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1 "Anon.,;," "4th Annual Auxiliary to the American Medical Assn."
"Privately Printed" "1926" "Softcover" "Softcover, 8vo, 32 pp; cream colored wrappers w/color ill. Of the 6 flags of Texas; cover lightly foxed & edgeworn, interior clean & tight; Contains info about Texas & Dallas as well as history of the Assn. & photos of the officers." 
"Has the program of the meeting and fo has handwritten notes about various members on one page. Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill." 
Price: 30.00 USD
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2 "Anon.,;," "A Century of Texas Cattle Brands"
"Ft. Worth: The Fair Publishing" "1936 - 1st edition" "Softcover" "Softcover, 8vo, 80 pp; tan covers decorated w/drawing of 2 cowboys branding a steer, edged all around w/brands; light edgewear, 2 stamps on front cover, 1 a price and the other ""ANC""; pages are tight & clean, book complete;" 
"Contains a short history of Texas & a sketch of the Texas cattle industry & story of cattle brands. Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill." 
Price: 55.00 USD
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3 "Anon.,;," "The Sailor Boy and Other Stories"
"NY: Leavitt & Allen" "ND - CA 1860's" "Hardcover" "Hardcover, 48mo, 32 pp; red cloth w/gilt title on spine & blind stamped decoration on front & back cover, 19 hand-colored illustrations; covers rubbed & edgeworn, pages age tanned, dampstain at bottom of several pages; tight & complete;" 
"These early imprints are very scarce. On the front pd & flyleaf, there is a fo stamp, "F. E. Paddock, Tonsorial Artist." Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill." 
Price: 150.00 USD
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4 "Biggers,Don;Farmer,Joan" "Shackelford County Sketches"
"Albany, TX: Clear Forks Press" "1974 - 1st edition" "Hardcover" "Hardcover w/dustjacket, 4to, 114 pp; tan & orange cloth w/picture of the county courthouse on the front, pictorial eps; light edgewear, bumped corners, slight spine roll; clear acetate dustjacket w/2 tears on the back, one tear 1 1/2"" & with material loss" 
"Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill." 
Price: 100.00 USD
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5 "Corson,Juliet;," "Practical American Cookery & Household Management"
"NY: Dodd, Mead, & Co." "1886" "Hardcover" "Hardcover, 12mo, 591 pp; dark red cloth w/blind stamped titles; light edgewear, bumped corners, pages age tanned, fos names & bookstore sticker on front flyleaves, 2 recipes handwritten on back eps, 1 tear on front edge of flyleaf; lines & scuffs on cover" 
"Instructions on how to serve a dinner, flowers, wine, carving, marketing, & of course many recipes. Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill." 
Price: 100.00 USD
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6 "Field,Eugene;," "Wynken, Blynken and Nod"
"Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing" "1941 - 1st edition" "Softcover" "Softcover, 4to, unpaginated; colorful illustrations by Margot Voigt; light edgewear, a few small spots on the cover, fo name at bottom of 1st page; book tight, spine staples holding; charming illustrations;" 
"Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill." 
Price: 100.00 USD
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7 "Garman,R. H.;," "Moving Picture Circus"
"Chicago: Ideal Book Builders" "1914 - leaves patented" "Card covers" "Card covers in the shape of a colorful elephant, 10 1/2"" high X 5 1/4"" wide, unpaginated; very good condition w/light edgewear, staples holding covers & pages together firmly, all illustrations colorful, pages clean;" 
"Book is so engineered that between every 2 stable pages is a page in 6 parts which can be moved to form almost endless combinations. Clever & charming; Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill." 
Price: 225.00 USD
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8 "Grid",;, Real Cookery
NY: Cassell Publishing Co. 1893 Hardcover Hardcover, 16mo, 86 pp; gray cloth w/red titles & a cook w/utensils on front cover; light edgewear, cooking stains on front & back cover, pages age tanned, neatly handwritten recipes on eps; pages clean, book tight & complete 
Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill. 
Price: 85.00 USD
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9 "Halsell,H. H.;," "Cowboys and Cattleland"
"Nashville, TN: Parthenon Press" "ND - early 1930's" "Hardcover" "Hardcover, 8vo, 276 pp; blue cloth w/gilt title & decoration; light edgewear, no dustjacket; SIGNED by the author & dated 1939; 2 postcards of cowboys & date 1937 by ""Kim Cowboy Artist"" on front flyleaves." 
"Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill." 
Price: 100.00 USD
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10 "Matthews,Sallie Reynolds;," "Interwoven: A Pioneer Chronicle"
"El Paso, TX: Carl Hertzog" "1958 - 2nd edition - limited edition of 1500& "Hardcover" "Hardcover in dustjacket, 8vo, 227 pp; Book has light shelfwear on the bottom edge; clear acetate dustjacket in very good condition. Pictorial endpapers, family brands on front cover. Signed by Mrs. Matthews' daughter & son-in-law, "Sallie and Ardon Judd - My Mother's Book". Handsome volume! 
"Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill." 
Price: 400.00 USD
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11 "Norris,Dr. J. Frank;," "Inside History of 1st Baptist Church Fort Worth &"
"Privately Printed" "ND - 7th edition" "Softcover" "Softback, 8vo, 331 pp; covers dirty, edgeworn, corners bumped, a few tears on the edges; spine ragged, title page smudged, but book tight, complete; contains blk & white photos;" 
"Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill." 
Price: 100.00 USD
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12 A. Mixer,;Guinee,Patrick W. The Bartender's Friend
NY: Jarmor Publishing Co. 1933 Hardcover Hardcover, 8vo, 170 numbered pages + several pages for "Bartender's Memoranda" in the back; brown pebbled cloth w/title on the front board, brown eps; "H. B. Wantz - Wantz Bottling Works" stamped on several pages; good condition w/light shelfwear; 
Light scuffmarks on the back cover, title on spine hard to see, text clean, book tight & complete; Having just come out of Prohibition, book's author recalls possibly lost knowledge of drinks. Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill. 
Price: 400.00 USD
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13 Abbot,Angus Evan;, Little Red Riding Hood - Retold
J. & J. Colman 1896 Softcover Softcover, 24mo, 16pp; vivid chromolithographs on the covers, front & back and at every opening, artist not credited; promotional piece for Christmas, 1896, for Colman's products which include Colman's Mustard, Colman's Starch etc. Light edgewear; 
Lightly bumped corners, 1 small stain on the back cover, a few finger smudges inside, very good condition, colors bright & pretty, tight & complete. Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill. 
Price: 100.00 USD
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14 Abbott,Carroll;, How to Know & Grow Texas Wildflowers
Kerrville, TX: Green Horizons 1979 - 1st edition Softcover Softcover, 8vo, 44 pp; card covers w/colorful photos of 4 of Texas' most famous wildflowers, in very good condition; SIGNED & inscribed by the author, a well-known Texas naturalist; Gives details of how to grow more than 250 species of native Texas flora. 
Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill. 
Price: 50.00 USD
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15 Abernethy,Francis;, Folk Art in Texas
Dallas: SMU Press 1985 - 1st edition Hardcover Hardcover in jacket, 4to, 203 pp; very good/very good condition; illustrated w/photos; Explores Texas folk art in cemeteries, jails, in saddlemaking, and among all ethnic groups. 
Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill. 
Price: 60.00 USD
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16 Aldrich,Thomas Bailey;, The Story of a Bad Boy
Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co. 1870 Hardcover 1ST edition, 2nd state. Good/- No dustjacket as issued. Red cover with light edgewear & lightly bumped corners, pages tanned, tear on the front flyleaf repaired with filmoplast non-acidic film. Gilt letters and spine decoration still good. 
Illustrated in black and white. Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill. See the photograph. 
Price: 100.00 USD
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17 Aligheri,Dante;, The Divine Comedy
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library - Ltd editio 1977 Hardcover Hardcover, 8vo, 791pp; brown leather w/gilt title & decoration, all edges gilt, silk ribbon marker & silk moire endpapers, illustrations of Gustave Dore; As New condition 
Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill. 
Price: 100.00 USD
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18 Alighieri,Dante;, The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press 1978 Hardcover Hardcover, 4to, 492 pp; gilt stamped red leather, all edges gilt, ribbon marker, silk moire endpapers, illustrations by William Blake; very good condition; 
Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill. 
Price: 50.00 USD
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19 Allen,Ida Bailey;, Dainty Desserts
Minneapolis: Volland ND - ca 1930's Softcover Softcover, 8.75 inches X 7.75 inches;, 58pp; very good condition w/a few tiny stains on the cover & 1 almost undetectable skinned spot; colorful cover is by Carie Dudley & a silk cord to allow it to hang in the kitchen. Very attractive. Original box is also present. 
The box is in poor shape, but it is scarce in any condition. TX residents will have state tax added to their bill. 
Price: 100.00 USD
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20 Allen,Ida Bailey;, Delightful Dinners
Minneapolis, MN: The Buzza Co. ND - ca 1920's Softcover Softcover, 8vo, 58 pp; Very colorful Art Deco cover w/scarlet silk ropes for hanging on the kitchen wall. Very good condition w/light edgewear; Menus with recipes to go with them. 
Texas residents will have state tax added to their bill. 
Price: 50.00 USD
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