Like New in replaced mylar wrap. Tan canvas cloth boards, large 10.25" x10.25", circular pictorial pastedown on cover. Limited eition of 500 (this copy un-numbered. neat brief gift inscription on title page). Military history on the Laredo and South Texas area from pre-historic times through the Civil War, with an emphasis on Hispanic history. Contains information on the conquistadors, Father Hidalgo, Canales, Somervell Expedition, Mier Expedition, Fort McIntosh, Santos Benavides, the Civil War, Texas Rangers, Indians and Indian raids. Limited edition (500 copies) book is a compilation of a series of articles published by the Laredo Times in 1973-1974 on the military history of Laredo. Original artwork by Bruce Marshall, each chapter prefaced with a circular tipped in color illustration facing. LARGE. Media Mail USA delivery only. A very special Texas, Laredo history, scarce and excellently produced just prior to the national Bicentennial in 1976. [B249]. Seller Inventory # 011136
Title: Sabers on the Rio Grande
Publisher: Presidial Press, Austin, TX, USA.
Publication Date: 1974
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Collectible
Edition: FIRST- Limited Edition.
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Illustrated paper boards with title in brown on spine, 235 pp, illustrations, bibliography, index. Private library card pocket to front pastedown, owner name ink stamp to front fly and TEP, heavy flecking along spine and edges, without the glassine jacket as called for. Shelf B6. Seller Inventory # 996298
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A very nice copy in clean jacket. Slight shelf wear to jacket. Pages/boards clean and vibrant, binding tight. Seller Inventory # mon0002584171
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover, has slightest hint of lean to spine, very slight bumps to spine ends and corners, and some faint wear to bottom edge of boards, otherwise a clean, sharp VG+ copy in VG dustjacket which has a few small short closed tears with some slight creasing to top edge of front panel, a few very tiny marks to panels, and very slight wear to spine ends and corners. Seller Inventory # 90064
Book Description Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Nice history of the Laredo - Upper Rio Grande River Valley during the period of 1755-1865, the establishment of settlements and colonies in a harsh land of conflict. In a printed glassine jacket. First trade edition, has b/w illustrations at chapters. Near Fine/Near Fine. New old stock from our archives. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item # B9852. **SAVE MORE** Additional books in the same order ship for FREE via Standard Shipping. Seller Inventory # B9852
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. First Trade. Very Scarce. First Trade Edition. VG-. Hardcover, pictorial boards, no jacket, 235 pp, b&w illustrations, visible wear and rubbing to pictorial boards, previous owner's gift inscription on ffep, else a clean and crisp copy. Protected in a mylar cover. Seller Inventory # 111438