CURIOSITIES & COLLECTIBLES SOME INTERESTING BOOKS THAT CAME OUR WAY
CATALOG AAUW BOOK FAIR THIRTY October 25 – 28, 2012 Arlington Museum of Art, 201 W. Main, Arlington, Texas 76010
A Sale of Used and Collectible Books Arlington Branch AAUW
SALE HOURS Thursday 4-8 PM, Friday 10 AM-7 PM, Saturday 10 AM-5 PM, Sunday 12-5 PM Thursday $5.00 donation Friday-Sunday free admission Sunday: catalog books discounted up to 50%
Catalog Table of Contents
List of Books: Americana # 1-11 American Indian #12-16 Architecture #17-20 Art, Music & Theater #21-32 Biography #33-42 Children #43-52 Ephemera #53-57 History & Military #58-63 Hobbies, Collecting, & Cookbooks #64-67 International #68-73 Literature & More #74-80 Science & Nature #81-90 Sports #91-94 Texana #95-107
Abbreviations Condition of Books Size of Books: unless otherwise listed, books are 8vo. AAUW Information
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CURIOSITIES & COLLECTIBLES CATALOG 2012
AMERICANA 1. ACROSS THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS: The Press Expedition, 1889-90, Robert L. Wood. The Mountaineers & the University of Washington Press: Seattle, 1967, 1st. Photos & maps. VG/VG $10.00 In 1889, the Seattle Press sponsored an expedition of six men, four dogs, and two mules to explore the mysterious snow- capped Olympics.
2. BACK YARD GIANTS, Susan Warren. Bloomsbury: New York, 2007. VG/VG $8.00 This Arlington, Texas author follows amateur botanists across the USA observing the fierce competition to grow the biggest pumpkin, finding it involves sabotage & treachery.
3. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Its First Hundred Years, Vol. 1-3. Knopf: New York, 1943, Vol. 1, 1st. Tribune: Chicago, 1945 & 1946, Vol. 2 & 3, 1st & 1st. lg 8vo all vol. VG/ndj Set of 3/$21.00 Includes laid-in program for 1947 Annual Spring Luncheon with list of continuous attendees since 1923.
4. DARE COUNTY: A History, David Stick. North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources: Raleigh, 1980. Photos b/w. VG pb $4.00 The story of the Outer Banks and the people who lived and worked there, starting with the Roanoke Colonies in 1587.
5. FINDING GRACE: The Face of America’s Homeless, Lynn Blodgett, signed. Earth Aware: San Rafael, CA; 2007, 1st. Photo portraits. Folio NF/NF $20.00
6. FLORIDA COWMAN: A History of Florida Cattle Raising, Joe A. Akerman, Jr. Florida Cattleman’s Association: Kissimmee, FL; 1976. NF/NF $12.00 Includes lain-in brochure “Kissimmee Cow Camp” & news article dated 7/15/62.
7. A HISTORY OF LIVESTOCK RAISING IN THE UNITED STATES 1607-1860, James Westfall Thompson. Agricultural History Series No. 5. United States Department of Agriculture: Washington, DC; November 1942. 4to VG pb $30.00 From the first domestic animals brought to the New World by European colonists, horses, cattle, sheep, and swine spread in all directions with the settlers. By mid-1800, livestock raising had become a major industry across the nation.
8. INTERPRETATIONS 1933-1935, Walter Lippman. Macmillan Co.: New York, 1936. VG/ndj $6.00 150 articles covering almost three years, from before FDR’s first inauguration to the ending of the Congressional session in August 1935—a distinct phase in American political history.
9. THE NEW FRONTIER COLORING BOOK, Joe B. Nation. J. B. Nation Publications: Richardson, TX, 1962. 4to VG pb $2.00 A satirical look at and spoof of the Kennedy administration.
10. OF MIKES AND MEN, Jane Woodfin; illus. Paul Galdone. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.: New York, 1951. VG/ndj $12.00 Delightful drawings and humorous stories about working at KUKU radio in Portland, Oregon during the early 1930’s.
11. STAR TREK TURNS 30! TV Guide. “Special Collectors’ Series, #3 of 4 Covers This Week.” News America Publications Inc.: Radnor, PA: August 24, 1966. 12mo VG pb $6.00 2
AMERICAN INDIAN 12. BIG FALLING SNOW: A Tewa-Hopi Indian’s Life and Times and the History and Traditions of His People, Albert Yava; Harold Courlander, editor & annotator. Crown Publishers, Inc.: New York, 1978. G+/G $10.00 “…whose life spanned a critical period of adaptation by his people to… a flood of white culture and authority across the mesas of Northern Arizona.”
13. HOPI PAINTING: The World of the Hopis, Patricia Janis Broder. E. P. Dutton: New York, 1978, 1st. 4to NF/NF $15.00
14. ILLUSTRATED TLINGIT LEGENDS, Tresham Gregg, signed. Tresham Gregg/ Sea Wolf and Whale Riders Galleries: Haines, Alaska; 1984. 4to VG pb $8.00
15. PRAYER TO THE GREAT MYSTERY: The Uncollected Writings and Photography of Edward S. Curtis, Edward S. Curtis; Gerald Nausman & Bob Kapoun, ed. St. Martin’s Press: New York, 1995, 1st. lg 8vo F/F $18.00
16. THE SWEET GRASS LIVES ON: Fifty Contemporary North American Indian Artists, Jamake Highwater. Lippincott & Crowell, Publishers: New York, 1980, 1st. 4to VG/VG $15.00
ARCHITECTURE 17. BRIDGES, Judith Dupre; introductory interview with Frank Gehry. Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers: New York, 1997. oblong 8x18 NF/ndj $8.00 From the 1st century Romans through the 20th century, Bridges presents a panorama of some of the most famous bridges ever constructed.
18. INTERNATIONAL STYLE: Modernist Architecture from 1925-1965, Hasan-Uddin Khan. Taschen: Koln, Germany; 1998. Taschen’s World Architecture Series. Folio F/NF $12.00
19. SPLENDOR OF THE GODS, Flavio Conti; trans. Patrick Greagh. HBJ Press: Boston, 1978. The Grand Tour Series. 4to VG/VG $14.00 Journey through time and space exploring cathedrals, mosques, and temples from ancient civilizations to the Twentieth Century, magnificent enduring creations in stone, wood, steel and glass.
20. UNCONVENTIONAL BUILDERS, Alan Van Dine. J. G. Ferguson Publishing Co.: Chicago, 1977. oblong 4to NF/VG $8.00 What were the stories behind Ireland’s curious towers, Machu Picchu, igloos, and the Great Wall of China? This book reveals the people and narratives behind these and fourteen other famous constructions. B/W and full color illustrations and photographs.
ART, MUSIC & THEATER 21. AMERICAN FOLK SCULPTURE, Robert Bishop. “A Fully Illustrated Survey of Authentic American Form.” Bonanza Books: New York, 1985 [1st 1974]. 700 B/W illustrations, 100 color plates. 4to F/F $22.00
22. AMERICAN PAINTINGS: Selections from Amon Carter Museum, Linda Ayres, Jane Myers, Mark Thistlethwaite, & Ron Tyler. Oxmoor House: Birmingham, 1986, 1st. oblong 4to NF/NF $10.00
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23. ANGELS IN ART, Nancy Grubb. Artabras: New York, 1995, 1st. 4to F/F $16.00 ”A fresh look at an ancient subject… most lavish book of angelic art ever published.” Includes works by Fra Angelico, Bernini, and Rembrandt.
24. BERLINER THEATERWINTER, ritz n el ans o hm. i en r dler erla : Berlin, 1927. German text. G pb $10.00 "A compilation in German of the extremely active theater, opera and art season in Berlin during the winter of 1927. Contains 99 sepia toned photographs from 55 different staged plays. (See the dramatic staging of Shaw's Major Barbara on p. 47.)" List of persons connected with German theater.
25. THE DREAMS OF DONALD ROLLER WILSON. Hawthorn Books, Inc.: New York, 1979, 1st. oblong 8vo NF pb $8.00 “My paintings are reports which I bring home from my wanderings…” Color & b/w plates of Wilson’s oil paintings of bizarre and arresting subjects, many titled in rhyme.
26. THE ENGLISH BALLET, W. J. Turner. William Collins of London, 1944. Britain In Pictures Series. G+/G+ $4.00 “With 8 plates in colour, 4 photographs, and 18 illustrations in black & white.”
27. FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA: A Treasury of American Folklore and Folk Songs, Amy L. Cohn, compiler. Scholastic Inc.: New York, 1993. 4to VG/G $20.00 “American folktales, folk songs, poems and essays, placed in historical context are brought together with over 300 original illustrations…”
28. ISLAMIC ART AND PATRONAGE: Treasures From Kuwait, Esin Atil, ed. The Al-Sabah Collection, Fort Worth Kimbell Art Museum. Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.: New York, 1990. 4to VG pb $14.00
29. LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY, Alastair Duncan. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publ.: New York, 1992. 116 illustrations, 53 full-color plates. 4to NF/NF $25.00 “Examines Tiffany’s life and career from his beginnings as a painter… to his spectacular and innovative designs for the homes of America’s magnates and luminaries.”
30. MANMADE PLANET, Wolfgang Volz, photographer; Bernard Mensch & Peter Pachniche, ed. Exhibition Catalog from Ludwig Gallerie, Cologne, Germany. Includes work of Christo & Jeanne-Claude. Nurture New York’s Nature: np, 2003. o lon 8vo N /ndj $12.00
31. PAINTING OF CENTRAL ASIA, Mario Bussagli. Skira: Geneva, 1963. Treasures of Asia Series, Vol 6. 4to VG/ndj $10.00 68 tipped-in color plates. Map of caravan routes and art centers in Central Asia.
32. TUDOR HISTORY OF PAINTING IN 1000 COLOR REPRODUCTIONS, Robert Maillard. Tudor Publishing Co.: New York, 1961. Special Edition/leatherette & gilt. NF/ndj $8.00
BIOGRAPHY (also see TEXANA) 33. THE EMISSARY: A Life of Enzo Sereni, Ruth Bondy. Afterword by Golda Meir; translated from Hebrew by Shlomo Katz. Little, Brown & Co.: Boston, 1977, 1st Am. Photos. NF/VG $10.00 An early Zionist from Italy and a “pioneer” in Palestine in1927.
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34. A FELLOW OF INFINITE JEST [Laurence Sterne 1713-1768], Thomas Yoseloff. Prentice-Hall, Inc.: New York, 1945. G/ndj $6.00 Biography of novelist and satirist of wide influence in England & the European continent during the 1700’s.
35. A HILLTOP ON THE MARNE: Being Letters Written June 3—September 8, 1914, Mildred Aldrich. Grosset & Dunlap Publishers: New York, Feb. 1918 [1st 1915]. Endpaper maps & photos. 16mo G-/ndj $4.00 Three months after the author, an American writer and journalist in France since 1898, retires to the country, English, French, and German troops march through her area. In 1922 she was awarded the French Legion of Honor for influencing the US government to declare war on Germany, WWI.
36. I, JANE AUSTEN, Mary Corringham. Routledge & Kegan Paul: London, 1971. VG/G $4.00
37. JULE: The Story of Composer Jule Styne, Theodore Taylor. Random House: New York, 1979, 1st. NF/NF $6.00 Composer of “Three Coins in a Fountain,” “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” and 1400 others.
38. KIT CARSON’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Milo Milton Quaife, ed. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co.: Chicago, Christmas 1935, Lakeside Classics. 16mo VG/ndj $12.00
39. MARY GORDON, Alma Bennett, inscribed. Twayne Publishers: New York, 1996, Twayne’s United States Authors Series. N /N $6.00 A critical interpretation and discussion of M. Gordon’s work. Best known for her novels, memoirs and literary criticism, she was an important contributor to Irish-American literature.
40. RICHARD WETHERILL: ANASAZI, Frank McNitt. University of New Mexico Press: Albuquerque, 1957, 1st Revised Edition. lg 8vo G/G $28.00 “The discoverer of many of America’s most spectacular archaeological sites in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado… for his pains was vilified… investigated… and murdered…”
41. SUN CHIEF: The Autobiography of a Hopi Indian [Don C. Talayesva], Leo W. Simmons, ed. Yale University Press: New Haven, 1970 [1st 1943]. NF pb $4.00
42. THE YAQUI GOLD, Edward Douglas Laughlin. The Naylor Co.: San Antonio, 1943. Photographs. G/ndj $9.00 In 1899 and in 1902 on ill-fated adventures, the author and friends seek the rumored gold in the land of the Yaqui Indians of Northwestern Mexico. The stories of the only survivors, Laughlin and Byrd Cochran. Scarce book.
CHILDREN 43. ABSTRACT ALPHABET: a book of animals, Paul Cox. Chronicle Books: San Francisco, 1997, 1st Am. 4to F/F $4.00 Use the code to read this book.
44. BOTTICELLI’S BED AND BREAKFAST, an Pie kowski. Simon & Schuster: New York, 1996, 1st . 14x8 New/ndj $15.00 Pop-up carousel of a bed & breakfast with 56 hidden art masterpieces. Guide book and solution key.
45. THE BOY WHO BIT PICASSO, Anthony PenRose. Abrams Books for Young Readers: New York, 2011. F/F $6.00
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46. DARWIN AND THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE, Felicia Law; illus. Judy Brook. Andr Deutsch Ltd.: London, 1985. 4to NF/ndj $6.00 “A fictional account of Charles Darwin’s work and adventures during the five-year-long voyage.”
47. THE DRAC: French Tales of Dragons and Demons, Felice Holman & Nanine Valen; illus. Stephen Walker Charles Scri ner’s Sons: New York, 1975, 1st. NF/VG $8.00 French folktales retold.
48. FAVORITE SCARY STORIES OF AMERICAN CHILDREN, Richard & Judy Dockrey Young. August House Publishers, Inc.: Little Rock, 1991. oblong 12mo VG/VG $5.00 “23 Tales Newly Collected from Children Ages 5-10.”
49. GRANDPA TAKES ME TO THE MOON, Timothy R. Gaffney, signed; illus. Barry Root. Tambourine Books: New York, 1996. sm 4to NF/NF $4.00 Written after a visit with astronaut James Irwin—Apollo 15, 1971.
50. MEALS OF MANY LANDS: A Cookbook for Children, Mirian B. Loo; illus., Marsha Winborn. Current, Inc.: Colorado Springs, 1978. 4to VG spiral pb $5.00 Simple recipes and delightful illustrations of children from Mexico, China, Italy, France, Russia, Scandinavia, and America.
51. ROGUE REYNARD, Andre Norton; illus. Laura Bannon. Houghton Mufflin Co.: Boston, 1947. VG/ndj $6.00 “Being a tale of Fortunes and Misfortunes and divers Misdeeds of that great Villain, Baron Reynard, the Fox...”
52. THE WIZZARD OF OZ, L. Frank Baum; illus. Lisbeth Zwerger. North-South Books: New York, 1996, 1st thus. 4to F/F $4.00
EPHEMERA 53. GOLD PANNING AND STREAM PROSPECTING IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO, Jack L. Benham. Bear Creek Publishing Co.: Ouray, CO; 1980. 8 panel map. VG $15.00 Mining geologist Jack Benham’s map shows the gold mining panning areas in 15 counties with a brief gold mining history of each. He gives useful hints for “both the professional and the week-end rock hound or tourist.”
54. I AM JAPAN RAW SILK. The Central Raw Silk Association of Japan: Tokyo, 1933. oblong 8vo VG silk soft cover $30.00 “Published on the Occasion of a Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago (Chicago World Fair).”
55. A MEDICAL HISTORY OF SAMUEL PEPYS, Benjamin S. Abeshouse. Eaton Laboratories: Norwich, NY; 1965. 12mo NF pb $3.00 “Based on a manuscript by Dr. Benjamin Abeshouse, a urologist who specialized in research on famous people afflicted with genitourinary disease.”
56. SPIRO MOUNDS ARCHEOLOGICAL STATE PARK INTERPRETIVE BROCHURE. Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department: np, nd. VG pb $4.00
57. Victorian Valentine w/ envelope. $.01 canceled stamp dated Feb. 12, 1904. Card unsigned. VG $6.00
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HISTORY & MILITARY 58. A-TRAIN: Memoirs Of A Tuskegee Airman, Lt. Co. Charles W. Dryden, USAF (Retired). University of Alabama Press: Tuscaloosa, 1997. NF pb $6.00
59. ENGLISH MONARCHS SERIES: Edward the Confessor, F. Barlow; William the Conqueror, D. C. Douglas; Henry II, W.L. Warren; Edward IV, C. Ross; Richard III, C. Ross; Henry VII, S.B. Chrimes; Henry VIII, J.J. Scarisbrick. University of California Press: Berkeley, 1964-1981. all NF/ndj Set of 7/ $35.00
60. LIBERATION 1945. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Washington, D.C., 1995. 4to NF pb $24.00 Includes list of military units involved in the liberation.
61. THROUGH EYES OF THE VIKING: An Aerial Vision of Arctic Lands, Robert B. Haas, signed. National Geographic: Washington, DC; 2010, 1st. Full-page photographs. Folio F/F $10.00
62. THE VIKINGS: A History, Robert Ferguson. Viking: np, 2009. NF/NF $8.00 “The literary culture of Scandinavia is combined with the latest archaeological discoveries, the evidence of picture stories, runes, ships … in which literature, history and myth dissolve into one another.”
63. WORLD PATRIOTS, John T. M. Johnston. World Patriots Co.: St. Louis, 1924 [1st 1917]. G/ndj $6.00 “The future of this nation is contingent upon… intelligent patriotism—a unity of patriotic principle carried out in energetic co-operation,” states the author. Brief descriptions of twelve individuals around the world who exemplified this principle.
HOBBIES, COLLECTING, & COOKBOOKS 64. THE NEW SOTHEBY’S WINE ENCYCLOPEDIA, Tom Stevenson. A Dorling Kirdersley Book: London, 2001. 4to NF/NF $8.00 “A Comprehensive Reference Guide to the Wines of the World”
65. ONE HUNDRED MASTERPIECES FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. WALTER A. COMPTON: Japanese Swords, Sword Fittings and Accoutrements; Sebastian Izzard, ed. with essays by William Tilley & Walter Compton II. Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc.: New York, 1992, 1st. folio F/F in NF slipcase $55.00
66. RATTLESNAKE UNDER GLASS: A Roundup of Authentic Western Recipes, Martha Eastlake. Simon & Schuster: New York, 1965, 1st. VG/G $5.00
67. THE SIMPLE ART OF CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY, Qu Lei Lei. Watson-Guptill Publications: New York, 2002, 1st. 4to NF/ndj $10.00 “Create your own Chinese characters & symbols for good fortune & prosperity.”
INTERNATIONAL 68. AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURE: Letters from an Ambassador’s Wife, Anne Clark, inscribed. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1969. VG/VG $6.00 “In addition to the intricacies of embassy life, the Clarks encounter new people, almost a new language, new flowers, new animals—even a sky with its new moon upside down….”
69. GUADALAJARA, Guillermo García Oropeza; photographer, Alberto Gómez Barbosa. H. Ayuntamiento Constitucional de Guadalajara, 2001. Boxed set: Spanish hb, English trans. pb. 4to F/F $25.00 The architecture of the city is explained in terms of its history.
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70. THE HISTORY OF GREEN ISLAND: The Place of Spirits, Julie Martyn. Bolton Imprint: np, 1993. NF pb $6.00 The story of this small coral cay in the Great Barrier Reef from its use by the Aborigines as an initiation site for its young men to the modern-day tourist haven with its underwater observatory.
71. INSIDE AFRICA: North & East, Frederic Couderc & Laurerce Dougier; illus. Deidi von Schaewen. Tascheri: Koln, 2003. Text in English, French, & German. Unique colorful binding. lg 4to NF/ndj $50.00 Beautiful color photographs of striking architecture in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, and the islands of Seychelles, La Réunion, & Mauritius.
72. NUBIANS IN EGYPT: A Peaceful People, Robert A. Fernea; illus. Georg Gerster. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1973. 4to VG/VG $8.00 A portrait of the ancient Nubian culture on the banks of the Nile before it was covered by the backwaters of the Aswan High Dam.
73. ON THE ROAD THROUGH TIBET, Vladimír Sís & Josef Vaniš. Spring Books: London, nd (c. 1954). Full-page color & sepia photos. 4to VG/ndj $8.00
LITERATURE & MORE 74. ARMAGEDDON: A Tale of Love, War, and Invention, Stanley Waterloo. Rand McNally & Co.: Chicago, 1898, 1st. 12mo G-/ndj $20.00 Late 19thcentury science fiction dealing with future annihilation of inferior races from the air by an Anglo-Saxon alliance.
75. BROWNING’S PROVERB LORE, Cornelia Marschall Smith. Baylor University: Waco, TX: 1989. With laid-in facsimile of letter from author. NF/NF $4.00 Proverbs used by Robert Browning in his writings.
76. FRANK J. WEBB: Fiction, Essays, Poetry; edited & introduced by Werner Sollors. The Toby Press: np, 2004, 1st. NF/ndj $10.00 The biography and writings of pre-Civil War Philadelphian Frank Webb. Includes The Garies and Their Friends, published in London 1857 with preface by Harriet Beecher Stowe, one of only four African American novels written before the Civil War. Writing about his own times, this educated and well-traveled African American describes in his novel and other writings the extraordinary difficulties black progress runs against, especially in the cities of the free north.
77. HANS ANDERSEN’S FAIRY TALES, illus. Gordon Robinson. “Set forth in simple words For Young Children by William Woodburn.” W. & R. Chambers, Ltd.: London & Edinburgh & J. B. Lippincott Co.: Philadelphia, nd (c 1910-1917). VG/ndj $200.00 Rare book illustrated by Gordon Robinson. Find his work at Sotheby’s and other major auction houses.
78. NUMBER TWO JOY STREET: A Medley of Prose & Verse for Boys and Girls. Basil Blackwell: Broad Street, Oxford; nd (c 1923). Illustrated, tipped-in color plates. 4to G/ndj $12.00 Works by R. Fyleman, A. A. Milne, M. Allen, M. Marlowe, V. Carrick, G.K. Chesterton, B. K. Pyke, T. Quayle, M. Nightingale, H. Walpole, H. Chesterman, E. Sitwell, L. Housman, W. De La Mare, B. Winder, & H. Belloc
79. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, VOL. 1-10. Charles Scri ner’s Sons: New York, 1920. all G Set of 10/$60.00 Beautiful set. Three-quarter-bound red leather with gilt lettering and decoration, all edges gilt, marbled boards & end papers.
80. STANDISH OF STANDISH: A Story of the Pilgrims, Jane G. Austin. Houghton, Mifflin & Co.: Boston, 1892. G/ndj $4.00 8
SCIENCE & NATURE 81. BASIC BETHE: Seminal Articles on Nuclear Physics, 1936-1937, Hans A. Bethe, Robert F. Bacher, & M. Stanley Livingston. The History of Modern Physics Series 1800-1950, Vol. 6. Tomash Publisher/American Institute of Physics: Los Angeles, 1986. 4to New/ndj $9.00
82. EINSTEIN’S TELESCOPE: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy In the Universe, Evalyn Gates. W. W. Norton & Co.: New York, 2009. NF/NF $4.00
83. THE INVESTIGATION OF MIND IN ANIMALS, E. M. Smith. University Press: Cambridge, 1923 [1st 1915]. 12mo G+/ndj $3.00
84. KEEPING A NATURE JOURNAL: Discover A Whole New Way Of Seeing The World Around You, Clare Walker Leslie & Charles E. Roth. Storey Books: Pownal, VT; 2000, 1st. 4to NF pb $4.00
85. THE LAST WHOLE EARTH CATALOG: Access to Tools. Portola Institute, Inc.: Menlo Park, CA; August 1972. Folio VG pb $10.00
86. PEOPLE OF THE LAKE: Mankind and Its Beginnings, Richard E. Leakey & Roger Lewin. Anchor Press/Doubleday: Garden City, 1978, 1st. VG/ndj $5.00
87. THE POWER TO HEAL: Ancient Arts and Modern Medicine, Rick Smolan, Phillip Moffitt, Matthew Naythons. Prentice Hall Press: New York, 1990, 1st. Folio F/F w/VG slipcase $10.00
88. THE TYRANNOSAURUS PRESCRIPTION AND 100 OTHER ESSAYS, Isaac Asimov. Prometheus Books: Buffalo, NY; 1989. NF/NF $8.00
89. WHOLE EARTH CATALOG: Access to Tools. [3 vol.]. Portola Institute, Inc.: Menlo Park, CA; Spring 1969, Spring 1970, Fall 1970. Folio all VG pb Set of 3/$18.00
90. WILDFLOWERS ACROSS AMERICA, Lady Bird Johnson, inscribed, & Carlton B. Lees; illus. Les Line. Abbeville Press Publ.: New York, 1988. National Wildflower Research Center. 4to F/NF $45.00
SPORTS 91. BASEBALL: More Than 150 Years, David Nemec & Saul Wisnia. Publications International, Ltd.: Lincolnwood, IL, 1996, 1st. Well illustrated. 4to F/NF $10.00
92. EVERY PITCHER TELLS A STORY, Seth Swirsky. “Letters Gathered y a Devoted ase all an.” Random House: New York, 1999. NF/F $8.00
93. HELL BENT: The Crazy Truth About the “Win or Else” Dallas Cowboys, Skip Bayless. Harper-Collins Publishers: New York, 1996. VG/VG $6.00
94. THE UNBROKEN LINE: The Untold Story of Gridiron Greats and Their Struggle to Save Professional Football, Billy Joe DuPree & Spencer Kopf. iUniverse, Inc.: New York, 2010. F/F $48.00 Signed by Robert Newhouse, John Fitzgerald, Waddell Smith, and a Detroit Lions player.
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TEXANA 95. COLONEL JACK HAYS: Texas Frontier Leader and California Builder, James Kimmins Greer. E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.: New York, 1952, 1st, “with maps & portraits.” G+/ndj $24.00
96. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF TEXAS, Roger Tory Peterson. Houghton Mifflin Co.: Boston, 1960, 1st. The Texas Game & Fish Commission. 12mo VG/G $10.00 A first edition of the first field guide published for Texas birds.
97. FROM THE SKIN IN, Mary Connell. Branch-Smith, Inc.: Ft. Worth, 1981, VG+ pb $6.00 This North Texas poet‘s full-hearted embrace of life is expressed in her poetry.
98. IN A NARROW GRAVE: Essays on Texas, Larry McMurtry. The Encino Press: Austin, 1968. No edition stated/1st ed. 2nd pt.: pa e 105 “skyscrapers,” dj flap “head.” N /N $95.00 McMurtry’s first book of non-fiction “says goodbye to a Texas myth that never was and opens the possibility of understanding what really is.”
99. NOTES ON THE REPUBLIC, Ellen N. Murry. Star of the Republic Museum: Washington, TX, 1991. oblong 8vo NF pb $8.00 “An anthology of essays from the Star of the Republic Museum’s quarterly journal, the NOTES.”
100. THE PETERS COLONY OF TEXAS: A History and Biographical Sketches of the Early Settlers, Seymour V. Connor; illus. Francis Pearce. The Texas State Historical Association: Austin, 2005 [1st 1959]. Maps & charts. NF pb $18.00 A study of one of the largest land grants in Texas history, totaling 16,000 square miles of North Texas.
101. THE RAVEN: A Biography of Sam Houston, Marquis James. The Bobbs-Merrill Co.: Indianapolis, 1929, illustrated. G/ndj $4.00
102. SISTER BERNADETTE: Cowboy Nun from Texas, Mary Bernadette Muller, signed, & Elizabeth Harper Neeld. Centerpoint Press: Houston, 1991. NF pb $6.00
103. SOME PART OF MYSELF, J. Frank Dobie. Little, Brown & Co.: Boston, 1967, 1st. VG/ndj $12.00 Texas writer Frank Dobie collected “scraps” of information about himself, putting autobiographical material—scribbled recollections, newspaper interviews, correspondence, a diary—into an “autobiographical box,” which were assembled into a book after his death.
104. STROLLING THROUGH THE PARK: 100 Years of the Dallas Park and Recreation Board, Rose-Mary Rumbley. Nortex Press: Austin, 2005, 1st. sm 4to NF pb $10.00
105. TEXAS FLOWERS IN NATURAL COLORS, Eula Whitehouse. Privately published by Texas Book Store: Austin, 1936. (Book Sticker: Methodist Publishing House.) VG/ndj $6.00 Lovely water color drawings from life.
106. WEST TEXAS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION YEARBOOK, VOL. LXXXIV. Texas Tech University: Lubbock, 2008. F/ndj $12.00
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107. YOU AND YOUR HEALTH: Some findings after 85 years of living and 60 years of practicing medicine, Zack Bobo, Jr., M.D. Self-published: Arlington, TX, nd (c.1981 according to his granddaughter). B/W photos. NF pb $18.00 Dr. Bobo practiced medicine in Arlington, Texas from the 1920’s to the 1980’s. Written in a free-flowing, informal style, he discusses medicine, politics, fishing, golf, travel, friends and family. The narrative includes many anecdotes and jokes and references to early days in Arlington and Tarrant County.
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Abbreviations Sizes of Books b/w black & white (Approximate in inches) c circa H W dj dust jacket Folio 15 x 12 ed editor, edition 4to 12 x 9 x-lib ex-library 8vo 9 x 6 hg st hinge starting 12mo 7½ x 5 illus illustrator, photographer lg large 16mo 6¾ x 4¼ nd no date of publication 24mo 6 x 3½ ndj no dust jacket 32mo 5 x 3 np no place, publisher pb paperback, soft cover, stiff wraps po previous owner Condition of Books pt printing, impression book /dust jacket or slip case rm remainder mark sm small F Fine: as new, no flaws sq square NF Near Fine: minimum wear, may have po name trans translator, translated VG Very Good: pages tight, moderate wear, fewer flaws w/ with than Good G Good: pages tight, moderate wear, spine ends & [ ] information not on title or copyright page corners bumped, edges worn, may have small tears & stains, po marks, foxing, age deterioration ***************************************
Book Fair Benefactors ********************************************** Arlington Fire Department Arlington Museum of Art AAUW Ft. Worth Star-Telegram The American Association of University Women/AAUW University of Texas at Arlington is a non-profit organization. Proceeds from the Book Fair are directed into educational projects in the A special thank you to all who donated books Arlin ton community, scholarships at UTA, and AAUW’s from their libraries. Educational Fund.
Book Fair Thirty The American Association of University Women Susan Miller, President Arlington AAUW advances equality for women and girls through Kathryn Thilman, Brenda Koegler, Ann Brooks advocacy, education, and research. Book Fair VPs Learn more about AAUW at aauw.org and about the Catalog Selection Committee Arlington, Texas Branch of AAUW at aauwtexas.org . Ann Brooks & Suzanne Sweek, Editors Nancy Bennett Sarah Garrett Loraine Levine Barbara Prabhu Kathryn Thilman
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