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San Angelo, Texas: San Angelo Standard - Times, 1952. Mild wear to boards. Warm inscription from Haley to Earl Fallis of Tucson, Arizona listed as the Chief Patrol Insp. Earl Fallis District No. 18 for the police blue book for 1939-'40. Earl Fallis was the Chief Inspector for the U.S. Border Patrol for Southern Arizona during the 1930's. Earl Fallis' sig. at fornt endpaper. Also, a short TLS from Haley to Fallis signed 'J. Evetts Haley'. Book designed/printed by Carl Hertzog with his sig,. at rear colophon: Remnants of dj present. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. International Priority Air Mail shipping available for this item. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Midland, TX: West Texas Legacy Press, 2006. Hardcover. VG/Very Good. 352 pp. index, maps, illus by Harold Bugbee. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A new Introduction by Elmer Kelton.

Carl Herzog, 1952. Book. Illus. by Bugbee, H.D.. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. No jacket. .

Midland, TX: West Texas Legacy Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed by Author(s). EXP SIGNED by Haley's son and Elmer Kelton, who wrote Introduction; . Reprint of classic of "50 years of western history in its most dramatic era." Limited edition (1000 copies). Texas booksellers since 1988; guaranteed satisfaction.

San Angelo: San Angelo Standard-Times, 1952. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. Illustrations by H. D. Burbee. Includes index. Typography by Cark Hertzog. Basic Texas Books #83.

San Angelo, TX: San Angelo Standard Times, 1952. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. H. D. Bugbee. First Edition, First Printing of Haley's classic work - Jenkins' Basic Texas Books #83, Dobie's Guide to Life & Literature of the Southwest. Book is without markings and has clean interior. It has very light right lean and slight edgewear.Pages are somewhat tanned. Dust jacket is in pieces, missing the spine.Front and rear panel are present, with chipping and creasing on edges. Rear flap fold is still attached but barely, and front flap fold is separated but present. The least of its problems is that it is price-clipped. Wish it had been In protective cover earlier, as it is now.

Carl Herzog, 1952. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover in jacket with edgewear. Five-inch long by eight-inch chip missing from rear panel of jacket..

San Angelo Texas: San Angelo Standard Times, 1952. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 352 pages, map, illustrations, pictorial end-papers, minor edge wear to jacket. Jenkins, Basic Texas Books 83 History of the fort, San Angelo, and Western Texas..

San Angelo, TX: San Angelo Standard - Times, 1952. 352 pp., reddish-brown buckram w/ black lettering; Book shows a little lean to spine; light to moderate wear to ends of spine & corners of boards w/ a bit of fraying to top rear corner of spine, bottom corners of spine (slightly), and bottom corner of front board; some small rubbed or worn areas to spine & to edges of boards; browning & a few small spots & nicks to edges of page block; some areas of browning to endpapers; prev. owner's name to verso of half-title page / Illustrated with several maps and many pen and ink drawings by H. D. Bugbee. Endpapers feature illustration "from Sketch in National Archives . . ." /. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by H. ( Harold ) D. Bugbee. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Angelo: San Angelo Standard-Times, 1952., 1952. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Cloth, 352 pp., illus., 4 maps & diagram of the fort. Designed and produced by Carl Hertzog. Illus. by H.D. Bugbee. Maps by Jose Cisneros. A truly great history of the West Texas frontier. "Fort Concho was not only the center of significant events; it was the geographic and strategic hinge upon which history swung. From this vital pivot swung the great campaigns that swept the Comanches off the southern plains, that blocked at last the renegade Apaches along the Mexican border, and that extended a generally protective shield across the heart of Texas...by the very magnitude of its stage and the vital movements of its time, it was destined to occupy a place in history."--J. Evetts Haley. "This is one of the best books about any of the vital string of federal forts established in West Texas to tame the frontier."--John H. Jenkins. A "must" for any Texana or Indian Wars collection.… Read More

San Angelo, TX: San Angelo Standard-Times, 1952. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bugbee, H.D.. 352pp.incl.index; HB lt.brick w/blk.; some rub w/lt.wear; lt.stain,foredge; PON; clean,tight pgs. DJ burntorange w/white&blk.- pic.cover; rubbed w/spine&edges sunned; wear on edges&corners; 1x1" chip,tp.spine; sml.chips&tears. "50 years of western history in its most dramatic era" 37 illus.

352 pages, signed by author J. Evetts Haley

San Angelo Texas: San Angelo Standard Times, 1952. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 352 pages, map, illustrations, pictorial end-papers, minor edge wear to jacket, signed by Haley. Jenkins, Basic Texas Books 83 History of the fort, San Angelo, and Western Texas..

San Angelo, TX: San Angelo Standard-Times, 1952. San Angelo edition, limited to 185 copies, of which this is number 152 (numbered bookmark laid in). Signed by printers Carl Hertzog and Houston Harte, additionally inscribed and signed by J. Evetts Haley to Dr. E. L. Barker. Octavo. [12], 352, [2] pp. Illustrated by H. D. Bugbee. Publisher's terra-cotta cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial endpapers, top edge red. Some small specks to fore-edge but a very good copy with a fine inscription by Haley.The definitive history of West Texas.

San Angelo, TX: San Angelo Standard-Times, 1952. Lowman 79. First trade edition issue with promotional material and order forms printed on the verso of the dust jacket. Printed by Carl Hertzog on Champion Garamond Text Laid paper and bound in Bancroft Buckram cloth. 352 pages. Dust jacket remains bright and clean, though shows light wear along the upper edge. Jacket is now in a clear protective mylar sleeve.. First Trade Edition. Cloth - Hard Cover. Fine/Good+.

San Angelo Standard-Times, 1952. Standard. Hardcover. Very Good/Missing. Signed by Author. Signed by author. Collectable because of the author, illustrator and printer but best of all a great history of the West Texas frontier. A couple of black writing marks on the cover. Light rubbing. Pages slightly yellowed. A few fingerprint stains at the beginning of the book. Inside pages clean and binding is tight.

1952. HALEY, J. Evetts. Fort Concho and the Texas Frontier. San Angelo, Texas, 1952. 1st ed. Illus. maps. 352pp. A fine copy in d/j. Basic Texas Books 83.

San Angelo, Texas: San Angelo Standard-Times, 1952 First edition. Very scarce thus. [12], 352pp. Illustrated with 37 drawings by H. D. Bugbee and 4 full-page maps by Jose Cisneros; plan, endpaper illustration. Brown cloth lettered in black. Owner's name on fixed end (H. Grady Stovall). A very fine copy with tattered pictorial dust jacket. Designed and produced by Carl Hertzog at El Paso. Presentation inscription, SIGNED and dated by the author: "For Ms. Ira E. Brown with the best wishes of J. Evetts Haley, October 18, 1952". Includes 37 illustrations by cowboy artist Harold Bugbee; maps by Jose Cisneros. This is a classic work on West Texas that covers every trail, control of the South Plains, Comanches, Mackenzie, etc. "Fort Concho was not only the center of significant events; it was the geographic and strategic hinge upon which history swung" (Haley). "This is one of the best books about any of the vital string of federal forts established in West Texas to tame the… Read More

San Angelo Standard-Times, January 1952. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good Hardcover with no DJ. Signed by author, Haley, on half title page and by noted book designer, Carl Hertzog on rear colophon page. Also gift inscription and signature of Houston Harte of the San Angelo Times. Light soiling and shelfwear to covers. Textblock mildly soiled. Name written on FFEP. Inside covers starting to darken with age. Light soiling on a few pages. Otherwise, pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.