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[TEXAS & LOUISIANA] [SEALSFIELD, CHARLES, [pseud. for POSTL, KARL; HARDMAN, FREDERICK [ed.]. Scenes and Adventures in Central America.
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1852. First edition. Publisher's red marbled cloth with blindstamped arabesque and gilt spine. 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches; [4], ii, [4], 298 pp. Front joint cracked, rear board loose, edge wear, contents generally clean and bright.
The rare first edition of this travel account, published in England a year prior to the American edition, covering Louisiana, Texas, Mexico and South America, including passages on the Mexican-American War and the Texas Rangers. This copy is bound in an unusual marbled cloth publisher's binding, which includes a binder's ticket from Remnant and Edmonds, London on the rear pastedown. Only 4 copies of this edition are located by Worldcat, none of which are held in the United States. Agatha, Texas Prose Writings, p. 96. Dobie, Life & Literature of the Southwest, p. 48. Howes H191. Palau 112273. Raines, p. 109. Sabin 30343. Streeter 1111Bn & 1396n.
C Estate of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson
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