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Dorothy Sloan Books – Catalogue 10/3 (11/00) 1. ALISKY, Marvin. The Governors of Mexico. El Paso: Texas Western College Press, 1965. 31 [1] pp., photographic illustrations. 8vo, original beige pictorial wrappers. Very fine. Signed by Hertzog. First edition. Southwestern Studies Monograph, no. 12. Lowman, Printer at the Pass 188. $45.00 2. ALISKY, Marvin. The Governors of Mexico. El Paso: Texas Western College Press, 1965. 31 [1] pp., photographic illustrations. 8vo, original beige pictorial wrappers. Very fine. First edition. Southwestern Studies Monograph, no. 12. Lowman, Printer at the Pass 188. $30.00 3. ALVA IXTLILXOCHITL, Fernando de. Ally of Cortes. Account 13: Of the Coming of the Spaniards and the Beginning of the Evangelical Law.... El Paso: Texas Western Press, [1969]. xxviii, 141 pp., illustrations from Lienzo de Tlaxcala. 8vo, original orange cloth, turquoise cloth backstrip. Very fine in d.j. Promotional brochure and Hertzog’s typescript “Analysis of the Design” laid in. First edition in English. Lowman, Printer at the Pass 236: “An exceedingly attractive book, especially the dust jacket and the simple, clean text pages.” $50.00 4. ALVA IXTLILXOCHITL, Fernando de. Ally of Cortes. Account 13: Of the Coming of the Spaniards and the Beginning of the Evangelical Law.... El Paso: Texas Western Press, [1969]. xxviii, 141 pp., illustrations from Lienzo de Tlaxcala. 8vo, original orange cloth, turquoise cloth backstrip. Very fine in d.j. signed by Hertzog. First edition in English. Lowman, Printer at the Pass 236: “An exceedingly attractive book, especially the dust jacket and the simple, clean text pages.” $65.00 5. ANTONE, Evan Haywood & Carl Hertzog. From Strength to Strength: History of the First Presbyterian Church of El Paso, 1882–1982. [El Paso: First Presbyterian Church, 1982]. [6] 89 [1] pp., photographic illustrations. Large 8vo, original maroon over tan cloth. Very fine. Dorothy Sloan Books – Catalogue 10/3 (11/00) First edition, limited edition (1,000 copies, signed). Designed by Carl Hertzog. Signed by pastor Robert Young, Antone, and Hertzog. $75.00 6. ANTONE, Evan Haywood. William Farah, Industrialist. El Paso: Carl Hertzog, 1969. ix [1] 35 [1] pp., photographic frontispiece, photographs. Small 4to, original gold cloth over dark grey cloth. Very fine. Signed by Farah. Presentation copy with dedication to Carl and Vivian Hertzog from the author and his wife. First edition, limited edition (1,200 copies). Lowman, Printer at the Pass 237: “The publication of this book was geared to a surprise dinner party. Antone and Hertzog used devious methods to collect data and pictures.” $125.00 7. ANTONE, Evan Haywood. William Farah, Industrialist. El Paso: Carl Hertzog, 1969. ix [1] 35 [1] pp., photographic frontispiece, photographs. Small 4to, original gold cloth over dark grey cloth. Very fine. Signed by author. First edition, limited edition (1,200 copies). Lowman, Printer at the Pass 237: “The publication of this book was geared to a surprise dinner party. Antone and Hertzog used devious methods to collect data and pictures.”$45.00 8. ANTONE, Evan Haywood. William Farah, Industrialist. El Paso: Carl Hertzog, 1969. ix [1] 35 [1] pp., photographic frontispiece, photographs. Small 4to, original gold cloth over dark grey cloth. Very fine. First edition, limited edition (1,200 copies). Lowman, Printer at the Pass 237: “The publication of this book was geared to a surprise dinner party. Antone and Hertzog used devious methods to collect data and pictures.”$35.00 9. ARROTT, James W. Brief History of Ft. Union, edited from a Tape Recording of an Address. Las Vegas: [Carl Hertzog for] Rodgers Library, Highland University, 1962. 20 pp., illustrations, map. 8vo, original blue pictorial wrappers. Very fine. First edition, limited edition (300 copies). Dykes, Fifty Great Western Illustrators (Cisneros) 16. Lowman, Printer at the Pass 142A: “Three hundred copies printed on Curtis Utopian Natural Weave.... The cover drawing and the map are by Cisneros.” $60.00 Dorothy Sloan Books – Catalogue 10/3 (11/00) 10. BANDELIER, Adolphe F. The Unpublished Letters of Adolphe F. Bandelier. Concerning the Writing and Publication of The Delight Makers. New York: Charles P. Everitt, [&] El Paso: Carl Hertzog, 1942. xv [1] 33 [2] pp., frontispiece portrait by Tom Lea, tipped-in facsimile of a Bandelier letter. 8vo, original tan cloth. Very fine in lightly chipped and repaired d.j. First edition, limited edition (295 copies, 100 for Charles P. Everitt and 195 for Carl Hertzog). A unique copy, with both the Everitt and Hertzog title-pages. Colophon signed: “Printer’s copy with 2 title-pages. Carl Hertzog.” Dykes, Fifty Great Western Illustrators (Lea) 104. Hinshaw & Lovelace, Lea 49. Lowman, Printer at the Pass 17: “The book contains a facsimile letter which was dipped in a mixture of tobacco-juice and water for proper aging. The first attempt at this technique was unsuccessful and was charged to a lack of experience in tobacco chewing. At another point the type was dumped after the pages were made up and corrected and the entire book was reset in monotype. Bad spacing combinations... were improved after inserting by hand specially cast overhang letters. A delightfully informative account of the book’s tribulations can be found in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, October, 1942, pp. 194–197.” $1,750.00 11. BANDELIER, Adolphe F. The Unpublished Letters of Adolphe F. Bandelier. Concerning the Writing and Publication of The Delight Makers. El Paso: Carl Hertzog, 1942. xv [1] 33 [2] pp., frontispiece portrait by Tom Lea, tipped-in facsimile of a Bandelier letter. 8vo, original tan cloth. Very fine in d.j. Signed by Hertzog. First edition, limited edition (one of 195 copies with the Hertzog imprint). Dykes, Fifty Great Western Illustrators (Lea) 104. Hinshaw & Lovelace, Lea 49. Lowman, Printer at the Pass 17: “The book contains a facsimile letter which was dipped in a mixture of tobacco-juice and water for proper aging. The first attempt at this technique was unsuccessful and was charged to a lack of experience in tobacco chewing. At another point the type was dumped after the pages were made up and corrected and the entire book was reset in monotype. Bad spacing combinations... were improved after inserting by hand specially cast overhang letters. A delightfully informative account of the book’s tribulations can be found in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, October, 1942, pp. 194–197.” $650.00 Dorothy Sloan Books – Catalogue 10/3 (11/00) 12. BANDELIER, Adolphe F. The Unpublished Letters of Adolphe F. Bandelier. Concerning the Writing and Publication of The Delight Makers. El Paso: Carl Hertzog, 1942. xv [1] 33 [2] pp., frontispiece portrait by Tom Lea, tipped-in facsimile of a Bandelier letter. 8vo, original tan cloth. Very fine in d.j. First edition, limited edition (one of 195 copies with the Hertzog imprint). Dykes, Fifty Great Western Illustrators (Lea) 104. Hinshaw & Lovelace, Lea 49. Lowman, Printer at the Pass 17: “The book contains a facsimile letter which was dipped in a mixture of tobacco-juice and water for proper aging. The first attempt at this technique was unsuccessful and was charged to a lack of experience in tobacco chewing. At another point the type was dumped after the pages were made up and corrected and the entire book was reset in monotype. Bad spacing combinations... were improved after inserting by hand specially cast overhang letters. A delightfully informative account of the book’s tribulations can be found in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, October, 1942, pp. 194–197.” $550.00 13. BANKS, C. Stanley & Pat Ireland Nixon. Laurel Heights Methodist Church: 1909–1949. San Antonio, 1949. xv [1] 119 pp., photographic frontispiece, illustrations (mostly photographic). 8vo, original blue cloth. Very fine in lightly chipped d.j. Presentation copy, inscribed to Dudley Dobie and signed by Pat Nixon. First edition. Title-page design by Carl Hertzog. Not in CBC or Lowman. $95.00 14. BEARD, Charles A. Western History as an Act of Faith. El Paso: Texas Western Press for Academic Reprints, 1960. iv, 19 [1] pp. 8vo, original blue pictorial wrappers. Very fine. Lowman, Printer at the Pass 117: “Here is proof that handsome typography can be obtained in an economical format.” $30.00 15. BECKER, Carl. Everyman His Own Historian. El Paso: Texas Western College Press for Academic Reprints, 1960. iv, 19 [1] pp. 8vo, original teal pictorial wrappers. Wrappers sunned, otherwise fine. Announcement of Academic Reprints Series laid in. Lowman, Printer at the Pass 118. $25.00 Dorothy Sloan Books – Catalogue 10/3 (11/00) 16. BENEDICT, Carl Peters. A Tenderfoot Kid on Gyp Water. Introduction by J. Frank Dobie. Austin: Texas Folklore Society; Dallas: University Press, 1943. xviii, 115 pp., photographic frontispiece, photographic plates. 8vo, original tan pictorial cloth. Very fine in original glassine d.j. First edition, limited edition (550 copies). Adams, Herd 238. Dobie, p. 111. Lowman, Printer at the Pass 21: “This book is particularly satisfying when it is considered as a trade book. Dobie’s verdict was: ‘The Benedict book is handsome and has distinction.’” McVicker B48. Reese, Six Score 10: “A vividly written story of range life in west Texas in the 1890s. Benedict recounted incidents of cowpunching as they occurred and editor Dobie changed as little as possible. The result is one of the best books ever written on the Texas range.” $425.00 17. BINION, Charles H. An Introduction to El Paso’s Scenic and Historic Landmarks. El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1970. 53 [9] pp., maps, photographs. Folio, original beige cloth. Very fine. Signed by Binion and Hertzog. First edition, limited edition (495 copies). Lowman, Printer at the Pass 253A. $80.00 18. BINION, Charles H. An Introduction to El Paso’s Scenic and Historic Landmarks. El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1970.