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Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993. Y3 - A first edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. With a Foreword by Jack Zipes, Illustrations by Neil Welliver. Now the complete work of Avianus--forty two elegiac fables in all--has been rendered into contemporary English verse by acclaimed translator David Slavitt. 9.75"x6.75", 55 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993. Y3 - A first edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. With a Foreword by Jack Zipes, Illustrations by Neil Welliver. Now the complete work of Avianus--forty two elegiac fables in all--has been rendered into contemporary English verse by acclaimed translator David Slavitt. 9.75"x6.75", 55 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993. Y3 - A first edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. With a Foreword by Jack Zipes, Illustrations by Neil Welliver. Now the complete work of Avianus--forty two elegiac fables in all--has been rendered into contemporary English verse by acclaimed translator David Slavitt. 9.75"x6.75", 55 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Baltimore, Maryland: The John Hopkins University Press, 1993. AE - A first edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some scratches, dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shefl wear. With a Foreword by Jack Zipes, Illustrations by Neil Welliver. Now the complete work of Avianus--forty two elegiac fables in all--has been rendered into contemporary English verse by acclaimed translator David Slavitt. 9.75"x6.75", 55 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 2008. BT2 - An uncorrected page proof trade paperback book in near fine condition that has light shelf wear. Englarged Edition Including Five Never-Before-Published Stories. 8.5"x5.5", 110 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Canyon Lake, Texas: NEL-MAR Publishing, 1990. CL4 - Has very light discoloration and shelf wear. Signed and inscribed by the author to previous owner and also signed by Judy Jones (Illustrator).. Signed by Author & Illustrator. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Jones, Judy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

North Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Linnet Books, 2002. BB2 - Dust jacket mylar protected. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edinburg: Canongate Books, 2006. AN2 - An unproofed pages advance proof paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Translated from the Russian by Andrew Bromfield. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

Waco, Texas: Texian Press, 1976. AC5 - An ex-library hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has label and fading on the spine and gutters, some scuffing on the upper right side of the front inside flap, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, some discoloration and light shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), tanning and light shelf wear. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1984. AA2 - A 2nd university of texas press printing trade paperback book in very good condition that has old price label on the front, foxing on the page edges, fading, light discoloration and shelf wear. Illustrations by Ben Carlton Mead. I'll Tell You a Tale is a garland of some of Frank Dobie's best writing, put together by Isabel Gaddis, one of his former students at the University of Texas. Although.... Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1981. AA2 - Book has some brown stains on the top and bottom, some light crease on the front top and back left side, some wrinkling on the top of the first few pages, some light discoloration, and normal shelf wear otherwise very good. First University of Texas Printing. I'll Tell You a Tale is a garland of some of Frank Dobie's best writing, put together by Isabel Gaddis, one of his former students at the University of Texas. Although.... Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Mead, Ben Carlton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dallas, Texas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1980. BY4 - Book has light shelf wear otherwise fine. Publications of the Texas Folklore Society Number XV. Facsimile Edition Second Printing. Brown covered boards with gilt lettering.. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Facsimile.

Austin, Texas: Eakin Press, 1980. E6 - A 4th printing hardcover book SIGNED by author and photographer in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have light discoloration and shelf wear. Photographs by Jerry W. Fannin. Some 98 photos depict the pioneer outhouse and the text provides scores of folk stories of a day gone by. 9"x6.25", 95 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom: Bossiney Books, 1993. BW4 - Book has some lightly bumped corners and very light shelf wear otherwise very good. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 1996. O6 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED by Elizabeth Silverthorne and inscribed to previous owner on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Number Twenty-Four: Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series.. 9.5"x6.25", 240 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Every spring paintbrush decorates Texas' highways with its colorful leaves, which look as if they have been dipped in paint. Native Americans reportedly made a weak tea from this flower to treat rheumatism, to use in food as a secret love charm, and to use as a poison for their enemies. This roadside delight, sprinkled in with the bluebonnet, creates spectacular scenery for Texas travelers. In Legends and Lore of Texas Wildflowers, Elizabeth Silverthorne offers a delightful selection of these botanical treasures explaining the significance and… Read More

Edinburg: Canongate Books, 2006. AN6 - An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Translated from the Hebrew by Stuart Schoffman. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

Austin, Texas: Texas Monthly Press, 1986. O4 - A hardcover book SIGNED by Thad Sitton on the half-title page in very good condition that has some scattered light smudge/stains on the cover, foxing on the page edges and lightly on some inside pages, light tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. The Loblolly Book is about Texas people, folklore, folk crafts, and folk history. 10.25"x7.5", 228 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Austin, Texas: Texas Monthly Press, 1986. BR1 - A first edition (complete letterline) paperback book SIGNED by Thad Sitton on the title page and also SIGNED and inscribed by Lincoln King to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, chipping and wear on some edges, sides, and corners, foxing on the page edges, light scratches on the back, light discoloration and helf wear. Moonshining, Basket Making, Hog Killing, Catfishing, and Other Affairs of Plain Texas Living. 10"x7". 228 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mayflower Books Inc., 1979. AL2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has price clipped, corners of the inside flaps trimmed, inch tear on the front top gutter, wrinkling, chipping, crease, wear and tears on the top spine, corners and some edges, wrinkling and crease on the front gutter, some stains, moderate discoloration, and normal shelf wear otherwise good. Book has some rubbing on the cover edges, wrinkling and small tear on the back top edge, previous owner's inscription written on the top right corner of the front loose endpaper, chipping, wrinkling, crease and tears on the lower right side on a couple of inside pages, foxing on the page edges, endpapers and some inside pages, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Over 100 full-colour illustrations are complemented by tinted information panels providing specific reference to each major painting, its background and critical interpretations.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Folio - over 12" -… Read More

Meriden, Kansas, USA: Kansas State Grange, 1989. BD2 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in illustrated blue wraps with very minor overall shelf. A collection of lore, memories, recipes, and poetry of life in Kansas in the 1920s, the Depression, and during the War. 244p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.