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[Matilda Houstoun]: Texas and the Gulf of Mexico

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[Matilda Houstoun]: Texas and the Gulf of Mexico
<B>[Matilda Charlotte Houstoun]: </B></I><B><I>Texas and the Gulf of Mexico</B></I></B></I><B>;</B></I><B><I> or Yachting</B></I></B></I><B> </B></I><B><I>in the New World</B></I></B></I><I>.</B></I> <I>By Mrs. Houstoun. With Portraits and Illustrations. </B></I>In Two Volumes. Vol. I. (London: John Murray, 1844). First edition. Two octavo volumes in twelves (7.75" x 4.75"). Beautifully illustrated with ten stunning wood- or steel-engraved plates. Account of a wealthy British woman who visited Texas with her husband in 1842 on their private yacht. Publishers original blue cloth, blocked in blind and lettered in gilt on the spines. Bindings a bit worn, corners bumped, spines faded to brown, front hinge of volume I cracked, one signature in volume II sprung, previous owner's bookplates. Some light foxing, else a very good copy. Housed in a quarter morocco book-backed slipcase, lettered in gilt on the spine. <I>From the collection of Darrel Brown. </B></I><BR><BR><B>Reference:</B></I> Streeter 1506.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)