James L. Rock; W. I. Smith — Southern and Western Texas Guide for 1878

St. Louis, A. H. Granger Publisher, 1878. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this historical illustrated guide on Texas by James L. Rock and W. I. Smith. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. Lacks the folding map. With a frontispiece portrait and monochrome vignettes throughout. This work was written by James L. Rock and W. I. Smith. This guide provides a historical account of Texas from the year 1878, with details of the climate, topography, weather and transportation. The work also includes a short biography of Thomas Wentworth Pierce. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally generally smart with marks to the boards, slight fading to the spine and bumping to the extremities with very small closed tears to the tail of the spine. Rear hinge starting with minor marks to the endpapers and a two inch closed tear to the front free endpaper and a closed tear to the hinge. Internally firmly bound with slight age toning, the odd closed tear and occasional light handling marks and spotting. Name stamp and one inch closed tear to front free endpaper. Lacking folding map. Very Good . Ill.: None stated. Very Good .