Resultados de búsqueda: Fiction from Texas Star Books

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1971. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed, dated 6/15/74 with inscription on front free end paper. Kelton's early award-winning novel of real ranching in real Texas. 1st Ed., Later Printing. 227 pp. Clean and crisp copy - has slight right lean. Also slight edge wear. Spine has a few very faint spots. Bottom page edge has a tiny faint spot. Dust jacket has price intact. Dust jacket spine is sun-affected (darker than front & back) with edges of the front panel slightly affected as well. Edges show light wear, whilee top edge of spine has light chipping/creasing. Front flap fold has creasing, and cream color of rear panel shows veryminor rubbing/soiling. Now in protective cover.

Fort Lee, NJ: Texas Christian University Press, 1986. Reprint Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Kelton on half title page, this is his early award-winning novel of real ranching in real Texas. #7 in the Texas Tradition Series published by TCU Press, edited by Tom Pilkington, Professor of English at Tarleton State University. New Introduction by Kelton with Afterword by James Ward Lee. 246 pp. Tight, bright, crisp and clean copy with like dust jacket. Unread.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1976. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Novel of the Civil War in the Southwest. Bright, clean and crisp copy with a little corner and spine end bumping. Slight rubbing on spine and light foxing/spotting to top page ends. Dust jacket has slight bumping on corners and edges, with some chipping on bottom of spine. Very nice copy.

Fort Worth, TX: Smiths, Inc., 1952. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author's first book. 596 pp. Crisp and clean copy. Slightly shaken. Black boards are bright - bumping on corners and on rear top edge near hinge. Pages are tanned. Dust jacket has chipping on corners and on spine ends. Top of spine has chipping loss up to 1/2". A little loss on bottom spine.Edges have some light creasing and small chips. 1/4" closed tear on top edge. Spine is darkened, and flap folds and hinges have rubbing. Light color of 4ear panel shows a few faint spots/discoloration. Now in protective cover.

Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Inst Press, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Gen. Simmons on title page. Crisp, bright, tight and clean copy with like dust jacket. Unread. 1st Ed., 1st Ptg.

Albany, California, U.S.A.: Boaz Pub, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Wilkinson, award-winning Texas author, on half-title page. 1st Ed., 1st Ptg. Crisp, clean, bright and tight copy with like dust jacket - slight corner bumping. Unread.

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First printing of first edition. Book is tight and crisp with only visible flaw being previous owner's name and address in ink on half title page. Dust jacket has very slight rubbing on back and two tiny marks on front near flap fold. In Brodart cover.

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very nice copy of Coonts's first book. Bright and crisp copy - top page edge has light spotting. Else clean - appears unread. Dust jacket has very slight rubbing. In mylar cover. 1st Ed., 1st Ptg.

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good++/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Ed., 4th Ptg. Crisp, bright and tight copy with gift inscription on half title page. Slight edgewear. Dust jacket is bright and colorful with minimal rubbing and edgewear. Very nice copy.

Fort Worth, TX: Texas Christian University Press, 1985. 1st Thus - Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Named Best Novel of the Year by Western Writers of America and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1978. Kelton signed this copy on half-title page. 257 pp. Bright, crisp, clean and tight copy with like dust jacket in protective cover.

Fort Worth, TX: Texas Christian University Press, 1985. No Stated Edition . Soft cover. Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Elmer Kelton has signed the half title page of this copy of his classic story of ranching in Texas - #1 in The Texas Tradition Series. 257 pp. Trade paperback is clean and crisp with light wear to wrapper. Rear panel has light scuffing. Spine has a little dark rubbing on very top portion and a small area in center, below title. A must-read for western lovers and for every one who loves writing with the ring of authenticity -- artful - and signed by Kelton.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fort Worth's very own - book review editor of the Star-Telegram turned novelist. Crisp, clean and bright copy with slight bumping to spine ends and board edges. Dust jacket is not price clipped and is bright and crisp - with slight corner and spine end wear. Very nice copy.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Arthur a Levine, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Ed., 1st Ptg. This is the first printing of the American edition by number run. 734 pp. Bright, clean and crisp copy with light corner and spine end wear. Dust jacket is also bright and crisp and has price intact. Light corner and spine end wear. Rear hinge has small closed puncture. Now in protective cover.

New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signature of author on half title page. Very nice copy of Elmer Kelton's gritty and entertaining story about the real Texas. Voted Best Western Writer of all time by the Western Writers of America. Book and dust jacket are both bright, clean and crisp with very minor wear.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1984. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. By highly acclaimed Texas novelist, Humphrey, whose first book was "Home From the Hill". Clean, bright and crisp copy. Very slight shelfwear and a little foxing to page ends. Dust jacket has slight bumping to corners and spine ends. Very nice copy. 1st Ed., 1st Ptg.

College Station, Texas, U.S.A.: Texas A & M Univ Press, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 141 pp. Tight, crisp and cleancopy with minor wear on spine ends and corners. Dust jacket has very light rubbing and a little edgewear.

Bloomington, IN: Author House, 2010. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Texas fixtion signed and inscribed by author on front free end paper. Bright, crisp, clen and tight copy with like dust jacket. Book mark laid in.

New York: The Dial Press, 1966. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Printing (stated). 280 pp. Book has slight left lean. Tan cloth boards. Light wear on corner and spine ends. Spine has red metallic print, and spine itself is a little darkened. Previous owner's name and address stamped on top edge of front free end paper. Text block is clean and bright. Page edges are lightly tanned. Clipped review column from Fort Worth Star-Telegram is laid in, and remains of original dust jacket, spine and rear panel with flap is also laid in. Reproduction copy of original dust jacket is provided.

Fort Worth, TX: Texas Christian University Press, 1985. 1st Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paige Pauley. Lovely black & white drawings illustrate this Sundance Book, the story of an Oglala Sioux boy and his pony. Bright, crisp and clean copy. Dust jacket has very faint smudging on front hinge.else, fine. Protected in mylar cover.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good++/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Printing of this novel by Parade writer, James Brady, himself a Marine at the "Frozen Chosin". Tight and bright copy with slight shelfwear and very faint discoloration on page edges. Dust jacket is bright and crisp with very minor shelfwear.