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Robert M. DeWitt (De Witt). Brown ornately blind stamped cover with gilt titles on the spine, edge wear, soiling, chipped wear to the head and heal of spine. Engraved plates. Foxing on frontispiece, not to engraved frontis itself. Ten pages of ads at the back. Brown end papers. Hinges just starting. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1856.
The Rangers and Regulators of the Tanaha: or, Life Among the Lawless. A Tale of the Republic of Texas by Summerfield, Charles. Pseudonym of Alfred W. Arrington - 1856
by Summerfield, Charles. Pseudonym of Alfred W. Arrington
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The Rangers and Regulators of the Tanaha: or, Life Among the Lawless. A Tale of the Republic of Texas
by Summerfield, Charles. Pseudonym of Alfred W. Arrington
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New York: Robert M. De Witt, 1856. Copyright 1856, first edition. Historical fiction. Worn copy in dark green cloth with gilt spine lettering and decoration, covers decorated in blind, eight full page tissue protected engravings including the frontis. Cover worn and rubbed with gilt spine printing faded but legible, chips and frays to corners and spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, small closed tears to outer edges of several page, chip to lower corners of two leaves affecting the bottom five lines of three of those pages, light to moderate foxing throughout, thin line of transparent stain to the far top edge of the first four leaves, no names or other markings. Written anonymously by a judge presiding in the Rio Grande district, a sensational account of early life in the Republic of Texas, including tales of Indians, slaves, daring escapes, torture, duels, murder and other crimes, as well as punishment (one plate shows the hanging of a man indentified as a bandit). . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Publisher Robert M. De Witt
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1856
- Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords TEXAN HISTORY
- Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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The Rangers and regulators of the Tanaha: or, Life among the lawless; a tale of the Republic of Texas
by ARRINGTON, Judge A. W. [Charles Summerfield pseud.]
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The Rangers and regulators of the Tanaha: or, Life among the lawless; a tale of the Republic of Texas
by ARRINGTON, Judge A. W. [Charles Summerfield pseud.]
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1856 1st ed TEXAS Rangers & Regulators Tenaha Indians Slavery Duels Wild West The book 'The Rangers and Regulators of the Tenaha' written (pseudonymously) by a judge of the Twelfth (Rio Grande) Judicial District Alfred Arrington is about the republic of Texas and the life of pioneers and people in these wild west transition states. This story of the wild west was more of a romantic "blood and thunder" fiction than fact, but was told an understanding with the background and facts of the setting its told in. Arrington tells fantastic stories of Indians, slaves, daring escapes, torture, duels, murder, rangers, and more! This 1856 first edition is illustrated with 8 full page plates!
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ARRINGTON, Judge A. W. [Charles Summerfield pseud.]
The Rangers and regulators of the Tanaha: or, Life among the lawless; a tale of the Republic of Texas
New York: Robert M. DeWitt, 1856. First Edition.
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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xi, 397, [11]
o 8 engraved plates
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