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[004912] . FREEDMEN'S BUREAU. 1866. ill. Tables. 1866. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Disbound. American History. Very Good 39th Congress, 1st Session. House of Representatives. Ex. Doc. No. 70. Letter from the Secretary of War in Answer to A resolution of the House of March 8, transmitting a report, by the Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau, of all orders issued by him or any assistant commissioner. 403 pp. Includes 8 "papers": #1. Files of orders and circulars of assistant commissioners; #2. Files of Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, War Department; #3. Report of tour of inspection of Kentucky, by Mr. P.Bonesteel; #4. Report of bureau affairs in Edgefield district, South Carolina; #5. Report of General Fisk, relative to Tennessee and Kentucky, and bill relative to negro testimony; #6. Report of General Sprague, relative to Arkansas; #7. Letter of General Tillson, Georgia, concerning Sea Island; and #8. Reports of sub-assistants of affairs in Virginia. Numerous tables, including: 4 page detailed table of medical supplies for refugees and freedmen; Table listing all farms and town lots restored with their estimated value; Table with names of medical officers, hospitals, sick and wounded; and Financial statements of money received and disbursed in the Bureau. Disbound but intact. First page with small blemish/spot at bottom. Partial stamp from House of Representatives along top page ends. Otherwise document is clean and Very Good. Famous Americans in document: Andrew Johnson, President of the United States; Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War; Abraham Lincoln; E. Whittlesey, Colonel and Assistant Commissioner; Fred H. Beecher, Liet. and Acting Assistant Adjutant General; O.O. Howard, Major General, Commissioner- (Oliver Otis Howard, November 8, 1830-October 26, 1909, was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War); Thomas W Conway, Ass't Commissioner, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, &c.; J.S. Fullerton, Brevet Brigadier General Volunteers; Max Woodhull, Colonel,Assistant Adjutant-General; Clinton B. Fisk. Brigadier General, Assistant Commissioner; Davis Tillson, Brig. Gen. Vols. and A.A. Comm'r; Charles Mundee, Assistant Adjutant General; R. Saxton, Brevet Major General, Assistant Commissioner; Joseph K. Barnes, M.D. (July 21, 1817 – April 5, 1883) was an American physician and the Surgeon General of the United States Army during and after the American Civil War; and Wager Swayne (November 10, 1834-December 18, 1902) was a Union Army general during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Siege of Corinth. $200.00

[004716] . CAMELS IN TEXAS. ill. Drawings. Texas: San Jacinto Musuem of History, 1956. Size: Approx. 9 1/2" x 7". Stiff Covers. Texas. Near Fine to Fine "If the idea of introducing these beasts into Texas under the auspices of the United States Army now seems somewhat fantastic, the motives behind the experiment in 1856 were quite sound. Within the vast area stretching from Texas to the Pacific...lay the region then described as the Great American Desert." 12 pages illustrated. Booklet is Near Fine to Fine. $17.00

[004579] . Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of John L. Sheppard (Late a Representative from Texas) . Washington: Government Printing Office, 1903. Size: Approx. 6 3/4" x 10 1/4". Disbound. Texas. Very Good Delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate, Fifty-Seventh Congress. Second Session. Document No. 467. Frontis. engraved portrait of Hon. John L. Sheppard protected with tissue guard. 44 pp. Disbound. Document is Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG+ $15.00

[004576] . Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of R.C. De Graffenreid (Late a Representative from Texas) . Washington: Government Printing Office, 1903. Size: Approx. 6 3/4" x 10 1/4". Disbound. Texas. Very Good Delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate, Fifty-seventh Congress. Second Session. Document No. 469. Addresses from Representatives of Texas: Mr.Russell, Mr. Stephens, Mr. Kleberg, Mr. Burgess and Mr. Slayden. Others who spoke: Mr. Wiley, Alabama; Mr. Sibley, Pennsylvania; Mr. Broussard, Louisiana; and Mr. Bartholdt, Missouri. Frontis. engraved portrait of Hon. Reece C. De Graffenreid protected with tissue guard. 38 pp. Disbound. Document is Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $35.00

[002276] Dawson, Cleo. SHE CAME TO THE VALLEY A Novel of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Mission, Tex. 1972. Historical Special Edition. Fiction. Very Good+ to Near Fine / Good+ to VG-. page long gift inscription on free endp. otherwise interior is clean, tight and NF. $9.50

[003899] Galtsoff, Paul S.. SURVEY OF OYSTER BOTTOMS IN TEXAS. ill. Figures (Photographs. Graphs, Maps) , Tables. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1931. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9 1/4". Paper Wraps. Oysters. Very Good- U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Fisheries. Investigational Report No. 6. Volume I. "The present paper represents the results of a survey of oyster-bearing bottoms of the Texas coast made in 1926 at the request of Game, Fish, and Oyster Commissioner T. E. Hubby. The purpose of the survey was to find out what practical measures are necessary to prevent the depletion of natural oyster reefs and to increase the production of oysters in the State." 30 pp. 15 illustrations including 2 foldouts and 5 tables. ex.-mus. stamp on front cover. Mildly soiled covers, otherwise Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Paul S. Galtsoff was a well-known oyster expert. $35.00

[003595] Henderson, Charles W.. GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN NEW MEXICO AND TEXAS IN 1922. Mines Report. ill. Tables. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1923. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Paper Wraps. Mining. Very Good Mineral Resources of the United States, 1922-Part I (Pages 199-215). Department of the Interior. United States Geological Survey. Slightly faded at spine otherwise Exterior is VG+. Interior tight, clean and VG+. Numerous Tables. I:17 $20.00

[003627] Hicks, Michael. How to Be Texan. ill. by Author and Others. Austin, Texas, U.S.A.: Texas Monthly Press, 1981. Stiff Covers. Texas. Near Fine ISBN: 0932012213. gift inscription on front inside cover. Otherwise Fine. $10.00

[004112] Hildebrand, Samuel F. And Louella E. Cable. REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF WHITINGS OR KINGFISHES , DRUMS, SPOT, CROAKER, AND WEAKFISHES OR SEA TROUTS, FAMILY SCIAENIDAE, OF THE ATLANTIC COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. ill. Figures (drawings and graphs), Tables. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1934. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 11". Stiff Covers. Ichthyology. Very Good to Very Good+ From Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. Bulletin No.16. pp. 41-117 including Bibliography. "The account of the Sciaenidae that follows is based mostly on specimens collected on the coast of North Carolina. However, some specimens from the coast of New Jersey, from Chesapeake Bay, and from the coast of Texas have also been studied". 44 illustrations- all but one(graph) of species of fish. 5 tables. Vertical crease down the center of covers, as if folded-minor. Otherwise covers are VG+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $25.00

[003213] Huddleston,Sam. Tex-Mex Cook Book. First National Bank of Mission, 1971. Soft Cover. Texas. VG+ to Near Fine A Fiesta of Spicy Recipes. $5.00

[000355] Myers, John Myers. THE DEATHS OF THE BRAVOS. Little Brown & Co. 1962 Boston, Very Good/Good + to VG-. FIRST Hardbound 8vo. 467 pp. Owner's stamp on endpapers. An "informal, behind-the-scenes history of the men who explored, settled and fought in the mountains, towns and plains of the Western territories..." During the period of 1812-1878 .Bibliography & Tables of Leading Characters & Events. Front and back endpapers decorated with "A Sketch Map of the West" showing States west of the Missouri River with names of the famous men of the West like Bill Hickok,Sam Houston, Capt. John Fremont, Jed Smith,etc. $8.50

[004717] Smylie, Vernon. This is Padre Island; Conquistadores and Cannibals; and Taming of the Texas Coast. 3 Pamphlets . ill. Gerda McMurry. Texas: Texas News Syndicate Press, Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Stiff Covers. Texas. Very Good- 3 separate "TEX-BOOKS" by Vernon Smylie. #1.This is Padre Island , Land of Fantasy, Fun, Treasure and Adventure. 1964. Second Printing. One of America's most fascinating islands. 28 pp. with illustrations, map and a description of the birds of Padre. #2. Conquistadores and Cannibals, The Early History of Padre Island (1519-1845). 1964. Fourth Printing. A comprehensive history of Padre Island from the earliest reaches of time to 1845. 28 pp. with illustrations and maps. and #3.Taming of the Texas Coast.The Exciting History of the Texas Coastal Bend.1965. First Revised Edition. A fast-moving, fact-packed trip through the colorful past of the Texas Coast between Matagorda and Baffin bays. 31 pp. with illustrations and maps. All with illustrated covers. Price has been blacked out on bottom margin of front covers. Only "default" otherwise all covers are VG+. All interiors are tight, clean and VG+ to Near Fine. $25.00

[002568] Stilwell, Hart. HUNTING AND FISHING IN TEXAS. 1946. Very Good to Very Good+ / Good- to Poor. Gift inscription on front free endpaper otherwise interior VG+. Bruns S-294. $13.50

[003045] Watson, Sereno. CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN BOTANY,12 Vols From Years: 1873-1891: II, IV,V., VI.,X.,XI, XII.,X1V.,XV.,XVI. XVII and XVIII. 3 Vols. SIGNED BY WATSON. American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Size: Approx. 6" x 10". Paper Wraps. Botany. three Signed By Author. Good or Better 3 Volumes SIGNED on the cover by Sereno Watson. Vol.,XI.signature reads:"Davenport Acad of Science from the author". Vol. XVI: "Library of Davenport Academy from Sereno Watson", and Vol. XVII signed on cover "Calif Academy of Sciences from Sereno Watson". Vols. II, and IV.'s paper wraps with writing on front, Watson's?. 8 volumes have ex-mus. numbers on front cover. Covers overall are Good or Better. some soiling and chipping around edges. Most of the pages uncut, so interiors are tight, clean and VG+. Articles on: LUPINUS, POTENTILLA, OENOTHERA, NORTH AMERICAN CHENOPODIACEAE, GENUS CEANOTHUS, DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW PLANTS, SILENE, LIST OF PLANTS FROM SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS and NORTHERN MEXICO collected by Dr. E. Palmer in 1879-80, PLANTS COLLECTED BY DR. PALMER IN SOUTHWESTERN CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO, PLANTS FROM YZABAL, GUATEMALA, PLANTS COLLECTED IN STATE OF JALISCO, MEXICO IN 1886, NEW SPECIES OF MEXICAN PLANTS, CHIEFLY OF MR. C. G. PRINGLE'S COLLECTION IN 1887, PLANTS FROM GUAYMAS, MEXICO and LOS ANGELES BAY IN LOWER CALIFORNIA, AND ON THE ISLAND OF SAN PEDRO MARTIN IN GULF OF CALIFORNIA,and COLLECTION OF PLANTS FROM ISLAND OF ASCENSION. $645.00