IN A CLOUD OF DUST
Dallas: Mathis Van Nort & Company, [1939]. First Edition, second printing. Nice signed presentation from Morris on the front endpaper: “To my good friends Lena and Homer, I hope you enjoy this book and can find some beauty and truth in it, as it was written with great sincerity and a devotion to Texies in the West. Lovingly, Nellie Morris. June 7, 1949.” A romantic picture of West Texas as it was before the turn of the century. Nellie Morris, who published her own newspaper, spent many years at Big Spring in the heart of cattle country. An uncommon Depression-era book. 8vo., blue cloth in dust jacket; 295 pages. Item #57474
Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight with light foxing fore-edge); minor wear (some sunning spine) d/j. A nice copy!
Price: $85.00