[Rarebooks] FS: Kendall's Narrative of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition, with map and plates

[Charles Agvent]

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KENDALL,  G.  W..  NARRATIVE OF THE TEXAN  SANTA  FE  EXPEDITION,
COMPRISING  A DESCRIPTION OF A TOUR THROUGH TEXAS.... New York: Harper
and  Brothers  1846/1850. First published in 1844, these  two  volumes
are  bound  in  identical green publisher's cloth, the  first  being a
later  printing  of  the First Edition and the second a  copy  of  the
Sixth  Edition. Illustrated with a folding map (often removed) showing
the  route of the first Santa Fe Expedition and five engraved  plates.
Graff  2304;  Howes  K75; Raines p. 131: "No  Texas  library  complete
without  it"; Sabin 37360; Wagner-Camp 110: "the best first-hand story
of  the  ill-fated  invasion of New Mexico in  1841,  an  unsuccessful
effort  to  extend the western border of the Republic of Texas to  the
Rio  Grande."  Text virtually free of foxing. Minor worming  to  front
cover  of the second volume resulting in three tiny holes  penetrating
through  to about page 20. Gilt on spines clear. A Very Good set of an
important work.                                                $650.00

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