Slavery and the Annexation of Texas by Frederick Merk - 1972

Random House Children's Books. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Alfred A Knopf, 1972. 300pp. Green cloth hardback, DJ has minor wear at corner tips and spine ends, price clipped, stated First Edition, small remainder mark on bottom page edges, footnotes, documents arranged by date, index, details of the debates in Congressi 1845-1849 over the annexation of Texas, the boundry of the Rio Grande, Missoui as free or slave state, the powers of the executive branch, . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Knopf, 1972-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Stamp on fep.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. Stated First Edition 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 290 deckle edged pages followed by index. From jacket: "(Author and) Historian Frederick Merk focuses on the intricate maneuverings of President Tyler and his colleagues to reverse the policies of three previous Administrations and, without reference to public opinion, move toward the annexation of Texas. The nationwide crisis that exploded over the Texas problem in 1844 - Tyler's last year in office - is explored and analyzed in all its aspects: the rumors circulated by the Administration that the British were conniving at an abolitionized Texas; the concurrent fears of northern Whigs and Democrats that a powerful slave state would be added to the Union... (This book) stresses the central position of slavery and racism in the annexation crisis and shows the Senate bitterly contesting extensions of executive power..." Ex-library with typical treatments; many blacked out. Jacket is… Read More

Alfred A. Knopf; NY, 1972-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Octavo, 9 1/2" tall, xiv, 290 pages plus index; green cloth with gilt title and decoration on spine. A near fine, clean hardcover first edition with little shelf wear, gently read, hinges and binding tight, paper cream white but a remainder mark on the bottom fore-edge. In a near fine, clean, lightly edge-worn dust jacket, with price clipped.

Knopf, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover in price-clipped jacket with couple short tears to jacket..

Knopf, 1972-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Very good first edition first printing in very good clipped dust jacket. Binding is solid. Previous owner's embossing stamp and previous bookseller's markings on free front endpaper.Jacket is nice with some shelfwear and a stain towards bottom of spine. Protected in a clear attractive Mylar cover. We use quality packaging materials. NOTE- When rear cover is opened, book opens to last page (A Note on the Type). this appears to be a printer glue error between rear free and rear endpapers. Binding is fully intact. This may also be why it has a red remainder mark on bottom exterior page edges.

Random House Children's Books, 1972. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 290 pages, plus index in rear. Light dust jacket edge wear, remainder mark on bottom edge, otherwise, very clean and bright copy. Record # 457953

NY:: Knopf,. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0394481046 . Stated first edition. Remainder mark on bottom edge, else near fine in a very good, price clipped dust jacket. .

Alfred A. Knopf, N. Y.. 1972. First Edition, stated. 0394481046 . Harvard historian, Frederick Merk, stresses the central position of slavery and racism in the annexation crisis and shows the Senate bitterly contesting extensions of executive power as President Tyler tries to annex Texas. 290 pages. Index pages i-x. Price clipped dust jacket has wear to fold and some bug damage where the color has been removed in spots. Book has Knopf remainder mark on bottom edge. Dust jacket is in Very Good Plus condition and book is in Near Fine condition. .