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1 EL INCA GARCILASO DE LA VEGA
Lima, Peru Libreria Francesa Cientifica 1923 Wrs. Very Good 
Primera & Segunda Partes. Both first editions of this edition. Part One-1539-1616, 83 pp.; Part Two-68 pp. Some chipping & browning on wrs. In Spanish. 
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2 MILITARY HISTORY OF TEXAS.
Austin Military History Press 1976 1st. Wrs. Fine  
Vol. XIII, No. 1. 57 pp., illus. Cover illus. THE COMANCHES by Bruce Marshall. Contains: Green- EL SOLDADO MEXICANA, 1835-36; Duncan-ALEXANDER CAMERON IN THE LOUISIANA CAMPAIGN, 1863-65, II; Geise-THE CONFEDERATE NORTHWEST May-August 1861.  
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3 SUL ROSS STATE COLLEGE BULLETIN, Vol. XLIII, No. 3, Sept. 1963
Alpine Sul Ross State College 1963 1st. Stiff Wrs. Fine 
Stiff paper covers, 137 pp., photos. This is an excellent issue with several important articles: DON MILTON FAVER by Barry Scobee; EARLY SETTLING OF THE BIG BEND by Mrs. Joel E. Wright; THE GLEN SPRINGS RAID by Capt. C. D. Wood; CAPT. SULL ROSS by Ray Osborne; and W. D. Smithers-BANDIT RAIDS IN THE BIG BEND COUNTRY, pp. 75-105 with many photos & a map. 
Price: 50.00 USD
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4 (Southwest Review) SOUTHWEST REVIEW, Winter 1951
Dallas SMU 1951 1st. Stif Pict. Wrs. Very Good 
Excellent issue of Southwest Review containing articles by Dobie & Tom Lea. BOOKS AND CHRISTMAS by Dobie; and THE AFFAIR OF THE FIFTEEN APRILS translated & illustrated by Tom Lea, A Story from Vida y Hazanas de Pancho Villa by Elias L. Torres. 
Price: 45.00 USD
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5 Abolafia-Rosenzweig, Mark. MONUMENT HILL STATE HISTORIC SITE: The Dawson and Mier Expeditions and Their Place in Texas History.
Schulenberg Fayette Cty. Hist. Comm. 1st. ? Dec. Wrs, Near Fine 
Stiff decorated paper covers, 47 pp., illus., appendices, bibliography. Nice work on the tumultous period of 1836 to 1843 with short histories of the expeditions and listings of the participants. Published for the Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept. 
Price: 25.00 USD
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6 Alessio Robles, Vito. COAHUILA Y TEXAS. Desde la consumacion de la Independencia hasta el Tratado de Paz de Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Mexico Ed. Porrua 1979 2nd Ed. Stiff Wrs. Fine 
2 volumes, 542 + 540 pp., maps, illus., index. Basic Tx. Books #1- History of Texas as a Spanish province & state from the Mexican viewpoint. A major which has never been translated from the Spanish. Partially uncut. 
Price: 100.00 USD
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7 Alessio Robles, Vito. COAHUILA Y TEXAS. Desde la Consumacion de la Independencia hasta el Tratado de Paz de Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Mexico Ed. Porrua 1979 2nd Ed. Cloth Fine Very Good 
2 volumes, 542 + 540 pp., maps, illus., index. Basic Tx. Books #1- History of Texas as a Spanish province & state from the Mexican viewpoint. A major work which has never been translated from the Spanish. D.j. on Vol. II has brown mark running top to bottom on front & back. 
Price: 150.00 USD
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8 Alessio Robles, Vito. COAHUILA Y TEXAS. Desde la Consumacion de la Independencia hasta el Tratado de Paz de Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Mexico 1945 1st. Wrs, Very Good 
Cream colored stiff paper covers, 2 volumes, 542 + 540 pp., maps, illus., index. Basic Tx. Books #1- History of Texas as a Spanish province & state from the Mexican viewpoint. A major work which has never been translated from the Spanish. Covers on both volumes worn, some soil, small tears on the spines, owner name on fly. Excellent study of Northeast Mexico. 
Price: 200.00 USD
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9 Alisky, Marvin. THE GOVERNORS OF MEXICO.
El Paso TWP 1965 1st. Edition Wrs. Fine No Jacket 
PHotos. A brief study of Mexican governors and politic in the 1960's and earlier. 
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10 Alisky, Marvin. THE GOVERNORS OF MEXICO.
El Paso TWP 1965 1st. Edition Wrs. Fine  No Jacket 
PHotos. A brief study of Mexican governors and politic in the 1960's and earlier.  
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11 Alvarez, Rafael Vilar EL TOREO. Apuntes Descriptivos.
Mexico Ediciones Gema 1949 1st. Pictorial Wrs. Very Good+ 
49 pp., many illus. A very nice manual on bullfighting with many excellent illustrations. Has short descriptive biographies of a number of famous bullfighters or toreros including Belmonte, Manolete etc. Text entirely in Spanish. This excellent work has been reprinted many times but this appears to be the first edtion. 
Price: 25.00 USD
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12 Bancroft, Hubert H. HISTORY OF THE NORTH MEXICAN STATES AND TEXAS, 1531-1889
San Francisco The History Co. 1889 1st. Leather Very Good +  
2 vols. beautifully rebound in blue morocco with gilt lettering, 751 & 888 pp., several text & one foldout maps, illus., index. BTB#6-this remains one of the best single histories of Texas more than a century after it was written. Still extremely valuable to the serious historian or student. No bookplates or other obvious markings; however, Bancroft is spelled Bancropt on the spines. This set is in extremely good condition for books this old and heavy with relatively cheap paper.  
Price: 600.00 USD
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13 Bancroft, Hubert Howe. HISTORY OF THE NORTH MEXICAN STATES AND TEXAS. 1531-1800.
San Francisco A.L. Bancroft Co. 1884 1st. Leather Very Good 
Full calf leather with black bands on spine, 2 vols. 751 & 814 pp. (old fragile paper with minor tears to some pages), marbled edges, many maps w/one folding. Some wear to corners & edges of Vol. 1; slight water stain to top of first 80 pages of Vol. 2. Otherwise a very nice tight set. Vol. 1 pub. 1884 by A.L. Bancroft; Vol. 2 pub. 1889 by The History Company. Basic Tx. BKs. #6-one of the best single histories of Texas. Very valuable and useful because of the thousands of footnotes and bibliographical citations. 
Price: 650.00 USD
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14 Bancroft, Hubert Howe. HISTORY OF THE NORTH MEXICAN STATES AND TEXAS. 1531-1800.
N. Y. Arno Press 1967 Cloth Near Fine 
Two volumes in black cloth w/gilt lettering on the spine, 751 & 814 pp., index. Basic Tx. Bks. #6-"A century after it was written, this remains one of the best single histories of Texas." This reprint edition does not have the folding map in the original. Very scarce. 
Price: 100.00 USD
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15 Barker, Eugene C. MEXICO AND TEXAS, 1821-1835.
Dallas Turner Co. 1928 1st. Cloth Very Good Mylar 
Maroon cloth (faded 1" strip on back cover from light exposure), 167 pp., index. Signed by C.E. Castaneda on endpaper with note about his signature. Basic Tx. Books #8-Analyzes break with Mexico & presents Barker's conclusions regarding the causes of the Texas revolution. Maybe the best description of the governmental system of the period. 
Price: 250.00 USD
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16 Basauri, Carlos MONGRAFIA DE LOS TARAHUMARAS
Mexico Talleres Graficios De La Nacion 1929 1st. Decorated Boards Good+ 
86 pp., double column, many photos. Front cover is 98 % detached at the cloth spine but contents are fine. He was commissioned by the government to make an anthropological study of the Tarahumaras and made 3 expeditions in 1925 and 1926 to the Tarahumaras for his study. In Spanish. 
Price: 75.00 USD
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17 Berge, Dennis E. THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC 1847.
El Paso TWP 1975 1st. Edition Wrs. Fine  No Jacket 
Translation of a treatise written in 1847 & pub. in 1848 in Mexico as the Mexican War was ending. Intersting views of the condition and future of Mexico in light of the Mexican War.  
Price: 20.00 USD
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18 Berge, Dennis E. THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC 1847.
El Paso TWP 1975 1st. Edition Wrs. Fine  No Jacket 
Translation of a treatise written in 1847 & pub. in 1848 in Mexico as the Mexican War was ending. Intersting views of the condition and future of Mexico in light of the Mexican War.  
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19 Berge, Dennis E. THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC 1847.
El Paso TWP 1975 1st. Edition Wrs. Fine No Jacket 
Translation of a treatise written in 1847 & pub. in 1848 in Mexico as the Mexican War was ending. Intersting views of the condition and future of Mexico in light of the Mexican War. 
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20 Berge, Dennis E. THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC 1847.
El Paso TWP 1975 1st. Edition Wrs. Fine  No Jacket 
Translation of a treatise written in 1847 & pub. in 1848 in Mexico as the Mexican War was ending. Intersting views of the condition and future of Mexico in light of the Mexican War.  
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