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TEXAS: ITS GEOGRAPHY, NATURAL HISTORY, AND TOPOGRAPH
de Kennedy, William
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New York, 1844. x,118pp. Modern half morocco and marbled boards. Ex- lib. with stamps and accession number on titlepage. Titlepage detached. Very light dampstaining to some leaves, else very good. An abridgement of the first volume of Kennedy's much sought after TEXAS: THE RISE, PROGRESS, AND PROSPECTS... (London, 1841). An Irish poet, the author spent two months in the Texas Republic in 1839, and afterwards composed one of the most important works on Texas ever printed. "Paints a favorable picture of Texas, and may have hastened English recognition of her independence" - Howes. STREETER TEXAS 1385B. HOWES K92 (ref). SABIN 37441. RAINES, p.133. BASIC TEXAS BOOKS 117 (ref). CLARK III:189 (ref). REESE, BEST OF THE WEST 79 (ref).
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- TEXAS: ITS GEOGRAPHY, NATURAL HISTORY, AND TOPOGRAPH
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- Kennedy, William
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Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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