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124143770X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1857369454New York: Dix Edwards & Co 1857. First Edition. Frontispiece and engraved folding map of Texas by J. H. Colton. xxxiv 516pp. 8vo. Original cloth with gilt lettered spine printed advertisements in red on the yellow endpapers. One signature starting to come loose else very good. First Edition. Frontispiece and engraved folding map of Texas by J. H. Colton. xxxiv 516pp. 8vo. "Olmsted later famous as a landscape architect and the designer of Central Park undertook a series of travels in the American South in the 1850s which are probably the best picture of antebellum life by any single author. A careful observer and entertaining writer his description of Texas in 1856 deserves equally high praise as a picture of life in the southwest at the time" Reese. Raines p. 159; Howes 0-79; Rader 2549; Sabin 57243; Graff 3097; Jenkins 157 "The most civilized of all 19th century books on Texas this is also the most interesting and the most dependable."; Clark III:481 482; Reese Best of the West 147 Dix, Edwards & Co unknown
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186088801New York: Mason Brothers 1860. Third Printing. Leather-bound. Very Good. Quarterbound Octavo. 7 1/2 in. x 5 1/4 in. Sage green pebbled boards ruled in blind. Recent rebacking in very dark green/black levant morocco. Two smooth calf labels to five-hubbed spine brightly lettered in gilt title and author with date in bottom of sixth compartment. Some rubbing to extremities with one or two tiny nicks to edge corners bumped or nudged and a light spot or two to the boards. Foldout map "Map of Part of The State of Texas. Prepared by J.H. Colton & Co. New York" 24 c. x 24 1/2 cm. after p. 42. <br /> <br /> This book is the second volume of a trilogy on the South by Omstead. "Our Slave States".The first volume was "A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States" 1856 and the third as "A Journey in the Back Country 1860. <br /> <br /> The purpose of Olmsted's trip beginning in 1852 accompanied by his brother Dr. John Hull Olmsted was ". to report on what Olmsted and his brother saw to the New York Times" which was published in the form of fifteen articles on Texas appearing between March 15 and June 7 1854 signed 'Yeoman'. In 1861 Daniel R. Goodloe assisted in condensing and revising all three volumes of the trilogy down from 185765 to 27625 words for the single volume edition." Jenkins John H. Basic Texas Books157 1983<br /> <br /> Pagination: xxxiv pp.516 including: Note Upon Farm Profits 4 pp.; Appendix: Historical Table The Principal Data from Yoakum's History; County-by-County and Towns Population Statistics; Land and Productions Census 1950; Increase of Slaves - 1850-1855; Assessed Values of Property for Taxation; Total Value of Property; Production of Cotton and Sugar; Boting Records; Table of Elevations; Meteorological Notes; Observations by Captain Marcy on the Upper Red River; Constitution of the State of Texas; Indian Colonization; Lists of Works and Authors; Scraps of Newspaper; Advertisements in the rear including land sales and notices of runaway slaves.<br /> <br /> Chapters include: I Route to Texas; II Route Across Eastern Texas; III Route Through Western Texas; IV A Trip to the Coast; V A Trip over the Frontier; VI Along the Eastern Coast; VII Regional Characteristics.<br /> <br /> A handsome recently restored copy of an important early information-gathering journey through Texas widely-recogized<br /> as excellent source of early Southern and Texas history. "The most civilized of all 19th century books on Texas this is also the most interesting and most dependable. Olmsted's account of his travels in Texas and the South has been almost universally applauded. James Russell Lowell wrote that 'no more important contributions to contemporary American history have been made' and Harriet Beecher Stowe praising its account of slavery called it 'the most thorough expose of the economical view of this subject which has ever appeared'."<br /> Finally Larry McMurtry wrote: ".it remains one of the most readable of 19th century American travel books."<br /> <br /> Jenkins John H. Basic Texas Books157 1983<br /> <br /> "The editor's motive for this journey was the hope of invigorating weakened lungs by the elastic power of a winter's saddle and tent life.Owing to the pressure of other occupations the preparation of the volume from the author's journal has been committed with free scope of expression and personality to his brother Dr. J.H. Olmsted his companion upon the trip." Editor's Notes. Mason Brothers unknown
024821NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons; 1907. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First printing of this reissue of the 1860 original very good with no dust jacket. Dark blue ribbed cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Blue cloth is just slightly rubbed; front hinge in volume II is slightly separated. 281 pages and 284 pages including an Index in volume II. A tight clean copy of this classic of antebellum travels through the South. <br/> <br/> G. P. Putnam's Sons; (1907) hardcover
024822NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons; 1904. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First printing of this reissue of the 1856 original very good with no dust jacket. Dark blue ribbed cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Blue cloth is just slightly rubbed; front hinge in volume II is slightly separated. "Olmsted" written in pencil on the front endpaper in pencil. Includes a frontispiece portrait of the author and 418 pages in Volume I and 412 pages including an Index in volume II. A tight clean copy of this classic of antebellum travels through the South. <br/> <br/> G. P. Putnam's Sons; (1904) hardcover
1857317957New York: Dix Edwards & Co 1857. Very good. One of the best accounts of antebellum Texas written as a series of letters about life in the slave states commissioned for the New York Times. This is the second of three volumes issued separately in Olmsted's "Our Slave States" series. While not a radical Olmsted in sending a copy of this book to Edward Everett Hale said that he hoped that his book would help slavery to "retreat upon itself" and collapse under its own weight with "masters running away from the slaves" Quoted in Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted vol. 2 p. 398.<br /> <br /> Jenkins in Basic Texas Books calls this "the most civilized of all 19th century books on Texas" and "the most interesting and most dependable." He also says Olmsted "gives one of the earliest descriptions of the Texas cattle ranch." Greene in the 50 Best Books on Texas writes "the book is both good reading and good sociology."<br /> <br /> Larry McMcMurtry in his book In a Narrow Grave called Olmstead "perhaps the most readable of the nineteenth century travelers."<br /> <br /> The book includes a small folding map of the state titled "Map of Part of the State of Texas" prepared by J. H. Colton & Co. of New York. The Salt River fork on the Brazos river marks the northern and western boundary of the map. <br /> <br /> This book sold well. It was published at the beginning of 1857 and by February 16 Olmsted reported to his brother who had accompanied him on the journey and who edited the letters for this publication that only 200 of the first printing of 2500 copies remained. He also wrote that the paper ordered by the publisher of which Olmsted was an investor for a new printing had "been a month on the way not yet arrived." A second printing of this book in 1857 is not referenced in any of the bibliographies known to your cataloguer. <br /> <br /> There are two variants of the book with 1857 on the title page. The most obvious difference is that one variant has plain endpapers and another has endpapers printed with reviews for the first volume in Olmstead's travels. I think it is most likely that the variant with ads is the second printing. On the title page of the copies with ad endpapers the counters empty spaces in the capital 'A's of the list of Olmsted's previous books are mostly filled in which is common when stereotype plates reproduce small letters the publishing agreement for this book survives and it required the publisher to make stereotype plates. To the left and right of the title of the preface as narrow vertical lines which do not appear in the other issue. These may also be artifacts of the stereotyping. The endpaper variant is also much more common which would also seem to fit this narrative; given that the first printing sold out in weeks the publisher is much more likely to have printed a larger number of the second printing which apparently lasted until 1859 when the book was reprinted for a third time a fourth printing appeared in 1860. Likely second printing with ads on the endpapers. A very good copy worn at the corners and bumped on the spine ends. Previous owner's name inked out on front free endpaper leaving the date 1865. Dix, Edwards & Co unknown
1857365383New York: Dix Edwards & Co 1857. First Edition. Very good. One of the best accounts of antebellum Texas written as a series of letters about life in the slave states commissioned for the New York Times. This is the second of three volumes issued separately in Olmsted's "Our Slave States" series. While not a radical Olmsted in sending a copy of this book to Edward Everett Hale said that he hoped that his book would help slavery to "retreat upon itself" and collapse under its own weight with "masters running away from the slaves" Quoted in Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted vol. 2 p. 398.<br /> <br /> Jenkins in Basic Texas Books calls this "the most civilized of all 19th century books on Texas" and "the most interesting and most dependable." He also says Olmsted "gives one of the earliest descriptions of the Texas cattle ranch." Greene in the 50 Best Books on Texas writes "the book is both good reading and good sociology."<br /> <br /> Larry McMcMurtry in his book In a Narrow Grave called Olmstead "perhaps the most readable of the nineteenth century travelers."<br /> <br /> The book includes a small folding map of the state titled "Map of Part of the State of Texas" prepared by J. H. Colton & Co. of New York. The Salt River fork on the Brazos river marks the northern and western boundary of the map. <br /> <br /> This book sold well. It was published at the beginning of 1857 and by February 16 Olmsted reported to his brother who had accompanied him on the journey and who edited the letters for this publication that only 200 of the first printing of 2500 copies remained. He also wrote that the paper ordered by the publisher of which Olmsted was an investor had "been a month on the way not yet arrived." A second printing of this book in 1857 is not referenced in any of the bibliographies known to your cataloguer. <br /> <br /> There are two variants of the book with 1857 on the title page. The most obvious difference is that one variant has plain endpapers and another has endpapers printed with reviews for the first volume in Olmstead's travels. I think it is most likely that the variant with ads is the second printing. On the title page of the copies with ad endpapers the counters empty spaces in the capital 'A's of the list of Olmsted's previous books are mostly filled in which is common when stereotype plates reproduce small letters the publishing agreement for this book survives and it required the publisher to make stereotype plates. The endpaper variant is also much more common which would also seem to fit this narrative; given that the first printing sold out in weeks the publisher is much more likely to have printed a larger number of the second printing which apparently lasted until 1859 when the book was reprinted for a third time a fourth printing appeared in 1860. Likely first printing with no ads on the endpapers. A very good copy worn at the corners and bumped on the spine ends. Small illegible previous owner's name on the front free endpaper; original price $1.25 marked above in pencil. Rather scarce; copies with ads on the endpapers are much more common. Dix, Edwards & Co unknown
ANAIS-0292740077University of Texas Press. hardcover. Good. 9.5X6.5X1.5. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. University of Texas Press hardcover
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20041412451n.p.: DeGolyer Library and William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies Southern Methodist University 2004. Reprinted. Hardcover. Octavo vii xxi 321 pages. In Very Good condition. Quarter bound dark green spine and pictorial beige boards bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have very light wear. Text block has very slight wear including faint soiling to the edges. Illustrated. Reprinted.<br /> <br /> <p> NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Column CC. 1412451. FP New Rockville Stock. DeGolyer Library and William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University hardcover
190749415New York G.P. Putnam's Sons/The Knickerbocker Press 1907. Hardcover. Ex-library with the usual ownership markings and withdrawn stamp; covers rubbed; extremities frayed; pages faintly toned; otherwise very good condition. . Two volumes separately paged. New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons/The Knickerbocker Press hardcover
