenticated.....