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Hardcover. Condizione sovraccoperta: Slipcased. First edition thus. 180 pages, 1 leaf : color frontispiece ; plates ; 25 cm. ; green full cloth with dulled gilt spine lettering ; slipcased. UNCUT Facsimile reprint of the original 1937 Book Club of Texas edition. Jenkins BTB 85b: "Of the four accounts by contemporaries, Thomas W. Streeter calls this one 'an indispensable source and by far the best of the group.' Besides giving an eyewitness account of one of the most fascinating events in Texas history, it includes much valuable information on Texas during a period that still remains historically clouded." The book comprises two books published in Paris in the mid-1800s; one documented the Texas settlement of French nationals who, fleeing Napoleon's France, settled in east Texas. The other book was a romance depicting a couple within that settlement. Jenkins, in Basic Texas Books, states that "this is the best contemporary account of the ill-fated colony of Napoleonic refugees in Texas." Jenkins BTB 85-Bk.…

Hardcover. Condizione sovraccoperta: Slipcased. First edition thus. 180 pages, 1 leaf : color frontispiece ; plates ; 25 cm. ; green full cloth with gilt spine lettering ; slipcased. UNCUT. Facsimile reprint of the original 1937 Book Club of Texas edition. Jenkins BTB 85b: "Of the four accounts by contemporaries, Thomas W. Streeter calls this one 'an indispensable source and by far the best of the group.' Besides giving an eyewitness account of one of the most fascinating events in Texas history, it includes much valuable information on Texas during a period that still remains historically clouded." The book comprises two books published in Paris in the mid-1800s; one documented the Texas settlement of French nationals who, fleeing Napoleon's France, settled in east Texas. The other book was a romance depicting a couple within that settlement. Jenkins, in Basic Texas Books, states that "this is the best contemporary account of the ill-fated colony of Napoleonic refugees in Texas." Jenkins BTB 85-B.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Facsimile reprint of the 1937 Book Club of Texas edition. Very Good+ in like slipcase. This copy is inscribed to previous owner and signed and dated (1972) by former Texas Governor Price Daniel. A touch of light foxing to prelims. No other notable flaws. 180 pages.

Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Story of ill-fated group of French Napoleonic refugees who landed at Galveston in 1818 and attempted to build a colony on the Trinity River. Repulsed by Spanish, they were rescued by Lafitte and taken to New Orleans. B/w illustrations, 1st edition, Limited to 300 copies. BTB 85-B. VG/No Jacket. Near Fine in VG+ green cloth slipcase with a few small lightened spots. A nice, unread copy, as pages are still uncut & unopened. Item # B8540. **SAVE MORE** Additional books in the same order ship for FREE via Standard Shipping.…