The Life Travels and Opinions of Benjamin Lundy, Including his Journeys to Texas and Mexico; With a Sketch of Cotemporary[sic] Events, and a Notice of the Revolution in Hayti. Author: [Earle, Thomas, compiler] Place: Philadelphia Publisher: William D. Parrish Date: 1847 Description: 316 pp. Mezzotint portrait frontispiece; hand-colored folding map. (12mo) 18.5x11 cm (7¼x4½"), original blindstamped cloth, gilt-lettered spine. First Edition. With the bookplate of the Charles F. Heartman Collection of Material Relating to Negro Culture. "A source book embodying first-hand information relative to the Republic in the earliest stages of its settlement by the Americans. The text is from Lundy’s original manuscript, and includes: 'Narrative of a Trip to Texas in 1830; Journey to New Orleans and Texas in 1833; Journey from Brazoria to Austin and stay; Tours of observation through San Antonio Bexar, Monclova, via the Rio Grande and Santa Rosa; From Laredo to San Patricia and Arkansas Bay; Journey to Matamoras and residence there.'" (Eberstadt). Howes E10; Sabin 42693. Lot Amendments Condition: Some sunning and staining to cloth; front hinge starting, front free endpaper lacking, frontispiece starting to separate; foxing, particularly to pages and front and rear; about very good. Item number: 325185
The Life Travels and Opinions of Benjamin Lundy, Including his Journeys to Texas and Mexico; With a Sketch of Cotemporary[sic] Events, and a Notice of the Revolution in Hayti. Author: [Earle, Thomas, compiler] Place: Philadelphia Publisher: William D. Parrish Date: 1847 Description: 316 pp. Mezzotint portrait frontispiece; hand-colored folding map. (12mo) 18.5x11 cm (7¼x4½"), original blindstamped cloth, gilt-lettered spine. First Edition. With the bookplate of the Charles F. Heartman Collection of Material Relating to Negro Culture. "A source book embodying first-hand information relative to the Republic in the earliest stages of its settlement by the Americans. The text is from Lundy’s original manuscript, and includes: 'Narrative of a Trip to Texas in 1830; Journey to New Orleans and Texas in 1833; Journey from Brazoria to Austin and stay; Tours of observation through San Antonio Bexar, Monclova, via the Rio Grande and Santa Rosa; From Laredo to San Patricia and Arkansas Bay; Journey to Matamoras and residence there.'" (Eberstadt). Howes E10; Sabin 42693. Lot Amendments Condition: Some sunning and staining to cloth; front hinge starting, front free endpaper lacking, frontispiece starting to separate; foxing, particularly to pages and front and rear; about very good. Item number: 325185
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