[Rarebooks] FS - Scarce Texiana

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DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS. /FIFTY YEARS OF ACHIEVEMENT / 
History of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas/. /Together with the 
Charter, By-Laws, Constitution and List of Members/.With decorated 
endpapers, b&w illustrations. Printed by Banks Upshaw and Company, 
Dallas, TX. 1942. Hard cover cloth, 8vo, pp. xiv, 401. Boards bumped, 
scuffed & a bit soiled; contents clean; overall good plus condition

The Daughters of the Republic of Texas is the oldest patriotic women's 
organization in Texas, and one of the oldest in America. It is composed 
of women who are direct descendents of the men and women who established 
the Republic of Texas. Founded in 1892, the D.R.T. is charged with the 
responsibility of maintaining the Alamo. Contents include biographies, a 
chapter on historic buildings in Texas, chapters on the various chapters 
of the D.R.T., an extensive chapter on the Alamo, etc. etc. Ink 
inscription dated "Dallas, 1948", on first blank page.

Scarce Texiana - no copies currently for sale on internet, and none 
listed in OCLC. Only one copy shown in The Library of Congress, and two 
copies shown in the D.R.T. Library at the Alamo in San Antonio, TX. A 
subsequent volume,/ 90 Years of the Daughters: History of the Daughters 
of the Republic of Texas/ was published in 1981 but appears to be 
out-of-print.

Price:  $500.00.  (#30365)

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