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Chicago: Poole Bros. Map Engravers, 1897. Very good. 8¾" x 4" folded; opens to 17½" x 34¾"; Map of the United States: 16½" x 30½"; County Map of Texas: 11¼" x 11¼". Very good: moderate staining and a few small nibble holes to outer panels costing a couple of characters in panels, and a tiny portion of the main map; a few small separations at intersections. This is a rare timetable/land promotional issued by the Houston and Texas Central System of Railroads ("HTC") with three maps. Chartered in 1848, the line was a predecessor of the Union Pacific Railroad and construction began in 1856. It ultimately stretched 872 miles from Houston to Dallas and Denison with branches to Austin and Waco. The map of the United States is printed in four colors with Texas showing the HTC rail lines in a thick black. There are two illustrated vignettes at bottom, one showing cattle grazing, the other portraying African Americans picking cotton. To the left of the image of cotton picking is a panel of text that…
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Map Showing Houston & Texas Central System of Railroads. [Front Panel Title: See Texas Via the H And TC. It Takes You Through the Best Farming Country in the State.]
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Narrative of the Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet, in California, Sonora, & Western Texas
by Marryat, R. N. C. B. , Captain
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Leipzig: Bernh. Tauchnitz Jun, 1843. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; First German edition. 5 7/8" x 4 1/2". Quarter leather over marbled boards, spine decorated and stamped in gilt. 384 pages + folding map. "Incredible adventures from an imaginary Frenchman borrowed from various sources." Howes M-302; Sabin 44698; Streeter, Texas 1458B; Wagner-Camp 97-3. An exceptional copy. Condition: Near fine: light wear to boards, some flaking to spine; leaves are unmarked and strikingly bright. Please do not hesitate to contact us for additional information and/or photos and we will respond promptly. We package our items carefully, ship daily, and have a no hassle returns policy--your satisfaction is guaranteed. We are members of the Texas Booksellers Association and the Independent Online Booksellers Association and adhere to their rules of ethics.
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Photographs Documenting Work of Philanthropist on Relationship Between the United States and Mexico in Texas
by [Danciger, Jack] and [Dominguez, Efrain G]
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Fort Worth, Texas, 1952. Six black and white 8" x 10" photographs; four are captioned on versos. Generally very good or better: one with a moderate crease; a few with light edge and corner wear. This is a collection of photographs that document the friendship and work of Jack Danciger and Efrain Dominguez in their efforts to promote cooperation and business between the United States and Mexico in Texas. Jack Danciger was a wealthy philanthropist and political activist who was born in Taos, New Mexico in 1879. At the age of 30 he inherited a group of successful businesses built by his father related to the hotel industry, breweries, and oil and gas. Around this time he also took a strong interest in Mexico. According to the preface written by former Secretary of State of Mexico, Ezequial Padilla, that appears in Danciger's biography (Richkarday, General. Jack Danciger His Life and Work. (1963)), during the Mexican Revolution, [i]"in the Southern part of the United States prejudices were enthroned…
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Rand, McNally & Co.'s Indexed County And Railroad Pocket Map And Shippers' Guide Of Texas . .
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Chicago And New York: Rand, McNally & Co, 1904. Fine. 6 ½" x 4", map measures 27 7/8" x 40". Printed card wrappers. pp. 58 + 6 pages of ads+ folding map. Very good book with moderate wear and a faint dampstain to front wrapper; map fine: bright and fresh with a tiny separation at one margin and a tiny chip at another. An exceptional copy of a map which originally appeared in Rand McNally's Commercial Atlas of America in a much smaller form and was separately issued as early as 1891 with a number of reissues through at least 1911. The text lists hundreds of localities along with respective populations as of 1900. OCLC locates one copy of this edition, we note another previously sold through the trade. This item is offered by Langdon Manor Books, LLC, antiquarian booksellers. Please do not hesitate to contact us for additional information and/or photos and we will respond promptly. We package our items carefully, ship daily, and have a no hassle returns policy--your satisfaction is guaranteed.…
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