Austin, TX: H. P. N. Gammell and Co. Publishers, 1892. First edition. Hardcover, full cloth. Good. Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. No dust jacket issued. "Printed and Bound/ by/ Eugene Von Boeckmann/ Austin Texas". Rebound in Light grey cloth with gilt lettering on a red leather label at spine. Pages browned as usual, but with very few small tears at edges and no major flaking. Includes the "Young Explorers", 253 p. w/list of the Men under Fannin at Goliad at end. A memoir of sort, detailing the Fanin expedition, the Battle of Coleto, the surrender and massacre of Fannin's command, and the author's escape. The author then details his memoir, in a partly fictionalized way, of his return to Kentucky, then return to Texas, visit to the Alamo, and his adventures involving the wilderness and Native Americans. Howes D603.

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Bookseller: Motte & Bailey, Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 20533
Title: Early Times in Texas
Author: Duval, J. C. [ John ]
Format/Binding: Hardcover, full cloth
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: H. P. N. Gammell and Co. Publishers
Place of Publication: Austin, TX
Date Published: 1892
Bookseller catalogs: Old West;

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