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B.B. Paddock (Compiler). A History of Central and Western Texas.... (Total: 2 Items)
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B.B. Paddock (Compiler). A History of Central and Western Texas. Chicago and New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911. First edition, two 4to volumes, vii, 897 pages (inclusive of both volumes). Frontispiece, many illustrations, index. Bound in three-quarter leather over boards. Gilt lettering to spines. Marbled endpapers. Top edges gilt. Detached bookplate from the library of Matthew F. Kreisle in second volume.Captain Buckley Burton Paddock was a business and civic leader and a four-term mayor of Fort Worth. The book provides the standard overview of Texas history, but it also contains a wealth of information about prominent individuals living at the time in central and western Texas. Not referenced in either Howe or Jenkins, Cracker Barrel Chronicles.
Condition: Joints of volume two weak and separating. Edges of boards are worn and corners bumped, lettering on spines is slightly rubbed. Leather dry and crumbling at extremities. Overall, very fine.
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2018 March 17 Western Americana & Texana Grand Format Auction - Dallas #6190 (go to Auction Home page)
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