Sep 24, 2020 - Sale 2546

Sale 2546 - Lot 217

Price Realized: $ 1,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(TEXAS.) José María de Tornel y Mendívil. Tejas y los Estados-Unidos de América, en sus relaciones con la República Mexicana. 98 pages. 8vo, original printed wrappers, minimal wear and spotting; minimal wear and toning to contents. Mexico: Ignacio Cumplido, 1837

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"A hasty review of the history of Texas to after San Jacinto, written with considerable venom . . . with a plea for a vigorous continuation of the Texan war. Tornel says (p. 90) that the loss of Texas would mean the loss of New Mexico and Californias"--Streeter, Texas 932. Includes a long report on Texan colonization contracts. Graff 4167; Palau 334525; Sabin 96208.