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Texas: Her Resources and Her Public Men
Texas: Her Resources and Her Public Men
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Heading: (Texas)
Author: Cordova, Jacob de
Title: Texas: Her Resources and Her Public Men
Place Published: Philadelphia
Publisher:J.B. Lippincott
Date Published: 1858
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375 pp. (8vo) 19x11 cm (7½x4½"),  original blindstamped brown cloth, gilt spine. First Edition.



Second issue, with index added. "De Cordova, a native of Jamaica, was one of the earliest Jewish settlers in Texas. He supplied goods for the Texas Revolution from New Orleans and settled in Galveston in 1837... He was fluent in English, German, French, Spanish, Hebrew, and several Indian languages. He became one of the leading land merchants in Texas, and worked for thirty years promoting immigration into the state" (Jenkins, Basic Texas Books). Basic Texas Books 38; Howes D201; Raines, p. 65.

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Wear and rubbing to cloth; ownership blindstamps on front blanks, foxing throughout, clipping on "The Repopulation of the South" tipped into rear; very good.
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