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Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Bywaters, Jerry (illustrator). 5th Printing. AN4 - Book has taped tear on the top spine, some wear on some top and bottom edges, peeling on the front fixed end paper, missing first page, wear and loose hinge on the front fixed end paper, discoloration, and shelf wear. The Casual Biography of a Prairie Town. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by PRENTICE HALL 1942, 1942
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Unknown Binding. Condition: Good. Cover and edges shows shelf wear. Inside front cover and front page shows wear and tanning. Gift inscription on front page. Pages are clean and intact.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Bywaters, Jerry (illustrator). 4th Printing. AQ1 - DJ has price clipped, big open tear on the lower spine, moderate open tears on the top, some wrinkling, chipping, crease and tears on the top and bottom edges and some sides, moderate discoloration, and shelf wear. Book has previous owner's name written on the top of the fixed end papers and first page, discoloration and normal shelf wear otherwise very good. Shine Philips' book makes no pretence of being a literary masterpiece, it just aims to give you some good hearty chuckles as it paints a picture of a past era in BIG SPRING, a West Texas prairie town. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by New York: Prentice-Hall, 1943, 1943
Seller: Books to Die For, The Woodlands, TX, U.S.A.
VG-/-. Fifth printing. 231 pp. Boards rubbed, sunned, with heavy foxing along spine hinge and rear panel. Torn DJ has been inserted at rear of book. Spine tight, square. Pages sunned. Prior owner's name in pencil on front free end paper. Interior sunned but very clean. No marks.
Published by NY: Prentice Hall, 1943
Seller: Lorrin Wong, Bookseller, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
5th printing. A historical account of the growth of a West Texas town. Slight darkening on covers otherwise near fine hard cover book/ no dust jacket.
Published by Prentice Hall, 1942
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Signed
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. Signed. Cover/edges have light wear. Pages are clean/intact.
Published by Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1945
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Cover shows minor wear, tear, tanning. Lacking front free endpaper. Pages tanned and clean.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. In brown cloth. No jacket.
Published by Prentice-Hall, Inc., New York, 1944
Signed
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Bywaters, Jerry (illustrator). Seventh Printing. W6 - DJ has chips along edges and 1" sealed tear along gutter on front, also light water stain on back bottom (no damage to book). Book has stickers over price on DJ and on inside front fixed endpaper. Remainder mark on bottom. Inscribed by author in 1964. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.
Published by Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1943
Seller: Inside the Covers, Lancaster, TX, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Signed, inscribed and dated by author on front endpaper. Fifth printing. HC published in 1943. No dust jacket. Front cover and spine are stained some. Corners are bumped and worn. Covers have some edge wear.; 9 X 6.10 X 0.90 inches; 231 pages.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear to dj. Gift inscription. 231 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 3rd printing. Chipping to spine ends of jacket. Name in ink.
Published by Prentice-Hall, Inc., New York, 1944
Signed
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Bywaters, Jerry (illustrator). Seventh Printing. W6 - DJ has chips along edges and 1" sealed tear on back top. Price on DJ clipped. Inscribed by author in 1964. Includes a leaflet "My Operation" by Shine Phillips. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.
Cloth. Condition: Good in Poor DJ. Fourth printing. 8vo, 231 pp., illus. Spine cocked, covers dull, page edges dusty. Jacket soiled, chipped and torn with pieces missing.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8th printing. Light edge wear to jacket. Price-clipped.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in price-clipped jacket. Inscribed by the author. Edgewear to jacket. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Prentice-Hall, 1942
ISBN 10: 1135371601ISBN 13: 9781135371609
Book
Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket 5th printing. (Texas, Big Spring, history, biography) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Published by Prentice-Hall, Inc., New York, 1942
Seller: Rio Bound Books, San Marcos, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Jerry Bywaters (illustrator). 1st Edition. Tenth Printing of this casual biography of a prairie town, Big Spring, Texas. There some soiling to boards and bumps at outer edges. No jacket. No markings or paste downs in book. Signed by Philips on the FFEP. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Prentice-Hall, New York, 1942
Seller: Shamrock Books, Lubbock, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Cloth; 8vo. 231pp.No names or other markings. Near Fine in Near Fine D/j.
Published by Big Spring, Texas, 1942
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition. 8vo. Book issued in orange cloth with black titles. The dust jacket is nice with moderate shelf wear. 231 pages with drawings by Jerry Bywaters. Selling quality books for over 35 years.
Published by The Book Stall, Big Spring TX, copyright 1942,, 1942
Seller: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Bywaters, Jerry (illustrator). Octavo, hardcover, near fine in brown and beige, lightly edgeworn, pictorial dj. gift inscription on the free front endpaper, regional Americana. Gives you good hearty chuckles as it paints a picture of a past era in Big Spring, a West Texas prairie town. Shine sketches in pungent details as he describes the town's growth from a waterhole to a thriving center. Book.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Bywaters, Jer (illustrator). Fourth Edition. No dj 4th Edition; 8 vo; 231 pages.
Published by Prentice-Hall, 1942
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed. 6th printing, 1943. Lacking dj. Cover shows minor wear and tanning. Signed by the author with a personalized inscription on the front free endpaper. Pages lightly tanned and clean.
Published by Prentice-Hall, Inc., New York, NY, 1942
Seller: Aamstar Bookshop / Hooked On Books, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.
Association Member: RMABA
Signed
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Fourth Printing. WESTERN HIST-This regular size hardcover has a SIGNED photo of the author laid-in. Book is VERY GOOD with light page-edge browning. DJ is FAIR w/large chips missing and the front flap is detached. Protected in a mylar cover. Square copy. tan w/brown lettering 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.
Published by Prentice-Hall, Inc., NY, 1942
Seller: The Antiquarian Shop, Bend, OR, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition, fourth printing, Illustrated by Jerry Bywaters. bound in light brown cloth lettered and decorated in dark brown.some light rubbing and soiling to covers.
Folded Single-Sheet. Condition: Very Good+. [4]pp No Date Given - date taken from OCLC listing Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Prentice Hall Press, New York, 1942
Seller: High-Lonesome Books, Silver City, NM, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition, later printing. 6 x 9, 231 pgs, b&w illustrations. Texas at its best - big and dashing - described with rare humor and man-like exaggeration.
Published by Prentice-Hall, New York, NY, 1942
Signed
Cloth. Condition: G/FR. Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). 4th. Printing. New York, NY: Prentice-Hall. G/FR. 1942. 4th. Printing. Cloth. 8vo., 231 pp., Signed-endpaper yellowed, DJ torn .
Published by Prentice-hall, Inc., 1942
Seller: AwardWinningBooks, Spring Branch, TX, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Inscribed by author, 4th printing, no jacket, acetate cover protecting boards, leaned.
Published by Prentice Hall, Inc.,, NY,
Seller: Legacy Books, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1946, later printing, vi, 231pp, illustrated with drawings by Jerry Bywaters. . Light sunning, else G in poor dj which is badly chipped and missing much of the spine. Inscribed, dated, and signed by the author. Herd 1797. From the dj: "Shine Philips' book makes no pretence of being a literary masterpiece, it just aims to give you some good hearty chuckles as it paints a picture of a past era in Big Spring, a West Texas prairie town. "You'll enjoy Shine's droll humor and wonderful knack of sketching in pungent details . as he describes the town's growth form a waterhole to a thriving center.". Signed by Author(s).