The History of Texas; or, The Emigrant's, Farmer's, and Politician's Guide to the Character, Climate, Soil and Productions of That Country.

First edition of "one of the essential Texas books" (Streeter), published the year the Republic of Texas became a sovereign nation, and with the rarely seen hand-colored map of the state. Octavo, bound in three quarters late 19th-century black morocco over brown cloth-covered boards, stamped in blind and in gilt, patterned endpapers, hand-colored folding map map of Texas tipped in before the title page. "The map shows towns, rivers, colonies, grants, Indian villages, mountains, roads, silver mines in Mexico and on the San Saba River, iron ore, copper mine, note on Col. B. R. Milam's death, comments on wild life and topography, salt works on Galveston Bay, site of General Toledo's defeat in 1813. There is also a printed note by D. B. Edwards on the Rio del Norte, its navigability and its possibilities as a southwestern boundary for Texas" (Day, Maps of Texas 388). Clark III:35; Graff 1208; Howes E-48; Jenkins, Basic Texas Books 53; Reese, Best of the West 65; Sabin 21886; Streeter Sale 1:334; Streeter, Texas 1199. In very good condition, repair in gutter of map which also shows wear along edges.