Dorothy Sloan -- Rare Books

Unique Texas Scene—Exquisite Eighteenth-Century Hand-Painted Fan La Salle Expedition & Map of Matagorda Bay, Texas Click for full description with images
“Milestones in the mapping of the American West”—Wheat Boots on the Ground & Maps in the Gun Barrels Click for full description with images	Americana: High Spots of Texas, the West, Mexico & the Borderlands Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps, Photography, Prints & Ephemera Auction 23 Prices Realized Auction Schedule: Thursday, April 4, 2013: Session 1: 10:00 a.m. CDT, Lots 1-150 Session 2: 2:00 p.m. CDT, Lots 151-300 Friday, April 5, 2013: Session 3: 10:00 a.m. CDT, Lots 301-450 Session 4: 2:00 p.m. CDT, Lots 451-end Exhibition: Tuesday & Wednesday, April 2 & 3, 2013 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST 102 W. Tarrant Street Llano, Texas 78643 Click for Auction 23 Abstracts, Detailed Item Descriptions, and Illustrations Auction 23 Flipbook Download complete catalogue: [ PDF] [Microsoft Word] Download abstracts: [PDF] Search Auction 23 Catalogue: Tip: To search for an exact phrase, put your search terms in “double quotes.”	The Scientific Discovery of Mexico & the American Southwest With a Grand Map Selected by Streeter as One of the Six Most Desirable Maps for a Texas Collection Click for full description with images
Author’s Copy of a Seminal Mexican Law Treatise. In a Fine Mexican Binding Click for full description with images		“Charney was the first to undertake serious excavation work in the Mexican Archaeological zones”—Palmquist. “An important pioneer of archaeological photography” Click for full description with images
Major Scientific Publication in New Spain. With Illustrated Xochicalco Supplement Click for full description with images	The French Venegas —”L’un des meilleurs livres anciens sur la Californie” A Choice Copy—In Original Pastepaper Covers Click for full description with images	Very Fine Copy in Original Cloth of Folsom’sMexico in 1842 With an Unusual Map of the Republic of Texas Click for full description with images
“The very best American battle scenes in existence” (Bennett) Click for full description with images	Palenque Lavishly Illustrated Click for full description with images	Phillips’ Mexico Illustrated Issue on Tinted Grounds, Plates Exceptionally Fine Click for full description with images
Peter Maverick’s Very Rare Pocket Map Version of García Conde’s Mexico City A Superb Copy in Original Full Color Click for full description with images	Rare & Extraordinarily Detailed Map of the Lower Mississippi River in the Civil War Click for full description with images	Exceptionally Rare Oversize Wall Map of Galveston in 1876 The Preferred Issue, with Illustrated Ads Surrounding Map Click for full description with images
Two Rare & Important Maps relating to Texas & California “Major source for the study of tribute, place glyphs, and political economy and geography of the Aztecs” (Glass) “One of the finest products of the press of Hogal” (JCB) Click for full description with images	Earliest Bird’s-Eye View of Laredo listed by Reps “The Gateway to and from Mexico” Click for full description with images	A Wonderful, Fresh Copy of the Disturnell Treaty Map Click for full description with images

AUCTION 23 * April 4 & 5, 2013 * Llano, Texas