Tom Lea's King Ranch - 2 volumes
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AUTHOR: Tom Lea
TITLE: The King Ranch: The Hundred Year Story of the Greatest Ranch in the World.
PUBLICATION DATA: 1957. Little, Brown. First edition,later printing.
One of the handsomest sets of books in all of Texana, Tom Lea's centennial history of the King Ranch combines elegant typesetting and gorgeous illustrations to tell the story of a Texas cattle empire. John Jenkins praised it and William Reese called it the "most exhaustive ranch history ever written, and a tremendous account of the cattle industry in south Texas." It's a beautiful, scarce set of books.
Condition report:
Books, in publisher's two-tone cloth, show little wear. Illustrated slipcase has tape repairs to bottom edge. I've never seen a copy without a split edge because the books are so dang heavy and the slipcase wasn't up to the task. 838pp total. Bindings are sound.
Value: $150-$300
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