Holley Texas

Mary Austin,Holley: Texas. Observations, historical, geographical and descriptive in a series of letters, written during a visit to Austin's Colony in 1831 With an appendix containing answers to certain questions relative to colonization in Texas. British Library, Historical Print Editions, Januar 2011, Besorgungstitel - vorauss. Lieferzeit 3-5 Tage. ISBN: 1240913478
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Holley, Mrs. Mary Austin: TEXAS. 1985 Austin, TX The Texas State Historical Association ; weicher Einband / soft cover
087611074x

Softcover G+ Spine and covers mildly edgeworn, slightly soiled. Color map foldout in pocket at front of book. Faint soil on textblock edges. Interior clean, binding tight. A few slight wrinkles in opening pages. ; The Fred H. and Ella Mae Moore Texas History Reprint Series; Map; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 410 pages; American history--the West kvk navy blue/gold histcat

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HOUSTOUN, Matilda Charlotte (1815?-1892): Texas and the Gulf of Mexico; or Yachting in the New World,

London: [printed by W. Nicol for] John Murray, 1844. 2 volumes, octavo (signed in 12s). (8 x 5 inches). Collation: [A]4, B-O12, P1; [A]4, B-Q12 + 16pp. of publisher's advertisements dated 'August 1845' at end of vol.II. 10 plates (7 lithographs by Day & Haghe [2 portraits and 5 views,] 3 wood- engraved plates [2 of these signed 'SW']). Original dark blue cloth, the flat spines with blocked decoration in blind dividing them into five compartments, blocked lettering in gilt in the second and four compartments, in addition the place of publication and publisher's name blocked in gilt at the foot of each spine, the covers with blocked Greek- key border in blind and large central vignette in blind of the 'Dolphin' under full sail, cream glazed endpapers, spines slightly faded, extremities slightly bumped. A very fine set of the first edition of this important early account of Texas The author was a wealthy English woman who visited Texas in 1842 on board the 'Dolphin,' her husband's private yacht. She visited New Orleans, then cruised off the Gulf Coast, alternating between Texas and New Orleans. Mrs. Houstoun offers commentary on the politics and society of the day, including issues such as slavery and a possible civil war. 'She gives us some exceptional insights into Texas of the 1840's' (Jenkins,) whilst still being unable to escape from the feelings of superiority that, at the time, were almost an English birthright: 'I had always supposed that all kinds of cotton and woollen goods, besides the iron ware, were imported into America from England. To my great surprise, however, I found that nearly every thing of this kind that we saw was of native manufacture, and that the prices of them were no higher than in England' (vol.II, p.61.) The lithographs are included in Holman and Tyler's preliminary research on 19th-century Texas lithography. They include portraits of General Santa Anna and President Houston and views of the city of Galveston, Funchal in Madeira, the city of Houston, Havana harbour and ending with a night-time view of the Plaza des Armas in Havana. All are wonderfully executed by the British firm of Day & Haghe, lithographers to the Crown. The "alpine" Houston view, while apocryphal, may be the first published view of the city, and the prototype for subsequent views showing the city in the midst of mountains. In addition, there is a fine wood-engraved vignette view of the 'Dolphin Yacht in the Mississippi' and two beautifully observed wood-engraved character studies, the first of 'Nancy, the Black Woman', the second of a 'New Orleans black dandy'. One of the more charming accounts of the Republic of Texas, and other than that of Mrs. Holley, the only one by a woman. Basic Texas Books 97; Clark III:182; Howes H693, "aa."; Raines, p.120; Sabin 33202; cf. Servies 3044 (abridged American ed); Streeter Texas 1506.

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Rense, Paige (editor). Architectural Digest 7/99. Conde Nast, 1999.

ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST 7/99. Vol 56, No 7. The magazines, in illustrated wrapper, is in NEAR FINE condition. The wrapper has a library stamp on front wrapper. A very tight clean copy. 180 pages. COVER;The entrance hall and dining room of Diane Keaton"s Beverly Hills, California, house. interior design by Stephen Shadley. ABOVE RIGHT-A country house in Bridgehampton, New York. Architecture by Frederick W. Stelle Landscape by Perry Guillot . TABLE OF CONTENTS: Architectural Digest Visits Diane Keaton-The Actress and Director Restores Her Wallace Neff Residence in Beverly Hills Interior ty Stephen Shadley/Pale Fire In Maryland-Light and Warmth Define a Bethesda Family House-Interior by Thomas Pheasant/Architecture: Case Study Gem in Los Angeles-A pierre Koenig masterpiece Saved by Matrix Coproducer Dan Cracchiolo-Architecture by Pierre Koenig/Tudor Style for Today-Updating English Ideas in a Couple's Connecticut House Interior by Victoria Hagan/Mary McFadden's Dream-Eastern Fantasies in Manhattan for the Fashion Persona/Under The Spell of Provence Reawakening the Spirit of chateau de Montfort-Architect by Philippe Caron and Stephen Betts Interior by Keith Skeel/Forward Thinking in New York-Integrating Modern Forms and Fresh influences for Young Clients/Classic Lines For Houston-A Texas Collector Renovates His 1938 House Architect John F Staub interior by Richard Holley/Hotels: Bali's Begawan Giri-A Luxury Retreat Nestled in the Heart of the Jungle Architecture by Cheong Yew Kuan/Country House Art Gallery-Jackie and Irving Blum Turn a Contemporary Eye on Bridgehampton-Architecture by Frederick W Stelle Interior by Barbara Morgan Landscape by Perry Guillot/An English Homecoming-Traditional Details and Tones Enrich a London House Interior by Nina Campbell/AD Shopping: Vicente Wolf's Best Sources in Melbourne/Historic Architecture: Le Corbusier in Paris-Restoring the Legendary Modernist's Private Penthouse/AD Travels: Carmel's Cypress Inn-A Historic California Hotel owned by Doris Day/AD Electronica: Buyer Beware-New Ways to Ensure Safer Online Transactions/Architecture: A California Villa-Moore Ruble Yudell Adapts the Mediterranean Vernacular. AD Estates: Extraordinary Properties on the market-Mustique, Seattle, Kenya, Savannah, Italy, England/ Paperback condition: Near Fine

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