Our good friend Mike Boase has opened The Oval Oven at the Chrisom Trail Winery at 2367 Usener Rd. Join him at his grand opening celebration this Saturday, March 26. Come celebrate spring during winery hours from noon to 6:00 with great wines, live music, and now, wood-fired oven pizza. Live music will be provided by Empty-Handed Vagabonds from 2:00 – 5:00. For more details about The Oval Oven, call 830-990-2710.
Escape From the Alamo
Dac Crossley will be here for a signing Tuesday April 5th 4:00 – 6:00 signing his book Escape from the Alamo. The defenders fought bravely, to the last man, giving their lives for freedom and the Republic of Texas. But suppose one of those warriors survived the battle? What could he do? Where could he go? Escape From the Alamo is a historical fiction novel about just such a scenario. Crossley’s other books are Return of the Texas Ranger and Guns Across the Rio. (http://daccrossley.com/)
Bed & Breakfast and Books
We have the perfect neighborhood for book lovers. Aunt Violets B & B and Guest Houses are a stones throw from our door. Melanie Edgecombe has built two rustic Tennessee style cabins with tasteful and creative interiors, tucked away from the street. The grand 1913 Victorian house features the Morning Glory Suite and a hot homemade breakfast. (www.absolutecharm.com/AuntViolets)
Not only that, but you get a $10.00 gift certificate for our store.Conclude your day with an exquisite intimate dinner at The Nest Restaurant. Owner-Chef John Wilkinson has a culinary style guaranteed to satiate even the most discriminating taste. (www.thenestrestaurant.com, phone 830-990-8383)
If you are a local, make reservations for your visitors at Aunt Violets or The Nest, or both and show off our unique shop. If you are from out of town, stay in our unique neighborhood on your next trip.
The Half Price Sale continues, but..
It has been working for us and inspires book lovers to own a treasure. Get 50% off when you select $50 worth of books. This sale will be ending soon, so take advantage of it quick!
Excursions
David does the leg work and you get the gems. Estate sale excursions bring us books reflecting specific tastes and interests. Recently we picked up collections about Japanese Cooking, Art and WWII Pacific Theater from the Japanese point of view. Today we got Egyptian and Native American archeologically. Right now we have San Antonio history as well.
The numbers of lives reflected in the diversity of books we find make these books all the more special. Take advantage of our discriminating eye, these are one-of-a-kind books from one-of-a-kind people.
New Arrivals
WWII
Naples ’44 by Norman Lewis, First Edition, 1978, $110.
Battle of the Bulge by John Toland, First Edition, 1959
Signed by Col. Hurley Fuller and Gen. Courtney Hodges, $650
Signed by Col. Hurley Fuller and Gen. Courtney Hodges, $650
Literature
The Source by James Michener, First Edition, 1965, $60
The Great Santini by Pat Conroy, First Edition, 1976, $225
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, 1886, $300
Cooking
Le Methode by Jacque Pepin, 1979, $100
Texana
Indianology by Jonathan Jones, First Edition, 1899, $1800.
This is the original story of Herman Lehmann published
24 years before 9 Years Among the Indians.
This is the original story of Herman Lehmann published
24 years before 9 Years Among the Indians.
Pioneer Days by Mary Carmichael, First Edition, 1917, $325
History
East of the Sun and West of the Moon by
Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt, First Edition, 1926, $150
Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt, First Edition, 1926, $150
Seven Arrows by Hyemeyohsts Storm, First Edition, 1972, $75
Art
Thomas Hope (1769 – 1831):
Pictures from 18th Century Greece, 1985, $150
Studies and Executed Buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright,
First Edition, 1986, $55
From Forge and Anvil, Erich Riesel by
Candace Leslie and D. Hopkins-Hughes,
Signed First Edition, 1992, $125
Candace Leslie and D. Hopkins-Hughes,
Signed First Edition, 1992, $125
12 Volume Survey of Japanese Artist, Potters and Ceramics.
This rare find includes histories of methods, materials
and artists styles, all in Japanese.
Utter beauty, hard to describe, you must see this for yourself.
1980, $300
This rare find includes histories of methods, materials
and artists styles, all in Japanese.
Utter beauty, hard to describe, you must see this for yourself.
1980, $300
“For one who reads, there is no limit to the number of lives that may be lived, for fiction, biography, and history offer an inexhaustible number of lives in many parts of the world, in all periods of time.”
- Louis L'Amour