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Laws and Decrees of Coahuila and Texas, in Spanish and English. ...
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Laws and Decrees of Coahuila and Texas, in Spanish and English. To Which is Added the Constitution of Said State: Also The Colonization Law of the State of Tamaulipas, and Naturalization Law of the General Congress. Houston: Telegraph Power Press, 1839. Translated by J. P. Kimball, M.D.FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 353 (English and Spanish on facing pages with same page number) [1, blank] 6 [1] 4 [3] pages. New tan calf over marbled boards.
A complete listing of 1839 Texas law, including colonization and naturalization laws, offered in Spanish and English on facing pages (Spanish on the left, English on the right), as well as the full text of the Texas Constitution, also in Spanish and English. In total, it contains over four hundred individual decrees, many of which are not located in any other volumes. Eberstadt calls it "[a]n indispensable collection." Contains the first complete translation into English of the Mexican laws relating to Texas.
Condition: Calf is slightly scuffed. Text dampstained and browned.
Reference: Eberstadt, Texas 162:461; Raines, p. 228; Streeter 310.
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2023 December 2 The Ted Lusher Texas History Collection, Part One Signature® Auction #6281 (go to Auction Home page)
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