Rare books, Americana and historical paper of Oklahoma and Texas.
Kenneth Lane offers printed and manuscript material from the Southern Plains and the American West: territorial imprints, Texana, early maps, documents and ephemera, each catalogued with its condition stated plainly.
Departments
Four collecting areas, all drawn from the country between the Arkansas River and the Rio Grande and the wider American West.
Americana
Western and frontier history, exploration, the Indian Territory, railroads and settlement.
Ephemera & Manuscripts
Letters, deeds, broadsides, photographs, postcards and the paper that dates a place.
Rare Books
First editions, scarce imprints and significant copies, in original condition where possible.
Oklahoma & Texas
Territorial and early statehood printing, law books, county histories, Texana and regional maps.
Cataloguing standards
Every item carries the standard bookseller's grade, so condition is clear before you handle it.
- FFine
- Close to new, without defects worth naming.
- VGVery Good
- Light wear, with every fault listed.
- GGood
- A complete used copy with ordinary wear.
- FrFair
- Worn but complete, offered for content or rarity.
Terms used in our descriptions: first edition; 8vo and 4to, octavo and quarto; foxing, brown spotting on paper; ex-library; original wrappers; t.p., title page.
Sell or consign
We purchase single items, estates and institutional duplicates.
- Photograph the title page, spine, and any maps or plates.
- Note the provenance, if known: family, estate or library.
- Send the photographs. We reply with an offer or a referral.
- Material printed in Oklahoma or Indian Territory before 1907
- Territorial and early state law books
- Texas and Oklahoma maps, folded or framed
- Letters, diaries and business papers from the region
Visit
A gallery booth in Dallas–Fort Worth opens soon, alongside appearances at regional antiquarian book fairs.