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Frederick Marryat: Narrative of the Travels and

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Cultures & Ethnicities Start Price:220.00 USD Estimated At:375.00 - 500.00 USD
Frederick Marryat: Narrative of the Travels and
<B>Frederick Marryat: </B></I><B><I>Narrative of the Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet, in California, Sonora, & Western Texas.</B></I></B></I> Written by Capt. Marryat. In Three Volumes. (London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1843). First edition. Three octavo volumes (7.5" x 5"). Viii, 312, 32 [publisher's ads, dated July 1843]; [iv], 318; [iv], 299 pages. Illustrated with a folding map. Cloth back over paper boards, with printed paper spine labels. Cloth and labels on volumes I and II renewed. Volume III heavily shaken and out of the casing at the rear hinge, front hinge just holding on. Different bookplates in the first two volumes. Altogether, a good copy of a scarce book. "Texas is 'The resort of vagabonds and scoundrels, wholly destitute of principle and probity.'" <I>From the collection of Darrel Brown.</B></I> <BR><BR><B>Reference:</B></I> Wagner-Camp 97:10. Howes M302. Streeter <I>Texas </B></I>1458.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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