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[SEALSFIELD, CHARLES]. The Cabin Book; or, Sketches of Life in Texas. By Seatsfield [!]. Translated from the German by Prof. Ch. Fr. Mersch. [Part I]. New York: J. Winchester, 1844. 1st ed. 8vo. 155 pp. Removed. Heavily foxed. $125.00

 

Streeter 1532, for all seven parts.Howes P 502. Wright I, 2327 (this part I, only), under Postl, Sealsfield's birth name. Sabin 64537. A tale of Texas at the time of the Texas Revolution, with an account of the Battle of San Jacinto. Early and surprisingly accurate use of Texas as a subject for fiction. Completed in seven parts.