Description: John Sleeper and J. C. Hutchins, compilers. Waco and McLennan County, Texas. Containing a City Directory of Waco, Historical Sketches of the city and County; Biographical Sketches and Notices of a few Prominent Citizens. Information with Regard to our Various Institutions, Organizations, &c., &c. Waco, Texas: Printed at the Examiner Steam Job Establishment by J.W. Golledge, 1876. Prior owner's name and 1876 date on the fiirst free-end page. He was the law partner of J.H. Sleeper, one of the compilers. Black cloth over boards. 9 x 5 1/4”. First edition, [ii], 171, [3] pages. Plates of Waco University and Waco Female College. Paste downs are advertisements with more interior ads on the interior. Front and rear covers have wear and are attached by the tape spine repair. The interior pages remain tight. Erasure and a missing (owner's label)? Below the prior owner's signature. The is a stamp on the lower margins of pages 43 and 116 “Texas Coll”. Very light soiling and staining on the interior. Pages 42/43 have the worst staining and they are the exception as the vast majority of the pages are excellent condition. I understand only two other copies have ever come up for auction.
Price: 1650 USD
Location: Clifton, Texas
End Time: 2024-08-19T21:29:48.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Topic: Historical
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
