Robert W Shook (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 264 pages. Ex-library marks, light wear, pages discolored with age; a solid binding. No jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Economics; Inventory No: 234933.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. From the library of a passt-president of the Texas State Historical Assn. There will be 100's of books from this collection posted for sale on Abebooks.com as we have time to do the work. suggest you establish a no-obligation permanent want on Abebooks.comto be informed. Tan stapled wraps. approx 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" 22 pages in as new condition. Language: eng.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

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

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Stapled Booklet. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. First Edition. SIGNED by author with an inscription. Very good plus condition booklet with some light reading/handling wear to covers. Signed by Author(s).

VERY GOOD. Hardcover x-library hardcover, no DJ by A.W. Zelomek and Robert C. Shook, Whittlesey House, 1941, 264 pp. including index, not illustrated. Without the library stuff: VERY GOOD (light scattered wear to boards, a very,very small amount of soiling to bottom edge).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. VICTORIA, A PICTORIAL HISTORY, Robert W. Shook and Charles D. Spurlin, richly illustrated with several hundred B/W photos, hardcover, probable 1st edition, 1985. BOOK CONDITION: near fine. The text block and illustrations are in fine condition, with no tears, dogears, or marks. Not a remainder nor library book. No bookplate nor signature of prior owner. The blue boards are in near fine condition. 11 x 8 ½, 208 pages, 42 ounces. XX [Wikipedia] The city of Guadalupe Victoria was founded in 1824 by Martín De León, a Mexican empresario, in honor of Guadalupe Victoria, the first president of the Republic of Mexico. Victoria was initially part of De León's Colony, which had been founded that same year. By 1834, the town had a population of approximately 300. During the Texas Revolution, Guadalupe Victoria contributed soldiers and supplies to pro-revolutionary forces. However, after James Fannin was defeated by the Mexican army at the Battle of Coleto, the town was occupied by Mexican forces. After Santa Anna was defeated at the Battle of San Jacinto, the town's Mexican residents were driven out by Anglo settlers, who renamed it Victoria. In 1840, a Comanche raid on nearby Linnville killed many residents of the town. A cholera outbreak occurred in 1846. During the mid-19th century, the city developed a large population of European immigrants, particularly Germans. By the turn of the 20th century, Victoria was experiencing rapid population growth thanks to its position as a regional trade center. The city's advantageous proximity to Gulf Coast ports, the larger cities of Austin, Corpus Christi, Houston, and San Antonio, and prosperous industries in agriculture and petrochemicals solidified its prominence.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Signed by both authors under their names on title page. HC, Donning Co. Publishers, 1985. No DJ. Covers have some scuffing. Binding is cocked some. Endpapers have some foxing.; 9 X 6 X 1 inches; 208 pages.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Signed by both authors on title page. HC published by the Donning Company in 1985. No dust jacket. Dark blue covers with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Front cover has some scuffing by title. Book is in very good condition. 208 pages, 2.6 lb.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 208 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Blue faux leather binding with titles in gold on spine and front cover. Near Fine, no dust jacket as issued. Minor evidence of handling, no notable flaws. Unmarked. 208 pages. Endpapers with bird's-eye view drawing of Victoria, Texas by H. Brosius in 1873.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. none. xiv, 264p., Second printing.

hardcover. Condition: As New.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. New hardcover book from a recently found box of new copies. In original shipping the cover corners have slight dings. RARE.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Flat-signed and inscribed. Hardcover shows moderate cover wear with some spots. Text is unmarked. Ships FAST.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 78 pages. Articles: Between the bear and the dragon - Chiang Kai-shek's power in China has faded - article with great photos; Collier's Sports - the low-down on baseball salaries; Hollywood Goes to Rome - shooting the Cagliostro movie in Rome; Toward Peace in Labor - how the Labor-Management relations Act has worked so far; John N. Garner's Story (part 3) - reveals the former Vice-Presidents's attitude toward the Roosevelt lend-spend policy and the third term; Whether Man - New York's Blizzard of '47 put the forecasters on a spot; Hard Times Come To Wall Street - why the nation's money center is in the red in this boom era. Fiction: Jeff Coongate and the Stolen Crony; The Day Before Sunday; The Mysterious Way (part 5 of 6); Blessed are the Merciful; Dark Red for Love; Meet My Family. Nice ads include: The 1948 Studebaker (inside front cover); RKO movies of the month; nice diamond ad featuring portrait of Mrs. Lewis McCracken, the former Miss Francine Whitten, of Washington, D.C.; Philco radio-phonographs; Ford Cars (nice color photo one-page ad in Europe; Lucky Strike cigarettes; Rummy soft drink; Ballantine Ale - nice color one-page ad with cowboy theme; Great two-page color-phot ad for Heinz soups (they offered turtle soup back then!); Hamm's Beer; Stewart-Warner radio-phonographs; Brewer's Best beer; Bicycle playing cards; Emerson radios; National Guard recruiting ad; Miller High Life beer; Trav-ler radios; Clark's Tendermint chewing gun; Chesterfield cigarette ad on back cover features Charles Coburn, Ann Todd, Ethel Barrymore, Louis Jourdan, VAlli and Gregory Peck. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's Magazine, March 6 1948 Chiang Kai-shek's power in China has faded - article with great photos; Collier's Sports - the low-down on baseball salaries; Hollywood Goes to Rome - shooting the Cagliostro movie in Rome; Toward Peace in Labor - how the. Illustrated by Peskin, David; Brockhurst, Gerald; Hamlin, Paul; Wiggins;Pike, John; Shook Euclid; Burns, Paul C.; (illustrator). …