Light ‘n Hitch: A Collection of Historical Writing Depicting Life on the High Plains
Language: English
Published by American Guild Press, Dallas, TX, 1958
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Flat Circle Books, Argyle, TX, U.S.A.Flat Circle Books
AbeBooks seller since May 21, 2026
Condition: Used - Near fine
£ 100.46
Quantity: 1 available
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8vo. 350 pp. Original yellow buckram, front board printed in black with a pictorial vignette of a horseman at a ranch-house door, “Limited Edition” in green, and a facsimile of the author’s signature; spine lettered in black with title, author, a VH device, and publisher. In the publisher’s brown leather-grain paper-covered slipcase. Limitation label, numbered by stamp and signed in blue ink, mounted on the half-title beneath the printed epigraph. Near Fine in a Good+ slipcase. Buckram bright and unfaded, spine included; a small spot to the rear board and faint marking near the head of the front board; corners sharp. Page edges clean. Text block clean and tight. Slipcase rubbed along all edges with several small chips to the paper covering exposing board (notably at an upper corner and along the open edge), small glossy residue spots to one panel and darker staining near the lower edge of the other; structurally sound and still protective. Signed in blue ink “Laura V. Hamner” on the mounted limitation label at half-title. Laura V. Hamner (1871–1968) was among the first serious chroniclers of the Texas Panhandle, gathering firsthand accounts from old-timers when many insisted the region had no history worth recording. She served as Claude postmaster and Potter County superintendent of education, wrote Amarillo Globe-News features for three decades, and gave a weekly radio talk on early Panhandle life. Light ‘n Hitch draws on that same body of primary interview research and stands as a companion to her better-known Short Grass and Longhorns (1943). Illustrated by Amarillo painter and teacher Dord Fitz. The signed limited issue is the more desirable state.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Light ‘n Hitch: A Collection of Historical Writing Depicting Life on the High Plains
- Author
- Laura V. Hamner
- Publisher
- American Guild Press, Dallas, TX
- Publication year
- 1958
- Condition
- Near fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Dord Fitz
- Edition
- 1st Edition, Limited Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Dimensions
- 6.5 inches width by 9.5 inches height by 1.25 inches depth
Flat Circle Books
Argyle, TX, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since May 21, 2026
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| First item | £ 5.25 | £ 9.38 |
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Flat Circle Books is a specialty dealer in rare and collectible Texana, which a focus on the Texas Panhandle, the Llano Estacado, and the ranching and settlement history of the southern plains. Our catalog runs from ranch histories to local biographies, Comanche and Plains Indian Accounts, regional imprints, maps and ephemera - alongside broader Western Americana and general antiquarian titles. Every title has been handled and assessed by someone who knows the material, not a warehouse algorithm. Conditions follow AB Bookman standards and err towards disclosure. We maintain an active want list and source continuously. If you are building a Panhandle Texana collection, reach out.…
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