J. Frank Dobie Collection – 9 Hardcover Books with Dust Jackets View Watchlist >
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J. Frank Dobie Collection – 9 Hardcover Books with Dust Jackets
A fine set of nine hardcover volumes by noted Texas folklorist J. Frank Dobie, each with original dust jackets. Dobie’s works are cornerstones of Southwestern literature, capturing cowboy life, frontier tales, natural history, and folklore of Texas and the American West. This collection includes:
- I’ll Tell You a Tale: An Anthology (1960)
- A Vaquero of the Brush Country (1929, later edition)
- Coronado’s Children: Tales of Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of the Southwest (1930)
- Rattlesnakes (1965)
- John C. Duval: First Texas Man of Letters (1939)
- Up the Trail from Texas (1955)
- The Voice of the Coyote (1949)
- Some Part of Myself (1967)
- Tales of Old-Time Texas (c. mid-20th century edition)
Dobie’s books are highly collectible for their vivid storytelling and enduring contribution to Texas cultural history. A solid grouping for collectors of Western Americana or Texana.
Condition:
Good overall, with general shelf wear and rubbing to dust jackets. Several show small edge tears and chips; Coronado’s Children has a 1-inch section of the spine missing. Bindings remain secure, and interiors are clean with mild age toning. Please review photos for individual details.
Size:
9 hardcover books, each approx. 8.5 x 6 inches.
