1931 Vintage A Texas Sheriff AJ Spradley Nacogdoches County Booklet History Rare

features an original publisher defect with untrimmed/unopened page folds at the top edge of two internal pages—left untrimmed exactly as it left the press in 1931.

"A Texas Sheriff" by A. J. Spradley – Sheriff of Nacogdoches County for Thirty Years (1931 Vintage Booklet)

• Author / Subject: A. J. Spradley (Sheriff of Nacogdoches County)

• Publication Year: 1931 (Privately Printed)

• Format: Softcover / Stapled Booklet with Orange Pictorial Wrappers

• Dedication: Dedicated to Col. W. E. (Bill) Easterwood, Jr. of Dallas, Texas

• Genre / Topic: Texana / Texas History / True Crime / Law Enforcement History

• Summary: A rare historical account detailing early East Texas law enforcement, notorious murder cases, local feuds, and 30 years of sheriff duties in Nacogdoches County.

CONDITION NOTES (PLEASE READ & VIEW PHOTOS):

• Spine / Binding: Significant tearing and paper loss along the spine fold (see photos). Staples remain intact, holding the text block together.

• Wrappers / Covers: Front and rear orange paper covers show edge wear, creasing, and minor tearing near the spine. Faded tape remnant/residue noted at the bottom left of the back cover.

• Interior Pages: Pages show mild age toning/yellowing consistent with paper from 1931, but text remains clean, crisp, and fully legible without highlighting or interior markings (except pencil price notation on title page).

MEASUREMENTS:

• Approx. 9" x 6"

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