Abernethy Francis E (44 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Fisher, Cynthia (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Fisher, Cynthia (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. HARDCOVER; in fine condition with dustjacket. Fisher, Cynthia (illustrator). Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The secretive beauty and mystery of the Big Thicket of East Texas would inevitably inspire tales - and the pioneers who came to terms with this land were an individualistic and legend-creating lot. In Tales from the Big Thicket, Francis E. Abernethy presents a collection of stories about the Big Thicket and its people. The reader will find herein the history and folklore of the area, including a collection of Alabama-Coushatta tales, a Civil War episode involving a search for hidden Jayhawkers, a travel account from the nineteenth century, and a history of one of the region's legendary families, the Hooks.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The secretive beauty and mystery of the Big Thicket of East Texas would inevitably inspire tales - and the pioneers who came to terms with this land were an individualistic and legend-creating lot. In Tales from the Big Thicket, Francis E. Abernethy presents a collection of stories about the Big Thicket and its people. The reader will find herein the history and folklore of the area, including a collection of Alabama-Coushatta tales, a Civil War episode involving a search for hidden Jayhawkers, a travel account from the nineteenth century, and a history of one of the region's legendary families, the Hooks.…

Soft Cover. First Paperback Edition. Softcover, (trade paperback), 244pp. Photo illustrated. No names or other markings. Original price-sticker rear cover. The so-called "Big Thicket" is an area in Southeast Texas. Near Fine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. 244 pages. Glimpses, past and present, of the people of the Big Thicket area of Texas. Essays illuminate the area's geological history as well as anecdotes of local personalities. Small spot on last page; otherwise, text is clean. Light wear to cover.; 6 x 9".

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. Softcover, xii, 244 pp., 89 vintage photos, 3 maps. Remainer mark on bottom edge, rear cover with age-toning and bottom corner crease, clean text, tight binding. The Big Thicket is one of the few areas left in the United States where people can still establish a close and friendly intimacy with untamed nature.…

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Later prt. 8vo, 244 pp. Profusely illustrated (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Jacket has moderate insect nibbles. Boards have only light wear. Prior owner name on fep. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Libris.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Between the Cracks of History: Essays on Teaching and Illustrating Folklore. Edited by Francis E. Abernethy. Volume LV of The Texas Folklore Society. Hardcover published in 1997 by The University of North Texas Press. Still in publishers shrink wrap. Fisher, Cynthia (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fourth Printing. Shelf wear and a tiny stain to the top edge of the page block. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper (first blank page). Jacket has some edge wear and a tear at the bottom of the front panel, as well as several tiny nicks to the rear panel. Protected now in a clear Mylar archival sleeve. 244 pages with Index and black and white photos.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. unknown (not visible in photos). This hardcover edition of "Tales from the Big Thicket" is in fair condition, with noticeable wear on the dust jacket, including scuffing and edge wear. It is an ex-library copy, as indicated by the library sticker on the spine. Despite these signs of use, the binding remains intact, ensuring the book's continued usability. worn with some scuffing and edge wear.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Sonovagun Stew. A Folklore Miscellany. Francis E. Abernethy, editor. [2000] Texas Folklore Society Number XLVI; SMU Press; trade softcover in about fine condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Fisher, Cynthia (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: New. The secretive beauty and mystery of the Big Thicket of East Texas would inevitably inspire tales - and the pioneers who came to terms with this land were an individualistic and legend-creating lot. In Tales from the Big Thicket, Francis E. Abernethy presents a collection of stories about the Big Thicket and its people. The reader will find herein the history and folklore of the area, including a collection of Alabama-Coushatta tales, a Civil War episode involving a search for hidden Jayhawkers, a travel account from the nineteenth century, and a history of one of the region's legendary families, the Hooks.…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Juneteenth Texas. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Hbk, 284pp., a brand new copy still in publisher's original shrinkwrap, absolutely as new. Fisher, Cynthia (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed and dated by Abernethy on the ffep: "To Mrs. John Vance Franklin With My Very Best Wishes. Sincerely, Francis E. Abernethy 10/29/67, Nacagdoches, Tex." With a vintage black and white photo, apparently of Franklin and Abernethy, neatly taped in below the inscription. Quite nice. The Franklin's bookplate on front pastedown. Illustrated with bw photographs throughout. There are two places in the book where the previous owner has left news clippings - one about a horse thief and another about the Big Thicket itself - and those newspapers have caused a burn on the facing pages. Marks on pp. 6-9, 26-28, 171-177. The wrapper has some chips at the edges, remains attractive. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.