Landscapes of Texas: Photographs from Texas Highways Magazine

College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 1980. Y1 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED by John Graves ("9/25/80" written), Frank Lively ("Editor" written) and Jack C. Lewis ("Photographer" written) on the page after the front free endpaper in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, crease and small tears on the edges and corners, 1.25" tear on the front top left corner, label residue on the front, scattered light scratches, rubbing, scuffing and stains, tanning and light shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, light tanning and shelf wear. Introduction by John Graves, Foreword by Franklin T. Lively, Bob Parvin, and Tommie Pinkard. Number Three: The Louise Lindsey Merrick Texas Environment Series 11.25"x8.75", 158 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Many outlanders think of Texas as a land of cactus flats or High Plains ranches, its landscape broken only by barbed wire fences of perhaps an oil derrick. Texans, of course, know better. Here, in 202 magnificently reproduced, full-color photographs from Texas Highways magazine, the astonishing diversity and beauty of Texas landscapes are splendidly and dramatically displayed. The damp pine forests, shaded lakes, and tangled thickets of East Texas; the fertile fields of the rolling prairies; the vast wheat and cotton farms and rangelands of the Panhandle plains; the rugged peaks rising high over desert flats in the Trans-Pecos; the sun-drenched beaches and citrus groves of the coastlands; and the limestone cliffs, clear streams, and hidden springs of the Hill Country - all are Texas landscapes. These stunning photographs from the state's official travel magazine not only reveal the physical beauty of these varied regions, but also tell us something about the culture and heritage of those who live there. In his introduction to this volume, John Graves describes the Texas landscapes as they once were and as they now are, and muses on how man has shaped the land and how, in its turn, the land has shaped man too.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.