OLD MAID’S FOLLY: BLACK VENUS AND OTHER TEXAS LEGAL TALES.
James Hankerson
Austin: Roger Beacham Publisher, 1987. 76pp. Frontis. portrait. Black cloth spine with paper spine label and illustrated paper covers over boards. Designed and printed by William Holman. First edition, limited to 250 copies. Very faint tanning and wear to one edge of the paper spine label, else fine (no dust jacket issued). This biography of James A. Hankerson, generally known as “The Judge”, was written by his son who was in practice with his father. “The Judge” practiced law for 36 years--- 18 in Wichita Falls and 18 in Tyler. This collection of stories encompasses his career in both East and West Texas. Scarce.