Search Results: narrative of the texan santa fe by kendall geo wilkins

Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1929. Hardcover. Very good. Edited by Milo Milton Quaife. Bound in the publisher's original burgundy cloth, cover and spine stamped and decorated in gilt. Minor wear to extremities. Number 29 of the Lakeside Classics. 4 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches. 585 pages.

Chicago, IL: The Lakeside Press-R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 1929. Book. VG-. Hardcover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt, top text block edge in gilt. Mild rubbing to corners and spine extremities, spine panel lettering a bit faded Embossed ownership stamp on lower front flyleaf, former owner's signature to upper front flyleaf and his book plate mounted on front fixed endsheet, with endsheets mildly foxed/toned, neatly mended rear hinge. Firm binding, unmarked interior with slight, scattered foxing. xxxiv,585 pp..

New-York: Harper & Brothers, 1844. Hardcover. Good. . Volume 2 only. Cover shows minor wear, tear, edgewear, rubbing, and soiling. Name label of former owner on the front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed.

Austin, Texas: The Steck Co., 1935. Facsimile Reproduction . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 406pp.; HB green w/gilt; covers w/slight rub & some spots; corners&edges w/some rub; clean,tight pgs. Title continues: "...and across the great Southwestern Prairies, the Camanche and Caygua hunting-grounds, with an account of the sufferings from want of food, losses from hostile Indians, and final Capture of the Texans and their march, as prisoners, to the city of Mexico. Volume II only. facsimile reproduction of original 1844 publication. 'Original Narratives of Texas History and Adventure' series.

Chicago, Illinois: R. R. Donnelley and Sons Company, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. A large Lakeside Classic of 585 pages plus an additional 34 pages of a historical introduction by Milo Milton Quaife, University of Chicago PhD, and the Original preface plus a reproduction of the title page of the original publication by Harper & Brothers in 1844. Just before Chapter one of the text there is a fold-out map showing the route of the Santa Fe expedition. There are no tears or extraneous folds on the map. There is a tissue guarded captioned frontispiece entitle "Scamper Among the Buffalo". There are no tears on the tissue. The top edge of the pages are gilt. The outer edge of the pages are deckled. This work is the first of the "red lakesides" and the front cover has a gilt border with a gilt emblem of the Lakeside Press in the center of the front cover. Gilt lettering on the spine is sharp. There is light wear at the head and tail of the spine. Most of the pages in the work are white but some of… Read More

Harper and Brothers. Collectible - Acceptable. Collectible - Acceptable.. No Dust Jacket. Former Library book. Volume 2 only! Rebound by library. Pages lightly foxed.

The Steck Company, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good. . 2 vols. A very nice set, near fine. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Pages/boards clean and vibrant, binding tight. Protected in removable archival plastic sleeve.

Austin: The Steck Company, 1935. Facsimile of the 1844 first edition. Hardcover. Second volume with small faded area at top of front board, else a fine set. 2 volumes, original dark green ribbed cloth, octavos, 405; 406 pp. Large folding map in first volume, frontispiece in each volume, 3 plates. An important and much-reprinted work. Wagner-Camp records 10 printings through the 7th edition of 1856.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo., pp. 405, black cloth lettered in gilt, folding map, 2 illustrations. Moderate wear to the covers, map in very nice condition. -- See photos. "The Texan Santa Fe Expedition was a commercial and military expedition to secure the Republic of Texas's claims to parts of Northern New Mexico for Texas in 1841. The expedition was unofficially initiated by the then-President of Texas, Mirabeau B. Lamar, in an attempt to gain control over the lucrative Santa Fe Trail and with the ulterior motive to acquire parts of New Mexico for the Texas Republic. The initiative was a major component of Lamar's ambitious plan to turn the fledgling republic into a continental power, which the President believed had to be achieved as quickly as possible to stave off the growing movement demanding the annexation of Texas to the United States. Lamar's administration had already started courting the New Mexicans, sending out a commissioner in 1840,… Read More

New-York: Harper and Brothers, 1844. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Two volumes. 12mo. xii, (13)-405; xii, (11)-406pp. Black T-grain cloth, spine title and vignette in gilt; upper and lower boards blocked in blind. Illustrated with four full-page plates as well as a folding map showing the route of the first Sante Fe Expedition through Texas and parts of Mexico and the United States. Texblock and illustrations lightly foxed and paper toned from age. Volume I has a bookplate of a Vermont library (no other library markings) with a discard notice dated 1940. The map has a closed stress tear across one of the panels else is in very nice condition. Volume 1 is second state with '1845' at base of spine; Volune 2 is first state. Wagner-Camp 110; Howes, K-75. .

NY: Harper & Brothers. Very Good. 1844. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Front cover of volume one is stained at the bottom. Rubbed at the corners, owner's bookplate inside the front cover. The first state of the first edition, in the original fragile cloth. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New-York: Harper & Brothers, 1845. Narrative of the Texan Santa Fé Expedition. Comprising a Description of a Tour Through Texas, and Across the Great Southwestern Prairies, the Camanche and Caygüa Hunting-Grounds, with an Account of the Sufferings from Want of Food, Losses from Hostile Indians, and the Final Capture of the Texans, and Their March. as Prisoners, to the City of Mexico. With Illustrations and a Map.. New-York: Harper & Brothers, 1844. First edition, second issue binding with 1845 imprinted on spine. Two volumes, octavo size in sixes. [2], 405; xii, [11]-406 pp. Five plates and one folding map. Brown cloth blindstamped on covers and spine, lettered and decoratively stamped in gilt on spines. Spine imprint 1845. Some foxing throughout. Otherwise, near fine set. Howes K75. HBS 66855. $1,600.