Lynch, Etta

The Tactless Texas Biography of Gene A. Howe

Hardcover, Canyon, Texas: Staked Plains Press, Inc., 1979. First Edition. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. Biography of Gene Hall resident of the Texas Panhandle who wrote a folksy and entertaining newpaper column. He was also the owner and editor of the Amarillo Globe-News, the Atchison Globe, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, and dozens of other newspapers. In 1935 he started a radio station and in 1952 he started Amarillo's first television station. He committed suicide in 1953. Previous owner stamp on first free endpaper. Book covers bright. Spine very slightly slanted. Both ends of spine gently bumped. Bottom corners very gently rubbed. Page edges clean. No highlighting or underlining. Text and photographs clean. Moderate fading to Dust Jacket spine. 2"- 3" tear to DJ back cover top edge taped. 1/2" tear to DJ back cover top edge not taped. 1"- 2" tear to DJ rear seam from top corner taped. DJ now protected in mylar. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 165 pages. [Item #80942]

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