Southern and Western Texas Guide for 1878
Published by St. Louis, MO: A. H. Granger, 1878
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Ethnographics, Georgetown, TX, U.S.A.Ethnographics
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Condition: Used - Very good
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1stedn; 8vo Original gilt cloth. gilt deco embossed bds; No D.j. Some edge wear, 1inch chip missing from spine affecting title, else good. Lacks the map. Ow VG/ndj: 282pp.+ [1] p. advertising the St. Louis Texan, 35 illus., index. SIGNED Frontis of Thomas Wentworth Pierce, who had business & railroad interests in Texas, Frontis signed by Yours Truly, TW Pierce. A commercial guide to Texas in this period, listing resources by county. Without the folding map, which is usually lacking. A historical illustrated guide on Texas by James L. Rock and W. I. Smith. This guide provides a historical account of Texas from the year 1878, with details of the climate, topography, weather and transportation. The work also includes a short biography of Thomas Wentworth Pierce. HERD 1927 says "rare," but describes a copy bound in stiff pictorial wrappers. A large portion of the text is devoted to counties and cities, the livestock industry, railroads and stage lines, military posts, a biographical sketch of Thomas Wentworth Peirce, President of the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway, etc. HOWES R389. MORRISON 3073.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Southern and Western Texas Guide for 1878
- Author
- ROCK, James L. & W. I. Smith
- Publisher
- St. Louis, MO: A. H. Granger
- Publication year
- 1878
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Signed
- Signed by Illustrator(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Ethnographics
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