Texan Ranch Life with Three Months through Mexico in a "Prairie Schooner".
London: Horace Cox, 1894. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Item #21684
4to. ix, (1),363pp. Brown cloth, gilt titles on spine and upper board, the latter with also a vignette blocked in gilt. Illustrated with plates and in-text illustrations. Light wear to the edges and hinges but a near fine copy.
The author spent time at the Lucheza Ranch near Kerrville, and also took trips to San Francisco and Yosemite, as well as into Mexico before returning to England.
Rare in first edition.
Howes, J-60; Herd 1161.
Price: $3,750.00
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