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On a Mexican Mustang Through Texas; from the Gulf to the Rio Grande
by Sweet, Alex E. And J. Armoy Know
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1905. Octavo. A New Impression. Frontispiece, vignette title page, 672 pages, publisher notes: "with 265 illustrations". Alex E. Sweet was the most famous Texas humorist of the 19th Century. While he has been compared with Twain as a humorist, he does give a very accurate account of Texas in the last half of the Century. A very good copy bound in red pictorial cloth lettered and decorated in black, spine lettering gilt, some scattered foxing to top edge, all others uncut.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027027
- Title
- On a Mexican Mustang Through Texas; from the Gulf to the Rio Grande
- Author
- Sweet, Alex E. And J. Armoy Know
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- Texas Humor, 19th Century; Bullfights in Texas; Stage Coach Hold Ups; Racial Jokes
- Bookseller catalogs
- Texas;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- New
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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