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“ONE OF THE BEST CAMPAIGN NARRATIVES EVER WRITTEN”—JENKINS
183 ● (MEXICAN WAR.) Kendall, George Wilkins. Narrative of the Texan Santa
Fé Expedition. Folding map, 5 plates. 2 volumes. 12mo, contemporary 1/2 morocco, minor
wear; minor foxing; small bookplates on front pastedowns.
New York, 1844 [1,000/1,500]
FIRST EDITION. “The best first-hand story of the ill-fated invasion of New Mexico in 1841,
an unsuccessful effort to extend the western border of the Republic of Texas to the Rio
Grande”—Wagner-Camp 110:1. Clark, Old South III:189; Graff 2304; Howes K75
(“aa”); Jenkins Basic Texas Books 116; Sabin 37360; Streeter, Texas 1515.
184 ● (MEXICAN WAR.) Treaty . . . of Peace, Friendship, Limits, and Settlement,
between the United States and the Republic of Mexico. 74 pages. 8vo, modern full
calf gilt; first leaf toned and slightly worn; bookplate on front pastedown. 30th Congress,
1st Session, House Ex. Doc. 69. Washington, 22 July 1848 [200/300]
185 ● (MEXICAN WAR.) Group of pamphlets relating to the war and its reso-
lution. 4 volumes in 3. 8vo, modern 1/4 calf; various conditions; bookplates on front
pastedowns. Vp, 1847-49 [200/300]
Polk. Message of the President . . . Communicating Information of the Existing Relations
between the U. S. & Mexico, and Recommending the Adoption of Measures for Repelling the
Invasion Committed by the Mexican Forces upon the Territory of the United States. Lacking
top inch of first page. Washington, 11 May 1846. 29th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Ex.
Doc. 337 * Braman. The Mexican War: A Discourse Delivered on the Annual Fast. Sabin
7369. Danvers, MA, 1847 * Polk. Message . . . Respecting Duties Laid on Goods and
Merchandise Exported by Citizens of the United States to Mexico. Washington, 11 February
1848. 30th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Ex. Doc. 24 * bound with: Polk, Tariff of Duties
in the Ports of Mexico. Washington, 3 January 1849. 30th Congress, 2nd Session, House
Ex. Doc. 20.
186 ● (MINNESOTA.) Group of two maps and a pamphlet relating to
Minnesota. Various sizes and conditions. Vp, 1775-1856 [150/250]
Sibley. Minnesota Territory: Its Present Condition and Prospects. Pamphlet, 6 pages on one
uncut sheet. 8vo, unbound; dampstained. Sabin 80822. [Washington, 1852] * Colton.
Minnesota. Hand-colored engraved folding pocket map, 17 x 14 inches; folds into the original
12mo format cloth case. New York, 1856 * Bonne/Raynal. Partie Occidentale du Canada,
contenant les cinq Grands Lacs. Double-page engraved map, 91/2 x 131 /2 inches. Paris, 1775.
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