RMABA Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair

 
 
 
Featured items that Texas Star Books plans to bring to RMBPF 2008.
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"A Grizzly from the Coral Sea", by Tom Lea. Printed by Carl Herzog, El Paso, TX, 1944. One of limited edition of 295.Signed by Tom Lea and with a warm inscription by Herzog, "To the Flegels, kindest regards and happy memories. Carl Herzog". Book is in very good condition, clean and tight with minor edgewear. Wartime paper is somewhat tanned. No Dust jacket.
Regular price: $1,200.00, Special RMPBF Show Price: $1,000.00
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"Alamo of the Pacific", by Otis H. King, Sgt. USMC. Published by Branch-Smith, Fort Worth, TX, 1999. Subtitled, "The Story of the Famed 'China Marines' on Bataan and Corregidor and What They Did to the Enemy as POWs". Personal narrative, signed and inscribed by author as follows, "To: In this book meet a few good men who were among the Battling B_____s of Baatan, the forgotten warriors of WWII! Semper Fi! Otis H. King". First Edition, First Printing. Fine copy in like dust jacket in protective cover. Unread. Price: $135.00
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"Jeff Milton, A Good Man with a Gun", by J. Evetts Haley. Published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, 1948. Inscribed by author Haley to noted Texana bibliographer on front free end paper, "For Thomas W. Streeter, my fine friend, unexcelled bibliographer, and thorough Texan -- with the hope that, even though Jeff Milton may be deficient in bibliography, he may find it satisfactory in content, J. Evetts Haley, October 20, 1948". Adams' Thundering Herd #965; Dobie's Life & Literature of the SW #141; Adams' Six Guns #892; Howe's H-38. 430 pp with index. First Edition, First Printing with entry "Greenwood" upside down in Index. Clean and bright copy with minor bumping on spine ends and corners. Price-clipped dust jacket has light creasing and chipping with a few small tears and fraying. Light rubbing shows on rich browns of background, especially on flap folds and hinges. Now in protective cover. Price: $525.00
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"In the American West", by Richard Avedon. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York, NY. 1985. First Edition, First Printing of Avedon's hallmark of 20th Century American portrait photography. Commissioned by the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth, TX, and published with the exhibition there. Oversize format, 11-1/4"W X 14-1/4"H. Bright crisp tight and clean copy with acetate cover as issued. Price: $200.00
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"18 Years with Architect Louis I. Kahn", by August E. Komendant. Aloray Publisher, Englewood, NJ. 1975. Author, Kahn associate, August E. Komendant, has inscribed this copy to professor of architecture, Frank Moreland, who in turn inscribed it to the Fort Worth AIA via Dean George Wright (Prof. of Architecture at Univ. Texas at Arlington)- both inscriptions on title page. 8" W X 9 1/2"H. Crisp, clean and bright - very slight right lean and minor corner and spine end wear. Dust jacket has light creasing and a few closed tears. Top edge of front cover has four staple holes. Now in protective cover. Very nice signed copy of scarce book. Price: $500.00

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