First edition hardcover copy of
The Real Book About the Texas Rangers, by Allyn Allen (Garden City, 1952). Illustrations by C. L. Hartman. Part of the
Real Books series aimed at older children in the 1950s,
The Real Book About the Texas Rangers tells the history of the Texas Rangers in a dramatic fashion, with wonderful illustrations by Texas-born C.L. Hartman, who later went on to be an animator on such classic cartoons as
Jonny Quest, Atom Ant, Secret Squirrel, and
Super Friends.
This book is in very good condition, with some minor wear to the dustcover (which is protected by a mylar cover).