0292700792 Spanish language text, ex-library, hardcover, no dust jacket, second printing, 347 pages, The University Of Texas Press publishers. Main drawback is university language department stamp on first page and black magic marker to block out information below that. Book has slight musty smell typical of prolonged improper storage, edges are slightly yellowed with minor soiling as well. Pages 91-84 have a few small circular stains on the margin. Usually ships with delivery confirmation. Reprint of Volume V in the series University of Texas Hispanic Studies, originally published in 1953. Covers specialized Spanish language vocabulary used in Texas for 8 counties in Southern Texas: Cameron, Duval, Edwards, Kinney, Val Verde, Webb Willacy and Zapata. Vocabulary words that are used in Texas with definitions and comparisons with other Spanish-speaking regions of Mexico, Central and South America and includes some interesting documentation of the use of words borrowed from English and modified slightly to be used in Spanish. Seccion II has an alphabetized collection of modismos, locuciones y refranes with accompanying meanings in standard Spanish. *