History Of Texas, From 1685 To 1892. [In Two Volumes].

JOHN HENRY BROWN

Publication: L E Daniell, Publisher, 1892, St Louis

First editions. VOLUME I: Full leather, gold stamping on spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, frontis. [portrait], 631 pp., plates, portraits, maps. VOLUME II: Full leather, gold stamping on spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, 591 pp., plates, portraits. Basic Texas Books 22 says, "This is the earliest comprehensive history of Texas written by an active participant. Brown arrived in Texas in November, 1839, on board the steamship Columbia, served as an Indian fighter in a Texas Ranger company under John C. Hays, was wounded in the Battle of Salado during the Woll Invasion of 1842, served as a colonel in the Texas militia in the Mexican War, and was at various times a printer and newspaper publisher throughout his career. Brown's massive personal correspondence and research files, which occupy 33 shelf-feet in the University of Texas archives, are among the most useful collections for Texas historical research." A beautifully rebound set in full leather; unable to determine if this set was originally the deluxe edition, bound in leather. Text block for each volume is clean and tight. Housed in cloth slipcase with leather label stamped in gold on the spine.

Inventory Number: 51630