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Lea, Tom. The King Ranch. Kingsville, Tx., 1957.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Kingsville, Tx., 1957, 1st Ed, 2 Vols., x+841pp, frontis, illus, maps, cloth, slipcase, vg+ Herd #1319 Campbell #56 Lowan #99 6-Score #69 Dykes Lea #65. A history of the largest ranch in Texas and one of the most detailed ever written. A noted cattle item.

Seller: T A Swinford, Bookseller, sun city west, AZ, U.S.A.

Lea, Tom. the King Ranch 2 vols.. Kingsville, Tx., 1957.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 1st Ed., The Saddle Blanket Edition, 838 pp., illus., plates, maps, index, slipcase, nice Herd #1319 Campbell #56 6-Score #69 A privately history of the largest ranch in Texas, Copies of this .edition were never sold, but given away. Rare

Seller: T A Swinford, Bookseller, sun city west, AZ, U.S.A.

Lea, Tom. The King Ranch (two Volumes). Drawings by the author. Research by Holland McCombs. Annotation by Francis L. Fugate. The King Ranch, Kingsville, Texas, 1957.

Price: US$1440.00 + shipping

Description: One of 3000 copies. Bound in the publisher's original cloth facsimile of the saddle blankets woven and used on the King Ranch. Slipcase covered in cloth with a leather spine label. The inner hinges of Volume I have been torn. The spine label on the slipcase has rubbing wear. Very good condition in a near fine slipcase

Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.

Tom Lea. The King Ranch. Printed for the King Ranch, Kingsville, TX, 1957.

Price: US$1499.97 + shipping

Description: Illustrated with numerous plates, vignettes, maps and drawings by Tom Lea. Full coarse linen binding stamped with the Running W Brand, linen slipcase with leather spine title label. This is known as The Saddle Blanket Edition, first edition, first state. Two Volumes. One of a limited edition of 3000 copies. Signed with an inscription by Belton Johnson, a King Ranch family member, one of 250 First Editions reoffered by The Book Club of Texas in 1992 to its members. Ten Appendices and Sources at the end of Volume 1 with a beautiful two page color map of The Ranch. Some faint staining to the outside of the slipcase, otherwise tight and clean. Laid in loosely with the book is an original NY Times newspaper article from 1987 describing the King Ranch and some hard times there, by Robert Reinhold. Also included is an original very scarce 1957 pre publication print article titled "Prodigious Growth of Cattle Domain" the founders' descendants have turned it into a worldwide business," a 14 page article with many illustrations by Tom Lea, 15 color photos, and much historical detail about the Ranch and the preparations for the forthcoming book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Wayward Books, south dartmouth, MA, U.S.A.

. 1957 First Edition THE HISTORY OF THE KING RANCH Texas Collectors LIMITED DELUXE Edition SADDLE CLOTH Edition ILLUSTRATED VERY SCARCE!. Similar to Easton Press Franklin Library Folio Society Limited Editions Club, 1957.

Price: US$1999.99 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: DESCRIPTION: Privately printed 2-VOLUME edition of THE KING RANCH by TOM LEA housed in a matching SLIPCASE.  THIS IS A SCARCE, FIRST EDITION NEVER SOLD ON THE MARKET SET BOUND IN COARSE LINEN with INCREDIBLE MAPS AND DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR HIMSELF.  IT IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY-PRIZED & MOST BEAUTIFUL EDITIONS OF THIS CLASSIC OF HISTORY YOU CAN FIND. PINEAPPLE NOT INCLUDED ABOUT THE BOOK:  Kingsville, Texas, Printed for the King Ranch [by Carl Herzog in El Paso, Texas], 1957. Two volumes with original full coarse linen printed with the running 'W' brand, being a facsimile of the saddle blankets woven and used on the King Ranch, patterned endpapers, rough fore-edges, the other edges sprinkled, in the original linen slipcase with gilt-stamped leather spine label, numerous plates, vignettes and maps (some in color, printed with 'special inks') after drawings by Tom Lea, plus facsimiles of documents; slip-case a little marked, volume one with strengthened inner hinges; a very attractive set of a sumptuously produced book and an important association copy. First edition, limited to 3000 copies, the biggest book on the biggest ranch not only of Texas, but the United States. 'This is the best account of the most famous ranch in the world. William Reese called it `perhaps the most exhaustive ranch history ever written.' Frank Goodwyn said that `in addition to being an encyclopedic compendium of information on the ranch, the book is also a work of art.' .The research for the book was partly done by Holland McCombs and the sixty-six pages of footnotes were prepared by Frances L. Fugate' (Jenkins 121A). This is the sought-after Saddle Blanket Edition of Tom Lea's detailed account of the most famous of Texas ranches, designed, printed and bound in Texas. Carl Hertzog (1902-1984) was one of the leading printers, typographers, and book designers of the United States in the middle of the 20th century. 'Effective printing, he held, should help the reader focus on the content; it should never call attention to itself. He carefully selected the size and shape of the book, paper color and texture, style of type, and binding to suit the subject matter. Once the type was set he would rework it to avoid bad spacing and breaks at the end of lines and pages. Finally he would check the press run for variations in inking, all for the sake of enhancing the appearance of the printed page. He campaigned tirelessly to raise awareness of and appreciation for printing' (Texas State Historical Association, Handbook of Texas, online). The Texas artist and writer Thomas Calloway Lea III was a friend of the printer. 'His two-volume history The King Ranch (1957) was considered by some scholars to be the greatest ranching history ever written' (ibid). - This is the first issue with page 507 in volume two beginning with the word 'Alice'. - Not a single copy of this edition was for sale; the book was produced to be given to friends, guests and business partners. Provenance: Initial blank of volume one with 8-line cordial and calligraphic presentation inscription by the grandson of the founder and his wife to Harold Caccia. 'Robert J. Kleberg, Jr., and Helen C. Klebergâ s early lives were radically different, but their lifelong devotion and enduring love had a lasting impact on both King Ranch and the world beyond â ¦ Bobâ s family had a long, rich history in South Texas. His grandfather was Captain Richard King, founder of King Ranch, and his grandmother was Henrietta Chamberlain, a Presbyterian ministera s daughter . Bob and Helenâ s legacy of philanthropy grew from a shared passion for cultural, civic, and environmental issues, which continues today through the establishment of their family foundation in 1950, the Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation. The Foundation strives to continue their legacy by supporting and improving quality of life in South Texas communities, investing in scientific research and innovation, the arts and human

Seller: highqualityproducts, Honokaa, HI, U.S.A.

Lea, Tom w/Holland McCombs (research) & Francis L. Fugate (annotation). The King Ranch, Volumes 1&2 - Two Volume Set. King Ranch, Kingsville, TX, 1957.

Price: US$2400.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 2vol.set: 838pp.incl.index; HBs white burlap w/brwn.-design cover; slight rub w/lt.wear on corners&edges; clean,tight pgs. Slipcase white burlap w/leather&gilt label; some rub w/staub on bk.; some lt.soil. "The hundred-year story of the greatest ranch in the world" maps&drawings w/typography by Carl Hertzog of El Paso. signed & inscribed (in calligraphy) by Tom Lea, 1957 sets lea

Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.