Description: John Henry Kirby: Prince of the Pines~ Mary Lasswell 1967 1st Limited edition number 35 of 150. VERY RARE!! John Henry Kirby was a business man whose timber ventures made him the largest lumber manufacturer in Texas and the southern United States. He would serve two terms in the Texas Legislature and in 1921, established the Kirby Petroleum Company, a Houston based oil and gas exploration company. For his business acumen he would be known as the “Prince of Pines” and the “Father of Industrial Texas.” Kirby Drive in Houston is named after him. This is one of the best and most important Texas business histories. Most of this edition was destroyed by a warehouse fire in 1968 making it one of the rarest Encino Press books. Railroad, shipping, banking, lumberman, east Texas, lawyer, publisher, real estate, legislator, philanthropist, Houston, Kirbyville, and much more Very Good condition, box has some color fading around edges but solid. Book appears unread.
Price: 750 USD
Location: Boerne, Texas
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Austin, Tx.
Book Title: John Henry Kirby: Prince of the Pines
Signed: Yes
Publisher: Encino Press
Subject: Biography & Autobiography, business
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1967
Publication Year: 1967
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Inscribed, Limited Edition, Numbered
Author: Mary Lasswell
Region: North America
Personalized: No
Topic: Texana, East Texas, timber,
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
