(TEXAS) Holley Mary Austin Texas

Sale 2287 - Lot 445

Price Realized: $ 7,200

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Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000

(TEXAS.) Holley, Mary Austin. Texas. Folding hand-colored map. 12mo, contemporary cloth, crudely rebacked in calf with later paper spine label; foxing, map reattached and slightly chipped on right edge with closed separations at folds, wear and loss to blank areas of first two leaves with early paper repairs on verso, first gathering coming loose, missing lower corner of 2 leaves with tissue repair over text. Lexington, KY, 1836

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first edition of Holley's second book, intended as an emigrant's guide and rushed into press to describe the final events of the Texas Revolution. The first account in book form of the Battle of San Jacinto, and first appearance in book form of the Texas Declaration of Independence and Constitution. Holley was an active advocate for Texan independence, and a cousin of Stephen Austin, who provided some assistance to the project. Jenkins describes it as "a much more important book" which "had considerably more influence than her earlier work" (Basic Texas Books 94). Howes H593 ("aa'); Raines, page 116; Streeter, Texas 1207.