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8vo blue cloth, gilt spine titles now dimmed, rubbed at spine ends, shelfwear ow VG/ndj: xiv+327pp, index, illus, maps; author has seen port grow from questionable value situated on Jackass Prairie in 1936 to present day; scarce/unique

8vo illuswraps NF: 344pp, index, bibl, bw illus; In the fourth decade of the 19th century, the highly structured German society and its economy were crumbling. Caught between powerful opposing impulses to either modernize or revert to the lavish court system of the 18th century, a stalemate was created and the nation floundered. In the chaos that ensued, citizens of Germany feared for the future of their country. While facing unprecedented overpopulation, oppressive taxes, and high unemployment, they began to seek alternatives. One of their options was emigration and many left the country in a headlong rush for what they believed was a utopian setting in Texas. In the emigration mania that ensued, organizations arose that overtly promised to shepherd the emigrants safely to landgrants in Texas while covertly intending to make a profit. Generally, those emigration companies lacked experience and competence at colonizing in a foreign land. Through extensive advertising, they promised far more than they… Read More

1stedn; 12mo quarter brown leather over marbled paper. gilt spine titles, four raised bands; Cover shows some edge wear. Interior pages are lightly foxed. Ex Providence Public Library with the usual treatments. Text in French ow VG/ndj: VIII + 391pp. les chapitres suivants: Rome, son influence sur le Génie des Artistes. Conditions élémentaires de l'art. L'Art antique. L'Art Moderne : sa formation, destinées particulières de Venise et Naples. Origines des principales écoles. Différence essentielle de l'Art Moderne avec l'Art Antique. Raphaël. Le Caravage. Michel-Ange. Ecole de Boulogne. L'Ecole Vénitienne.