Beyond the Hills: The Journey of Waite Phillips Tapa dura - 1995

Oklahoma Heritage Association, 1995. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Oklahoma Heritage Association, 1995-01-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Oklahoma Heritage Association, 1995. New, in shrink wrap. ***Shipped within 24 hours from the beautiful Baltimore inner harbor area. First class service; accurate descriptions. Most items packed in boxes, not envelopes.*** . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Oklahoma City, OK : Oklahoma Heritage Association, 2005 Oklahoma Heritage Association, Oklahoma City, OK. 2005. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Printing. Oklahoma Trackmaker Series. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Very Good +; two small closed tears at head; slight warping to bottom of rear panel from on DJ reverse. Black cloth boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. Pictorial endpapers. 383 pp 8vo. This is the story of Waite Phillips, an American petroleum businessman who created a fully integrated operation that combined petroleum producing, refining and marketing-Phillips Petroleum. With headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he also developed several office complexes and engaged in banking and ranching. Phillips was a philanthropist for both local Tulsa institutions and national causes. In Tulsa he built a 72-room mansion for his residence, which he later donated to the city; it became the Philbrook Museum of Art. He gave 127,000 acres of his favorite ranch in… Leer más

Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma Heritage Association, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardback. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback bound in black cloth-covered boards with silver title on the spine with illustrated end pages. No defects to note on the book or the dust jacket. Book is SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on 2nd end page. Waite Phillips and his brother Waite left Iowa for the west. Waite lived a life of adventure in the Oklahoma oil fields and the ranch land of New Mexico. First several pages are black and white photos with others included in the text. 384 pages including the Index. .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Oklahoma City, Ok: Oklahoma Heritage Association, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed, dated, inscribed and placed in the year of publication by the author, Michael Wallis, as follows: "11-6-95/Tulsa, Okla./ For ______ and _______/ I'm proud to sign this/book for you!/ Michael Wallis." Volume itself has black cloth covers with white lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality cover. This is a biography of arguably the greatest of the Phillips brothers. One of the great success stories of early petroleum drilling in Oklahoma. Remarkable in its attention to original souces. Written in the true highly readable Wallis style. A very nice copy.

Oklahoma City, Ok: Oklahoma Heritage Association, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/As New. Signed, inscribed and dated on the first blank page inside the front of the book by Elliott W. Phillips, son of Waite Phillips at the request of this bookseller as follows: "11-28-2000/For James Lasseter III/Think you will/enjoy reading this/book as my/father who made/Philmont a reality/for so many/young people/Elliott W. Phillips/". Volume itself has black covers with sharp silver lettering on the spine. There is some wear at the base of the spine and the lower outer edges of the work from sitting on a bookshelf for many years. Elliott Phillips shared with the author, Michael Wallis, a detailed private journal, or diary, written by Waite Phillips himself, listing virtually all of his daily activities during his entire life. This detailed diary and financial records journal, known among family members as the 'Black Book" has been excerpted throughout the text of this book so others may read the actual words of Waite… Leer más

Oklahoma Heritage Association Trackmaker Series, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by the author on Christmas Day, l995, as follows: To Jim & Barbara, I hope you enjoy this saga of Oklahoma. Love and Cheers, Michael Wallis. Waite Phillips kept a diary substantially all of his life and with the reading of this diary, in addition to many other sources, including access to Waite Phillips' son Elliott, Wallis was able to write this highly readable book. No bookplates, underlining, or other apparent flaws. In archival quality cover.

Oklahoma City, Ok: Oklahoma Heritage Association, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed, dated, and inscribed by the author's son on the inside of the ffep as follows: "For _____ ______ __/Hope you will/enjoy reading this/book of my father's/life story./ Elliott W. Phillips/ Amarillo, Tex/Aug 17, 2000/." The author, Michael Wallis, states that there is absolutely no question that this biography could not have been written without the assistance and input provided by Elliott and Virginia Phillips, the son and daughter-in-law of Waite and Genevieve Phillips. Dust jacket is housed in an archival quality cover. Black covers with white lettering on the spine. 383 pages. An interesting biography of the life of a highly successful oil man and businessman. A very nice copy.