HISTORY OF THE CATTLEMEN OF TEXAS. A BRIEF RESUME OF THE LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY OF THE SOUTHWEST AND A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF MANY OF THE IMPORTANT CHARACTERS WHOSE LIVES ARE INTERWOVEN THEREIN

First edition thus. Quarto. Two tone simulated leather, xix [blank], 350 pp. 60 black and white photographs. The first facsimile reprint of one of the rarest and least known books relating to the range. The original book, printed in Dallas by the Johnston Printing & Advertising Company, was sold by subscription with sales amounting to fewer than 100 copies. These quickly vanished into family libraries and the work remained largely unknown until rediscovered in the 1970's by ranch biographers. Its biographies document a ranching elite in transition; a generation who broke up their large ranch holdings; who moved to town and built stately mansions. These sketches provide a window to that generation and suggest insights into its influence on the growth and direction of the state's cattle industry. A fine unread copy. A choice item for the range and cattle collector.