Calm and Cool

It’s hot out. There is so much to cram into the remainder of the summer vacation season. July is when travelers come in with red cheeks and hats.  Some have full itineraries and check their watches regularly. They are eager to find a diversion to take back to their hotel or B&B and escape the pace in peace. However, most step into the coolness and gently gravitate to the shelves. There is nothing more gratifying to a bookseller than watching people drift in and become enveloped. The heat recedes and the traffic disappears. After skimming spines, they are pulled into the orbit of a chair and settle in.  They have landed. Calm and coolness are waiting for you and your families, guests and fellow travelers.

New Arrivals

King Ranch by Tom Lea, Signed 2 vol. set, First Edition, 1957, $325

Lone Star by T. R. Fehrenbach Signed First Edition, 1968, $175

Last Trail Drive Through Downtown Dallas by Ben K. Green, Signed Limited Edition, 1971, $225

Is War Hell? by Lt. W. Charles Goe, First Edition, 1947, $110

Wildflowers Across America by Lady Bird Johnson and Carlton B. Lees, Signed Twice, Collectors Edition, 1998, $175

People of the Longhouse by Edward M. Chadwick, Printed by Church of England, First Edition, 1897, $125

Roosevelt’s Marvelous Exploits in the Wilds of Africa by Jay Henry Mowbray, 1910, $40

A Soldiers Duty by K. Rokossovsky, First Edition, 1970, $125

Sixguns by Elmer Keith, 1961, $60

Unmistakably Mackie by Frank Decaro, First Edition, 1992, $95

The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, Book Club Edition Box Set, 1965, $95

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, Signed first Edition, 2003, $45

 

“Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. So aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.” - Henry David Thoreau