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Cover illustration from Item 220, George Wilkins Kendall & Carl Nebel, The War between the United States and Mexico Illustrated. –––––––––––––––– “Esta guerra es guerra de raza, de religion, de lengua y de costumbres...” (Manuel Gorostiza, Dictámen ...sobre la cuestion de Texas. Mexico City, 1844).

“It would appear that the motivation for American continental expansion was more complex than simple greed. It was compounded of agrarian cupidity, but it also included parts of mission, in the idealistic sense; simple romanticism; the desire for trade; racial prejudice; a sense of outrage of not being able to control politically territory that had been explored, populated, and settled by Americans at great cost of blood and treasure; and finally, perhaps most of all, a basic sense of insecurity felt by a still youthful republic confronting formidable rivals. It was an insecurity glossed over bythe vaguely satisfying, exaggerated jingoistic slogans of the day best represented by that ringing but hollow phrase—Manifest Destiny.” (William H. Goetzmann, When the Eagle Screamed: The Romantic Horizon in American Diplomacy, 1800-1850. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1966).

“Manifest Destiny in U.S. history: the supposed inevitability of the continued territorial expansion of the boundaries of the United States westward to the Pacific and beyond”Encyclopædia ( Britannica).

Dorothy Sloan—Rare Books, Inc. Box 4825 Austin, Texas 78765-4825 Phone 512-477-8442 www.sloanrarebooks.com J. Dudley Thompson

udley, age 84, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2010, with his family present. He was born in his Grandmother Petersen’s ranch home in Santa Ynez Valley on November 25, 1925 to Johanna D(Petersen) Thompson and J. Dudley Thompson, Sr. Dudley attended Jefferson Elementary School, Santa Barbara Junior High School, where he began playing trombone, and graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1943. He served four years in the Navy Band during W.W.II. On his return to Santa Barbara, Dudley majored in music at UCSB on the Riviera Campus, graduating in 1950. The following year, he studied at Julliard School of Music in New York. Dudley was a salesman and manager of Gray’s Floor Covering for 25 years. Later he worked at Hayward’s until retirement. He loved history and had an extensive collection of books and memorabilia pertaining to the Mexican-American War of 1846-48. Dudley and wife Audrey raised and bred horses through the 1990’s. They owned a California state champion stallion. They enjoyed many years participating in the Quarter Horse and Paint Horse world. His sister, Shirley, preceded him in death. He was survived by his wife, Audrey Cram Thompson, former wife Geraldine Gray Turner, his three children, Chris Thompson, Maren Johnston, and John D. Thompson, III, and eight grandchildren. A Graveside Funeral Service was held April 10th, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Ballard, with Interment following. Dudley spent many years building his collection the old fashioned way—by reviewing bookseller catalogues, bidding at auction, and responding to bookseller’s individual quotes. He never owned a computer and thus never trolled the Internet looking for material, although he did have a few friends who would do that for him. Dudley confined himself almost exclusively to collecting printed materials. Dudley was also intimately acquainted with much of what he collected. He read a great deal of it. The collection was full of dozens and dozens of yellow legal sheets on which Dudley had done translations into English of various items. He also read modern histories of the war and other secondary works, of which he owned a substantial collection. The collection was housed in a single room with bookcases on all four walls, with some specialty storage, such as for broadsides, and some space for hanging materials, such as prints. The prominent feature was his chair, which sat near one corner and in which he spent much of his time and presided over his dukedom. Dudley was one of the few traditional collectors left in the computer age. Though not an extravagant man, he managed to build a significant resource for the study of the Mexican-American War. He had an exceptionally sharp eye for ephemera. His wish was that others now enjoy and use the materials, just as he had.

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Item 480 Item 517 ¡Mueran los americanos! 1. ADAME, Ramón. El Gobernador del Estado de San Luis Potosi á sus conciudadanos. San Luis Potosí, 1847. Dated in type, August 25, 1847. Broadside: 31.5 x 22.2 cm. Slightly wrinkled at lower right, upper margin somewhat chipped, otherwise very good. Rare. Only two other copies located. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 498. A bitterly anti-American diatribe written after Trist and Pacheco negotiated the Armistice of Tacubaya. Denounces any treaty with the U.S.: “¡Mueran los cobardes infames que firmen una paz afrentosa para la República!” Although never menaced by Taylor, San Luis Potosí had its share in the war. It was from there that Santa-Anna launched his ill-fated attack on Buena Vista and there to which he retreated after the battle. Feelings obviously still ran deep. ($100-$200)

2. [ADDRESSES, ESSAYS & LECTURES]. Group of seven pamphlets on various subjects. All are first editions. [1] Black Republican Imposture Exposed! Fraud upon the People! The Account of Fremont Examined; Showing an Astounding Disregard of the Public Interest, only to Be Accounted for by Extravagance, Recklessness, or an Utter Want of Judgment!. Washington, 1856. [1-3] 4-14 [2, blank] pp. 8vo (21.5 x 14 cm), disbound. Title page lightly chipped with small stains, lightly browned. Cowan II, p. 222. Rocq 16684. An attack on Frémont for “carelessness, recklessness, favoritism, and connivance with the claim- ants.” The pamphlet examines the “chief dealing of Colonel Fremont as a disbursing officer during the campaign in California whilst he commanded the volunteers” during 1846-1847. Tables, facts, figures are produced and analyzed. Treats “principally of his frauds in the purchase of horses in 1846 and 1847, while disbursing officer in California.” [2] BRAMAN, Milton Palmer. The Mexican War. A Discourse Delivered on the Annual Fast, 1847. Danvers: Printed at Courier Office, 1847. [1-3] 4-36 pp. 8vo (22.5 x 14.5 cm), later green wrappers, stitched. Upper wrapper detached. Eberstadt 64. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 366. Sabin 7369. An anti-war address: “May God deliver our countrymen from coveting their neighbor’s lands—from the lust of conquest—from the spirit of war—the thirst for human blood. May the love of peace be shed into the counsels of both the contending nations” (p. 36). Braman (1799-1882) was long-time pastor of the church at Danvers. [3] BRIDGE, Jonathan Davis. The Character of War. A Discourse Delivered in the M.E. Church, Roxbury, on the Day of the Annual Thanksgiving Nov. 30, 1848.Worchester: Printed by Samuel Chisin, 1849. [1-3] 4-22 [2, blank] pp. 8vo (20.5 x 13.5 cm), disbound. Fine. Eberstadt 69. Pacifist publication: “If we have only hinted, we now affirm, there is not one redeeming trait in the character of war, as a mode of settling national controversies” (p. 14). Bridge (1812-1856) is best remembered as a prominent member of the Underground Railroad. He held pastorates at numerous churches in Massachusetts. [4] EVERETT, Horace. Mr. Everett’s Address to the Whigs of Vermont, July, 1848. Windsor: Bishop and Tracy’s Steam Press, 1848. [1-3] 4-32 pp. 8vo (23.5 x 16 cm), stitched, untrimmed. Creased where formerly folded, foxed, soiled, worn, chipped. Explains his feelings about Taylor’s candidacy for president and his position on slavery, especially the Wilmot Proviso. Everett (1779-1851) was a politician elected to Congress several times. [5] HOLDEN, Charles C.P. The Result of the Mexican War. An Open Letter from Charles C.P. Holden of Chicago to the Hon. George F. Hoar of Massachusetts. Chicago: J.C. Drake, Printer, 181 & 183 W. Madison St., [1882] [wrapper title]. [1-3] 4-<12> pp. 8vo (23 x 15.5 cm), original pale slate green printed wrappers. Wrappers lightly soiled, otherwise good. First Separate Edition (originally appeared in the Chicago Times, September 23, 1882). 1,000 copies printed. Reviews the war and its acquisitions, but mainly criticizes Hoar for failing to properly support and pension soldiers who fought in the war. Holden (b. 1827) fought in the war and was a prominent Chicago citizen. [6] Review of the Diplomatic Policy Adopted by the Executive of the United States to Negotiate, in Connection with the Operations of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army to Conquer, a Peace with Mexico. Washington: Printed at the National Whig Office, 1847 [wrapper title]. [1] 2-8 pp. 8vo (23 x 14 cm), original tan printed wrappers. Lower wrapper missing, upper wrapper darkened, worn, and chipped. Verso of upper wrapper with contemporary ink note: “To the Hon. William Upham with the Respects of J.E. [Tirel?]” From the collection of Clint and Dorothy Josey, with her pencil note on last leaf. Very critical of Polk and his conduct of the War. Makes fun, for example, of Polk’s falling for Santa- Anna’s ruse and letting him pass the blockade at Veracruz. [7] BLANDING, William. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Address by William Blanding (Capt. Palmetto Reg’t South Carolina Volunteers) before the Associated Veterans of the Mexican War, San Francisco, Cal., August 1888. [San Francisco?: 1888?] [wrapper title]. [1] 2-27 pp [1, blank] pp. 8vo (23.5 x 15 cm), original grey printed wrappers, stapled. Upper wrapper separating, wrappers slightly soiled, otherwise good. A review of the war and the creation of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Complains that many official records cannot be consulted to learn the truth. ($150-$300)

3. [ADDRESSES, ESSAYS & LECTURES]. Group of six pamphlets on various subjects. All are first editions. [1] HOWARD, Oliver Otis. Address by...Delivered at the Banquet of the 41st Anniversary of the Associated Veterans, Mexican War, September 14th, 1888 [caption title]. [N.p., 1888]. [1] 2-4 pp. 8vo (22.5 x 14 cm), folded sheet. Creased where formerly folded, slightly stained. Tutorow 546. A call for the government to spend part of the budget surplus for the better support of the army and navy. Howard (1830-1909), known as the “Christian General,” lost an arm in the Civil War, served on the Western frontier, and accepted the surrender of Chief Joseph of the Nez Percé. [2] LORD, Thomas Newman. Cause, Character and Consequences of the War with Mexico. A Discourse Delivered on the Day of the Annual Fast, April 8, 1847. Portland: Printed by Thurston & Co, 1847. [1-3] 4-16 pp. 8vo (21.5 x 13.5 cm), disbound. Old library cloth on spine. Slightly soiled, various stray marks in text. A firmly anti-slavery, anti-war sermon. Lord (1807-1884) was a prominent Congregational minister. [3] REED, William Bradford. Oration Delivered at Philadelphia by...February 22, 1849. Philadelphia: Crissy & Markley, Printers, No. 4 Minor Street, 1849. [1-3] 4-44 pp. 8vo (21.5 x 13.5 cm), disbound. Slightly stained. Garrett & Goowin, p. 372. A paean to Washington and Zachary Taylor. Reed (1806-1876) was a man of many talents who once served at Joel Poinsett’s secretary in Mexico in the 1820s. [4] SHACKFORD, Charles Chauncey. A Citizen’s Appeal in Regard to the War with Mexico. A Lecture, Delivered at Lyceum Hall, Lynn, January 14, 1848. Boston: Printed by Andrews & Prentiss, No. 11, Devonshire Street, 1848. [1-3] 4-40 pp. 8vo (23 x 14 cm), original grey printed wrappers. Spine wanting, wrappers reattached with tape. Moderately stained throughout. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 372. Sabin 79677. Tutorow 4085. Completely anti-war, with discussions of Texas and slavery. States that all politicians in favor of the war are deluded. [5] TILDEN, William Phillips. All War Forbidden by Christianity. An Address to the Citizens of Dover, Delivered on Thanksgiving Evening, Nov. 25, 1847. Dover N.H.: M.D.L. Stevens, Printer, 1847. [1-3] 4-16 pp. 8vo (21.5 x 14 cm), disbound. Old stitch holes in left margin, creased where formerly folded. Otherwise, very good. Pacifist, anti-war sermon. Tilden (1811-1890) was a Unitarian minister.

[6] YOUNG, Bryan Rust.Address of...to the Citizens of the Fifth Congressional District in Kentucky, and in Reply to the Hon. C.A. Wickliffe[caption title]. [Washington, 1847]. [1] 2-8 pp. 8vo (25.5 x 14.5), disbound. Critical of Polk’s administration, with considerable discussion of Texas and its role in causing the war. Young (1800-1882) was a Kentucky politician who held several offices. ($150-$300)

Execution of an African-American for Rape 4. [AFRICAN-AMERICANS]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. Vera Cruz, April 1847. General Orders 101. Headquarters of the Army. Vera Cruz, April 9, 1847. Broadside in two columns: 21 x 19 cm. Very fine. Rare. No copies on OCLC, although Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 386-387, list a different edition. First edition. Eberstadt 244. A trial of “a free man of color, a resident and citizen of the United States of America” named Isaac Kirk for the rape and robbery of a Mexican woman, María Antonia Gallegas, which occurred on a road between the Malibrán ruins and La Botánica, her house. Although Kirk pleaded not guilty he was sentenced to be hanged on April 10 near the gate of La Merced. Reportedly, quite a crowd showed up to witness the event. An extremely rare look into the life and role of an African-American who accompanied the army. Though many such people went into Mexico during the invasions, little is known about any of them. See “African-Americans” in The Encyclopedia of the Mexican-American War, Vol. I, pp. 5-6. ($1,500-$3,000)

5. ALESSIO ROBLES, Vito. Coahuila y Texas desde la consumacion de la independencia hasta el Tratado de paz de Guadalupe Hidalgo. Mexico, 1945-1946. 2 vols. Vol. I: [iv-viii], ix-xv [1, blank], 1-542 pp., color frontispiece, 3 folded maps, 1 plate; Vol. II: [3-6] 7-540, [2] pp., 5 folded maps, 4 plates. Total: 8 folded maps, 6 plates, including frontispiece. 4to (24.2 x 18 cm), original white printed paper wrappers in original glassine (Vol. 2 glassine tattered and fragmentary). Mostly unopened. Ex-library with accession markings on Vol. 1 title page verso and two ink stamps of the library of Universidad Nacional de México. Very fine set. First edition, limited edition (one of 2,000). Basic Texas Books 1: “Presents the history of Texas as a Spanish province and state from the Mexican viewpoint.” Griffin 2458 & 4903: “Provides a rich, solid history...a major work [that] will long be considered a standard work of reference.” Howes R382. Palau 7433. Steck, Borderlands, p. 53: “A splendid, authoritative study, heavily documented, with a rich bibliography.” Given the importance and enduring quality of these volumes, it seems remarkable that they have never been translated into English. ($200-$400)

The Texas Rangers as French Dragoons 6. [ALMANACS]. EGELMAN, Charles F. The General Scott Almanac for the Year of Our Lord 1848. Being Bissextile or Leap Year; Containing 365 Days, and After the 4th of July, the Seventy-Second of American Independence. Arranged After the System of the German Calendars. Containing the Rising, Setting, and Eclipses of the Sun and Moon; the Phases, Signs, and Southings of the Moon; the Aspects of the Planets, with the Rising, Setting, and Southing of the Most Conspicuous Planets and Fixed Stars; the Times of High Water at Philadelphia; the Equation of Time and Other Miscellanies, &c. &c. Carefully Calculated for the Latitude of Pennsylvania and Ohio, but Will Serve for Maryland, Virginia, and the Adjoining States without Material Alteration.... The Calculation of this Almanac Is Made to Mean or Clock Time, except the Rising and Setting of the Sun, which Are for Solar or Apparent Time. Philadelphia: Griffith & Simon, 114 North Third Street, King & Baird, Printers, 9 George Street, [1847]. [1-5] 6-35 [1] pp., woodcut text illustrations. 4to (18.5 x 16.5 cm), original printed wrappers, later spine reinforcement. Moderate to heavy browning, strip torn away from bottom of pp. 19/20 (costing a few lines), contemporary scattered pencil notes consisting of weather observations and financial records. Very rare. None at auction in over thirty years and no copies on OCLC. First edition. Connor & Faulk 715. The almanac is larded with articles and illustrations concerning the war, (“The Capture of Vera Cruz,” “A Mexican Rancho,” “The Battle of Contreras,” “Texian Rangers Leaving Home”). The last is something of a hoot, because the Rangers look just like French Dragoons. ($400-$800)

A Texas Ranger Dies Heroically 7. [ALMANACS]. The Old Rough and Ready Almanac. 1849. Philadelphia: Turner & Fisher, Publishers, No. 15 North Sixth Street; New York: 74 Chatham Street, [1848]. [36] pp., 16 text illustrations. 8vo (20.5 x 13 cm.), stitched as issued. Light age toning, some bolts roughly opened, untrimmed. Contemporary over-sewing along spine and string loop at top left for hanging. Overall very fine. First edition. Drake 8729. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. The war material is interspersed with the almanac information. Among the cheer-leading, enthusiastic such publications about the war, this one stands out for the quantity and quality of its illustrations. All is not sweetness and light, however. Three of the illustrated stories relate the deaths of Texas Ranger Samuel Walker, Henry Clay, and Martin Scott. All died heroic deaths, of course. On the non-heroic side, the illustration of U.S. troops capturing Santa-Anna’s carriage and his wooden leg nicely expresses the delight the soldiers must have felt at such unusual prizes. One examines the leg as if it were a prime roast in a butcher shop. ($400-$800)

“Will long be remembered” 8. [ALMANACS]. SMITH, Seth. General Taylor’s Old Rough and Ready Almanac 1847. With Engravings, Descriptive of the Battles, and Incidents of the War. Philadelphia: R. Magee, No. 45 Chesnut Street, above Second, [1846] [wrapper title]. [1-5] 6-28, [10] pp., numerous text illustrations. 4to (20 x 16 cm.), original pictorial wrappers, stitched, contemporary string hook at upper left. Spine reinforced with old yellow paper. Scattered stains, but overall very good. Rare. Only one copy on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources or Drake. The almanac includes war stories of American heroism and Taylor’s sterling leadership. Most of the stories and illustrations, which are grouped at the end after the almanac, relate to the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma fought on Texas soil. One episode depicts “The Heroine of Fort Brown,” also known as The Great Western and whose real name is believed to be Sarah Borginnis,inter alia. The text presents her journey with her own wagon overland with the troops and her bravery during the siege of Fort Brown. In the foreground of the accompanying woodcut, she tends to a wounded soldier while in the background a cannon crew in perfect order prepares to fire. The story and illustration of “Captain Walker Surprising the Mexican” is an excellent example of the mixture of fact and fiction found in such publications. Walker, a Texas Ranger, had his horse shot out from under and was subsequently attacked by a Mexican soldier. Walker killed him with “a large revolv- ing pistol,” which was, of course, in fact a Walker Colt. The illustration, however, shows Walker firing a single-shot pistol. ($500-$1,000)

How to Kill a Yankee As Issued Condition 9. [ALMANACS]. Undecimo calendario de Abraham Lopez; arreglado al meridiano de Mexico y antes publicado en Toluca para el ano de 1849. [Mexico City]: Imprenta del autor, calle 3a. de Santo Domingo junto al número 1, donde se hallara de venta, [1848]. [1-3] 4-72 pp., frontispiece, 2 plates. 16mo (13 x 9.5 cm), stitched as issued. Very fine. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 196. Pages 39-51 concern the American occupation of Mexico City. Included are passages on how Mexicans lure American soldiers to their deaths, the public flogging of Francisco Flores (illustrated with a plate) and funeral rites for American soldiers (illustrated with a plate). The author also expresses bemusement about how Santa-Anna and the Mexican army could have lost Mexico City. Contains considerable detailed information that could only have been gathered on the spot. Concludes with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and a Spanish-English vocabulary. ($200-400)

10. ALMONTE, Juan Nepumoceno. Memoria del ministerio de estado y del despacho de guerra y marina del gobierno supremo de la Republica Mexicana, leida al augusto congreso nacional el dia 9 de diciembre de 1846. Mexico City: Imprenta de Torres, en el ex-convento del Espíritu Santo, 1846. [1-5] 6-43 [1, blank], [2] pp., 17 folding tables on 16 sheets. 8vo (25.5 x 17 cm), modern red buckram with original pink lower wrapper bound in (wanting upper wrapper). Some minor wrinkling, lower wrapper chipped, 3 charts faintly waterstained, otherwise fine. With Mexican binder’s small ink stamp on rear pastedown. First edition. Full report on the Mexican land forces, including material on Texas. An important, interesting picture of the Mexican Army at the beginning of the Mexican-American War. Judging from the report and from the reality on the ground, the United States should have lost the war. As is obvious from this text, they were outmanned and outgunned except in naval capacity. In the section “La Guerra de Tejas y la consiguiente de los Estados-Unidos,” Almonte briefly reviews events to Monterrey and states that an army of 30,000 troops is massing in San Luis Potosí to meet the invasion. Issued only three days after Santa-Anna was elected President. Almonte (1803-1869) was a prominent military and political figure who fought at the Alamo. He accompanied Santa-Anna to Washington after the Battle of San Jacinto. He supported Maximilian, but after the emperor’s execution, fled to Europe, where he died. ($500-$1,000)

11. AMPUDIA, Pedro de. El general en gefe del cuerpo de Ejercito del Norte, a los habitantes de los departamentos de Coahuila, Nuevo Leon y Tamaulipas. [Saltillo, 1846]. Dated Saltillo, August 28, 1846. Broadside: 32.2 x 22.2 cm. Creased where formerly folded, lightly stained at top half. Rare. Only two other located copies. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 440. Denounces the United States, all the while reminding the populace that the country overcame Spanish domination and can do the same, in this case under Santa-Anna’s leadership. At this point Matamoros had fallen and Monterrey would be next in just a few weeks. ($100-$200)

Administrivia 12. [ARMY ADMINISTRATION]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. Group of twenty four general orders concerning the administration of the Army in Mexico. All are 12mo, disbound, and in generally good condition. All are first editions. Interesting insights into managing an army, all the way from horses to percussion caps. [1] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Sept. 24, 1847. General Orders 298. [1] [3, blank] pp. Signed by H.L. Scott (trimmed). With contemporary docket on second leaf verso stating it was received the day after publication by Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville (1796-1878), commander of the 6th Infantry, better known for his explorations of the far West. Eberstadt, p. 71. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 392. Provides for inspecting pickets and guards in Mexico City. [2] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, October 16, 1847. General Orders 216 [changed in contemporary manuscript to 326]. [1] [3, blank] pp. Signed by H.L. Scott. Eberstadt, p. 71. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 292-293. Orders tactical exercises and states that the blankets and shoes now being distributed are free, as will be a similar distribution of a second pair of shoes in December. [3] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, November 20, 1847. General Orders 354. [1] [3, blank] pp. Signed by H.L. Scott. Eberstadt, p. 72. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 359. Reprints a September 29, 1847, memo from the U.S. Secretary of War concerning repayment of volunteers’ expenses, for such things as clothing or food, ordering that payments be made to the people who actually provided the supplies. [4] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, December 7, 1847. General Orders 367. [1] [3, blank] pp. Signed by H.L. Scott. Eberstadt, p. 72. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 397-398. This order concerns uniforms and states that no alternations may be made to rank insignia. Also orders that camp followers not wear badges indicating rank. [5] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Dec. 15, 1847. General Orders 375. Broadside. Eberstadt, p. 73. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 399. Provides a schedule of payments for bayonets, cartridges, and percussion caps lost or destroyed through “carelessness or neglect.” [6] (Cirular) [sic]. Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Dec. 15, 1847. [1] [3, blank] pp. Signed by H.L. Scott. With contemporary manuscript correction of title. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 400. Orders that officers who marched from Puebla be accounted for. [7] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, January 22, 1848. General Orders 28. [1] 2-5 [1, blank] pp. With contemporary manuscript corrections. Eberstadt, p. 74. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 403. Sets out regulations for issuing arms and ordnance and record-keeping requirements for same. [8] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, January 28, 1848. General Orders 34. [1] [3, blank] pp. Signed by H.L. Scott. Eberstadt, p. 74. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 403. Requires that all army-owned horses entitled to a forage allowance be turned in to the quartermaster. [9] Headquarters of the Army of Mexico, Mexico, February 24, 1848. Orders 34. [1] [3, blank] pp. Signed by Lorenzo Thomas. Eberstadt, p. 75. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 405-406. Orders manufacture of regimental colors for volunteers units. [10] Headquarters of the Army of Mexico, Mexico, April 24, 1848. Orders 75. [1] [3, blank] pp. Signed by Lorenzo Thomas. Eberstadt, p. 76. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 410. Orders that troops in Mexico City, San Ángel, Tacubaya, Chapultepec, and Molino del Rey be mustered and inspected on the 30th. And fourteen others. Contact us for full list. ($2,000-$4,000)

13. [ARTILLERY]. KITCHEN, D.C. Record of the Wyoming Artillerists. Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania: Alvin Day Printer, 1874. [1-5] 6-89 [1, blank] pp. (pp. 25-28 misbound or misimposed between pp. 32 and 33). 12mo (16.5 x 10 cm), original full brown pebble cloth over stiff boards, stitched. Spinal extremities wanting, hinges weak. Paper toned, final leaf loose, but overall a good copy of a fragile book with an exceedingly desirable provenance. Small New England Historical and Genealogical Society withdrawal stamp on rear free endpaper. With ink signature of Edmund L. Dana and his pencil notes at various points in the text; Dana is listed as Captain on the Mexican-American War muster roll, and provided information to the author to help compile the history (see p. 7). Rare. No copies at auction and only a few copies on OCLC. First edition of a rare, privately printed military memoir of the Mexican-American War for a unit that originated in Wilkes-Barre. Supposedly, only 250 copies were printed. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Smith K33a. A general history of the artillery company from its organization in 1840 to 1874. A muster roll for the Mexican-American War is given on pp. 14-16, on which Dana has marked those who are deceased. Besides the solid military history, there is material of interest for other aspects of soldier life in Mexico, including a chapter on pulque and a pet dog that followed the unit. The author concludes with the composition of the Company at the time of the Civil War, with one muster roll from July, 1862 (pp. 86- 88) and another for June, 1874 (pp. 88-89). The unit participated in many of the major battles of the war, including Cerro Gordo, Perote, and Puebla. ($2,000-$4,000)

14. [ARTILLERY]. The Philadelphia Grays’ Collection of Official Reports of Brigadier-General George Cadwalader’s Services during the Campaign of 1847 in Mexico. Philadelphia: T.E. and P.G. Collins, Printers, 1848. [1-3] 4-63 [1, blank]. 8vo (21.2 x 14 cm), modern tan quarter leather over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt-lettered spine. First two leaves slightly chipped, friable, and with library markings, title page with small repair, scattered light foxing. Overall good. First edition, printed only for unit members and friends. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 179. Haferkorn, p. 49. Sabin 9835. The Grays served with Scott, and this text includes documents covering the battles ofNational Bridge, Contreras, Churubusco, El Molino del Rey, Chapultpec, and San Cosme Gate, in all of which “General Cadwalader actively participated” (p. 6). The text is a combination of Cadwalader’s reports and those of others, such as Scott. The Grays were an artillery company. Calwalader (1806-1879) was a native Philadelphian from a prominent family. The Grays joined Scott inland. He also fought in the Civil War. ($100-$200)

15. [ARTILLERY]. RASKIN, William L. The History of the First Regiment of Artillery from Its Origination in 1821 to January 1st, 1876...To which Is Added a Series of Communications from Officers, Now or Formerly of the Regiment, Giving their Personal Reminiscences of Service with It. Fort Preble, Portland, Me.: Printed by B. Thurston and Company, 1879. [i-v] vi-xvi, [1-3] 4-668 pp. 8vo (21.7 x 15 cm), original terracotta cloth ruled in black and with gilt vignette of crossed cannons (symbol of the regiment), beveled edges. Spine extremities slightly chipped, corners rubbed, shaken, front hinge split but holding. Text lightly age-toned, light crack in text block at pp. 232/233. With ink signature of F.C. Nichols, a lieutenant in the regiment, on front flyleaf. Very rare in commerce. No copies at auction in over thirty years. First edition. Howes H282. Tutorow 3306. An amazingly detailed history of this regiment that traces its roots to the founding of the Republic. In the Mexican-American War, the regiment served in Texas under Taylor at the major Texas battles and at Monterrey, before transferring to Scott’s command, where they participated in the Battles of Veracruz, Cerro Gordo, and the other major conflicts, including Mexico City. In an unusual situation, after the Battles of Veracruz and Cerro Gordo, the senior officers were all either so infirm or so old that they were replaced. Some of the officers who served with regiment in Mexico were Joseph Hooker, Abner Doubleday, A.P. Hill, and J.B. Ricketts. The reminiscences of the war printed herein are by Doubleday, Edward C. Boynton, and Henry Coppee. ($200-$400)

The Flying Artillery 16. [ARTILLERY]. SHERMAN, Thomas West. Washington, D.C., February 10, 1853. [Text commences]: “Sir: Believing that the interests of the nation in a military point of view are being overlooked....” [Washington?, 1853?]. [1] 2-5 [3, blank] pp. 8vo (22.5 x 15.5 cm), stitched as issued. Creased where formerly folded, lightly browned and soiled. Very rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. A prescient circular letter probably sent to members of Congress asking that money be appropriated to maintain the Army’s light artillery. He points out that the training required for these units is extensive and that they cannot just be thrown together in a time of crisis. He notes that the units were dismounted after the Mexican-American War but that President Taylor, who obviously recognized their importance, had them remounted, only to be dismounted again on Taylor’s death. He comments extensively on the units’ vital roles in the battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, and especially Buena Vista. The light or “flying artillery” was different from other artillery batteries in that all members were mounted so that the guns could be rapidly moved from one place to another on the battlefield as circumstances required. The companies used light-weight six-pound brass cannon, which were easyto maneuver, and the units were notable for the high rates of fire they could achieve. They introduced the modern concept of “shoot and scoot.” Sherman (1813-1879) was a career Army officer who spent most of his career in the artillery corps. He was involved with the light artillery during the Battle of Buena Vista and brevetted for his actions. At the time of this letter, Sherman was a captain in the light artillery. ($100-$200)

17. [BARTLETT, WASHINGTON A.]. In the Senate of the United States. July 22, 1856....Mr. Bell, of Tennessee, Made the Following Report [on the] Memorial of Washington A. Bartlett, Late a Lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, Beg Leave to Submit the Following Report. [Washington: 1856]. [1] 2-80 pp. Lightly waterstained. With: BARTLETT, Washington A. Memorial of Washington Allon Bartlett, Asking That Certain Papers May Be Ordered to Be Printed. August 1, 1836—Ordered to Be Printed, together with His Reply and other Papers, as Appendix to Report 237. [Washington, 1856]. [1] 2-71 [1, blank]; [Bound with]: Additional Papers in Relation to the Case of Washington Allon Bartlett [Washington, 1856]. [1] 2-3 [1, blank]. Both lightly toned and moderately waterstained. 2 vols., 8vo (23.5 x 14.5), both in modern red cloth. First editions (issued together) (United States 34th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Report 237). Howes B208 (2nd work). Bartlett (1824-1879), first Anglo mayor of San Francisco, was removed from service for financial improprieties. ($100-$200)

18. [BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCE]. A group of 29 reference titles with material concerning the war. Includes: [1] BARRETT, Ellen C. Baja California 1535-1956: A Bibliography of Historical, Geographical and Scientific Literature related to the Peninsula of Baja California and to the Adjacent Islands in the Gulf of California and the Pacific Ocean. Los Angeles: Bennett & Marshall, 1957. 2 vols. 4to. Fine in original cloth. [2] GARRETT, Jenkins & Katherine R. Goodwin. The Mexican-American War of 1846-1848: A Bibliography of the Holdings of the Libraries, The University of Texas at Arlington.College Station: University of Texas at Arlington, 1995. 4to. Good in original cloth. [3] HEITMAN, Francis B. Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, from its Organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903. Washington: GPO, 1903; reprint edition, Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1963. 2 vols. 4to. Fine in original cloth. [4] JENKINS, John H. Basic Texas Books: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works for a Research Library. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1988. Revised edition. 4to. Fine in d.j. [5] ROCQ, Margaret Miller. California Local History: A Bibliography and Union List of Library Holdings. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1970. Revised edition. 3 vols. 4to. Fine in d.j.’s. [6] SPELL, Lotta M. The Anglo-Saxon Press in Mexico, 1846-1848. Offprint fromAmerican Historical Review, vol. 38, no. 1, 1932. 8vo. Fine in wrappers. The work that debunks the idea of Army portable field presses. [7] SABIN, Joseph. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from its Disovery to the Present Time. Amsterdam: Israel, 1961. 29 vols in 15. Very fine in original cloth. And 22 others. ($350-$700)

“A learned collector of books” (Wroth) 19. [BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCE]. STREETER, Thomas Winthrop. The Celebrated Collection of Americana Formed by the Late Thomas Winthrop Streeter. New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1966-1969. 8 vols., including index. 8vo, (25.5 x 18 cm), original gilt-lettered blue cloth. Three volumes in glassine wrappers (one fragmentary). With photocopied prices realized laid in. Overall very good. First edition of a sale the fame of which will outlive us all. With an introduction by Lawrence C. Wroth. ($200-$400)

20. [BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCE]. WHEAT, Carl I. Mapping the Transmississipi West. San Francisco: [Grabhorn Press for] Institute of Historical Cartography, 1957-1960. Vols 1-4 (of 6). Folio, original cloth in dust wrappers. Very fine. First edition of an indispensable reference work. ($800-$1,600)

A Female Cross-Dresser 21. BILLINGS, Eliza Allen (attributed). The Female Volunteer; or the Life, and Wonderful Adventures of Miss Eliza Allen, a Young Lady of Eastport, Maine. [portrait of Eliza Allen] Being a Truthful and Well- Authenticated Narrative of Her Parentage, Birth and Early Life—Her Love for One Whom Her Parents Disapproved—His Departure for Mexico—Her Determination to Follow Him at All Hazards—Her Flight in Man’s Attire—Enlistment—Terrific Battles of Mexico—Her Wounds—Voyage to California—The Shipwreck and Loss of Her Companions—Her Miraculous Escape—Return to Her Native Land—Meeting of the Lovers—Reconciliation of Her Parents—Marriage, and Happy Termination of All Her Trials and Sorrows. [Cincinnati: H.M. Rulison, 1851]. [5-7] 8-68 pp. (text complete), 4 full-page wood-engraved text illustrations: [1] portrait of Eliza Allen in fancy female dress and holding a bouquet (on title); [2] Allen in soldier’s uniform wearing a cartridge pouch and holding a musket (p. 19); [3] Cerro Gordo battlefield scene showing Eliza and William wounded, signed in block “Telfer” (p. 27); [4] shipwreck scene at the Straits of Magellan on William’s voyage to the California Gold Fields (p. 45). 8vo (22 x 14 cm), contemporary plain yellow wrappers (original printed wrappers wanting). Wrappers chipped with loss and wrinkled. Occasional very light fox marks to text, title page slightly chipped and soiled, pages 7-10 torn at bottom right (no loss to text). First edition, second issue (with copyright notice). Baird & Greenwood 259. Bancroft Exhibit, “I am bound to stick awhile longer”: The California Gold Rush Experience (in the section “Gold Rush Women”): “Much of the time Eliza dressed as a man to avoid the many problems that faced women in the 1840s and 1850s.” Cowan II, p. 7. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 194. Holliday Sale 12. Howes A132. Kurutz 58. Sabin 5411. Smith, The War with Mexico, p. 534. Williamson, A Bibliography of Maine 1030. Wright II 895. In this story, Eliza Allen, scion of a wealthy Maine family, falls in love with William Billings, a man far below her station and whom her parents forbid her to see. William leaves in despair to join a military unit bound for the Mexican-American War, whereupon Eliza decides to change her appearance to a man and pursue the same course in hopes of discovering her love again. Eliza serves with General Scott during his march to Mexico City. She and her fiancé finally meet again after both are wounded at the Battle of Cerro Gordo, although Eliza, now known as George Mead, does not reveal her identity, which is apparently so changed that William does not recognize her. After the war, William and his companions gamble away all their wages in New York City to card sharks who get them drunk, whereupon they decide to go search for gold in California. After several days alone, Eliza decides to follow and books passage around the Horn. In the Straits of Magellan, the wreck of William’s ship, the Omo, is discovered, and he is among the handful of survivors. Eliza helps nurse him back to health and sticks with him and a small group when they reach the gold fields, where they eventually strike it rich. Returning to Boston, the group puts up in a sleazy boarding- house, where they are again subjected to a card shark and other bad companions; Eliza is sure they will try to rob them. She changes back into female clothing, departs for the respectable Revere House, and eventually makes personal contact with William, who cannot believe his good fortune, especially since she had managed to save their gold by a stratagem. She is reconciled with her parents, and the couple live happily ever after, one supposes. This is a strongly feminist work unusual in its purpose, which is to caution parents against interven- ing into or objecting too strongly to a woman’s choice of husband, no matter what his class, a lesson that sinks in on Eliza’s chastened and grieving parents. On the other hand, one must believe that in Eliza’s case, love is blind. Basically, William is feckless. Although deeply in love with Eliza and obviously a good soldier during the war, he lacks strength to a certain extent, has character flaws, and must repeatedly be saved from himself by his female love. He is cheated out of his earnings twice, gets drunk, is constantly physically ill and in need of Eliza’s nursing, and generally makes poor decisions. Eliza actually seems a more successful male than William, being more attractive to women (leading to some risqué-lite situations), better able to earn and retain money, stronger in every way. She tellingly comments that after she and William were finally together after their tribulations: “I was constantly returning to my former appearance, which as much interested the one I was now so happy with, as myself.” Had Eliza stayed home with her parents, William’s story would have no doubt ended quite differently and more tragically. The question of whether this work is historical or fiction has never been satisfactorily determined, though fiction seems stronger than truth in this case. The enthusiastic cross-dresser was astapleof America history and fiction going back to the American Revolution, and in fact, Eliza refers to historical predecessors Deborah Sampson and Lucy Brewer. Female warrior narratives, even if fiction, are a subject of interest to scholars due to gender politics embedded in the genre, which destabilize culturally constructed gender lines by liberating women from the bonds of nineteenth-century “true womanhood.” The four plates include one by “Telfer,” probably John R. Telfer, wood engraver and designer active in Cincinnati between 1850 and 1858. See Hamilton, Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers 1670-1870, Vol. II, p. 139; and Groce & Wallace, p. 621. ($800-$1,600)

22. [BIOGRAPHY]. BALBONTÍN, Manuel. Memorias del Coronel Manuel Balbontín. Episodios de su carrera militar y politica, funciones de armas en que se encontro, conducta que observe en los cambios politicos que durante mas de treinta años ocurrieron en la Republica, y consecuencias que su modo de obrar le produjo. Dan principio en el año de 1845. San Luis Potosí: Tip. de Escuela I. Militar, dirigida por Aurelio B. Cortés, 1896. [1-7] 8-15 [3], [17] 18-546, [4] pp., 1 plate, 11 folded maps (battle plans, mostly colored). 8vo (22 x 16 cm), contemporary green quarter sheep over mottled boards, spine gilt lettered and decorated. Spine faded and rubbed, boards heavily rubbed, corners bumped. Interior and maps very fine. With ink signature of Coronel Antonio Ramos Cadena and with his 1896 purple ink stamp in several places. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 190. A somewhat more minor work as it concerns the war, overshadowed by his longer and more detailed 1883 La invasión americana. In the present work, the war is covered on pp. 10-15. Balbontín was an artil- lerist captured at Monterrey but later exchanged. His most interesting description is of the confusion that followed the evacuation of Mexico City. The author (1824-1894) participated in most of the major battles in Mexico that occurred between the Mexican-American War and his retirement in 1876 after the French Intervention and the end of Maximilian’s rule. His participation in the 1863 Battle of San Lorenzo is on pp. 361-384. ($200-$400)

23. [BIOGRAPHY]. BALLENTINE, George. Autobiography of an English Soldier in the United States Army. London: Hurst & Blackett, Publishers, Successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough Street, 1853. 2 vols. Vol. I: [2], [1] 2-306, [1] 2-7 [1], [1] 2-16 pp; Vol. II: [2], [1] 2-313 [1, blank], [1] 2-16 pp. 8vo (20.5 x 13 cm), original green embossed cloth, spines gilt lettered. Faded, especially at spines, corners slightly bumped; lower cover of Vol. 1 with two paper adhesions; Vol. 1 wants front flyleaf. Interiors very fine. First book edition (serialized as “Adventures of an English Soldier in Mexico” in Colburn’s United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal, 1850-1853; Tutorow 2636). Clark, Old South III:125.1. Connor & Faulk 72: “Ballentine served in Scott’s army. The book, which was apparently written from memory, contains observations that seem accurate, although the author did not have the revulsion for camp life and military discipline that most soldiers expressed.” Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 190-191. Haferkorn, p. 41. Howes B77. Tutorow 3625. Of all Mexican-American War biographies, this is probably the most jocular and rollicking, full of amusing anecdotes and not so much on battle gore and guts, although there is a measure of those. Generously salted with dialect and pithy language. He has a different take on the capture of Santa- Anna’s supposed leg, believing it to have been the leg of someone else (Vol. II, pp. 101-102). Ballentine enlisted in New York City and served in Florida before being assigned to Scott’s command. This work is listed in the Vol. 1 ads at 21 shillings. ($200-$400)

24. [BIOGRAPHY]. BALLENTINE, George. Autobiography of an English Soldier in the United States Army, Comprising Observations and Adventures in the States and Mexico. New York: Stringer & Townsend, 222 Broadway, 1853. [i-iii] iv-xii, [9] 10-288 pp., tinted lithograph title page, tinted lithograph frontispiece. 8vo (19.2 x 14 cm), original purple embossed cloth, spine gilt lettered and decorated. Faded, especially at spine, joints rubbed, corners bumped. Interior with moderate foxing. With modern printed bookplate on front pastedown and ink signature of James Taylor, 1853, on front flyleaf. First American edition of the above. Clark, Old South, III:125. Connor & Faulk 72. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 191. Haferkorn, p. 41. Howes B77. Tutorow 3625. ($100-$200)

25. [BIOGRAPHY]. BECKWOURTH, James P. The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians. With Illustrations. Written from His Own Dictation, by T.D. Bonner. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, Franklin Square, 1856. [i- iii] iv-xii, [13] 14-537 [1, blank], [2, ads] pp., woodcut frontispiece, 12 full-page woodcut text illustrations (4 signed by John McLenan). 8vo (20 x 14 cm), original blind-embossed brown cloth, spine stamped in gilt. Joints worn, shelf-worn, faded, lacks rear flyleaf. Some leaves with marginal losses not affecting text, ad leaf and front flyleaf torn with loss; text and illustrations very good. Ink stamp of William H. Hamilton on front pastedown; pencil signature of Harrington, San Francisco, January 24, 1884, on flyleaves and last page of ads; ink stamp of merchant S.T. Warr, Marysville, on rear flyleaf. First edition. Buck 156. Cowan II, p. 41. DeVoto, Across the Wide Missouri, p. 183: “One of the gaudiest books in our literature and may well be the goriest.... An indispensable witness to the events it deals with.” Dobie, p. 71: “Beckwourth was the champion of all Western liars.” Field 149. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 193. Graff 347: “Beckwourth’s life is a classic of pioneer days in the West.” Hamilton, Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers 1061 & I, p. 180: “Discovered by DeWitt C. Hitchcock working in a pork packing establishment in Cincinnati and making drawings on the tops of barrels, McLenan became one of the most prolific of our early illustrators.... His work will bear comparison with the best of his time.” Howes B601: “Highly colored, but basically authentic, narrative of a noted mountain character.” Plains & Rockies IV:272:1 (calling for 12 plates, including the frontispiece): “Recent scholars seem to take a more charitable view of Beckwourth’s veracity.” Rader 322. Rittenhouse 72. Sabin 4625. Smith, Pacific Northwest Americana 695. Streeter Sale 2101. “Beckwourth’s life is classic reading on the early West, but his patent exaggerations cast doubt on his stories” (Streeter). “Mulatto of Va., who became in the great West a famous hunter, guide, Indian-fighter, chief of the Crows, and horse-thief. No resume can do justice to his adventures, nor can the slightest faith be put in his statements” (Bancroft, Pioneer Register). “Now research indicates that Beckwourth’s basic narrative is true.... The narrative also records the way in which a black man succeeded in the dangerous and demanding life of the Far West between 1825 and 1865” (Lamar, Reader’s Encyclopedia of the American West). Among the more gruesome and disturbing incidents in this man’s life is his calm, illustrated recounting of how he “killed” his Native American wife who displeased him by participating in a dance (pp. 114-121). Amazingly, the chief, Beckwourth’s father-in-law, concurs and gives him a second, even better-looking daughter to replace the one he clubbed. ($200-$400)

26. [BIOGRAPHY]. BOGGESS, Francis Calvin Morgan. A Veteran of Four Wars. The Autobiography of F.C.M. Boggess, A Record of Pioneer Life and Adventure, and Heretofore Unwritten History of the Florida Seminole Indian Wars. Arcadia, Florida: Printed by the Champion Job Rooms, 1900. [4], [1] 2-87 [3] pp., frontispiece. 8vo (18.5 x 13.5 cm), original printed salmon wrappers. Covers lightly stained and worn, upper wrapper chipped and laid down, lower wrapper with corners repaired, spine in sympathetic facsimile. Except for a few light stains, the interior is fine. Very rare. No copies at auction in over thirty years. First edition. Howes B569. Servies 12517. Tutorow 3693. Although the majority of the text is about the Seminole Wars, the first war in which the author participated was the Mexican-American War, which is described on pp. 3-7. He enrolled in Alabama, landed at Veracruz, and was discharged at Mobile. A hilarious but somewhat shameful scene is described when an accidental shot sends U.S. volunteers fleeing in panic from an empty castle they had been sent to secure: “They threw away canteens, haversacks and anything that would prevent them from running.... The soldiers’ accoutrements were scattered for five miles” (p. 5). He spent most of the war guarding the pass at Orizaba. Boggess was born in 1833 and wrote this book not only to preserve history but also to raise money so he could get an x-ray to locate a bullet lodged in his knee. This is a very good copy of one of the rarest Mexican-American War narratives and a rare book in general. ($2,000-$4,000) “Profitable and interesting reading to both young and old” 27. [BIOGRAPHY]. BROWN, James Stephens. Life of a Pioneer. Being the Autobiography of.... Salt Lake City, Utah: Geo. Q. Cannon & Sons Co., Printers, 1900. [i-iii] iv-xix [1, blank], [9] 10-520 pp., frontispiece, 1 plate. 8vo (22.3 x 15.5 cm), original brown gilt-lettered cloth. Spine with two small splits, cloth worn and faded, corners bumped, hinges open. Lightly waterstained at beginning, a few scattered stains, frontispiece with small hole. Overall, a fair copy. Only one copy at auction in over thirty years. First edition. Clement, Mormons in the Pacific: A Bibliography 148. Cowan II, p. 77. Eberstadt 104:29; Flake 900. Graff 135. Howell 50:329. Howes B849. Kurutz 86. Mattes 1663. Norris 410. Plath 110. Randall 65. Rocq 1811. Wheat, Books of the Gold Rush, 22. Brown’s experiences as part of the Mormon Battalion are covered on pp. 25-90. He writes from the perspective of the common soldier, complaining about such things as bad officers and expressing relief when Cooke assumes command. He also complains about the legendary Dr. G.B. Sanderson, also complained of in other accounts: “He proved to be so cruel and tyrannical as to incur the ill-will of every man in the command” (p. 31). He quips that by the time the men were fully equipped they were too overloaded to either march or fight. Brown (1828-1902), as member of the Mormon Battalion, crossed the plains and reached California in early 1847. After the war, he joined with Marshall and Sutter in the erection of the mill at Coloma. It was he who was with Marshall when the first metal was discovered, and to whom remains the honor of having been the first man to declare it to be gold. Brown returned to Salt Lake City in June, 1848, but returned to the California gold fields in 1849 and 1850 (travelling via the Southern Route). A goodly portion of this autobiography covers Brown’s activities as a Mormon missionary in the South Seas (especially Tahiti), sailing there from California in April, 1850. Later in life he was appointed President of the Society Island Missions. ($200-$400)

Extremely Rare Narrative in Parts “Contains invaluable commentary” (Tutorow) 28. [BIOGRAPHY]. BROWNE, William Henry. “My Campaign Reminiscences” in The Knickerbocker; or, New-York Monthly Magazine, 1854-1857. 8 vols. 8vo (ca. 23 x 15.5 cm), non-uniform contemporary bindings. Overall good condition. First editions. Tutorow 2640. The lot includes all the installments as listed by Tutorow. Specific volumes are: Vol. 43, January-June, 1854; Vol. 44, July-December, 1854; Vol. 45, January-June, 1855; Vol. 46, July-December, 1855; Vol. 47, January-June, 1856; Vol. 48, July-December, 1856; Vol. 49, January-June, 1857; and Vol. 50, July-December, 1857. “These memoirs were published over a 2-year period in 16 installments. The first begins with American troops just outside the city of Vera Cruz and the last ends within Mexico City. The style is personal, intimate, friendly, and inflated, but no more detailed record has been written of the scene covered by the author. The style is prosaic, with much embellishment and all conversation, no matter how long, remembered to the word, leaving a historian to wonder how much of what he is reading is accurate reporting and how much is fictional. Contains invaluable commentary on the people, places, and events along the road to the city of Mexico. Undocumented” (Tutorow). Browne (1825-1900) was a mere youth when the war broke out, but received a commission from Scott as second lieutenant. After this war, he served in the Civil War and became a prominent citizen of Washington, DC. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. ($200-$400)

The Only Complete Edition, Heavily Illustrated 29. [BIOGRAPHY]. CHAMBERLAIN, Samuel. My Confession: Recollections of a Rogue.... An Unexpurgated and Annotated Edition. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1996. [i-viii] ix-x, 1-383 [1] pp., color illustrations, facsimiles. Folio (33 x 25.5 cm), brown quarter leather over blue cloth, spine gilt lettered. Very fine in original slipcase. Limited edition (#80 of 100 copies). Expertly and extensively edited by William H. Goetzmann, and profusely illustrated by color reproductions of the author’s drawings and manuscript pages from the original in the West Point Museum. Although there were previous editions of this text, “The present edition, with some modifications of Sam’s spelling and with paragraphing and punctuation added, is the only complete text of ‘My Confession’ ever published that includes Sam’s many illustrations” (p. 17). Includes a detailed biography. An essential Mexican-American War text. ($150-$300)

Unique Mexican-American War Images 30. [BIOGRAPHY]. CHAMBERLAIN, Samuel. Sam Chamberlain’s Mexican War: The San Jacinto Museum of History and Paintings. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, for the San Jacinto Museum of History, 1993. [i-viii] ix-xii, 1-207 [1] pp. Folio (33 x 25.5 cm), original quarter leather over blue cloth, spine gilt lettered with original slipcase. Very fine. First edition (limited edition #20 of 100 signed). Profusely illustrated with author’s drawings and annotated and extensively edited by William H. Goetzmann. This work is based on the collection of Chamberlain’s drawings at San Jacinto that are here reproduced in color for the first time. Includes extensive coverage of the Battles of Monterrey and Buena Vista, with numerous drawings of minor incidents and encounters thrown in, as Chamberlain had a roving and inquisitive eye for all things great and small, especially his own personal adventures. Should be used with his My Confession (q.v.). An essential Mexican-American War book. ($100-$200)

31. [BIOGRAPHY]. CHURCHILL, Franklin Hunter. Sketch of Bvt. Brigadier General Sylvester Churchill, Inspector General U.S. Army, with Appendices. New York: W. McDonald & Co, 1888. [i-iii] iv- vi, [1] 2-201 pp., errata slip tipped to title page. 8vo (23.2 x 15.5 cm), original printed tan cloth over flexible boards. Very lightly rubbed, otherwise very fine. With signature of Paul N. Spofford on upper cover and title page. A fine copy of a rare book that was never published. No copies at auction in over thirty years and only a few copies on OCLC. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 199. Graff 722. Howes C407. Tutorow 3761. A fairly straightforward, copiously annotated genealogy and biography of the writer’s father (1783- 1862), who served in the Mexican-American War as an Army inspector, recruiter, and as part of Wool’s and Worth’s commands. He fought in the Battle of Buena Vista (pp. 49-56). ($400-$800)

32. [BIOGRAPHY]. CLAIBORNE, John Francis Hamtramch. Life and Correspondence of John Anthony Quitman, Major-General, U.S.A. and Governor of the State of Mississippi. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, Franklin Square, 1860. 2 vols. Vol. I: [i-v] vi-xii, [2], [15] 16-400 pp., frontispiece; Vol. II: [i- iii] iv-v, [6-7] 8-392 pp., folded map. 8vo (20 x 14 cm), original dark brown patterned embossed cloth, spine gilt-lettered and decorated. Spines slightly chipped, corners bumped, Vol. I lightly stained. Vol. I, pp. 238-239 slightly scorched in gutter margin, a few leaves in Vol. II bumped and wrinkled. Overall very good. With pencil signature Lawrence on pastedowns and embossed stamp of W.B. Sprague on Vol. I flyleaf. First edition. Connor & Faulk 685. Clark, Old South II, 142. Field 321. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 199. Haferkorn, p. 60. Howes C417. Raines, p. 50: “In the spring of 1836, Capt. Quitman, with his company of Mississippians, subdued the Cherokees, but did not reach the Texan army till two days after the battle of San Jacinto.” Sabin 13192. Tutorow 3762. Quitman’s experiences during the Mexican-American War occupy Vol. I, chapters 9-13. The materials cover not only Quitman’s personal experiences but also observations about Scott and Taylor and British and French intrigues. Quitman played prominent roles in the Battle of Monterrey and the taking of Mexico City, of which Scott appointed him governor. He is an excellent observer, noting after his criticism on the assault on Molino del Rey: “Be this as it may, the leading Mexican journals derived comfort from this bloody affair, and declared that a few such victories as we claimed at the Molino would convert our anticipated conquest into a chastisement and a curse” (Vol. I, p. 353). Quitman (1798-1858) was a prominent Mississippian, once serving as governor. He was favorable to annexing Texas to the U.S. ($100-$200) 33. [BIOGRAPHY]. CONDON, William Henry. Life of Major-General James Shields: Hero of Three Wars and Senator from Three States. Chicago: Press of the Blakeley Printing Co., 1900. [1-3] 4, [1] 2-387 [1, blank] pp., text illustrations. 8vo (24 x 16.5 cm), original green gilt lettered and decorated cloth with full image of Shields in his brigadier general uniform. Spine discolored, hinges open. Interior very fine. Rare in commerce. First edition. Connor & Faulk 704. Tutorow 3771. Chapters 7-9 concern Shield’s service in the war, starting with Taylor in Texas, after when he was transferred to Scott’s forces and participated in the battles of Veracruz and Mexico City. Condon bases his narrative heavily on secondary sources and gives accurate descriptions of the battles. Soldier and politician Shields (1810-1879), a native of Ireland, has the distinction of being the only person in United States history to serve as a U.S. senator from three separate states. Although he seems to have served honorably in the Mexican-American War, his service in the Civil War was without distinction. Condon was a prime mover is raising funds for Shields statue in the National Statuary Hall. ($100-$200)

34. [BIOGRAPHY]. DAVIS, George Turnbull Moore. Autobiography of the Late Col. Geo. T. M. Davis Captain and Aid-De-Camp Scott’s Army of Invasion (Mexico), from Posthumous Papers.New York: [Press of Jenkins & McCowan], 1891. [1-7] 8-395 [1, blank] pp. 12mo (19 x 13.5 cm), original blue gilt-lettered cloth. Spine ends and corners slightly rubbed. Interior very fine. With printed presentation label from his legal representatives on front endpaper. With ink signature of Mrs. Edward Wright, September, 1891 on front flyleaf. First edition with the initial blank leaf. Connor & Faulk 165. Flake 2691. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 204. Graff 1017: “Contains material about the Mormons in Illinois, the Lovejoy murder, the War Department, and the Civil War, as well as the Mexican War.” Howes D113. Hubach, p. 75. Smith, War with Mexico, II, pp. 383, 412. Tutorow 3699. Davis (1810-1888) was a volunteer, serving first as an aid-de-camp to General Shields, entered Mexico in 1846 with Wool’s army, and later participated in the invasion of Veracruz and conquest of Mexico City. As an aid-de-camp, he had intimate acquaintance with the inner workings of the army and its commanders. This work, therefore, contains not only many eye-witness accounts but also a great deal of behind-the-scenes information. Numerous general orders and other official materials are also included, as are reports of a few conversations that would never otherwise have been made public. The work begins with his early life, continues until after the war, and concludes with a chapter describing his death. An example of the fine detail and the author’s narrative powers is his description of the hanging of some of the San Patricios, which he witnessed (pp. 223-229) and which forms probably the best description of that event in Mexican-American War literature. Davis was detailed with giving a man spared any punishment word of his fate. When told that he was spared because of his son, who had remained loyal, “the condemned prisoner dropped upon his knees, exclaiming: ‘This is worse than death! I would rather have died!’.... It was the last time I ever saw him, but the whole scene in his prison...is as vivid as the hour when it occurred” (p. 229). ($100-$200)

The First American Soldier to Enter Mexico City “The bravest man I ever knew” (Winfield Scott) 35. [BIOGRAPHY]. DE PEYSTER, John Watts. Personal and Military History of Philip Kearney, Major-General United States Volunteers. New York: Rice & Gage, Publishers: Bliss & Co., Newark, N.J., 1869. [4], [i] ii-xi [1, blank], [13] 14-512 pp., frontispiece, added half title, 8 plates. 8vo (23 x 15.5 cm), original brown cloth decorated in gilt with spine gilt lettered. Rebacked, spine slightly faded. Light wear, front free endpaper detached. Except for a few minor flaws, interior is very fine. With printed bookplate of Edward M. Crane on front pastedown. First edition. Connor & Faulk 490. Dornbusch, II 219. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 205. Haferkorn, p. 59. Nevins, II 52: “Lavish in its praise but contains many excerpts from pertinent documents.” Sabin 19635. Tutorow 3788. Kearny’s experiences in the Mexican-American War are covered in chapters 10-11. Kearny began service with Taylor, but was transferred to Scott’s command, where he remained from Veracruz to Mexico City, which city he is reputed to have been the first American soldier to enter. While recruiting in Illinois, he fell in with Abraham Lincoln, who helped him (p. 124). Kearny was described by Winfield Scott as “the bravest man I ever knew.” Kearny (1815-1862) was so eager for action that he fought with French troops while studying in France and even twice resigned because of inactivity. De Peyster (1821- 1907) was a well-known historian, politician, and philanthropist. ($100-$200)

36. [BIOGRAPHY]. ELDERKIN, James D. Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Soldier of Three Wars, As Written by Himself. The Florida, The Mexican and the Great Rebellion, together with Sketches of Travel, also of Service in a Militia Company and Member of the Detroit Light Guard Band for over Thirty Years. Detroit, Mich., May 1, 1899. [2], [1] 2-202 pp., 3 plates (including frontispiece). 12mo (17.5 x 14 cm), original green cloth over pictorial boards with author’s portrait on upper board. Upper board slightly waterstained and chipped, but overall a fine copy. No copies at auction in over thirty years. First edition. Dornbusch, Michigan 56. Graff 1229. Howes E82. Tutorow 3700. The author’s experiences in the Mexican-American War are on pp. 51-82. He includes brief descriptions of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. Conditions in Texas were harsh, he recalls, with no tents and little food. After Resaca de la Palma, however, he was able to capture “several boxes of fine cigars and a box of red claret wine, and a box of chocolate. These luxuries were a great prize to a tired, hungry soldier who had subsisted on fat pork and hardtack and even without that for hours” (p. 54). He was transferred to Scott’s army and participated in the battles of Veracruz, Cerro Gordo, and the assault on Mexico City. He describes the surrender and fate of the San Patricios (pp. 65-66). General “Squaw Killer” Harney, who was detailed to hang the group, upon being told that one was too sick to be brought out, remarked, “Bring him out and hang him; d--n him, that will cure him” (p. 66). (The man had just had both legs amputated.) ($200-$400)

The Flying Artillery 37. [BIOGRAPHY]. FRENCH, Samuel Gibbs. Two Wars: An Autobiography.... Mexican War; War between the States, A Diary; Reconstruction Period, His Experience; Incidents, Reminiscences, etc. Nashville: Confederate Veteran, 1901. [i-vii] viii-xv [1], [1] 2-404 pp., frontispiece, 31 text illustrations (maps, scenes, portraits). 8vo (24 x 17 cm), original blue decorated cloth, spine gilt lettered, t.e.g. Upper spine slightly snagged. Except for scattered light foxing, overall fine. With errata slip inserted. First edition. Connor & Faulk 174. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 212-213. Haferkorn, p. 12. Nevins, I 91. Tutorow 3701. Chapters 3-7 cover the author’s experiences in the Mexican-American War, where he served in Texas with Ringgold’s flying artillery. He gives excellent detailed accounts of the flying artillery in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. The superiority and usefulness of Ringgold’s artillery theories and practices are clearly proven. French also gives excellent descriptions of Texas, including a herd of charging wild horses that parted his column as it passed through. He is sympathetic towards Taylor, whom he deems to have been betrayed by political interests when many of his troops are transferred to Scott. The rest of the book concerns the Civil War and beyond. French (1818-1910 was a prominent officer in the Confederate Army. ($100-$200)

“One of the best contemporary accounts of Scott’s campaigns” (Tutorow) 38. [BIOGRAPHY]. FURBER, George C. The Twelve Months Volunteer; or, Journal of a Private in the Tennessee Regiment of Cavalry, in the Campaign in Mexico, 1846-7; Comprising Four General Subjects I. A Soldier’s Life in Camp; Amusements; Duties; Hardships; II. A Description of Texas and Mexico, as Seen on the March; III. Manners; Customs; Religious Ceremonies of the Mexicans; IV. The Operations of All the Twelve Months Volunteers: Including a Complete History of the War with Mexico. Embellished with Correct Engravings, from Drawings by the Author. Cincinnati: J.A. & U.P. James, Walnut Street, 1848. [i-v] vi-xi [1, blank]. [13] 14-640 pp., 1 folded map (A New Map of Mexico, California & Oregon; 33.5 x 24.5 cm; first state, with date present), 3 plates, 4 full-page woodcut maps (text illustrations), 14 full-page woodcut scenes (text illustrations). 8vo (23.5 x 15 cm), original tan blind-stamped and embossed sheep showing cavalry and infantry, gilt-lettered black leather spine label, marbled edges, rubbed, faded, expertly rebacked with new sympathetic spine. Map conserved and repaired, mild to moderate foxing throughout. First edition. Connor & Faulk 80. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 214: “This item has been referred to as ‘a veritable encyclopedia of the military and civil side of the war.’” Howes F420. Sabin 276217. Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 546 & III, pp. 9-10, notes that the map is the same as that which appears in the book edition of Hughes’ account of the Doniphan expedition, also published by James. Tutorow 3610: “Furber was a private in Company G of the Tennessee Regiment of Cavalry and has given us here one of the best contemporary accounts of Scott’s campaigns.... The author concludes that Mexico was determined upon war and that her system of peonage was no less brutal than American Slavery.” An unusual work because, according to the Preface, Furber was given leave from active duty to research the book and actually took subscriptions from his fellow soldiers while the war was still on. He notes that the book was intended originally to have just 550 pages and only six engravings. His extensive remarks on Texas are generally flattering, as are some of the same on Mexico. The plates and maps, after Furber’s own drawings, are at once primitive and charming, includingView of the Ruins of the Old Church and Fortifications at Goliad. ($300-$600)

39. [BIOGRAPHY]. FURBER, George C. The Twelve Months Volunteer; or, Journal of a Private in the Tennessee Regiment of Cavalry, in the Campaign in Mexico, 1846-7; Comprising Four General Subjects I. A Soldier’s Life in Camp; Amusements; Duties; Hardships; II. A Description of Texas and Mexico, as Seen on the March; III. Manners; Customs; Religious Ceremonies of the Mexicans; IV. The Operations of All the Twelve Months Volunteers: Including a Complete History of the War with Mexico. Embellished with Correct Engravings, from Drawings by the Author. Cincinnati: By U.P. James, 167 Walnut Street, 1857. [i-v] vi-xi [1, blank], [13] 14-416 pp., 1 folded map (A New Map of Mexico, California & Oregon; 33.5 x 24.5 cm; second state, with date removed and “Gold Region” added), 3 plates, 4 full-page woodcut maps (text illustrations), 14 full-page woodcut scenes (text illustrations). 8vo (23.5 x 15 cm), original tan blind-stamped and embossed sheep showing cavalry and infantry, gilt-lettered black leather spine label, marbled edges; spine chipped at head, upper joint cracked, lower hinge slightly open. Interior is very fine. With author’s signed presentation to Rev. J.W. Ross of California, dated April 18, 1860, and with Robert Ernest Cowan’s printed bookplate on front pastedown. A desirable copy. Fifth edition of the above. Connor & Faulk 80. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 214. Howes F420. Sabin 26217. Tutorow 3610. Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 546 & III, pp. 9-10. ($300-$600)

40. [BIOGRAPHY]. A group of five pamphlets on various participants in the war. [1] [EASTMAN, EDWARD]. TILDEN, William P. “Shall the Sword Devour Forever?” A Discourse Suggested by the Death of Lieut. Edward Eastman, of the U.S. Army, Who Died at Camargo October 26, 1846, Aged 28. By William P. Tilden, Pastor of the Second Congregational Church, Concord, N.H. Published by the Bereaved Friends. Concord: Granite Freeman Press, 1847. [1-3] 4-15 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (22 x 14 cm), original printed wrappers in later marbled wrappers. Fine. With ink number 18 on upper wrapper and printed sticker of the Worcester Public Library on verso of upper wrapper. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 374. A flattering view of Eastman, who, ironically died while tending the wounded rather than in actual combat. He was a printer by trade. To illustrate the horrors of war, the address includes a brief discussion of a Mexican woman who was shot down while ministering to the wounded at Monterrey on both sides and buried the next day by the Americans. (pp. 9-10). An address with an unusual point of view, although it is clear that Tilden did not know Eastman personally. [2] [OLINDA, ABRAM VAN]. SHARTS, John. Eulogy on the Death of Capt. Abram Van Olinda Who Fell at the Battle of Chapultepec, September 13, 1847. Delivered in the First Presbyterian Church, Albany, on Friday, July 7, 1848. Albany: Printed by Joel Munsell, 1848. [1-3] 4-24 pp. 8vo (24 x 15.5 cm), stitched as issued. First leaf moderately soiled, lower margin chipped, otherwise fine, untrimmed and partially unopened. First edition. Eberstadt 701. Sabin 79869. Does not include many personal details about the subject. [3] [PIERCE, FRANKLIN]. Please Read and Circulate. Vindication of the Military Character and Service of General Franklin Pierce, by His Companions in Arms in Mexico. (Called out by the Aspersion and Innuendos of a Portion of the Whig Press) [caption title]. [Washington?, ca. 1852]. [1] 2-16 pp. 8vo (24.5 x 15 cm), pinned. Creased where formerly folded, slightly soiled, right margin of second leaf chipped. First edition. Eberstadt 513. A campaign biography compiled because Pierce’s “military character has been wantonly assailed, his services deprecated, and his courage, even, called into question.” Consists of excerpts from newspaper articles and personal letters. Includes numerous accounts of his actions during the war. [4] [QUITMAN, JOHN ANTHONY]. Obituary Addresses on the Occasions of the Death of Hon. John A. Quitman, of Mississippi, and of the Hon. Thomas L. Harris, of Illinois, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, on the 8th and 17th of January, 1859. Baltimore: Printed by John Murphy & Co., 1859 [wrapper title]. [1-2] 3-16 pp. 8vo (23.5 x 14.5 cm), original self-wrappers. Spine professionally reinforced, creased where formerly folded, top margin slightly darkened and chipped. With ink number on title page and Bowdoin College ink withdrawal stamp on p. [2]. First edition. Sabin 67366. Quitman was a prominent officer during Scott’s advance on Mexico City and performed many deeds of arms during the campaign to take the city. Includes an address by Sam Houston. [5] [WOOL, JOHN E.]. A Sketch of the Life and Public Services of Major General John E. Wool U.S. Army. With a Portrait. From the Democratic Review, November, 1851. New York: Kettell & Moore, 170 Broadway, 1851. [1-3] 4-30 pp., steel-engraved frontispiece portrait of Wool from a daguerreotype. 8vo (21 x 14 cm), disbound. Slightly soiled, second signature browned, light water stain in top margin, but overall very good, the plate excellent. With ink No 2 on title page. First separate edition. Eberstadt 961. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 252. “A very good account of Wool’s famous march to Chihuahua and dwelling on the organizing ability which he displayed during the war” (Eberstadt). ($200-$400)

“Squaw Killer” Harney Hanged Some San Patricios 41. [BIOGRAPHY]. [HARNEY, WILLIAM SELBY]. REAVIS, Logan Uriah. The Life and Military Service of Gen. William Selby Harney. St. Louis: Bryan, Brand & Co., Publishers, 1878. [2], [i-iii] iv-xvi, [17] 18-477 [1-blank] pp., 3 steel engraved plates (including frontispiece), 22 full-page woodcut text illustrations (included in pagination). 8vo (22 x 15.5 cm), original grey cloth stamped in gilt and black. Some abrasions to spine and corners, slight edge wear, front hinge open (but holding). Light foxing to plates. Ink ownership stamp of Raus A. Smith on front flyleaf. Overall very good. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 244. Graff 3435: “A long and interesting life, much of which was spent in the Far West.” Howes R102. Nicholson, p. 696. Rader 2770. Tutorow 3938: “Excellent treatment of Harney’s career in the Mexican-American War as a brigadier general of Dragoons.... Adulatory, often gossipy, but generally accurate.” Flake 6830a: “Harney was in command of the Utah Expedition briefly from May 27, 1858 to September, 1858. The author claims that he planned to hang the Mormon leaders and winter in the temple.” Harney’s Mexican-American War services are covered in chapters 7-11. Originally assigned to Scott’s command, that situation degenerated to the point that Harney was court-martialed. Once peace was restored between the two, Harney went on to perform brave deeds on the march to Mexico City, including the Battle of Cerro Gordo. One not-so-brave deed was the hanging of the San Patricios, about which Reavis relates this obscure detail: “The unpleasant duty of hanging the twenty doomed men devolved on General Harney.... The place of execution was in sight of the castle, and where they could see and hear the terrible struggle. Seeing the place would soon fall, he ordered the Mexican flag to come down and the American colors run up. The prisoners, hearing him give this order, raised a shout because few believed Chapultepec pregnable, or that it could easily be taken” (pp. 239-240). Harney (1800-1889) served in both the Seminole and Black Hawk wars. After the Mexican-American War, he followed Worth as a commander of an area in the West that included much of Texas. He finished his career with various posts in the West, where he earned his moniker, being relieved of -com mand during the Civil War after the tumults in Missouri. The author (1831-1889) was a Midwestern newsman and historian who sought to promote emigration to the area. ($300-$600)

Rare Account by a Pennsylvania Private 42. [BIOGRAPHY]. HARTMAN, George W. A Private’s Own Journal: Giving an Account of the Battles in Mexico, under Gen’l. Scott, with Descriptive Scenes and a Roll of Company E, 2nd Pa. Regiment. With the Age, Height, Occupation and Residence of Officers and Men. A Table of Heights and Distances from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico. Greencastle: Printed by E. Robinson, 1849. [1-5] 6-34 [2] pp. 12mo (18 cm x 11.2 cm), facsimile printed wrappers, stitched. Washed, title page remargined, penultimate leaf repaired, final leaf in facsimile. Very rare. Only this copy at auction and only a few copies on OCLC. First edition. Cambridge History of American Literature (1921), p. 700. Gardiner, C. Harvey, “Foreign Travelers’ Accounts of Mexico, 1810-1910” in The Americas, Vol. VIII, No. 3, January 1952, #176 & pp. 321-351. Connor & Faulk 84. Haferkorn, p. 45. Handley, An Annotated Bibliography of Diaries Printed in English, p. 810. Howes H268. Sabin 30703. Tutorow 3612. This account covers the period January 6, 1847-July 14, 1848. The author, a tailor by trade, volunteered for service when he was nineteen and served until the end of the war in the Westmoreland Guards, which served as Company E, 2nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. Of the ninety-four original men in Hartman’s company, only forty-three lived to see the final victory at Mexico City. The entries are done in typical diary fashion with diurnal entries rather than as a connected narrative. They range from fairly brief entries to more elaborate ones that give considerable detail about events. After landing at Veracruz and participating in the siege, his company went on to fight at Cerro Gordo, Churubusco, Chapultepec, and Mexico City itself. His accounts of those battles constitute valuable eye-witness testimony from a man who was literally in the trenches and on the front lines. Although only a private, he was a literate, wry observer with a good appreciation of overall battle strategy and tactics and of how his unit fit into the greater scheme of the actions he describes. In one caustic comment, Hartman remarks of a troop configuration near Veracruz: “Here Brig. General Pillow exposed his consummate skill by placing one half of the regiment opposite the other, and not more than twenty yards from each other; if we should have fired, doubtless more of our own men would have fallen than the enemy. This was the first and only time I felt like holding my fire in the presence of the enemy” (pp. 7-8: original emphasis). However, his long entry for April 18, in which he describes the Battle of Cerro Gordo, is considerably less humorous: “This day we met and routed the enemy with great slaughter; this is one of the bloodiest battles that has been fought since the commencement of this war.... This victory is a bloody one, but still it is glorious’ (pp. 11-12). That opinion rapidly changed at Churubusco, which he describes in equal terms as “doubtless...the most bloody, but not the least glorious battle than has been fought in Mexico” (p. 17). The diary is also quite valuable for the insights it offers into the sometimes difficult everyday life of the soldier during the Mexican-American War. Despite the overall success of the U.S. efforts, the individual soldiers themselves were often hungry, hot, tired, and in many ways downright miserable. Frequently they had to sleep in the open and were soaked by rain because there were no tents. Hartman showed admirable patience and fortitude in the face of such situations. At times, appalling accidents occurred. In one instance on September 10, Hartman notes that not even sleeping was safe: “As we were laying down to rest awhile, Edward Hansbury was run over by a cannon wagon: his feet were both severely smashed” (p. 18). Hartman’s relief at the end of the fighting is palpable: “The glorious stars and stripes are floating triumphantly over the Palace Nacional and the city of the Astecs [sic]. It is a proud and gratifying sight to us poor, used up boys, who have left home and country and everything dear, to witness this sight” (p. 20). But even in peace, the dying continued, some soldiers succumbing to typhus and others murdered by Mexicans. Hartman expresses even greater relief in his final words upon being mustered out: “Happy I do assure you that I am once more a Free Citizen of the United States” (p. 28). A detailed, interesting history of the author’s regiment can be found in John N. Boucher, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (New York, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906, Vol. I, pp. 271-278). ($2,000-$4,000)

43. [BIOGRAPHY]. KENLY, John R. Memoirs of a Maryland Volunteer: War with Mexico in the Years 1846-7-8. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1873. [iii-ix] x-xii, [13] 14-521 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (21.5 x 15 cm), original brown cloth. Spine ends slightly chipped, minor scuffing to binding, remains of bookplate on front pastedown. Ink stamp of Naval History Society on last flyleaf. Otherwise, a fine copy. First edition. Connor & Faulk 514: “A rather full account of the war from a junior officer’s view.” Haferkorn, p. 47. Tutorow 3652. Kenly was an officer of Maryland Volunteers under General Taylor, participating in the campaigns from the Texas border to Monterrey; later was with Scott’s forces on the march to Mexico City. A 42-page appendix lists the officers of his regiment and includes a copy of the Treaty ofGuadalupe Hidalgo. A well-written and scarce narrative especially in such nice collector’s condition. ($100-$200)

44. [BIOGRAPHY]. LAMAR, Mirabeau Buonaparte. The Papers of.... Edited from the Original Papers in the Texas State Library by Charles Adams Gulick, Jr., with the Assistance of Katherine Elliott, Archivist, Texas State Library. Austin: AMS [A.C. Baldwin & Sons], 1973. 6 vols. 8vo (22.2 x 14.5 cm), original orange cloth. Very fine. Reprint in smaller format of the first edition (Austin, 1921-1927). Basic Texas Books 118n. “One of the most valuable collections of historical data on Texas ever published.... Not even in the Writings of Houston, does one find such a wealth of primary source material.” Tate 2077: “An absolutely essential source of correspondence regarding Governor Lamar’s harsh Indian policy, various acts for increasing the size of military forces in the Republic of Texas, and controversy with Sam Houston’s milder policy of negotiation.” Papers cover from 1756-1850s. Virtually the only complete set of the papers, which are otherwise unobtainable, here offered in a fine set. The original edition is almost never seen and the 1968 Pemberton Press reprint is rarely found complete. Lamar (1798-1859) was the second president of Texas and distinguished himself at the Battle of San Jacinto after a series of personal tragedies drove him to Texas. He had a mixed but distinguished record as governor. On the one hand, he was merciless towards the Native Americans; on the other, he is known as “The Father of Texas Education.” Lamar fought with distinction at the Battle of Monterrey. ($300-$600)

45. [BIOGRAPHY]. MACKALL, William W. A Son’s Recollections of His Father. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc., [1930]. [i-xiii], ix-xvi, [2], [1-2] 3-236 pp., frontispiece, 3 plates. 8vo (22.5 x 15.5 cm), original tan cloth, printed paper labels on upper cover and spine. Spine label chipped, cloth slightly faded. Some leaves barely foxed, otherwise fine. Inscribed by author on front flyleaf to Clarissa Walton Fleming, November 4, 1931. First edition, limited edition (one of 200). Not in usual Mexican-American War or Civil War sources. General Mackall’s experiences in the war are covered in chapters 7-11. He initially served in the northern campaign, engaged in the Battle of Monterrey, and was appointed to Worth’s staff. After transferring to Scott’s command, he was at every battle from Veracruz to Mexico City. Mackall (1817-1891), a Maryland native, graduated from West Point and entered the artillery service, although he eventually served with the adjutant general’s branch during the war. He served in the Confederate army during the Civil War. ($400-$800)

46. [BIOGRAPHY]. MCCALL, George Archibald. Letters from the Frontiers, Written during a Period of Thirty Years’ Service in the Army of the United States. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1868. [i-ii] iii-x, 11-539 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (21 x 14.5 cm), original dark green pebble cloth, spine gilt lettered. Covers waterstained at lower outer corners and spotted. Front pastedown, flyleaf, and first few pages waterstained, front flyleaf missing lower corner. With waterstained modern book plate on front pastedown. Interior is overall very good. First edition. Connor & Faulk 113. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 235. Graff 2574. Howes M30. Larned 2057. Sabin 42970. Tutorow 4039. His Mexican-American War experiences cover pp. 429-485, in which are described all the actions in Texas, Matamoros, and Veracruz. During the war he was detached to Santa Fe. McCall (1802-1868) was a West Point graduate who served in many capacities and in several theaters. He was captured during the Civil War, exchanged, and then resigned due to poor health. ($200-$400)

47. [BIOGRAPHY]. MEADE, George Gordon. The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major- General, United States Army. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1913. Two volumes. Vol. I: [i-iv] v-vii [1, blank], [6]. 1-389 [3, blank] pp., frontispiece, 6 folded maps; Vol. II: [i-iv] vii [1, blank], [4], 1-432 pp., frontispiece, 25 folded maps. 8vo (23.2 cm x 16 cm), original green cloth, spines gilt lettered. Very fine. First edition. Connor & Faulk 205. Dornbusch, II 2288. Eicher 543. Nevins, II 75. Tutorow 3706. Union Bookshelf 59. This work was written by Mead’s son and edited by his grandson, who completed it after his father’s death. Meade’s services in the Mexican-American War are in vol. 1, pp. 19-219. His letters, all to his wife, are well written and full of interesting details available nowhere else. His letters start on August 15, 1845, when he writes his wife from Washington and end on April 20, 1847, from a ship in the Potomac informing his wife, “You may look for me to dinner.” Meade (1815-1872) fought at Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, and Monterrey before being assigned to Scott, who sent him back to the states because he had enough topographical engineers. He is best remembered as commander of the Union army at Gettysburg. ($100-$200)

“The title is misleading” 48. [BIOGRAPHY]. MURPHY, Charles J. Reminiscences of the War of the Rebellion, and of the Mexican War [wrapper title]. New York: F.J. Ficker, 79 & 81 William St., 1882. [1] 2-80 pp. 8vo (22.5 x 15.5 cm), original grey printed wrappers in modern marbled wrappers. Upper wrapper chipped, wrappers darkened. Interior is fine. Author’s presentation printed on the upper wrapper. First edition. Connor & Faulk 622. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 238. Haferkorn, p. 16. Tutorow 3663. This was written to justify a claim against the government. As Connor & Faulk note, “The title is misleading,” because the text contains almost nothing on the Mexican-American War. ($300-$600)

A Soldier and a Poet 49. [BIOGRAPHY]. NORTON, Lewis Adelbert. Life and Adventures of Colonel L.A. Norton Written by Himself. Oakland, Cal.: Pacific Press Publishing House, 1887. [i-iii] iv-viii, [9] 10-492 pp., frontispiece. 8vo (20 x 15 cm), original stamped and gilt-lettered cloth. Slightly rubbed. Except for a few light stains, very good internally. With John Howell’s printed book ticket on rear pastedown. First edition. Cowan I, p. 164; II, p. 457. Graff 3043. Howes N210. Kurutz 468. Mattes 1250. Mintz 347. Rocq 15987. The Mexican-American War section covers pp. 78-236. He raised Company I of the Twenty-Second Illinois Volunteers, who acceded to his wish to be quartermaster instead of captain. The company landed at Tampico and ended the war in Mexico City. Norton’s memoirs are full of small details and stories of encounters with various Mexicans, of whom he had a low opinion. The work ends with an appendix of the colonel’s own poetry. One poem, “The Rio Grande Shore,” concerns the Battle of Palo Alto (pp. 482-483) The autobiography of a busy man who joined the Canadian rebellion of 1837, was subsequently captured and banished, and attempted an invasion of Canada from Michigan. After the war Norton went to California and describes the early days of Placerville. ($100-$200)

“Historically important information about California” 50. [BIOGRAPHY]. PHELPS, William D. Fore and Aft; Leaves from the Life of an Old Sailor. By “Webfoot.” Boston: Nichols & Hall, 1871. [i-ii] iii-vi, 7-359 [1, blank] pp., frontispiece & 3 plates after sketches by Hammatt Billings. 8vo (18 x 13 cm), original purple gilt-embossed cloth, spine gilt. Spine faded to brown, barely shelf-slanted, otherwise fine. First edition. Cowan I, p. 77; II, p. 482: “[Phelps] was actively engaged in the ‘Commodore Jones war,’ as he terms it, and his various narratives are of great importance, although occasionally presenting minor inaccuracies. His chapter on ‘The Hudson’s Bay company’ is one of the few sources of information regarding the operations of this great corporation in California.” Garrett & Goodwin, p. 241. Graff 3271. Haferkorn, p. 73. Hamilton, Early American Book Illustrators 430. Howell 50:695: “Phelps arrived in California in 1840 where he was later an active participant in the hostilities of 1842 which he calls the ‘Commodore Jones War.’ He provides historically important information about California in the 1840’s, including a chapter on the activities of the Hudson Bay Company.” Howes P290: “Only a few copies had been issued when fire destroyed the plates.” Rocq 16006. Sabin 61399 (citing an edition of 1870, unnoted by others). Phelps (1802-1875) had an exciting seafaring life, which he recounts cheerfully in this memoir penned after he retired to Lexington, Massachusetts. His experiences included long periods marooned on islands to hunt seals for a tyrannical skipper. In 1840 Phelps cruised the coast of California in command of the Alert, the same vessel in which Richard Henry Dana had sailed. Among the significant episodes covered are the Bear Flag Revolt, the Frémont-Castro clash, and U.S. takeover of California (pp. 277- 321), in some of which he actively participated. ($200-$300)

Author’s Last Work, Published Posthumously 51. [BIOGRAPHY]. REID, Elizabeth. Mayne Reid: A Memoir of His Life. London: Ward & Downey, 12, York Street, Covent Garden, 1890. [6], 1-277, [3] pp., frontispiece portrait & 1 plate. 8vo (19.7 x 14.2 cm), original brown diapered cloth ruled and decorated in black, upper cover and spine gilt-lettered. Slightly shelf slanted. Interior very fine. First edition. Tutorow 3670. The passages on Reid’s participation in the Mexican-American War are drawn from his unpublished manuscript entitled, “Mexican War Memories”: “From these the following account in his own words is taken. The ink was scarcely dry on the last pages when he took to the bed from which he never more arose” (p. 28). Reid, a lieutenant in the 1st New York Volunteer Infantry, landed at Veracruz and went with the army to Mexico City, including participating in the assault on Chapultepec, which battle he describes in vigorous detail and at which he was badly wounded. Includes a poem on the assault of Monterrey. On pp. 9-22 Reid tells of his friendship with Edgar Allan Poe while both were living in Philadelphia. Reid (1818-1883) was something of an adventurer and a prolific writer of novels set in wild places, such as the American West. His 1851 novel,The Scalp Hunters, is dedicated to former Texas Navy commander Edwin Moore. ($100-$200)

“A colorful and at times controversial life” 52. [BIOGRAPHY]. REVERE, Joseph Warren. Keel and Saddle: A Retrospect of Forty Years of Military and Naval Service. Boston: James R. Osgood & Company (Late Ticknor & Fields, and Fields, Osgood, & Co.), 1872. [i-iv] [1, blank], 1-360 pp. 8vo (19.2 x 13 cm), early three-quarter brown morocco over tan cloth, spine extra-gilt-stamped with nautical designs. Lightly rubbed. Title moderately foxed, lightly foxed throughout. With bookplate of nautical scholar John Haskell Kemble. A very good copy. First edition. Cowan II, p. 530. Graff 3473. Haferkorn, p. 73. Hill I, p. 552; II, 1441. Howell 50:765: “A readable narrative dealing with the author’s experiences in various parts of the world, including his reminiscences of California in 1845 with Commodore Sloat’s squadron and life in Marin County in 1859-60.” Howes (1954) 8548. Tutorow 3671: “A gossipy memoir of naval and other experiences.” “This work was published when the author was sixty years old and gives a sketch of his colorful and at times controversial life. Revere had been in the American Navy since 1828, and in 1845, he was aboard the Portsmouth in California with Commodore Sloat’s squadron. It was Revere who first raised the American flag at Sonoma. After the war, he was appointed a U.S. agent in California, and he made several highly profitable trading voyages down the Mexican coast, which enabled him to visit and provide a detailed description of San Diego, which he called ‘the queen of the south of California.’ In 1851 Revere became a colonel in the Mexican Army and reorganized its artillery. During the Civil War he served as a Union general” (Hill). The author’s Mexican-American War experiences are in Chapter 18 (pp. 143-150). ($100-$200)

53. [BIOGRAPHY]. ROBINSON, Fayette. Mexico and Her Military Chieftains, from the Revolution of Hidalgo to the Present Time. Comprising Sketches of the Lives of Hidalgo, Morelos, Iturbide, Santa Anna, Gomez Farias, Bustamante, Paredes, Almonte, Arista, Alaman, Ampudia, Herrera, and De La Vega. Illustrated with Twelve Portraits and Engravings.Philadelphia: Published by E.H. Butler & Co, 1847. [i-v] vi-ix, [3], [13] 14-343 [1, blank], [1] 2-8 (ads) pp., 12 plates, including frontispiece. 12mo (18.7 x 12 cm), original charcoal grey printed wrappers (portrait of Taylor on lower wrap), sewn. Wrappers slightly chipped and reinforced with tape along joints, otherwise very fine except for light foxing to text. Rarely encountered in wrappers. With ink signature of Erastus Evans on upper wrapper. First edition, issued the same year as the cloth bound option. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 268-269. Haferkorn, p. 70. Kurutz & Mathes, p. 165: “Robinson narrated the causes and principal campaigns, presented short biographies of several general officers, and covered efforts to end the war through diplomacy.” Palau 271084. Raines, p. 176. Tutorow 3233. Includes an account of the engagement of the Texas Navy under the command of E.W. Moore and the Mexican Navy off Campeche in April of 1843. This was the first time that steam and sail vessels had ever been in combat against each other, and the first time Paixhan guns were used in naval combat. According to the ad of the rear wrapper of this same publisher’s 1847 Taylor and His Generals (q.v.), this volume cost 50 cents and by the timeTaylor and His Generals had appeared 8,000 copies had been printed. ($200-$400)

“The private performs the work” 54. [BIOGRAPHY]. SCRIBNER, Benjamin Franklin. A Campaign in Mexico by “One Who Was Thar”. Philadelphia: James Gihon, and for Sale by All Booksellers and Country Merchants South and West, 1850. [6] [12] 13-75 [1, blank], 1-8 (ads) pp., folding lithograph map: Battle of Buena Vista... [lower left below neat line]: Drawn by H.H. Green Lt. U.S. Army [lower right below neat line]: Engd. by E.F. Woodward Philadelpha. (24.5 x 38.5 cm). 8vo (23 x 15.5 cm.), original brown printed wrappers in modern marbled wrappers. Wrappers slightly soiled and with minor marginal wear, title lightly browned and offset, map with some offsetting, light water stain in upper margin of a few leaves. Generally a very good copy. Uncommon in commerce. First edition, second issue. Except for the title page, this printing is from the same setting of type as the 1847 first edition (Camp Life of a Volunteer: A Campaign in Mexico, or a Glimpse at Life in Camp. By “One Who Has Seen the Elephant.” Philadelphia: Grigg, Elliot; New Albany: J. R. Nunemacher. And for Sale by All Booksellers and Country Merchants South and West, 1847). Connor & Faulk 92. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 249. Haferkorn, p. 51. Howes S246. Palau 304216. Tutorow 3679. “Scribner was a private in the 2nd Regiment of Indiana Volunteers. His account begins July 11, 1846, and ends on July 3, 1847. He was discharged following the battle of Buena Vista. The map of the battle, by Lieutenant Henry Hall Green of the 3rd and 15th Infantry is regarded as one of the best” (Tutorow). This lively account, in the form of a diary, includes an excellent description of camp life on the lower Rio Grande in the Texas-Mexico borderlands—Brazos de Santiago, Camp Belknap (fourteen miles below Matamoros), Point Isabel, Burrita or Burita (nine miles up the Rio Grande), etc. See excerpts in Smith & Judah’s Chronicles of the Gringos (pp. 277-82), who comment on Scribner’s account: “He gave perceptive insights into the common soldier’s psychology—his pleasures and his discomforts.” The author fought at the Battle of Buena Vista and leaves an excellent description of that action. He also provides an unvarnished volunteer’s view of officers: “Those who hold commissions have the best pay, the best fare, and all the honor. The private performs the work, endures the privation, and when the toils and sufferings of the campaign are over, forgetfulness folds him aside gracefully in her capacious mantle” (p. [12]). Scribner (1825-1900) fought with an Indiana regiment and later saw action in the Civil War. His main employment was as a druggist, although he held various other positions as well, even having a government appointment in Alaska. ($800-$1,600) “Bound to be one of the richest countries in the world” 55. [BIOGRAPHY]. SHEPARD, Elihu H. The Autobiography of Elihu H. Shepard, Formerly Professor of Languages in St. Louis College. St. Louis: George Knapp & Co. Book and Job Printers and Binders, 1869. [4], [vii]-viii [1, blank], [9] 10-275 [1, blank] pp., two original albumen photographs pasted in (author and wife). 8vo (24.7 x 16.5 cm), original brown cloth, spine gilt-lettered. Spine slightly chipped at extremities, hinges weak and rubbed, lower board separating, corners rubbed. Light uniform browning to interior, photos slightly faded. Presentation copy to New England Historical Genealogical Society from the author’s grandson. Printed bookplate of New-England Historical and Genealogical Society on front pastedown and their blind stamp on title page and one other page. First edition. Howes S386, Kaplan 5166. Sabin 80175. Tutorow 3711. The author mustered into Company A of the St. Louis Greys at the age of fifty one. Their terms of service running out quickly, they went back home shortly after landing in Texas. He joined another regiment from Missouri, which saw considerably more action, being initially dispatched to Santa Fe, whence they went to Chihuahua, where they remained for three months. After going to El Paso, they were mustered out. Although in Texas only a short time, he remarked: “I did not explore the country to any great distance from the river, but saw enough to satisfy me that it is bound to be one of the richest countries in the world, and that at no very distant day” (p 143). ($100-$200)

“One of the almost unknown books dealing with the Mexican War” (Anderson) 56. [BIOGRAPHY]. SMITH, Isaac. Reminiscences of a Campaign in Mexico: An Account of the Operations of the Indiana Brigade on the Line of the Rio Grande and Sierra Madre, and a Vindication of the Volunteers against the Aspersions of Officials and Unofficials.... Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Indianapolis: Published by Chapmans & Spann, 1848. [1-3] 4-116 pp. 8vo (22.5 x 15 cm), original goldenrod printed wrappers, title within ornamental border (neatly rebacked and repaired in sympathetic paper), stitched. Some creasing (primarily to front wrapper), light to moderate foxing, faint water-staining at upper right blank margin (not affecting text), overall a very good copy, very desirable in wrappers. Preserved in a tan cloth case. The Jennie Crocker Henderson-Howell copy. Laid in is a newspaper clipping from 1910 and a printed catalogue card with pencil note (in Eberstadt’s hand?): “Lost last copy to Dr. Rosenbach @95.” The catalogue card includes the comment: “But one other copy (badly frayed) has appeared at auction in many years.” Contemporary ink ownership signature of John Chum on upper wrapper. Extremely rare. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Anderson Galleries 1686:218. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 181. Haferkorn, p. 52. Howes S602. Sabin 82742 (reporting only the Library of Congress copy). Tutorow 3500. “This important relation is one of the almost unknown books dealing with the Mexican War. The author was an active participant in the campaigns and his narrative contains interesting particulars of out-of-the-way forays and adventures not elsewhere revealed. Among the important chapters are those dealing with Col. Doniphan and his Overland March; Col. Price’s New Mexican Campaign; the Battle of San Francisco; Battle of Sacramento; the Battle and Conquest of Monterey” (Anderson). The volunteers, although they fought bravely and well for the most part, did not enjoy a favorable reputation in some quarters, particularly among the professional army, for some of their unruly, troublesome behavior. He cites many instances of underserved slights, some of them coming from no less a person than General Scott. Includes some information relating to the Regiment’s encampment in Texas before leaving for Monterrey. ($1,000-$2,000)

57. [BIOGRAPHY]. STEEDMAN, Charles. Memoir and Correspondence of Charles Steedman, Rear Admiral, United States Navy, with His Autobiography and Private Journals 1811-1890. Edited by Amos Lawrence Mason, A.B., M.D., Harvard. Cambridge: Privately Printed at The Riverside Press, 1912. [i-vii] viii-xxi [1, blank], [1-3] 4-556 pp., frontispiece, map, and 73 leaves of sepia toned plates (most printed on both sides). 8vo (23.5 x 16.5 cm), original navy blue cloth, spine gilt lettered, t.e.g. Light rubbing. Binding is insufficient to support the weight of the text block, with the result that text block tends to crack; two leaves and two plates separated. Overall a fine copy. Inscribed on front flyleaf from the editor to his sister, Susan L. Oliver, August 12, 1912, and with ownership inscription of Lloyd M. Harmon just below. Very rare. No copies at auction in over thirty years, and most copies on OCLC are electronic versions. First edition, limited edition (#41 of 100 copies). Connor & Faulk 607. Tutorow 3685: “Steedman participated in the naval operations on the Gulf coast on theSt. Mary’s and commanded the 8-inch gun in the bombardment of Vera Cruz and San Juan de Ulúa.” His Mexican-American War experiences are briefly covered in chapter 9. Steedman (1811-1890) was a professional naval officer who served in many capacities during a long career. ($300-$600)

“Harmless Food” 58. [BIOGRAPHY]. SUMPTER, Arthur. The Lives of General Zachary Taylor and General Winfield Scott: To Which Is Appended an Outline History of Mexico, Aboriginal, Colonial and Republican; and a Brief History of the Mexican War; Including Events to the Surrender of the City of Mexico, and the Removal of Congress to Morelia. Illustrated by a Map of Mexico and Twelve other Spirited Engravings. New York: H. Phelps & Co., 124 Nassau Street, 1848. [1-9] 10-62, [2] pp., text illustrations and map. 8vo (23 x 14.5 cm), original beige pictorial wrappers printed in blue, stitched. Wrappers chipped, lightly soiled, and with tears (no losses). Except for light scattered foxing, the interior is fine. First edition. Connor & Faulk 393. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 50-51. Haferkorn, p. 67. Sabin 93725. Tutorow 3977: “This 64-page pamphlet argues that Mexican hostility to American claims led to the war.” Enthusiastic biographies of both generals and their actions. The author, who has pacifistic tendencies, states that he does not intend to dwell particularly on scenes and details of carnage because he does not want to raise a war-like spirit in readers: “Our aim is, to supply the eager appetite of our people with harmless food” (p. [7]). One such tidbit is the illustration “Gen. Scott Entering the City of Mexico in Triumph,” which shows the general being met by adoring crowds, which was hardly the case and hardly the picture portrayed on p. 51. The image on p. 23 of de la Vega’s capture is considerably more subdued than what was usually shown. ($200-$400)

A Warning 59. [BORDERLANDS]. Observaciones al dictamen presentado por la primera comision de guerra, a la Camara de Diputados in 26 de febrero del presente ano, y publicado en el siglo XIX de 25 del mismo mes, sobre arreglo del ejercito. Chihuahua: Imprenta del Gobierno á cargo de Cayetano Ramos, 1844. [2], 2-8 [3, blank]. 8vo (23 x 16.5 cm), original folded sheet, never stitched. Title page slightly stained, edges somewhat tattered, horizontal fold, but an excellent example of Mexican provincial printing. With 1844 in contemporary ink on title page. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. The anonymous author(s) takes the commission to task and denounces many aspects of their report, including one suggestion that the Mexican army become more like foreign armies, including that of the United States. What truly appalls the author, however, is the ignorance concerning the proper defense of the Borderlands: “De paso advertimos el gran error que la comision ha padecido al proponer se escuadronicen las companias presidiales de estas fronteras, pero esto lo disculpamos con la grande distancia a que se encuentran los senores de la comision de estos paises, y a que no han visto quizas el reglamento de presidios. Solo una ignorancia, la mas completa de nuestra situacion, puede hacer concebir el intento de que se esquadronicen estas companias, fruto de trescientos anos de esperiencias hechas per el gobierno activo y vigilante como el espanol que las establicio tal como hoy se encuentran, y sobre cuya organizacion hablaremos otra vez y demonstraremos los graves inconvenientes que traeria variarla” (p. 7). The piece is signed “Chihuahua Marzo 29, de 1844. Primer toque de unas trompetas.” Whether others were published is unknown. A prescient pre-war essay that clearly recognizes the dangers of the poorly defended Borderlands, a problem that would become all too evident when United States troops started marching through them just a few years later. ($100-$200)

60. [BOUNDARY LINE]. BARTLETT, John Russell. Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua, Connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the Years 1850, ’51, ’52, and ’53. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 346 & 348 Broadway; and 16 Little Britain, London, 1854. 2 vols. Vol. I: [i-iii] iv-xxii, [1] 2-506, [6, ads] pp., folded tinted lithograph frontispiece, folded map, 9 plates (6 tinted lithographs); Vol. II: [i-iii] iv-xvii [1, blank], [1] 2-624 pp., folded tinted lithograph frontispiece, 34 plates (8 tinted lithographs). Total: 45 plates (including frontispieces). Original green cloth, spine gilt lettered and decorated. Minor expert repairs to spine ends; Vol II lower hinge split; mild to moderate offsetting from frontispieces and some plates; map with closed 11 cm tear; scattered staining to some leaves, mostly confined to top margins; index moderately stained; Vol II has pp. 297-304 and the accompanying plate in duplicate. Overall, a very good set. map General Map Showing the Countries Explored & Surveyed by the United States & Mexican Boundary Commission, in the Years 1850, 51, 52, & 53. Under the Direction of John R. Bartlett, U.S. Commissioner. [lower left] J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Neat line to neat line: 48.5 x 39 cm; overall sheet size: 51 x 40.5 cm. First edition. Abbey 658. Basic Texas Books 12. Clark, Old South III:272. Cowan I, p. 13; II, p. 36. Flake 325. Graff 198: “An essential book for the Southwest.” Hill 74. Howes B201. Plains & Rockies IV:234:1. Rader 287. Raines, p. 22. Sabin 3746. Saunders 2721. Streeter Sale 173: “Bartlett’s was the first thoroughly scholarly description of the Southwest.” Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 798: “Among the most important Western maps...excellent early map showing Gadsden Purchase Boundary.” Wheat, Maps of the California Gold Region 252. “As a piece of narrative writing about the American West, Bartlett’s book ranks alongside those of Frémont, Parkman, and Gregg as a classic. Within its pages is contained a panoramic view of the way of life of an entire region previously known only to a few.... For many a hammock reader...it opened up an exciting America and helped create an image of the exotic West” (Goetzmann, Army Exploration, pp. 205-206). Although a competent reporter and scholar, Bartlett was not a sterling boundary commissioner and is remembered for a blunder that cost the U.S. the price of the Gadsden Purchase. “The history of the Mexican Boundary survey was, perhaps more than any other episode in the American West, colored by ineptitude, personal animosity, ambition, and political interference. It was to have significant effect on the final shape of the region” (Martin & Martin 40). The crux of the problem lay in errors in the Disturnell map, used to determine the boundary in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which distorted the area along the Rio Grande and near El Paso. The Mexicans claimed that lines of latitude and longitude should be adhered to, while it was to the advantage of the U.S. to establish the boundary according to geographical locations. Bartlett compromised, unknowingly giving up an area not only rich in copper mines, but also containing a portion of the only practical route for a southern railroad to California. This created a great deal of the conflict between the party members, as well as “a political issue of the greatest importance in Washington.... The issue was defused in 1853 with the Gadsden Purchase, a treaty in which the United States obtained the disputed territory, as well as additional lands and other Mexican concessions, in return for cash payment” (Martin & Martin 40). Bartlett had greater success later as John Carter Brown’s librarian. The lithographs and engravings depict scenes along the border and along the route of the author’s journey, including Sonora, Chihuahua, Acapulco, Manzanillo, New Mexico, Saltillo, California, and Texas (one litho shows a snow storm near present-day Burnet, Texas, Camp in Snow Storm on Delaware Creek, Texas; the plate will be included in Ron Tyler’s work-in-progress on nineteenth-century lithographs of Texas). As described in Howes, one Geyser plate, although listed in Volume II, was not issued, although an additional view of Tucson not listed in the table of contents is included. This copy contains one geyser plate (Vol. II, p. 40) and the view of Tucson (Vol. II, p. 292). ($1,000-$2,000)

“One of the most important books issued by the Mexican side” (Harper) 61. [BOUNDARY LINE]. Contestanciones habidas entre el supremo gobierno mexicano, el general en gefe del ejército Americano, y el comisionado de los Estados-Unidos. Mexico City: Imprenta de Vicente García Torres, Ex-convento del Espíritu Santo, 1847. [1-3] 4-36 pp. 8vo (20 x 14.7 cm), original grey printed wrappers with ornamental border, stitched. Except for some chipping at upper right, some splitting at spine (but no loss), and light age toning, very fine. Preserved in maroon cloth slipcase with printed bookplate of B.J. Norcott. First edition, second issue (signature mark on p. 33 just to left of space between “las escoltas,” probably caused by unlocking the type from the form; p. 36 with 39 lines because of the addition of September 10, 1847, letter by Herrera concerning the interpretation of Document No. 3, as printed in this work; small floral ornament at bottom of p. 36, fist on back wrapper, which has 11 lines and simple floral border; otherwise, from same setting of type as first issue). Haferkorn, p. 26. Harper 12:355: “One of the most important books issued by the Mexican side during the war with the United States, this contains the texts of the various negotiations for an armistice in 1847 and much other documentation all printed in full and all of the utmost value for the history of this significant event, which led to the final peace of Guadalupe Hidalgo.” Howes C717. Palau 60644. Sabin 48397. Streeter Sale 259. After the battle of Churubusco, Santa Anna, in exchange for a $10,000 down payment on a bribe said to be over $1,000,000, sent representatives to a peace conference in Coyoacán on August 21, 1847, and which lasted into the next month. Nicholas Trist represented the U.S. side. This pamphlet contains all the proposals and negotiations of the representatives of Mexico and the U.S. The armistice included provisions for establishing the western boundary of Texas at the Nueces River instead of the Rio Grande, leaving the land between as a neutral zone; ceding San Diego harbor to Mexico; and outlawing slavery. Santa Anna summarily rejected Trist’s proposals. Scott also rejected the armistice agreement, being convinced the Mexicans were not acting in good faith and simply buying time to strengthen their military position. Hostilities then resumed, resulting in much greater losses for Mexico than the terms proposed here. ($500-$1,000)

62. [BOUNDARY LINE]. GRAHAM, James Duncan. Report of the Secretary of War, Communicating in Compliance with a Resolution of the Senate the Report of Lieutenant Colonel Graham on the Subject of the Boundary Line Between the United States and Mexico [caption title]. [Washington, 1852]. [1] 2-250 pp., 2 folding lithographed maps [1] Mexican Boundary B. Extract from the Treaty Map of Disturnell of 1847 (23 x 39.2 cm); [2] Mexican Boundary. Sketch A. Referred to in Colonel Graham’s Report (13.6 x 46.9 cm) folding lithographed chart [1] Barometric Profile of the Route from San Antonio (23.3 x 114 cm). 8vo (24.2 x 16 cm), modern gilt-lettered green cloth. Scattered light foxing, maps with fold splits (no losses), profile slightly wrinkled. Overall very good. First edition (32nd Congress, 1st Session, Senate Executive Document 121). Basic Texas Books 57n. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 298, 413 & 414. Graff 1609. Howes G296. Martin & Martin 40: “The history of the Mexican Boundary Survey was, perhaps more than any other episode in the American West, colored by ineptitude, personal animosity, ambition, and political interference. It was to have a significant effect on the final shape of the region.” Meisel III, p. 100. Munk (Alliott), p. 89. Plains & Rockies IV:212: “In addition to reporting his troubles with John R. Bartlett, Graham included information and reports on southern New Mexico.” Raines, p. 96. Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 717-18 & pp. 225- 27; III:227: “This Document contains Graham’s elaborate defense of his conduct while detailed to the Boundary Commission.” The map entitled Mexican Boundary B (see Plate 40 in Martin & Martin) delineates the boundary difference that would result from the two different interpretations of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo vis-à-vis the Disturnell map. The first interpretation was based on strict reference to the lines of longitude and latitude on the map; the second, on actual reference to the landmarks of El Paso and the Rio Grande. The Disturnell map had placed El Paso too far north and west of its actual position. Graham’s maps show that the two interpretations would result in a difference of 5,950 square miles to U.S. territory in an area strategic to mining and railroads. ($200-$400)

Crucial Boundary Line Work 63. [BOUNDARY LINE]. GRAY, Andrew Belcher. “Explanatory Report of A. B. Gray of His Proceedings while a Member of the ‘United States Mexican Boundary Commission,’ Appointed to Run and Mark the Boundary Line under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,” in Report of the Secretary of the Interior, in Compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, of January 22, Communicating a Report and Map of A. B. Gray, Relative to the Mexican Boundary. [Washington, 1855]. [1] 2-50, 2 folded maps. 8vo (23 x 15 cm), modern brown sheep over brown cloth, spine gilt lettered. Slightly rubbed. Interior with scattered light foxing, large map with tear at the text block; otherwise fine. Thomas W. Streeter’s copy with his bookplate and copious notes on front free endpaper. Rare in commerce; only three copies at auction in the last thirty years. maps [1] That Part of Disturnell’s Treaty Map in the Vicinity of the Rio Grande and Southern Boundary of Mexico as Referred to by U.S. Surveyor, in Communication to Commissioner, July 23 1851. Ackerman Lith 379 Broadway NY. 27 x 29.5 cm. Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 820* & 839. [2] Map of that Portion of the Boundary between the United States and Mexico from the Pacific Coast to the Junction of the Gila and Colorado Rivers, Surveyed under the Direction of Hon. John B. Weller U.S. Commissioner, and the Rio Gila from Near Its Intersection, with the Southern Boundary of New Mexico, Surveyed under the Direction of John R. Bartlett Esq. U.S. Commissioner; All in Accordance with the Decision of the Joint Commn and Conformably to the Treaty of Guad. Hildago; Showing also the Limits of the Territory Acquired under the Treaty Negotiated by the Hon. James Gadsden, U.S. Minister at the City of Mexico, 1854.... Ackerman Lith. 379 Broadway N.Y. [inset map lower left] Sketch of the Port of San Diego Surveyed by the U.S. Boundary Commission in the 1849 and 1850.... [inset below] Profile of Country from the Rio Grande to the Gulf of California and from the Rio Grande to the Junction of the Gila and Colorado Rivers [inset at lower left] Table of Reference. Harlow, Maps of the Pueblo Lands of San Diego 20. Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West #821* & 840, Vol. 3, pp. 238-239: “Elaborate work, clearly a major performance, with much topography appearing, and an insert of the port of San Diego, surveyed in 1849-1850.” First edition (33rd Congress, 2nd Session, Senate Ex. Doc 55). Braislin 825. Graff 1625. Harlow, Maps of the Pueblo Lands of San Diego 1602-1874 20. Howes G330. Meisel III, p. 100. Munk (Alliott) p. 90. Plains & Rockies IV:254. Sabin 28376. Streeter Sale 488. Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 820, 821, 839, 840 & III, pp. 238-40. Although Gray spends a lot of ink complaining about Commissioner Bartlett and his disputes with him over the boundary line, this is a crucial report concerning the final shape of the United States, including the initial difficulties over the proper location of El Paso. The maps show the definitive boundaries as established by all the treaties with Mexico and are far more important than the text. ($500-$1,000)

Having to Do it All Over Again 64. [BOUNDARY LINE]. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION. Report of the Boundary Commission upon the Survey and Re-Marking of the Boundary between the United States and Mexico West of the Rio Grande, 1891-1896. Parts I and II. Part I. Report of the International Commission. Part II. Report of the United States Section. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1898. 3 vols. Vol. I: [2], 1-56, [1-2], 3-240 pp., frontispiece, 45 plates (mostly photographic), 4 folded charts. 4to (29.5 x 23 cm), contemporary tan sheep, raised bands, boards rolled in blind, gilt-lettered spine labels. Moderate overall rubbing, backstrip partly loose, upper joint starting, upper hinge split, corners bumped. Interior very fine. Vol. II: Report of the Boundary Commission upon the Survey and Re-Marking of the Boundary between the United States and Mexico West of the Rio Grande, 1891-1896. Album. [2] pp., 258 photos of the new monuments with bilingual captions. Oblong 4to (28 x 36 cm), contemporary tan sheep, raised bands, boards rolled in blind, gilt-lettered spine labels. Backstrip loose, front board mostly loose, moderately rubbed and faded, corners bumped and rubbed. Interior fine. Vol. III: Boundary between the United States and Mexico, as Surveyed and Marked by the International Boundary Commission, under the Convention of July 29, 1882. Revived February 18, 1889. List of Maps and Profiles: A and B - - - - Index Map of the Boundary. 1, 2, 3, and 4 - - - California Line. 5 ------Colorado River Section of the Boundary (in Colors). 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 – Arizona – Sonora Oblique Line. 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 – Parallel 31° 20’ North Latitude. 16 and 17 - - - - Meridian Section. 17, 18, and 19 - - - Parallel 31° 47’ North Latitude. 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 – Profile of the Boundary. A and B Show the Prominent Peaks, Roads and Springs in the Vicinity of the Boundary Line Whose Positions and Heights Were Determined by the U.S. Section of the Commission. The Railroads, Roads and Trails and the Location of Settlements, Rivers, &c., at a Distance from the Boundary Were Compiled from County Maps, General Land Office Maps, U.S. Engineer Maps, &c. Pacific Coast Line and San Diego Bay from U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts. Coast of Lower California and Gulf of California from U.S. Hydrographic Office Charts. [4] pp., 26 lithograph maps and profiles with bilingual captions. Folio (73.3 x 55 cm), contemporary three-quarter tan sheep over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine label and gilt- lettered label on upper cover. Spine worn and chipped, moderately rubbed, cover label scuffed, upper hinge split. Interior very fine. First edition (55th Congress, 2nd Session, Senate Executive Document 247). During his survey, Emory had left about fifty markers composed generally of metal or stone cairns. Time and people had not been kind to these markers, some having been destroyed and others moved out of place. Others suffered other indignities, such as the one that was incorporated in a saloon, a situation depicted in one of the plates. To correct that situation, a new survey was ordered that was to erect more substantial markers in greater numbers. Commissioners John Whitney Barlow for the U.S. and Jacobo Blanco for Mexico met in early 1892 at El Paso to begin the work. When they were done, they had established 258 markers of substantial construction that stand to this day, each of which is shown in the Album, from El Paso to the Pacific Ocean. Many, of course, are in isolated places in the Sonora Desert, with some in seemingly impossible places like hilltops. The commission also quietly corrected minor errors in the original survey. The maps represent the best and most detailed depiction of the boundary line published up until that time. Although the publication lacks the romance of the Emory report with its descriptions of flora and fauna with plates, it is a very solid piece of scientific work. The American survey chief, Barlow (1838-1914) was a career military topographical engineer. He probably served the shortest tenure as U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, retiring the day after he was appointed to the post. ($3,000-6,000)

An Extraordinarily Complete Copy 65. [BOUNDARY LINE]. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION. Report of the Boundary Commission upon the Survey and Re-Marking of the Boundary between the United States and Mexico West of the Rio Grande, 1891-1896. Parts I and II. Part I. Report of the International Commission. Part II. Report of the United States Section. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1898. 3 vols. Vol. I: [2], 1-56, [1-2], 3-240 pp., frontispiece, 45 plates (mostly photographic), 4 folded charts. 4to (29.5 x 23.5 cm), modern quarter tan leather over blind-rolled tan contemporary sheep, gilt-lettered spine labels. Scuffed and rubbed, hinges repaired. With LC duplicate stamp on rear flyleaf (loose). Interior very fine. Vol. II: Report of the Boundary Commission upon the Survey and Re-Marking of the Boundary between the United States and Mexico West of the Rio Grande, 1891-1896. Album. [2] pp., 258 photographic plates of the new monuments with bilingual captions. Oblong 4to (28 x 36 cm), modern quarter tan leather over blind-rolled tan contemporary sheep, gilt-lettered spine labels. Scuffed and rubbed, hinges repaired, new endpapers. With chipped printed label of Senate Library on upper board and remains of same label on lower board. Vol. III: Boundary between the United States and Mexico, as Surveyed and Marked by the International Boundary Commission, under the Convention of July 29, 1882. Revived February 18, 1889. List of Maps and Profiles: A and B - - - - Index Map of the Boundary. 1, 2, 3, and 4 - - - California Line. 5 ------Colorado River Section of the Boundary (in Colors). 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 – Arizona – Sonora Oblique Line. 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 – Parallel 31° 20’ North Latitude. 16 and 17 - - - - Meridian Section. 17, 18, and 19 - - - Parallel 31° 47’ North Latitude. 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 – Profile of the Boundary. A and B Show the Prominent Peaks, Roads and Springs in the Vicinity of the Boundary Line Whose Positions and Heights Were Determined by the U.S. Section of the Commission. The Railroads, Roads and Trails and the Location of Settlements, Rivers, &c., at a Distance from the Boundary Were Compiled from County Maps, General Land Office Maps, U.S. Engineer Maps, &c. Pacific Coast Line and San Diego Bay from U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts. Coast of Lower California and Gulf of California from U.S. Hydrographic Office Charts. [4] pp., 26 lithograph maps and profiles with bilingual captions. Folio (73.5 x 56 cm), modern three-quarter red leather over black cloth, spines with gilt-lettered labels, gilt-lettered leather label on upper board. Slightly scuffed and rubbed, minor cloth bubbling. With ink stamps of U.S. Surveyor General’s Office, San Francisco. Maps fine. Complete copies in good condition are extremely rare. First edition (55th Congress, 2nd Session, Senate Executive Document 247). With: Línea divisoria entre México y los Estados Unidos al oeste del Río Grande levantada y marcada, bajo la direc- ción por parte de México ingeniero Jacobo Blanco, por la Comisión Internacional de Límites creada por la con- vención de julio 29 de 1882 Renovada por la de febrero de 1889. Índice de los planos Números 1, 2, y 3 - - Paralelo 31° 47’ “ 3 y 4 - - - Sección meridiana. “ 4. 5, 6, 7 y 8 – Paralelo 31° 20’ “ 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 y 14 Línea azimutal entre Sonora y Arizona. “ 15,16, 17, y 18 – Línea azimutal entre La Baja y Alta Californias. “ 19 - - - Rio Colorado (en dos colores). [4] pp., 19 lithograph maps with bilingual captions. Folio (74.5 x 56 cm), modern three- quarter red leather over black cloth, spines with gilt-lettered labels, gilt-lettered leather label on upper board. Slightly scuffed and rubbed, minor cloth bubbling. First Mexican edition, using the same maps published in the American edition but omitting the profiles. Another copy of the above but here with the Mexican atlas. ($4,000-8,000)

Establishing the Mexican Boundary Commission 66. [BOUNDARY LINE]. MEXICO. LAWS (November 2, 1848). Ministerio de Relaciones Interiores y Exteriores [caption title]. [Mexico City, 1848]. Dated in type November 2, 1848. [2] [2, blank] pp. 12mo (21.3 x 15 cm), folded sheet. Very fine. First edition. Eberstadt 392. The important law that outlines Mexico’s half of the Joint Boundary Commission, whose findings would be incorporated in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Names the offices of the members, one of whom if necessary must be proficient in English, their salaries, and authorizes travel expenses and expenditures for acquiring survey equipment. The last element proved to be ironic. Although Mexico ordered high-quality instruments from Europe, it received instead inferior goods and basically had to depend on American measurements. ($200-$400)

67. [BOUNDARY LINE]. UNITED STATES. SECRETARY OF INTERIOR. Report of the Secretary of the Interior, Made in Compliance with a Resolution of the Senate Calling for Information in Relation to the Commission Appointed to Run and Mark the Boundary between the United States and Mexico. July 26, 1852. Referred to a Select Committee on the Subject. August 31, 1852. —Ordered to Be Printed. [Washington, 1852]. [1] 2-515 [1, blank] pp., 7 lithograph maps. 8vo (25 x 16 cm), modern quarter cloth with original gilt- lettered label over patterned rice paper, original endpapers. Overall fine. maps [1] That Part of Disturnell’s Treaty Map in the Vicinity of the Rio Grande and Southern Boundary of New Mexico as Referred to by U.S. Surveyor in Communication to Commissioner. July 25, 1851. See page 281, Senate Ex. Doc. 119, 32d. Congress, 1st. Session. [above neat line at lower left] P. S. Duval & Co’s, Steam Lith. Press Phila. (22.1 x 28.2 cm). Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 719. [2] Mexican Boundary. Sketch A. Referred to in Colonel Graham’s Report to the Hon: The Secretary of the Interior, of August 16th. 1851. To face page 245 of Senate Ex. Doc. 119, 32nd. Congress, 1st. Session. [above neat line at lower right] P. S. Duval & Co’s Steam Lith Pr. Philada. (13.2 x 47.5 cm). Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 717. [3] Mexican Boundary B. Extract from the Treaty Map of Disturnell of 1847. Referred to in Col: Graham’s Report to the Hon: the Secretary of the Interior of Augst. 16th. 1851. To face page 245, Senate Ex: Doc: 119, 32d. Congress, 1st. Session. P. S. Duval & Co’s Lithy. Philada. (23. x 39.2 cm). Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 718. [4] No. 1. Map Exhibiting the Southern Boundary of New Mexico as Respectively Claimed by the United States & the Mexican Commissioner under the 5th. Article of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Accompanying Commissioner Bartlett’s Letter to the Secretary of the Interior of Decr. 28th. 1850. -See pages 391 & 392, Senate Ex: Doc: 119. 32d. Cong: 1st. Sess: [Above neat line at lower left] P. S. Duval & Co’s, Steam Lith. Press Phila. (18.9 x 28.7 cm). [5] No. 2. [From Emory’s Map.] Accompanying Commissioner Bartlett’s letter to the Secretary of the Interior, dated “Santa Rita del Cobre, August 8th. 1851.” See page 149, Senate Ex. Doc. 119. - 32d. Congress, 1st. Session. (no neat line, image area, including title: 19.6 x 30.5 cm). Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 704. [6] No. 1. Accompanying Commissioner Bartlett’s letter to the Secretary of the Interior, dated “Santa Rita del Cobre, August th.8 1851.” See page 148, Senate Ex. Doc. 119. - 32d. Congress, 1st. Session. (no neat line, image area, including title: 14.4 x 16.7 cm). Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 703 & 705. [7] No. 2. Disturnel’s[sic] Map, Exhibiting the Error in the Rio Grande’s Position. Accompanying Commissioner Bartlett’s letter to the Secretary of the Interior of Decr. 28th. 1850. [See pages 392 & 393; Senate Ex. Doc. 119. -32d. Congress, 1st. Session] P. S. Duval & Co’s Steam Lith. Press Phila. (20.3 x 28 cm). Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 661 & 706. First edition (United States 32nd Congress, 1st Session, Senate Executive Document 119). Howes B200. Meisel III, p 100. Plains & Rockies IV:216a. A compilation of correspondence, orders, accountings, etc., between the two boundary commissions and between the U.S. Boundary Commission and the federal government. Reveals a detailed picture of conditions during the survey and of what materials and supplies were necessary to complete it. The difficult conditions under which the parties worked are also evident. Particularly revealing is Bartlett’s August 8, 1851, apparently draft letter to his Mexican counterpart admitting his confusion about where the boundary line should be run (pp. 145-148). The seven maps are crucial to understanding how the boundary was established. Bartlett was not the only one confused. Even Secretary Stuart, in his letter presenting this report to the Senate, states that he cannot even say how many people are working on the survey: “The number and names of persons employed on the work cannot be stated at present. Since the reorganization of the commission in this city in the summer of 1850, changes have been continually taking place by removal, resignation, or reduction of force.... Despatches just received from Major Emory...inform me that he has still further and materially reduced that portion of the commission under his charge; but does not state whose services have been discontinued” (p. 2). ($500-$1,000)

“Conduct unworthy of commissioner of the United States” 68. [BOUNDARY LINE]. UNITED STATES. SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR (Graham). Report of Secretary of the Interior, Communicating in Compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, a Copy of the Charges Preferred against the Present Commissioner Appointed to Run and Mark the Boundary Line between the United States and Mexico. April 12, 1852. [Washington, 1852]. [1] 2-63 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (22.7 x 14.5 cm), modern gray paper wrappers. Interior lightly browned, pp. 61/62 torn (no loss). Overall very good. First edition (32nd Congress, 2nd Session, Senate Document 60). Herein Colonel J. McClellan prefers a host of angry charges against Commissioner Bartlett, including converting property for private use, mismanaging funds, “conduct unworthy of commissioner of the United States,” etc. The remainder of the document is taken up with various testimonies, including Bartlett’s rebuttal. With: UNITED STATES. SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR (Stuart). Report of Secretary of the Interior, Made in Compliance with a Resolution of the Senate...June 23, 1852. [Washington, 1852]. [1]-2 pp. 8vo (21.5 x 14 cm), single leaf. First edition (32nd Congress, 1st Session, Senate Document 89) In this report, Stuart reports that after investigating McClellan’s charges, he has dropped the matter since they did “not demand a more formal examination” (p. [1]). Two examples of the continuous troubles with which Bartlett found himself faced. These charges are not as well known as Gray’s. ($200-$400)

69. [BOUNDARY LINE]. UNITED STATES AND MEXICAN BOUNDARY COMMISSION. EMORY, William Hemsley. Report of the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, Made under the Direction of the Secretary of the Interior, by William H. Emory, Major First Cavalry and United States Commissioner. [Vol. 1]: Washington: A.O.F. Nicholson, Printer, 1857; [Vol. 2]: Washington, 1858. 2 vols. Vol. 1: [i-v] vi-xvi, [1] 2-258, [i-v] vi-viii, [1] 2-174 pp., frontispiece, 2 folded maps (1 in color), 1 map, 1 folded profile, 1 folded chart, 74 plates (12 in color); Vol. 2: [6], [1-9] 10-270, [2], [1-3] 4-78, [2], [1-3] 4-62, [1-3] 4-32, [2], [1-3] 4-35 [1], [1-3] 4-85 [3], [i]-ii pp., 271 plates (25 in color). Total plates: 346, including frontispiece. 4to (29.5 x 23 cm), original black cloth blind embossed with scene and American eagle, title blind stamped on spine; expertly rebacked preserving original spines, new endpapers. Some mild browning and offsetting in vol. 1. A finer copy would be difficult to find, especially with the usually absent large, colored geological map. Most copies of this issue recorded at auction are defective. First edition(34th Congress, 1st session, Senate Executive Document 108). Bancroft, Arizona & New Mexico, p. 494. Basic Texas Books 57: “One of the most significant of all government reports on western and southern Texas.” Bennett, American Nineteenth Century Color Plate Books, p. 41. Deák, Picturing America, 649-650. Edwards, Desert Voices, pp. 54-55. Field 500. Howes E146. Munk (Alliot), p 72. Palau 79371. Plains & Rockies IV:291. Raines, p. 76. Reese, Stamped with a National Character 31. Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West, 822-6 & III, chapter 30. A work the significance of which is difficult to overstate and whose importance is announced by its incredible size and elaborate production. It was so large and intricate that Congress became alarmed and ordered smaller printings after Vol. 1, making complete sets difficult to find. “Emory’s Report was perhaps the most complete scientific description ever made of the lands, the people, and the border country. [It] recalls the whole incredible history of the U.S.-Mexican Boundary Survey” (Wheat). “The narrative, the scientific reports, and the illustrations made Emory’s production an overwhelming contribution of factual knowledge concerning the American Southwest” (Goetzmann). In addition to its importance otherwise, this work is noted for its beautiful color plates of Native Americans and birds. Emory (1811-1887) was the most important topographical engineer, surveyor, and describer of the West during his era. He replaced the feckless Bartlett as head of the International Boundary Commission in 1855, but not soon enough to save the U.S. from the trap into which his predecessor had fallen, thereby necessitating the later Gadsden Purchase, the survey of which is described herein. During his career, he roamed all over the Transmississippi West in various capacities, including surveying the U.S.-Canadian boundary (1844-1846). ($3,000-$6,000)

“I have long been of the opinion, that we could never have a peace on a lasting foundation, without a war” 70. BRACKENRIDGE, Henry Marie. No. 1. Mexican Letters Written during the Progress of the Late War between the United States and Mexico.... Now Collected and Republished with Notes and Corrections to Be Completed in Two Numbers. Washington: Printed by R.A. Waters, 1850. [1-3] 4-85 [3, blank] pp. 8vo (22.5 x 14.5 cm), original yellow printed wrappers, stitched. Disbound, lacks spine, old stab holes in left margin, wrappers chipped, lower wrapper stained. Interior very good. With ink stamp of Edward H. Whorf and blindstamp of Cambridge Public Library. First edition (no more published). Howes B686. Streeter Sale 239. Because the essays cover June 1846 to March 1847, the work discusses Texas and ends with the Battle of Buena Vista. He blames the war on Mexico and states that U.S. forbearance in the face of Mexican intransigence went beyond the call of national duty. ($750-$1,500)

The Defiance of Puebla 71. BRAVO, Nicolás. Nicolas Bravo á los habitantes del estado de Puebla. [Puebla], Imprenta de José María Rivera, [1847]. Dated in type April 22, 1847. Broadside: 31 x 21.5 cm. Creased where formerly folded, left margin somewhat irregular and slightly stained, small hole in center with loss of a few letters. First edition. Eberstadt 66. Harper 12:296. “‘The Mexican nation finds itself obliged to meet a debt of honor, to repel and vigorously punish the unjust aggression which the United States is engaged in,’ and General Bravo has come to take over the command of the Mexican forces in Puebla to meet the expected advance of General Scott from Vera Cruz” (Harper). A vigorous address of defiance and encouragement: “Todo demuestra una brutal ambi- cion y la mas estúpida codicia. Cada mexicano debe estar poseido de una justa y santa indignacion; ha sonado ya la hora solemne de vengar los ultrajes que se hacen á la patria.” Veracruz had surrendered a month previously, and Puebla itself would quietly surrender just a few weeks after this proclamation. ($100-$200)

Change of Command in Puebla 72. [BRAVO, NICOLÁS]. GUTIÉRREZ, José Ignacio. ALs to Cosme Furlong. 2 pages on a bifolium on Ministerio de Guerra y Marina letterhead, April 14, 1847. Folio (31.5 x 21 cm). Creased where formerly folded and slightly wrinkled, minor chip at upper left corner. Otherwise, very good. A two-part letter. The first reproduces Santa-Anna’s flattering appointment of Bravo as commander of the state of Puebla. The second part announces that Furlong has been appointed second corporal of the general command so that he may assist Bravo after Furlong gave up being commander at Puebla. An important letter documenting a vital military transition at Puebla, which later surrendered without firing a shot. Bravo (1786-1854) was an important Mexican military officer during the war and once served as President. ($200-400)

Preparations for War 73. [BRAVO, NICOLAS]. Two documents relating to Nicolas Bravo’s assuming command of the Ejército del Oriente. [1] MORA Y VILLAMIL, IGNACIO DE. Comandancia General del Departamento de Veracruz. [Veracruz, 1846]. [1] [3, blank] pp. Folio (32.4 x 21.2 cm), folded sheet. Dated in type Veracruz, April 16, 1846. Moderately browned, fold split at right margin, creased where formerly folded, light marginal chipping at bottom margin. With contemporary ink annotations addressing this copy to the commanding general of Yucatán and Mora y Villamil’s paraf. First edition. States to Bravo that he is now the chief commander of the Army of the East and that he can expect all help from surrounding areas. Remarks that the United States is making threatening moves by land and sea and that war could break out at any minute. Also announces that Bravo has arrived in Veracruz and is now in command. [2] El general en gefe de las tropas de los departamentos de Oriente, á sus habitantes. Veracruz: Impreso por Valdés, 1846. Broadside: 34.4 x 22 cm). Dated in type Veracruz, April 16, 1846. Slightly chipped at top margin, small hole in lower left margin. Two ink stamps. Overall, very good. First edition. An address in which Bravo urges people to avoid factionalism and loyalty to individuals instead of having devotion to the country. He blames the problems on the Texas rebellion. ($200-$400)

74. [BROADSIDES]. A collection of several hundred photocopies of broadsides and ephemera on 8½ x 10”, 8½ x 14”, and 11 x 17” paper, mostly concerning the Mexican-American War. Some are reduced. Many of the originals are in the present auction, but others are not. A research collection that would be virtually impossible to duplicate. Should be seen. ($150-300)

A Literally Enormous History of the War 75. Brother Jonathan Great Pictorial Battle Sheet: An Illustrated History of the Victories and Conquests of the American Army in Mexico. New York: Wilson & Co, [1847]. [Below title] Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847, by Wilson & Company, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. [1] 2-8 pp., 30 woodcut illustrations. Folio in nine columns (81 x 56 cm). Creased where formerly folded, a few small voids at fold lines and where slightly wormed, left margin slightly chipped, small tears, pp. [1]-2 lightly water-stained with a few other stains, scattered foxing and other chipping. An amazing survival in any condition for something so large. Rare. Only three copies known. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 512. At the time the newspaper Brother Jonathan was physically the largest newspaper in the country and specialized in large woodcuts, as here. A huge cut of Taylor takes up almost all the first page. Covers events through the Battle of Contreras. The woodcuts generally illustrate important persons and battle scenes. One of the more celebratory, jingoistic U.S. publications of the entire war. ($300-$600)

Defeated by Thirst and Hunger 76. [BUENA VISTA, BATTLE OF]. ADAME, Ramón. Ramon Adame, Gobernador del Estado de San Luis Potosi, a sus habitantes. San Luis Potosí: Imprenta del Estado en Palacio, á cargo de Ventura Carrillo, 1847. Dated in type February 23, 1847, and February 27, 1847. Broadside in two columns: 31 x 21 cm. Very fine. On embossed paper. First edition. Eberstadt 10. Harper 12:276. This is probably the first announcement of the defeat at Buena Vista. An omnibus publication issued by Ramón Adame consisting of Santa-Anna’s brief report of the Battle of Buena Vista, supplemental reports Adame has received, and a concluding address by Adame. Santa-Anna states in his report that he had to abandon the field because he had no food or supplies: “pues no nos ha quedado ni una galleta, ni un solo grano de arroz.... Hemos luchado con el hambre y la sed por mas de cuarenta horas.” He reports two thousand American dead on the field. Adame appends his own comments on the progress of the war, claiming Mexican victories under Santa-Anna and says the army “ha recobrado el honor nacional ultrajado en la Resaca y Monterey.” ($200-$400)

Interesting Account of the Battle of Buena Vista 77. [BUENA VISTA, BATTLE OF]. BENHAM, Henry Washington. Recollections of Mexico and the Battle of Buena Vista, Feb. 22 and 23, 1847. By an Engineer Officer on its Twenty-Fourth Anniversary. Unpublished Copy. From the Monthly Magazine “Old and New,” for June and July. Boston, 1871 [wrapper title]. [1] 2-27 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (22.5 x 13 cm), original orange printed wrappers. Disbound, lacks spine and lower wrapper, old machine sewing in left margin, glue residue on upper wrapper, upper wrapper and some leaves chipped. Inscribed in ink from author to W.W. Belknap on upper wrapper (inscription chipped). Several ink corrections in the text presumably in the author’s hand. Small rectangular ink stamp on upper wrapper and New York Public Library perforation stamp on p. [1]. First separate edition( First published in Old and New, 1871, nos. 3:6 and 4:1, pp. 644-656 & 45-58 [Tutorow 2639]). Connor & Faulk 280. Eberstadt 55. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 138. Haferkorn, p.41. Tutorow 3629. A detailed, informative account of the battle from the moment of surprise when it was discovered that the Mexican army was nearly on top of them to the equally pleasant surprise that the Mexicans had retreated during the night. Includes incidents of orders and counter-orders and disasters and near disasters. Contains important information about the muleteers. Benham is somewhat critical of the volunteers. Much more interesting reading than formal after-action battle reports. Connecticut native Benham (1813-1884) was a professional military engineer who held several important posts and fought in the Civil War. He was wounded during the Battle of Buena Vista and promoted for his actions. ($100-$200)

Death of a Hero 78. [BUENA VISTA, BATTLE OF]. CAMERON, John. Death of Col. John J. Hardin. The 1st Regiment Illinois Volunteers, He Fell Mortally Wounded while in the Act of Leading on His Men at the Battle of Buena Vista, Feby. 23th 1847. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce N.Y. [at bottom] 461. Print: image area: 21.2 x 32 cm; overall sheet size: 25.5 x 33.5 cm. Contemporary hand-coloring. Professionally matted. Except for light overall age toning, very good. Signed Cameron in the image area. A vivedly colored print. First edition. Currier 1477. Peters, p. 228. This image is illustrated in The Encyclopedia of the Mexican- American War, Vol. I, p. 293. A dramatic scene in which Hardin dominates, shown falling from his horse as he grabs his side. In the background, battle rages. Hardin died during an ill-advised charge upon a Mexican position. Hardin (1810-1847) was a Kentucky native who held a variety of military and political positions, mostly in Illinois. His funeral was attended by thousands. ($200-$400)

“Probably the best account of the Battle of Buena Vista” (Tutorow) 79. [BUENA VISTA, BATTLE OF]. CARLETON, James Henry. The Battle of Buena Vista, with the Operations of the “Army of Occupation” for One Month. New York: Harper & Bros., No. 82 Cliff Street, 1848. [i-v] vi-vii [1, blank], [1] 2-238, [2], [1] 2-8 pp., 2 folding maps (silked). 12mo (17.2 x 12 cm), later full green levant morocco gilt, spine gilt lettered and decorated, top edge gilt, with original spine and covers bound in. First map loose, both with small fold splits. Some slight age toning and scattered light foxing. Overall fine. Three letters bound in: [1] ALs by General Pillow during the Mexican-American (Camp Huihita, December 24, 1846). A personal letter to his wife Mary in which he reassures her about his health, up- dates her on war news, offers comments on rumors about Santa-Anna and the horrors of war, and closes with a warm personal greeting to her and their children. With the postmark of Port Isabel. 3 pp. with integral address panel. Fine. [2] 1928 TLs by Lutz Wahl giving the statement of services for Mexican- American War veteran A.H. Vories (no doubt relating to his pension). 1 p. Fine. [3] ANs by Humphrey Marshall responding to a request for his signature. 1 p. Fine. First edition. Connor & Faulk 281. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 139. Haferkorn, p. 43. Sabin 10905. Tutorow 3397. “He combines personal observations with a study of official documents to give what is still probably the best account of the Battle of Buena Vista. Appendices contain letters and reports from Americans as well as Mexicans, reproduce in part or in whole letters and reports from Americans as well as Mexicans, and print in part or in whole letters to and from Carleton, Marcy, Micheltorena, Taylor, Santa Anna, and Colonel Roger S. Dix. Lists casualties and gives information about prisoners” (Tutorow). Carleton (1814-1873) was a dragoon during the Mexican-American War. He went on to a distinguished military career in the American West during the Civil War, earning a reputation as a vicious Indian fighter. He died in San Antonio while still in the Army. An exceptional copy of a very important book. ($1,000-$2,000)

80. [BUENA VISTA, BATTLE OF]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). Battle of Buena Vista. Fought Feby. 23d. 1847. In which the American Army under Genl. Taylor Were Completely Victorious. American Army 4,500 Men Mexican Army 20,000 Men America loss—268 Killed 417 Wounded 24 Missing Mexican Loss 1138 Killed 1500 Wounded. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce N.Y. [at bottom] 452. Print: image area: 20.7 x 32 cm; overall sheet size: 25 x 34.4 cm. Contemporary hand-coloring. Professionally matted. Margins darkened, one small consolidated void in lower right margin. Overall, very good. First edition, first issue. Currier 390. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 590. Peters, p. 192. A vigorous battle scene with Mexican troops on the right and U.S. troops on the left engaged in practically point-blank combat, with officers urging them on. The foreground is littered with broken bodies and broken equipment. Currier produced two slightly different versions of this scene. ($225-450)

81. [BUENA VISTA, BATTLE OF]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). Battle of Buena Vista. Fought Feby. 23d. 1847. In which the American Army under Genl. Taylor Were Completely Victorious. American Army 4,500 Men Mexican Army 20,000 Men American loss—268 Killed 450 Wounded 26 Missing Mexican Loss Estimated in Killed & Wounded. –4,000 Men. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce N.Y. [at bottom] 452. Print: image area: 21 x 32 cm. Contemporary hand-color. Matted in modern wood frame under Plexiglas. Light overall age toning. Overall, very good. First edition, second issue. Currier 390. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 590. Peters, p. 192. Currier produced two slightly different versions of this scene. Here the title is slightly different and the mounted Mexican officer on the right is at the head of his troops. ($225-450)

In Full Retreat 82. [BUENA VISTA, BATTLE OF]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). Flight of the Mexican Army. At the Battle of Buena Vista Febr. 23 1847. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce N.Y. [at bottom] 455. Print: image area: 21.4 x 32 cm; overall sheet size: 25.5 x 35.4 cm. Contemporary hand-coloring. Professionally matted. Slight darkening and chipping of margins, otherwise very good. First edition? Currier 2009. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 560. Peters, p. 245. This variant has a drum at lower left. One of the more bizarre scenes in the history of Mexican-American War lithography, of which Currier issued two versions. Almost nothing is depicted but backs—hundreds of them—as the army marches away on the evening of February 23. The only break in the monotony is a few bodies in the foreground and on the battlefield. In the far distance, the cavalry retreats. ($150-$300)

83. [BUENA VISTA, BATTLE OF]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). The Gallant Charge of the Kentucky Cavalry under Col. Marshall, at the Battle of Buena Vista, Febr. 23d. 1847. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce N.Y. [at bottom] 454. Print: image area: 21.1 x 32.7 cm; overall sheet size: 25.4 x 35.2 cm. Contemporary hand-color. Matted. Moderately browned and with mat burn. First edition. Currier 2211. Peters, p. 251. A violent battle scene dominated by two central figures, one a U.S. cavalryman who restrains a Mexican’s arm as the latter tries to strike him. The rest of the scene is a total melee between U.S. cavalry and Mexican lancers. In the foreground, a Mexican flag lies in the dirt. Humphrey Marshall (1812-1872) was a Kentucky politician, soldier, and West Point graduate. Afterwards, he served in the Confederate army during the Civil War. ($100-$200)

A Useless Demand 84. [BUENA VISTA, BATTLE OF]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). Santa Anna’s Messengers Requesting Genl. Taylor to Surrender His Forces at Discretion, Previous to the Battle of Buena Vista. “General Taylor Never Surrenders” Sir: In reply to your note of this date, summoning me to surrender my forces at discretion, I beg leave to say that I decline acceding to your request—With high respect I am, Sir, your obedient serv’t, Z. Taylor. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce N.Y. [at bottom] 453. Print: image area: 21.2 x 32.4 cm; overall image area: 25.5 x 35.5 cm. Contemporary hand color. Professionally matted. Margins somewhat darkened and and with a few small chips, overall slight age toning. First edition. Currier 5382. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 561. Peters, p. 355. This is the version with Taylor’s horse with its left leg raised. Depiction of a unique moment in Mexican-American War history in which Santa-Anna’s pride got the best of him. No doubt the American public laughed out loud at the news that the Mexican general would demand surrender from Taylor, especially in light of the battle results. In this scene, three Mexican emissaries are on the right, facing Taylor on the left astride his horse and looking somewhat sour. In the background troops are camped. ($200-$400)

85. [BUENA VISTA, BATTLE OF]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). Santa Anna’s Messengers Requesting Genl. Taylor to Surrender His Forces at Discretion, Previous to the Battle of Buena Vista. “General Taylor Never Surrenders” Sir: In reply to your note of this date, summoning me to surrender my forces at discretion, I beg leave to say that I decline acceding to your request—With high respect I am, Sir, your obedient serv’t, Z. Taylor. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce N.Y. [at bottom] 453. Print: image area: 21 x 32.4 cm. Contemporary hand- color. Matted in modern wooden frame under Plexiglas. Overall darkening and a few small stains, left side creased. Not examined outside of frame. First edition. Currier 5382. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 561. Peters, p. 355. Another rendition of the above image, the main change here being to the depiction of Taylor. It is difficult to know which came first, although the former image depicts a fiercer Taylor, suggesting that it may be the second. Here Taylor looks like a junior officer. ($200-$400)

The Last Northern Battle 86. [BUENA VISTA, BATTLE OF]. KELLOGG, E.B. & E.C. (publishers). Battle of Buena Vista. Defeat of the Mexican Army under Genl. Santa Anna 20,000 Men, Feby. 23, 1847, by the United States Force under Genl. Taylor, Numbering only 5,000—Loss of U.S. in Killed, Wounded and Missing, about 800, that of the Enemy in Killed and Wounded 2,000 men. [along bottom] E.C. & E.B. Kellog [sic], 144 Fulton St. N.Y. & 136 Main St. Hartford, Conn. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by E.B. & E.C. Kellog [sic], in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. D. Needham, 232 Main St, Buffalo; [lower center below text] 295. Print: image area: 20.5 x 31.2; overall sheet size: 30.5 x 40.7 cm. Contemporary hand-color. Professionally matted. Verso with several infills, light overall age toning. Generally very good. First edition. Taylor’s victory at Buena Vista, the last battle in northern Mexico, was a sensation with the American public and was responsible for a spate of laudatory lithographs, such as this one. This scene is unusual in that it is thematically divided into two elements. In the lower part of the image, the battle rages, with U.S. forces marching forward. In the upper part are shown Santa-Anna and his officers, apparently displeased with developments. ($150-$300)

Taylor’s Report in Spanish 87. [BUENA VISTA, BATTLE OF]. TAYLOR, Zachary. Parte circunstanciado del General Taylor, sobre la batalla de Buena-Vista o la Angostura. Mexico City: Imprenta de la calle de Chequis núm 6. Dated in type May 31, 1847. [4] pp. Folio, 36.5 x 25.5 cm, folded sheet. Creased where formerly folded, lightly browned, short horizontal fold split, right margin slightly creased. First edition. Eberstadt 834. A well-done translation of Taylor’s official report of the battle of Buena Vista, especially describing the desperate fighting at the American center and right flank. Followed by a post-script by Santa-Anna’s aide-de-camp Manuel María Giménez denouncing the report and commenting on the begrudging respect the report seems to give the Mexican army. How this report fell into Mexican hands is a mystery. ($200-$400)

88. BUSTAMANTE, Carlos María de. El nuevo Bernal Diaz del Castillo, ó sea, historia de la invasion de los anglo-americanos en México. Mexico City: Imprenta de Vicente García Torres, en el ex-convento del Espíritu Santo, 1847. 2 vols. Vol I: [2], [1-3] 4-162, [2] pp., lithograph frontispiece portrait of author; Vol II: [1-3] 4-235 [1, blank], [4] pp. Two volumes in one, 8vo (24 x 15 cm), contemporary red quarter sheep over mottled boards, spine gilt lettered. Light rubbing and shelf wear, corners bumped, hinges slightly open. Overall very good. The frontispiece is often lacking. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 12. Howes B1047. Palau 37738. Raines, p.38. Sabin 9584. Spain & Spanish America II, p. 73. Tutorow 3269. “This is undoubtedly one of the best contemporary accounts of the Mexican War. Volume I deals almost exclusively with the background to the war, while the second volume focuses on the internal politics of Mexico during the war. Includes the text of several of Paredes’ manifestos. Omits any systematic treatment of the military phases of the war and has little to say about causes other than the United States was guilty of aggression against Mexico because of annexing Texas” (Tutorow). Bustamante (1774-1848) was an important Mexican politician, author, and general who fought for independence and wrote over 100 works. ($1,200-$2,400)

89. [CALIFORNIA]. Alta California: Embracing Notices of the Climate, Soil, and Agricultural Products of Northern Mexico and the Pacific Seaboard: Also, a History of the Military and Naval Operations of the United States Directed Against the Territories of Northern Mexico, in the Year 1846-1847. With Documents Declaratory of the Policy and Present Administration of the National Government in Regard to the Annexation of the Conquered Territory to This Union. And the Opinion of the Hon. James Buchanan on the Wilmot Proviso, &c. By a Captain of Volunteers. Philadelphia: H. Packer & Co., Publishers. Sold by the Booksellers Generally, 1847. [1-7] 8-64 pp. 8vo (23.5 x 15 cm), original brown printed wrappers, stitched. Spine and wrappers chipped with loss, lower wrap separated, vertical crease. Interior fine. First edition. Barrett 33. Bradford 730. Cowan II, p. 13. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 4-5 (imperfect). Howell 42:559. Howes C37. Streeter Sale 2515. Anti-annexation tract with pro-slavery overtones, reproducing military correspondence including several reports relating to the occupation of California by U.S. troops, proclamations by Captains Sloat and Stockton, and communications from San Diego and Los Angeles by Stephen Kearny. The text breaks into description and resources (pp. 9-12) and history and documentation (pp. 13-64). ($1,500-$3,000)

The Bear Flag Revolt Announced 90. [CALIFORNIA]. BARTLETT, Washington Allen. “Letters from California.” Honolulu, Hawaii: The Friend, 1846. In four issues of 8 pp. each: Vol. IV, No. 20 (October 15, 1846), pp. [153]-160; Vol. IV, No. 21 (November 22, 1846), pp. [161]-168; Vol. IV, No. 22 (November 16, 1846), pp. [169]-176; Vol. IV, No. 23 (December 1, 1846), pp. [177]-184. Folio (29 x 24 cm), mid-twentieth-century three-quarter dark brown morocco over brown cloth. Scattered foxing and waterstaining at lower right blank margin, otherwise fine. Thomas Streeter’s copy with his pencil notes on front pastedown. First editions of the first printed news of the Bear Flag Revolt and conquest of California. Forbes 1388. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. On page 158 is a note stating that the letters were originally intended for New York newspapers but somehow were diverted to Hawaii. “Interest in California began in 1846 with a series of letters com- mencing October 15, 1846 signed ‘T.F.W.’ or the Farthest West” (Forbes). Bartlett gives emigration news, prices, availability of land, probability of successful mining of all kinds of minerals, and ease of travel between the U.S. and California. Most important, Bartlett reports on the Bear Flag Revolt (November 16 issue) with a summation and selected quotes from Ide’s proclamation and an account of the Conquest of California by U.S. forces (December 1 issue). These issues include transcriptions of Stockton’s announcement of war with Mexico and of the blockade of Southern California, the activities of the Mormon Battalion, an uprising of Native Americans near Sutter’s Fort, and a Mexican attack against forty Americans at Los Angeles. Bartlett (1824-1887) emigrated to California in 1849 and worked as a printer, issuing the first English- language book printed in California—Wierzbicki’s California as It Is and as It May Be (1849). Active in the Democratic party and the Vigilance Committee of 1856, he was mayor of San Francisco (1882-1886) and governor of California in 1887, dying in office in his first year. Following the Conquest of California, an inquiry was made regarding his possible misconduct in the conquest. ($2,000-$4,000)

91. [CALIFORNIA]. CLARK, Francis D. The First Regiment of New York. Volunteers Commanded by Colonel Jonathan D. Stevenson in the Mexican War. Names of the Members of the Regiment during its Term of Service in Upper and Lower California, 1847-1848, with a Record of All Known Survivors on the 15th Day of April, 1882, and Those Known to Have Deceased, with Other Matters of Interest Pertaining to the Organization and Service of the Regiment. New York: George S. Evans Co., 1882. [1-7] 8-94 pp., frontispiece and plate (counted in pagination). 8vo (23.5 x 15.2 cm), original black cloth gilt lettered and ruled on upper cover, a.e.g. Spine and corners slightly bumped; interior fine. With S.T. Steele’s September 10, 1882, pencil signature on front flyleaf and with his pencil notes indicating his relationship with certain people mentioned in the book (e.g., cousin). First edition. Barrett 520. Cowan II, p. 126. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 173. Graff 733. Howes C342. Tutorow 3523. In addition to information on the unit’s war service, Clark also includes details about the Gold Rush. The volume was published by raising funds from the regiment’s members. ($200-$400)

92. [CALIFORNIA]. CUTTS, James Madison. The Conquest of California and New Mexico, by the Forces of the United States, in the Years 1846 & 1847. Philadelphia: Published by Carey & Hart, 1847. [1-3] 4-264 pp., added engraved title, frontispiece portrait, 4 maps (included in pagination). 12mo (19 x 13 cm), original brown embossed cloth, spine gilt lettered. Slight shelf wear, spine extremities lightly chipped, bookplate removed from front pastedown; some light browning and foxing, but generally very good. The Jennie Crocker Henderson copy. First edition of one of the classic accounts of the the taking of New Mexico and California by U.S. troops during the Mexican-American War. Cowan II, p. 154. Edwards, p. 64. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 146 & 552. Graff 965. Haferkorn, p. 35. Hill 406. Howes C489. Plains & Rockies IV:131. Rader 1016. Sabin 18208. Tutorow 3059. ($200-$400)

The Conquest of California 93. [CALIFORNIA]. DU PONT, Samuel Francis. Extracts from Private Journal-Letters...While in Command of the Cyane, During the War with Mexico, 1846-1848. Printed for His Family. Wilmington, Del: Ferris Bros., Printers and Binders, 1885. [6], [1] 2-444 pp. 8vo (23.5 x 16 cm), contemporary three-quarter red sheep over mottled boards, marbled edges. Rebacked with gilt-lettered spine from another copy that was cracked vertically, hinges reinforced, sheep lightly rubbed, edge wear. Interior very fine. Rare. Only one copy at auction in the past thirty years. First edition, from a press run of about fifty copies that were never offered for sale. Barrett 744. Eberstadt 132:173. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 207. Graff 1184. Hill 521. Howes D588. Streeter Sale 2991. One of the most important accounts of the naval war in California. “These extracts from DuPont’s journal and letters, privately printed for his family by his wife after his death, are a valuable and almost unknown account of the United States Naval operations in the Pacific and Gulf of California in the Mexican War. After conveying Fremont and his battalion from Monterey to San Diego and participating in the taking of San Blas, DuPont entered the Gulf of California, seized La Paz, and at Guaymas burned the Mexican fleet. Within a few months, he had cleared the Gulf, and in 1847 aided Commodore Shubrick in the occupation of Mazatlan, and later led his ‘troops’ to the rescue of the American forces at Mission San Jose. DuPont’s official dispatches and letters had been printed at Wilmington in 1883, but these private journals and letters are of even greater interest” (Streeter). These documents, of course, present a far more relaxed and intimate tone than his official dispatches. For example, he includes this brief and blunt assessment: “I think the appointment of Fremont wrong and unnecessary” (p. 166). Du Pont (1803-1865) was a career naval officer who went on to serve in the Civil War onthe Southern blockade. He was relieved of his command after a failed attack on Charleston, South Carolina. ($2,000-$4,000)

94. [CALIFORNIA]. DU PONT, Samuel Francis. Official Dispatches and Letters of Rear Admiral Du Pont, U.S. Navy. 1846-48. 1861-63. Wilmington, Del.: Press of Ferris Bros., Printers, 1883. [4], 1-531 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (23.5 x 16.5 cm), original black cloth, gilt-lettered spine, beveled edges. Spine slightly worn at ends, upper cover discolored, light shelf wear. Interior very fine. With pencil presentation from Du Pont’s wife to her nephew, Leighton Coleman, on front flyleaf. Rare, privately printed account. First edition, limited edition (supposedly only fifty copies were printed for private distribution).Conner & Faulk 445. Cowan II, p. 843. Eberstadt 132:174. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 207. Howes D589. Kurutz & Mathes, p. 133. Nesser 7599. Nevins, I 223. Smith, Civil War 761. Tutorow 4098. Printed by Du Pont’s widow, this book, according to Eberstadt, is even rarer than Du Pont’s 1885 Extract, of which it is the basis. The Mexican-American War covers pp. 1-38; the rest of the documents were written from the Wabash off Port Royal, S.C., and concern his Civil War service. Du Pont commanded the Cyane off the California coast during the Mexican-American War and was instrumental in securing the Californias under U.S. control. ($1,000-$2,000)

The Pathfinder’s Own Story 95. [CALIFORNIA]. FRÉMONT, John C. & Jessie Benton. Memoirs of My Life...Including in the Narrative Five Journeys of Western Exploration, during the Years 1842, 1843-4, 1845-6-7, 1848-9, 1853-4. Together with a Sketch of the Life of Senator Benton, in Connection with Western Expansion. A Retrospect of Fifty Years, Covering the Most Eventful Periods of Modern American History. Chicago & New York: Belford, Clark, 1887. Vol. I (all published): [i-iii] iv-viii, [iiii]-iv, [xv] xvi-xix [1, blank], [1] 2-655 [1, blank] pp., frontispiece, 81 plates (1 chromolithograph), 7 maps. 4to (28 x 21 cm), original three-quarter brown sheep over dark brown cloth, spine gilt lettered and stamped with eagles, beveled edges, marbled edges. Spine, joints, and corners rubbed, hinges weak and open. Text block split, a few leaves loose, large folded map with small fold splits. Because of the weight of the text block, this book is usually found with the hinges deteriorating or worse. The interior is fine. With contemporary ink signature on front flyleaf. First Edition. Connor & Faulk 458. Cowan I, p. 91; II, pp. 224-225. Eberstadt,Modern Narratives of the Plains & Rockies 171. Flake 3456. Fritz, California Coast Redwood 304. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 212. Howes F367: “Embraces his first three exploring expeditions and the part played by him in the conquest of California.” Larned 2035. Paher, Nevada 638. Rittenhouse 228. The Pathfinder’s own story of his first three expeditions and his role in the conquest of California, with excellent illustrations by Darley, Hamilton, and other leading artists, along with photographs. The conquest of California is covered in the account of his third expedition, pp. 421-602. ($200-$400)

96. [CALIFORNIA]. HARLAN, Jacob Wright. California ’46 to ’88. San Francisco: The Bancroft Company, 1888. [1-6] 7-242 pp., frontispiece (included in pagination). 8vo (22 x 16 cm), original gilt- lettered and decorated cloth, beveled edges. Slightly rubbed. Stitching weak, otherwise very fine. With printed bookplate of Kenneth M. Johnson on front pastedown and 1940 third-party presentation inscription on front flyleaf apparently to Johnson. A pencil note on p. 66. First edition. Cowan I, pp. 103-104; II, pp. 264-265. Flake 3862. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 29. Graff 1783. Howes H198. Kurutz 312a. Mintz, The Trail 211. Tutorow 3649: “Contains chatty memoirs on his Mexican War experience in California.” Rocq 15845. Wheat, Books of the California Gold Rush 90. Several chapters concern his service under Frémont, to whom the book is dedicated. ($120-$250)

97. [CALIFORNIA]. IDE, William Brown. Who Conquered California? Read William Brown Ide’s History of the Conquest of California, in June 1846, by the Bear Flag Party. Claremont, N.H: Printed and Published by Simeon Ide, [1880]. [1-3] 4-137 [1, blank] pp. 12mo (17.2 x 11.5 cm), original red cloth over grey printed boards. Fragile boards rubbed and somewhat soiled; rear hinge cracked. Sticker removed from upper board and bookplate removed from front pastedown. Two leaves loose, otherwise interior fine. First edition thus. Howes I5. Rocq 14962. Three variants of this title are known to exist. The genesis of the present work is in the author’s A Biographical Sketch of the Life of William B. Ide (Claremont, New Hampshire, 1880; Zamorano 80 45). In 1880, William Brown Ide’s brother, Simeon, printed the present publication, Who Conquered California?, which is a partially reset, abridged version of a section of A Biographical Sketch, with a new preface but without the Ide family history and the overland narratives. It also included some textual changes and new material covering Ide’s tour with Frémont. This text appears to have been written by William. All editions of both books were printed in limited numbers on a small press. Ide argues that Frémont robbed his brother of his rightful place as the conqueror of California for the U.S. Kurutz remarks: There has been much debate over the importance of the insurrection and “President” Ide. The revolt itself may simply be considered as symbolic, having been swept aside by Frémont and U.S. forces. Or, it may be characterized by some as an isolated incident carried out by an intoxicated rabble out to buck authority and raise Cain. Regardless, it is doubtful if Ide would have become the “father” of an “Independent Bear Flag Nation.” Historian Sharon A. Brown, in a careful review of primary sources including the testimony of Bear Flaggers, concluded that Ide’s authority was not taken seriously and they viewed him as an “idealist” and “policy maker” and not as a military leader. Bancroft stated that Ide was chosen as the “temporary” leader because of his zeal and his fellow insurgents simply indulged his “harmless eccentricities” paying but slight attention to him. While several of the “Bears” or “Osos” enjoyed Vallejo’s wine and brandy, the Sam Houston pretender penned articles of capitulation and issued a florid proclamation declaring the birth of a republican government in Alta California. When Commodore John Drake Sloat landed in Monterey and raised the stars and stripes on July 2, the situation immediately changed from a revolution to an invasion. With professional U.S. military forces on hand and Joseph Warren Revere raising the American flag over the Sonoma Plaza, the growling republic came to a whimpering end with the Bears joining Frémont’s California Battalion. Ide, the former “president,” deeply resented Frémont’s shoving him aside and giving him the rank of a lowly private in a volunteer army. His Texas-size dreams of glory had ended in humiliation. Because of his brother’s book, however, the memory of Ide as California’s only president has not been forgotten. On May 1, 1960, the State of California further enshrined this pioneer by dedicating the William B. Ide Adobe State Historical Monument in Red Bluff, Tehama County. ($1,000-$2,000)

A Disputed Cargo for California 98. [CALIFORNIA]. LERDO DE TEJADA, Francisco. Esposicion de...sobre el juicio a que se sujetó, como encargado de la administracion de la aduana maritima de Mazatlán cuando arribó al mismo Puerto la barca chilena “Natalia”, en agosto del año de 1847; acusàndole algunos empleos en aquella, de haber patrocinado un contrabando de guerra destinado à la Alta-California, ocupada ya entonces por las fuerzas norte-americanas. Mexico City: Imprenta de La Voz de la Religión, calle de S. José el Real, N. 13, 1849. [1-3] 4-78 pp. 12mo (20 x 13 cm), full twentieth-century Mexican tree sheep, red morocco spine label, edges sprinkled. Overall fine. Yale duplicate with bookplate on rear pastedown bearing withdrawal stamps. First edition. Sabin 40135. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Regarding charges by some in Mazatlán that the Chilean ship Natalia, sailing from Valparaiso to the Hawaiian Islands and Alta California in August, 1847, had on board military contraband destined for U.S. forces in California and that the author, who was in charge of customs, let it proceed. The vessel put into port because it needed food and water, but rumors soon circulated that it was filled with contraband for the Americans. Inspection proved that it had no such materials, but the populace wanted to seize the cargo, anyway, which basically consisted of foodstuffs. In the end, the vessel was allowed to leave because it was going to Hawaii, there to unload its cargo. Pages 27-78 contain documents concerning the case. ($200-$400)

“First-hand account of the conquest” 99. [CALIFORNIA]. LYNCH, James. With Stevenson to California 1846 [half title]. [N.p., n.d., ca. 1896]. [1-5] 6-65 [1, blank] pp. 12mo (19.7 x 14 cm), original green cloth, title gilt on upper cover. Very slight rubbing to spine extremities. A few bolts roughly opened, otherwise very fine. First edition (limited to 100 copies). The preface is dated July, 1896. Cowan I, p. 145; II, p. 401. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 233. Graff 2564. Hill 1050. Howell 50:614. Howes L583. Rocq 16997. “Lynch joined Colonel Stevenson’s regiment in New York and sailed for California on September 26, 1846. His narrative is a first-hand account of the conquest and establishment of American control in California” (Howell). He describes in detail his sea voyage from New York to California. After the conquest, he settled in San Francisco, which he found had been overrun by “the scum of all creation” (p. 63). Afterwards, he established a ranch miles away and lived happily ever after. ($300-$600) “An extraordinary feat” 100. [CALIFORNIA]. MCWHORTER, George Cumming. Incident in the War of the United States with Mexico, Illustrating the Services of Wm. Maxwell Wood, Surgeon U.S.N. in Effecting the Acquisition of California...Read before the New York Historical Society. [New York]: Sherwood & Co’s Steam Press, [ca. 1872]. [2], [1] 2-9 [1] pp. 8vo (20 x 13.5 cm), stitched. Somewhat soiled, first and last leaves becoming detached. Maryland Historical Society duplicate with their purple ink stamps and date on title. First edition. Cowan II, p. 410. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 151. Haferkorn, p. 36. Streeter Sale 2934. Tutorow 7044. Something of a tale of diplomatic and military intrigue. A naval surgeon at Mazatlán when the war broke out, Wood was given the responsibility of getting dispatches to the Secretary of the Navy in Washington. This he accomplished after a dangerous trip across Mexico to Veracruz, where he boarded a warship for the United States. On the way, he got word back to Sloat that the war had indeed broken out, whereupon Sloat promptly began the reduction of California. A rather singular tale in the history of the war. Wood (1809-1880) eventually became the first Surgeon General of the Navy, among other offices. This journey is his most memorable adventure. Because the article mentions that he is still alive, it must have been read before 1880. ($100-$200)

101. [CALIFORNIA]. MEYERS, William H. Three works by this author: [1] MEYERS, William H. Naval Sketches of the War in California Reproducing Twenty-Eight Drawings Made in 1846-47 by William H. Meyers, Gunner on the U.S. Sloop-of-War Dale. Descriptive Text by Capt. Dudley W. Knox, U.S.N. Introduction by Franklin D. Roosevelt. New York [San Francisco: Grabhorn Press for] Random House, 1939. Title and caption title printed in blue and black with red ornament. 28 color plates. Folio (40.5 x 28 cm), original white calf over marbled boards, gilt-lettered red leather spine label. Spine slightly soiled and scuffed, miniscule chip to leather label, endpapers lightly toned, interior very fine. Limited edition (1000 copies). Grabhorn 317: “The method of color reproduction employed...is novel in the history of printing. First the original drawings were reproduced in black and white by a gravure process. The color blocks were then cut in linoleum and printed over the black and white prints. Shading was effected by sandpapering the linoleum.” Hill I, p. 199; II 1153. Scenes from engagements at Los Angeles, Monterey, and along the Mexican coast. One of the Fifty Books of the Year. Sherwood “Bill” Grover reported to the Roxburghe Club in 1963 that this book was selected by Edwin Grabhorn as one of the top “ten” books printed by Grabhorn Press. [2] MEYERS, William H. Journal of a Cruise to California and the Sandwich Islands in the United States Sloop-of-War Cyane by William H. Meyers, Gunner, U.S.N. 1841-1844. Edited by John Haskell Kemble. San Francisco: [Grabhorn Press for] Book Club of California, 1955. Black-and-white frontispiece, 10 color plates, marginal drawings of flags in color; title in brown and black, initials, decorations, running titles, and rules in brown. Folio (38.5 x 27 cm), original red morocco over natural linen, spine gilt-lettered. With original prospectus laid in. Gutters lightly browned, otherwise very fine. Limited edition (400 copies). BCC 91: “One of the finest and most important publications of the Club. The author...participated in the premature capture of Monterey by Commodore Thomas ap Catesby Jones in 1842. His illustrations reproduced here are spirited and of great interest. Seven of them picture the California scene, three the Hawaiian.” Grabhorn 568. Hill I, pp. 199-200; II, 1154. The illustrations were created by a process similar to that described in the above. One of the Fifty Books of the Year. [3] MEYERS, William H. Sketches of California and Hawaii by William H. Meyers Gunner, U.S.N. aboard the United States Sloop-of-War Cyane 1842-1843 with an Introduction & Notes by John Haskell Kemble. [San Francisco: Grabhorn-Hoyem for] The Book Club of California, 1970. Printed in terracotta and black, 22 color reproductions. Folio (38.6 x 26.5 cm), original loose weave cloth. Fine. Limited edition (450 copies). BCC 136. Grabhorn-Hoyem 42. Companion volume to the Club’s 1955 Journal of a Cruise to California and the Sandwich Islands, with two previously unpublished letters. Two pages of the sketches relate to the capture of Monterey. ($300-$600) 102. [CALIFORNIA]. REVERE, Joseph Warren. A Tour of Duty in California; Including a Description of the Gold Region: And an Account of the Voyage around Cape Horn; with Notices of Lower California, the Gulf and Pacific Coasts, and the Principal Events Attending the Conquest of the Californias...Edited by Joseph N. Balestier.... New York: C.S. Francis & Co.; Boston: J.H. Francis, 1849. [4], [i-iii] iv-vi, [2, wood engraving “Design for the Arms of California”], [1] 2-305 [1, blank], [6, ads] pp., 6 lithographic plates (including frontispiece) after Revere’s sketches, folding lithographic map: (Harbour of San Francisco California. Sketched from Beechey’s Survey. By Joseph W. Revere U.S.N. Published by C.S. Francis & Co. N. York [below neat line at lower left]: Lith. of Wm. Endicott & Co. N. York, 30.5 x 25 cm). 12mo (19.7 x 13 cm), original brown embossed cloth, spine gilt lettered. Slightly shelf-slanted, binding worn and chipped (especially at extremities, joints, and corners), slightly shaken (a few loose leaves); interior fine except for light scattered foxing. Contemporary presentation copy to Mrs. E.P. Gregory by her husband, New Haven, June 5, 1849. First edition of “one of the most important books on the Gold Rush [which] figures on most selected lists” (Streeter Sale 2492). Barrett 2092. Bennett, American Book Collecting, p. 102. Blumann & Thomas 5088. Connor & Faulk 318. Cowan I, pp. 189-90: “One of the most valuable works of the period”; II, p. 530. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 169-170. Graff 3474. Haferkorn, pp 36-37. Hill I, pp. 251-52. Holliday Sale 923. Howell 50:208. Howes R222. Huntington Library, Zamorano 80...Exhibition of Famous and Notorious California Classics 63. Kurutz 529a. LC, California Centennial 125. Norris 3244. Peters, California on Stone, p. 119. Plath 917. Tutorow 3362. Vail, Gold Fever, p. 22. Van Nostrand, The First Hundred Years of Painting in California, pp. 22, 118-19. Van Nostrand & Coulter,California Pictorial, pp. 52-53 (illustrating the plate “Quicksilver Mine—Near Santa Clara”). Wheat, Books of the California Gold Rush 165: “Outstanding illustrations of the early period.” Zamorano 80 63 ( J. Gregg Layne): “One of the best descriptions of California and the Gold Rush.” The well-known firm of William Endicott & Co. of New York lithographed the original artwork of author-artist Revere. The plates are: “Sutter’s Fort—New Helvetia”; “Monterey, Capitol [sic] of California”; “Quicksilver Mine—Near Santa Clara”; “Monte Diablo—From the Sacramento River”; “A Ranchero Feat”; “A ‘Pui’ Day.” The Huntington Library owns some original artwork by Revere. See also Samuels, Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West, p. 396. Gary Kurutz observed: Joseph Warren Revere, a grandson of Paul Revere and graduate of Annapolis, was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy on the eve of the American conquest of California. His book ranks as an essential firsthand account of the takeover and life in California at that volatile time. It is filled with thoughtful analysis and conjecture on the future of California as it transitioned to American rule. He arrived in time to observe the full flavor of the region’s rich natural resources including the quicksilver mines, its rancho economy, the customs and manners of the Californios, and its many foreign settlers. Revere offered astute observations of the attitude of the Californios toward Mexico and the imminent prospect of American conquest. When the Mexican War erupted and Commodore J.D. Sloat raised the American flag over Monterey, Revere swung into action. Assigned to the warship Portsmouth, he reported that he exchanged the quarterdeck for the saddle and took charge of the post at Sonoma garrisoned by Company B of the California Battalion of Mounted Riflemen. He was the first to raise the stars and stripes over the town’s plaza. With no fighting or real threats to speak of, Revere had the time to take leisurely tours of the countryside including an excursion around Clear Lake. According to H.H. Bancroft, Revere wrote the first description of that beautiful lake. Returning from one of his outings, Revere received the startling news that the Walla Walla Indians had invaded the Sacramento Valley and he wrote at length telling how Californios, Americans, and Indians pulled together to meet this crisis. Following the conclusion of hostilities, Revere continued his exuberant enumeration of California’s abundant natural resources, its vast herds of cattle, its flourishing crops, and its rivers, lakes, and coast that afforded it an endless supply of “piscatory food.” He proclaimed: “A virgin empire has been added to the United States,” and he correctly predicted that “the seat of Empire on the Pacific, must, in the course of time, rival the seat of Empire on the Atlantic.” Such glowing words no doubt influenced prospective settlers from the eastern United States. Ever mindful of the consequences of change, Revere provided an extensive and important disquisition on California land titles, the historical background of land ownership during the Hispanic era, and the impact of Americanization on the vast Mexican land grants. He lamented that the issue of slavery held up California’s admission to the union and forestalled the establishment of a badly needed civilian government. Because of the discovery of gold, Revere inserted a chapter on the rich auriferous fields which contained Colonel R.B. Mason’s famous report on the mines and extracts of letters from Thomas O. Larkin, Thomas ap C. Jones, and William Ritch. He opened this chapter by stating: “At the date of my departure from California, the vast deposits of gold had not been discovered. I had travelled over the richest placers a thousand times, but it had never occurred to me to wash the golden sands over which I travelled and upon which I slept.” Despite the fantastic reports he heard, Revere wor- ried about the effect of gold fever on the moral fiber of California, writing: “She is without government, without laws, without a military force, while tens of thousands of adventurers from all parts of the earth are pouring into her golden valleys...[and they] will be transformed by the evil spirit of avarice...into knaves and men of violence.” As demonstrated by the six beautifully tinted lithographs that grace the work, Revere was an artist of ability. They are a fine portrayal of pastoral California. In addition, his publisher supplied a map by Revere entitled Harbour of San Francisco Sketched from Beechey’s Survey. Joseph A. Sullivan’s Biobooks published a new edition, limited to 1,000 copies, in 1947, with the title Naval Duty in California. ($1,000-$2,000)

103. [CALIFORNIA]. RYAN, William Redmond. Personal Adventures in Upper and Lower California, in 1848-9; with the Author’s Experience at the Mines. Illustrated by Twenty-Three Drawings, Taken on the Spot. London: William Shoberl, Publisher, 20, Great Marlborough Street, 1850. 2 Vols. Vol. I: [1] 2-4 (ads), [v-vii] viii-x, [iii] iv-vi, [2], [1] 2-347 [1] pp., frontispiece, 9 plates; Vol. II: [i-iii] iv-vi, [1] 2-413 [1, blank] pp., frontispiece, 12 plates. Total: 23 plates (3 lithograph plates on tinted grounds [including the 2 frontispieces] and 20 wood-engraved plates). 8vo (20 x 13 cm), new three-quarter crimson morocco over marbled boards with gilt-lettered spines, new endpapers, t.e.g. Interior, including plates all with original tissue guards, very fine. First edition. Barrett 2183. Braislin 1599. Byrd, California 8. Cowan I, p. 197; II, p. 547. Decker 32:61. Eberstadt 125:191. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 155. Graff 3626. Gudde,California Gold Camps, p. 419. Holliday Sale 966. Howell 50:215. Howes R558. Kurutz 548a. Norris 3340. Plath 952. Rocq 16037. Sabin 74532. Streeter Sale 2646. Tutorow 3676. Vail, Gold Fever, p. 22. Wheat, Books of the California Gold Rush 173. A book important for both the Mexican-American War and the Gold Rush. Ryan, from England, enlisted in the First Regiment of New York Volunteers and arrived in California in February, 1848, aboard the USS Isabella. After several months of marching up and down California without seeing much action, his company was somewhat irregularly discharged months after their enlistments were up. They received no written proof that they were entitled to the land they were promised, for example. All were ready to be gone, however, because they wanted to go to the diggings. “When the regiment disbanded, Ryan went off to the Stanislaus diggings for a brief and unsuccessful try at mining and then returned to Monterey. Ryan devoted the first two chapters of volume II to life in the diggings. The adventurer quickly found that trading pistols and rifles reaped a much greater and less strenuous reward than mining. Consequently, his opinion of mining was negative. “Cowan calls this title ‘the charming narrative of an artist and bohemian who left unrecorded but little that he saw.’ The plates by Ryan furnish the reader with some of the best contemporary views of mining, cities, pueblos, and daily life in California” (Kurutz). ($800-$1,600)

104. [CALIFORNIA]. SMYTHE, William E. History of San Diego, 1542-1908. An Account of the Rise and Progress of the Pioneer Settlement on the Pacific Coast of the United States. San Diego: The History Company, 1908. 2 vols. Vol. I: [1-5] 6-322 pp., frontispiece, 1 leaf of plates; Vol. II: [5] 326-739 pp., 3 leaves of plates. 8vo (24 x 17 cm), original green cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Other than slight shelf wear, very fine. Second edition (first edition 1907). Cowan II, p. 594. Howell 50:779. Rocq 7924. Not in usual Mexican- American War sources. The war is covered in Vol. I, pp. 200-227. “The best and probably the first book to focus exclusively on San Diego, lavishly illustrated with portraits and early views” (Howell). Despite some of the hardships described, Smythe observes that the general population seemed nonchalant about the war: “In the midst of it all, the stream of social gaiety flowed on with only slight interruptions and the joy of it was actually increased at times, by the presence of gallant soldiers from abroad” (p. 200). Smythe (1861-1922) was a Massachusetts native who eventually moved to California. He was a great believer in the benefits of irrigation and founded the Little Lands movement, which posited that farmers could live on small plots of land and with irrigation make a living by selling their surplus produce, a uto- pian idea that actually proved workable. San Ysidro was founded in 1908 on the concept. ($100-$200)

105. [CALIFORNIA]. STEVENSON, Jonathan D. Memorial and Petition of Colonel J.D. Stevenson of California. San Francisco: J.R. Brodie & Co., Steam Printers, 401 and 408 Sansome Street, 1886. [1-5] 6-16, 16a-16j, 17-89 [1, blank] pp., frontispiece portrait (included in pagination), 3 plates (2 of which are color illustrations of birds-eye views of San Francisco). 8vo (25.5 x 17.5 cm), original grey printed wrappers. Wrappers worn and soiled. Interior waterstained at lower blank margin, browned, and with mild staining. In contemporary ink on upper wrapper: Mr. Andrew Rutherford. Taped into Gaylord grey boards binder. With Warren R. Howell’s pencil notes at back indicating he paid $50 for the book and that it is “very rare.” First edition. Cowan I, p. 221; II, p. 614. Graff 3983. Howell 50:853. Howes S979. “Stevenson’s memoirs of the Conquest, with accounts of his command and actions at Los Angeles, his friendship with General Pico, the Kearney expedition of 1846, and his career in San Francisco. Also included are previously unrevealed details of the conspiracy to form an independent Republic in the West, consisting of California, Oregon, and Nevada” (Howell). Stevenson (1800-1894) was in command of a regiment of New York troops, which he himself raised. His troops were enlisted with the unusual expectation that they would stay in California after the war. Stevenson went on to become a prominent California citizen. ($400-$800)

106. [CALIFORNIA]. TUOMEY, Honoria. History of Sonoma County, California. Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1926. 2 vols. Vol. I: [i-iv] v-xv [1, blank], 17-784 pp., frontispiece (included in pagination); Vol. II: [1-4] 5-958 pp. Both volumes profusely illustrated, including 11 steel engraved portraits. 4to (27 x 19 cm), publisher’s original green stamped cloth, marbled edges, spine with raised lettering. Slightly rubbed, but otherwise fine. First edition. Cowan, II, p. 899. Norris 3667. Rocq 14751. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Includes a chapter on “The Bear Flag Revolt” (Vol. I, pp. 219-261) and on “The Mexican War in California” (Vol. I, pp. 263-291). Vol. II contains biographies of prominent citizens. In general, a congratulatory history of the county, which was a crucial area in the transition of California to U.S. rule. ($150-$300)

107. [CALIFORNIA]. UNITED STATES NAVY. Report from the Secretary of the Navy Communicating Copies of Commodore Stockton’s Despatches Relating to the Military and Naval Operations in California. February 16, 1849. [Washington, 1849]. [2], [1] 2-37 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (25 x 16 cm), stitched, untrimmed. Fore edges slightly wrinkled and dusty. A fine copy. First edition (30th Congress, 2nd Session. Senate Document 31). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 317. Tutorow 1650. Contains correspondence to and from Mason, Stockton, Pablo de la Guerra, José M. Flores, José Castro, Frémont, Andrés Pico, and others covering the conquest of California. The earliest correspondence is from September 18, 1846; the latest is January 11, 1847. Includes reports of the killed and wounded during the Battles of San Gabriel and La Mesa, which were the only significant actions American troops saw during the whole campaign. ($200-$400) The Constitution of California 108. [CALIFORNIA]. UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Taylor). California. Message of the President of the United States, Transmitting an Authenticated Copy of the Constitution of the State of California. February 13, 1850. [Washington, 1850]. [1] 2-17 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (22.5 x 14.5 cm), disbound. Three leaves separated, scattered foxing. First edition (31st Congress, 1st Session, House Document 39). Taylor states that he received a copy of the constitution from Bennet Riley, who helped write the document. The constitution was adopted in November, 1849, although California was not admitted as a state until September, 1850. At this point, the Gold Rush was in full swing, and California’s value to the Union was painfully obvious. ($100-$200)

109. [CALIFORNIA]. UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Tyler). Taking Possession of Monterey. Message from the President of the United States in Reply to the Resolution of Congress Calling for Information in Relation to the Taking Possession of Monterey by Commodore Thomas Ap Catesby Jones. February 22. Washington, 1843 [caption title]. [Washington, 1843]. [1] 2-117 p. Bound with: JONES, Thomas Ap Catesby. Letter of Commodore Thos. Ap. C. Jones, Transmitting Sundry Papers in Refutation of Certain Allegations Made against Him; also a Communication from the Hon. Edward Stanley, in Connexion with the Same Subject. February 22, 1853 [caption title]. [Washington, 1853]. [1] 2-180 pp. Two works in one volume. 8vo (23 x 15 cm), modern gray cloth with gilt-lettered spine label. Except for light, scattered foxing, interior fine. First editions (27th Congress, 3rd Session, House Exec. Document 166 & 32nd Congress, 2nd Session, House Miscellaneous No 22). Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Documents presented in response to the House of Representative’s call for all information attending the case of Jones, who was recalled after taking Monterey and declaring himself Commander of the occupation of California. Jones landed at Monterey in 1842 and took possession of it for the United States against the express orders of his superiors at the War Department. For this, he was recalled from his command and court martialed. The second document refers to an investigation for financial improprieties. Important documents in the history of California and the establishment of the American presence on the Pacific Coast. ($200-$400)

The Development of San Francisco 110. [CALIFORNIA]. WHEELER, Alfred. Land Titles in San Francisco, and the Laws Affecting the Same, with a Synopsis of All Grants and Sales of Land within the Limits Claimed by the City. San Francisco: Alta California Steam Printing Establishment, Portsmouth Square, 1852. [1-3] 4-127 [3] pp., folded lithographed map (Map of San Francisco, Compiled from Latest Surveys & Containing All Late Extensions & Division of Wards. Published by Josiah J. Le Count, for Wheeler’s Report on Land Titles in San Francisco Cal. 21.5 x 25.7 cm). 4to (29 x 21.7 cm), modern cloth with gilt-lettered spine label. Map backed on old linen, text heavily foxed and stained. With author’s steel-engraved portrait on front pastedown, printed book label of Alfred I. Esberg on front flyleaf, and unsigned AL dated February 22, 1848, to Governor Mason concerning establishment of an Indian reservation laid in. First edition(map is contemporary but later printing). AII, California, p. 45. Cowan I, p. 246; II, p. 677: “The correct map was specially engraved for this work.” Greenwood 369. Howell 50:1624. Howes W315. Norris 4174. Peters, California on Stone, p. 103. Sabin 103174. Streeter Sale 2728: “This is one of the foundation books on California land titles.” This publication covers the legal history of San Francisco land grants and includes information on the present owners and grantors. Mexican and U.S. documents are printed, including relevant portions of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, as well as the act for the admission of California as a state. Several schedules list grant sizes, grantor, grantee, etc. Schedule A lists the old Mexican grants. Despite the legal protections in those acts for Mexicans and their property, wide-spread schemes and machinations con- spired to fleece them of it, beginning immediately after the war. This book is important documentation for the development of California right after the Mexican-American War. ($800-$1,600)

The Mormons Conquer the West 111. [CALIFORNIA AND NEW MEXICO]. COOKE, Phillip St. George. The Conquest of New Mexico and California; An Historical and Personal Narrative. New York: G.P. Putnam Sons, 182 Fifth Avenue, 1878. [i-iii]-iv, [2], [1] 2-307 [1, blank] pp., folded map (showing route of the march). 12mo (19 x 13.5 cm), original green cloth, spine gilt lettered. Except for light bumping of spine extremities, fine. With printed Kennedy book ticket on front pastedown. First edition. Bradford 1055. Connor & Faulk 293. Cowan I, p. 142. Flake 2499. Graff 869. Haferkorn, pp. 34-35. Howes C738. Munk (Alliott), p. 54. Plains & Rockies IV:228 note. Rader 912. Streeter Sale 182: “An important source on the course of the Mexican War in the Far West by one of the great western soldiers.” Tutorow 3426: “[Cooke] opposed Frémont’s course in California and criticizes him severely.” Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 505. Kearny ordered Cooke to open a wagon route to the Pacific by the Gila Route, involving a 1,100 mile march through unknown wilderness without a road or trail. “Cooke assumed command of the Mormon Battalion at Santa Fe and marched it to California. His opinion of the Battalion was poor at first, but in nine months, he worked it into a satisfactory force of which he was proud” (Graff ). The Mormon Battalion’s March is one of the legendary events of the Mexican-American War. They were instrumental in establishing control of California and frustrating Frémont’s designs. Several of their number became prominent California citizens. Cooke (1809-1895), a career military officer was famously the father-in-law of Confederate cavalry commander J. E. B. Stuart, who once humiliated him during the Civil War and basically ended his career as a field officer. ($100-$200)

Organizing the Expanded Republic California Gold Rush 112. [CALIFORNIA AND NEW MEXICO]. UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Taylor). California and New Mexico. Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting Information in Answer to a Resolution of the House of the 31st of December, 1849, on the Subject of California and New Mexico. [Washington, 1850]. [1] 2-864, 849-972, 967-968, 973-976, pp. (text complete), 7 maps (6 folded). 8vo (23.7 x 15 cm), modern brown cloth, spine gilt lettered and decorated. Interior browned (sometimes heavily), lightly waterstained, two leaves are holed with minor loss, two large maps repaired and backed (no losses), map 6 partially adhered to map 5. With printed bookplate of Anne & Ross Beard on front pastedown. maps [1] Map of Fort Hill Monterey California Reduced by Scale from Lieut Warner’s Field Map made in 1847 by P.M. McGill, C.E. Lithr Ackerman.... (32 x 22.5 cm). [2] [Untitled sketch of San Francisco Bay] (30 x 32.5 cm). [3] [Untitled map of Lower California]. Ackerman Lithr.... (30 x 32.5 cm) [4] Plan No 2 Sketch of Port Escondido Lower California. Ackerman Lithr .... (31 x 22 cm) [5] Sketch of General Riley’s Route through the Mining Districts July and Aug. 1849. Copied from the Original Sketch by Lt Derby.... Ackerman’s Lithogr.... (51.5 x 48.5 cm). Wheat, Maps of the California Gold Region 79 & pp. xxvii-xxviii (reproduced as an inserted facsimile following p. 46). [6] Plan of the Route of the Expedition of Major Beall, 1st Drag’s for the Relief of the Wagons of Mr. F. X. Aubrey Against the Apache Indians...H. R. Wirtz.... Ackerman Lithr.... (23 x 14 cm). [7] Map of Oregon and Upper California from the Surveys of John Charles Frémont and other Authorities. Drawn by Charles Preuss under the Order of Senate of the United States Washington City 1848. Lithy. by E. Weber & Co. Balto. (60 x 45 cm). Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 613; Maps of the California Gold Region 41. First edition. (31st Congress, 1st Session, House Ex. Doc 17). Zamorano 80 gives the House version of this massive report priority; however, there is a good argument that the Senate version may have appeared first. More importantly, Becker outlines the difference between the House and Senate reports and explains how the House and Senate publications actually complement one another (Plains & Rockies IV:179b:2). California 49: Forty-Nine Maps of California from the Sixteenth Century to the Present (Ralph E. Ehrenberg) 27n. Cowan I, p. 40; II, p. 875. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 323-24, 420, 422. Holliday Sale 152. Howell 50:230. Howes C53. Huntington Library, Zamorano 80...Exhibition of Famous and Notorious California Classics 14. Kurutz 106b. Schwartz & Ehrenberg, The Mapping of America, p. 278: “Frémont’s epochal map of Oregon and Upper California [was] one of the earliest graphic announcements of the discovery of gold in California”; and the Plate 171n: “Most accurate general map of the Far West for its time.” Rittenhouse 558. Wheat, Books of the California Gold Rush 31; Mapping the Transmississippi West 571 & 613; Maps of the California Gold Region 41 & 79. Zamorano 80 14. This thick government compendium contains a wealth of information on the annexation of Alta California by the United States, the changeover from Mexican to American rule, the transition from military to civilian government, and the earliest days of the Gold Rush. Two of the maps in this report are key maps for the California gold region. The Map of Oregon and Upper California (Map 7 above) is the first separate printing of the southwest corner of the larger Frémont-Preuss map (Wheat, Maps of the California Gold Region 40). California 49: Forty-nine Maps of California from the Sixteenth Century to the Present 27n (Ehrenberg discusses the 1848 precursor for Map 7 listed above): “One of the seminal maps in the history of California exploration and settlement.... It provides the first depiction of the California region based on scientific topographic surveys, notably expanding contemporary geographic knowledge of the Sierra Nevada and the Coast Ranges, and the drainage pattern of the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys. Published on the eve of the California Gold Rush and statehood, this map also served as a powerful political document that promoted the prevail- ing American concept of the manifest destiny. It was one of therst fi maps to depict the creation of the Territory of Oregon and the establishment of the Mexico-U.S. boundary, which was ratified on 4, July, 1848; the first widely circulated map to announce the location of the discovery of gold deposits along the American and Feather Rivers; and it introduced or perpetuated numerous California place names including Kern River, Walker Pass, Owens Lake, and the ‘inspired’ term, Golden Gate, designating the entrance to San Francisco Bay.” The map apparently was published to satisfy the eager demand for maps of California following the riveting announcement of the gold discovery. Wheat (Maps of the California Gold Region 40) comments on the prototype Frémont-Preuss map: “This important and beautifully drawn map became the model for many of the later gold region maps. The California portion is based on Frémont’s map of 1845, but the legend ‘El Dorado or Gold Regions’ has been added along the ‘Rio d. 1. Plumas’ (Feather River), and the ‘R. d. 1. Americanos’ (American River)....” Consult Wheat’s lengthy discussion of the large Frémont-Preuss map in Mapping the Transmississippi West (III, pp. 55-62): “It seems almost certain that the Frémont-Preuss map was the first map of large general circulation to announce to the world the epochal finds in the West which would now transform the life and society of that once-distant country.” Regarding Derby’s Sketch of General Riley’s Route through the Mining Districts (Map 6 above), Wheat comments: “Of the maps which were actually produced in 1850, those of Lieutenant George H. Derby are of particular interest. Derby, though better known today as a brilliant humorist (he was the author of ‘Phoenixiana’ and ‘The Squibob Papers’), was a trained and competent topographer, and while the engravers seem to have garbled many of his legends (such as ‘Mormont’ for Mormon I[sland] and ‘Sonoran Camp’ for Sonorianian Camp [Sonora]), nevertheless his ‘Map of General Riley’s Route through the Diggins’ (made in August 1849...but not published until 1850), his ‘Sacramento Valley from the American River to Butte Creek’...and his ‘Reconnaissance of the Tulares Valley’...are all maps of major importance. The first of these shows ‘Colluma,’ ‘Angel’s,’ ‘Jamestown,’ ’Sullivan’s,’ ‘Woods’ and several other newly- settled camps. This map is the result of Derby’s cartographical work when he accompanied Brigadier General Bennet Riley on a tour of the California Gold Regions in the summer of 1849.” For more on Derby, refer to The Topographical Reports of Lieutenant George H. Derby. With Introduction and Notes by Francis P. Farquhar (San Francisco: California Historical Society, 1933). ($400-$800)

113. [CAPTIVITIES]. DONNAVAN, Corydon. Adventures in Mexico: Experienced during a Captivity of Seven Months in the Interior—Having Been Captured at Camargo, by Canales’ Band of Guerrillas, with Two Other American Citizens—Marched to Valladolid, Beyond the City of Mexico, and Sold into Slavery...With a View of the Present War, and the Ultimate Destiny of the Country. Cincinnati: Robinson & Jones, 1487 [i.e. 1847]. [i-iii] iv-xi [1, blank], [13] 14-112 pp. 8vo (25 x 16 cm), modern brown cloth. Title page repaired, remargined in gutter, and mounted on a stub; a2-3 probably from another copy; margins slightly frayed. Scattered light foxing, lower right blank margin waterstained. With ink signature of Maria Sanders on pp. [13] and 19, and pencil signature of her son Charles P. Sanders twice on p. 19, on pp. 94-95, and on p. 112. One copy that circulated through the market for years was reported to have wrappers. Very rare in any edition. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 205-206. Howes D423: “Three chapters on Texas” [erroneous]. Morgan, Bibliography of Ohio Imprints 4410. Palmquist, Pioneer Photographers, p. 213. Tutorow 3641. A rare and exciting but possibly apocryphal account of an American captive during the Mexican War, who even worked in Valparaiso as a printer on an ancient Ramage press for a publisher who bought his freedom from his drunken guards, who were threatening to execute him. Donnavan made the most of his adventures and his book, which went through at least a dozen editions almost instantly and was translated into German, by producing a huge, 21,000-square-foot panorama of Mexico and the war, which he toured on the East Coast after its opening in Cincinnati. (For a description of the panorama, see Magali M. Carrera, Traveling from Spain to Mexico, Duke University Press, 2011, pp. 103-104.) Donnavan predicts that the U.S. will win the war and eventually occupy Mexico, an event that he believes will only help the country grow. If this text is manufactured, it is certainly based somehow on detailed knowledge of the country. Maria and Charles Sanders (1824-1891) were prominent citizens of Glenville, New York. ($600-$1,000)

114. [CAPTIVITIES]. DONNAVAN, Corydon. Adventures in Mexico during a Captivity of Seven Months. With an Appendix. Boston: Published by George R. Holbrook & Co., 1848. [1-3] 4-132 pp., woodcut frontispiece. 8vo, disbound, with remains of original tan sheep spine. Very light, scattered foxing and mild age toning. Preserved in red cloth chemise with ties. Overall very good. “Twelfth edition.” Garrett & Goodwin, p. 206. Howes D423. This edition has supplementary material added to it (pp. 118-132) relating further reports of the author’s adventures in Mexico and including descriptions of the scenes in his panorama. The first panel, for example, shows Corpus Christi, described as “an unimportant place with a few buildings” (p. 128), whereas the last panel by contrast shows Mexico City: “Perhaps no city in the world offers a more striking and beautiful panoramic view” (p. 132). This book was probably for sale at the panorama showings. ($300-$600)

115. [CAPTIVITIES]. SCOTT, John. Encarnacion Prisoners Comprising an Account of the March of the Kentucky Cavalry from Louisville to the Rio Grande, together with an Authentic History of the Captivity of the American Prisoners, including Incidents and Sketches of Men and Things on the Route and in Mexico. Louisville: Prentice & Wessinger, 1848. [1-3] 4-96 pp. 8vo (21.5 x 14 cm), new brown quarter morocco over marbled boards. Very fine. Among the rarest books on the Mexican-American War. Only one copy at auction in the last thirty years. First edition. Brinley Sale 4720 & 8301. Graff 3714. Haferkorn, p. 44. Howes S231. Sabin 22549 & 65708. Tutorow 3503: “Concerns 1st Regiment of Kentucky Cavalry, several units of which were captured and imprisoned by Mexican troops at Encarnación, fifty miles south of Saltillo.” The author gives an account of his travels through Texas on his way to Mexico. The troops, consisting of Arkansas and Kentucky troops, were captured on January 23, 1847, at a rancho where they had recon- noitred. Although at times treated roughly, Scott makes many flattering remarks about the country and its beauty. ($5,000-$10,000) 116. [CASUALTY LIST]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. Return of Killed, Wounded and Missing of the Army under the Immediate Command of Maj. General Winfield Scott, on the Nineteenth and Twentieth of August, 1847 [caption title]. N.p., n.d. [Mexico City?, 1847?]. [1] 2-37 [1, verso blank] pp. 8vo (22.5 x 14 cm), stitched. Last leaf with a few small holes (no loss of text), two leaves loose. Overall a very fine copy in basically original condition of a rare survival. With contemporary ink signature of Captain J.R. Truman AGN (Adjutant General). Preserved in a modern cloth case. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 126. This is probably the first official printing of casualties from the battles. Includes casualties at Contreras and Churubusco (pp. [1]-14), El Molino del Rey on September 8, 1847 (pp. 15-25), and casualties for Chapultepec and Mexico City, September 13 and 14, 1847 (pp. 26-37). The records are often quite detailed, even revealing the exact nature of wounds. As appalling as these casualty lists may be, Mexican losses were far greater. ($800-$1,600)

“Sus bienes le pertenecen sin disputa” 117. [CATHOLIC CHURCH]. CATEDRAL DE MEXICO. CABILDO. Three pamphlets relating to church objections to the Mexican government’s efforts to tax the Catholic Church to finance the war. [1] Segunda protesta del venerable Cabildo Metropolitano, sobre el decreto de ocupacion de bienes eclesiasticos. Mexico City: Imprenta de la Sociedad Literaria, á cargo de Agustín Contreras, calle de Santa Clara N. 23, 1847. [1-3] 4-8 pp. 8vo, (21.5 x 13 cm), original beige printed wrappers, typographical border, stitched. Some soiling and light marginal wear to wrappers, wrappers slightly separating. Interior fine. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 65. Dated in type at end, January 12, 1847. [2] Tercera protesta del venerable Cabildo Metropolitano, relativa á la ley de 4 del corriente febrero, sobre facultades estraordinarios para ocupar los bienes eclesiasticos. Mexico City: Imprenta de la Sociedad Literaria, á cargo de Agustín Contreras, calle de Santa Clara, N. 23, 1847. [1-3] 4-8 pp. 8vo (21.5 x 13 cm), original beige printed wrappers, ornamental border, original stitching. Very fine copy. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 103. Dated in type at end, February 8, 1847. [3] Representacion del illmo. y venerable Cabildo Metropolitano al soberano Congreso, fundando la justicia y necessidad de la derogacion de las leyes de 11 de enero y 4 de febrero del corriente año, relativas a la ocupacion de bienes eclesiasticos. Mexico City: Imprenta del Católico, á cargo de Mariano Arévalo, calle del Puente de San Dimas núm 12, 1847. [1-3] 4-19 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (21.5 x 14 cm), original printed wrappers, stitched. Wrapper moderately stained. Title page lightly stained, old stab hole in left blank margin. Overall very good. First edition. Harper 12:274. Dated in type at end, February 25, 1847 All these publications present numerous objections to the Mexican government’s efforts totax church property to raise money for the war. The government’s several efforts were met with opposition from numerous quarters and only partially successful. ($300-$600)

“Ellos son hombres sin creencias y sin moral” “One of the most rousing and vivid of the anti-American broadsides” (Eberstadt) 118. [CATHOLIC CHURCH]. El Clamor de las ovejas a sus pastores dormidos. [Mexico City]: Imprenta de Ignacio Cumplido, [1847]. Dated in type April 5, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 21.5 cm. Right and lower margins wrinkled and chipped, creased where formerly folded, old stab holes in left margin, small stain at lower right margin, minor fold splits. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Eberstadt 106. A singular broadside signed in type by “Varios mexicanos” that points with alarm to certain provisions of the American occupation of Veracruz, particularly the one that practically everything in Veracruz now belongs to the army. The writers fear that the churches will be pillaged and desecrated and that the same treatment will spread to every church in Mexico. They plead with the ecclesiastical authorities to do all they can to stop such an outcome, despite American promises of religious liberty, which the writers actually view with some alarm as that guarantee will allow any religion (“hereges protestantes,” “sectarios de Mahoma,” etc.). None of those dire predictions came to pass. ($300-$600)

119. [CATHOLIC CHURCH]. Despojo de los bienes eclesiasticos. Apuntes interesantes para la historia de la igle- sia Mexicana. Mexico City: Imprenta de Abadiano, calle de Santo Domingo, 1847. [1-3] 4-24, [1] 2-8, [1] 2-12, [1] 2-7 [1, blank], [1] 2-8, [1] 2-12, [1] 2-16, [1] 2-12, [1] 2-16, [1] 2-53 [3] pp., wood-engraved vignette on title. 4to (21.7 x 15.5 cm), contemporary quarter black sheep over green and black mottled boards, spine gilt lettered and decorated. Head of spine missing, heavy edge wear, corners bumped, hinges open but holding. Except for light age toning, interior very fine. Very rare in commerce; no copies at auction in over thirty years. First collected edition (apparently reprints; most have imprint “Mexico, Imprenta de las Escalerillas, 1847”). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 18 (one part). Palau 71207. Sabin 19757. Reprints documents such as government decrees, church writings, and other official communications concerning Mexico’s efforts to extract income from church properties to support the war effort. The government decrees of January 13 and 15, 1847 propose raising 5,000,000 pesos from the archbish- opric of Mexico, 2,000,000 from Puebla, 1,250,000 from Guadalajara, and 850,000 from Michoacán. The total to be raised is 15,000,000 pesos. Needless to say, all the documents herein by church leaders oppose the policy. ($400-$800)

Better Than Raising Taxes “Momementos tan angustiados y tristes” 120. [CATHOLIC CHURCH]. DIOCESE OF GUADALAJARA. Gobierno Eclesiastico de la Diocesis de Guadalajara. [Guadalajara, 1846]. [2] [2, blank] pp. 12mo (22 x 16.3 cm), folded sheet. Dated in type Guadalajara, September 26, 1846. Except for light stain at upper right margin, very fine. Signed with parafs of three officials. Rare. No copies on OCLC. Second edition (1st edition was probably a broadside of the same date; see Eberstadt 259). An extraordinary circular letter authorized by the Archbishop to allow the solicitation of funds from the city clergy for war support in such amounts as each one feels able to contribute. The country is described as being in dire straits and desperately in need of support from its patriotic clergy. This measure was no doubt better received by the Church than laws to raise taxes forcefully on its properties. ($200-$400)

121. [CATHOLIC CHURCH]. MEXICO. LAWS (October 2, 1846).El C. Lic. Francisco M. de Olaguibel, gobernador del estado libre y soberano de Mexico, a sus habitantes, sabed [caption title]. [Toluca, 1846]. [1] 2-16 pp. 16mo (14.5 x 10 cm), contemporary plain paper wrappers, stitched. Fine. Probably second edition. Harper 12:254. A rare “pocket edition.” Decrees and laws were rarely issued in such small formats. State of Mexico’s promulgation of the law establishing forced payments on Mexican citizens and the church to finance the war. Includes clarifications issued on October 14, 1846. Most schemes for taxing the church failed. ($100-$200)

122. [CATHOLIC CHURCH]. MEXICO. LAWS (November 19, 1846). Prestamo forzoso de dos milliones de pesos que se hace por intermedio del venerable clero para ayudar al sostenimiento de la guerra contra los Estados Unidos del Norte. [Mexico City, 1846]. [2], [1] 2-13 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (19.8 x 13.5 cm), original self-wrappers, stitched. Except for a few light stains, very fine. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 85. Harper 12:257. Dated in type on p. 5, November 19, 1846. Includes Santa-Anna’s November 23, 1846 and regulations for implementing the law (pp. 5-13). Presents the law that obliged the clergy of Mexico to contribute to the funds being raised to continue the war with the United States, together with detailed schedules about which ecclesiastical jurisdictions must contribute funds and the specific amount of funds they are required to contribute; also lists dozens of individuals from whom money will be raised in amounts varying from 20,000-200,000 pesos each. Several such laws were passed, most of them unsuccessful. ($100-$200) A Highly Unpopular Law to Tax the Church 123. [CATHOLIC CHURCH]. MEXICO. LAWS ( January 10, 1847). El Gobernador del Estado á sus habitantes. [San Luis Potosí, 1847]. Dated in type January 10, 1847, and January 20, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 22.5 cm. Lightly wrinkled, one small worm hole touching two letters. Later edition. A reprinting of Gómez Farías’ initial law to tax church properties to pay for the war, although certain exceptions are made. The goal was the raise 15,000,000 pesos. This law set off a fire storm of protests that far exceeded previous taxing schemes in 1846 and basically stopped any further collections. Although riots and rebellions broke out in many places, the most serious was the Polkos Revolt in Mexico City (q.v.), which essentially prevented reinforcements to be sent to Veracruz. Santa-Anna was so angered that he removed Gómez Farías and annulled the law, although he later negotiated a loan from the church. ($200-$400)

A Very Unpopular Tax 124. [CATHOLIC CHURCH]. Two decrees concerning the Mexican government’s attempts to tax church property held in mortmain (i.e., property that was never supposed to be alienated). [1] MEXICO. LAWS ( January 11, 1847). Ministerio de Hacienda, Seccion 2. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type January 11, 1847. [4] pp. 12mo (21.5 x 16 cm), folded sheet. A few light stains, otherwise fine. First edition. Eberstadt 403. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 85. Harper 12:266. Streeter Sale 264. “Authorizes the government of Mexico to raise by various means up to fifteen million pesos ‘with the aim of continuing the war with the United States,’ the money mainly to be raised from the churches. “Bancroft says that this move ‘caused the greatest excitement and opposition. Several state governments protested against the measure, and ere long revolutionary movements broke out in various places’ V:305” (Harper). “Justin Smith in his War with Mexico, II:8-15 gives a vivid account of the turmoil caused by the passage of this law, complaints from state governments, mutinies of troops and civilian insurrections organized by priests” (Streeter) The law does provide for a list of institutions and properties exempt from seizure. [2] MEXICO. LAWS ( January 15, 1847). Ministerio de Hacienda. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type January 15, 1847. [4] pp. Folio (31 x 21.5 cm), folded sheet. Very fine. First edition. Eberstadt 404. Harper 12:270. “This decree gives a large table of the amounts held by the various ecclesiastical divisions of Mexico and what might be raised from them to help the government in its quest for funds to aid in its struggle against the United States. The question of how to make the Church disgorge these large sums of money is left in the hands of the governing juntas of the various parts of the country” (Eberstadt). Among the sums to raised are 5,000,000 pesos from the Archdiocese of Mexico, 2,000,000 from the Bishopric of Puebla, 850,000 from the Bishopric of Michoacán, etc. Probably the worst, most unpopular laws passed during the war. ($300-$500)

125. [CATHOLIC CHURCH]. MEXICO. LAWS ( January 11, 1847). El ciudadano Juan J. Baz, alcalde 3º. sustituto y encargado interinamente del gobierno del Distrito Federal. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type January 11, 1847, and January 13, 1847. Broadside: 47.5 x 29 cm. Creased where formerly folded; left margin trimmed except for 16 cm stub left for binding into a legajo, slightly wrinkled, light foxing, but overall very good. Second edition. A second edition of the above law taxing church property. ($100-$200)

126. [CATHOLIC CHURCH]. PATIÑO, Francisco. Exposicion que el senor vicario capitular hace al soberano congreso con motivo a ley sobre ocupacion de bienes ecleslasticos.Mexico City: Imprenta de la Sociedad Literária, á cargo de Agustín Contreras, calle de Santa Clara N. 23, 1847. [1-3] 4-8 pp., 8vo (22 x 13 cm), original blue printed wrappers, stitched. Wrappers slightly dampstained and wrinkled, spine partly split. Interior lightly wrinkled and dog-eared. Rare. Only seven copies on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Another protest by a member of the church against the government’s plan to raise a forced loan against the church to finance the war. He argues in part that the services the church provides to Mexican society would be severely compromised by such an action and that there might be public backlash if they were curtailed. ($100-$200)

First General History of the U.S. Cavalry 127. [CAVALRY]. BRACKETT, Albert Gallatin. History of The United States Cavalry, From the Formation of the Federal Government to the 1st of June, 1863. To Which Is Added a List of All of the Cavalry Regiments, With the Names of Their Commanders, Which Have Been in the United States Service Since the Breaking Out of the Rebellion. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, Franklin Square, 1865. [i-vii] viii-xii, [13] 14-337 [1, blank], [1]-2 pp. (ads), 7 engraved text illustrations (all full-page, included in pagination). 12mo (19.5 x 13.5), original brown cloth, gilt sabers on upper cover, spine gilt lettered, bevelled edges. Minor wear at spine ends and corners; upper hinge weak. A few scattered spots, otherwise very fine. First edition. Flake 787. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 110. Graff 381. Holliday Sale 119. Howes B692. Plains & Rockies IV:411. Rittenhouse 78. Sabin 7195. Tutorow 3308. This book is advertised in the ads on the last leaf as “Nearly Ready.” This is the first general history of the U.S. Cavalry, covering that branch of the service from its formation in 1793 through the Civil War. Chapters 3-5 cover the Mexican-American War. Brackett thoroughly covers all actions in which mounted troops were involved through the Civil War. He makes it clear that the Mexican-American War was a watershed in cavalry history: “But the storm now commenced gathering in the Far South, where the first real fame of the dragoons was to be won. It is true, they had done their whole duty in Florida, and on the wide plains which stretch from Missouri River to the Rocky Mountains, but they had yet to go through the baptism of blood. The fields were waiting for them, and the sabre, which for a long time had lain idle, was to be drawn, and sharpened ready for the foe” (p. 53). Counterpoised to that bit of purple prose is his description of the capture near Saltillo of Borland’s, Gaines’, and Heady’s cavalry forces, which were all disgracefully captured without bloodshed and sent to Mexico City (pp. 79-80). Those actions are described with the all the passion of an autopsy report. In somewhat more passionate style, he describes at the Battle of Monterrey the utter destruction of a cavalry force under Mexican Colonel Najira, who refused to surrender and was the last one standing when killed: “His behaviour in this fight elicited the admiration of every one” (p. 64). Brackett (1829-1896), a career army officer, served with distinction in numerous assignments, including the Civil War and the West. At one time he commanded Fort Davis, Texas. During the Mexican- American War he served with an Indiana regiment. ($200-$400)

128. [CAVALRY]. RODENBOUGH, Theophilus Francis. From Everglade to Cañon with the Second Dragoons (Second United States Cavalry): An Authentic Account of Service in Florida, Mexico, Virginia, and the Indian Country, Including the Personal Recollections of Prominent Officers, with an Appendix Containing Orders, Reports and Correspondence, Military Records, etc., etc., etc. 1836-1875. New York: D. Van Nostrand, Publisher, 23 Murray Street and 27 Warren Street, 1875. [1-5] 6-561 [1, blank] [4, ads] pp., frontispiece, 7 plates (1 included in pagination) by noted Civil War artist Edwin Forbes, text illustrations, 2 folding maps: [1] Battle Fields Marches & Principal Stations of the Second Regiment of Dragoons (Second Cavalry) in the United States & Mexico; [2] Map of Portions of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania....1836-75. 8vo (24.5 x 18.5 cm), original gilt-decorated and lettered red cloth, bevelled edges. A few slight nicks to binding, a small void along upper joint, and stain to lower cover. Offsetting to title from frontispiece, small tear to second map, otherwise very fine, interior pristine (seldom found thus). Contemporary pencil presentation on front flyleaf. First edition. Eberstadt 110:193: “Included in this work is the day-by-day Journal of Wm. Drownn from 1852 to 1858, embracing a narrative of wild adventures in New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.” Eberstadt, Modern Overlands 412. Flake 7399. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 179-180. Graff 3544. Haferkorn, p. 50. Howes R395. Munk (Alliott), p. 191. Rader 2813. Tutorow 3312: “The war with Mexico is covered on pages 91-146. Appendices (dealing with the war include) the journey from New Orleans to Matamoros, Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterrey, Agua Nueva, Buena Vista, Scott’s operations...California, Texas, New Mexico expedition, and Indian and Mormon campaigns.” The company initially served with Taylor before being transferred to Scott for the Mexico City campaign. This work includes the Texas battles. May’s charge at Resaca de la Palma is given extensive treatment (pp. 107-113), including a few sarcastic remarks about General de la Vega. A rare work that because of its size is usually found in broken and dilapidated condition. A long Appendix gives biographical sketches of leading officers and a short account of all battles and skirmishes in which they participated, from 1836 on. A cornerstone book for the history of the Second Dragoons, which became the Second U.S. Cavalry. Rodenburgh (1838-1912) was a career cavalry officer who served with distinction during the Civil War and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. After he retired, he wrote several books. ($1,000-$2,000)

Profusely Illustrated and Documented 129. [CAVALRY]. STEFFEN, Randy. The Horse Soldier 1776-1943: The United States Cavalryman: His Uniforms, Arms, Accoutrements, and Equipments. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1977-1979. Four volumes. Folio (31.3 x 24 cm), original blue cloth in illustrated dust jackets. Overall like new. First edition. Profusely illustrated with color plates, text illustrations, and drawings by the author. ($150-$300)

“El abuso de la libertad de imprimir” 130. [CENSORSHIP]. MEXICO. LAWS ( July 10, 1847). Manuel Maria Lombardini, General de Brigada del Ejercito Mexicano y en Gefe del de Oriente. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type July 10, 1847 and July 11, 1847. Broadside: 31 x 21 cm. Lightly creased where formerly folded, otherwise very fine. On embossed paper. Second edition. Eberstadt 335. Harper 12:336. The preamble states that although freedom of the press is important, the press has been spreading false rumors about dissensions within the military and even revolts. Also points out that the U.S. has “emisarios” among the population and that freedom of the press is denied in American occupied territories. Requires that all military information in the future be suppressed in the private press and reported only in the official governmentDiario . Eberstadt’s interesting note and the text itself imply that the U.S. had a fifth column in Mexico City spreading discord. ($200-$400)

All the News That’s Fit to Print 131. [CENSORSHIP]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Nov. 12, 1847. General Orders 349. [1]-2 [2, blank] pp. 12mo (20.3 x 14 cm), disbound. Left margin uneven with old stab holes, voids in gutter margin. Signed by H.L. Scott. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 395. Reprints General Order No. 3 from the War Department dated January 28, 1847, relating to restrictions on private reports of battle action because they are “frequently mischievous in design and always disgraceful to the Army.” Here Scott follows up with his own order expressing his determination to enforce the order and ends with a snarky observation about the authors of the articles that appeared in newspapers in Tampico and New Orleans. Those reports probably referred to incidents around the Battle of Mexico City. The Mexican-American War was the first U.S. war that had considerable reporting about it sent home to newspapers. The struggle to control the news culminated in the disgraceful Leonidas Letter later. ($200-$400) “The Thermopylae of the West” 132. [CERRO GORDO, BATTLE OF]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). Battle of Cerro Gordo April 18th 1847; The Troops Ascended the Long and Difficult Slope of Cerro Gordo without Shelter and under the Tremendous Fire of Artillery and Musketry, with the Utmost Steadiness, Reached the Breastworks, Drove the Enemy from Them...; [at left and right of title] American Loss 43 Killed 164 Missing | Mexican Loss 2000 Killed & Wounded; [at bottom] Lith. & Pub. by N. Currier, Entered According to the Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York 158 Nassau St. Cor. Of Spruce N.Y.; [at bottom] 464. New York, 1847. Print: image area: neat line to neat line: 21.1 x 32.4 cm; image & text: 24.3 x 32.4 cm; overall sheet size: 25.4 x 35.5 cm. Contemporary hand color. Marginal browning (especially at bottom, from former framing), tape repairs on verso, large closed tear (12 cm) at left (no loss to image), two smaller tears below, lower right blank corner chipped. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 560. Peters, p. 192. Sandweiss, pp. 23-24, figure 12 (showing a different version of print, without text below). Tyler, The Mexican War, A Lithographic Record, pp. 37-39, 52 (illustrated Plate 32), noting the inaccuracy of the view and suggesting it was based on other sources. A vivid battle scene filled with action and clouds of smoke. Cerro Gordo (also called “The Thermopylae of the West”) lay between the already conquered Veracruz and now vulnerable Mexico City. Army Corps of Engineers Captain Robert E. Lee discovered a mountain trail around Santa-Anna’s position. General Scott quickly moved the main body of his command along the trail, out-flanking the Mexicans. A sharp action on April 18, 1847, resulted in the rout of Santa-Anna’s forces. ($100-$200)

A Dramatic Scene 133. [CERRO GORDO, BATTLE OF]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). Storming of the Heights of Cerro Gordo. April 18th. 1847. by the 1st. Brigade of the 2nd. Division, U.S.A. Reinforced by 6 Companies 3rd. Infantry and 4 Companies of the 1st. Artillery, the Whole under the Command of that Gallant Hero, Col. Wm. S. Harney of the 2nd. Dragoons—He Pushed Forward under a Most Galling and Destructive Fire, and Succeeded in Driving from a Strong Position of the Enemy All His Forces, and Putting Them in Complete Rout. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce N.Y. [at bottom] 470. Print: image area: 20.5 x 32 cm. Contemporary full hand-color. Matted in modern wood frame under Plexiglas. Not examined outside of frame. Very fine. First edition. Currier 5829. Peters, p. 369. A dramatically dynamic scene showing Harney’s troops just as they achieve the summit of El Telégrafo, whereupon heavy fighting, as depicted here, occurred. Brilliantly colored. ($250-$500)

Santa-Anna Loses His Leg 134. [CERRO GORDO, BATTLE OF]. HUSTED, T.S.(publisher). Flight of Santa Anna on a Mule. At the Battle of Cerro Gordo. April 17, 1847. Santa Anna well can write, Better far than he can fight, Boasts of Dying yet the Sinner, Runs away, and Leaves His Dinner. Consid’rate still while Turning Tail, To Make all Sure, He Gives Leg Bail. [at bottom] Butler’s Lith. 17, Ann St. Publ. by T. L. Husted & Co. 97, Nassau St. N.Y. [1847]. Print: image area: 20.2 x 32 cm. Contemporary hand color. Moderately spotted and stained. Contemporary wood frame. Not examined outside of the frame. Very good. First edition. A dramatic scene at the end of the battle as Santa-Anna’s coach is captured and he flees on a mule, trampling one of his own officers in the process. U.S. forces sweep to victory in the background. ($200-$400)

The Loss at Cerro Gordo 135. [CERRO GORDO, BATTLE OF]. JOAQUÍN DE GUERGUÉ, José. El Vice-Gobernador del Estado de Oaxaca, a sus habitantes. Oaxaca: Impreso por Ignacio Rincón, 1847. Dated in type April 21, 1847, and April 22, 1847. Broadside: 32.5 x 21.8 cm. Light horizontal crease, small fold split, several small voids not affecting text, upper left margin lightly discolored and chipped. First edition. Eberstadt 261. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 493. Harper 297 (illustrated). Probably the first news of the loss at Cerro Gordo. The text is broken into two parts. In the first Antonio de León announces from Orizaba that several army stragglers came into town the previous night with news of the loss and Santa-Anna’s imminent arrival. The second part consists of an impassioned statement by Guergué that the Americans had overwhelming numbers and urging all inhabitants to contribute to the war: “¿Quien puede negarse á defender su familia, su hogar, su patria y su religion?” He continues, “The whole republic is extremely moved and from Oaxaca we hope for the most extraordinary rush of patriotism, not only to help our army which has suffered such an overthrow but also to augment the forces under Antonio de Leon who are about to present themselves to danger” (Eberstadt). ($500-$1,000)

The Attack on Telegraph Hill 136. [CERRO GORDO, BATTLE OF]. SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Carta del Exmo. General Santa-Anna. Puebla: Imprenta de José María Macias, 1847. Dated in type April 17, 1847. Broadside: 30 x 21 cm. Very fine. First edition. Eberstadt 646. Probably the first news from the Cerro Gordo battlefield, addressed to governor Domingo Ibarra. Santa-Anna oddly reports that he has repulsed an attack on Telegraph Hill, an attack that did not happen until the next day and which was successful. He states the enemy suffered multiple casualties while his army suffered thirty dead and 122 wounded. ($500-$1,000)

A Stunning View 137. [CERRO GORDO, BATTLE OF]. The nd2 . Division of Regulars, as Drawn-up at Cerro Gordo under the Command of Gen. Twiggs. Uncolored lithograph: overall sheet size: 41.5 x 62.5 cm. [N.p., 1847?]. A few closed tears, slight soiling, a few small stains, trimmed. Accompanied by a piece of the backing from the original framing with signature of Susan P. Delafield, daughter of General John Delafield. Very rare. Only one other located copy. First edition. An amazingly formal view taken from a bird’s eye view of the entirety of Twiggs’ command drawn up in formation, with buildings and hills in the background. The officers of all his units are listed (Mounted Rifleman, Seventh Infantry, Taylor’s Battery, Third Infantry, etc.). Among those listed who would later be famous are E.R.S. Canby, W.S. Harney, Robert E. Lee, and J.B. Macgruder. Twiggs led the attack at Cerro Gordo. A print reminiscent of the order shown in Whiting’s classic 1847 view of U.S. troops at Corpus Christi. ($800-$1,600)

Extraordinary Scene 138. [CHAPULTEPEC, BATTLE OF]. BAILLIE, James (publisher). Storming of Chapultepec in Mexico, Sept. 13th, 1847. Genl. Bravo Surrendering His Sword to Lieut. Brower, of the New York Regiment. [below neat line] Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1848, by J. Baillie, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District Of N. York. [at bottom] Published by James Baillie, 87th St. near 3rd Ave. N. Y. Print: image area: 20.5 x 31 cm; overall sheet size: 28.2 x 36.5 cm. Contemporary hand-color. Adhered to old mounting board. Uniform light age toning and a few abrasions in image area, but overall good. With ms ink signature of Seth Wells, March 6, 1849, in lower blank margin. Very rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. One of the more stunning lithographs of the war, showing a storm of battle and fury at the summit of Chapultepec, with the U.S. flag waiving triumphantly over the tattered Mexican standard. At the -up per right, Bravo, seemingly unconcerned, calmly hands over his sword. Every examination of this print reveals new details. ($300-$600) Bravo’s Report on the Fall of Chapultepec 139. [CHAPULTEPEC, BATTLE OF]. BRAVO, Nicolás. Parte oficial del General Bravo, sobre la accion de Chapultepec. Toluca: Impreso en Toluca, 1847. Dated in type September 14, 1847. [3] [1, blank] pp. 4to (27.5 x 22 cm). Creased where formerly folded, minor fold splits, final page lightly stained. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Bravo’s report about the September 13, 1847, fall of Chapultepec, of which he was commander. He recites a host of ills that led to the fall of the fortress, including mass desertions, lack of reinforcements, lack of ability to defend the approaches, enemy artillery, and overwhelming enemy numbers. A fascinating report that pulls no punches in blaming Santa-Anna at least in part for the defeat. This was written while he was a prisoner. ($500-$1,000)

¡Mueran los pérfidos invasores! 140. [CHAPULTEPEC, BATTLE OF]. ORTEGA, José María. El Comandante General del Estado de San Luis Potosí, a las fuerzas de su mando. San Luis Potosí, 1847. Dated September 11, 1847. Broadside: 31.5 x 22 cm. Fine. First edition. Eberstadt 638. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 493. Announces that by an express he is informed that treaty talks have failed and that hostilities have resumed. Reports that Santa-Anna thrice repulsed Americans at Chapultepec, with a thousand U.S. troops dead. ($200-$400)

141. [CLAY, HENRY, JR.]. CAMERON, John. Death of Lieut Col. Henry Clay Jr. of the Second Regiment Kentucky Volunteers, at the Battle of Buena Vista, Febr. 23d. 1847. Leave me, take care of yourselves. Take these Pistols to my father and tell him, I have done all I can with them, and now return them to him. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York. 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce N.Y. [at bottom] 460. Print: image area: 20.6 x 31.5 cm. Contemporary hand-color. Matted in modern wood frame under Plexiglas. Not examined outside of frame. Very fine with vibrant color. First edition. Currier 1491. Peters, p. 229. A scene dominated by Clay and three soldiers attending him in the foreground, while the battle rages behind. Clay (1811-1847) was from a prominent Kentucky family. His father was Senator Henry Clay. He was killed by Mexican soldiers after ordering his subordinates to leave him. ($250-500)

142. [CLAY, HENRY, JR.]. KELLOGG, E.B. and E C. (publishers). Death of Col. Clay. Battle of Buena Vista Feb., 23rd, 1847. When Shot down a Second Time He Drew a Brace of Pistols from His Belt, Handed Them to Capt. Cutter, and Requested Him to Deliver Them to His Father with this Message “Say to him that he gave them to me, and that I have done all that I can with them and now return them to him”. [along bottom] E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, 144 Fulton St. N.Y. & 136 Main St. Hartford, Conn. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York. D. Needham, 223 Main St. Buffalo. Print: image area: 21 x 32 cm. Contemporary hand color. In contemporary wood frame. Light soiling and water staining, closed tear at lower left corner. Not examined outside of frame. First edition. A dramatic scene showing the expiring Clay being supported by a comrade while he hands a brace of pistols to another. Several other soldiers look on. In a gruesome background detail, two prostrate soldiers are bayoneted, a foreboding of what became of Clay himself. Clay (1811-1847) was from a prominent Kentucky family. He was killed by Mexican soldiers after ordering his subordinates to leave him. ($250-500)

Only Texas Was a Success, but Not Really 143. [COLONIZATION]. MEXICO. LAWS (December 4, 1846). Ministerio de Relaciones Interiores y Esteriores. [caption title]. [Mexico City, 1846]. [4] pp. 12mo (21.7 x 15.5 cm), folded sheet. Dated Mexico, December 4, 1846. With booksellers’ pencil notes, including Eberstadt and Fred White, on p. [1]. On embossed paper. Very fine. First edition. A review of Mexican colonization policies, which have mostly been a failure, except for the case of Texas, which was a great success but which ended up being lost: “La única que se ha establecido y pros- perado, es la que se rebeló en Tejas.” The text states that Texas was settled because of a desire to alienate it from Mexico. Proposes new measures to induce foreign settlers to move to Mexico. ($200-$400)

Awards and Commendations 144. [COMMENDATIONS]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. Three general orders reprinting other documents that compliment the army on its performance. [1] Headquarters of the Army, City of Mexico, Sept. 20, 1847. General Orders 293. [1] [3, blank] pp. 12mo (20.2 x 14 cm), disbound. Left margin uneven and with old stab holes, gutter margin separating, slight foxing. With embossed papermaker’s mark. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 70. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 391. Announces an act of Congress that allows non-commissioned officers to be brevetted and common soldiers to be given a certificate of merit and a pay increase. As lagniappe, Scott gives greater access to tobacco for enlisted troops. [2] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Mexico, Janaury 17, 1848 General Orders 20. [1] [3, blank] pp. 12mo (20 x 13 cm), disbound. Right margin uneven and with old stab holes. With embossed papermaker’s mark. Signed by H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 74. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 402. Prints a letter from Secretary of War W.L. Marcy warmly congratulating Scott and the troops on their achievements: “These wonderful achievements are the theme of praise and admiration throughout the nation.” [3] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Mexico, April 17, 1848 General Orders 65. [1] [3, blank] pp. 12mo (20.1 x 13 cm), disbound. Left margin uneven and with old stab holes. Signed by Lorenzo Thomas. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 76. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 409. Prints a February 18, 1848, congratulatory letter from the Kentucky legislature to Scott and his army. ($300-$600)

A Post Mortem 145. Consideraciones sobre la situacion politica y social de la Republica Mexicana, en el año 1847. Mexico City: Valdés y Redondas, Impresores, calle de las Escalerillas número 2, 1848. [1-5] 6-56 pp. 12mo (20 x 11.5 cm), original beige printed wrappers, ornamental border and vignette. Spine chipped with loss, minor staining. Contemporary ink handwriting on wrappers and scattered pencil and ink notes throughout. Cover of upper wrapper has small blindstamps of Beneficencia en Puebla. Ownership inscription of José María Pavón on title and his ink note on back wrapper indicating he received this copy from Juan Bautista Morales on November 12, 1848. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 69. Harper 12:384. Palau 352831. Sabin 15924. Signed at end in type, Varios Mexicanos, México, December, 1847. Describes Mexico at the depths of defeat and attempts to explain American successes. Mexico as a whole seemed to sit as a disinterested spectator instead of taking part in the struggle. Social and classict affli ion had left the country hopelessly divided, and in Mexico that led to a situation in which there was no national will in general to fight. The Catholic Church is heavily blamed for placing its own interests above those of the nation. Gives a good picture of the Republic of Mexico at the end of the war. It was reprinted inEl Monitor Republicano, June 13-24, 1848. It has been conjectured that this pamphlet was written by Mariano Otero (based on the copy in the Basave Collection of the Biblioteca de México that has Otero’s name written in it). This valuable but neglected pamphlet has been translated and edited by Dennis E. Berge under the title The Mexican Republic 1847 (El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1975). Berge discusses the original document and examines the writers to whom the work has been attributed. The former owner, Pavón (1827-1900), was a writer, dramatist, and lawyer, who fought against the U.S. and the French. A very valuable copy for social research. ($500-$1,000)

Battle of Contreras 146. [CONTRERAS, BATTLE OF]. Al Pueblo Mexicano. Relacion de las causas que influyeron en los desgraciados sucesos del dia 20 de Agosto de 1847. Mexico City: Imprenta de Vicente García Torres, Ex convento del Espíritu Santo núm 2, 1847. [1-3] 4-36 pp. 8vo (20.5 x 15 cm), original maize printed wrappers typographical border, stitched. Other than some light wrinkling, very fine in maroon cloth folding case. First edition. Howes R187. Palau 4434. Sabin 38633 and 69189. Streeter Sale 268. Sutro, p. 829. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. An anonymous account dated August 24, 1847, documenting the causes of the Mexican defeat at the Battle of Contreras on August 19-20, 1847. It was there that the Mexican defensive position commanded by Valencia was overwhelmed by General Scott, paving the way to the fall of Churabusco, the defeat of Santa-Anna’s principal army, and eventually the fall of Mexico City. This documented version of the events places the blame squarely on Valencia, who is accused of disobeying orders to retreat, and vin- dicates Santa-Anna: “La falta de obediencia del general Santa-Anna completamente, y su imprudente arrojo dió al enemigo un triunfo” (p. 8). Reprints numerous official documents. ($300-$600)

A Pep Talk 147. [CONTRERAS, BATTLE OF]. VALENCIA, Gabriel. Gabriel Valencia á sus conciudadanos [caption title]. [Mexico City, 1847]. [1] 2-10 pp. 8vo (20.5 x 14.5 cm), modern green and black marbled wrappers. Other than tiny corrosion marks in upper blank margin, very fine. This is a rare and rather obscure battle report. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 166. Harper 12:348. Dated in type Toluca, August 22, 1847. Valencia gives a first-hand report and defense on the Battle of Contreras (Padierna). He recounts the conduct of Santa-Anna, Francisco Pérez, Francisco Silva, Torrejón, José Frontera, and others. He brilliantly defends himself from the charge that the battle was lost by his disobedience and cowardice. He tells his fellow citizens not to be discouraged at the long series of defeats which they have suffered at the hands of the Americans, especially during the month of August when he is writing (Harper). (He refers to the battle of Coyoacán on August 22, 1847). This pamphlet was clearly rushed into print. At the Battle of Contreras, Valencia refused Santa-Anna’s orders to withdraw and was subsequently surrounded by American troops and soundly defeated. Valencia, (1799-1848), a professional military officer in the Mexican Army, fought in Texas in 1836 and for a time administered the California Pious Fund. ($600-$1,200)

Justice Prevails 148. [COURT MARTIAL]. FRANCO, Agustín A. Alegato de defensa que ante un consejo de guerra de oficiales del ejército de los Estados-Unidos del Norte, pronunció el licenciado...el dia 14 de Febrero de 1848. Toluca: Impreso por Manuel R. Gallo, calle de Victoria No. 9, [1848]. [i-vii] viii-xix [1] pp. 8vo (21 x 13.5 cm), original grey printed wrappers. Very poor condition, heavily stained, brittle, and with some losses. Uncommon. First edition. Kurutz & Mathes, pp. 99-100. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 71. Sabin 25480. “This is a translation of the defense before a Council of War by Lic. Agustín A. Franco of Martin and Francisco Esteves. The Esteves are Mexican citizens charged under martial law with seduction of United States soldiers to desert by offering them clothing, horses, arms, money, and employment. They are also charged with incorporation into the Mexican army of Corporal Michael Dowie and soldier John Sexsmith of Company F. 4th Artillery Regiments of the United States in Toluca, on or about the 23rd to 25th of January 1848. On January 25, Dowie and Sexsmith entered the store of Francisco Esteves and asked for a drink and to rest. When closing time arrived, Dowie and Sexsmith threatened Esteves and his son with arms when asked to leave. Dowie took the elder Esteves’ watch and Sexsmith put out the lights, slashing at Esteves with a saber and closing the doors. A shot drew a patrol and the Esteves were arrested. Testimony of Dowie and Sexsmith is contradictory in time, dates, and facts, and claims of offers are absurd and without foundation in logic. The counsel determined that the accusers are the delinquents. The defendants were found not guilty and released on February 14 by order of Brigadier General George Cadwalader” (Kurutz & Mathes). ($100-$200)

Administering Justice in the Army of Occupation 149. [COURTS MARTIAL]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. A group of twenty general orders mostly reporting courts martial and boards of inquiry. All are 12mo, disbound, and in generally good condition. All are first editions. [1] Headquarters of the Army, Puebla, Aug. 6, 1847. General Orders 237 & 249. [1] 2-4 pp. Signed by H.L. Scott. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 389. Reports the results of an investigation into Col. Bennett Riley’s conduct at the Battle of Cerro Gordo and finds “that his conduct and that of his command should be suitably noticed in the Official Report of his superiors.” [2] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, October 28, 1847. General Orders 327.[1] 2-3 [1, blank] pp. Eberstadt, p. 71. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 394. Reports the result of an inquiry into the conduct of Major B.L.E. Bonneville at the Battles of Churu- busco, Molino del Rey, and Chapultepec. Finds him guilty of some of the charges and recommends he be admonished. [3] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, November 12, 1847. General Orders 345. [1] 2-3 [3, blank] pp. Eberstadt, p. 71. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 395. Reports on an inquiry into the drunken behavior of Lieutenant John S. Devlin while on duty. Finds him guilty of several of the charges and orders him cashiered. [4] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, December 23, 1847. General Orders 381. [1]-2 [2, blank] pp. Signed by H.L. Scott with contemporary manuscript correction. Eberstadt, p. 73. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 381. Reports on an inquiry in Lieutenant Platt S. Titus, who left his guard post at Chapultepec and visited a gambling house. He is sentenced to be reprimanded. [5] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, February 4, 1848. General Orders 33 & 45. [1] 2-3 [1, blank] pp. Eberstadt, p. 74. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 403. Inquires into the loss of pack mules that resulted from a supply train march consisting of government wagons and a large number of merchants traveling under U.S. protection and which supply train was about seven miles long. It was attacked by guerrillas, resulting in the loss of about 300 pack mules. The train commander, Lieutenant Colonel Miles was found not guilty and instead judged worthy of “high commendation.” An excellent example of the problems with supply trains and the effectiveness of Mexican guerrillas. [6] Headquarters, Army of Mexico, Mexico, March 9, 1848. Orders 23. [1]-2 [2, blank] pp. Signed by H.L. Scott. Eberstadt, p. 76. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 407. Orders further inquiry into a sweetheart deal and others between Captain J. McKinstry and C.P. Garcia for the delivery of blankets, whereby McKinstry received a cut of the profits. [7] Headquarters, Army of Mexico, Mexico, March 23, 1848. Orders 37. [1] [3, blank] pp. Signed by Lorenzo Thomas. Eberstadt, p. 76. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 408. States that Butler must review all death sentences. [8] Headquarters, Army of Mexico, Mexico, May 11, 1848. Orders 90. [1] [3, blank] pp. Signed by Lorenzo Thomas. Eberstadt, p. 76. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 410. Exonerates Colonel M.L. Bonham because he was wounded and could not participate in the battle. And twelve others. Contact us for full list. ($2,000-$4,000)

Our God Is Gold 150. Credo que rezan los Yankees para oprobio de los Mexicanos. San Luis Potosí: Imprenta del estado en palacio á cargo de Ventura Carrillo, 1847. Broadside in two columns: 34 x 22 cm. Lightly browned, slight marginal chipping, light water stain at right margin. Very rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. A squib prayer by the Yankees where they profess their god is gold; their trinity is gold, beautiful Mexican women, and Mexican territory; their purpose is to enslave Mexicans and make English the language of the country; they expect no obstacles because there are no real men in Mexico, etc. Ends with a prayer to the “poderosísimo y valiente Polk.” ($200-$400)

“Abran, pues los ojos de los Estados-Unidos” 151. Cuatro palabras, sobre el proyecto de conquista. [San Luis Potosí]: Imprenta de M. Escontria, dirigida por E. González. Primera calle de Puerta del campo del Carmen, número 7. Dated in type December 4, 1847. [2] pp. Folio in two columns (32 x 22 cm). Light overall age-toning, but otherwise very fine. Rare. Only three copies on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. An essay signed in type Delta that condemns the U.S. invasion as a breach of the American dream and the country’s ideals. The soldiers have not come to give or obtain liberty, but to take land and wealth. Says that even American soldiers regret the war: “Tu me dijiste que iba yo á buscar con las armas la reparacion de un agravio, y me has conducido á una guerra de depredacion y de conquista.” An extraordinary essay that could have been written by a Northern pacifist and holds up the mirror to U.S. motives. ($100-$200)

“With our happiness has also vanished all our illusions” 152. CUEVAS, Luis Gonzaga. Memoir of the Minister of Interior and Exterior Relations, Don Luis G. Cueavas: Read in the Chamber of Deputies, January 5, & in the Senate January 8, 1849. City of Mexico. A Literal Translation from the Spanish, for the Mexican Legation: By J.C. Gardiner. Washington: Printed at the Office of Globe, 1849. [1-3] 4-55 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (22.5 x 14.5 cm), original green printed wrappers. Spine moderately chipped, interior with light scattered foxing. Georgetown University duplicate with their stamp on title page and small paper sticker on spine. Overall, very good. Rare. Only four copies on OCLC. First U.S. edition. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 87 & 236. A translation of his Memoria (Mexico, 1849). Relates to the administrative and military reorganization of Mexico after the war. He states, “The Republic stands in need of the most urgent redeeming measures that may tend to establish a system of order in the administration” (p. 6). He then reviews numerous areas that need reforms and proposes his own solutions. He points out that the political system in Mexico has long been confused to the country’s detriment. An important address after the end of the war, which Cuevas supported. Cuevas (1800-1867) was an important, influential politician and public official who signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. His 1849 Memoria is described by Porrúa as “Un valioso documento en que se fijan las causas que provocaron la derrota de 47, y es un llamado a la concordia entre los mexicanos.” ($200-$400)

153. [DIRECTORIES]. RODRÍGUEZ DE SAN MIGUEL, Juan. La República Mexicana en 1846, ó sea directorio general de los supremos poderes y de las principales autoridades, corporaciones y oficinas de la nacion. Mexico City: Imprenta de J.M. Lara, calle de la Palma núm 1, 1845. [1-7] 8-198, 1-123 pp., one uncolored lithograph plate (portrait: P. Juan Luis Mareiro). 8vo (20 x 14.5 cm), modern burgundy cloth, black gilt- lettered leather spine label. Cloth slightly faded. Interior fine. First edition. Connor & Faulk 564. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 45 (85 pp; photocopy). Palau 274956. Sabin 72550. “Contiene noticias históricas, datos biográficos, fundaciones, etc. En la Parte Eclesiástica un artículo acerca de la Catedral de México; y otro sobre las Californias. Al final se inserta una sección deVariedades que incluye: Descripción de la Sma. Virgen de Guadalupe y varias poesías en su obsequio, Noticias del Padre Maniero y su retrato, Ojeada sobre las obras de Voltaire, Epitafios al mismo, Distancias de garitas de México, Carta acerca de la ruina de Quito” (Palau). This is an almanac of the Mexican government, ecclesiastical, and military organization in 1846, including material on public offices, office holders,- rep resentatives, etc., in addition to historical material. Much of the information on Texas is unavailable and the space is blank. A valuable look at Mexico on the eve of the Mexican-American War that completely ignores the situation in Texas. ($100-$200)

154. [DONIPHAN’S EXPEDITION]. CONARD, Howard Louis. “Uncle Dick” Wootton, the Pioneer Frontiersman of the Rocky Mountain Region: An Account of the Adventures and Thrilling Experiences of the Most Noted American Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Scout, and Indian Fighter Now Living. Chicago: W.E. Dibble & Co., 1890. [i-vii]-viii, [9] 10-473 [1] pp., frontispiece portrait and 30 plates (included in pagination), text illustrations. 8vo (23.8 x 17 cm), original brown pictorial cloth. Spine rubbed, moderate edge wear, corners bumped. Uniform light age toning, but otherwise fine. First edition. Campbell, pp. 60-61. Dobie, p. 72. Eberstadt, Modern Narratives of the Plains and the Rockies 100. Flake 2470. Graff 846. Howes C659. Littell 208. Rittenhouse 121. Saunders 2828. Wynar 275. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. In chapters 12-13, Uncle Dick recounts serving as scout on the Doniphan expedition which, with Kearney’s conquest, gave the U.S. its claim to New Mexico and Arizona. This expedition is considered one of the most brilliant long marches ever made. Without quartermaster, paymaster, commissary, uniforms, tents, adequate provisions, or even military discipline, the force covered 3,600 miles by land and 2,000 by water, all in the course of twelve months. One of Uncle Dick’s tasks was to draw on the resources of the country to feed the men. “There were bands of wild cattle roaming over the hills and mesas...and whenever we wanted a supply of meat we ‘rounded’ up a lot of these cattle.... It was thought advisable to lasso, instead of shooting them, as some ammunition would be saved thereby. Lassoing wild cattle was a new business to most of the [soldiers], and they had some very amusing experiences.... At first the soldier always thought he had the steer, but before much time had elapsed he usually learned that the steer had him. Being able to lasso an animal of that kind is one thing, and knowing how to land him on his back, instead of being landed on your own back, and perhaps seriously hurt, is quite another.” (pp. 190-191). Wootton (1816-1893) went west to work for Bent & St. Vrain’s Fur Company at the age of twenty. He was involved in various cattle and sheep enterprises, referring to himself as “something of a ‘cattle king,’” and driving nine thousand sheep from New Mexico to California in 1852. ($300-$600)

“Valuable and well-documented sourcebook” (Tutorow) 155. [DONIPHAN’S EXPEDITION]. CONNELLEY, William Elsey. War with Mexico, 1846-1847. Doniphan’s Expedition and the Conquest of New Mexico and California. Topeka, Kansas: Published by the Author, 1907. [i-ii] iii-xiv, [2], [1-2] 3-670 pp., frontispiece, 2 folding maps. 8vo (23.5 x 16.5 cm), original gray decorated cloth, spine gilt-lettered. With 22-page original prospectus laid in. Overall a very fine copy. First edition. Connor & Faulk 434. Cowan I, p. 295n. Dobie, p. 76. Edwards, Enduring Desert, p. 122n. Flake 4126n. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 149. Graff 851. Haferkorn, p. 36: “A reprint, with extensive additions.” Howes C68. Munk (Alliott), p. 54. Plains & Rockies IV: 134n. Tutorow 3425: “Valuable and well- documented sourcebook.” This 1907 edition is often considered John T. Hughes’ work as the majority of the book is a reprint of his 1848 Doniphan’s Expedition, complete with all the illustrations and the map. Also included is Hughes’ diary dated August 17, 1847, and “Personal Recollection of Charles R. Morehead.” The work is supple- mented by several appendices, one of which is an “Official Roster.” ($100-$200)

156. [DONIPHAN’S EXPEDITION]. EDWARDS, Frank S. A Campaign in New Mexico with Colonel Doniphan...With a Map of the Route, and a Table of the Distances Traversed. Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1847. [i-vii] viii-xvi, [17] 18-184, [2, blank], [6, ads] pp., folding lithographed map: (Map Showing Col. A.W. Doniphan’s Route through the States of New Mexico, Chihuahua and Coahuila; 38.7 x 33 cm). 12mo (18.2 x 13.5 cm), later three-quarter tan mottled sheep over marbled boards, spine with gilt-lettered label, top edge stained. Map with minor marginal wrinkling and small fold split (no losses). Overall fine. Preserved in modern cloth slipcase. First edition. Connor & Faulk 432. Eberstadt 137:170: “Contains much important material concerning General Houston and the Western reaches of Texas.” Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 146-147. Graff 1210. Haferkorn, pp. 43-44. Howes E52. Jones & Eames, Checklist 1146. Munk (Alliot), p. 81. Plains & Rockies IV:132:1: “Wagner believed Edwards’ narrative to be one of the most interesting accounts published about the expedition.” Rader 1282. Raines, p. 75: “Doniphan’s march from Santa Fe to Chihuahua...[is] one of the most memorable in military history.” Rittenhouse 184. Streeter Sale 164. Tutorow 3516: “Topics... include the author’s enlistment at St. Louis, rendezvous of the army near Bent’s Fort, recreation, Indian houses...the daily lives of soldiers, various people encountered along the way, Bent’s murder, Chihuahua orders from Taylor and Wool.” Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 543 & III, p. 9: “[The map] covers the entire route of the Colonel and his command from Independence and Fort Leavenworth to Santa Fe, thence south down the Rio Grande to Paso del Norte (the present Juarez, Mexico), west of the Rio Grande to Chihuahua, and finally to the coast at Brazos Santiago, near the mouth of the Rio Grande. The map is an excellent representation of the region covered.” ($600-$1,200)

“Still considered one of the most brilliant long marches ever made” 157. [DONIPHAN’S EXPEDITION]. HUGHES, John T. Doniphan’s Expedition; Containing an Account of the Conquest of New Mexico; General Kearney’s Overland Expedition to California; Doniphan’s Campaign Against the Navajos; His Unparalleled March upon Chihuahua and Durango; and the Operation of General Price at Santa Fe. With a Sketch of the Life of Col. Doniphan. Illustrated with Plans of Battle Fields, a Map, and Fine Engravings. Cincinnati: Published by J.A. & U.P. James, Walnut St., Between Fourth and Fifth, 1848. [i-ii] iii-xii, 13-407 [1, blank] pp., engraved portraits of Doniphan and Sterling Price, folding map (A New Map of Mexico, California & Oregon 1848; 35.3 x 26 cm). 12mo (19.5 x 13 cm), original gilt-pictorial brown cloth, blind-stamped and gilt decorated, spine gilt-lettered. Spine ends chipped, upper joint starting, waterstained. Interior moderately waterstained throughout, map with fold splits (no losses). With ink signature of T.W. Park on front pastedown and Warren Howell’s pencil note on rear pastedown. Second and best edition, second issue. This issue adds the portrait of Price and the list of illustrations as specified in Howes. Cowan, I, p. 115; II, p. 295n. Connor & Faulk 434. Edwards, Enduring Desert, p. 80. Fifty Texas Rarities 32n: “This expedition, which ended by land at Matamoros, is still considered one of the most brilliant long marches ever made; the force, with no quartermaster, paymaster, commissary, uniforms, tents, or even military discipline, covered 3,600 miles by land and 2,000 by water, all in the course of 12 months.” Flake 4126. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 149. Graff 2005. Howes H769. Plains & Rockies IV:134:3. Rader 1970. Rittenhouse 311: “A classic work on the expedition along the Santa Fe Trail during the Mexican-American War.” Saunders 2972. Tutorow 3589. ($100-$200)

158. [DONIPHAN’S EXPEDITION]. HUGHES, John T. Doniphan’s Expedition; Containing an Account of the Conquest of New Mexico; General Kearney’s Overland Expedition to California; Doniphan’s Campaign Against the Navajos; His Unparalleled March upon Chihuahua and Durango; and the Operation of General Price at Santa Fe. With a Sketch of the Life of Col. Doniphan. Illustrated with Plans of Battle Fields, a Map, and Fine Engravings. Cincinnati: U.P. James, 167 Walnut St., Between Fourth and Fifth, [ca. 1854]. [i-vi] vii-viii, [9] 10-144 pp., text illustrations. 8vo (23.5 x 15 cm), three-quarter nineteenth-century calf over marbled papers, raised bands, gilt-lettered spine label, with original green printed wrappers bound in at rear. Spine sunned, upper hinge weak, slightly rubbed. Pp. v-vi torn without loss, scattered foxing, partially unopened, otherwise interior very good. Later edition printed from standing type. Here the upper wrapper reads “Price Twenty-Five Cents.” Plains & Rockies IV:134:6. ______. Another copy. Original yellow printed wrappers. Wrappers chipped with loss, lower wrapper detached. Partially unopened, scattered foxing. Here the upper wrapper reads “Price 50 Cents.” Plains & Rockies IV:134:6. ($100-200)

“Doniphan himself called this one of the best accounts of his famous expedition” (Tutorow) 159. [DONIPHAN’S EXPEDITION]. RICHARDSON, William H. Journal of William H. Richardson, a Private Soldier in the Campaign of New and Old Mexico, Under the Command of Colonel Doniphan of Missouri. Baltimore: John H. Woods, 1848. 96 pp., 3 woodcut plates, including frontispiece. 12mo (19 x 11.7 cm), original green pictorial wrappers, sewn. Light wear and soiling to wrappers, contemporary name in Philadelphia erased from front wrapper, lacking folding slip of certification from Doniphan, else fine, with the title page from the 1847 first edition neatly tipped in, but with perforation stamp of Rhode Island Historical Society and old library sticker with ink ms. shelf number. Preserved in a quarter brown morocco folding case. Second edition of “one of the rarest of the Doniphan accounts” (Streeter Sale 166); first published in Baltimore in 1847. Fifty Texas Rarities 33 (locates only 2 copies). Howes R262. Plains & Rockies IV:13:2. Rittenhouse 480: “Journal of personal experiences with Doniphan’s men on their march over the Santa Fe Trail during the Mexican War.” Sabin 71093. Tutorow 3620 & 2630n: “Doniphan himself called this one of the best accounts of his famous expedition.... Richardson was a private who records scores of memories of daily life in camp, ranging from his own need to learn how to prepare camp breakfast to details of battles in a number of encounters with Mexicans.” Chronicles the U.S. takeover of New Mexico, the conquest of Chihuahua, and Doniphan’s march through Texas. ($3,000-$6,000)

“A library of Western Americana is incomplete without it.” (Zamorano 80) 160. EMORY, William Hemsley, et al. Notes of a Military Reconnaissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, Including Part of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers. By W.H. [Emory], Brevet Major, Cor[ps Topographical Engineers.] Made in 1846-7, with the A[dvanced Guard] of the “Army of the We[st.” Was]hington: Wendell and Van Bethuysen, Printers, 1[848]. [1-2] 3-416 pp., 40 plates (including the San Diego plate), 3 maps, large folded map (separate). 8vo (23 x 14.5 cm), original brown cloth, printed paper spine label. Label chipped and rubbed with loss, spine ends rubbed, cloth slightly stained, corners bumped. Some moderate foxing and staining to text, text block slightly cracked; folded map expertly backed consolidating fold splits, some light stains. The title page suffered a major fold-over error; missing text supplied from Plains & Rockies. A copy of the second issue title page naming Emory as “Lieut. Col.” is laid in. With 1849 ink manuscript signature of Kittery, Maine, agriculturalist and local politician J.R. Haley on front flyleaf. maps [1] Sketch of the Actions Fought at San Pasqual in Upper California between the Americans and Mexicans Dec. 6th. & 7th. 1846. [2] Sketch of the Passage of the Rio San Gabriel Upper California by the Americans,—Discomfiting the Opposing Mexican Forces January 8th. 1847. [3] Sketch of the Battle of Los Angeles Upper California. Fought between the Americans and Mexicans Jany. 9th. 1847. [4] Military Reconnaissance of the Arkansas Rio del Norte and Rio Gila by W.H. Emory, Lieut. Top. Engr. Assisted from Fort Leavenworth to Santa Fé by Lieuts. J.W. Abert and W.G. Peck, and from Santa Fé to San Diego on the Pacific by Lieut. W.H. Warner and Mr. Norman Bestor, Made in 1846-7, with the Advance Guard of the “Army of the West.” Under Command of Brig. Gen. Stephn. W. Kearny Constructed under the Orders of Col. J.J. Abert Ch. Corps Top. Engrs. 1847 Drawn by Joseph Welch. Engraved on Stone by E. Weber & Co. Baltimore. [middle left] Tables of Geographical Positions on the Route and Pursued by the “Army of the West.”(neat line to neat line: 75.6 x 160.1 cm; overall sheet size: 81.5 x 180.2 cm). Washed and professionally stabilized, backed with thin tissue consolidating numerous fold splits. California 49: Forty-Nine Maps of California from the Sixteenth Century to the Present 26. Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 544. Senate edition, first printing with Emory’s rank given as “Brevet Major” and the plates in the preferred state (executed by Edward Weber, many after drawings by John Mix Stanley). (30th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Executive Document 7). Barrett 2751n. California 49: Forty-Nine Maps of California from the Sixteenth Century to the Present 26. Cowan I, pp. 77-78n, 267-268n; II, p. 195. Edwards, Enduring Desert, p. 77. Graff 1249. Howell 50, California 76. Howes E145. Huntington Library, Zamorano 80...Exhibition of Famous and Notorious California Classics 33. Rittenhouse 188n. McKelvey, Botanical Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi West, pp. 990-1101. Plains & Rockies IV:148:2. Schwartz & Ehrenberg, Mapping of America, p. 278. Wheat, Transmississippi West 544. Zamorano 80 33: “A library of Western Americana is incomplete without it.” A work the importance of which it is difficult to overstate. By its descriptions of the route, of flora and fauna, of physical and ethnological features in the plates, and of the vast territory shown by the magnificent map, Emory gave Americans their first comprehensive look at their newly acquired territory, just in time for the Gold Rush. The work was obviously popular as McKelvey demonstrates in her descriptions of over twenty editions and issues. Edwards gives an amusing and ironic description of how “indispensable” Emory’s work was to 49ers, when it ended up being discarded: “Upon the discovery of gold, [Emory’s] Report became immediately popular, as it afforded the first and only description of the Southern route west to Santa Fe, supplying detailed information relative to watering places, roads, deserts, Indians, plant and animal life.... Some indication of how highly this book of Emory’s was prized by the gold seekers is unintentionally supplied by one of these self-same emigrants ( John E. Durivage). While struggling across the treacherous desert, according to Durivage: ‘...not-withstanding we left every article we thought we could possibly dispense with at the Colorado, we deemed it necessary to make still further sacrifices. Away went a bag of beans; out tumbled a suit of clothes; Major Emory’s Report and a canister of powder followed suit; a case of surgical instruments followed; and a jar containing five pounds of quick-silver with a small bag of bullets brought up the rear’” (p. 77) The map is, of course, one of the very important aspects of the book. Wheat remarks: “In many respects, Emory’s map was the most important milestone in the cartographic development and accurate delineation of the Southwest. In its period only the similarly scientifically based reconnaissance maps of Frémont were its equals” (III, pp. 6-8). Here are the two important factors regarding the Emory report: (1) completeness, since frequently plates and maps are missing from it; (2) the state of the important plates—the preferred state of the plates of the Emory report should bear attribution to Weber. The matter of collecting preference is complicated by the fact that the House issue of the Emory report is augmented by the valuable reports of Abert and others, making both versions desirable—the Senate issue for the superior plates in Emory’s report, and the House issue for the added reports. Nothing is ever simple on the Emory report, because the augmented House issues vary as to execution of the New Mexico plates. The iconography and cartography in the Emory report are marvelous. Many of the excellent plates were based on the work of noted Western artist John Mix Stanley (1814-1872), who also served as artist for the northern route on the Pacific Railroad Survey. “[Stanley] is represented by more plates than any other artist employed in any of the surveys, and no early Western artist had more intimate knowledge by personal experience of the American West than did Stanley” (Taft, Artists and Illustrators of the Old West, p. 8). Tyler, Prints of the American West, (illustrating two prints from the Emory report): “Immediately following the [Mexican-American] War, pictures of the newly annexed territories appeared in dozens of different publications, and the government reports were among the most informative and beautifully printed. One of the first to appear was William H. Emory’sNotes of a Military Reconnoissance...which resulted from Col. Stephen Watts Kearny’s invasion of the Southwest.... Artist John Mix Stanley accompanied Kearny.... Emory’s report...contained not only his map of the largely unknown Southwest but also John Mix Stanley’s views.... [Edward] Weber [printed the lithographs] for the Senate version” (pp. 77-80). See also Schwartz & Ehrenberg discussing the iconography and cartography in the Emory report and illustrating one of the lithographs after Stanley’s drawings (pp. 276 & 278). ($700-1,400)

161. [EPHEMERA]. Five items of ephemera published around the time of the war. All are first editions. [1] Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Gobernacion y Policia [caption title]. [Mexico City, 1844]. Dated in type November 15, 1844. [2] pp. 12mo (20.5 x 15 cm). Left margin slightly uneven, otherwise fine. Orders a replacement to be appointed for the deceased judge José Sotero de Casteñeda. [2] El vecindario y la guarnicion de la Ciudad de México, penetrados de la urgentísima necesidad que hay de acudir cuanto antes al grave peligro en que se halla la republica, y considerando. [Mexico City, 1845]. Dated in type August 4, 1845. Broadside in two columns: 32 x 23.5 cm. Right and lower margins moderately chipped. Denounces the current disorder in the Mexican government, especially “el detestable centralismo,” and demands a return to the 1824 Constitution and the recognition of Santa-Anna as leader of the army. Warns of the rising possibility of war with the U.S. over Texas, a somewhat accurate fear, although war would not break out for nearly a year. [3] CHIHUAHUA. [Text begins]: “El Ciudadano Lic. Laureano Muñoz, Vice-Gobernador constitucional del Estado de Chihuahua.” [Chihuahua, 1847]. Dated in type May 17, 1847. [1] [3, blank] pp. 12mo (22 x 15.5 cm), folded sheet. Very fine. Announces the opening of the state Congress. [4] PELÁEZ, Manuel. El comandante general de los Estados de Chiapas y Tabasco. [Villahermosa?, 1848]. Dated in type October 4, 1848. Broadside: 29.5 x 21.5 cm. Old stab holes in left margin, top margin trimmed just touching title. Denounces those who are causing public disorder and calls on all citizens to obey the laws. [5] SAN LUIS POTOSÍ. Memoria con que el gobierno del Estado libre y soberano de San Luis Potosi, en cumplimiento del articulo 113 de la Constitucion, dió cuenta a la séptima legislativa constitucional en el primer periodo de sus sesiones ordinarias. [San Luis Potosí]: Imprenta del estado, à cargo de Ventura Carrillo, [1849] [wrapper title]. [1] 2-11 [1, blank] pp, 22 charts (5 folded). Folio (31 x 21.5 cm), original printed wrappers stitched. Spine perished, wrappers slightly chipped and stained, upper wrapper holed (no loss to text). Slight stain to upper right corner of some leaves, two leaves with small marginal tears. With later ink manuscript note on p. [1]. A thorough review of all aspects of the state in the year after the war ended, complete with profuse statistical analysis in the tables. Covered are jails, taxes, etc. States that because of internal troubles, the forces raised for the war effort have not been disbanded. ($100-$200)

162. [EPHEMERA]. Five items of ephemera published during the war. [1] MEXICO. LAWS ( July 18, 1846). Ministerio de Relaciones Esteriores, Gobernacion y Policia. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type July 18, 1846. Broadside (21 x 16 cm). Uniform age-toning, right and left margins chipped, wants lower left corner, remnant of old mounting paper on verso. First edition. This law ensures that the Plan of San Luis Potosí does not compromise official acts of the government. [2] GUANAJUATO. Dictamen que por disposicion de la asamblea departamental de Guanajuato, abrió su comision de Hacienda con motivo de haber mandado suspender el Supremo Gobierno la contribucion impuesta à las conductas y à los conductores en la parte 6 a art. 2.o del decreto nùm. 22 de la misma Asamblea [caption title]. Guanajuato: Imprenta de Juan E. Oñate, calle de Sopeña número 11, [1846]. Dated in type August 25, 1846. [2] pp. Folio (32 x 22.5 cm). Ink stamped number at upper right, creased where formerly folded, small fold split, otherwise fine. First edition. Commission report suggesting to the departmental government alternate methods for funding the money mandated to support the war. [3] OLAGUIBEL, Francisco M. El C. Lic. Francisco M. de Olaguibel, Gobernador constitucional del estado libre y soberano de Mexico, á todos sus habitantes, que. [Toluca, 1846]. Dated in type November 18, 1846, and December 14, 1846. Broadside: 31 x 21.5 cm. Right margin chipped and stained, two wormholes affecting a few letters. Second edition. Relates to upcoming appointments of judges and other judicial officials. [4] DURANGO. Mensage del Supremo Gobierno de Durango a la legislatura constitucional del Estado al timepo de su solemne instalacion, verificada el dia 8 de noviembre de 1846, y constestacion del Exmo. Sr. Presidente del mismo honorable cuerpo [caption title]. Victoria de Durango: Imprenta del Gobierno á cargo de M. Gonzales, 1846. [1] 2-12 pp. Folio (30.5 x 21 cm), stitched. Creased where formerly folded, small wormholes in some leaves affecting letters, final leaf chipped and with moderate worm damage. First edition. Among other topics, includes discussions of continuing support for the war effort and of ways to combat Native American raids. [5] PORTILLO, Jesús L. Escitacion que el M.I. Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara hace a los habitantes de la municipalidad. [Guadalajara]: Imprenta del Gobierno, [1846]. Dated in type August 24, 1846. Broadside: 32 x 22.5 cm. Very fine. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 449. The town council appeals to the citizens to respond with open heart and pocketbook for the relief of the soldiers and citizens affected by the recent siege of the city. Exactly to what this refers is something of a mystery, since the city was never besieged by U.S. forces. It may refer to one of the several uprisings that took place. ($150-$300)

“Juremos verter hasta la última gota de sangre” 163. Federacion ó muerte la buena opinion del soldado de la patria, a sus compañeros de armas. [San Luis Potosí]: Imprenta de M. Escontria á cargo de E. González, [1847?]. Not dated. Broadside: 32 x 22 cm. Lower right margin with small stain and ink math calculations. Otherwise fine. Rare. Only one copy on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-Amerian War sources. An impassioned address signed in type “Un Mexicano” that portrays the American army as a maraud- ing horde that will rape women and loot churches. He urges the ultimate sacrifices: “Tomad las armas, defensores, que la sangre mexicana se está derramando á torrentes en defensa de nuestra Santa Religion, de nuestra independencia, de nuestros intereses y de nuestras familias.” Although largely unfounded, the myth of the rapacious, looting American army was widespread. An especially rabid publication. ($100-$200)

Raising Money for the War 164. [FINANCES]. A group of eight documents concerning Mexican finances during the war. [1] MEXICO. LAWS (December 30, 1846). El Ciudadano Vicente Romero, Gobernador interino del Distrito Federal. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type December 30, 1846, and January 5, 1847. Broadside: 30 x 22 cm. Old stitch holes in left margin, three small marginal holes, a few small worm holes touching a few letters. Second edition. Authorizes the government to negotiate a forced loan of 1,000,000 pesos and sets rates for raising the money. [2] MEXICO. LAWS (February 4, 1847). Ministerio de Hacienda. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type February 4, 1847. [1] [3, blank] pp. 12mo (21.5 x 15.5 cm), folded sheet. One small chip in upper margin, otherwise fine. First edition. Authorizes spending of 5,000,000 pesos “para atender á la defensa del territorio nacional.” Forced loans are forbidden, however. [3] MICHOACÁN. El Gobernador del Estado de Michoacán, á todos sus inhabitantes, sabed: que. [Morelia, 1847]. Dated in type April, 24, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 22.5 cm. Old stab holes in left margin, left margin slightly chipped, small tear in lower margin. Overall, very good. First edition. Authorizes the government to use all means to support the war by using public money. [4] MICHOACÁN. El Gobernador del Estado de Michoacán, á todos sus inhabitantes, sabed: que.[Morelia, 1847]. Dated in type April, 28, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 22 cm. Left margin with old stab holes, right margin irregular. With contemporary ink number 32 in upper right margin. Very good. First edition. The government raises taxes on tobacco “para sostener la guerra contra los Estados-Unidos” and declares a crackdown on contraband. [5] SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Ministerio de Hacienda. Seccion. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type June 17, 1847. [4] pp. 12mo (22 x 16 cm), folded sheet. Overall light browning, short fold split, upper margin with small chip. First edition. Imposes a 1,000,000 peso contribution on all inhabitants, including a schedule of how much is due from every state (e.g., Jalisco 123,450, Sonora 20,275, Chiapas 2,560, etc.). [6] SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. El Vice-Gobernador del Estado, en ejercito del supremo poder ejecutivo, a sus habitantes, sabed: Que por el Ministerio de Hacienda se me ha comunicado el decreto siguente.[San Luis Potosí, 1847]. Dated in type June 17, 1847, and June 26, 1847. [2] pp. Folio (32 x 21 cm). Tape stain in right margin. Later edition. Harper 12:327. A reprinting of the above law with an addendum explaining how the 46,295 pesos due will be raised in San Luis Potosí. [7] SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. El C. Lic. Diego Jose Perez Fernandez, teniente gobernador del Estado libre y soberano de Mexico, en ejercicio del poder ejecutivo, a los habitantes del mismo, sabed. [Toluca, 1847]. Dated in type June 26, 1847, and July 5, 1847. Broadside: 31 x 21.5 cm. With contemporary manuscript ink number 39 in upper right corner. Overall, fine. On embossed paper. Second edition. Declares all goods from occupied ports to be spoils of war and divided among those who seize the materials. [8] SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Manuel Gonzalez Cosio, Gobernador del Estado libre de Zacatecas, a sus habitantes, sabed: Que por el Ministerio de Guerra y Marina se me ha comunicado el decreto siguente. [Zacatecas, 1847]. Dated in type June 26, 1847, and July 14, 1847. Broadside: 29.5 x 21 cm. Left margin with old stab holes, chipped, and irregular. With contemporary manuscript ink number 45 in upper right margin. Later edition. Another edition of the above. ($500-$1,000)

War Is Coming 165. [FINANCES]. MEXICO. LAWS (May 7, 1846). El C. Luis Gonzaga de Chavarri, intendente honorario de ejército, vocal de la Exma. Asamblea del Departamento de Mexico, y gobernador interino del mismo. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type May 7, 1846, and May 9, 1846. Broadside: 45 x 33.5 cm. Creased where formerly folded with small fold split, upper margin lightly chipped. A very handsome broadside. Second edition. An unusual decree that reflects the growing anxiety about war with the United States, issued the day before the first battle in Texas had even taken place, and probably the first of several desperate measures that would be taken during the war to raise money. By this order, most government payments and pensions are reduced by a fourth, although exceptions are made for those on the active military payroll and those with small pensions of 300 pesos or less. The reduction extends even to the “Presidente de la República, y á los Secretarios del Despacho.” Officials who pay contrary to this decree will be fined. ($200-$400)

A Forced Loan 166. [FINANCES]. SOTO, Juan. Juan Soto, gobernador constitucional del estado libre y soberano de Veracruz, á sus habitantes. [Xalapa, 1847]. Dated in type February 5, 1847. Broadside in two columns: 39 x 28 cm. Creased where formerly folded, lower margin slightly wrinkled and chipped, otherwise very good. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Here Soto issues a decree to raise 40,000 pesos in the form of a forced loan from citizens for war expenses. Jurisdictions are given individual amounts (e.g., Xalapa, 7,000; Jalacingo, 3,500, etc.). Some are exempt for various reasons. Veracruz itself is exempt because citizens there are already contributing to the city’s defense. Officials collecting the sums are told they will be responsible for “un solo peso que se aplique á otra atencion” than the war. Scott invested Veracruz on March 9 when he landed his troops and artillery at Collado Beach. ______. Another copy. Broadside in two columns: 40 x 27.5 cm. Creased where formerly folded, upper left corner chipped, upper right quadrant wrinkled, small marginal tear at lower left. ($100-$200)

167. FLÓREZ Y GUTIÉRREZ DE TERÁN, Juan María. Juan Maria Florez y Teran, a los habitantes del Distrito Federal, sabed. [Mexico City, 1848]. Dated in type March 6, 1848. Broadside: 32 x 22 cm. Right margin badly chipped, creased where formerly folded with small fold splits. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Eberstadt 208. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 447. Harper 12:393. Announces in the form of a notice to General Worth that he has been made governor of the Federal District to begin his duties today. This was issued on the same day that the agreement to suspend military hostilities was also announced. Flórez y Gutiérrez de Terán was governor of the Federal District during the American occupation. He would become the first governor after the evacuation to rule without U.S. oversight. ($100-$200)

“Una paz detestable” 168. [GUADALUPE HIDALGO, TREATY OF]. La Paz o el Proximo Carnaval. Durango: Imprenta del gobierno à cargo de Manuel González, 1848. Dated in type February 18, 1848. Broadside in two columns: 32 x 21.5 cm. Creased where formerly folded with fold split in left margin into text (no losses), small, messy contemporary ink correction. Rare. Only one copy on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Rare Durango imprint containing an anonymously written scathing denunciation of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in type “La Sombra de Victoria,” accusing the Mexican commissioners of being traitors to the country and pacifists. Recites numerous evils that will result from this treaty, especially the loss of vast amounts of Mexican territory (Texas, New Mexico, Alta California, etc.). Blames the loss of the war in part on competing cowardly factions within the government. ($100-$200)

First Official Mexican Edition 169. [GUADALUPE HIDALGO, TREATY OF]. MEXICO. MINISTERIO DE GUERRA Y MARINA. Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. El 29 del último Febrero se ha acordado en la ciudad de México el armisticio que sigue, que ha sido ratificado en esta ciudad los dias 6 y 8 del actual por el Sr. general en jefe del ejército de operaciones de Querétaro [caption title]. [Mexico City, 1848]. Dated in type March 9, 1848. [1] 2-8 pp. 12mo (20 x 13 cm). Very fine. First Mexican edition of the above. This is the official printing. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. ($600-1,200)

Manifest Destiny Becomes Reality 170. [GUADALUPE HIDALGO, TREATY OF]. MEXICO & UNITED STATES. TREATY. Tratado de paz, amistad, límites y arreglo definitivo entre la República Mexicana y los Estados-Unidos de América firmado en Guadalupe Hidalgo el 2 de febrero de 1848, con las modificaciones con que ha sido aprobado por el Senado, y ratificado por el Presidente de los Estados-Unidos. Querétaro: Imprenta de J.M. Lara, calle de Chirimoyo núm. 15, 1848. [With as issued]: Esposición dirigida al Supremo Gobierno por los comisionados que firmaron el tratado de paz con los Estados-Unidos. Querétaro: Imprenta de José M. Lara, calle de Chirimoyo número 45, 1848. [1-3] 4-28 (treaty, text in parallel columns of Spanish and English); [1-3] 4-27 [1] (Esposición, in Spanish) pp. 8vo (24.8 x 17.5 cm), original beige printed upper wrapper with typographical border, lacks lower wrapper, new stitching. Upper wrapper moderately chipped and expertly laid down on Japanese tissue, lightly soiled. Text generally fine. A tall, untrimmed copy. First edition (without the added protocols); second issue of the Esposición, with Querétaro spelled correctly in imprint. Bauer Sale 481. Cowan II, p. 252. Eberstadt 162:846. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 90-91. Graff 2775. Howell 50:163. Howes M565.Libros Californianos (Dawson & Howell list), p. 29. Palau 339388. Streeter Sale 281. “This is the text of the treaty as signed at Querétaro 2 February 1848.... The treaty was transmitted to the United States Senate by President Polk in a message of 22 February and after various amendments was consented to by the Senate on 10 March 1848.... The Esposición at the end of the 2 February text written by the hard pressed Mexican signatories in defense of their cession of California and New Mexico to the United States, has continuous signatures with the Tratado, and though it has a separate imprint it is part of the Tratado” (Streeter). Nicholas Trist, President Polk’s representative, and Mexican officials began negotiations after the fall of Mexico City for a treaty of peace, and concluded on February 2, 1848. By the treaty, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory (present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, and parts of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah) in exchange for fifteen million dollars to compensate for damage to Mexican property by U.S. troops. The Texas border was set at the Rio Grande (Article V), civil and property rights of Mexican citizens living within the new border were guaranteed (Articles VIII and IX), and protocols were established for arbitrating future disputes (Article XXI). When the U.S. ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe in March, it deleted Article X, pledging protection of Mexican land grants. U.S. troops departed Mexico City after Senate ratification. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is often described as resounding, and that is no exaggeration. Decades of “Manifest Destiny”—overt and sub rosa—were at last realized by the United States. Geography, property ownership, culture, religion, civil rights, lives, and ways of life were forever altered by the words in this imprint. This treaty is a foundation stone in the history and literature of the borderlands. In a 1987 exhibit at the Huntington Library, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was proposed as a possible addition to an expanded Zamorano 80. ($3,000-$6,000)

First Complete Edition 171. [GUADALUPE HIDALGO, TREATY OF]. MEXICO & UNITED STATES. TREATY. [1st title page] Tratado de paz, amistad, limites y arreglo definitivo entre la Republica Mexicana y los Estados- Unidos de America, concluido por los plenipotenciarios en Guadalupe Hidalgo el 2 de febrero, ratificado en Washington el 10 de marzo, y en Querétaro el 30 de mayo de 1848. Mexico City: Imprenta de I. Cumplido, calle de los Rebeldes N. 2, 1848. [2nd title page] Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Boundaries, and Definitive Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic; Concluded by Plenipotentiaries in Guadalupe Hidalgo on the 2nd of February, Ratified in Washington on the 10th of March, and in Querétaro on the 30th of May, 1848. Mexico City: Printed by I. Cumplido, No. 2 Rebeldes Street, 1848. [1-5] 6-55 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (22.6 x 14 cm), original beige printed wrappers, title within typographical border, original stitching. Other than a few minor nicks to fragile spine, exceptionally fine. Second edition, first complete edition, with the added protocols, which were necessary for the conclusion of the peace treaty. This edition is said to be more scarce than the first edition, printed at Querétaro a few months before this one. Whether true or not, more copies of the Querétaro edition have been on the market in the past two decades. Cowan II, p. 252. Eberstadt 162:847. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 91. Howes M565. Huntington-Clifford Exhibit (“Possible Titles for an Expanded Zamorano 80”). Libros Californianos, p. 29. Palau 339389. Streeter Sale 282. This treaty ended the Mexican-American War and ceded to the U.S. the Southwest. By this treaty Mexico lost about half of her territory, and the U.S. increased its size by a third. Streeter notes the text is presented in a somewhat confused manner. ($4,000-$8,000)

The Pros and Cons 172. [GUADALUPE HIDALGO, TREATY OF]. Observaciones acerca del parecer fiscal y acuerdo de la Corte Suprema de Justicia sobre el ocurso que le dirigieron once señores diputados, reclamando la inconstitu- cionalidad de los tratados de paz, celebrados con el gobierno Anglo-Americano. Mexico City: Impreso por Manuel F. Redondas, calle de la Escalerillas número 2, 1848. [1-3] 4-21 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (20.5 x 13.5 cm), original printed beige wrappers, ornamental border, stitched. Very fine. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 93. Harper 12:406. Sutro 840. The public release of the treaty caused an enormous public uproar. Eleven deputies of the Mexican legislature had challenged the constitutionality of the treaty, thus forcing the Attorney General to issue an opinion and the Court to review it. This is an anonymous, well-reasoned rebuttal of the decision of the Mexican Supreme Court upholding the Attorney General’s opinion. A basic document in the dispute among the various factions concerning the acceptance of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. ($300-$600)

The First Official U.S. Edition 173. [GUADALUPE HIDALGO, TREATY OF]. Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits, and Settlement, Between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic. Dated at Guadalupe Hidalgo, 2d February, 1848. Ratified by the President U.S., 16th March, 1848. Exchanged at Queretaro, 30th May, 1848. Proclaimed by the President U.S., 4th July, 1848. [wrapper title]. [Washington, 1848]. [1-3] 4-21 [3] pp., printed in parallel columns in Spanish and English, on pale blue paper. Folio (32 x 20.5 cm), original stitching. Lacks small portion of lower right corner, two leaves with right margin chipped, p [1] with scattered stains. Contemporary ink provenance dated New York, September 20, 1849. Rare in commerce. First U.S. edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 91. Streeter Sale 285. The official printing of the final text of the landmark treaty. The full text appears in both English and Spanish, in parallel columns. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo resulted in the formal cession of the entire Southwest and California to the United States and made other provisions, such as the withdrawal of U.S. troops and indemnification payments to Mexico. A fundamental piece of Americana, this is one of the most difficult American treaties to find in the original printing. ($4,000-$8,000)

Implementing the Peace 174. [GUADALUPE HIDALGO, TREATY OF]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. Headquarters Army of Mexico, Mexico, March 6, 1848. Orders 18. [1] 2-8 pp. 12mo (20 x 13.2 cm), disbound. Left margin uneven and with old stab holes, voids in gutter margins. Papermaker’s mark Ben Field on last leaf. Signed by Lorenzo Thomas. First edition in English. Eberstadt, p. 75. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 406-407. Publishes the “military convention for the provisional suspension of hostilities” as called for by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The Mexican government is allowed to resume many of its powers, including holding elections, collecting some taxes, and establishing a police force. One unusual provision requires that U.S. troops immediately try to stop Native-American raids. An important example of the administration issues surrounding the termination of the war. ($600-$1,200)

175. [GUADALUPE HIDALGO, TREATY OF]. UNITED STATES. TREATIES. The Treaty between the United States and Mexico, the Proceedings of the Senate thereon, and Message of the President and Documents Communicated therewith; the Messages, with Correspondence between the Executive Department, General Scott and Mr. Trist, and other Papers and Proceedings of the Senate in Relation there- to, from which the Injunction of Secrecy Has Been Removed. [Washington: 1848]. [1-3] 4-384 pp. 8vo (23.6 x 15 cm), modern tan leather with gilt-lettered spine labels, spine with raised bands. Some letters of title page obscured by front flyleaf, scattered light foxing and staining, first few leaves waterstained. Overall good. First edition (30th Congress, 1st Session. Senate Executive Document 52) of a cornerstone of Americana. Haferkorn, pp. 25-26. Howes M565. Tutorow 1703. This is the official printing of the secret version of the treaty between the United States and Mexico considered by the Senate, with added documents and proceedings of the Senate regarding their delibera- tions on the question of whether to adopt it. The treaty was signed in February, 1848, but its provisions kept a secret while the U.S. Senate debated ratification of the document. On May 31, 1848, the secrecy injunction was removed and the document ordered printed for the use of the Senate, which is this printing and which precedes the first printing of the final version. The “Confidential” version of the treaty in English and Spanish is on pp. 38-66. This official Senate printing of the treaty amounts to a virtual history of the negotiations between the United States and Mexico, and includes previously-secret correspondence between the United States government and its agents, Nicholas Trist and John Slidell. Many Mexican documents are also included. In the treaty, agreements were reached for the withdrawal of American troops from Mexico, the payment of Mexican claims, and the formal cession of territory (the U.S. had already occupied all of the land). The theoretical boundaries were set out and arrangements for boundary commissioners were made. By this treaty the U.S. obtained an addition of land equalled in size only by the Louisiana and Alaska purchases. ($600-$1,200)

176. [GUADALUPE HIDALGO, TREATY OF]. UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Polk). Message from the President of the United States, Communicating a Copy of the Treaty with the Mexican Republic, of February 2, 1848, and of the Correspondence in Relation thereto, and Recommending Measures for Carrying the Same into Effect. July 6, 1848. [Washington, 1848]. [1] 2-74 pp. 8vo (23.5 x 15 cm), disbound. Scattered foxing, last leaf browned, first leaf with two small holes. Treaty text in English and Spanish in parallel columns. An important edition. First edition (30th Congress, 1st Session. Senate Document 60). Tutorow 1705. An edition of the public printing of the treaty after it had been adopted in secret by the Senate. Contains extensive correspondence between Trist and others concerning the document. ($150-$300)

The Version with Revisions 177. [GUADALUPE HIDALGO, TREATY OF]. UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Polk). Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Message of the President...Relative to the Treaty of Peace Concluded at Guadalupe Hidalgo on the 2d of February, 1848. February 8, 1849.[Washington, 1849]. [1] 2-82 pp. 8vo (22.6 x 14.3 cm), disbound. Lightly waterstained throughout. First edition (30th Congress, 2nd Session, House Document 50). This early edition of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is an important one, containing the first -pub lication of documents, correspondence, and instructions to commissioners which had previously been under injunction of secrecy. It also includes all the modifications made to the treaty by the Senate. Polk discusses the changes that the U.S. designated to Mexico in its protocols, including land titles in California, New Mexico, and Texas, religious and other personal freedoms, and the method by which Mexico was to pay the U.S. $12,000,000. The resounding Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War and ceded to the U.S. the huge expanse of northern Mexico. Henry Clifford made this pungent comment: “[This Treaty] confirmed the annexation of Texas to the U.S.A. This em- braced an area of some 525,000 square miles for California and New Mexico, as against a mere 326,000 square miles for Texas. An earlier version of this treaty could have left San Diego in the Mexican hands and permitted Mexico to repurchase Texas. How many of us are so poignantly aware that we are now permanently ‘stuck’ with Texas?” ($100-$200)

Formation of Guerrilla Units “One of the most unusual of Mexican War broadsides” (Eberstadt) 178. [GUERRILLAS]. ADAME, Ramón. El C. Lic. Adame, Gobernador del estado libre y soberano de San Luis Potosi. A sus habitantes, sabed. [San Luis Potosí, 1847]. Dated in type April 28, 1847. [4] pp. on two sheets. Folio (30 x 20.5 cm). Old stab holes in left margin, small light stain, otherwise fine. First edition. Eberstadt 9. Harper 12:302. Announces a local law urging and allowing citizens to form guerrilla units. Extremely detailed instructions in 46 articles. The purpose of the units is: “El objecto exclusivo de las guerrillas es incomodar y molestar incesantemente y de todas maneras, espiar todos sus movimientos, entorpecerlos si es posible, valiéndose de cualquiera medios, interceptarla su correspondencia, tenerle siempre alerta y sobre las armas para fatigarle, y dar parte á los gefes del ejército y a las autoridades de cuanto aquel haga o emprenda” (p. [2]). Among the numerous provisions are those covering who may join (basically anybody), what the make-up of units will be, etc. One provision states that members will not be paid but any booty captured will be considered spoils of war to be divided. Guerrillas are not to kill any captured Americans, a provision that was probably widely ignored. The first paragraph makes it clear that the governor fears invasion by Taylor’s forces, although at this point the war in northern Mexico was basically over after the Battle of Buena Vista in February. After the war, some Mexican commentators argued that things might have gone differently if better use had been made of guerrillas. ($500-$1,000)

A Rare Publication by Joaquín Rea 179. [GUERRILLAS]. REA, Joaquín. Heroicos poblanos. [Amaluca, 1847]. Broadside: 16 x 12 cm. Dated in type August 26, 1847. Very fine. Rare. Only one copy on OCLC. First edition. Eberstadt 285. Judging from the quality of this broadside, Rea apparently had access to a small press. Here he proudly announces “El triunfo de la Pátria es cierto” and “nuestra libertad es segura.” At the time, Rea was besieg- ing American forces in Puebla with some success. The previous day he had successfully stolen almost all American livestock from the city, and in a previous raid had stolen all the mules. Despite repeated efforts, however, neither he nor Santa-Anna’s larger army was able to dislodge Thomas Child’s small garrison of 400 troops and his forces were badly mauled by Joseph Lane’s relief column on October 12. Rea (1791?-1850) was the most important guerrilla leader in eastern Mexico and was a constant threat to Scott’s supply columns. ($300-$600)

Infested with Guerrillas 180. [GUERRILLAS]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Dec. 12, 1847. General Orders 372. [2] [2, blank] pp. 12mo (20 x 14 cm), disbound. Left margin with old stab holes, gutter margin with voids. Signed by H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 72. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 398. Remarks that Mexico is still “infested” with guerrilleros and rancheros who constantly cause trouble. This order sets up procedures for clearing the country of them and for dealing with them when they are caught, although summary execution of prisoners is forbidden. Guerrillas were a constant and often dangerous problem for both Taylor and Scott, placing the latter under obligation to detach troops to protect his long supply line to Veracruz. See “Guerrilla Warfare,” Encyclopedia of the Mexican-American War, Vol. I, pp. 282-283. ($200-$400)

181. [HARNEY, WILLIAM S.]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). Col. Harney at the Dragoon Fight at Medelin, near Vera Cruz, March 25th, 1847. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier, Entered According to Act of Congress, A.D. 1847, by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern Districkt [sic] of N.Y. 152 Nassau St. Cor. Of Spruce N.Y. Print: image area: 21 x 32 cm. Contemporary hand color. In contemporary wood frame. Not examined outside of frame. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 560. Peters, p. 219. A depiction of an obscure scene from the war, but one that attracted some attention. The scene is dominated by Harney and a Mexican lancer in the center, with Harney about to strike. The rest of the scene is a wild melee. At Medelín, U.S. troops attacked a body of Mexicans in possession of a bridge to the American rear near Veracruz, their presence having been discovered during the siege. Harney commanded the 2nd Dragoons in the Mexican-American War. ($150-$300)

The Last Gasp of Reasonableness Beware Santa-Anna 182. HERRERA, José Joaquín de. A group of ten orders and laws mostly issued during the Herrera presidency. All are 12mo and in good condition. All are first editions published at Mexico City. Includes one decree from the very end of Canalizo’s presidency. [1] Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Gobernacion y Policia. Broadside. Dated in type Mexico, December 17, 1844. An important decree denouncing Santa-Anna and demanding that the military be loyal to the Herrera government. [2] Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Gobernacion y Policia. [3], [1, blank]. Dated in type June 4, 1845, and signed with Cuevas’ paraf. Bitter denunciation of the annexation of Texas by the United States and calling the country to arms without, cautiously, calling outright for war. [3] Ministerio de Hacienda. Seccion 1a. Broadside. Dated in type July 12, 1845. Closes the port of San Juan Bautista in Tabasco to foreign trade. [4] Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion Central=Mcsa [sic] 4a. [2] pp. Dated in type August 25, 1845. Docketed N. 46 in contemporary manuscript on p. [1]. Provides that those military personal subject to the fuero will have their cases transferred to civilian courts. This order no doubt enraged many of the military elite in Mexico and contributed to the rebellion against Herrera. [5] Ministerio de Hacienda. Seccion 1a. Broadside. Dated in type October 2, 1845. Reopens the port of San Juan Bautista. [6] Anastasio Bustamnte, general de division, benemérito de la pátria, general en jefe del ejército de operaciones en esta capital. Broadside. Dated in type December 29, 1845. A final, desperate effort to raise troops to defend the capital against Paredes’ approaching army. Re- quires, for example, that every man between the ages of sixteen and seventy be available for military service. And four others. Contact us for complete list. Herrera (1792-1854) was elected President in December 7, 1844, after Santa-Anna went into exile. His moderate views towards war with the United States were not, however, popular and he was deposed on December 30, 1845, ultimately paving the way for Santa-Anna to return. After the war he was re-elected President. ($200-$400) Authors Thrown in Jail “Best source on the conduct of the war.” (Larned) 183. [HISTORIES]. ALCÁRAZ, Ramón, et al. Apuntes para la historia de la guerra entre México y los Estados-Unidos.Mexico City: Tipografia de Manuel Payno (hijo), calle de Santa Clara, N. 23, 1848. [i-iii] iv-v [1, blank] [2], [1] 2-401 [3] pp., 14 lithographed portraits by Plácido Blanco, 14 folding lithographed maps (most by Blanco, a few unattributed), 2 statistical tables on recto and verso of folding leaf within typographical border. 8vo (25.2 x 17 cm), contemporary quarter green Mexican calf over tan and black marbled boards, spine elaborately gilt stamped, edges sprinkled. Slight edge wear and minor rubbing to spine ends. Except for small stains to two maps, a very fine complete copy with the elusive Resaca de Guerrero (Resaca de la Palma) map, which is often lacking. maps [1] Plano de la ciudad de Matamoros 1846. [2] Plano del pais situado al N.E. de la ciuadad de Matamoros 1846. [3] Plano de las posiciones...en la Resaca de Guerrero.... [4] Plano de la Batalla de Palo-Alto.... [5] Plano de la ciudad de Monterey de N. León.... [6] Plano de la ciudad de Tampico.... [7] Croquis del combate...Angostura. [8] Croquis del sitio de Veracruz.... [9] Croquis de la batalla de Sacramento.... [10] Croquis de la posición del campo de Cerro Gordo.... [11] Plano del...Peñon del Marquéz.... [12] Plano de Churubusco. [13] Campo de Padierna.... [14] Plano de los puntos atacados por el ejército americano.... First edition (according to Streeter issued in parts September, 1848 to May, 1849, probably with a portrait and map in each part). Eberstadt 114:733 (13 maps). Garrett & Goodwin, p 3: “An excellent source of material for the Mexican side of the war. It is generally critical of Santa Anna.” Haferkorn, p. 8. Howes A105 (13 maps). Larned 2008: “Best source on the conduct of the war.” Mathes, Mexico on Stone, pp. 24 (discussing the book in his text); 56 (listing the book in his bibliography); 64 (Payno). Palau 14138 (12 maps). Rader 74. Sabin 1858 & 48281 (23 lithographs): “Extremely rare. General Santa Anna, when last in power, ordered the edition to be destroyed and imprisoned the authors.” Streeter Sale 279 (13 maps). Tutorow 3254: “Alcaraz and about a dozen associates met in Querétaro in 1847 to write their accounts of the war. Charges the U.S. with territorial aggression in Texas and blames the U.S. for starting the war. Much on the military movements of the Mexican army, but very little on Mexican politics.” Tyler in his preliminary study on Texas lithographs of the nineteenth-century cites the portraits of Santa Anna, Arista, Ampudia, and Taylor. The book is important for the history of Mexican lithography. The excellent lithographs were created by Plácido Blanco, who also created the famous El gallo pitagórico (1845). One of the more brazen books about the war, written right after the sting of defeat was still being acutely felt. At bottom, the authors lay the war at the feet of the U.S. but lay the defeat at Santa- Anna’s. As noted above, the book so infuriated Santa-Anna that he tried to destroy the copies and threw the authors into prison, a task made all the easier because they bravely listed their names in the preliminaries. A step-by-step, blow-by-blow history from the background troubles and battles in Texas to the U.S. withdrawal. ($2,000-$4,000)

“An excellent source of material for the Mexican side of the war” (Garrett & Goodwin) 184. [HISTORIES]. ALCÁRAZ, Ramón et al. (editors). The Other Side: or Notes for the History of the War between Mexico and the United States. Written in Mexico. Translated from the Spanish, and Edited, with Notes, by Albert C. Ramsey.... New York: John Wiley, 161 Broadway, and 13 Pasternoster Row, London, 1850. [i-v] vi-xv [1], [1] 2-458 pp., 10 lithographed portraits (including frontispiece), 14 maps and plans, including: (1) Plan of the City of Matamoros 1846 (20 x 24.1 cm); (2) Plan of the Country to the North East of the City of Matamoros 1846 (19.6 x 27.1 cm); (3) Plan of the Positions which the Mexican Troops Occupied in the Action with the Americans on the 9th of May 1846 in the Resaca de Guerrero (18.2 x 26 cm). 12mo (20 x 13.5 cm), original brown blind-stamped cloth, title gilt lettered on spine. Headcap snagged, lower spine and hinge slightly rubbed, spine title abraded. Scattered light browning mainly confined to blank edges of leaves, 2 maps browned and some slightly chipped and browned at margins, otherwise interior is fine. With printed ticket of Naples bookseller Detken on front pastedown and pencil signature of F? S? Heffmann? On front flyleaf. First edition in English (the first edition, published at Mexico in 1848, was suppressed by Santa Anna). Connor & Faulk 142: “The work accuses the U.S. of shameless territorial aggression in Texas, but little mention is made of California and none of slavery as causes. Tends to exonerate Mexico of culpability, yet calls the Paredes revolution shameful. Excellent accounts of the military actions but disappointingly little on internal Mexican politics.” Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 3-4: “An excellent source of material for the Mexican side of the War.” Haferkorn, p. 8. Howes A105. Kurutz & Mathes, p. 119. Larned 2008: “The best source on the conduct of the war.” Tutorow 3254. Much on Texas. Ron Tyler, in his preliminary survey on Texas lithographs cites the portraits of Santa Anna, Arista, and Ampudia. A book that has generally been uniformly lauded since its publication and is still consulted to this day. ($500-$1,000)

The Great Western The Heroine of Fort Brown 185. [HISTORIES]. ALLEN, G.N. Numerous Engravings.... 12½ cts. Mexican Treacheries and Cruelties. Incidents and Sufferings in the Mexican War; With Accounts of Hardships Endured; Treacheries of the Mexicans; Battles Fought, and Success of American Arms; [cut of the “Heroine of Fort Brown”] Also, an Account of Valiant Soldiers Fallen, and the Particulars of the Death and Funeral Services in Honor of Capt. George Lincoln, of Worcester. By a Volunteer Returned from the War. Boston and New York, 1847. Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1847, by Lieut. G.N. Allen. Dealers Supplied at Hall’s, 66 Cornhill, Boston. [32] pp. 8vo (25 x 15.3 cm), original printed wrappers, stitched. Wrappers chipped and lightly stained, spine perished. Except for scattered stains, interior very good. First edition. Christensen & Christensen, The U.S.-Mexican War, p. 72. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 4. Howes A140: “Reasonably uncommon; utterly worthless.” Tutorow 3186. This lurid, flagrantly racist pamphlet contains numerous instances of so-called Mexican cruelty, although other, more serious material is included. Two depictions are from the Texas theater—Ringgold’s death and most notably the cover illustration at Fort Brown (repeated in text) of Sarah Borginnis, called The Great Western because of her height and size. Several pages are devoted to the death and funeral of George Lincoln from Worcester, Massachusetts, who was killed at Buena Vista and who was apparently Borginnis’ lover. She retrieved his body from the battlefield and had him buried. The text recounts that she bought Lincoln’s horse for $250 with the intention of giving it to the family, an end that finally happened. Lincoln was eventually buried with great honors in Massachuestts, and the horse played a prominent role in the processions. Although the text is filled with various Mexican atrocities and is jingoistic, lurid, and prejudiced, it is best remembered for its illustration of and flattering passages on The Great Western. There is scant documentation on women’s experiences in the war, and this is one of the few,al- beit popular in approach and brief. The various names by which she is known include Mrs. Bourjette, Bourget, Bourdette, Davis, Bowman, Bowman-Phillips, Borginnis, and possibly Foyle. The Handbook of Texas Online describes her life (Sarah Bowman): The legends surrounding her exploits grew during the bombardment of Fort Brown in May 1846, when she refused to join the other women in an underground magazine but calmly operated her officers’ mess uninterrupted for almost a week, despite the fact that a tray was shot from her hands and a stray shell fragment pierced her sunbonnet. Her fearlessness during the siege earned her another nickname, the Heroine of Fort Brown. She traveled with the army into the interior of Mexico and opened a hotel in Saltillo, the American House, where she again demonstrated her bravery during the battle of Buena Vista by loading cartridges and even carrying some wounded soldiers from the battlefield to safety. During this period she was married to her second husband, known variously as Bourjette, Bourget, and Bourdette, a member of the Fifth Infantry. Sarah apparently remained in Saltillo as a hotelkeeper until the end of the war, but in July 1848 she asked to join a column of dragoons that had been ordered to California. By this time her husband was probably dead, and she was told that only married women could march with the army. Undaunted, she rode along the line of men asking, “Who wants a wife with fifteen thousand dollars and the biggest leg in Mexico? Come, my beauties, don’t all speak at once. Who is the lucky man?” After some hesitation a dragoon named Davis, probably David E. Davis, stepped forward, and the Great Western once again marched with the army. In 1849 Sarah arrived in El Paso and briefly established a hotel that catered to the flood of Forty- niners traveling to the gold fields. She leased the hotel to the army when she left for Socorro, New Mexico, with a new husband, Albert J. Bowman, an upholsterer from Germany. When Bowman was discharged on November 30, 1852, the couple moved to Fort Yuma, where Sarah opened another restaurant. She lived first on the American, then the Mexican, side of the river, to protect her adopted children. By the mid-1860s she was no longer married to Bowman but she served as company laundress and received an army ration. In 1856 she traveled to Fort Buchanan to set up a hotel ten miles below the fort. She had returned to Fort Yuma by 1861. Although Sarah was well known as a hotelkeeper and restaurateur, she probably had other business interests as well. One chronicler referred to her as “the greatest whore in the West,” and Lt. Sylvester Mowry, a soldier stationed at Fort Yuma in 1856, wrote of Sarah that “among her other good qualities she is an admirable ‘pimp.’” The date of Sarah’s death, reportedly caused by a tarantula bite, is unclear, though one contemporary source indicates that she died in 1863. She was buried in the Fort Yuma post cemetery on December 23, 1866, with full military honors. In August 1890 the Quartermaster’s Department of the United States Army exhumed the 159 bodies buried at the Fort Yuma cemetery and moved them to the presidio at San Francisco, California. Among these bodies was that of Sarah Bowman. Also well worth reading is: ($300-$600)

“One of the better written works on the Mexican side of the war.” (Garrett & Goodwin) 186. [HISTORIES]. BALBONTÍN, Manuel. La invasion Americana. 1846 à 1848. Apuntes del subteniente de artilleria Manuel Balbontín. Mexico City: Tip. de Gonzalo A. Esteva, San Juan de Letrán, núm. 6, 1883. [1-9] 10-137 [1, blank], [2] pp., 4 folded lithograph maps, 2 of which have contemporary hand coloring: [1] Croquis de las fortificaciones de Monterrey...;[2] Croquis de la batalla de la Angostura;[3] Croquis de la accion de Padierna...; [4] Croquis del combate de Churubusco. 8vo (21.3 x 15 cm), early twentieth-century full red Mexican sheep, spine gilt with raised bands, with original blue printed upper wrapper bound in (lower wrapper lacking). Wrapper soiled, holed, and slightly chipped, half title soiled, some of the maps wrinkled, lightly soiled, or chipped. Signed ink presentation on half title to Alberto Jiménes from José Osorio Mondragón, September 27, 1910. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 7: “This is one of the better written works on the Mexican side of war.” Connor & Faulk 536: “One of the earliest serious histories of the war published in Mexico, well balanced and important for first-hand observations.” Haferkorn, p. 9. Harper 12:421: “One of the first serious histories of the War between Mexico and the United States to be published in Mexico. It remains one of the best balanced and is a very important source for the history of the war.” Howes B54. Palau 22326. His narrative starts on July 26, 1846, just before the Battle of Monterrey and ends on September 18, 1847, with the government and army in retreat at Querétaro: “Así terminó la infausta campaña del Valle de Mexico.” This is written in the form of diary, an unusual treatment of the war. Some of the entries are extensive; others, quite brief (e.g., “No hubo movimiento”). Obviously written by an eye-witness participant; his remarks on military aspects of the war are, as one might expect, expert and precise. Balbontín (1824-1894) was a career military officer who fought in the Mexican-American War and also against Maximilian. He was captured at the Battle of Monterrey but soon exchanged. ($500-$1,000)

187. [HISTORIES]. BROOKS, Nathan Covington. A Complete History of the Mexican War: Its Causes, Conduct, and Consequences: Comprising an Account of the Various Military and Naval Operations, from its Commencement to the Treaty of Peace. Illustrated and Explained by Maps, Plans of Battles, Views, and Portraits. Philadelphia: Grigg, Elliot & Co. 14 N. Fourth Street; Baltimore: Hutchinson & Seebold, 1849. [iii-v] vi-xvi, [5] 6-558 pp., frontispiece, 33 plates, 13 maps. 8vo (23 x 15.5 cm), contemporary three-quarter roan over marbled boards, edges sprinkled. Joints rubbed, hinges slightly open. Text foxed, but generally very good. With contemporary pencil inscription on front flyleaf, and H.H. Hopkins ink stamp on front pastedown. Contemporary binder’s instructions on front flyleaf concerning binding this presentation copy. Rare in commerce. First edition(published by subscription). Connor & Faulk 5. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 11. Haferkorn, p. 10. Sabin 8360. Tutorow 3202. “Polk caused the war by ordering Taylor into Mexican territory. Neither annexation nor claims against Mexican citizens would have been sufficient cause of war. Does not deal with slavery, expansion into new territories, or the California aspects of the war. This 1849 volume has fallen into widespread disuse among scholars, much to their loss, for it appears to be one of the most accurate of the early comprehensive histories. Contains a copy of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo [pp. 541-558]” (Tutorow). Contains extensive discussion of the Texas problem and battles in the state. Despite Tutorow’s assertion, the work does contain material on California. An excellent, well-illustrated history. Brooks (1809-1898) was a prominent Maryland author and educator. ($100-$200)

188. [HISTORIES]. BROOKS, Nathan Covington. Vollständige Geschichte des Krieges mit Mexiko, der Ursachen, Führung und Folgen desselben; unfassend einen genauen Bericht der verschiedenen Militair- Operationen zu Land und See, von deren Beginne bis zum dem Friedens-Vertrage.... Baltimore: Hutchinson und Seebold; Philadelphia: Grigg, Elliott und Co., 1849 [1-9] 10-536 pp., frontispiece, 33 plates, 13 maps. 8vo (23 x 15.cm), contemporary mottled sheep, raised bands, spine with gilt-lettered morocco label, sprinkled edges. Spine and covers moderately rubbed, upper joint slightly open, corners bumped (one badly). Except for scattered foxing and wrinkling, interior is very good. Rare. No copies at auction in over thirty years and only four on OCLC. First edition in German of the above edition in English. Conner & Faulk 5n. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 11-12n. The plate captions have been translated into German, but the maps have not; otherwise they are the same as those that appeared in the English edition. ($100-$200)

189. [HISTORIES]. CASTILLO NEGRETE, Emilio del. Invasion de los norte-americanos en Mexico. Obra historica.... Mexico City: Imprenta del editor, Avenida Oriente 8. Número 1129. (Antes 1a. de la Merced núm. 4), 1890. 6 vols., including appendices to vols. 3 and 4. 8vo (22 x 16 cm), slightly non- uniform modern quarter calf over mottled boards, raised bands, gilt-lettered spine labels. Slightly rubbed and bumped. Overall age toning, but otherwise fine. Very rare in commerce; only this copy at auction in the past thirty years. Only a handful of copies on OCLC. First edition. Issued as vols. 22-25 of his México en el siglo 19 (Mexico, 1875-1891), but often found separately. Connor & Faulk 6. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 15. Palau 48343. Tutorow 3272. A somewhat dark history of the war that sees a long-standing U.S. conspiracy to conquer Mexican territory, of which Poinsett was one of the chief villains. He does not, however, lay all the blame for the losses on U.S. conspiracy, but is also capable of asserting that Mexico is probably culpable for the losses. At the time of its publication, this was the longest and most analytical of the Mexican histories of the war. The text is based on extensive research and prints numerous documents. The last two volumes are particularly rich in original sources. Castillo Negrete (1832-1893), a Jalisco native, was a prominent attorney, writer, and historian. His multi-volume history of nineteenth-century Mexico is considered a major work. ($1,500-$3,000)

An Enigmatic Work 190. [HISTORIES]. Complete History of the Late Mexican War. Containing an Authentic Account of all the Battles Fought in that Republic Including the Treaty of Peace: With a List of the Killed and Wounded. Together with a Brief Sketch of the Lives of Generals Scott and Taylor. Illustrated with Fifteen Beautiful Engravings. By an Eye-Witness. New York: F.J. Dow & Co, 139 Nassau St., 1850. [1-13] 14-103 81-96 120-128 pp., fourteen woodcut text illustrations (all included in pagination). 8vo (22.5 x 15.3 cm), original red blind-embossed cloth, spine extra gilt. Spinal extremities chipped, joints weak, binding worn and with a few old ink spots; interior very good. Josiah S. Colgate’s pencil signature dated May 27, 1850 on front free endpaper. Rare in commerce. First edition under this title, but made of up sheets from the anonymous 1848 Battles of Mexico. Haferkorn, p. 11. Robert McCoy in his introduction to the 1965 Rio Grande Press reprint of Nathan Covington Brook’s 1849 Complete History of the Mexican War, to which this work is added as an appendix, was unable to discover the author. According to McCoy, the work contains the only casualty list of the Mexican War outside War Department files. Espinosa, in his introduction, believes the work to have been done by several hands, and deems it to be generally accurate. One of the most enigmatic U.S. works about the war, the bibliography of which has never been satisfactorily explained, but one of the most useful. The author moves quickly through his subject, generally devoting only a few pages to each encounter. The most ink is spilled on the Battle of Monterrey, and one suspects the author was a participant. In general, because of the carnage described, the work is basically anti-war: “We present these pages to the public hoping the tragical scenes here described may deter others from imbibing a war spirit. We exhort them not to be influenced by the martial array, the din of battle and the clash of arms, and all the exciting paranalia [sic] of war” (p. [12]). ($150-300)

Powerful Steel Engravings 191. [HISTORIES]. DAWSON, Henry Barton. Battles of the United States by Sea and Land: Embracing Those of the Revolutionary and Indian Wars, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War; with Important Official Documents...Illustrated with Numerous Highly-Finished Steel Engravings, Including Battle Scenes and Full- Length Portraits, -From Original Paintings by Alonzo Chappel. New York: Johnson, Fry & Company, 97 Beekman-Street, 1858. 2 vols. Vol. I: [1-3] 4-746 pp., added title page, 17 plates; Vol. II: [4], [1-3] 4-530, pp., added title page, 22 plates. 4to (28 x 22 cm), contemporary three-quarter tan sheep over plum cloth, raised bands, gilt-lettered spines. Binding faded and slightly worn, both upper hinges starting. Text and plates are fine, with plates in strong, dark impressions. A book rarely found in good condition and complete. First edition. Sabin 18931: “Published by subscription, in parts.” Tutorow 3383. Vol. II chapters 99-107 cover the Mexican-American War. The narrative opens with Thornton’s Skirmish and closes with Scott’s campaign, the treaty and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Mexico. The last paragraph of the text is a strong condemnation of both the war and its effects (p. 530). The text is by turns mundane and engaging. In contrast, the engravings are extremely well done and often compelling. Eight of them illustrate the Mexican-American War, including four strong portraits of important American officers. The requisite depiction of Ringgold’s death is included, indicating the effect his death had on the popular mind over a decade after the event. “Battle of Cerro Gordo” particularly captures the chaos of hand-to-hand combat as U.S. troops overrun a Mexican cannon position. Dawson (1821-1889) was originally from England. He was an historian and newspaper man. Artist Chappel (1828-1887) was a well-known genre painter who did many historical paintings and was one of the best-known painters of his era. The works depicted herein were apparently done on commission from the publisher. ($100-$200)

192. [HISTORIES]. ESCALERA, Evaristo and Manuel González de la Llana.Méjico histórico-descriptivo, seguido de la cronica militar de la espedicion Española. Madrid: Imprenta de M. Menuesa, Valverde, núm 5, 1862. [6], [i] ii-iv, [1] 2-336, [2] pp. 8vo (23.5 x 15.5 cm), contemporary quarter black Mexican sheep over mottled boards, spine gilt lettered and decorated, edges sprinkled. Light edge wear, corners bumped. Interior very fine. With two ink stamps of Durango bookseller La Enseñaza on half-title. First edition. Palau 80759. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. A Spanish history of Mexico that has much political analysis. Written in justification of the tri- partite intervention in Mexico of England, Spain, and France to punish Juárez’s government and save Mexico, which they argue has gone downhill since independence. Spain’s interest in the matter was spurred by the mistreatment of its citizens and even of its ambassador. Of course, only France actually invaded, eventually setting up Maximilian as emperor. The authors argue that by its very nature Mexico is weak and disorganized. The history of the Mexican-American War covered in chapters 8-11 is offered as more proof of that. They even argue that Scott’s conquest of the country, particularly the battles around Mexico City, was more a matter of luck, desperation, and Mexican incompetence than of true military might and skill on Scott’s part (pp. 109-111). ($200-$400)

Early American Chromolithographs 193. [HISTORIES]. FROST, John. Pictorial History of Mexico and the Mexican War: Comprising an Account of the Ancient Aztec Empire, the Conquest by Cortes, Mexico under the Spaniards, the Mexican Revolution, the Republic, the Texan War, and the Recent War with the United States.... Embellished with Five Hundred Engravings, from Designs of W. Croome and other Distinguishing Artists. Philadelphia: Published by Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co., for James A. Bill, 1850. [i-iii] iv-xii, [13] 14-640 pp., frontispiece (Landing of the Troops at Vera Cruz. Image area: 31.7 x 46.7 cm; overall sheet size: 34.5 x 48.6 cm. Creased where formerly folded, irregularly trimmed; matted and separate from book), six chromolithographs, most with original tissue guards, all with hand-applied highlights and gilt. 8vo (23.2 x 16cm), full modern black leather with gilt-lettered spine label and “Anthony T. Lovette” gilt on the upper cover. Several pages with moderate stains, light waterstaining to outer margins of first 162 pages. Frontispiece and plates very fine. Faint ink stamp of Mexico City bookbinder Castilleja on front flyleaf. Third edition (first edition 1848). Garrett & Goodwin, p 24. LC, An Album of American Battle Art, pp. 135-136 & plate 62. Tutorow 4377. Sandweiss notes that the chromolithographs are among the earliest to appear in an American book (pp. 33-35 & 266-267). Sandweiss also comments that the folded frontispiece did not stand up well to manipulation. An omnibus history of Mexico written to satisfy public “anxiety to learn something of the whole antecedent history of the sister republic” (p. iii). The Mexican-American War takes up the bulk of the book, covering pp. 178-640. Frost states that his sources are “official authorities chiefly; the dispatches of the general officers, and the reports of their subordinates being considered the most reliable sources of information; although the author has had opportunity of considerable personal intercourse with officers of rank who have taken an active and conspicuous part in the contest” (p. iv). One interesting detail of the Texas campaign is the transcribing in full of an address by Ampudia to the “English and Irish” in the U.S. Army seeking to encourage desertions (pp. 196-199). Frost snorts, “This produced little effect” (p. 199). The title-page woodcut probably depicts a stylized view of Ringgold’s death. ($200-$400)

Trying to Impose Some Historical Order 194. [HISTORIES]. FROST, John. The War and its Warriors; Comprising a Complete History of all the Operations of the American Armies in Mexico: With Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Most Distinguished Officers in the Regular Army and the Volunteer Force. Philadelphia: Hogan & Thompson, 1848. [2], 5-6, [vii]-viii, [9] 10-319 [1, blank] pp., wood-engraved frontispiece, 30 full-page text illustrations (included in pagination). 12mo (19 x 12 cm), contemporary three-quarter tan sheep over marbled boards, spine gilt with raised bands and black leather label, matching marbled endpapers and edges. Binding rubbed, upper hinge starting, but overall a fine, fresh copy. An early edition published before the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago was signed. Haferkorn, p. 32. Tutorow 3194: “An avowed attempt by the author to impose some order on the many accounts of the Mexican War in circulation at the time of writing.” The bibliography of this work has never been satisfactorily explained. A complete history of the war through the Battle of Mexico City but without the results of Trist’s negotiations. A good deal of descriptive material seems to be taken either directly or indirectly from official reports. Includes biographies of prominent leaders, though Frost is clearly prejudiced towards Taylor, whom he prominently features as the first article, whereas Scott is relegated to a brief piece at the very end. Includes information on Texas Rangers Benjamin McCulloch, Samuel H. Walker, and John Coffee Hays. “Frost, who graduated from Harvard in 1822, was one of the most prolific writers of non-fiction in nineteenth-century America. According to one account he published over 300 works, assisted by a corps of writers. His works range from a history of the world to a history of California” (Connor & Faulk 12). ($100-$200)

With New Frontispiece and Added Material 195. [HISTORIES]. FROST, John. The War and its Warriors; Comprising a Complete History of all the Operations of the American Armies in Mexico: With Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Most Distinguished Officers in the Regular Army and the Volunteer Force. New Haven and Philadelphia: Published by H. Mansfield, 1848. [2], 5-6 [vii]-viii, 9-319 [1, verso blank], [1] 2-10 pp., hand-colored wood-engraved frontispiece, 1 plate, 31 full-page text illustrations (included in pagination). 12mo (20 x 13 cm), original black stamped cloth with gilt-lettered and decorated spine. Spine slightly chipped and repaired, light edge wear. Moderate foxing and staining to some leaves, including title page, which has a marginal chip; frontispiece with marginal tear. Somewhat rare with the frontispiece, which is sometimes wanting. With modern book ticket of C.B. Sanders on front pastedown and ink and pencil signatures of James G. French at front. Another edition of the above, here with a slightly different title, published after the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed. Connor & Faulk 13. Garrett & Goodwin, p 24. Sabin 26045. Tutorow 3212. Here, the title page has been reset, the previous frontispiece has been bound as a plate, a new frontispiece has been supplied, and supplemental material has been added, including a printing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Otherwise, this is from the same setting of type as the above edition. The handsome frontispiece lithographed by Sarony and Major,The Occupation of the Capital of Mexico, by the American Army, shows an American army looking far more neat and spiffy than it probably looked in real life. ($100-$200)

196. [HISTORIES]. GEORGE, Isaac. Heroes and Incidents of the Mexican War, containing Doniphans’ [sic] Expedition. The Cause of the War with Mexico. A Description of the People and Customs at that Time. A Sketch of the Life of Doniphan. Together with Sketches and Portraits of the Heroes of that Struggle...Written from Dictation by J.D. Berry, A.M. Greensborough, Pennsylvania: Review Publishing Co., Oct. 1903. [1] 2-296 pp., 6 plates. 12mo (20 x 15 cm), original green gilt decorated cloth, spine gilt lettered. Head of spine slightly frayed, upper joint somewhat split, hinges open, wants two flyleaves. Interior fine. First edition. Connor & Faulk 81. Eberstadt,Modern Narratives of the Plains and the Rockies 179. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 25. Howes G108. Graff 1539. Haferkorn, p. 12. Tutorow 3213. A fine work by a participant of the war in which he describes the Navajo Expedition, the battles of Sacramento, Brazito, etc., their departure to New Orleans and final discharges. Includes Captain E. M. Daggett’s “Adventures with Guerrillas.” “About half this book is anecdotal” (Connor & Faulk). Written at times in a dictated text, the author offers interesting, sometimes detailed insights into the war. For example, he quotes the song “Remember the Alamo,” about which the observes; “The following was the war song of the Texas Rangers, during the war with Mexico, and by which they could always work their grit up to a fighting heat by singing it” (pp. 203- 204). ($200-$400) 197. [HISTORIES]. GIDDINGS, Luther. Sketches of the Campaign in Northern Mexico. In Eighteen Hundred Forty-Six and Seven. By an Officer of the First Regiment of Ohio Volunteers. New York: Published for the Author by G.P. Putnam & Co., 10 Park Place, 1853. [4], [13] 14-336 pp., 2 lithograph maps: [1] Map Northern Mexico to Illustrate Sketches of the Campaign in Northern Mexico. 14.5 x 10.5 cm; [2] Plan of the City of Monterey September 1846. 16 x 22.5 cm. 8vo (20.5 x 14 cm), original brown embossed cloth, spine gilt lettered and decorated (faded, stained, and worn). First two leaves slightly wormed; text moderately foxed, maps browned. Front free endpaper with contemporary ink signature of W.W. Moore and contemporary pencil inscription: “W.W. Seaton Esq. Editor of The Intelligencer. With the respects of Franck Taylor.” First edition. Connor & Faulk 177. Howes G156 (noting the work is also ascribed to M.E. Curwen). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 139. Haferkorn, p. 45. Kurutz & Mathes, pp. 139-140: “Giddings served as a major in the 1st Ohio Volunteers under General Taylor. Major Giddings narrates the history of the war from the annexation of Texas to Taylor’s victory at the Battle of Buena Vista. His text swells with pride at the accomplishments of ‘Old Rough and Ready’ and his regiment and the benefits the newly acquired territory would bring to the United States. He did lament, however the depredations of the Texas Rangers.” Tutorow 3387. The bibliography of this text is somewhat confused. We have examined another copy of this book that has p. 301 unnumbered and pp. 201-202 and 249-250 are cancels. The present copy has p. 301 unnumbered, but pp. 201-202 and 249-250 are not cancels. Here four leaves before p. [13] have been excised. There is also some question whether all copies were issued with the maps. This work, in addition to general comments about and description of the war, was written to document and to a certain extent glorify the Ohio volunteer troops of which Giddings was an officer and to whom it is dedicated. Several sections of the text deal specifically with them. One significant passage (pp. 275-277) deals with the traitorous San Patricio brigade, composed partly of Catholics who had deserted from the American Army to the Mexican, the latter playing on their religious sense. Giddings notes with some pride of his regiment: “But was there one so faithless to his country, as to take up arms in the cause of faithless Mexico? Nearly a third of our regiment were Catholics; and among them were seventy or eighty gallant Irishmen, some of whom, I have reason to know, were proof against the fascinating lures of an insidious foe” (p. 276). He relates that his men even captured a Mexican who was trying to lure troops into desertion (p. 277). He initially expresses great admiration for the Texas Rangers (pp. 97-98), but by the time they are discharged at San Domingo, he has seen enough of their bad side to merely wish them well with few regrets at their departure but also hoping that most honest Mexicans stay out of their way (pp. 221-222). Although he sometimes has charitable words for the Mexican populace, his general view of the country, its people, its army, and its government is negative and hostile. Part of that view is surely colored by a mixture of Yankee conservatism and American pride. Part of the attitude is also fueled by his own personal sense of bigotry and of Manifest Destiny: “In contemplating the entire status of a people,—their political, religious, social, and intellectual condition—no attentive observer, even among themselves, has failed to foresee and lament the fate of the country. It must gradually sink, from its complication of fatal diseases, into the tomb of the Acolhuans and the Aztecs. And not only Mexico, but the whole of Spanish America, will probably pass from the dominion of the original conquerors into the possession of the enterprising blue-eyed Saxon...” (pp. 53-54). ($1,000-$2,000)

198. [HISTORIES]. A group of twenty modern pamphlets and other ephemera about various aspects of the Mexican-American War. [1] AMES, George Walcott. Horse Marines: California, 1846. [San Francisco]: California Historical Society, 1939. 13 pp. 8vo, wrappers. [2] COY, Owen C. The Battle of San Pasqual. Sacramento: California State Printing Office, 1921. 19 pp. 8vo, wrappers. [3] BRECKENRIDGE, John C. An Address on the Occasion of the Burial of the Kentucky Volunteers Who Fell at Buena Vista. Lexington, 1847. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965. 18 pp. 8vo, wrappers. Facsimile reprint. One of 450 copies. [4] KEARNEY, Stephen W. A Letter from Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearny, San Diego, January 30, 1847. Carmel: [Grabhorn Press for] Thomas Norris, 1950. 8 pp. 8vo, original blue wrappers. [5] STOCKTON, Robert F. Letter of Commodore...Dated Philadelphia, April 13th 1848. Carmel: [Grabhorn Press for] Thomas W. Norris, 1951. 8 pp. 8vo, original blue wrappers with white paper label on upper cover, printed in red and black. And fifteen others. Contact us for complete list. ($100-$200)

199. [HISTORIES]. A group of twenty modern pamphlets and other ephemera about various aspects of the Mexican-American War. [1] The Mormon Batallion and its Monument: A Compilation of Data for Sculptors and Architects. [Salt Lake City?, 1916]. 56 pp. 8vo, original wrappers. [2] PARKER, Horace. The Historic Valley of Temecula. The Temecula Massacre. Balboa Island: Paisano Press, 1971. 24 pp. 8vo, black and red pictorial wrappers. Very fine. Paisano Press Librito, No. 4. [3] SOWELL, Andrew Jackson. Life of Bigfoot Wallace. Bandera: Frontier Times, 1927. 78 pp. 4to, original grey printed wrappers. [4] TAYLOR, Zachary. Old Rough and Ready Speaks His Mind; Zachary Taylor on the Conduct of the War: A Letter to T. Butler, Matamoros, 19 June 1846. Hartford: F.W. Beinecke, 1960. 14 pp. 8vo, wrappers. One of 300 copies. [5] TURNER, Henry Smith. Letters of Captain Henry S. Turner on the Kearny-Fremont Controversy. [Pomona: Privately printed for the Roxburge and Zamorano Clubs by the Cole-Holmquist Press, 1958]. [16] pp. 8vo, wrappers. And fifteen others. Contact us for complete list. ($100-$200)

200. [HISTORIES]. Halls of the Montezumas: or, Mexico, in Ancient and Modern Times: Containing a Concise History of the Ancient and Modern Races, Antiquities: And Especially its Splendid Palaces and Halls of State: Also its Geography, Government, Institutions, Mines, Minerals, and Churches: Together with the Conquest by Cortez and a Sketch of the Late War with the United States: Including the Treaty of Peace. Illustrated with Twenty Beautiful Engravings. New York: J.C. Burdick, 162 Nassau-St., 1848. [1-13] 14-136 pp., text illustrations. 8vo (25 x 15.5 cm), original beige pictorial wrappers. Marginal chipping and wear to fragile wrappers, spine perished. Scattered light foxing and browning. Overall very good. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 9. The wrapper lists the imprint as New York: Hutchinson & Philadelphia: Peterson, 1848. This is a general history of Mexico, including a short essay on the Virgin of Guadalupe (p. 136). The war is covered on pp. 40-61 and pp. 111-112, including the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The overall picture of the country is not necessarily flattering. ($200-$400)

A Depressing Picture 201. [HISTORIES]. LOMBARD, Albert. The “High Private” with a Full and Exciting History of the New York Volunteers, Illustrated with Facts, Incidents, Anecdotes, Engravings, &c. &c. Including the Mysteries and Miseries of the Mexican War. In Three Parts—Part First. To which Will Be Appended the Constitution and By-Laws of the Guerrillas, Banditti, &c., Found on the Priest Juarata. By “Corporal of the Guard.” New York: Printed for the Publishers, and for Sale by All Booksellers throughout the United States, 1848. [1-7] 8-60 pp. 8vo (20 x 12 cm.), original yellow pictorial wrappers. Lacks portion of upper and lower wrappers and spine, but neatly repaired with matching paper. Slight marginal wear and browning, pp. 25/26 with closed tear, untrimmed. Overall very good. First edition (no more published). Connor & Faulk 621: “A popular contemporary work.” Garrett & Goodwin, p. 175. Haferkorn, p. 45. Howes L437. Tutorow 3526. The wrapper gives the price as 12½ cents. A publication written from the common soldier’s point of view with extensive complaining about the mistreatment they received from officers and in general. The image of General Scott on p. [4] and the accompanying commentary on it sum up the author’s attitude. He points out that Scott is shown dressed pretty much as an ordinary soldier, because even officers had no desire to be shot and so dressed down to blend in during battle. This first part follows the regiment on its miserable journey from its recruitment to its landing at Tampico. ($500-$1,000)

202. [HISTORIES]. MCKAY, William, Daniel E. Hungerford & Charles J. Murphy. Condensed History of the Mexican War and its Glorious Results...Also Reminiscences of the War.... Compiled and Published by John E. Cowan, 122 West 93rd Street, New York, [1902?]. Price: 25 Cents First Edition 25,000. [1-3] 4-41 [3, blank] pp., frontispiece, two plates, original albumen photograph on upper wrapper verso. 8vo (22.5 x 14.5 cm), original pale yellow printed wrappers, stitched. Wrappers slightly darkened and chipped, upper wrapper becoming separated. Interior very fine. An important association copy. Presentation from Murphy on upper wrapper and errata also signed by him. Laid in are a 1903 printed announcement by Murphy of his wife’s death, 1903 printed letter from his son lamenting his Mother’s death, and 1908 printed circular from O.R. Johnson urging support for Murphy’s efforts to import American corn into Europe. First edition. Connor & Faulk 500. Haferkorn, p. 11. Tutorow 3206. All three authors fought in the Mexican-American War. The text consists of historical speeches and reminiscences given at a reunion in France. ($500-$1,000)

“He was friendly towards Mexicans as individuals, but critical of their society” (Tutorow) 203. [HISTORIES]. MCSHERRY, Richard. El Puchero; or, A Mixed Dish from Mexico, Embracing General Scott’s Campaign, with Sketches of Military Life, in Field and Camp, of the Character of the Country, Manners and Ways of People, etc. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co, Successors to Grigg, Elliott & Co., 1850. [2], [i]ii-xi [1, blank], [13] 14-247 [1, blank], [1] 2-12, 1-12, 1-6, [6] (all past p. 247 ads) pp., frontispiece, 5 engraved plates, folding engraved map (Battles of Mexico, Survey of the Line of Operations of the U.S. Army under the Command of Major General Winfield Scott...Made by Major Turnbull, Captain McClellan and Lieut. Hardcastle.... 23.2 x 16.0 cm). 8vo (19.2 x 13.5 cm), original dark brown embossed cloth, spine gilt lettered and decorated. Spinal extremities chipped, corners bumped; plates somewhat toned with offsetting, otherwise the interior is fine. First edition. The bibliography of this work is unsettled. Sabin calls for 6 portraits and 6 plates; the Ben Pingenot copy contained 10 plates; other copies are known to contain 6 portraits, not present here. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 162. Haferkorn, p. 48: “Dr. McSherry served as a surgeon with the regiment of marines that formed part of Gen. Scott’s force from Vera Cruz to Mexico.” Sabin 43660. Tutorow 3658: “A series of letters to David Holmes Conrad written while the author was serving as a surgeon with the U.S. Marine Corps. Many descriptions and observations of McSherry’s experiences. He was friendly towards Mexicans as individuals, but critical of their society. Though this work contains the reminiscences of a surgeon, there is very little on medicine and diseases. The appendices contain accounts of the siege of Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo, written by Conrad. The book contains a list of officers of the United States Army and volunteers who were engaged in the battles in the valley of Mexico.” The work contains somewhat more medical content than Tutorow indicates, including this singular incident: A young officer of marines was brought to the house, ill, dying; the “ministering angel” saw not her country’s enemy, but a suffering brother far from home and friends; she felt for the young and hapless wanderer; for the fond mother, who knew not her impending loss; for the tender sister, who looked with feelings, perhaps of exultation and pride, to the joyful day of her brother’s return; she saw the tears of dissapointment and grief; and she, a highborn and lovely Mexican woman, prepared with her own hands such little delicacies as only the skillful hand of gentle women can make acceptable to the perverted palate of the victim of disease. I had heard much of the kind- heartedness of Mexican women—here was a practical proof; and the lady’s frequent application to me to know what she could do, and what would be suitable, exposed the deep sensibility of her feeling heart. The youth died; and though far away from those who loved him best, he had at least the gentle ministering of this kind family; and soldiers’ tears accompanied the volleys that were fired over his grave (pp. 91-92). A highly interesting and readable account of the war, recounted in forty-five letters written on the spot. McSherry (1817-1885) was a career physician, practicing medicine in Baltimore after he left the military. ($300-$600)

The Fanciest Binding in the Entire Auction 204. [HISTORIES]. PRESTON, William. Journal in Mexico, by William Preston of the Fourth Kentucky Regiment of Volunteers, Dating from November 1, 1847 to May 25, 1848. N.p. [Paris]: Privately printed [for Jack Kahane by Lacram-Servant], n.d. [1929 or after]. [4], 1-40, [2] pp., inserted leaf at front with caption title: Note on the Career of William Preston. 4to (28.7 x 23.5 cm), original fine binding by Jeanne Buck, full dark green morocco gilt, upper cover with triangular inlays in terracotta and tan morocco, gilt-ruled vertical boarders, 2 vertical inlays in maroon morocco, 10 black calf lozenge inlays, and author’s name and title in gilt lettering; spine with vertical gilt ruling and ten back calf lozenge inlays; green marbled endpapers, inner blind-ruled dentelles, t.e.g. Tips of corners slightly bumped, front hinge open, otherwise a very fine copy of the most amazingly bound Mexican-American War book in existence. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 243. Howes P579. Tutorow 3619. This unusual work was published in Paris by a noted printer in an unstated, but undoubtedly small, printing. It is apparently the only Mexican-American War book in an artist’s fine binding. Jack Kahane, noted Paris publisher, began printing in 1929 and claimed that his books, “would exist for those...writers, English and American, who had something to say that they could not conveniently say in their own countries” (Published in Paris, p. 353). Kahane is probably best known for publishing works of James Joyce. A Yale and Harvard graduate, Kentuckian Preston (1816-1887) had a long and distinguished career, including service with the 4th Kentucky Volunteers with the Rank of Lieutenant Colonel, several political offices, and major combat for the Confederacy. It is Preston’s experiences in the Mexican-American War that are the focus of this work. He saw no combat himself and seems to have generally trailed behind the army in a supply train. His comments, nevertheless, are intelligent and interesting. He is one of the few to make observations on Mexican works abandoned after battles. ($600-$1,200)

“The earliest major history of the war” (Connor and Faulk) 205. [HISTORIES]. RIPLEY, Roswell Sabine. The War with Mexico.New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 82 Cliff Street, 1849. 2 Vols. Vol I: [xi-xiii] xiv-xxii, [2] [25] 26-524 pp., 4 maps. Vol. II: [i-iii] iv-vii [1, blank], [9] 10-650, [1] 2-14 (ads) pp., 10 maps. Total: 14 maps lithographed by Sarony & Major showing major battles (including Battle of Palo Alto, Battle of Resaca de la Palma, Monterrey, Siege of Veracruz, Route from Vera Cruz to Mexico, Valley of Mexico, Storming of Chapultepec). 8vo (24.3 x 16 cm), original brown blind-stamped cloth with gilt-lettered spines. Light shelf wear, rubbing, and fading. Internally fine, vol. 2 partially unopened. From the library of Lucien Edgar Wood of Minneapolis with his ink rubber stamp in several places and his pencil signature in vol. 1. A fine copy. First edition. Connor & Faulk 23: “The earliest major history of the war and long the only thorough one. It is surprisingly detailed and accurate considering the early date.... Ripley does not attempt to affix blame or culpability on either nation.... [He] was more interested in the military engagements, but... [does discuss] the effects of both U.S. and Mexican domestic politics on the course of the war.” Garrett & Goodwin, p. 44. Haferkorn, p. 17. Howes R311. Raines, p. 174: “As a military history it has not yet been excelled. Scarce and highly valued.” Sabin 71530. Tutorow 3232. The lithographed maps and plans are excellent, showing troop movements, regiments, and all manner of military detail. Contains much on strategic operations of the war, a lot of it gathered first-hand. The author (1823-1877), a native of Ohio, served as an artillery officer in the Mexican-American War and served in the Civil War, wherein he fought for the South. ($300-$600) “Basic to the study of the Mexican-American War” (Garrett & Goodwin) 206. [HISTORIES]. ROA BÁRCENA, José María. Recuerdos de la invasion norte-americana 1846- 1848 por un joven de entonces. Mexico City: Edición de la Librería Madrileña de Juan Buxó y Ca., portal del Águila de Oro, núm 5, 1883. [6], [i]-ii, [1] 2-686 pp. 8vo (23.8 x 16.5 cm), contemporary half dark brown morocco over brown, yellow, and orange marbled boards, spine gilt lettered and decorated with raised bands, edges sprinkled. Light shelf wear, upper hinge open. Pp. 677/678 lack upper right corner. With several ink stamps of Antonio de Bosso, November, 15, 1883. An exceptionally fine, crisp copy. First edition. Connor & Faulk 25: “Bancroft praised the book saying it was the result of study of both American and Mexican documents.” Garrett & Goodwin, p. 45: ”This work is considered basic to the study of the Mexican-American War, and it is among the best accounts by a Mexican author.” Griffin 4245: “The most impartial, detailed, complete, and well-written account on the North American invasion. Roa Bárcena’s thesis is that defending Mexican forces did not give such a bad account of themselves.” Haferkorn, p. 17. Harvard Guide to American History, p. 373. Howes R333. Palau 270660. Tutorow 3672: “Standard history of the Mexican War from the Mexican perspective.” The author covers the entire war, from the opening battles of the Texas Revolution to the capitulation of Mexico City and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Throughout he does honor to the Mexican nation and its actions during that conflict, stating that even U.S. documents he has examined pay homage to Mexican troops: “Con agradable sopresa halló en ellos que la defensa nacional, tan menosapreciada por nosotros y que no careció de nobles esfuerzos ni de rasgos heroicos con que cualquier pueblo se ufanaría, era diversa y favorablemente juzgada por los mismos invasores” (p. [i]). Roa Bárcena (1827-1908) would have been a mere twenty years old during the Mexican-American War, which explains the disclaimer on the present title page. The author was a prominent poet, translator, and polemicist, who cooperated with Maximilian, for which he was briefly sentenced to confinement. His history is one of the more important accounts of the war, written from a perspective of nearly forty decades and based on extensive and meticulous research. ($300-$600)

A Pulitzer Prize Winner 207. [HISTORIES]. SMITH, Justin Harvey.The War with Mexico, 1846-1848. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1919. 2 vols. Vol. I: [i-vi] vii-xxii, 1-1572 pp., 1 colored map; Vol. II: [i-iv] v-xiv, 1-620 pp. 8vo (22.5 x 16 cm), original navy blue diapered cloth with gilt lettering on spines. Light outer wear, upper hinges open (but holding). Interior fine. First edition. Basic Texas Books 189n: “Remains the most comprehensive and most controversial study of the Mexican War, and contains a great deal relating to Texas.” Connor & Faulk 27. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 48-49: “Considered by many a classic on the Mexican-American War.” Harvard Guide to American History, p. 372. Howes S636. Tutorow 3236: “Generally regarded as the most thoroughly researched work ever made by an American historian.” An astonishingly thorough and detailed work that is still consulted today. The amount of documentation takes up nearly one fourth of the book. For this work, the author won the third Pulitzer Prize in History in 1920 and the first Loubat prize in 1923. Smith (1857-1930) was best known as an historian. In addition to this work, he also wrote The Annexation of Texas. ($100-$200)

208. [HISTORIES]. SMITH, S. Compton. Chile Con Carne; Or, The Camp and the Field. By S. Compton Smith, M.D., Acting Surgeon with General Taylor’s Division in Mexico. New York: Miller & Curtis, 321 Broadway; Milwaukee: Ford & Fairbanks; Dyer & Pasmore, 1857. [i-v] vi-xvi, [1] 2-404, [1-12], [4] pp., 8 wood-engraved plates (including frontispiece and map). 12mo (19.5 x 14 cm), original plum cloth blind- embossed covers with representation of a soldier bearing a flag, gilt pictorial spine. Light rubbing and shelf wear (especially corners and extremities), spine & covers faded, lower hinge rubbed, upper hinge cracked, upper cover stained. Interior is fine. Generally a better copy than usually found. plates [1] The Race With The Lancers.—Page 180. [In image area] Dallas sc. Richardson—Cox. 8.5 x 12 cm. Frontispiece. [2] The Kangaroo Club.—Page 32. [In image area] Richardson—Cox. Dallas Del. 8.5 x 12 cm. [3] Brian O’Linn’s Lion Hunt.—Page 47. [In image area] Dallas Richardson—Cox. 8.3 x 11.5 cm. [4] The Lieutenant’s Return.—Page 132. [In image area] Dallas del. Richardson—Cox sc. 8.5 x 11.5 cm. [5] Aunt Hannah.—Page 175. [In image area] Richardson—Cox. 8.5 x 11.5 cm. [6] Plan Of The Battle Of Buena Vista, Fought February nd.22 & 23rd. 1847. Page 253. 8.8 x 8.2 cm. [7] The Piney Woods Volunteers.—Page 305. [In image area] Dallas del. Richardson—Cox. 9 x 12.2 cm. [8] Charging Through The Guerrilla Camp.—Page 344. [In image area] Dallas del Richardson—Cox. 9 x 11.6 cm. First edition. This work is advertised in the August 1, 1857, “New Works” ad inserted at the end of this copy as available for $1.25 in muslin. The author’s Introduction is dated New York, July, 1857. AII, Wisconsin Imprints, 1855-1858 342. Connor & Faulk 534. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 253. Hamilton, Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers 567 & I, pp. 100-101. Palau 315255. Sabin 83970. Tutorow 3237. Almost nothing seems to be known about the author except what he here reveals about himself. He was in Louisiana in the winter of 1846 when he decided to take the Sabine River down to the coast. After spending a short while near the mouth of that river, he went to Galveston, where he joined Colonel Joseph Bennett’s company of riflemen. After numerous adventures, including a shipwreck, he arrived at Point Isabel, where he joined General A. Sidney Johnson’s First Regiment of Texas Rifles, which was promptly mustered out because their enlistments were for only six months instead of twelve. He was subsequently appointed surgeon in another volunteer company. After he was discharged in the winter of 1847-1848, he made his way to Saint Louis, where the book ends. He apparently spoke some Spanish (p. 59). If one expects a history filled with medical observations, this book will disappoint. Despite the fact he is supposedly a physician, Smith spends almost no ink on that aspect of the War. For example, he -de scribes selecting a building and setting up a hospital in Cerralvo; the description, however, is general and lacking any significant details of medical practice. His description of curing rattlesnake and tarantula bites by inebriating the victim is, however, a classic description of conventional medical wisdom at the time (pp. 270-275). Much of his other material is anecdotal or borrowed, such as his description of the Battle of Monterrey, for which he does nothing but quote a description written by Dr. E.K. Chamberlain in a letter to his relative S. C. West of Milwaukee (p. 82). His work is often mined for observations on Texas Rangers, and this, ironically, seems to be the book’s principal value for later generations. He is terribly unkind to Mabry B. Gray but, on the other hand, quite flattering about the civility some unspecified Rangers showed one hospitable citizen of Monterrey, who became friends with them (pp. 93-95). He is also quite sympathetic to their sometimes impossible mission of finding and defeating Mexican guerrillas, who often are elusive and may have numbers so large as to overwhelm the relatively small Ranger companies. He pays thrilling respect to their bravery in his description of their attack on the notorious El Mocho, who is felled by a Ranger with a single shot “into the very centre of his forehead” (p. 291). He also humorously describes how a few Rangers under the command of Texas Colonel Louis P. Cook daringly tore at night through a large body of guerrillas camped across the road the Texans needed to go down (pp. 339-345), which incident is illustrated with a plate (p. 344). Painter and book illustrator Jacob A. Dallas (1825-1857), one of the early Harper’s Magazine artists who helped establish a native school of book illustration in the United States, created the vivacious, humorous illustrations which delightfully complement Smith’s text. F.O.C. Darley’s influence on Dallas is apparent; Weitenkampf remarks, “The swing and vigor of his [Darley’s] style find a certain reflection in the drawings, somewhat exaggerated in strength, of Jacob A. Dallas” (Hamilton,Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers I, p. 100; see also Groce and Wallace, p. 162). James H. Richardson and Thomas Cox, Jr. engraved Dallas’ original art work (Groce & Wallace, p. 536). ($500-$1,000)

209. [HISTORIES]. STEVENS, Isaac I. Campaigns of the Rio Grande and of Mexico. With Notices of the Recent Work of Major Ripley. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 200 Broadway, 1851. [1-7] 8-108, [4, ads] pp. 12mo (22.3 x 14 cm), original brown printed wrappers, sewn. Lower wrapper loose, spine neatly restored with old sympathetic paper (very slight losses). Internally fine except for moderate waterstain at lower blank margin. Preserved in grey cloth slipcase. First edition. Connor & Faulk 242. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 143. Haferkorn, p. 19. Howes S962. Palau 322428. Tutorow 3445. “Stevens served as adjutant of engineers in the siege of Vera Cruz, the Battle of Cerro Gordo, Contreras, and in the reconnaissance and battle of Churubusco. He was made brevet captain on August 20, 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battles of Contreras and Churubusco. He served in the battle of Molino del Rey...and in the battle of Chapultepec. He was promoted to brevet major on September 13, 1847...and was in the assault and capture of the city of Mexico where he was wounded.... Stevens’ notices on Ripley’s book amount to a defense of Taylor and Scott as competent generals whose superior judgment led to victory.” Raines, p. 195: “With the [Texas] battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de Palma, and bombardment of Fort Texas, later called Fort Brown” (Tutorow). He wrote this book in part to refute Roswell Ripley’s 1849 The War with Mexico. ($300-$600)

210. [HISTORIES]. WILLARD, Emma. Last Leaves of American History: Comprising Histories of the Mexican War and California. New York: George P. Putnam, 155 Broadway; London: Putnam’s American Agency, Removed from Paternoster Row to J. Chapman, 142 Strand, 1849. [1-3] 4-230, 2-10 [ads] pp., folded map (Map of the United States Mexico &c.... Colton, 1849; 33.5 x 52 cm). 8vo (19 x 13.5 cm), original green embossed cloth. Somewhat shelf slanted; spine faded to brown; a few stains; spine chipped. Text and map moderately to heavily foxed; some bolts roughly opened; map repaired. First edition. Cowan II, p. 684. Rocq 17245. Tutorow 3248. Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 594. A succinct history of the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century, the majority of which traces the history of California. Nevertheless, much ink is spilled on the Texas problem, which Willard blames on Paredes’ intransigence. The first 105 pp. cover the Mexican-American War in Mexico and the West. The text has pacifist overtones. The author, a leading nineteenth-century American educator, was instrumental in expanding edu- cational opportunities for women. Willard founded the Troy Female Seminary in 1821. “She evolved new methods of teaching geography and history and published geography and history textbooks which won immediate recognition and were widely used” (DAB). See also Notable American Women III:610-19. ($200-$400)

211. [HISTORIES]. YOUNG, Philip. History of Mexico; Her Civil Wars, and Colonial and Revolutionary Annals; from the Period of the Spanish Conquest, 1520, to the Present Time, 1847: Including an Account of the War with the United States, its Causes and Military Achievements. Cincinnati: Published by J.A. & U.P. James, Walnut Street, Between Fourth and Fifth, 1847. [4], [1-2] 3-564 pp., 7 woodcut maps (included in pagination), 2 folded lithograph maps: [1] A New Map of Mexico, California & Oregon. Published by J.A. & U.P. James, Cincinnati, 1847 (32.5 x 23.8 cm); [2] Map of the Seat of War in Mexico. In 1846 & 7. Published by J.A. & U.P. James, Cincinnati (29.5 x 18 cm). 8vo (23 x 15 cm), original tan sheep, red leather gilt-lettered label, raised bands, marbled edges. Binding scuffed and worn, joints weak, front flyleaf excised leaving ghost signature of Christopher P. Castleman? on next leaf. Interior with a few stains. First edition. Kurutz & Mathes, p. 184. Palau 378046. Tutorow 3026. This text covers the Mexican-American War only through the fall of Veracruz; the edition of 1850 continued by Furber continues the story through the end of the war. Included in the text are accounts of Taylor’s operations, the conquest of California, and the Siege of Veracruz. The James brothers made good use of theirA New Map of Mexico, California & Oregon, using it with and without modifications in George C. Furber’s The Twelve Months Volunteer (Cincinnati: J.A. & U.P. James, 1848) and John T. Hughes’ Doniphan’s Expedition (Cincinnati: J.A. & U.P. James, 1848). The second map shows most of Texas and locates the battles fought there (Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma). The first edition of a text and map that went on to be recycled many times. ($100-$200)

212. [HISTORIES]. ZIRCKEL, Otto. Tagebuch geschrieben wahrend der nordeamerikanisch-mexikanischen Campagne in den Jahren 1847 und 1848, auf beiden Operationslinien. Halle: Druck und Verlag von H.W. Schmidt, 1849. [4], [1] 2-179 [1, ad] pp. 8vo (22.7 x 14.3 am), original grey printed upper wrapper, spine and lower wrapper supplied in sympathetic paper, upper wrapper laid down, stitched. Text heavily foxed and lightly stained, slightly dog-eared, but a very good copy, unopened. Rare in wrappers. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 164. Haferkorn, p. 33. Howes Z17: “Services, as Captain of Ohio Volunteers, by a former Prussian officer.” Palau 380487. Tutorow 3623: “A journal that records operations on both sides of the Mexican War.” A relatively unbiased view of the Mexican War; the author served as Captain of the Fourth Infantry Regiment of Ohio. ($800-$1,600)

Mount Up 213. [HORSES]. ISUNZA, José Rafael. El Lic. Jose Rafael Isunza, gobernador constitucional del estado libre y soberano de Puebla, a sus habitantes. Puebla, 1847. Dated in type May 12, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 20.7 cm. Margins slightly chipped, old stab holes in left margin. Good. Very rare. None on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Acting on Santa-Anna’s orders, Isunza basically seizes nearly every extra horse in Puebla. A person may keep only one. Holdouts will be fined. Santa-Anna withdrew from Puebla just a few days after this order, no doubt riding the seized horses. ($100-$200)

All the News 214. HUGHES, Jeremiah (editor). Niles’ National Register, Containing Political, Historical. Geographical, Scientifical, Statistical, Economical, and Biographical Documents, Essays and Facts; Together with Notices of the Arts and Manufactures, and Record of Events of the Times. The Past—The Present—for the Future. From March, 1846, to September, 1846—Volume LXX—or, Vol. XX, Fifth Series. Baltimore: Printed by the Editor, No. 2, North Eutaw Street [1846]. [i-iii] iv-viii, [1] 2-416 pp. 4to (31 x 22.5 cm), modern charcoal grey linen, grey calf spine label. Lightly browned as usual, some light water staining, otherwise fine. First edition. Mott, History of American Magazines 1741-1850, pp. 268-70: “Chief reliance of the histo- riography for the first half of the 19th century.” An issue from a crucial year that is full of war news, including the Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma the capture of the Tampico Regiment’s flag at the former, Taylor’s reports, diplomatic developments, rumors, etc. ($200-400)

“Basta la union sincero de todos” 215. IBARRA, Domingo. El gobernador del estado de Puebla, á sus habitantes. [Puebla, 1846]. Dated in type October 3, 1846. Broadside on blue paper: 26.5 x 20.5 cm. Old stab holes in left margin, otherwise very fine. A handsome broadside. Rare. Only one copy on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. A rousing speech rallying support for the war and condemning American aggression. Urges everyone to contribute to the war effort. ($100-$200)

How to Spend the Money 216. [INDEMNITY PAYMENTS]. HERRERA, José Joaquin de. Ministerio de Hacienda. Seccion 2a [caption title]. [Mexico City, 1848]. Dated in type June 14, 1848. [4] pp. Folio (31 x 21 cm). Very fine. First edition. Harper 12:395. Sets up conditions for spending the first installment of the 12,000,000 pesos due the Mexican government from the United States as payments and reparations as stipulated by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Includes a long list of allowed and forbidden expenditures, including firing certain low level employees and discounted loans. Among allowed expenditures are 150,000 pesos to Yucatán to continue the Caste War and money to repatriate Mexicans who wish to leave the United States. Unfortunately, in many ways, the restrictions on spending are a catalogue of possibilities of graft and corruption that could siphon off the funds. ($100-$200)

They’re Going to Enslave Us All 217. Infame politica de los Estados Unidos de America, y suerte que se nos espera á los Mexicanos si no defende- mos nuestra independencia. [At lower center]: Impreso en México, y reimpreso en San Luis Potosi por un eclesiástico amante de su religion y de su pátria. San Luis Potosí: Imprenta del Estado en Palacio, à cargo de Ventura Carrillo, [after November, 1846]. Broadside: 31 x 21.3 cm. Right margin slightly irregular. Very fine. Rare. Only two copies on OCLC. On embossed paper. Second edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Dated from the fall of Tampico in November, 1846. A squib purporting to be a document about U.S. plans for Mexico. Among the objectives are to get Mexicans to kill one another by introducing anarchy, seizing all church property, and enslaving the entire populace: “¿Por qué los mexicanos, sus mujeres é hijos no han de ser nuestros esclavos? ¡Sublime pensamiento!” ($200-$400)

A Mormon Convert 218. JONES, Daniel W. Forty Years among the Indians. A True Yet Thrilling Narrative of the Author’s Experiences among the Natives. Salt Lake City, Utah: Published at the Juvenile Instructor Office, 1890. [iii-v], vi-xv, [16-17] 18-400 pp. 8vo, (23 x 16.5 cm) original stamped, gilt-lettered black cloth. A very fine copy of a book rarely found in this condition. First edition. Eberstadt, Modern Narratives of the Plains and of the Rockies 253. Flake 4484. Graff 2234. Howes J207. Mintz, The Trail 262: “Surprised by an early and devastating winter, 145 of the 376 Mormon Handcart pioneer members of Edward Martin’s Company perished. A dramatic rescue of the survivors took place from a stone refuge near Devil’s Gate Wyoming. One of these, Daniel Jones, writes firsthand about this incident, along with many others, as he relates his adventurous life.” Munk (Alliot), p. 120. Powell, Arizona Gathering II 919n: “The experiences of a Mormon peacemaker among western tribes.” Rader 2112. Saunders 2992. Not in standard Mexican-American War bibliographies. Jones (1830-1915) was born in Boonslick, Missouri. During the Mexican-American War he enlisted and spent some ‘wild and reckless’ days in Mexico. He learned the Spanish language, and, after leaving the army, stayed in Mexico for several years and finally traveled as a sheepherder to Utah. The author’s experiences in Mexico, including the war, are covered in chapter 1, though he says nothing about his war experiences. He apparently served with a company from Missouri. The book is considered valuable as a narrative of Western adventure. Perhaps early experiences such as Jones’s helped to instill the self-sufficient character of the Mormons in Utah. Accidentally wounded near Provo, he was nursed to physical and spiritual health by the Mormons, whom he joined. Jones’s inspired recipe for rawhide, developed during the winter ordeal, may give some insight into Mormon self-sufficiency and emphasis on laying in provisions: “I was impressed how to fix the stuff and gave the company advice, telling them how to cook it; for them to scorch and scrape the hair off.... After scraping, boil one hour in plenty of water, throwing the water away which had extracted all the glue, then wash and scrape the hide thoroughly, washing in cold water, then boil to a jelly and let it get cold, and then eat with a little sugar sprinkled on it. This was considerable trouble, but we had little else to do and it was better than starving.” Jones developed growing sympathy for the Native Americans, whom he at first thought “as fit only to be killed” (p. 18). ($200-$400)

219. JONES, Thomas Ap Catesby. Thos. Ap C. Jones, U.S.N. Letter from Commodore Thos. Ap. C. Jones, Transmitting Sundry Papers in Refutation of Certain Allegations Made against Him; also, a Communication from the Hon. Edward Stanley, in Connexion with the Same Subject. February 22, 1853—Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs [Caption title]. [Washington, 1843]. [1] 2-180 pp. 8vo (23 x 14 cm), modern blue cloth. Scattered light foxing and browning. Very good. First edition (32nd Congress, 2nd Session, House Miscellaneous 22). Documents presented in response to the House of Representative’s case against Jones, who landed at Monterey in 1842 and took possession of it before the Mexican-American War had even started. He was indicted on charges of financial irregularities. ($200-$400)

“The climax of the confluence of journalism & lithography” (Sandweiss) 220. KENDALL, George Wilkins & Carl Nebel. The War between the United States and Mexico Illustrated, Embracing Pictorial Drawings of All the Principal Conflicts, by Carl Nebel, Author of “A Picturesque and Archaeological Voyage in Mexico,” with a Description of Each Battle, by Geo. Wilkins Kendall, Author of “The Texan Santa Fé Expedition,” etc., etc. New York: Published by D. Appleton & Company, No. 200, Broadway; Philadelphia: George S. Appleton, No. 164, Chesnut Street [Paris: Plon Brothers], 1851. [i-iii] iv, [1] 2-52 pp. (letterpress text printed in two columns), lithograph map, 12 toned lithographs on hand- made paper, colored and finished by hand applying gum arabic highlights (battle scenes, after art work by Nebel, printed and lithographed by Lemercier and Adolphe Jean Baptiste Bayot). Folio (58.5 x 44.5 cm), original printed wrappers. Wrappers chipped and soiled, but professionally washed and backed; rebacked with sympathetic cloth. Light water staining to some leaves and two with chipped corners. Protected in modern cloth case. The prints are all separate and acquired at different times. Although factitious, a complete copy of the entire work with some desirable features. map Map of the Operations of the American Army in the Valley of Mexico in August and September 1847[lower left below neat line] Gravé sur pierre par Erhard-Schiéble, r. Furstenberg 2 [lower right below neat line] Imprimé chez Lemercier, r. de Seine 57, Paris. Neat line to neat line: 27.8 x 44.7 cm; overall sheet size: 41 x 57.5 cm. Moderately foxed. plates [1] Battle of Palo=Alto. [lower left] C. Nebel fecit. [lower right]. Bayot lith. Image area: 28 x 42.2 cm; overall sheet size: 36.6 x 48 cm. Other than light foxing to blank margins, very fine. The Battle of Palo Alto (May 8, 1846), fought on Texas soil north of Brownsville, was the first major engagement of the Mexican-American War and the first U.S. victory. The view, which shows the action from the perspective of a viewer behind the U.S. lines looking south toward the Mexican positions, has been praised for its artistic beauty and historical verisimilitude. Ron Tyler rates the print as “probably the finest lithographic view of Texas produced in the nineteenth century.” Tyler comments: “Nebel adopted a practice in the Palo Alto print, that also turns up in later ones, of picturing the road as it continues behind the Mexican lines through a pass in the fictitious hills, suggesting that another segment in the road to Mexico City—this one the route to Fort Texas and Matamoros—will be open as soon as the American troops have cleared the way.” Sandweiss, Plate 2 (p. 76), No. 5 (p. 109). The one Texas lithograph in the work. [2] Capture of Monterey. [lower left] C. Nebel fecit. [lower right] Bayot lith. Image area: 27.5 x 42.4 cm; overall sheet size: 40 x 52 cm. Minor foxing, corners trimmed, closed tear in right margin, tear in left margin, otherwise good. Sandweiss, Plate 7 (p. 81), No. 16 (p. 129): “The activities of the figures in the foreground demonstrate not only Nebel’s knowledge of American uniforms and military operations, but his superior technical skills.” [3] Battle Buena Vista. [lower left] C. Nebel fecit. [lower right]. Bayot lith. Image area: 27.5 x 42.3 cm; overall sheet size: 34.5 x 46.5 cm. Moderate staining. Sandweiss, Plate 9 (p. 83), No. 38 (p. 163). [4] Bombardment of Vera=Cruz [lower left] C. Nebel fecit. [lower right]. Bayot lith. Image area: 27 x 42.5 cm; overall sheet size: 36 cm x 48 cm. Light staining and foxing. Sandweiss, Plate 13 (p. 87), No. 115 (p. 275). [5] Battle of Cerro gordo. [lower left] C. Nebel fecit. [lower right]. Bayot lith. Image area: 27.8 x 42.5 cm; overall sheet size: 35.5 x 47.5 cm. Light to moderate staining. Sandweiss, Plate 16 (p. 90), No. 125 (p. 296). [6] Assault of Contreras. [lower left] C. Nebel fecit. [lower right] Bayot lith. Image area: 27.7 x 43 cm; overall sheet size: 34.7 x 47 cm.. Moderate to heavy browning and staining. Sandweiss, Plate 17 (p. 91), No. 134 (p. 308). [7] Battle of Churubusco. [lower left] C. Nebel fecit [lower right] Bayot lith. Image area: 27.5 x 42.5 cm; overall sheet size: 34.6 x 46 cm. Mild foxing, else fine. Sandweiss, Plate 18 (p. 92), No. 136 (p. 312). [8] Molino del Rey—Attack upon the Molino. [lower left] C. Nebel fecit. [lower right]. Bayot lith. Image area: 27.5 x 42.5 cm; overall sheet size: 38.5 x 51.5 cm. Very fine. Sandweiss, Plate 19 (p. 93), No. 140 (p. 317). [9] Molino del Rey—Attack upon the Casa Mata. [lower left] C. Nebel fecit. [lower right]. Bayot lith. Image area: 27.4 x 42.6 cm; overall sheet size: 34.5 x 46.5 cm. Other than light spotting in margins, fine. Sandweiss, Plate 20 (p. 94), No. 141 (pp. 318-319). [10] Storming of Chapultepec—Pillow’s Attack. [lower left] C. Nebel fecit. [lower center] Imp. Lemercier, P. de Seine, 57 Paris. [lower right] Bayot lith. Image area: 27.5 x 42.7 cm; overall sheet size: 45 x 60 cm. An utterly superb copy. Sandweiss, Plate 21 (p. 95), No. 146 (p. 326): “Nebel’s illustration for Kendall was apparently the first contemporary print to depict with any accuracy the attack by Major General Gideon Pillow’s division on Chapultepec’s western side.” [11] Storming of Chapultepec—Quitman’s Attack. [lower left] C. Nebel fecit. [lower right] Bichebois et Bayot lith. Image area: 27.5 x 41.6 cm; overall sheet size: 44 x 58 cm. Marginal discoloration, some spots in image area, light mat burn. Sandweiss, Plate 23 (p. 97), No. 152 (pp. 335-336). [12] Genl. Scott’s Entrance into Mexico. [lower left] C. Nebel fecit. [lower right] Bayot lith. Image area: 28.2 x 43 cm; overall sheet size: 36.3 x 47 cm. Faint stains, otherwise fine. LC, American Battle Art, pp. 141-142, plate 68. Sandweiss, Plate 24 (p. 98), No. 159 (pp. 345-347): “Nebel’s version of Scott’s entrance sticks closer to the truth and is packed with psychological drama. There is no doubt here that the war is still on. Loaded cannons are posted to sweep the streets, while a body of dragoons in the foreground gathers tensely with drawn sabers near General Scott and his staff. In a particularly effective narrative detail, one of the dragoon officers, on a white horse in the center foreground, glares at a lepero on the left who is preparing to throw a stone. From the street or from doorways and partially closed windows, other citizens watch with fear, curiosity, apprehension, indignation, and in the case of the lepero with the stone and the armed men on the roof, open hostility, an allusion to the violence that broke out shortly thereafter.” In the introduction to the 1994 TSHA reprint of the Kendall-Nebel portfolio (pp. xxiv), Tyler comments: “Nebel’s picture of the grand plaza of Mexico, with the cathedral in the center and the National Palace at the right, is almost identical to his earlier print” [inVoyage Pittoresque]. First edition. The work issued in three binding variants: paper covers ($34), portfolio ($38), and half bound ($40). The present copy is the first. Bennett,American-Nineteenth Century Color Plate Books, p. 65: “The very best American battle scenes in existence.” Christensen, The U.S.-Mexican War, p. 181. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 31. Haferkorn, p. 47. Tyler, unpublished work on lithographs of nineteenth-century Texas: “An extraordinary portfolio...Palo Alto being the only Texas scene.... Probably the finest lithographic view of Texas produced in the nineteenth century.” Howes K76. Kurutz & Mathes, p. 148: “The most brilliant and famous published views of the major battles” pp. 195-197. Palau 188868. Peters, America on Stone, p. 295. Raines, p. 132: “Mr. K.’s position on Gen. Taylor’s staff now was in strong contrast to his wretched life as a prisoner of war in Mexico in 1841-42 [i.e., Texas Santa Fe expedition]. A great work.” Sabin 37362. Sandweiss, p. 36: “The eyewitness prints that must be compared against all others are those produced under the direction of George Wilkins Kendall for his bookThe War Between the United States and Mexico Illustrated.” Tyler, The Mexican War, a Lithographic Record, p. 11: “Magnificently produced portfolio by...the first modern war correspondent”; p. 18: “Of all the Mexican War lithographs, perhaps the dozen by Kendall and Nebel are the most popular.” Tyler, Prints of the American West, p. 78. In the 1991 the Texas State Historical Association reprint of the present work, Tyler comments (pp. xxiv-xxv): “Kendall and Nebel’s book was a masterpiece of lithography and typography. The success of Lemercier’s experimentation is apparent in the sophisticated, hand-colored prints that he produced after Nebel’s paintings.... Darker colored areas of the prints have been varnished to intensify and protect the rich color. Lemercier’s ability to print tones greatly aided the colorists’ work, but in the end, the success of these images is due to the masterful and painterly coloring that Kendall demanded.... The French typography used for the text is equal to the illustrations.... [Kendall’s] reputation as a best-selling author of the Narrative of the Texan Santa Fé Expedition obviously did not hamper the book’s reception. ‘The literary part of the work, comprising very careful and particular accounts of these events, is excel- lently written—so compactly and perspicuously, with so thorough a knowledge and so pure a taste, as to be deserving of applause among models in military history,’ the editor of The International Magazine commented.” Kendall was America’s first great war correspondent and wrote an eyewitness account of the Texas- Santa Fe Expedition. An ardent proponent of the necessity of the United States’ war with Mexico, when hostilities broke out, he went at once to the Rio Grande where he accompanied the Rangers and later attached himself to Scott’s invasion. For this work he keyed his text to the individual plates and this combination affords a detailed illustrated account of each battle. The plates of the twelve major clashes of the war are the work of Carlos (or Carl) Nebel (1805-1855), of German or Swiss origin, trained in Germany, Italy, and France in engineering, architecture, and drawing. He resided in Mexico from 1829 to 1834 and created one of the most renowned illustrated works on that country (Voyage pittoresque et archéologique dans la partie la plus intéressante du Mexique, Paris, 1836). Kendall notes in his preface: “Of the twelve illustrations accompanying his work...the greater number were drawn on the spot by the artist. So far as regards the general configuration of the ground, fidelity of the landscape, and correctness of the works and buildings introduced, they may be strictly relied upon. Every reader must be aware of the impossibility, in painting a battle scene, of giving more than one feature or principal incident of the strife. The artist has ever chosen what he deemed the more interesting as well as exciting points of each combat.... In the present series of illustrations the greatest care has been taken to avoid inaccuracies.” Kendall drew on “the official reports of the different commanders and their subordinates” for the text, but “was present at many of the battles” and “personally examined the ground on which all save that of Buena Vista were fought.” The work was published by D. Appleton in New York and Philadelphia, but the lithographs were produced in Paris. Both Kendall and Nebel felt that the Paris lithographers alone were qualified to produce their images, and they both spent some time in Europe overseeing the production of the work, for which they shared all the costs. Although Kendall became quite impatient with Nebel for various reasons, their choice of lithographer proved to be inspired. As Sandweiss observes: “The firm in question was that of Rose-Joseph Lemercier, and Kendall could hardly have chosen a better artisan for his efforts. Lemercier was an innovative technician who had developed a number of new processes, including a method of obtaining delicate shadings by spreading powdered crayon on a stone that had been slightly warmed. By the early 1840s his firm was the center for experimentation among a number of painters who sought to achieve a new range of painterly effects through the medium of lithography. Looking at the prints from Kendall’s volume today, one is struck by the soft ink washes and delicate tonal areas that underlie the watercolor. Highlights seem to have been either reserved with a waxen substance...or carefully scraped into the surface of the stone to yield understated areas of support for the hand coloring” (p. 36). Although Kendall farmed out the work to colorists in England, France, Belgium, and Germany, “the coloring in all the copies of the prints that have been examined is uniform in technique and mas- terly in its effects” (p. 37). As Tyler observes, “The result was similar to that achieved by aquatint, which by the time Kendall and Nebel began work on this portfolio was a vanishing art because lithography offered a simpler and aesthetically competitive alternative.” In any case, the result is twelve superb lithographs unlike any others. An article on Kendall in the December 1965 issue of American Legion Magazine notes that “few [copies of this work] were printed, and some destroyed in a fire at the Picayune” (Tom Mahoney, “Our First Great War Correspondent”). According to Kendall, however, four months after publication, he had sold nearly a hundred copies at full price, which would seem to belie the book lore that his copies were burned (Sandweiss, p. 38). ($15,000-$20,000)

221. KENDALL, George Wilkins. The War between the United States and Mexico Illustrated, Embracing Pictorial Drawings of All the Principal Conflicts. New York: D. Appleton; Philadelphia: George S. Appleton, [Paris: Plon Brothers], 1851. [i-iii] iv, [1] 2-52 pp., Folio (60 x 44 cm), contemporary blue three- quarter sheep over blue cloth, gilt lettered and decorated spine. Spine rubbed and flayed, corners worn, moderate shelf-wear. Endpapers lightly browned. Title page lightly stained, abraded and with two small tears; text with scattered mild to moderate foxing. Lacks map. First edition. Christensen, The U.S.-Mexican War, p. 181. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 31. Haferkorn, p. 47. Howes K76. Kurutz & Mathes, p. 148. Palau 188868. Just the text of this famous book, Kendall’s text being celebrated in its own right. Kendall (1809-1867) was an excellent writer and was the first U.S. war correspondent. After the war he moved to Texas and is considered the father of the state’s sheep industry. ($250-$500)

A Beautiful Facsimile with a Scholarly Introduction 222. KENDALL, George Wilkins & Carl Nebel. The War between the United States and Mexico Illustrated... With a New Introduction by Ron Tyler. Austin: [Designed by W. Thomas Taylor, Bradley Hutchinson, and Neil Furqueron & printed by David Holman at Wind River Press for] Texas State Historical Association, 1994. [i-vii] viii-xviii, [i-iii] iv, [1] 2-52, [12] pp., map, 12 colored plates by Stinehour Press after the original lithographs of battle scenes. Folio (57 x 44.5 cm), original terracotta quarter cloth over goldenrod boards. Very fine. Scholarly facsimile reprint of the original edition. Bennett, American Nineteenth Century Color Plate Books, p. 65n: “The very best American battle scenes in existence.” Garrett & Goodwin, p. 31n. Tyler (preliminary research notes on Texas lithographs of the nineteenth century): “An extraordinary portfolio... Palo Alto being the only Texas scene.... Probably the finest lithographic view of Texas produced in the nineteenth century.” Howes K76n. Tyler, The Mexican War, a Lithographic Record, p. 11n: “Magnificently produced portfolio by...the first modern war correspondent”; p. 18: “Of all the Mexican War lithographs, perhaps the dozen by Kendall and Nebel are the most popular, as well as the most accurate.” ($150-$300)

Things Are Desperate “Toda la república está amenazada” 223. LAFRAGUA, JOSÉ MARÍA. Ministerio de Relaciones Interiores y Esteriores. [Mexico City, 1846]. [3] [1, blank] pp. Folio (33.5 x 22.5 cm), folded sheet. Dated in type Mexico, November 27, 1846. Marginal chipping and a few small marginal splits, otherwise fine. Rare. No copies on OCLC. An important circular letter. First edition. Harper 12:260. Howell 50:161. Streeter Sale 250. “This is a circular letter by Lafragua, Minister of Foreign Relations, to the governors of the various Mexican states, announcing the recent fall of Tampico, the American advances towards Saltillo, the invasion of the Americans in Chihuahua, the exhausted state of the treasury, and generally the desperate state of Mexican affairs. Lafragua states that the new government that took charge in August found an empty treasury and a dispirited people, but in four months under Santa Anna it had accomplished wonders. Stating that the hour for sacrifices had come, an appeal is made for donations of money, livestock, or ammunition, and warning is given of Americans trying to spread discord and doubt among Mexicans. It is an interesting document on Mexican morale after the American victories in the first few months of the war” (Streeter). An amazing cri du coeur. Lafragua (1813-1875) was a prominent Mexican political and literary figure. He was also an important book collector. ($500-$1,000)

224. [LANE, JOSEPH]. BRACKETT, Albert Gallatin. General Lane’s Brigade In Central Mexico. By Albert G. Brackett, M.D., Late An Officer In The U.S. Volunteer Service.Cincinnati: H.W. Derby & Co., Publishers; New York: J.C. Derby, 1854. [i-v] vi-ix [1, blank], [11] 12-336 pp., engraved frontispiece, lithograph plate. 12mo (19 x 13 cm), original tan textured cloth, covers embossed and blindstamped with anchor and canon stamped “Division Mexico,” spine gilt-lettered and with gilt vignettes of lone star, U.S. eagle, and R.W. Derby. Cocked, spine chipped, cloth worn and faded. Some signatures sprung, text block slightly cracked, frontispiece foxed, otherwise interior is good. With manuscript notation of Townsend Library on front flyleaf. plates Joseph Lane [facsimile signature] Brevet Major General U.S. Army. Middleton, Wallace & Co. Printers. H. W. Derby & Co. Cinti. O. [In image area] Engd. by C.A. Jewett & Co. Cinti. O. 12.5 x 10.3 cm. Frontispiece. Puebla de los Angeles. [Below neat line] A.G. Brackett, Delt. Middleton, Wallace & Cos. Lith. 9 x 15.1 cm. First edition. Connor & Faulk 155. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 173. Haferkorn, p. 42. Howes B691. Kurutz & Mathes, p. 125. Sabin 7196. Tutorow 3749. This work covers the period from June 15, 1847, when Brackett’s regiment was organized in Indiana, to July 16, 1848, when it was mustered out at Madison, Indiana. Written from an officer’s perspective, the narrative is interesting from a military viewpoint and often from a personal one, as well, although Brackett lacks some of the verve and wit of other writers who described the conflict and their experiences in Mexico. Occasionally, what appear to be extremely personal reactions do drift into the story. His reactions to Mexican women are somewhat typical of others that are reported at the time: “They coquet with their Spanish fans in the most exquisite manner, peering over them with their large, dark, Juno-like eyes, and their raven tresses falling in heavy masses over their noble foreheads.... They are magnificent creatures, and no man could help but do them homage” (p. 138). He can also readily make fun of himself. When he first met Hays, he showed him into his commanding officer’s room “thinking he was a teamster.... I shook hands with him, and could scarcely realize that this wiry-looking fellow was the world-renowned Texas ranger” (p. 194). He also provides a description of a young Elisha Kent Kane, whom he met in Mexico while Kane was recovering from a wound (pp. 222-223). His descriptions of military operations are for the most part professional and often detached. He provides many valuable and interesting incidents concerning battles with guerrillas, the countering of which was one of Hays’ main activities. On the other hand, he is somewhat unsettled occasionally by events. In early February, three guerrillas were captured and sentenced to be hanged. Brackett feels no sympathy for them, explaining that they lived by violence and “their only object was plunder and murder...” (p. 253). Even so, seeing them confessed by their priests shakes him: “It was a sad sight, and one which I never wish to look upon again” (p. 255). Even more upsetting is the hanging itself: “It was a still, awful, and imposing spectacle” (p. 255). In the end, however, the professional soldier re-emerges. When faced with the prospect of a local revolt because they hanged the Mexicans, Brackett observes in a detached manner: “We took the matter very calmly, and felt ready and willing to give them a good beating whenever we thought they needed it” (p. 257). The firm of Elijah C. Middleton and W.R. Wallace created the handsome frontispiece portrait of General Lane, which was engraved by Charles A. Jewett, probably from a photograph (Groce & Wallace, pp. 350 & 442). The lithographed plate of Puebla de los Angeles is not well known. Brackett (1829-1896) was a career military officer who began service as a second lieutenant in an Indiana infantry company in 1847. His first major service was in the Mexican-American War, where he served under General Joseph Lane and with Texas Ranger legend John Coffee Hays. He was subsequently dispatched to Texas to counter Native American threats in the area, where he fought successfully against the Lipan Apaches and the Comanches. During the Civil War, he fought on the Union side and was wounded in 1862 during the Arkansas Campaign. He emerged from the War with the rank of major. Again dispatched to the West, he served once more in Texas, where he briefly commanded Fort Davis in West Texas in 1885. He also served in such places as Arizona, Montana, and Colorado, where he engaged in operations against Native Americans. He resigned from the Army on February 18, 1891, and died in Washington, D.C. In addition to this work, he also wrote History of the United States Cavalry (1865), which was well received at the time (q.v.). ($300-$600)

225. LAZO ESTRADA, Francisco. Defensa de D. Francisco Lazo Estrada, Redactor del Boletin de la Democracia, contra la acusacion que le hizo D. Ignacio Trigueros, Gobernador del dirtrito [sic] federal, pronunciado ante el jurado de sentencia que se reunió en México el dia 20 de julio del presente año. Agosto de 1847. Toluca: Impreso por Pantaleón Diaz González, 1847. [1-5] 6-32 pp. 8vo (21.5 x 13.5 cm), full twentieth- century tan Mexican tree sheep with red leather spine label. Title slightly foxed, otherwise very good. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 76. Lazo Estrada was accused of publishing a seditious article and being a Yankee collaborator. Lazo Estrada accuses both Santa-Anna and Trigueros, his supposed henchman, of being motivated by malice and caprice. He accuses the latter of failing to properly prepare Mexico City’s defenses against -at tack. Lazo Estrada also retorts that Trigueros and Santa-Anna have mismanaged the war and gives a detailed defense against the charges. The author, who fought with valor at the Battle of Chapultepec, fled to escape prosecution, but was apprehended and arrested. This pamphlet documents persecutions against the Mexican press during the North American Invasion. Includes discussion of events in Texas. ($200-$400)

The Leonidas Letter 226. [LEONIDAS LETTER]. PILLOW, Gideon Johnson. Defence of Major Gen. Pillow before the Court of Inquiry at Frederick, Maryland, against the Charges Preferred against Him by Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott. [N. p., 1848?]. [1-3] 4-64 pp. 8vo, (22.7 x 14 cm), original green printed wrappers (dated June, 1848). Upper wrapper slightly stained, spine chipped, lower wrapper torn and missing about a fourth at bottom. Light waterstain at upper margin, two text leaves browned. Contemporary ink signature of R.M. Henderson on upper wrapper. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 241. Sabin 62853. This court of inquiry is the result of Scott’s belief that Pillow was the author of theso-called Leonidas letter, which built himself up to the diminishment of Scott. The letter appeared on September 10, 1847, in the Delta and gave Pillow full credit for the victories at Contreras and Churubusco. Scott brought charges but failed to prove them. The letter was one of the great army scandals of the war. (See next entry.) ($200-$400)

227. [LEONIDAS LETTER]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. Message from the President of the United States, Communicating in Compliance with a Resolution of the Senate the Proceedings of the Two Courts of Inquiry in the Case of Major General Pillow. August 2, 1848. [Washington, 1848]. [1] 2-635 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (23 x 15 cm), modern navy blue cloth. Interior fine. First edition (United States 30th Congress, 1st Session. Senate Executive Document 65). Tutorow 1707: “Gideon Pillow was accused of improper release of battle information to the newspapers through a letter signed ‘Leonidas.’ Contains documents and the actual proceedings of the court-martial. Scores of letters and much testimony by Scott and Pillow and several others.” The Leonidas letter was a succès de scandale that eventually involved numerous reporters and officers. Scott was so offended by the letter that he preferred charges against Pillow, although he did not prevail. The letter first appeared in the Delta on September 10, 1847, under the pseudonym and highly praised Pillow while criticizing Scott. Pillow vigorously denied writing it. As Tom Reilly remarks, “The Leonidas dispute was a dark chapter of the Mexican War for the press and the military. Pillow’s attempts to influence the reporters with offers of aid and favors foreshadowed a practice that became more widespread during the Civil War. But for Pillow, the effort failed. He did not achieve the reputation as a war hero that he sought, and his later attempts at political and military achievement also failed” (War with Mexico! America’s Reporters Cover the Battlefront, Lawrence, 2010, p. 213). Thorough documentation of one of the more scandalous, unusual, and contentious episodes of the entire War. ($200-$400)

Where’s the Beef? 228. [LIVESTOCK]. OCAMPO, Melchor. El Gobernador del Estado de Michoacán, á todos sus habitantes, sabed que. [Morelia, 1847]. Dated in type April 26, 1847. Broadside: 32.5 x 22.5 cm. Old stab holes in left margin, otherwise very good. With Ocampo’s and García de Carrasquedo’s parafs. On embossed paper. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. The main provision of this decree prevents “la venta de carnes de ganado mayor y menor por solo el tiempo que dure la guerra de Mèjico con los Estados Unidos.” Included are cattle, pigs, and sheep. Outlines an elaborate scheme for accounting for all livestock and how many are actually consumed. Anyone caught slaughtering an animal without permission is to be punished, but salted meats are exempt. Apparently intended to maintain livestock in ample quantities during the war, this seems to be a totally local attempt to regulate the food supply. ($100-$200)

229. LOWELL, James Russell. Melibœus-Hipponax. The Biglow Papers. Edited with an Introduction, Notes, Glossary, and Copious Index, by Homer Wilbur, A.M., Pastor of the First Church in Jaalam, and (Prospective) Member of Many Literary, Learned and Scientific Societies, (for which see Page v). Cambridge: Published by George Nichols, 1848. [1] 2-12, [i-v] v-xxxii, [1] 2-163 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (19 x 13 cm), publisher’s original embossed brown cloth. Spine chipped, cloth faded, upper joint rubbed and splitting, slightly shelf slanted; except for scattered light foxing to text, very good. Ink signature of George Henry Witherlee, April, 1849, on front pastedown. First edition thus (originally appeared in parts in The Boston Courier, 1846-1848). BAL 13068 (binding A). Grolier, American Hundred 57. A complete spoof highly critical of the Mexican-American War in the person of Birdofredum Sawin. ($100-$200)

230. [MANUSCRIPTS]. A group of fourteen war-date manuscripts from various locales dealing with sundry matters. Various sizes. All are in fair to good condition. Includes: [1] [HUICHAPAN]. A group of nine letters concerning matters in Huichapan by various people. One letter of July 13, 1847, demonstrates deep problems with the garrison and their morale. [2] [MÉNDEZ, Eleuterio]. A small legajo sewn with contemporary thread detailing his promotion to Brigadier General following his actions at the battle of Churubusco. Ten leaves. Folio. Includes several pages of certified copies of various officials attesting to his actions. The last document makes it clear that this was Méndez’s own copy. [3] TORNEL, José María. ALs in secretarial hand but signed by Tornel to Cosme Furlong concerning what to do with five deserters. A somewhat amusing letter expressing confusion about what to do with the men. [4] VENEGAS, Trinidad. ALs to Trinidad Benegas stating that lieutenant colonel Ygnacio Rubín has presented himself for review. And three others. ($200-400)

231. [MAP]. ARISTA, Mariano, Joseph Goldsborough Bruff & John Disturnell (publisher).A Correct Map of the Seat of War in Mexico. Being a Copy of Genl. Arista’s Map, Taken at Resaca de la Palma, with Additions and Corrections; Embellished with Diagrams of the Battles of 8th. & 9th. May, and Capture of Monterey, with a Memorandum of Forces Engaged, Results, &c. and Plan of Vera Cruz and Castle of San Juan de Ulua. New York; Published by J. Disturnell. No. 2, Broadway, 1847. Designed by J.G. Bruff Washington D.C. Revised Edition.[lower left above neat line] On Stone by J. Probst | Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1847, by J.G. Bruff, in the Clerk’s Office of the t.Dis Court of the Southern Dist. of New York; [lower right above neat line] Lith. of E. Jones & G.W. Newman, 128 Fulton St.; [top center: large American eagle with flag, banners, shield, rays of light above, clouds below]; [beneath eagle, on scroll] Table of Distances; [left center: U.S. cavalryman riding full speed over two Mexicans as smoke and dust fly through the air]; [below cavalryman, Explanation to map, including flag marker symbol for towns “having been taken possession of by the Am. forces”]; [table at lower center] Heights of Towns & Mountains; [four inset maps at upper right and along right margin]: [1] Diagram of the Battleground Feb. 22d and 23d;[2] Plan of Monterey; [3] Map Showing the Battle Grounds of the 8th. and 9th. May 1846; [4] Chart of the Bay of Vera Cruz, Drawn by Order of V. Admiral Baudin; [scroll at right] Memorandum of the Battles of 8th. & 9th. May Palo Alto... Resaca de la Palma...; [horizontal city and bay view at lower center] Vera Cruz and Castle of San Juan de Ulua. New York: John Disturnell, 1847. Lithograph map within line border with ornamental corners, original bright outline coloring in rose, green, blue, yellow, and orange, border to border: 62.5 x 49.5 cm; overall sheet size: 76.5 x 61 cm. 12mo (15 x 9.5 cm) original purple cloth pocket covers, gilt lettering on upper cover Map of the Seat of War in Mexico, both covers elaborately blind-embossed. Covers somewhat worn and faded with hinge reinforced. Expertly washed and backed with thin tissue, consolidating a few fold splits, otherwise exceptionally fine. Difficult to find in this condition. Revised edition of the second most important map of the Mexican-American War, the foremost being John Disturnell’s so-called “Treaty Map” (see herein). The present map is an intermediate issue, with features added as the war progressed. For example, here is added the view Vera Cruz and Castle of San Juan de Ulua. We have seen three versions of this map, all with the same title and dated 1847. Day, p. 45 (another edition). Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 413-414, note other variations; for example, sometimes the map is found uncolored, rather than colored (as here). The map was available as a sheet map or in the prefer- able pocket map format (as here). Jones, Adventures in Americana 1156. Phillips, America, p. 410. Rumsey 97 (another edition, without the view of Vera Cruz or Plan of Monterey): “Scarce map with drawings by Bruff. According toTooley’s Dictionary of Mapmakers(revised edition, Vol. II, p. 199), Bruff created other maps, e.g.: State of Florida, 1846; Tehuantepec maps, 1851; Seat of War in Virginia, 1861. From the introduction to his travel diary, it is clear that Bruff drew for the Topographical Engineers and other government departments for over fifty years. Many of his productions may not have his name on them—he is quoted in the introduction (p. xxx) saying that he drew duplicates of the Frémont maps and plates for both houses of Congress.” Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West, mentions the map in the note to entry #583: “In 1847 Bruff had made a Mexican War map which, though it is without the bounds of the present study, is worth citing.” Visually, this map is among the liveliest Mexican-American War images, depicting Manifest Destiny in full-tilt cartographical mode. The map was created by talented artist, draftsman, historian, and topographer J. Goldsborough Bruff (1804-1889), “author of an unusually full, precise, and carefully documented gold rush journal. It is a fine example of Bruff ’s maturity, his precision as a West Point graduate, and his skill as an artist and observer cultivated as a draftsman in the U.S. Bureau of Topographical Engineers” (Hart, Companion to California, p. 54). This map is most interesting for its impact on the course of the war and how it came into the hands of the U.S. Army and thence to the U.S. Topographical Engineers. For a discussion of the evolution of this rare printed map, see Jack Jackson’s article “General Taylor’s ‘Astonishing’ Map of Northeastern Mexico” (Southwestern Historical Quarterly CI:2, October, 1997, pp. 143-173; map illustrated). As the title of the map indicates, the map is “a copy of Genl. Arista’s map, taken at Resaca de la Palma, with additions and corrections.” Jackson asserts that the success of General Zachary Taylor’s Army of Occupation in the Lower Rio Grande and Northern Mexico was due to two factors: Arista’s map and the services of the spy companies of Texas Rangers. Quoting Jackson: [Arista’s] map...offered an incredibly detailed picture of the states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, and Coahuila—far superior to Austin’s published map of 1830 or anything available to Americans in the meantime.... It incorporated all the latest topographical information available by 1840. In addition to the most current understanding of these three states, their rivers, roads, settlements, and other features as seen on the map, a table of distances from place to place...was also included in the margin. In short, Arista’s map proved more valuable to General Taylor’s campaign than any of the other loot captured on the Resaca de la Palma battlefield. It gave Taylor the knowledge he needed to penetrate southward, and the scouting expeditions of the Rangers resolved any doubt on questionable points.... Bruff and Disturnell’s printed version of Arista’s manuscript map was not the first printed map based on Arista’s captured map, but it was perhaps the most impressive version of the Arista map to be published.... Not only did [the Arista map] play a decisive role in General Taylor’s military campaign and go on to influence the maps of commercial producers like Disturnell, but it gave Mexican officials a better understanding of their own frontier as the nation struggled to face the immense territorial loss occasioned by the war with the United States. Matthew H. Edney says of Bruff ’s map: “The several wars fought by the United States during the mid- and late-nineteenth century attracted a great deal of popular cartographic attention. Much of the popular mapping associated with wars focused on the sites of conflict, as with...J.G. Bruff ’s 1847 broadside of the central theater of war in Mexico [which] publicized U.S. victories there, after the fact featured flags or symbols which could be cut out and moved across the map.... [Bruff ’s map] inevitably empha- sized the expansive nature of the Republic” (Manifest Destiny and the Popular Mapping of Wars. Osher Library exhibit, University of Southern Maine Texas is shown as far east as Corpus Christi Bay (marking General Taylor’s march from that point to Resaca de la Palma and Palo Alto) and west to Presidio del Rio Grande (showing Wool’s crossing of the Rio Grande into Mexico). Needless to say, Arista, who commanded the Mexican forces in Texas, would have hardly recognized his map in its present form. ($4,000-8,000)

232. [MAP]. Collection of 18 lithograph maps, as listed below. 4to (27.2 cm x 16 cm), contemporary three-quarter brown sheep over marbled boards by Hartford binder W.H. Talcott with his ticket. Covers detached and heavily worn, spine perished. Maps very good to fine (some with splits and tears repaired on verso, and a few minor losses). Each map has contemporary pencil number indicating binding order as shown below. All but one map are uncolored. Sixteen of the maps in this volume are usually found in Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session...December 7, 1847. Washington: Wendell and Van Benthuysen, 1848 (United States 30th Congress, 1st Session. Senate Executive Document 1). 8vo: 1369 [1, blank]; [2] 3-249 [1, blank] pp., 17 lithographed folding maps (q.v.). The map not in this volume that is usually found with the report isSketches of Route of General Worth’s Column from Chapultepec to the Alameda.... Two maps are present that are not usually found in the government document (see 18 and 19 below).

[1] Battles of Mexico, Line of Operations...8th, 12th, 13th Sept, 1847.... [2] Survey of the Mexican Lines of Defence at Cerro Gordo, 17th, 18th April, 1847.... [3] Battles of Mexico, Line of Operations...19th & 20th August, 1847. [4] Map of the Valley of Mexico. [by Hardcastle]. [5] Map of Genl. Worth’s Operations on 20th of August, 1847.... [6] Plan of the Battle of Buena-Vista...February 22 & 23, 1847. [7] Sketch of the Operations...8 September 1847. [Battle of Molina del Rey]. [8] No map. [9] Plan Accompanying Gen. Quitman’s Report. Colored. [10] Sketch of the Battle of Sacramento, Feb. 28th 1847. [11] Sketch of the Actions Fought at San Pasqual...Dec. 6th & 7th, 1846. [12] Sketch of the Battle of Los Angeles...Jany. 9th, 1847. [13] Sketch of the Passage of the Rio San Gabriel...Jan. 8th, 1847. [14] [Untitled map of the California coast from slightly north of Sutter’s Fort to Cabo San Lucas] June 19, 1847. [15] Sketch Accompanying Col. Price’s Dispatch of 18 April. 1847 [shows road from Santa Fe to Cañada, New Mexico]. [16] Sketch Accompanying Col. Price’s Dispatch of 15th Feb. 1847 [shows region between Joya and Embudo, New Mexico]. [17] Sketch Accompanying Col. Price’s Despatch [Taos, New Mexico, and environs]. [18] Battle of Cerro Gordo April 17th & 18th, 1847 from Surveys Made by Major Turnbull & Capt McClellan, Topl. Engs. Drawn by Capt McClellan. Lithograph map (neat line to neat line: 31 x 46.6 cm), Mexican positions in blue and U.S. positions in orange. This map is similar to a separate version. Here title starts 3 cm below neat line. [19] Siege of Vera Cruz, by the U.S. Troops under Major General Scott, in March 1847, from Surveys made by Major Turnbull, Captains Hughes, McClellan & Johnston Lieutenants Derby & Hardcastle, Topl. Engineers, Drawn by Capt McClellan. 40.7 x 64 cm. Vera Cruz fortifications shown in blue and U.S. Army siege lines shown in orange. Slight loss at centerfold. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 430. Similar to map of same title, but here the map is slightly larger, on thinner paper, the title is positioned 3 cm below neat line, the “S” in “Recif & I. de Sacrificios” extends beyond the neat line on the right. This map is not usually found in 30th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Executive Document 1, but there has not yet been a definitive carto- bibiliographical examination of the maps. The present map may not have been published to be part of the government document. ($500-1,000)

Mapping Manifest Destiny Locating Taylor & Wool’s Routes & the First Battles of the Mexican-American War Fought on Texas Soil 233. [MAP]. DISTURNELL, John (publisher). Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Méjico, segun lo organizado y definido por las varias actas del Congreso de dicha República: y construido por las mejores autoridades. Lo publican J. Disturnell, 102 Broadway. Nueva York. 1846. Scale of English Miles. Revised Edition; [3 insets at lower left] [1] Tabla de Distancias; [2] Tabla Estadistica (y Tejas scrubbed by engraver from Cohahuila [sic] y Tejas); [3] Carta de los Caminos &c. desde Vera Cruz y Alvarado a Méjico; large engraving at top right entitled República Federal Méjicana, Mexican eagle with snake in its beak perched on cactus, liberty cap above, names of Mexican states lettered on pads (including Nuevo Méjico; the pad formerly engraved Coahuila y Tejas altered to read only Coahuila y). New York, 1846. Copperplate engraving on two sheets of strong, thin paper joined vertically, original hand coloring (outline, shading, wash, and full in some areas); Texas outlined in bright yellow with long Panhandle extending almost to South Pass; traced in red are Wool’s route from San Antonio to just above Santa Rosa; Taylor’s route from north of Corpus Christi to Matamoros, on to the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, and thence to Monterrey; neat line to neat line: 74.2 x 102.2 cm (the map extends beyond neat line at upper left near Mt. Shasta); overall sheet size: 77.5 x 105.7 cm; 12mo (15 x 9.7 cm) original blind-embossed green cloth pocket covers, lettered in gilt on upper cover Mexico; printed leaf affixed to pastedown of front board: Statistics of the Republic of Mexico. Slight wrinkling, light discoloration to some folds (as usual), a few tiny holes at folds (except for one letter in a place name, no losses), else very fine, fresh copy with beautiful original coloring, as issued, in pocket covers. Matted and framed under Plexiglas with explanatory text. Rare. Martin located only two copies. “Sixth edition” (per Colonel Martin) of Disturnell’s Treaty map, although it is more properly the “sixth issue,” since it was printed from basically the same copper plates used in the first printing with various changes as set forth by Colonel Martin: (a) substitution of large lettering for small lettering in the words “Revised Edition”; (b) replacement of the phrase “Scale of Miles” by “Scale of English Miles”; (c) the addition of the names “Miami,” “L. Macoco,” “L. Monroe,” and “L. George” in Florida; (d) the addition of the words “Route of Gen. Taylor 1846” in southern Texas; (e) the change in a road near Corpus Christi; (f ) the addition of the words “Sandy Desert,” “Chaparel,” and “Colorado C” nearby; (g) the addition of “S. Theresa” in northern Tamaulipas; (h) the substitution of “Tabasco” for “Villa Hermosa” in the State of Tabasco; and (i) the addition of “Sumasinti R” nearby. See: Colonel Lawrence Martin, “Disturnell’s Map” in Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America, Edited by Hunter Miller, p. 348. Martin & Martin, Maps of Texas and the Southwest, 1513-1900, pp. 37-38, 137-139, Color Plate XII & Plate 38 (an 1847 issue): Outbreak of the United States’ war with Mexico in 1846 resulted in Disturnell’s map becoming a highly successful enterprise. It received widespread acceptance as an authority for the geography of the greater Texas region, and Disturnell issued it in twenty-three separate editions between 1846 and 1858. Because it was the most available map of Mexico, it assumed a lasting place in history when Nicholas P. Trist, the American plenipotentiary, used Disturnell’s map in negotiating the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, which ended the U.S.-Mexican War and extended the western boundary of the United States to the Pacific Ocean. Differences soon arose over the wording of the treaty vis-à-vis the actual depiction on Disturnell’s map of the Rio Grande and the position of the city of El Paso. The lands in question were particularly important to the prospective railroad route to California and its newly discovered gold mines, a controversy which resulted in the United States purchase in 1854 of the Gadsden Territory, which rounded out the new U.S. boundaries. For various editions and commentary, see: Bauer Sale 118. Cartografía Histórica de Tamaulipas, pp. 23-24. La Cartografía y el territorio nacional, p. 38. Cohen, Mapping the West, pp. 142-144. Amon Carter Museum Exhibit, Crossroads of Empire ( June 12-July 26, 1981) 40. Day, Maps of Texas, p. 44. Eberstadt, Texas 162:257. Francaviglia, Mapping and Imagination in the Great Basin: A Cartographic History, pp. 88- 90: “Disturnell’s influential 1847 Mapa de los estados Unidos de Mejico [and Mitchell’s New Map of Texas, Oregon, and California] confirmed the Great Basin had become an icon.” Goetzmann,Army Exploration in the American West 1803-1863, pp. 156-157 (Chapter V, “The Boundary Survey”): “A notoriously erroneous map.” Goodwin, The Land that Became Texas, p. 244. Holliday Sale 299. Lombardo, Atlas histórico de la ciudad de México, plate 183. Martin, “United States Army Mapping in Texas...” in The Mapping of the American Southwest, p. 38. Martin & Martin, Contours of Discovery, p. 28. Mapping Manifest Destiny: Chicago and the American West (Newberry Library exhibition), 3.8: “Despite its inaccuracies, Disturnell’s map looked authoritative.” Phillips, America, p. 410. Rebert, La Gran Línea: Mapping the United States-Mexico Boundary, 1849-1857, pp. 2-15. Reinhartz & Saxon, Mapping and Empire, pp. 157-158. Ristow, “John Disturnell’s Map of the United Mexican States,” in A la Carte, pp. 204-221. Rittenhouse, Disturnell’s Treaty Map, pp. 5, 15-18: “Few maps in United States history have had a role as interesting as that of the Disturnell Map—the map that was attached to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the end of the Mexican War in 1848.” Rumsey 2541 & 5175. Schwartz & Ehrenberg, Plate 170 & p. 276. Streeter Sale 254, 255, 256, 257, 278. Taliaferro, Cartographic Sources in the Rosenberg Library 283. Virga, Texas: Mapping the Lone Star State through History, pp. 42-43: “Reflects the still-changing face of the new state of Texas as it relates to its southern neighbors and the rest of the United States.” Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 507, 540, 556, 606, 669; Vol. III, pp. 35-37, 45, 51-52, 77-78, 141. Wheat, Maps of the California Gold Region 33, 37, pp. 20 & 24. The roots of Disturnell’s map go back to three earlier maps: Tanner, White-Gallaher-White, and Rosa. The earliest incarnation of this resounding map originated in 1822 when Philadelphia publisher Henry S. Tanner issued his Map of North America. Using the southwestern portion of that map, Tanner in 1825 published his Map of the United States of Mexico, which was printed from entirely new copper plates depicting only Mexico as it existed at the time. In 1826 he reissued the map with the Mexican border moved significantly to the north. In 1828, the New York firm of White, Gallaher and White published a map entitled Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Mexico that showed the Mexican border in the same position as it appeared on Tanner’s 1826 version. There is considerable disagreement on the relationship between Tanner’s 1826 map and the subsequent White, Gallaher and White map. Some authorities state that the latter plagiarized; others say that they merely copied. It would be disingenuous to say that White, Gallaher and White were completely unaware of Tanner’s map, but the former did go to the trouble and expense of providing a new map printed from new copper plates that showed a far wider area than Tanner’s map, although it did contain some of the same information, as the insets make quite obvious. White, Gallaher and White’s actual printing plates were subsequently acquired by New York publisher John Disturnell, who modified them by substituting his own name in the imprint area and in other ways. (White, Gallaher and White’s copyright notice is still faintly visible on this copy and most others in the lower right-hand corner just below the neat line.) The first issue of Disturnell’s map appeared in 1846, and numerous issues were put out by him until 1848, all printed from the same copper plates that underwent various modifications for each new issue. Although widely known to be inaccurate, copies of Disturnell’s map were, nevertheless, used by the negotiators at the end of the Mexican-American War to set the boundary between the two countries. Because of major errors on the map involving the location of El Paso (present-day Ciudad Juárez) and the Rio Grande, a serious dispute arose about the parallel along which to run the actual boundary. After many surveyors and years, a line was finally run; it was, however, unsatisfactory to the United States because it ran too far north and left the prime area for the southern route of a transcontinental railroad in Mexico proper. Because of that location, the United States was obliged to buy the land from Mexico with the Gadsden Purchase. Ristow, “John Disturnell’s Map of the United Mexican States,” inA la Carte, pp. 210-211: “The demand for maps of the west by Americans increased with the outbreak of the Mexican War in 1846. This was reflected in the inclusion of Mexico on U.S. maps and in the publication of separate maps of Mexico with adjoining states of the Union. Particularly significant, because it was used in negotiating the peace treaty of February 2, 1848, that brought the Mexican War to a close, was John Disturnell’s Map of the United States of Mexico.” Ristow, American Maps and Map Makers, p. 451: The man whose name is associated with this influential map, John Disturnell was a prolific- pub lisher of popular handbooks, directories, gazetteers, statistical compilations, guidebooks, and maps. He capitalized on the growth and development of railway and steamship transportation, on the growing tide of immigration, and on the California Gold Rush.... Disturnell had no personal com- petence in mapmaking. In common with other commercial publishers of the day he drew upon all available published and unpublished cartographic sources to compile his maps. Plagiarism and pirating of information were accepted practices.... The haste to get a revised map in the hands of prospective purchasers did not permit verification of information, and errors and inaccuracies were numerous. Disturnell’s maps were no exception.... Notwithstanding its apparent shortcomings Disturnell’s Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Méjico was undoubtedly a popular and widely consulted map in 1847. It is not surprising, therefore, that it was selected as the official treaty map by the United States and Mexican negotiators. Normally we think of historically important maps as ones that present an advance in geographical knowledge, or those that depict a region or correctly name a newly evolved political entity. Sometimes there are fascinating rogue maps outside these parameters, such as “California as an Island,” that gain their fame and importance because they are so wrong. The Disturnell Treaty Map is an example of the latter. Disturnell’s ubiquitous commercial map was used in negotiating the new boundaries of the United States and Mexico following the Mexican-American War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. That massive divvying up amounted to one of the largest real estate transaction thus far for the young, restless, and ambitious United States. To the two official copies of the Treaty were attached the Disturnell map, but the Mexican copy of the treaty had the twelfth edition of Disturnell’s map, and the United States had the seventh edition of the map. Both maps were faulty, resulting in a protracted re-negotiation of the Treaty, a contentious boundary survey, and a recognition by the United States of the importance of the pivotal role of the U.S. Army and the Corps of Engineers in the settlement, development, and “win- ning” of the West. Due to the negotiations of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the faulty Disturnell maps, the United States insured its claim to Texas and gained the huge expanse of Northern Mexican territory that includes what are now the states of California, Nevada, Utah, with parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Kansas, and Oklahoma. The United States acquired approximately 850,000 square miles of valuable territory (counting Texas), increasing its holdings by more than a third, and emerged as a world power in the late nineteenth century. Mexico, on the other hand, lost approximately half of its territory, including giving up its claim to Texas. The Treaty established a pattern of political and military inequality between the two countries, and this unbalanced relationship has stalked Mexican-U.S. relations ever since. ($35,000-$40,000)

The First Mexican Map to Show the New Texas Border By the Chief Mexican Commissioner of the International Boundary Survey 234. [MAP]. GARCÍA CONDE, Pedro. Carta geografica general de la Republica Mexicana, formada el ano de 1845 con los datos que reunio la seccion de geografia del Ministerio de la Guerra por el General de Brigada, Pedro Garcia Conde, Ministro de la Guerra y Marina, deputado, director del Colegio Militar, individuo de la Academia Nacional de San Carlos, vocal de la Junta General de Instruccion Publica, agrimensor y ensayador titulado y miembro de otras varias sociedades cientificas de la Republica. Nota esta edicion se hace provicio- nalmente mientras se concluye la carta en escala mayor. [facsimile signature] Pedro Garcia Conde. [Inset at lower left] Explicacion de los signos. [lower left] Engraved by B. R. Davies, 16 George Str. Easton Squ. London. From the Original Survey Made by Order of the Mexican Government; [lower center] Published by Edward Stanfrod [sic], 12, 13 & 14, Long Acre, London. W.C. [pasted on slip at lower right] Edward Stanford, 12, 13 & 14, Long Acre, London. W.C. Geographer to the King. London Agent by Appointment for the Sale Ordnance Survey Maps. Agent for the Admiralty Charts, the Indian Government Maps &c. [London, 1848?]. Engraved map with original hand-coloring. Neat line to neat line: 89 x 124.5 cm; overall sheet size: 96.5 x 131.5 cm. Sectioned and mounted on contemporary linen with contemporary marbled end panels, the upper with typed modern label. Lightly browned, a few minor stains, minor linen fold splits not affecting image. Preserved in a half leather over cloth folded case with a printed paper label. Copies located at Bancroft, Yale University, New York Public Library, Library of Congress, U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, and a private collection. First edition (another edition was published by James Wyld, apparently from the same plates but with an added border; copy in the Boston Public Library). American War College Library, p. 108. Jackson, Shooting the Sun 87. El Territorio Mexicano, Vol. I, p. 224. Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 462 & II, p. 192. The publication circumstances of this map are problematic. García Conde at the time was confined to Mexico on Santa-Anna’s orders and thus could not have been in London to participate in the map’s preparation. The map’s existence does, however, also point to the existence of a now-lost Ur map based on García Conde’s partly completed large-scale map, now also lost. In late 1846, the government was complaining that the large, general map was still not published when it reawakened the dormant Military Statistics Commission (See [Map] Salas herein). Because it shows the Texas border at the Rio Grande, it would seem to post-date the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, since no pre-war Mexican map would show that configuration. As Jackson remarks: “Another curiosity is that the Rio Grande is marked as the boundary between Texas and the Mexican states lying below.... One suspects that engraver Davies made these changes to the source map, some coming after the Treaty of Guadalupe- Hidalgo.” The northern border of Coahuila is also truncated at the river instead of extending into west Texas as is normally shown on Mexican maps, although the lettering still extends into Texas. On the map, the new international border is not marked and there is no hint of the Treaty of La Mesilla, but the murky western boundary is the Pecos River with an extension to the west well north of El Paso del Norte (correctly positioned and marked as “Norte”). Finally, Davies, according to Tooley, moved from this address in 1848. In any case, it does not seem to have been published before 1848. Done on Davies’ own initiative and assuredly without García Conde’s consent, the moved border resulted in the first Mexican map to show the Texas border at the Rio Grande. In any case, it is a significant map generally showing pre-war Mexico and a large improvement over any map of the country that had previously appeared. Raymond B. Craib notes of the fate of the large manuscript version: Under these less than auspicious circumstances the SMGE’s new national map, hastily finished in the aftermath of the War and during the initial phases of the boundary demarcation, appeared in 1850.... It included a visual elaboration of the territory lost in the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, as well as a demarcation of the new international limits between Mexico and the United States [According to Garcia Cubas in his El Libro de mis recuerdos (p. 452)], the image brought an expression of bitterness from General Santa Anna, who for the first time could actually envision the magnitude of the territory Mexico had lost.The map never saw publication because of the government’s precarious financial condition after the war. Members of the Commission and [SMGE] sought publishers in the United States and England, but found the prices for publication no more accommodating than Mexico.... The need for a published and circulated Mexican-produced national map became even more pronounced when in 1854, Mexico lost another portion of its territorial claim as a result of [the Disturnell] map.... Regardless of the role General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna andothers played in the politics of the [Gadsden] Purchase, Mexican officials and intellectuals were convinced: Mexico needed an accurate and internationally accepted map of its own, published and circulated (Cartographic Mexico: A History of State Fixations and Fugitive Landscapes, Durham & London: Duke University Press, 2004, pp. 26-27). Wheat is somewhat dismissive of the map, at least so far as it shows the present-day U.S.: “In 1845 the Mexican Minister of War, General Pedro Garcia Conde, had B.R. Davies of London engrave for the Mexican Government a monumental map of the country, which for present purposes covers in considerable detail the New Mexico, Great Basin, and California regions.... Texas appears as a part of Mexico, but the detail in New Mexico is only fair. Albuquerque, Santa Fe and El Paso are marked with double circles (indicating larger towns), but the engraver apparently forgot to include their names.... Conde may have been a good general...but his map was behind the times, even for Mexico. Its chief attraction in the areas now a part of the United States is the fact that it was beautifully engraved.” Jackson remarks of the map as it regards Texas: “An interesting map that shows Mexico prior to the outbreak of the Mexican War. Texas is given with close resemblance to Austin’s map, especially its coast- line and rivers. García Conde, however, added considerable information—much of it very current. He relied on Josiah Gregg’s map from Commerce of the Prairies (1844) for the north Texas region, including Henry Connelley’s 1829 and 1840 Chihuahua routes, both of which are shown. New settlements in the Texas interior were taken from William H. Emory’s Map of Texas and the Country Adjacent (1844). García Conde...gave the Rio Grande without any hint of its Big Bend, a major error considering all the source maps at his disposal. If the present area of the U.S. is not shown in great detail, the same cannot be said of Mexico itself. The map is dense with towns and settlements, roads, waterways, and other physical features. It represents a large advance over any previous map despite the fact that it is based largely on questionnaires rather than any real surveying of the country. An important publication that first shows the results of García Conde’s efforts to more accurately map his country, with the ironic inclusion of the new Texas. From The Handbook of Texas Online (García Conde, Pedro): GARCÍA CONDE, PEDRO (1806–1851). Pedro García Conde, general in the Mexican army, member of Congress, and commissioner of the Mexican boundary survey commission, was born to Alejo García Conde and María Teresa Vidal en Lorca on February 8, 1806, in Arizpe, Sonora, and was baptized Pedro José. His siblings included at least two brothers. His father was head of the western Provincias Internas in 1817; in 1821 he supported independence under the Plan of Iguala and Agustín de Iturbide and became a general of division in 1822. He died July 28, 1826, in Mexico City. Pedro began a military career as a cadet at San Carlos presidio in Cerro Gordo, Durango, in 1817 and was promoted to alférez in 1818 by his father. While stationed at San Buenaventura presidio in Chihuahua in 1821, he supported Mexican independence, then transferred to San Elizario, and was promoted to lieutenant of cavalry. He interrupted his career in 1822 to study at the Colegio de Minería in Mexico City, returning to the service in 1825 as a member of the Estado Mayor. In 1828 he joined the newly organized Corps of Engineers and was promoted to captain. He was responsible for carrying out military reconnaissances on the Gulf Coast between Tuxpan and Tampico, in the interior between Villa de Valles and Zacualtipán, and the topographical survey of Mexico City. He also served on the faculty of the Military Academy as its mathematics instructor until 1831. For the next two years he was involved in engineering projects and a reconnaissance of the “Southern Coast.” During 1833 he began work on a projected road between San Luis Potosí and Tampico that included improvements in navigation on the Pánuco River at Tampico. He was chosen to complete a map of the state of Chihuahua begun by Estevan M.L. Stapples and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1834. García Conde returned to Chihuahua in 1835 as inspector of the Milicias Civicas Urbanas y Rurales and led several campaigns against the Comanches, but was not involved in Antonio López de Santa Anna’s movement into Texas. In 1836 he returned to Mexico City to head the reorganized Military Academy and was promoted to colonel in 1837, retroactive to 1835. He was promoted to general by President Anastasio Bustamante in 1840, a rank which became permanent in 1841. He took a leave of absence from the Military Academy in 1843 to serve in the Congress and became embroiled in the political fights of the day. Between December 1844 and August 1845 he served as President José Joaquín Herrera’s secretary of war and marine and during that time opposed Santa Anna’s efforts to return to power. When Herrera was ousted by Mariano Paredes Arrillaga in December 1845, García Conde was removed from the legislature and was denied his request to return to the Military Academy. As war with the United States approached he declined serving on a “congress of war” in the spring of 1846. When Santa Anna returned to Mexico in August of 1846, García Conde tried to invoke a leave of absence, granted previously for travel to Europe for health reasons, but was prevented by Santa Anna. Instead he was ordered to Irapuato, Guanajuato, and then to Chihuahua City to prepare defenses against an expected attack from Parras, Coahuila, by Gen. John E. Wool, a job he did not desire to fulfill. When threatened with arrest and a forced transfer to Chihuahua he grudgingly complied. He arrived in Chihuahua early in January, joining Angel Trías and Gen. José Heredia in preparing for Col. Alexander Doniphan’s attack from El Paso. García Conde participated in the battle of Sacramento on February 28, 1847, and following that defeat retreated to Parral and subsequently Durango. He returned to Mexico City as a member of the Senate and was appointed Mexican boundary commissioner in December 1848, a position he held until his death. García Conde’s significant achievements include the map of Chihuahua he completed in 1834; his leadership of the Military Academy where he was credited with introducing notable improvements; his statistical publication on Chihuahua,Ensayo estadistico sobre el estado de Chihuahua, published in 1842; and his tenure on the boundary survey. As boundary commissioner he led a group of engineers, under very difficult circumstances, in successful surveys of the California boundary; the southern boundary of New Mexico as compromised in his agreement with United States commissioner John R. Bartlett; a section of the Gila River; and the beginnings of work on the Rio Grande. He married María Loreto Regina Rosalea Josefa García Conde, daughter of Lt. Col. Diego García Conde and María Luisa Rodríguez Monterde, in the fall of 1826. They had at least one child, Agustín García Conde, who followed in his father’s footsteps in the Corps of Engineers and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. García Conde received a diploma and the Cross of Honor in August 1840 for defending the administration of President Bustamante against a coup. He also received a diploma and cross in 1843. He died December 19, 1851, in Arizpe, Sonora, from health complications that developed during his tenure on the frontier. For a discussion of the most significant aspect of García Conde’s career and his legacy, see Paula Rebert, La Gran Línea: Mapping the United States-Mexico Boundary, 1849-1857 (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2001). ($30,000-60,000)

The Earliest Issue of a Popular Map Taylor’s Campaign 235. [MAP]. MITCHELL, Samuel Augustus (publisher). Map of Mexico, Including Yucatan & Upper California, Exhibiting the Chief Cities and Towns, the Principal Travelling Routes &c. Philadelphia: Published by S. Augustus Mitchell, N.E. Corner of Market and Seventh Sts. 1846. Entered According to the Act of Congress in the Year 1846 by S. Augustus Mitchell, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. [inset plan of Monterrey and surrounding area, at top right] The Late Battlefield.Fl ags marking battlefields of the Alamo, San Jacinto, Resaca de la Palma, Palo Alto, and Monterrey. Lithograph map on thin wove paper, within green decorative border; no outline color around Texas but it is in its Emory conformation with overreaching Panhandle; inset uncolored; Mexico and California in full color. Neat line to neat line: 44 x 64 cm; overall sheet size: 44.3 x 64.3 cm; plan at top right: 15.3 x 19.3 cm. Trimmed close, else very fine with excellent color retention. Lightly creased where formerly folded; washed and mounted on modern backing. First edition, first issue of this popular, rapidly evolving map documenting progress of the Mexican-American War, here with inset plan at top entitled The Late Battlefield (uncolored); dated 1846; without the lower Road Between Mexico & Vera Cruz; and other later variations. The first edition came out in 1846 and is easily identifiable because the copyright and imprint date both read 1846 (Streeter Sale 3868, Taliaferro, Cartographic Sources in the Rosenberg Library 284). The very first issue had the inset map at upper right uncolored. Various incarnations of this map have passed through our hands over the years, most of which exhibit evidence of persistent revision and the likelihood of a plethora of cartobibliographical variances deserving full analysis and study. The map is a simplified, adapted version of Mitchell’s 1846 New Map of Texas, Oregon and California with the Regions Adjoining (see Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West #254). As soon as the conflict was underway, Mitchell saw that there would be a demand for maps detailing the events in the theater of war, so he quickly came out with a folding map of Mexico with Texas usually shown with a red outline in its relative position with its panhandle extending to the 42nd parallel. The map was very much a war map, with topographical information kept to a minimum, but roads, towns, political divisions, battle sites, and rivers clearly shown, all of which were updated in later iterations as the war progressed. This map covers only Taylor’s campaign. ($5,000-$10,000)

236. [MAP]. MITCHELL, Samuel Augustus (publisher). Map of Mexico, Including Yucatan & Upper California, Exhibiting the Chief Cities and Towns, the Principal Travelling Routes &c. Philadelphia: Published by S. Augustus Mitchell N.E. Corner of Market and Seventh Sts. 1847. Entered According to the Act of Congress in the Year 1846 by S. Augustus Mitchell, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Lithographed map, original full coloring of Mexico and vivid rose outline coloring of Texas. Border to border: 44.1 x 64.1 cm; overall sheet size: 45.2 x 65.3 cm. Inset street map and environs of Monterrey at top right on tinted pink ground: The Late Battlefield. 12mo (13.6 x 8.2 cm) original embossed purple roan covers, stamped in gilt on upper cover Mexico, front pastedown with printed statistical broadside: Extent and Population of Mexico affixed to verso of front board, with reading “New Santander” as capital of Tamaulipas. Other than very light browning at folds, light adhesive stain at left border, foxing to printed pastedown, a few neat archival reinforcements to verso of map at folds, and light wear to covers, a fine copy, as issued, with very strong coloring. This is a very early issue of this oft-reworked Mexican-American War map. The earliest issue is thought to have the inset battle plan at the top uncolored, the inset at top identified only as The Late Battlefield (as in the present copy), fewer battlefields marked (Alamo, San Jacinto, Palo Alto, Resaca de Palma). This map was probably issued early in 1847 before late February, when news of the United States victory at Buena Vista would have been known.This map was part of the series of popular maps published by Mitchell to provide constantly evolving news to satisfy the public’s riveted focus on the course of the Mexican-American War and “Manifest Destiny.” What began as a rather modest affair changed over the course of the war, with Mitchell revising his original map until it had grown far larger than this early issue. By 1847, Mitchell had added a large inset Map of the Principal Roads, but with the same title to the upper inset. In yet another version of the larger map, the inset at upper right is renamed The Battle Field of Monterey. See also Streeter Sale 3868. Taliaferro 284; and Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 548; Maps of the California Gold Region 35. Here Texas is outlined in bright rose in the Emory configuration, with its overweening Panhandle extending north into Wyoming. This jingoistic map is an example of Manifest Destiny expressed cartographically. As the Mexican- American War progressed, Mitchell reissued this map, each time slightly altering the plate to reflect American progress towards Mexico City and marking battlegrounds with a flag. Older battles shown include the Alamo and San Jacinto. Battles in the present war include Resaca de la Palma, Palo Alto, and the crucial victory at Monterrey, which is shown in the inset. Texas is shown as an independent entity with its border at the Rio Grande River and its Panhandle extending all the way to the 42nd parallel. If the map itself is not blunt enough, the text of the “Extent And Population Of Mexico” makes the point of view quite clear: “In the above statement Mexico is represented as entire, with the exception of Texas; but at the present time (1846) New California, New Mexico, and Yucatan, comprising about two-fifths of her territory, can hardly be considered as belonging to her. New California was taken possession of by Commodore Sloat, July 7th, 1846, and New Mexico by General Kearney, August, 1846. Yucatan has declared her independence, yet it is not positively hostile to the Mexican government: and but a little reliance can be placed on the permanency of her present position.” As a map advancing cartographic knowledge, it is a distinctive failure because many of the areas shown are curiously devoid of any features or locations; such details were probably not included since showing such geographical matters was hardly Mitchell’s purpose in the first place and the “failure” is probably intended. So successful was this map in satisfying the avid curiosity of the United States public for details on the War that the same year Mitchell produced an even more grandiose version with the same title. Samuel Augustus Mitchell (1792-1868), teacher, geographer, and publisher, has been called the first great America cartographer. While teaching geography, Mitchell became frustrated with the apathetic treatment of geography in textbooks. In the early 1830s he established what became a large publishing house in Philadelphia where he and his staff of more than 250 employees created maps, geographies, textbooks, and atlases based on the latest geographic discoveries. Mitchell’s embarkation into the field of cartographic publishing came at a serendipitous moment in United States history, when national expansion and increased travel due to extended stage, canal, steamboat, and railroad routes stimulated interest in newer parts of the country, Texas, and the West. Mitchell generally strove for accuracy in his cartographic work and met the rising commercial demand for maps for almost four decades, creating meritorious maps for travelers and outstanding, historic maps of Texas, the Mexican-American War, California, the West, and the Civil War. Mitchell did for cartography what Noah Webster did for gram- mar and spelling. ($6,000-12,000)

The Most Complete Version of Mitchell’s Mexican-American War Map A Fine Copy 237. [MAP]. MITCHELL, Samuel Augustus (publisher). Map of Mexico, Including Yucatan & Upper California, Exhibiting the Chief Cities and Towns, The Principal Travelling Routes &c.Philadelphia: Published by S. Augustus Mitchell N.E. Corner of Market and Seventh ts.S 1848. Entered Accordg. to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by S. Augustus Mitchell, in the Clerk’s Office of thet Dis Court of the Eastern Dist. of Pennsylva.; [inset plan on pink ground at top right, 15.1 x 16.4 cm] Battle Field of Monterey; [inset map below main map, with Mexican eagle and principal road marked in red, 20 x 59.8 cm] Map of the Principal Roads from Vera Cruz and Alvarado to the City of Mexico, Including the Valley of Mexico, Mountains, Plains, Volcanoes, Lakes, &c. Compiled from the Latest and Best Authorities. By Geo. Stealey, Civil Engineer...; [elevation profile with table at right showing altitude at which various crops flourish, 17 x 59.8 cm] Profile of the Road between Mexico and Vera Cruz; flags marking battlefields of the Alamo, San Jacinto, Resaca de la Palma, Palo Alto, Monterey, and Cerro Gordo. Lithograph map within decorative border, original hand-coloring with brilliant red outline coloring around Texas in its Emory conformation with greatly extended Panhandle, border yellow, pink shading to battle plan at top, Mexico in full color. Border to border: 81.5 x 59 cm, overall sheet size: 82.2 x 60.3 cm, folded into original green roan pocket covers (13.5 x 8.3 cm), elaborately blind embossed on both covers; corners lightly bumped. Lettered in gilt on upper cover: MEXICO; printed leaf affixed to verso of upper cover: Extent and Population of Mexico. Several neatly closed minor fold tears, minor browning at some folds, light stain at lower right, otherwise very fine in the desirable pocket covers, with original vivid coloring, and in much better condition than usually found. Third edition. Rumsey 4594. Streeter Sale 3869. TCU, Going to Texas: Five Centuries of Texas Maps, Plate 32, pp. 70-72. Wheat, Maps of the California Gold Region 35. This is the expanded, most complete, and final edition of a Mexican-American War map that enlarged in size and detail as the war progressed. In this revised and enlarged edition the battle plan has been redrawn with a new title and showing less area east of the city. Also added is the Map of the Principal Roads from Vera Cruz and Alvarado to the City of Mexico and profile below, but indicating longitude 8.7 to 11.9 (earlier edition indicates 8.5 to 12.1); area shown, however, is the same. In the present version, many place names have been added (such as Yerba Buena in California), as well as additional battle flags. The first issue is thought to have had the inset map at upper right uncolored. This map is a simplified, adapted version of Mitchell’s well-known 1846New Map of Texas, Oregon and California with the Regions Adjoining. At the time, Mitchell was among the leading map publishers in the United States. The present map is one of a series of popular maps cartographical publisher Mitchell began to publish at the outbreak of the Mexican-American War. As soon as the conflict was underway, Mitchell saw that there would be a demand for maps detailing the events in this far-off corner of the continent, so he quickly came out with a folded map of Mexico with Texas boldly shown with a red outline in its relative position, its panhandle extending to the 42nd parallel. The map was very much a war map, with topographical information kept to a minimum, but roads, towns, political divisions, and rivers clearly shown. Mitchell updated this map as news of events arrived, adding, for instance, flags indicating the sites of recent battles and other details such as rivers, towns, tribes, and Mayan ruins. ($4,000-8,000)

A Rare Separately Issued Version 238. [MAP]. MITCHELL, Samuel Augustus (publisher). Map of Mexico, Including Yucatan & Upper California, Exhibiting the Chief Cities and Towns, The Principal Travelling Routes &c.Philadelphia: Published by S. Augustus Mitchell N.E. Corner of Market and Seventh ts.S 1848. Entered Accordg. to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by S. Augustus Mitchell, in the Clerk’s Office of thet Dis Court of the Eastern Dist. of Pennsylva.; [inset plan on pink ground at top right, 15.1 x 16.4 cm] Battle Field of Monterey; [inset map below main map, with Mexican eagle and principal road marked in red, 20 x 59.8 cm] Map of the Principal Roads from Vera Cruz and Alvarado to the City of Mexico, Including the Valley of Mexico, Mountains, Plains, Volcanoes, Lakes, &c. Compiled from the Latest and Best Authorities. By Geo. Stealey, Civil Engineer...; [elevation profile with table at right showing altitude at which various crops flourish, 17 x 59.8 cm] Profile of the Road between Mexico and Vera Cruz; flags marking battlefields of the Alamo, San Jacinto, Resaca de la Palma, Palo Alto, Monterey, and Cerro Gordo. Lithograph map within decorative border, original hand-coloring with brilliant red outline coloring around Texas in its Emory conformation with greatly extended Panhandle, border yellow, pink shading to battle plan at top, Mexico in full color. Border to border: 81.5 x 59 cm, overall sheet size: 82.2 x 60.3 cm. Professionally washed and stabilized, light creases where formerly folded, a few minor repaired fold splits, minor browning at some folds. Otherwise, fine. Third edition, separate issue (never bound into pocket covers). Rumsey 4594. Streeter Sale 3869. TCU, Going to Texas: Five Centuries of Texas Maps, Plate 32, pp. 70-72. Wheat, Maps of the California Gold Region 35. This is the expanded, most complete, and final edition of a Mexican-American War map that enlarged in size and detail as the war progressed. In this revised and enlarged edition the battle plan has been redrawn with a new title and showing less area east of the city. Also added is the Map of the Principal Roads from Vera Cruz and Alvarado to the City of Mexico and profile below, but indicating longitude 8.7 to 11.9 (earlier edition indicates 8.5 to 12.1); area shown, however, is the same. In the present version, many place names have been added (such as Yerba Buena in California), as well as additional battle flags. The first issue is thought to have had the inset map at upper right uncolored. This map is a simplified, adapted version of Mitchell’s well-known 1846New Map of Texas, Oregon and California with the Regions Adjoining. At the time, Mitchell was among the leading map publishers in the United States. The present map is one of a series of popular maps cartographical publisher Mitchell began to publish at the outbreak of the Mexican-American War. As soon as the conflict was underway, Mitchell saw that there would be a demand for maps detailing the events in this far-off corner of the continent, so he quickly came out with a folded map of Mexico with Texas boldly shown with a red outline in its relative position, its panhandle extending to the 42nd parallel. The map was very much a war map, with topographical information kept to a minimum, but roads, towns, political divisions, and rivers clearly shown. Mitchell updated this map as news of events arrived, adding, for instance, flags indicating the sites of recent battles and other details such as rivers, towns, tribes, and Mayan ruins. ($3,000-4,000)

Rare Early Issue in Pocket Covers 239. [MAP]. MITCHELL, Samuel Augustus (publisher).Mexico & Guatemala: Published by S. Augustus Mitchell, N.E. corner of Market & 7th. Streets Philada. 1846. [inset map at upper right]: Guatemala [inset map at lower left]: Valley of Mexico. [right blank margin at bottom]: 36. [above neat line below]: Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1846, by H.N. Burroughs, in the Clerk’s Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Lithograph map with original color (Mexico in full color, insets in partial color, Texas and pre-1848 U.S. uncolored), ornamental borders in pink and green. Border to border: 30.5 x 37.5 cm; overall sheet size: 32 x 38.5 cm. 12mo (12.5 x 8 cm) original black embossed roan covers with title in gilt on upper cover: Mexico. Map fine and bright, endpaper browned, light wear to pocket covers. A rare map in pocket form. Early issue without the battle flags. Another issue appeared in an atlas. Atlas map issue: Day, Maps of Texas, p. 43. Ristow, American Maps and Mapmakers, p. 311. Rumsey 537.037. Wheat, Maps of the California Gold Region #27. Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West #519 & pp. 34-35. This map shows the territory of the Republic of Mexico on the eve of the Mexican-American War, and was frequently reissued and used by other publishers as a template as events of the war unfolded and political boundaries evolved. Texas is shown as a state with the Rio Grande border; located are Austin’s Colony, DeWitt’s Colony, the towns of Austin, Houston, Harrisburg, etc. Native tribes are located in Texas and throughout the Southwest. Upper California shows a still-sleepy San Francisco and locates “Russian Establishment” north of the town. Sonora extends into present-day U.S. and includes New Mexico and Arizona. Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Taos are included within the Texas borders. The present map is much more than the titleMexico & Guatemala would imply. The map is dominated by the Transmississippi West and Mexico; Guatemala is relegated to an inset. The map was published just at the time when a large portion of what is shown on the map would be transferred from Mexico to the U.S. As Wheat (#519) notes, it is based on Frémont’s important 1845 map. The map retains the older place names in Texas, such as Austin’s Colony, while adding new towns. Texas is shown as an independent entity with its western border at the Rio Grande rather than the Nueces, and its Panhandle thrusts somewhat ambiguously all the way into northern Mexico as far as Taos, or possibly beyond Pike’s Peak. Truly, geography was in flux in that pivotal year. The map was also published in Mitchell’sNew Universal Atlas, the copyright to which he acquired from H.S. Tanner in 1846; the number “36” occurs on both the present pocket map and the atlas version. According to Phillips (Atlases 6101), the Mitchell’s atlas was a reissue of Tanner’s New Universal Atlas. In Mitchell’s atlas form, the map locates the early battles of the Mexican- American War from Palo Alto to Buena Vista. However, the present pocket map shows none of those battles, thus indicating its preliminary nature as a map issued before the conflict truly heated up. This map would be the seed for Mitchell’s New Map of Texas, Oregon and California and his series of Mexican- American War maps (1846-1848) that kept growing ever longer as the war progressed. ($750-1,500)

The First Large Scale Map of Mexico 240. [MAP]. SALAS, José Mariano de. Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Comision de Estadistica Militar [caption title]. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type November 28, 1846. [2] [2, blank] pp. 12mo (21.5 x 15 cm), folded sheet. Very fine. On embossed paper. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Salas reactivates the Military Statistics Commission, created on September 30, 1839, but which still has not completed its tasks, especially the publication of a general map of the republic and a geographical dictionary. The map referred to is Pedro García Conde’s large scale map of Mexico that he was preparing when the war broke out. Santa-Anna called him back into active military service, and work on the map presumably stopped. Since then, it has totally disappeared. What is presumed to be a smaller-scale copy of it is in the possession of the SMGE in Mexico City. García Conde could not find a Mexican publisher who could do the map, so he approached European publishers. All he could manage was a small-scale version published in London by Benjamin Rees Davies. The members of the Comisión de Estadística Militar griped in 1848 about the lack of an accurate map: “How can one expect to understand the nation’s territorial extension, or consult regarding its defense, without the formation of a general map and one of each state and territory” (as quoted in Craib, Cartographic Mexico). No official map of Mexico appeared until Antonio García Cubas’ map of 1863. García Conde (1806-1851) was the military commander of Chihuahua when Doniphan invaded. He was defeated at the Battle of Sacramento, after which he fled the state. He later served on the Joint Boundary Commission, but died during the survey. A very important law that tried to remedy a great Mexican cartographic lack. ($300-$600)

Patterson’s March 241. [MAP]. SMITH, Gustavus Woodson. Sketch of Line of March of Gen. Patterson’s Division from Matamoros to Victoria and of Route from Victoria to Tampico. Based upon Data from Genl. Arista’s Map & Observations Made on Line of March. Philadelphia: P.S. Duval’s Steam Lith. Press. Lithograph folding map (41 x 30.7 cm). Except for browning in blank upper margin, very fine. In (as issued): General Patterson’s Route of March. Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting a Report on the Route of General Patterson’s Division from Matamoros to Victoria. December 19, 1850. [Washington, 1850]. [1] 2-7 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (22.3 x 14.5 cm), disbound. Light browning. First edition (31st Congress, 2nd Session, House Document 13). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 291. Prints Smith’s diary covering the 364-mile march, mostly including comments on roads, streams, forage, water supplies, etc. No military action occurred on the march. The march was necessitated when Patterson’s troops were ordered to leave Taylor’s command to join Scott. Smith (1821-1896) was twice brevetted during the Mexican-American War and fought for the South in the Civil War. Robert Patterson (1792-1881) enjoyed a distinguished career during the Mexican- American War, fighting at Veracruz and Cerro Gordo, but was a failure during the Civil War and relieved of his command. He was a phenomenal success as a businessman, however. ($100-$200)

An Important Map of the Valley of Mexico 242. [MAP]. SMITH, Martin Luther & Edmund La Fayette Hardcastle. Map of the Valley of Mexico with a Plan of the Defenses of the Capital and the Line of Operations of the United States Army under Major General Scott in August and September 1847.... New York: J. & D. Major’s Lith., [1850]. Lithograph map with U.S. Army routes in red. 65.9 x 50 cm. Fold splits and light uniform browning. First edition. In the accompanying document, cartographer M.L. Smith (Lieutenant of the Topographical Engineers) writes to J.J. Abert (Colonel Corps Topographical Engineers) paying homage to the accuracy of Baron Humboldt’s map of the Valley of Mexico and stating that it was the only one in which they placed confidence for moving troops in to capture the city. He remarks, however, that he believes that the present map is the first survey of the valley ever made by triangulation. His colleague, E.L.F. Hardcastle, supplements the report with memoirs of the march made in his journal as events occurred. This sparse but pithy report has excellent details on military engineering, and the map is a great one for collectors of both the Mexican-American War and the cartography of Mexico. In (as issued): UNITED STATES. SECRETARY OF WAR (Marcy). Report of the Secretary of War, in Compliance with the Resolution of the Senate, a Map of the Valley of Mexico, from Surveys by Lieutenants Smith and Hardcastle. January 29, 1849. [Washington, 1849]. [1] 2-14 pp. 8vo (22.4 x 14 cm), disbound, some leaves loose, first leaf missing right upper corner with slight loss of text. First edition (31st Congress, 1st Session, Executive Document 11). Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 430-431. Haferkorn, p. 31. Tutorow 1632. Submits the reports of Smith and Hardcastle, noting that the map has already been submitted. With: Report of the Secretary of War, in Further Compliance with the Resolution of the Senate of August 3, 1848, Calling for a Map of the Valley of Mexico, by Lieutenants Smiths and Hardcastle. January 29, 1849. [Washington, 1849]. [1] 2-14, [2, blank]. 8vo (22.5 x 14.5 cm), disbound, slightly age toned. First edition (30th Congress, 2d Session, Senate Executive Document 19). Includes two reports by Smith and Hardcastle on the Battle of Mexico City. ($400-$800)

First Map Published by the United States Government to Recognize the Boundaries of the Republic of Texas Texas at the Beginning of the End 243. [MAP]. [TEXAS]. EMORY, William Hemsley. Map of Texas and the Countries Adjacent: Compiled in the Bureau of the Corps of Topographical Engineers; From the Best Authorities. For the State Department, under the Direction of Colonel J J Abert, Chief of the Corps, By W H Emory, 1st. Lieut. T.E. War Department 1844. Published by Order of the U.S. Senate [inset table at left at middle] “The Present Boundaries of Texas Are Defined by an Act of the Texian Congress, Approved Dec: 19th: 1836...Statistics...Population....” [below preceding] “References....” [below preceding] “Authorities” [Humboldt, Pike, Arrowsmith, Stephen F. Austin, et al.] [below preceding] “Note” [relative position of the Presidio of Rio Grande and San Antonio de Bexar] [upper right] “Area” [table giving limits of Texas as defined by Republic of Texas Congress and U.S. Senate resolution]. [Washington, 1844]. Lithographic map delineating the area from the Mississippi to the Pacific between 22° and 42° north, relief shown by hachures, on two joined sheets, printed on thin paper, original pale sienna outline color of Texas borders; neat line to neat line: 53.5 x 82.5 cm; overall sheet size: 61 x 89 cm. Lightly creased where formerly folded, very light browning at center fold, small void at top center (slight loss of neat line, not affecting map proper), slightly wrinkled. Overall fine. Modern wooden gilt frame, map hinged to mat, under Plexiglas with explanatory text. Not examined outside of frame. First edition, large format edition, issue unknown (present copy does not include “W.J. Stone Sc. Washn.” after the title, but does include below scale: “Published by order of the U.S. Senate”; “Engineers” in title correctly spelled; printed on thinner paper; definitive boundaries of Texas in pink; other minute differences in punctuation, etc. in title). Streeter 1543A: “The order of priority of the two issues of the large scale map (entry Nos. 1543, 1543A) and of the two editions, one large scale (entry No. 1543) and the other in smaller scale (entry No. 1543B), cannot now be determined, but it is probable that the large scale map was issued before the edition on smaller scale. A resolution passed June 11, 1844, by the Senate called for the publication of 1000 copies of the map ‘provided it can be done for the sum of $400,’ and on December 19, 1844, the Senate voted that 5000 more copies be furnished ‘provided the cost...does not exceed 12 cents per copy, including paper, printing, pasting and coloring.’” Eberstadt, Texas 162:279: “Emory’s ample boundaries place Santa Fe in Texas, and El Paso some 30 miles too far north. This error was repeated in Disturnell’s ‘Treaty Map’ of 1847, and occasioned the Gadsden Purchase.” Contours of Discovery: “Emory was the first to depict this entire area correctly.... Emory’s map is typical of the many maps which have not only reflected the events of history but also actually helped shape them. In compiling the best information that was known about Texas and its surrounding territories, Emory gives us a clear insight into the perceptions of American decision-makers on the eve of annexation and the Mexican War which followed.” Goetzmann, Exploration and Empire, p. 77: “Master map of the Southwest in 1844.” Martin & Martin, #33 & p. 37: “As the Republic period drew to a close, the United States Army saw the likelihood of a future war in the Texas region, and, planning for that contingency, produced a landmark map. Compiled by William H. Emory of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, for whom this was merely the beginning of a long association with Texas and the Southwest, the map represented the best available topographical description of the region at the time of its publication in 1844.” Reinhartz & Saxon (eds.), Mapping and Empire: Soldier-Engineers on the Southwestern Frontier, p. 95. Rumsey 0262.001: “First separate government map of Texas.” Streeter 1543. Taliaferro, Cartographic Sources in the Rosenberg Library, p. 15 (designating Emory’s map as important for its contribution to Texas geography as a whole and noting that it provided “a valuable record of the social and political evolution of the state during the crucial years when much of its territory was first settled by a population of European origin”). Virga, Texas: Mapping the Lone Star State through History, pp. 32-33. Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 478 (describing the small format issue). This is a fundamental map in the historical cartography of Texas and the Southwest—the first map published by the United States government officially recognizing the boundaries of the Republic of Texas, thus identifying Texas as a separate political entity. Emory’s map was part of the annexation treaty between the U.S. and Texas in 1844. The map is a political-legal document of great historical significance. H. Bailey Carroll in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Vol. 50, No. 2, comments on this map: This map is important even from the antiquarian viewpoint. It was made by men having excellent technical standards for 1844. It reveals in a striking manner the extent of geographical information about Texas and the Southwest.... The map is further important with reference to two boundary disputes having to do with Texas: (1) the Nueces-Rio Grande and (2) the western boundary of Texas. The map shows clearly that the original assumption on the part of the government of the United States was that Texas was to be annexed with boundaries as defined by the Texan Congress on December 19, 1836. Twelve years before the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Texas claimed the area between the Nueces and the Rio Grande. The Old Alcalde, Chief Justice O.M. Roberts, made the classic statement of the case in State vs. Bustamente (47 Tex. 320): “Texas claimed the territory [between the Nueces and the Rio Grande], in defining its boundaries on the 19th day of December, 1836. In 1846, the claim was perfected by possession, and by actual exercise of exclusive jurisdiction, and from that time it was lost by the State of Tamaulipas, in Mexico, for all purposes whatever, whether of judicial action or the exercise of powers relating to eminent domain. And it never afterwards recovered such lost powers.” Contentions that the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo dealt with the area between the Nueces and Rio Grande and conferred certain rights on Mexican citizens therein have recently been dealt with in Amaya vs. Stanolind Oil and Gas Co. (62 P. Supp. 181) wherein Judge Allen B. Hannay ruled that the treaty did not at all relate to or apply to lands north of the Rio Grande. The disputed western boundary of Texas was substantially, but not entirely, fixedinthe Compromise of 1850. This Abert-Emory map is important in showing the Texan claim before the 1850 settlement and in demonstrating that the Texan claim had been accepted as valid by the United States. The original printed map shows a water-color line outlining the area of Texas. According to W.L.G. Joerg, chief of the division of maps and charts of the National Archives, this line is now light brown but may well have been red originally and have changed in the interval. Also Joerg points out: “This narrow band of water color attempts only to follow in general, or to ‘pick out,’ the rivers, parallels of latitude, and meridians of longitude that constitute the boundary, and too much importance should, therefore, not be attached to slight deviations of the color band from the actual features constituting segments of the boundary. In other words, however much the color band may waver, the author intended to show the boundary as defined by the Rio Grande, the 42nd parallel, the meridian of the source of the Arkansas River, the Arkansas itself, the 100th meridian, the Red River, the lower Sabine River, etc.” Physical features are not always precise, since Emory relied in part on other sources, as noted in his list of Authorities printed on the map. For instance, the Big Bend area of Texas is compressed, a common error on maps of that period due to the paucity of actual surveys in that wild country. Emory’s struggle with conflicting cartographical sources may be seen in his placing Presidio de Rio Grande (San Juan Bautista) on the map twice, with “See note,” which refers to the “Note” at the lower left of the map, where Emory explains that it was impossible to ascertain which location was correct from the information he had at hand. Cultural content includes the depiction of various Native American tribes that had been removed by the United States north of the Red River, including Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek. A large note in the Texas Panhandle reads: “Summer Range of the Camanches.” Town names reveal clues about migration patterns, such as “Kentucky Settlement” on the Red River west of the Cross Timbers, referring to the 1841 Peters Colony grant with many colonists from Kentucky. The most striking feature of this pivotal map will always be its ambitious—if not audacious—Panhandle, grabbing most of New Mexico and other western regions almost as far north as South Pass. By far the most important pre-war map that shows the great stakes involved when Taylor crossed into Texas and encountered Mexican troops. ($7,500-$15,000)

An Important Early War Map 244. [MAP]. THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT & CO., (publisher). Map of Mexico including Yucatan. [Lower left below neat line]: Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1846, by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. [Inset map at upper right]: Fields of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. See Description Page 73. [Inset map at lower left]: Valley of Mexico including the Federal District. See Description p. 57.Neat line to neat line: 19.7 x 26.5 cm; overall sheet size: 21.5 x 27.5 cm. Original full hand coloring of Mexico and outline coloring of insets. Light overall browning, small fold split at left margin, reattached. Otherwise, fine. In (as issued): Description of the Republic of Mexico, Including its Personal and Moral Features, Geography, Agriculture, Products, Manufactures, etc. Illustrated by a Map, in which Is Included Smaller Maps of the Valley of Mexico, and the Fields of Palo Alto, and Resaca de la Palma. Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1846. [i-iii]-iv, 3-83 [1, blank] pp., engraved text illustrations (views, mining, natural history, social life). 16mo (13.5 x 8.3 cm), original dark brown embossed roan with gilt lettering on label on upper cover: Mexico and Yucatan. With purple ink stamp on title of lecturer and historian S.J. Sedgwick. An exceptionally desirable copy of a rare guide. First edition of an exceedingly rare map and guide to Mexico. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Issued after the fall of Matamoros; the inset map shows the American camp to the southwest of the city. Published in the first flush of war and the two battles fought on Texas soil, both of which are illustrated with an inset and discussed in the text, which is otherwise a general description of Mexico illustrated heavily with woodcuts and text taken from all over, a lot of the latter critical of the country. An important precursor to the more elaborate maps and descriptions that would come later as the war progressed. A fine copy. ($2,000-4,000)

The Last Battles 245. [MAP]. Three maps produced by the U.S. Topographical Engineers showing aspects of the last battles in Mexico. All are lithographs with later, expert hand color and are first editions. All are from Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session...December 7, 1847. (Washington: Wendell and Van Benthuysen, 1848) (United States 30th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Executive Document 1). [1] TURNBULL, W., et al. Battles of Mexico. Line of Operations of the U.S. Army under the Command of Major General Winfield Scott on the 19th. and 20th. of August 1847 Surveyed by Maj. Turnbull, Capt. McClellan and Lieut. Hardcastle Corps of Top. Engineers. Drawn by Lieut. Hardcastle [facsimile signature] W Turnbull Major Topo Engrs. [above neat line at top right] Page 303. [above neat line at lower left corner] Lith. of P.S. Duval, Phila. [Washington, 1848]. Neat line to neat line: 59 x 72.4 cm; overall sheet size: 63 x 81 cm. Light scattered spots, creased where formerly folded, adhesive stain at upper left blank margin where removed. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 428. A handsome map of the operations immediately around Mexico City showing troop positions, fortifications, towns, and geographical features. It is dominated by a large depiction of the Pedregal colored a menacing dark brown. [2] HARDCASTLE, L.F. Map of the Valley of Mexico. [lower left] Edmadd L.F. Hardcastle Brt. d2 . Lieut. Top. Eng. [lower right] Lith. Of P.S. Duval. [upper right] Profile of the Route between Mexico and Vera Cruz. [upper right above neat line] P. 303. [Washington, 1848]. Neat line to neat line: 30.5 x 42 cm; overall sheet size: 35.5 x 44 cm. Creased where formerly folded, but very good. Shows the country from Veracruz to Mexico City, including roads, topographical features, and towns. [3] TURNBULL, W., et al. Survey of the Lines of Defence at Cerro Gordo, and the Lines of Attack of the American Army under Major General Scott, on the 17th. And 18th. Of April 1847. Surveyed by Major Turnbull and Capt. McClellan Topogal. Engrs. Drawn by Lieut. H. Coppee. Copied from the Original in the Bureau of Topographical Engineers. [upper right above neat line] P. 2 5 7 . [lower right] Lith. Of P.S. Duval, Philada. [Washington, 1848]. Neat line to neat line: 31 x 48.5 cm; overall sheet size: 38 x 53 cm. Creased where formerly folded, but very good. A beautiful, detailed map showing the topography, roads, Mexican defenses, and the American lines of attack, including the maneuver around the Mexican left flank. ($150-300)

The Most Detailed Map of the Battle of Mexico City 246. [MAP]. TURNBULL, Charles Nesbit, et al. Battles of Mexico. Survey of the Line of Operations of the U.S. Army, under Command of Major General Winfield Scott, on the 19th & 20th of August & the 8th, 12th & 13th September, 1847, Map Made by Maj. Turnbull, Capt McClellan & Lieut. Hardcastle, Topl. Engs. Drawn by Capt. McClellan [lower left] Bureau Corps. T. Engineers, 3d March 1848. Examined & Approved. J.J. Abert Col. Corps T.E. Bureau Corps T. Engineers, 3d. March 1848. Examined & Approved. J.J. Abert Col. Corps T.E. [lower left] Lithographed & Published by C.B. Graham, Washington, D.C. 1848. [lower center above neat line]: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1848, by Curtis B. Graham, in the Clerks Office of the District of Columbia. [Inset at lower right]: Part of the Valley of Mexico. Several statistical tables show number of troops involved, indicating killed, wounded, and missing in each engagement. Lithograph map on thin paper with troop positions and movements in original colors, Mexico in blue and U.S. in red. Neat line to neat line: 59.3 x 86 cm; overall sheet size: 55 x 96 cm. Professionally washed and stabilized; lightly creased where formerly folded; marginal tears closed; small section of blank right margin supplied; small void in “Contreras” table costing two letters. One of several editions of this map (Graham also did a version on thick paper), probably separately issued. Versions were also included in various government documents, although those were uncolored. American Philosophical Society, “‘Realms of Gold’: A Catalogue of Maps in the Library of the American Philosophical Society” (Memoirs, Volume 195, Philadelphia, 1991) #1506. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 429. This was the most detailed, large scale, and comprehensive contemporary map showing the Battle of Mexico City from the initial engagements in the south to the entry into the city itself. Shows the battles around Mexico City and U.S. troop movements through San Angel, Churubusco, Chapultepec, and into Mexico City. ($400-800)

247. [MAP]. TURNBULL, Charles Nesbit, et al. Siege of Vera Cruz, by the U.S. Troops under Major General Scott, in March 1847, from Surveys made by Major Turnbull, Captains Hughes, McClellan & Johnston Lieutenants Derby & Hardcastle, Topl. Engineers, Drawn by Capt McClellan. [Mexico City: Salazar, 1848?]. Tables at lower right of Worth and Twiggs’ divisions. Lithograph map with contemporary hand coloring. Neat line to neat line: 40.5 x 64.5 cm; overall sheet size: 49 x 68 cm. Veracruz fortifications shown in blue and U.S. Army siege lines in orange. Professionally washed and stabilized; marginal tears (some into image) expertly mended; part of upper left blank margin supplied. First edition. Republished in U.S. government reports after its appearance here. (See Message of the President... December 7, 1848, Washington, 1848). Probably published by the U.S. Army during the occupation. ($400-800)

248. [MAP]. TURNBULL, Charles Nesbit & Edmund Lafayette Hardcastle. Battles of Mexico. Survey of the Line of Operations of the U.S. Army, under the Command of Major General Winfield Scott. on the 19th & 20th of August 1847 Made by Major Turnbull, Captain cM Clellan & Lieut. Hardcastle. Topol. Engineers Drawn by Lieut. Hardcastle, [facsimile signature]: Wm. Turnbull Major Topo. Engr. [untitled inset at upper center] “Showing the Route of Shields’ & Pierce’s Brigades & Rifles.” With two tables showing American troop strengths: “Churubusco” and “Contreras.” [Mexico City: Salazar, 1848?]. Uncolored separately published lithograph map on thick paper. Neat line to neat line: 53 x 68 cm; overall sheet size: 60 x 78.5 cm. Professionally washed and conserved. Marginal chips infilled; marginal tears at bottom (some into image) professionally closed. Overall a fine impression. First edition. Probably published by the U.S. Army during the occupation. This map shows the actions around the lava field, a feature that dominates the image. Indicates settlements, roads, geographical features, and troop movements. ($800-1,600)

249. [MAP]. TURNBULL, Charles Nesbit & George B. McClellan. Battle of Cerro Gordo April 17th & 18th, 1847 from Surveys Made by Major Turnbull & Capt McClellan, Topl. Engs. Drawn by Capt McClellan. [Mexico City: Salazar, 1848?]. Lithograph map on thick paper. Neat line to neat line: 30.5 x 47 cm; map and legend: 31.3 x 47 cm; overall sheet size: 49 x 60 cm. With table of U.S. troop strengths at lower left and comparative troop strengths at bottom. Mexican positions in blue and U.S. positions in orange. Professionally washed and stabilized; marginal tears expertly closed. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 429. Similar to the map of the same title that appeared in Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress...December 7, 1847 (30th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Executive Document 1), but with some variances. Here the title starts 2.5 cm below neat line, the lettering is different, the paper is heavier than in the government report, and the impression is much finer. Shows the positions and movements of the troops under Worth, Twigg, and Pillow, as well as other details in the decisive battle of the Cerro Gordo, including geographical features. Probably printed for the U.S. Army during the occupation. ($600-800) 250. [MAP]. TURNBULL, Charles Nesbit, et al. Battles of Mexico. Survey of the Line of Operations of the U.S. Army, under the Command of Major General Winfield Scott. on the 8th. 12th. & 13th. Septr. 1847 Made under the Direction of Major W. Turnbull Topol. Engineers by Captain McClellan & Lieut. Hardcastle, Topol. Engineers Drawn by Capt. McClellan. [facsimile signature]: Wm. Turnbull Major Topo. Engr. [Inset at lower left]: Worth’s Command on 8th Sept. [Mexico City]: Lit. de Salazar [1848?]. Uncolored lithograph map on heavy paper. Neat line to neat line: 65.6 x 51 cm; overall sheet size: 72 x 55.5 cm. Light scattered foxing, light water stain at lower and upper margins. Overall, very good. First edition. Probably published by the U.S. Army during the occupation. Shows the action in the vicinity of Mexico City itself, which is at the upper right. Includes “Killed, Wounded & Missing 13th” and a key, both at upper right. Shows settlements, roads, troop movements, waterways, and geographical features. ($800-1,600)

“A well-nigh perfect volume” 251. [MAP REFERENCE]. HARLOW, Neal. Maps and Surveys of the Pueblo Lands of Los Angeles. Los Angeles: [Printed by Grant Dahlstrom for] Dawson’s Book Shop, 1976. [4], ix-xvii [1, blank], [2], 1-169, [1 blank], [2 colophon] pp., color frontispiece view of Los Angeles in 1853 (from Pacific RR Survey), 15 maps and plans, 8 of which are folded (including two colored maps in the rear pocket). Folio (23.5 x 23 cm), original half green linen over boards decorated with grapes and grape vines, spine lettered in gilt. Very fine. First edition, limited edition (#234 of 375 copies signed by author and printer). Zamorano Select 43: “Makes clear that one hundred years passed between the first entitlement to land and the final adju- dication and legitimization of the city’s land title. Such a comprehensive approach to the cartographic history of Los Angeles had never previously been undertaken.” E.M.J. Campbell, Imago Mundi, Vol. 29 (1977), p. 96: “Not only beautifully printed but also erudite. A well-nigh perfect volume; the whole work including the references and the scholarly index is impeccable.” Howell 50:1355: “An elaborate and detailed history of the cartography of Los Angeles from 1781 to 1881, with extensive commentary on the complicated land claims, surveys, and boundary questions, as well as the extensive legal transactions involved in Los Angeles’ growth from an isolated Spanish-Mexican pueblo to an emerging American city in the 1880s.” Roby Wentz in Grant Dahlstrom Master Printer (Los Angeles: The New Ampersand Press, 1977, p. 15): “Of late there has been evidence in [Dahlstrom’s] book design of a less restrained approach. This can be discerned in the splendid title-page and noble text pages of Neal Harlow’sMaps and Surveys of the Pueblo Lands of Los Angeles (1976).” Several chapters discuss the events between the conquest of California and the development of modern land divisions in the city, beginning with the Ord survey. ($100-$200)

Crime and Punishment—Imposition of Martial Law 252. [MARTIAL LAW]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. Four general orders imposing martial law in Tampico, Puebla, and Mexico City. All are very rare. [1] Cuartel General Del Ejercito. Tampico 19 de febrero de 1847. Ordenes generales 20. Imprenta de la calle de la Carnicería núm. 12. Broadside in two columns: 27.4 x 19.5 cm. Left edge irregularly trimmed, otherwise fine. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 500-501. This broadside notifies the Mexican people of the dictates of martial law under U.S. occupation, -nam ing in twelve separate directives the crimes which are punishable under U.S. law, such as murder, rape, assault, robbery, desecration of churches, destruction of public or private property, etc., but not covered under the existing army code. These include crimes committed by members of the U.S. army or against them. Printed the day after General Scott landed at Tampico in preparation for his successful siege of Veracruz. Provision 12 makes it obvious that there was also a version in English. The first imposition of martial law on a Mexican city by Scott. [2] Headquarters of the Army, Puebla, Mexico, June 26, 1847. General Orders 190. [1] 2-4 pp. 12mo (20.5 x 13.5 cm), disbound. Left margin irregular, splitting at gutter margin, tear in first leaf (no losses), upper margin chipped. On paper embossed Bath. Signed by H.L. Scott. First edition thus. Eberstadt, p. 69. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 388. A version in English of No. 1 above, but here with added material, such as preventing the selling of military materials to Mexicans. [3] Cuartel General del Ejercito. Palacio Nacional de Mexico, 17 de septbre. de 1847. Orden general 287. [1] 2-4 pp. 12mo (21.5 x 16 cm), disbound, untrimmed. Very fine. With contemporary Mexican docket in p. [1]: “Ejercito americano prevenciones generales.” First edition in Spanish. A revised edition of No. 1 above, here with added provisions, including one requiring a forced contribution of 150,000 pesos to support the army. [4] Headquarters of the Army, National Palace of Mexico, Sept. 17, 1847. General Orders 287. [1] 2-4 pp. 12mo (20 x 14 cm), disbound. Left margin irregular and with old stitching holes. Signed by H.L. Scott. First edition in English. Eberstadt, p. 70. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 390. An edition in English of No. 3 above. Scott wasted no time issuing this order. He had been in the city only a few days. ($1,000-$2,000)

Them Versus Us 253. [MARTIAL LAW]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. A group of eight general orders mostly concerning crimes and punishments in Mexico City. Almost all these cases arise from Scott’s imposition of martial law, which allowed for trials of Americans who committed crimes against Mexicans and vice-versa. All are 12mo and disbound. [1] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Sept. 24, 1847. General Orders 296 [i.e., 297]. [1], [3, blank] pp. Light vertical crease, otherwise fine. Signed by H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 70. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 392. Warns soldiers not to interfere in religious processions and announces suspicions that when Santa- Anna emptied the prisons, he armed the convicts. [2] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, November 20, 1847. General Orders 356. [2] [2, blank] pp. Signed by H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 72. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 396. Announces verdicts in several trials of Americans, including one soldier who stole a dollar from a priest and another who stabbed a fellow soldier in self-defense. [3] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, November 26, 1847. General Orders 360. [1] 2-3 [1, blank] pp. Signed by H.L. Scott (secretarial). First edition. Eberstadt, p. 72. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 397. Announces verdicts in trials of soldiers and Mexicans for various crimes such as robbery, including the case of teamster James McGlinchy, convicted of killing a mule. [4] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, December 13, 1847. General Orders 371. [1] 2-3 [1, blank] pp. Left edge uneven, slight staining, minor voids in gutter margin. Signed by H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 72. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 398. Announces verdicts in trials of several Mexicans and soldiers for various crimes, including Ignacio Orbis García, who stoned a military guard, and several soldiers found guilty of assaulting a Mexican watchman. [5] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, December 18, 1847. General Orders 378. [1]-2 [2, blank] pp. Left margin uneven, voids in gutter margin. With contemporary manuscript correction; signed by H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 73. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 399. Announces verdicts in trials of several Mexicans and soldiers, including one Mexican who tried to “introduce spiritous liquors into a barracks” and a soldier who broke into a private house, the punishment for which was severe. [6] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Dec 18, 1847. General Orders 379. [1]-2 [2, blank] pp. Left margin uneven, voids in gutter margin, light vertical crease. Signed by H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 73. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 399. Reports the results of trials for several soldiers, one of whom was convicted for murdering a woman named Dolores García and is sentenced to be hanged two days later until “he is dead, dead, dead.” [7] Headquarters of the Army of Mexico, Mexico, March 31, 1848. Orders 43. [1] [3, blank] pp. Left margin uneven, old stab holes voids in gutter margin. Signed by Lorenzo Thomas. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 408. Gives instructions for troops to be on guard duty during an election. [8] Headquarters, Army of Mexico, Mexico, May 27, 1848. Special Orders 63. [1] [3, blank] pp. Left margin with old stab holes. Signed by Lorenzo Thomas. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 409. Orders officers with furniture from the National Palace to turn it in. These documents provide a fascinating look into daily life between soldiers and Mexicans during the American occupation. Some crimes are somewhat trivial, such as petty theft, while others, such as murder, are more serious. It is clear that the system of martial law was kept quite busy during this time. ($1,000-$2,000)

254. MATA, E.M. Reflexiones sobre la guerra entre los Estados-Unidos y Mejico y sus consecuencias, escritas por un mejicano. Nueva Orleans, 1847 [wrapper title]. [1] 2-12 pp. 8vo (21.5 x 14.2 cm), original printed goldenrod wrappers, stitched. Some wear and chipping to lower right wrap and lower blank margin of first few leaves. Wrappers slightly separating from text block. Very rare. Only two copies reported on OCLC. First edition. Ramos 2694. Tutorow 3660. Howell 52:32. Not in Jumonville. A somewhat complicated argument that the war does neither nation much good as being antithetical to the principles of democracy and peace loving nations. He also fears European intervention. Finally, he blames Texas independence on Mexico itself, remarking that the nation was so busy with its own internal bickering that it let Texas slip away. ($200-$400)

Health and Sickness in the Army 255. [MEDICINE]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. A group of eight general orders having to do with medical matters. All are 12mo, disbound, and in good condition. [1] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Oct. 23, 1847. General Orders 319 (changed in contemporary manuscript to 322). [1] [3, blank] pp. Signed H.L. Scott (trimmed). First edition. Eberstadt, p. 71. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 393. Makes arrangements for sick and wounded officers and soldiers to be returned to the U.S. [2] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, October 26, 1847. General Orders 325. [1] [3, blank] pp. Signed H.L. Scott. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 393. Appoints R.S. Satterlee Army medical director. [3] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, November 24, 1847. General Orders 357. [1-2], 2, blank] pp. Signed H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 72. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 396. Part of the provisions are for sick and wounded soldiers to be transferred to Veracruz for shipment home. [4] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, December 6, 1847. General Orders 365. [1] [3, blank] pp. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 72. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 397. Lists seventeen sick and wounded officers who are being sent home and who will serve in the recruiting service if able. [5] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Dec. 16, 1847. General Orders 377. [1] [3, blank] pp. P. [1] badly soiled. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 73. Establishes a general military hospital system in Mexico City and gives orders concerning the system’s administration. Locations include Iturbide’s Palace, School of Mines, etc. Requires that every regiment also send one cook for every twenty men and one nurse for every ten. [6] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Jan. 11, 1848. General Orders 14. [1] [3, blank] pp. Signed H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 74. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 401. Gives a list of sick and wounded officers, ordering that upon their return to the U.S. they report to the recruiting service if able. [7] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, January 20, 1848. General Orders 27. Broadside. Signed H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 74. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 402. Reports that it has come to light that soldiers are being unceremoniously buried and orders that due solemnity be accorded the deceased if possible. [8] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, April 4, 1848. General Orders 47. [1] [3, blank] pp. Browned at top. Signed by Lorenzo Thomas. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 76. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 408. Orders that the general hospital at Xalapa be expanded to handle 1,000 patients and makes provisions for sending military patients there. An excellent representation of the medical issues facing the Army during the war. ($1,000-$2,000)

Preparations for War 256. [MEXICAN ARMY]. A contemporary hand-sewn sammelband of two manuscripts and five broadsides held together with contemporary stitching at left margin. The two contemporary manuscripts are 12mo and list the broadsides. All the broadsides are creased where formerly folded, have chipped margins, and two small wormholes not affecting text. These are Bravo’s promulgations of the orders, almost all of which were originally issued by Paredes y Arrillaga. At the time these broadsides were issued, tensions were mounting in Texas over the movement of Taylor’s army and war seemed a growing possibility. [1] BRAVO, Nicolás. El C. Nicolas Bravo, benemerito de la patria, general de division y gobernador del Departamento de México. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated March 30, 1846, and April 2, 1846. Broadside: 33.5 x 23.5 cm. Second edition. Reorganizes the 1st and 2nd battalions of Celaya. [2] BRAVO, Nicolás. El C. Nicolas Bravo, benemerito de la patria, general de division y gobernador del Departamento de México. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated March 30, 1846, and April 2, 1846. Broadside: 33.5 x 23.5 cm. Second edition. Gives orders concerning the regiment of cavalry of Querétaro and their uniforms. [3] BRAVO, Nicolás. El C. Nicolas Bravo, benemerito de la patria, general de division y gobernador del Departamento de México. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated March 30, 1846, and April 2, 1846. Broadside: 33.5 x 23.5 cm. Second edition. Gives orders concerning the 3rd infantry regiment and their uniforms. [4] BRAVO, Nicolás. El C. Nicolas Bravo, benemerito de la patria, general de division y gobernador del Departamento de México. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated March 30, 1846, and April 2, 1846. Broadside: 32.5 x 23 cm. Second edition. Gives orders concerning the 4th light infantry. [5] BRAVO, Nicolás. El C. Nicolas Bravo, benemerito de la patria, general de division y gobernador del Departamento de México. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated April 6, 1846. Broadside: 31.5 x 21.5 cm. Second edition. Makes corrections to nomenclatures and imposts on certain medicines mentioned in the maritime act of October 6. ($100-$200)

Getting Ready for War 257. [MEXICAN ARMY]. FLORES, José María. El Gobernador y presidente de la asamblea de San Luis Potosi, a sus habitantes, sabed. [San Luis Potosí, 1845]. Dated in type August 16, 1845, and August 19, 1845. Broadside: 31.5 x 21.5 cm. Very fine. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Seeking volunteers for the army who “quieren ser defensores de la independencia y de las leyes.” Quotas are established for each locality (e.g., Pozos 20 men, Catorce 100 men, Ciudad del Maiz 50 men, etc.). The lists of men were to be turned in by local authorities in two weeks. In early August, Taylor had moved his forces to Corpus Christi and war fears were clearly rising in Mexico. ($100-$200)

258. [MEXICAN ARMY]. A group of four 1847 publications relating to the Mexican army. [1] Juan Soto, gobernador constitucional del Estado libre y soberano de Veracruz, á sus habitantes, sabed: Que el honorable Congreso del Estado ha decretado lo siguente. [Xalapa, 1847]. Dated in type February 8, 1847, and February 15, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 21 cm. Right margin irregular, some minor chipping. With contemporary ink manuscript note at bottom stating it was published on April 17, 1847. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. A decree governing military uniforms and dress for the national guard, cavalry, etc. [2] Domingo Ibarra, gobernador constitucional del Estado libre y soberano de Puebla, a sus habitantes.[Puebla, 1847]. Dated in type February 27, 1847, and March 2, 1847. Broadside: 30 x 22 cm. Old stab holes in left margin, left margin with horizontal tear. Second edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Concerns arming and recruiting soldiers for the national guard up to 5,000 men and methods to pay for their expenses. Included in the call-up are single men and husbands and widowers who have no children. Other categories are reserved for only extreme cases (e.g., men taking care of elderly parents). [3] Valentín Canalizo, General de Division y en gefe del Egército de Oriente, á los habitantes del Estado libre y soberano de Veracruz hago saber. [Xalapa, 1847]. Dated in type April 4, 1847. Broadside: 30.5 x 22.5 cm. Creased where formerly folded, old stab holes in left margin, minor stains. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Canalizo requires all men between sixteen and fifty to report for military duty within twenty-four hours and for others to turn in whatever firearms they possess. Finally, nobody may pass the lines without a passport. [4] N. 37. Felipe Cosio, Gobernador constitucional del Estado de Aguascalientes, a sus habitantes, sabed: Que los señores secretarios del honorable Congreso del mismo me han comunicado el decreto que sigue. [Aguascalientes, 1847]. Dated in type May 4, 1847. [2] pp. Folio (32.2 x 22 cm). Right margin slightly chipped and lightly stained. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Orders all men without a legal exception to report for military duty. Reprints article 10 of Decree 34 concerning the requirement. A series of documents that reflects the deteriorating situation in eastern Mexico and the army’s need for men and arms. ($200-$400)

259. [MEXICAN ARMY]. A group of seven orders and decrees, 1846-1847, concerning the Mexican military. All are 12mo, most folded sheets. Most arerst fi editions. [1] Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion de operaciones [caption title]. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type August 28, 1846. [3] [1, blank] pp. Old stab holes in left margin, otherwise fine. With Almonte’s paraf. Eberstadt 433. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 469. Harper 12:245. “Decree levying new requirements of men on the states of the Mexican federation necessary for military expenses since ‘the territory of the Republic is invaded by the forces of the United States of North America,’ with a table of the contribution of men that are expected from the various states, varying from more than eight thousand for the state of Mexico to only two hundred and eighty for the little state of Aguascalientes” (Eberstadt). This is in reality a draft law. [2] Ministerio de Guerra y Marina [caption title]. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type April 9, 1847. [2] [2, blank] pp. Light mold stains. Dorothy Josey copy with her pencil coding. Eberstadt 412. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 452 “An interesting decree issued in desperation over the shortage of men, ordering into service all men capable of bearing arms and setting up government depots for the provisioning of these new troops” (Eberstadt). [3] Ministerio de Hacienda. Seccion 3a [caption title]. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type April 28, 1847. [5] [1, blank] pp. Unopened. Very fine. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Sets up an elaborate military commissary system, including forced contributions of foodstuffs, to fulfill the needs of the army. Santa-Anna complained that he had to abandon the Battle of Buena Vista in February of this year for lack of provisions. [4] Ministerio de Guerra Y Marina. Seccion 4a. Dated in type June 5, 1847. Broadside. Very fine. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 474. Streeter Sale 263. States that members of the national guard may keep the weapons they have and threatens those who hide arms. [5] Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion 5a. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type July 1, 1847. [1] [3, blank] pp. Creased where formerly folded, but otherwise very fine. Eberstadt 418. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 474. “Using the expanded powers granted to him by the Congress, Santa-Anna decrees that there shall be re-established a coast guard at San Blas, where Mexico was constantly expecting a big attack by the Americans” (Eberstadt). San Blas was blockaded, and two Mexican ships were captured there in Sep- tember, 1847. In January, 1848, the area was invaded but never occupied. [6] Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion de operaciones [caption title]. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type August 3, 1847. [3] [1, blank] pp. Very fine. On embossed paper. Eberstadt 424 (misdating August 31). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 455. Streeter Sale 263. States that if several classes of people, such as military men “de qualquiera graduacion que sea” and government officials, are voluntarily living in occupied territory they are to be considered traitors. [7] Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion central—Mesa cuarta [caption title]. [Querétaro, 1847]. Dated in type December 1, 1847. [3] [1, blank] pp. Heavily chipped with some stains. Later edition. Eberstadt 419. “Another of the Mexican decrees urging deserters to re-enlist and giving them a certain time of grace to do so before they receive the most drastic punishments. Desertion was one of the great problems—on both sides” (Eberstadt). ($800-$1,600)

260. [MEXICAN ARMY]. A group of six broadsides from 1846 dealing with various aspects of the army. [1] Aviso al publico. Muy interesante. [Puebla, 1846]. Dated in type October 3, 1846. Broadside: 31.2 x 21.5 cm. Old stab holes in left margin, otherwise fine. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Announces that funds to purchase arms from the public have been deposited with Miguel García, Juan Hernández, and Miguel Limón. The government expresses disbelief that any loyal Mexican would fail to turn in his weapons and threatens punishment for any who fail to do so. An excellent example of the desperation being felt in the country to procure arms. Monterrey had just fallen. [2] Secretaria del Supremo Gobierno del estado. Aviso interestante. [Puebla, 1846]. Dated in type September 22, 1846. Broadside: 31 x 21 cm. Upper left margin wants a small piece, slightly wrinkled, small ink stain. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Reminds citizens how important it is for them to turn in weapons (“fusiles, carabinas, pistolas y sables de municion”) and threatening those who do not come forward inside of two weeks. At this point, the Battle of Monterrey was underway. [3] El C. Lic Franscisco Modesto de Olaguibel, Gobernador interino del Estado libre y soberano de Mexico. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type August 31, 1846, and September 7, 1846. Broadside: 32.5 x 22.5 cm. Creased where formerly folded, right margin chipped, moderate brown stain at left center. With contemporary ink note in lower margin stating it was published on October 2, 1846. Second edition. Harper 12:248. “If the civilian and military employees refuse to obey the government orders ‘in the present circumstances of war in which the Republic finds itself,’ they are to be dismissed from their posts and be declared incapable of obtaining any other as well as being liable to severe punishments” (Eberstadt 398). [4] Manuel González Cosío, Gobernador del Estado libre de Zacatecas, a sus habitantes, sabed: Que el CC. diputados srios. Del honorable Congreso del Estado me han comunicado el decreto siguente. [Zacatecas, 1846]. Dated in type December 10, 1846, and December 12, 1846. Broadside: 31.5 x 22.5 cm. Old stab holes in left margin, otherwise fine. With contemporary ink Numo 13 in upper right margin. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Provides that families of military personnel killed or disabled in the war will be entitled to pensions. [5] Acta. [Xalapa]: Imprenta de Florencio Aburto, [1846]. Dated in type August 2, 1846. Broadside: 31 x 22 cm. Left margin heavily chipped, old ink stamps at upper right. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. The numerous signatories state: “Esta guarnicion se adhiere en todas sus partes al Plan proclamado en la Plaza de Veracruz el dia 31 del prócsimo pasado, con las adiciones que constan en la Acta.” Informs the commanding general of the situation. [6] El ciudadano Luis Gonzaga de Chavarri, intendente honorable de ejército, vocal de la Exma. Asamblea del Departamento de Mexico, y Gobernador interino del mismo. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type June 27, 1846, and June 31, 1846. Broadside: 33 x 24 cm. Creased where formerly folded with small fold split, upper and right margins wrinkled and chipped. Second edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Reorganizes the responsibilities and procedures for inspecting and regulating the armed forces, “es- pecialmente en los planes de ataque y defensa.” President Paredes y Arrillaga, who sponsored this decree, would be deposed just a few days later. ($300-$600)

261. [MEXICAN ARMY]. Historia del heroico colegio militar de Mexico. Sesquicentenario de su fundacion 1823-1973. Mexico City: Secretaria de la Defensa Nacional, [1973]. 4 vols., heavily illustrated. Folio (32.5 X 24 cm), original green gilt pictorial cloth, dust jackets, slipcase. Dust jackets chipped (Vol. I especially) and with faded spines, slipcase worn and split. Interiors very good. First edition, limited edition (one of 5,000). An elaborate publication in honor of the College’s 150th anniversary. An extensive discussion of the College’s role in the Mexican-American War is found in Vol. I, pp. 153-213, including numerous biographies of graduates who fought in the war. ($100-$200)

Counting Up the Losses 262. [MEXICAN ARMY]. IBARRA, Domingo. Un recuerdo en memoria de los Mexicanos que murieron en la guerra contra los norte americanos en los años de 1836 à 1848....setiembre 8 de 1888. Mexico City: Tip. De Reyes Velasco, Puente Correo Mayor, n. 6, 1888. [1-3] 4-18 pp. 12mo (18 x 13 cm), new quarter burgundy levant morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt-lettered, with original lilac printed upper wrapper with ornamental border bound in (lacking lower wrap). Upper wrap chipped at upper right and lower left (latter causing slight loss of border), otherwise very fine. Rare. No copies at auction in over thirty years and only five copies on OCLC. First edition. Connor & Faulk 186. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 368. Tutorow 3651. The author, a military historian, provides a chronological list of all the battles and thenamesof Mexican officers who died in each battle from the beginning of the Texas Revolution to the end of the Mexican-American War. The “Campaña de Tejas” occupies pp. 4-8. The last several pages of the text are occupied with a proposal to form a society of ex-military men to commemorate Mexican arms and conclude with a long list of names of the original members. ($300-$600)

“Morir ó vengar” 263. [MEXICAN ARMY]. Marcha que los sargentos de la segunda compañia del batallon “Independencia” dedican a sus compañeros de armas, en celebridad de la benedicion de la bandera de su batallon. [Mexico City, 1847]. Broadside in two columns: 32 x 22 cm. Ornamental border. Left lower corner slightly irregular, light vertical crease, otherwise very fine. A handsome broadside. Very rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. A poem in four stanzas written after the Battle of Churubusco on August 20, 1847, shortly before Mexico City itself fell. A rousing call to arms and patriotism: Compañeros, teneis la Bandera Que el honor os prescribe guardar, Hoy jurad primero morir Que en deshonra su brillo empañar. ($200-$400)

Army Conscription 264. [MEXICAN ARMY]. MEXICO. LAWS (April 26, 1847). Jose Rafael Isunza, Gobernador constitucional del Estado libre y soberano de Puebla, a todos sus habitantes. [Puebla, 1847]. Dated in type April 26, 1847, and May 6, 1847. Broadside: 31 x 21.5 cm. Corners chipped, old stab holes in left margin, otherwise very good. On embossed paper. Rare. No copies on OCLC. Later edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Isunza’s promulgation of a law conscripting recruits for the Mexican army in light of the deteriorating condition of the armed forces, Imposes quotas on each state (e.g., Puebla, 2,000; Sonora, 1,000; Durango, 1,000; etc.). Orders recruitment of only those “mas apta y espedita para la fatiga de la guerra.” An interesting example of the diminishing resources available to Mexico to replenish thearmy. Several important locales, such as Saltillo, Monterrey, and Veracruz are not on the list because they were occupied by American forces. Even though Puebla is required to contribute 2,000 men, it is a dubious proposition that they were able to do so since the city surrendered merely ten days later. ($100-$200)

All Is Forgiven 265. [MEXICAN ARMY]. MEXICO. LAWS (May 22, 1847). Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion Central—Mesa 3a. [Mexico City, 1847]. [2] pp. 4to (21.5 x 15.5 cm). Very fine. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. A law of 22 May 1847 concerning release of army members from jail. Santa-Anna orders the release of all soldiers held in jails, provided their crimes were not serious. He references the crumbling situation of the Mexican army shortly after the Battle of Cerro Gordo (“las bajas ocurridas en nuestro Ejército”). ($100-$200) Picking Up the Pieces 266. [MEXICAN ARMY]. MEXICO. LAWS ( July 15, 1848). Ley organica de la Guardia Nacional. Mexico City: Imprenta de Ignacio Cumplido, calle de los Rebeldes n. 2, 1848. [1-3] 4-20 pp. 8vo (21.5 x 15 cm), original grey printed wrappers, ornamental border, pictorial vignettes, stitched. Slight wear and soiling to wrappers. Moderate water stain to lower blank margin of text. Overall fine. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 123. President Herrera lays the plans to reorganize the military. This law, consisting of 76 articles in 14 sections, came after the end of the Mexican-American War, just one month after the American troops withdrew from Mexico, and when the Mexican army itself was in a state of disarray. The purpose of the National Guard was to re-establish public tranquility, and all males (with numerous exceptions) over the age of 18 years were required to serve. Article 73 makes it quite clear that the guard was to strictly stay out of national political affairs, a condition that hardly applied to the regular army. That provision reflected wide-spread fear among the elites of an armed citizenry consisting of the lower classes. ($200-$400)

More Picking Up the Pieces 267. [MEXICAN ARMY]. MEXICO. LAWS (November 4, 1848). Ley de 4 de noviembre de 1848 sobre arreglo del ejercito, y disposiciones reglamentarias que dictó el gobierno para su cumplimiento. Mexico City: Imprenta de Vicente G. Torres, en el ex-convento del Espíritu Santo, 1848. [1-3] 4-16 pp. 8vo (21.5 x 15 4 cm), original pink printed wrappers, stitched. Spine moderately chipped, wrappers faded and slightly stained, wants upper right blank corners, interior with light scattered foxing. Rare. Only three copies on OCLC. First edition. This is an early attempt to rebuild and reorganize what was left of the Mexican armed forces after the war, which had ended only a few months earlier. Among regulations are that soldiers had to be between eighteen and forty years old at time of enlistment and that enlistment terms could be no less than six years for infantry, seven for the cavalry, and eight for the artillery, engineering, and navy. Various states are expected to contribute a certain number of men. Also laid out are regulations for flags, pay scales, and standard equipment issues. The armed forces were clearly building from the ground up. ($100-$200)

Thinning the Ranks 268. [MEXICAN ARMY]. MEXICO. LAWS. Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion Central. Mesa Tercera [caption title]. [Querétaro, 1847]. [1] 2-13 [3] pp. 8vo (21 x 14 cm), contemporary lilac wrappers, stitched. Spine slightly separated. Contemporary ink notations. Very fine. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Dated in type Querétaro, November 5, 1847. After a long prologue in which Peña y Peña cites the reduced condition of the army and the country follows a law in fifteen articles ordering the reorganization of the army due to the deplorable situation in the Republic and its effect on the inhabitants. This law is aimed primarily at officers rather than common soldiers and guarantees them certain rights if they should decide to leave the army: “A los que se concedia licencia ilimitada, por estar comprendidos en los casos en el articulo anterior, se les asigna el sueldo que han de disfrutar en las proporciones siguentes: á los que tengan treinta años de servicio, toda la page de su empleo; à los que veinticinco, las dos terceras partes; á los que veinte, la mitad; y á los que quince la tercera parte. A los demás la cuarta parte” (pp. 7-8). Issued right after the fall of Mexico to the Americans when the futility of their position was becoming apparent to them. In many ways, this law is hollow because Mexico was basically broke and had no sources of income. It seems to also reflect Peña y Peña’s belief that continued resistance is futile. ($300-$400)

Volunteers from Chalco 269. [MEXICAN ARMY]. MEXICO. MINISTRO DE ESTADO Y DEL DESPACHO DE GUERRA Y MARINA (Gutiérrez). El Ministro de Estado y del Despacho de Guerra y Marina. [Text begins] “Por quanto en el Ciudadano [Eleuterio Méndez Coronel] concurren las circunstancias provenidas en el artículo 20. del Reglamento para el servicio de secciones ligeras de la guardia nacional de los Estados y territorios de la República....” [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in manuscript May 8, 1847. [4] pp. form: 43 x 28 cm. Creased where formerly folded and a few scattered small holes touching two letters, otherwise fine and very handsome. Signed by Ignacio Gutiérrez. With contemporary ink note on verso by the son of Méndez stating that the document concerns his late father’s appointment as a military commander. Méndez is granted permission to raise a company of volunteers in Chalco to fight the North American invaders. Scott passed through the area without resistance on his march to Mexico City. At this point, Puebla was on the point of falling to American forces. ($200-$400)

Reorganizing the Army 270. [MEXICAN ARMY]. MEXICO. PRESIDENTE (Peña y Peña). Ministerio de Guerra y Marina [caption title]. [Querétaro, 1848]. [4] pp., 4to (21 x 15 cm). Stain at upper right blank corner (not affecting text), creased where formerly folded, otherwise good. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Signed and dated in type Anaya (with his rubric), Querétaro, January 26, 1848. Relates to the reorganization of the military immediately after the Mexican government evacuated Mexico City. Specifically controls how many aides, etc., that are necessary for various officers and offices (e.g., “Para las secretarías de los generales de ejército habrá un gefe secretario, y cinco oficiales”). This is in fulfillment of the law of November 5, 1847 (q.v.). ($200-$400)

Growing Desperation 271. [MEXICAN ARMY]. OLAGUIBEL, Francisco Modesto de. El C. Lic. Francisco M. de Olaguibel Gobernado constitucional del Estado libre y soberano de Mexico, a todos sus habitantes, sabed: Que el Congreso del Estado ha decretado lo siguente. [Toluca, 1847]. Dated in type May 10, 1847, and May 12, 1847. Broadside: 29.5 x 22 cm. Margins uneven, lower margin chipped and mold stained, several small holes touching one letter. Rare. No other copies located. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Establishes protocols for people who wish to volunteer to serve in the National Guard, including the remuneration of free land. Special consideration is given to those with their own weapons. Even prisoners are eligible. Those who serve for the rest of the war are exempt from any further military service of any kind. ($100-$200)

“Los invasores en Puebla” 272. [MEXICAN ARMY]. PÉREZ FERNÁNDEZ, Diego José. El C. Diego Jose Perez Fernandez, Teniente Gobernador constitucional en ejercicio del poder ejecutivo del Estado libre y soberano de Mexico á los habitantes del mismo. [Toluca, 1847]. Dated in type July 9, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 21.3 cm. Old stab holes in left margin, upper left margin and corner moderately chipped. Contemporary ink number 40 in upper right margin. First edition. Harper 12:335. Because of the actions of the U.S. Army, who have done such things as release dangerous and notorious criminals from the Puebla jails to fight for the United States, it is ordered that bodies of the National Guard be formed to protect the populace. Excepted are those who have already volunteered to serve in some capacity. The tenor of the language is exceptionally anti-gringo. At this point, Mexico City was expecting Scott to arrive at any time. Scott had indeed emptied the Puebla jails to recruit guerrillas and spies for his army. ($100-$200)

Pomp and Circumstance 273. [MEXICAN ARMY]. SALAS, José Mariano de. El C. Lic. M. De Olaguibel, Gobernador constitucional del Estado y soberano de México, á todos sus habitantes. [Toluca, 1846]. Broadside: 30.7 x 21.3 cm. Dated Toluca, December 14, 1846. Light stain and two small tears at left, two worm holes affecting a few letters. Second edition. Harper 12:256. Salas orders that various medals be struck and awarded to soldiers who participated in battles against United States forces. The medals are described in detail and will have on them the dates of the actions in which the recipient participated. Warning is given to those who are compiling the lists of recipients not to include those who do not qualify. At this point, these medals were hard-earned, since the Mexican army had yet to win a battle. ($100-$200)

Duty Free Munitions Imports 274. [MEXICAN ARMY]. SALAS, José Mariano de. Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo Leon. [Monterrey, 1846]. Dated in type August 28, 1846 and September 12, 1846. Broadside: 32 x 22.3 cm. Upper left blank corner wanting, margins lightly chipped with small tears. With Pedro de Ampudia’s paraf, contemporary number 259 in upper margin, and contemporary address in lower left corner. Embossed JC. Given that the country needs to be put into the best state of defense possible, Salas allows duty-free importation through any point in the Republic all arms and ammunition, which the government will buy. ($100-$200)

Early Draft Law 275. [MEXICAN ARMY]. SALAS, José Mariano de. Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Sección de Operaciones. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type Mexico August 28, 1846. [1] [3, blank] pp. 12mo (22 x 15.5 cm), folded sheet. Gutter margin with two voids, old stitch holes in left margin. With Juan N. Almonte’s rubric. First edition. Eberstadt 432. Harper 12:241. Streeter Sale 248. In light of the American invasion and the need to put the country “en un verdadero estado de defensa,” orders all men between sixteen and fifty to be ready for military duty if required. ($100-$200)

In the Aftermath 276. [MEXICAN ARMY]. SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Two decrees issued after the war reflecting corrections to actions at the time. [1] SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion central. [Mexico City, 1853]. Dated in type June 16, 1853. Broadside: 31.5 x 21 cm. Wrinkled, moderately stained. First edition. President Santa-Anna grants amnesty “to all military personnel who were voluntary prisoners of the foreign invaders in the years 1846, 1847, and 1848.” The one hitch in his magnanimity is that to receive the amnesty the ex-P.O.W.s must report for duty with the army “along the northern frontier.” [2] SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion orgánica. [Mexico City, 1853]. Dated in type November 14, 1853. Broadside: 32 x 21.5 cm. Old stab holes in left margin, upper left corner chipped, otherwise fine. With contemporary manuscript ink number 48 in upper right corner. First edition. Grants honors to the Batallón Activo de San Blas for its bravery at Chapultepec and promotes its commander, Felipe Santiago Xicoténcatl, who died in the action, to full colonel. Xicoténcatl (1805?-1847) was a descendant of Tlaxcaltecans, and his battalion bravely resisted repeated assaults by Pillow’s division and others before being overwhelmed by General Worth’s reinforcements, the entire action leaving alive only twenty Mexican soldiers of the original 632 and decimating as well Los Niños Héroes, the military academy cadets who fought alongside them. After being wounded, Xicoténcatl was wrapped in his battalion’s flag and carried to a nearby chapel, where he died. The flag is now displayed at the Castle of Chapultepec. He also fought in the battles of Angostura and Cerro Gordo. A town in Tamaulipas is named after him. With: El coronel Felipe Santiago Xicoténcatl y la Batalla de Chapultepec, 1847-1947. Tlaxcala, 1947. [1-12] 13-56 [6] pp. 8vo (19.5 x 14.5 cm), original wrappers. A laudatory publication honoring the hero. ($200-$400) Warlike Preparations in Puebla 277. [MEXICAN ARMY]. VIADAS, J. Mariano. Aviso. [Puebla, 1847]. Dated in type April 16, 1847. Broadside: 31.5 x 21.5 cm. Overall light age toning, two corners slightly chipped, otherwise very good. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Orders the second battalion of the national guard to turn out to receive orders at 2 p.m. on Sunday. States that Puebla is threatened by the approach of American troops and that it is necessary to organize resistance “al enemigo de nuestra independencia” who intends to go all the way to Mexico City. Santa- Anna would lose the Battle of Cerro Gordo two days later, and Puebla would be surrendered peacefully about a month later. ($100-$200)

The Government Flees Mexico City 278. [MEXICAN GOVERNMENT]. SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. El gobernador del Estado, á sus habitantes, sabed. San Luis Potosí, 1847. Dated September 14, 1847 and September 18, 1847. Broadside: 31 x 21 cm. With Adame and Villalobos’ parafs. Very fine. Later edition. Eberstadt 643. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 475. San Luis Potosí issue of a decree of September 14 allowing the seat of the Mexican government to be “en qualquiera lugar”; issued after the government had abandoned Mexico City. A printing freak with the type also printed in blind. ($100-$200)

Santa-Anna Resigns 279. [MEXICAN GOVERNMENT]. SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. El Gobernador del Estado, á sus habitantes, sabed. San Luis Potosí, 1847. Dated in type September 16, 1847, and September 19, 1847. Broadside: 31 x 21.5 cm. Very fine. On embossed paper. Later edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. San Luis Potosí issue of Santa-Anna’s resignation, in which he admits defeat by the U.S. forces and reviews the country’s confused status. He attempts to name a triumvirate to succeed him, including Herrera as president, but that was subsequently declared unconstitutional by the president of the supreme court, Manuel de la Peña y Peña, who himself assumed the office of provisional president on September 26. ($300-$600)

The Mexican Navy Gets Ready 280. [MEXICAN NAVY]. PAREDES Y ARRILLAGA, Mariano. Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion 3a [caption title]. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type April 4, 1846. [3] [1, blank] pp. Folio (32.5 x 22 cm), folded sheet. Slightly wrinkled, right margins lightly chipped, but overall fine. With Tornel’s paraf and a contemporary manuscript ink note in upper margin stating it was published on April 18. Rare. Only one copy on OCLC. First edition. Eberstadt 435. An important order concerning the strength and disposition of Mexican naval forces of the north and south, the latter being on the Sea of Cortes and in San Diego. A command and administrative structure is also set up, the latter being described under “Cuerpo Politico” (pp. 2-3) and serving as a classic example of the ponderous weight of the Mexican government on military operations. A table of “Dotaciones” gives details on each ship involved (where stationed, name, crew, etc.). “An important source for the history of naval operations during the war” (Harper 12:217). At this point, war was an obvious possibility, although with these forces, which consisted mostly of smaller vessels, the Mexican navy was no match for its opponents. ($300-$600)

A Failed Effort 281. [MEXICAN NAVY. PRIVATEERS]. MEXICO. LAWS ( July 16, 1846). Reglamento para el curso de particulares contra los enemigos de la nacion. Mexico City: Imprenta del Águila, á cargo de Bonifacio Conejo, 1846 [wrapper title]. [1] 2-20 pp. 8vo (21 x 13 cm), original beige printed wrapper, ornamental border and vignette. Small wormholes with loss of a few letters, light wear, some leaves loose. First edition. Harper 12:237. Dated Mexico, July 26, 1846. Secretary of War José María Tornel publishes President Paredes y Arrillaga’s authorization and regulations for Mexican privateers during the Mexican-American war. The superior U.S. naval forces required the Mexicans to rely on privateering for the harassment of enemy shipping and the seizure of required supplies and ships. Provides interesting information on the little studied naval aspects of the war. A total of 109 articles establishing and governing privateering operations against the United States, executed a little more than two months after the official declaration of war by the United States on May 13, 1846. This operation was generally a gross failure because Mexico lacked both sailors and vessels. In the only instance of a U.S. ship seized by a Mexican privateer, the Mexican crew was arrested and the ship returned to its owner. ($300-$600)

“La dolorosa esperiencia de lo pasado” 282. Mexico en 1847. Contiene una ligera relacion de las revoluciones y de algunos sucesos ocurridos entre nosotros, desde que comenzó la guerra contra los Estados-Unidos, y varias reflexiones acerca de las causas que han influido en la decadencia actual de la Republica. Por un Mexicano. Mexico City: Tipografia de R. Rafael, calle de Cadena núm. 13, 1847. [1-7] 8-40 pp., 8vo (21 x 14 cm), original pale yellow printed wrappers, ornamental border, stitched. Lightly stained at rear and on back wrapper, but otherwise fine. Rare. Only a few copies reported on OCLC. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 27. Howes M568. Palau 167476. Sabin 48585. Dated in type on lower wrapper, Sabado 10 de Julio. A review of Mexican governmental difficulties in light of the losses to the U.S. and of possible future directions for the country. In his preamble, he makes it clear that he believes the country has an inflated, undeserved opinion of itself. He believes Congress is a mess and that an unbiased press would do the country much good. He is against peace negotiations. Written just before the fall of Mexico City. ($200-$400)

283. [MEXICO]. GRONE, Carl von. Briefe über Nord-Amerika und Mexiko und den zwischen beiden geführten Krieg.... Nach dessen tode herausgegebenen und mit einem Vorworte begleitet von A.C.E. von Grone. Braunschweig: Druck von George Westermann; New-York: G. & B. Westermann Brothers, 1850. [i-iii] iv-viii, [2], [1] 2-110 pp. 8vo (21.2 x 14 cm), contemporary green and black marbled boards. Spine ends rubbed, moderate rubbing including upper hinge, corners bumped, slightly cocked. Title page moderately foxed and reattached, otherwise interior fine. One of the few German works on the war. First edition. Connor & Faulk 763. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 218. Haferkorn, p. 13. Howes G440. Sabin 28919. Tutorow 4030. A series of five letters covering 1847-1848 written from various places including Veracruz and Puebla. Grone and his fellow Prussians served with Scott, although they were so disgusted with the American volunteers that they did not want to re-enlist (See Amy S. Greenberg,A Wicked War, New York: Vintage, 2013, p. 205). ($200-$400)

The Law of the Land 284. MEXICO. LAWS. Código fundamental de los Estados-Unidos Mexicanos.Mexico City: Imprenta de Torres, en el ex-convento del Espíritu Santo, 1847. [1-7] 8-92 [4] pp. 12mo (17.2 x 11.5 cm), original printed wrappers, stitched. Spine slightly chipped. Scattered light foxing. Overall, very good. First edition. According to the publisher’s statement, this text was authorized by the government. The price was four reales. The publisher indicates which passages of the 1824 Constitution have been modified by later acts. Contains printings of the “Acta constitutiva” of January 31, 1824, the Constitution of October 4, 1824, “Acta constitutiva de reformas” of May 18, 1847, and “Acta de reformas” of May 21, 1847, along with other documents, among which is a statement by Santa-Anna protesting his love of country and his patriotism (pp. 79-80). This document was issued against the background of the threat being posed by the U.S. invasion and the subsequent need to put the country’s house in order, as is mentioned in the text. At this point, the Mexican army had already lost several important battles in northern Mexico and the Battle of Cerro Gordo. These were the basic documents that governed Mexico for the remainder of the war, although at this point Santa-Anna was a virtual dictator. ($100-$200)

285. MEXICO. LAWS. Código fundamental de los Estados-Unidos Mexicanos. Mexico City: Imprenta de Torres, en el ex-convento del Espíritu Santo, 1847. [1-7] 8-92 [4] pp. 12mo (17.2 x 11.3 cm), original printed wrappers, stitched. Spine slightly chipped. Title page wrinkled, scattered light foxing, bottom edge stained. Overall, very good. First edition. Another issue of the above (priority undetermined) with the wrappers reset, here distinguished by the fact that the words “Estados-Unidos” are in display type rather than sans serif. ($100-$200)

286. MEXICO. LAWS. Coleccion de leyes y decretos publicados en el año de 1848. Edicion del Constitucional. Mexico City: Imprenta en Palacio, 1852. [2], [i] ii- xvi, [5] 6-576 pp. 8vo (21 x 15 cm), contemporary brown sheep over mottled boards, spine gilt lettered. Some shelf wear, corners bumped, hinges starting, otherwise fine. First edition. The compiled laws of Mexico during the pivotal year of 1848, one of a series by this publisher, here comprising 220 items, with indexes by subject and month. Many of the laws relate to the war and its aftermath, and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is reprinted in Spanish and English on pp. 31-95. ($200-$400)

287. MEXICO. LAWS. Legislacion mejicana ó sea coleccion completa de las leyes, decretos y circulares que se han expedido desde la consumacion de la independencia. Tomo que comprende de enero a diciembre de 1849 [second vol. reads]: enero a diciembre de 1850. Mexico City: Imprenta de Juan R. Navarro, calle de Chiquis número 6, 1855. 2 vols in 1. Vol. I: [1-3] 4-370, [i] ii-xxx; Vol. II: [1-3] 4-275 [1, blank], [i] ii-xxiii [1, blank] pp. 8vo (22.4 x 16.5 cm), contemporary quarter red sheep over red and black mottled boards, spine gilt lettered and decorated with raised bands, edges sprinkled. Moderate shelf and edge wear. Vol. II lightly water-stained at end, but overall a fine copy. First edition. Two volumes of a 13-volume set containing here the compiled laws of Mexico for 1849 and 1850. Contains: Vol. I: [1] “Linea de vapores—Se concede las gracias que se expre- expresan [sic] a la establecida entre Panama y la Alta-California” (pp. 11-13). January 20, 1849, law giving William Aspinwall permission to stop his steamships at Mexican ports in his run from Panama to Upper California. Aspinwall (1807-1875) was a visionary American businessman. [2] “Tabaco importada durante la invasion americana—reglas bajo las cuales de vende libremente” (pp. 37-39). February 28, 1849, law concerning tobacco that was imported during the war with the United States. [3] “Autoricacion—Se concede al gobierno para negociar millon y medio de pesos” (pp. 53-54). March 21, 1849, law authorizing raising money to pay the U.S. [4] “Tabaco—Se recuerda la orden de 28 de febrero ultimo, sobre el importado durante la ocupacion de los americanos” (pp. 102-103). May 16, 1849, law requiring enforcement of previous law. [5] “Autoricacion—Se concede al gobierno para disponer de la indemnizacion americana” (pp. 118-119). May 21, 1849, law allowing the U.S. indemnity to be used for public expenses. [6] “Desertores del ejercito de los Estados-Unidos—No se admitan al servicio del de la republica” (p. 186). August 1, 1849, law concerning treatment of American deserters still in the country. Vol. II: [7] “Extradicion—Convencion entre la republica y los Estados-Unidos de America para la entraga mu- tua de los reos fugitivos” (pp. 163-166). Unapproved law included “por su importancia, á pesar de no estar aprobado por el congreso.” [8] “Colonias militares—Medidas para su mejora” (pp. 199-205). October 18, 1850, law concerning making, among other things, provisions for peaceful Native Americans who wish to settle in Mexico after emigrating from the United States, specifically the Seminoles and Kickapoos. This is a rare Mexican reference to the interesting history of the Black Seminoles. An interesting, comprehensive view of Mexico’s attempts to restore normalcy after thewar. ($200-400)

288. [MEXICO. LEGAL SYSTEM]. FILISOLA, Vicente, et al. Manifiesto del Supremo Tribunal de Guerra y Marina. Mexico City: Imprenta de Ignacio Cumplido, 1848. [1-3] 4-38, [2, blank] pp. 8vo (22 x 14.4 cm), original wrappers, stitched; upper wrapper with small tear at spine. Overall fine. Rare. Only six copies on OCLC. First edition. Relates to disruptions of the Mexican legal system and courts during the Mexican-American War, including problems after the fall of Mexico City. ($200-$400)

289. MEXICO. PRESIDENT (Herrera). Discurso pronunciado ante el Congreso General, por el Exmo. Sr. General D. Jose J. De Herrera, al prestar el juramento para entrar en el ejercicio de la presidencia constitucional de la Republica, y contestacion del Exmo. Sr. Presidente de la Camara de Diputados D. Demetrio Montes de Oca. Mexico City: Impreso en la calle de Medina número 6, 1845. [1-3] 4-24 pp. 8vo (21.7 x 13.2 cm), original printed wrappers. Wrappers slightly wrinkled, otherwise fine. First edition. An address that paints a generally good picture of the country, although there is mention of the part of the country “que se nos ha usurpado” and of the army’s importance in correcting that situation (pp. 8-9). Herrera (1792-1854) preferred negotiations to war, which he realized that Mexico could probably never win. Those policies got him overthrown the next year by the militant Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga. He assumed the office again in 1847. ($200-$400)

290. MEXICO. PRESIDENT (Peña y Peña). Manifiesto del exmo. Sr. Presidente provisional D. Manuel de la Peña y Peña, a la Republica Mejicana publicado à su entrada, en la capital del Estado soberano de Querétaro el dia 13 de Octobre de 1847. Querétaro: I. de Frías, c. de la Flor-baja n. 5 [1847] [wrapper title]. [1] 2-8 pp. 12mo (19.6 x 12 cm), original beige printed wrappers, typographical border, sewn. Very fine. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 88. Harper 12:365. Palau 217560. Dated at end Querétaro, October 13, 1847. After the Mexican Congress was driven from the capital city by the conquering Americans, it took refuge in the city of Querétaro, where from then until the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Congress held its sessions. Peña y Peña became president eleven days after the U.S. occupation of Mexico City, September 26, and after Santa-Anna relinquished the office on September 16. He then decreed that the capital be moved to Querétaro. He presented this, his inaugural address and very important publication, on arrival in Querétaro on October 13. He circumspectly sued for peace and, though he would end the war immediately, carefully sounded out his hawkish associates for their ideas about continuing it. ($200-$400)

A Desperate Situation 291. MEXICO. STATE. CONGRESS. La legislatura del estado libre y soberano de Mexico a los habitantes del mismo. Toluca: Imprenta por Quijano y Gallo, calle de Victoria núm 9, 1847. [1-3] 4-11 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (20 x 14.5 cm), stitched. Slight staining and wear, but generally very good. Very rare. Probably second edition (first edition was likely the broadside printing). Eberstadt 160:339. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 86. Dated in type, April 26, 1847. Written immediately following the Battle of Cerro Gordo, this address to the populace urges an end to internal bickering and argues the need to concentrate on defeating the U.S. forces, who intend to subjugate not only Mexico but all of the Americas. The legislature urges guerrilla warfare in the strongest possible terms. ($200-$400)

“Adios ciudad querida, adios para siempre” 292. [MEXICO CITY]. Adios a la hermosa ciudad de México. [San Luis Potosí]: Imprenta del estado, á cargo de V. Carrillo, [1848]. Dated in type February 21, 1848. Broadside in two columns: 32 x 22.5 cm. Vertical crease with minor fold splits, upper left corner with slight stain. Overall very good. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. An evocative poem by one of her alienated citizens published just after negotiations for the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo were concluded on February 2. The author urges the Mexican people to rise again to their former glory, as represented by the resurrection of Mexico City: Será mas azul tu cielo será mas fertil tu suelo, serán mas bellas tus flores, tus hijos serán mejores, y serás pencil de amor. One of the more unusual productions to come out of the Mexican-American War. ($300-$600)

Get Out and Stay Out 293. [MEXICO CITY]. LOMBARDINI, Manuel María. Manuel Maria Lombardini, General de Brigada y en Gefe del de Oriente. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type July 12, 1847. Broadside: 31 x 20 cm. Very fine. With contemporary manuscript notation at top. On embossed paper. First edition. Eberstadt 333. Harper 12:337: “One of the most interesting of Mexican War publications.” “With the city of Mexico under siege by the American forces it was decided to expel from the city not only all those persons who were American by birth but also those who had been naturalized Americans or who were under the protection of the American flag. They have only twenty four [i.e., 48] hours to get out and go to the city of San Juan del Río, where they are to stay and not to approach by any direction to the capital” (Eberstadt). At this point, Mexico was paranoid, perhaps with good reason, about Americans or those sympathetic to them spreading false rumors and gossip. An interesting example of the fear that gripped the city when they realized that after Cerro Gordo there was nothing between Scott’s army and the city but open road. ($300-$600)

Invasion Fears 294. [MEXICO CITY]. LOMBARDINI, Manuel María. Manuel Maria Lombardini, General de Brigada del ejercito Mexicano y en gefe del de Oriente. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type July 19, 1847. Broadside: 32.5 x 22 cm. Small piece of lower left corner wanting, overall light age toning. Contemporary ink notation at top, “Defensa de la Capital prevenciones.” First edition. Eberstadt 339. Harper 12:340. One of the most dramatic Mexican broadsides of the war. Lombardini, commander of Mexico City under martial law, instructs the populace on procedures to be followed when U.S. forces approach the capital: “A cannon shot in the Plaza de Armas will announce the arrival of the enemy and at the same time all the [military] bands and musical instruments in the city will begin to play.... Everyone must stay inside except the sellers of fuel and provisions.... All businesses will be closed except those selling provisions.... No coaches will be allowed on the streets nor will gatherings of people in the streets, plazas, gates or other places be permitted, except those belonging to the army, defender of this capital” (Eberstadt). ($300-$600)

Government Is Difficult Under Occupation 295. [MEXICO CITY]. SUÁREZ IRIARTE, Francisco. Defensa pronunciada ante el Gran Jurado el 21 de marzo de 1850, por Francisco Suarez Iriarte, acusado en 8 de Agosto de 1848 por el Secretario de Relaciones en aquella fecha, de los crimenes de sedicion contra el gobierno de Querétaro é infidencia contra la patria, en sus actos como Presidente de la Asamblea Municipal de la ciudad y distrito de Mexico. Mexico City: Tipografía de R. Rafael, calle de Cadena, No. 13, 1850. [2] [i-ii], [2], [iii] iv-v [1, blank], [3] 4-147 [1, blank] pp., folding lithograph map of Valley of Mexico after Smith and Hardcastle (Plano de una parte del Valle de Mexico, con el correspondiente corte desde la laguna de Chalco hasta el Valle del rio de Tula levantado y delineado por E. Ten. M.L. Smith, comande. de los Ingens. Topogs. y E. L.V. Hardcastle, Ingeno. Topogo.; 30 x 43 cm). 8vo (20.8 x 14 cm), disbound. Except for a few light spots to title and first leaf, very fine. Other than one short, clean tear to map at text block, the map is fine and fresh. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 102. Palau 323979. Sabin 35066 & 93333. Suárez Iriarte defends himself against charges of sedition against Mexico during the U.S. invasion. He was accused of treason against the government of Mexico during the American occupation, when he was serving as President of the Municipal Assembly of the City of Mexico. This is his impassioned plea to the Grand Jury investigating the charges, in which he says he is not guilty of collaboration with the Americans. Provides a valuable picture of the American occupation of Mexico City, complete with inconsiderate American soldiers, difficult finances, and limited municipal authority. He died before the verdict was rendered. The Smith and Hardcastle map was published earlier by the U.S. It appears here in its rare Mexican printing. This was the map used as propaganda by those who favoured the annexation of all of Mexico by the U.S. ($400-$800)

Scott’s Suspicions Confirmed 296. [MEXICO CITY, BATTLE OF]. ALCORTA, Lino José. ALs to the commanding general of the territory of Tlaxcala, Mexico City, September 6, 1847, written in secretarial hand but signed by Alcorta. 1-1/4 pages on Ministerio de Guerra y Marina stationery. Folio (33 x 22 cm). Creased where formerly folded with some loss at fold and worm tracks in left blank margin and other minor wormholes with no loss of text. Alcorta states that an American attack is imminent but that Santa-Anna will never make concessions and has used the time of the armistice to prepare the army to repel the invaders. Scott had suspected that Santa-Anna was using the armistice to fortify Mexico City, and this letter would seem to confirm those suspicions. Written on the day Scott cancelled the armistice. Alcorta (1794-1854) was a senior Mexican military officer who was close to Santa-Anna and counseled avoiding set-piece battles with American forces. ($200-400)

The Fall of Mexico City 297. [MEXICO CITY, BATTLE OF]. BAILLIE, James S. (publisher). Genl. Scott’s Grand Entry into the City of Mexico, Sept. 14th, 1847. [along bottom] Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1848, by J. Baillie, in the Clerks Office of the Distt Court of the Southn. Distt. of N.Y. [at top] 200. Print: image area: 20.3 x 30.5 cm. Contemporary hand color. Contemporary wood frame (chipped, scratched). Light stain in center, otherwise very good. Not examined outside of frame. First edition. A triumphant scene showing Scott mounted on his charger, sword in hand, waving his plumed hat, and surrounded by cheering U.S. troops. An abject Mexican population looks one. One man has his knife drawn. ($200-$400) “¡Viva la República! ¡Viva la Independencia! ¡Viva la Religion!” 298. [MEXICO CITY, BATTLE OF]. La Cerrada de los templos por la venida de los Yankees. San Luis Potosí: Impreso en Mexico y reimpreso en San Luis Potosí, por M. Escontría, [1847]. Undated, but about September 8, when American forces were poised to take Mexico City. Broadside in two columns: 32 x 21 cm. Very fine. Rare. No copies on OCLC. Second edition? Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Signed in type “Unos católicos,” a nearly hysterical warning about what will happen to the populace, clergy, and the church if American forces enter the city. Gives a long list of supposed atrocities in Chihuahua, Tampico, Monterrey, etc. Also says that the Americans will bleed Mexican commerce dry. In the end, urges guerrilla activities and armed resistance against the invaders, saying that five citizens can kill an armed soldier. Urges wholesale attacks against American soldiers by armed citizens, stating the former are vastly outnumbered. The urgings of the authors came true to a certain extent in the civilian resistance to occupying troops. ($400-$800)

299. [MEXICO CITY, BATTLE OF]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). General Scotts Victorious Entry into the City of Mexico. Sept. 14th, 1847. [at bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier. 152 Nassau St. Cor. Of Spruce N.Y. [at bottom] 549. Image area: 21 x 32 cm. Contemporary hand-color. In modern wood frame under Plexiglas. Slight toning, but otherwise fine. Not examined outside of frame. First edition. Currier 2293. Peters, pp. 253-254. A view showing a frowning Scott leading his officers and troops into the city. For some unknown reason, his horse has a very small head. ($200-$400)

“Todo Mexicano está obligado á hacer la guerra” 300. [MEXICO CITY, BATTLE OF]. HERRERA, José Joaquín de. Jose Joaquin de Herrera, general de division, comandante general de Mexico, y en gefe del ejercito que guarnece esta capital. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type September 7, 1847. Broadside: 33 x 23 cm. Margins chipped and torn, the right one with loss of a few letters. Second edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 475. Herrera’s promulgation of a Tornel decree stating that the armistice has been ended and that upon the ringing of the cathedral bell all able-bodied persons must turn out with whatever weapons they have (“fusiles, carabinas, pistolas y espadas”) to resist the invasion. The only exemptions are for sick people and the clergy, the former of whom must contribute whatever weapons they have and the latter must exhort the people to their duty. The populace is also expected to help feed the army and care for the wounded. The armistice ended on September 6 and hostilities resumed on theth 8 . ($200-$400)

The Final Push 301. [MEXICO CITY, BATTLE OF]. KELLOGG, E.B. & E.C (publishers). Capture of the City of Mexico, by Genl. Scott, on the 14th. Sept. 1847. [lower left] E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, 144 Fulton St. N.Y. & 136 Main St. Hartford, Conn. [lower right] D. Needham, 223 Main St. Buffalo. [1847]. Print: image area: 20.6 x 31.5; overall sheet size: 25 x 35 cm. Contemporary hand-color. Professionally matted. Overall light browning, otherwise very good. First edition. Fighting rages in the foreground with the city in the background. Apparently a battle for one of the gates is being shown. ($150-$300)

Hope Springs Eternal 302. [MEXICO CITY, BATTLE OF]. MEXICO. MINISTERIO DE RELACIONES (Pacheco). Plan Regenerador del Supremo Gobierno. Circular del Ministerio de Relaciones. [Mexico City]: Imprenta de la calle de Medinos número 6, [1847]. [2] pp. Folio (38 x 26.5 cm), folded sheet, in three columns. Light overall toning, numerous small areas of paper weakness. Overall a good copy of a rare survival. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 494. Harper 12:344. Dated in type, August 9, 1847. In this circular, issued as U.S. forces resumed their advance on the capital from Puebla, Pacheco advises the Mexican people of the latest developments in Mexico City. He says that matters have been disastrous and various leaders are accused of having caused the present defenseless state of the city. He notes optimistically that Santa-Anna has control of the situation and will ably defend the city. All of that proved to be so much wasted enthusiasm, however, in light of subsequent events. ($300-$600)

A Defiant Santa-Anna 303. [MEXICO CITY, BATTLE OF]. El Presidente Interino de la Republica y General en Gefe del Ejercito, a los Mexicanos. San Luis Potosí, 1847. Dated in type September 7, 1847, and September 11, 1847. Broadside: 31 x 22 cm. Left margin irregular, lower right corner chipped, a few marginal tears. Very good. Later edition. Harper 353. A reissue of the first edition, here published at San Luis Potosí with an added patriotic note by Ramón Adame. Issued on the eve of the resumption of hostilities at Mexico City after the truce was about to break down. Santa-Anna is hostile and rejects all American overtures as unjust to the nation and promises to fight “para libertaros du un yugo ponderoso.” “One of the most heatedly written of the intemperate Mexican broadsides, in Santa Anna’s customary inflated style” (Eberstadt 658). Adame’s note is a close stylistic second: “lavando con la sangre americana el baldon que cubria la frente de nuestra Patria.” The Battle of Molino del Rey occurred the day after Santa-Anna’s pronouncement. ($200-$400)

A Slanted Report “En pocos momentos fueron rechazados los Americanos” 304. [MEXICO CITY, BATTLE OF]. SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Detall de la Accion del Molino del Rey, dada por el Exmo. Sr. General D. Antonio Lopez de Santa-Anna. San Luis Potosí: Imprenta del estado en Palacio, à cargo de Ventura Carillo, 1847. Dated September 13, 1847. Broadside in two columns: 31.5 x 22 cm. Very fine. Rare. Only two copies on OCLC. First edition. Eberstadt 649. Haferkorn, p. 51. Santa-Anna’s somewhat skewed and self-serving report on the actions at Molino del Rey and Casa Mata. While implying defeat, he nevertheless makes it appear that the Mexican Army has prevailed with heavy losses to American forces. Mentions the supposed deaths of General Pillow and 36 other U.S. officers. A report written by a master of spin. ($600-$1,200)

“An extremely interesting piece” (Eberstadt) 305. [MEXICO CITY, BATTLE OF]. SANTA ANNA, Antonio José de. José Joaquin de Herrera, general de division, comandante general de Mexico, en gefe del ejército que guarnece esta capital. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type September 6, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 22 cm. Three margins tape stained, corners and right margin chipped, left margin reinforced. On embossed paper. First edition. Eberstadt 286. Harper 12:351. Streeter Sale 262. Allows all women, children, and foreigners to leave without passports by any gate not blocked by the Americans. “After two Mexican defeats on the outskirts of Mexico City on 20 August, Contreras and Churubusco, Scott demanded that the city surrender. Santa Anna, playing for time, asked for an armistice to discuss peace. The negotiations were fruitless and on 6 September were angrily terminated by Scott. This order was immediately given by Santa Anna” (Streeter). ($200-$400)

“Se declara el Distrito Federal en estado de sitio” 306. [MEXICO CITY, BATTLE OF]. Two documents relating the siege of Mexico City. [1] ANAYA, Pedro María. Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion de operaciones. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type May 1, 1847. Broadside: 31 x 21.3 cm. Left margin uneven, slightly wrinkled, right side with small split. On embossed paper. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Declares the city under a state of siege. [2] SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion de operaciones [caption title]. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type June 28, 1847. [1] [3, blank] pp. 12mo (21 x 15.5 cm), folded sheet. Very fine. On embossed paper. First edition. Eberstadt 415. With reference to the above order, declares that Santa-Anna is the sole authority over the city. Scott left Puebla on August 7 for his march on Mexico City, after having won the Battle of Cerro Gordo April 17-18. The actual battles for the city began in August. ($100-$200)

Two Views of the Conquest of Mexico City 307. [MEXICO CITY, BATTLE OF]. Two prints, both depicting scenes from the battle for Mexico City. The prints are from a rare lithograph album on Mexico:Album pintoresco de la República Mexicana. Mexico City: Estampería de Julio Michaud y Thomas, [1850]. Amon Carter, Eyewitness to War, p. 127, comments: “The largest single source of printed images based on the Mexican view of the war is contained in Album Pintoresco de la República Méxicana.... Of these forty-five lithographed plates...six depict battle scenes from the war.” [1] LEHNERT, Pierre-Frédéric (artist). Churubusco 1847. Signed in plate at lower right: F. Lehnert. Below neat line: Julio Michaud y Thomas Editores, Junto al Correo Mejico Imp. Lemercier, à Paris. Lithograph on beige toned ground: image area: 24 x 36.3 cm; overall sheet size: 32.6 x 45.5 cm. Washed, slightly soiled, marginal chips and losses consolidated by new backing, two large closed tears in image. First edition. The image depicts the beginning of the U.S. assault on Churubusco, August 20, 1847. The scene is believed to be derived from an earlier one published in Mexico City shortly after the battle by José Severo Rocha. Rocha’s view is considerably cruder than the view here and shows the U.S. attack farther advanced. On the other hand, Lehnert appears to have taken several liberties with his facts. In the middle foreground to the left, U.S. troops are shown repelling an attack by mounted Mexicans seeking to lasso them, an event that probably never occurred. Also, the frontal attack shown here by mounted dragoons probably never happened, since it would have been impracticable. Although indistinguishable in the print, the San Patricio brigade composed primarily of Irish-Catholic U.S. deserters, anchors the Mexican left behind the low wall. Their fear of their fate if captured prolonged the Mexican resistance because they several times interfered with Mexican attempts to surrender. Despite the inaccuracies, this is the liveliest view of the initial U.S. assault. [2] LEHNERT, Pierre-Frédéric (artist).Castillo de Chapultepec 1847. Signed in plate at lower left-center: F. Lehnert. Below neat line: Julio Michaud y Thomas Editores, Junto al Correo Mejico Imp. Lemercier, à Paris. Lithograph on grey toned ground: image area: 24 x 36.4 cm; overall sheet size: 32.5 x 45.5 cm. Washed and backed, several closed tears to the image (mostly marginal, but some into image area), edges strengthened, slightly soiled. First edition. The print is discussed in Sandweiss, p. 334, where it is suggested that Sarony & Major was the source for this image. Although showing a large perspective of the battlefield, this view concentrates on General John A. Quitman’s attempts to carry the southeast corner of the defenses on September 13, 1847. The scene depicts the moment at which Quitman’s troops breach the wall. In many ways this print is amazingly detailed, showing one U.S. soldier surmounting the gun emplacement and in the act of clubbing the defenders with his weapon. In the right foreground one of his comrades calmly reloads while his fellows fire and surge forward. The foreground is littered with dead horses and soldiers. The battle was notable for the deaths of Los Niños Héroes. Dicc. Porrúa comments that Lehnert’s work is superior to some of the other plates in the Album, noting that his work is more formal and studied. ($300-$600) 308. [MEXICO CITY, BATTLE OF]. URREA, José. El Comandante Gral. de los Estados Internos de Oriente, General en Gefe de la Division de Observacion, á los ciudadanos de los mismos estados. Tula, 1847. Dated September 11, 1847. Broadside: 31 x 21.3 cm. Very fine. First edition. Eberstadt 928. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 503. Harper 357. Streeter Sale 274. “Urrea breaks the news to the people of the Eastern Provinces that troops under Santa Anna had met with reverses on the 20th (Churubusco). He assures the people that only honorable terms will be agreed to and asks for confidence in the government and a united front against its enemies” (Streeter). He -ex plains that armistice or treaty terms are being discussed, which he describes as perfectly normal events in warfare. He goes on to urge the populace to greater patriotism and to express confidence that Mexico will eventually triumph. Of course, this announcement is ironic because fighting had already resumed and Mexico City would fall in just a few days. Urrea (1797-1849) was one of the very successful officers in the 1836 Texas campaign. Based in Tula during the Mexican-American War, he was often instrumental in harassing and interrupting Taylor’s supply lines, including the infamous Ramos Massacre. ($300-$600)

The Mexican Congress Reorganizes 309. [MEXICO: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT]. ECHEVERRÍA, Pascasio. Necesidad de la observancia de la ley de 20 de abril del ano presente decretada par las actuales circunstancias [caption title]. Querétaro: Imprenta de F. Frías, c. de la Flor-Baja núm 5, [1847]. Dated in type September 27, 1847. [1] 2-4 pp. Folio in two columns (31 x 22 cm), folded sheet. Creased where formerly folded, otherwise very fine. Rare. Only three copies on OCLC. First edition. Harper 12:362. An important theoretical and legal statement concerning the Mexican government, clearly showing the crisis in Mexico at this time. Contrary to the law, several actions of the government–both state and local–“have placed the nation in great jeopardy.” Echeverría warns that unless Mexico observes its own laws, it will find itself like “Russia and Spain when they were invaded by the armies of Napoleon.” Echeverría discusses authorized temporary measures and the reconvocation of the national congress in Querétaro after it had been driven out of the city of Mexico by the invading U.S. forces and speaks of the difficulties of assembling a whole complement of representatives at that place. Reprints the decree of April 20, 1847, authorizing the government to take all measures necessary to push forward the war and preserve republican government, but declaring invalid all secret agreements with the U.S. As a contemporary plea, the sense of urgency in this imprint is compelling as a staggering Mexico sought to find its footing. ($200-$400)

310. [MEXICO: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT]. A group of seven broadsides reflecting various aspects of Mexican society. [1] Al Público. [Puebla]: Imp. de Atenógenes Castillero, Portal de las Flores. Broadside in two columns: 32 x 21.5 cm. Undated but about May, 1847. Signed in type “Algunos poblanos.” Very fine. First edition. Eberstadt 599. “Defends the Town Council of the City of Puebla against charges of treason (i.e., collaboration with the Americans) which had been brought against it” (Eberstadt). The charges had originally been published in El Republicano. Puebla peaceably surrendered on May 15. [2] ANGULO, Joaquín. El C. Joaquin Angulo, Gobernador interino del Estado libre y soberano de Jalisco, á todos sus habitantes, sabed: Que el congreso del mismo Estado ha decretado lo siguiente. Núm. 16. [Guadalajara, 1847]. Dated in type January 25, 1847, and January 26, 1847. Broadside: 34 x 22.5 cm. Upper right corner and lower margin moderately chipped. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 449. Rejects the January 18, 1847, pronouncement at Mazatlán and pledges allegiance to the present government. [3] BAZ, Juan J. El ciudadano Juan J. Baz, Gobernador interino del distrito federal. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type February 16, 1847, and February 19, 1847. Broadside: 31 x 23.5 cm. Creased where formerly folded, left and right margins moderately chipped, upper margin slightly water-stained, small fold split, small holes in upper left margin. Second edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Establishes rules for filling vacancies in government jobs. [4] IBARRA, Domingo. El Gobernador del Estado libre y soberano de Puebla, a sus habitantes. [Puebla, 1847]. Dated in type January 18, 1847. Broadside: 31.5 x 22 cm. Old stab holes at left margin, otherwise very good. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Assures the populace of the government’s good intentions towards them: “Estad seguros de que jamás os traicionarán.” [5] ISUNZA, José Rafael. Jose Rafel Isunza, Gobernador constitucional del Estado libre y soberano de Puebla, a sus habitantes. [Puebla, 1847]. Dated in type April 30, 1847. Broadside: 31.5 x 21 cm. Right margin irregular. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Provides that in case the city is occupied by American forces, the government will transfer to Atlixco. [6] OCAMPO, Melchor. El Gobernador del Estado de Michoacan, á todos sus habitantes, sabed: que. [Morelia, 1847]. Dated in type April 27, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 22 cm. Old stitch holes in left margin, right margin with pin-prick holes. With parafs. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. In light of war needs, including the fact that the National Guard is ineffective for lack of money, makes provisions for raising funds from the populace. [7] ORTIZ DE AYALA, Joaquín. El Vice-Gobernador del Estado de Michoacán, en ejercico del poder ejecutivo, á todos sus habitantes, sabed: que. [Morelia, 1847]. Dated in type Februry 16, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 22.5 cm. Old stab holes in left margin, upper margin slightly irregular. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Makes provisions for funding the National Guard. ($200-$400)

311. [MEXICO: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT]. A group of six broadsides reflecting various aspects of Mexican society. [1] [CHIAPAS]. CARDONA, Ignacio. Secretaria del Gobiero del Estado libre y soberano de Chiapas. [San Cristobál, 1847]. Dated in type June 23, 1847. Broadside: 33.5 x 22 cm. Creased where formerly folded, old stab holes in left margin, upper margin slightly chipped, two ink stamps and small holes at upper right. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Announces the convening of the Congress to consider measures to help the state fight the war and to help Tabasco if necessary “rechazar al enemgio norte-americano.” [2] OLAGUIBEL, Francisco M de. El C. Lic. Francisco M. de Olaguibel, Gobernador constitucional del Estado libre y soberano de Mexico, a todos sus habitantes sabed: que el Congreso del Estado ha decretado lo que sigue. [Toluca, 1847]. Dated in type June 2, 1847. Broadside: 31 x 21.5 cm. Old stab holes in left margin, upper and lower margins slightly chipped, small hole in lower margin. Contemporary ink number 32 at upper right. First edition. Harper 12:319. “The legislature of the state of Mexico authorizes the government to pass new taxes in order to sustain the war against the North-Americans and to move the capital of the state from Toluca...” (Harper). [3] OLAGUIBEL, Francisco M de. El C. Lic. Francisco M. de Olaguibel, Gobernador constitucional del Estado libre y soberano de México, à todos sus habitantes, sabed. [Toluca, 1847]. Dated in type March 27, 1847, March 28, 1847, and April 1, 1847. Broadside: 31 x 21.5 cm. Slight stains, right margin chipped and missing small piece, wrinkled. Second edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Sets out terms by which the government will raise 20,000,000 pesos for the war effort. [4] RODRÍGUEZ DE CELA, Manuel. Manuel Rodriguez de Cela, comandante general del estado, a sus habitantes. Oaxaca: Impreso por Ignacio Rincón, 1847. Dated in type April 28, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 22 cm. Once in two pieces, but now expertly rejoined, a few small worm holes touching a few letters, minor repairs to margins. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Address seeking to rally the citizens of Oaxaca to further sacrifices. [5] SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Manuel Gonzalez Cosio, Gobernador consitucional del Estado libre de Zacatecas a sus habitantes, sabed: Que por el Ministerio de Guerra y Marina se me ha comunicado el decreto siguiente. [Zacatecas, 1847]. Dated in type June 14, 1847. Broadside: 29.5 x 21 cm. Old stab holes and other small voids in left margin. Later edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. In light of the war, Santa-Anna orders all trials against political prisoners stopped and sets them free. An important decree reflecting the political turmoil at the time. [6] SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Manuel Maria Lombardini, general de brigada del ejército Mexicano y en gefe del de Oriente. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type July 3, 1847. Broadside: 31.5 x 22 cm. Lower margin lightly chipped. Later edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Orders changes to the financial calculations contained in the law of the 17th of June. ($200-$400)

“Para Mexico comienza una era nueva, era definitiva de vida o de muerte” 312. [MEXICO: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT]. OTERO, Mariano José. Ministerio de Relaciones Interiores y Exteriores [caption title]. [Querétaro, 1848]. Dated in type June 4, 1848. [7] [1, blank] pp. Folio (31 x 22 cm). Old stab holes in left margin, light horizontal crease, three-line printed bookseller description pasted to top margin, otherwise very fine. A handsome publication. First edition. Eberstadt 394. A circular letter to the state governors explaining that despite ill health, Herrera has agreed to become president. A long, thoughtful, insightful analysis of Mexican political and social ills that led to the loss of the war and that need Congress’ attention: “Encargado de los negocios públicos, por la ley fundamental de la Republica y el voto de sus representantes, el gobierno no desearia encontrarse con otros títulos. Muy lejos de ella, la idea que nuestras actuales instituciones fueron insuficientes para salvar la nacionali- dad de México, el pensamineto de buscar en poder absoluto el remedio de nuestros males, es á juicio de la administracion el error mas funesto de cuantos hoy pudieran propagarse.” The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo had been ratified only a few days earlier on May 30. ($300-$600)

“No hay hombres” 313. [MEXICO: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT]. Resultos de la guerra con Norte-America. [caption title]. [Puebla]: Imprenta de José María Rivera, [after February 22, 1847]. [2] pp. in two columns. Folio (31 x 21.5 cm). Light horizontal crease with small fold split, otherwise fine. Very rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Eberstadt 622. Signed in type “El sentido común,” this singular production roundly blames the government and its disorganization, dishonesty, and ineffectivness for the present state of affairs. He refers to Santa-Anna’s report on the Battle of Buena Vista in which the general stated that the army had to retreat because it had no food and wonders why the government sends an army to the field without provisions (see Ramón Adame’s February 27, 1847, report herein). He repeatedly decries the excuse “No hay hombres” by addressing the numerous reasons men refuse to fight in this war. Ends by stating that if the government does not shape up, “La hora de Mexico sonó ya.” “The anonymous writer...tells the Mexicans that the hour is fleeting and that...they must cease talking and act against the Americans” (Eberstadt). ($300-$600)

314. MICHOACÁN. Three broadsides issued by the state of Michoacán concerning various aspects of the war. All are rare. No copies on OCLC. [1] OCAMPO, Melchor. El Gobernador del estado de Michoacán, á todos sus habitantes, sabed: que. [Morelia, 1847]. Dated in type July 5, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 22 cm. Old stab holes in left margin, otherwise fine. On embossed paper. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. The governor comments on “la gran dificultad que se hà presentado para la consecucion de caballos proprios para la guerra, sin embargo que los agentes de este gobierno han presentadose á buscarlos con el dinero suficiente para su pago inmediato.” As a consequence of that lack, the government imposes a requirement that people contribute one horse and rider based on a complicated formula concerning personal wealth. The horses had to be a certain height, be between five and eight years old, and of “colores obscuros.” [2] OCAMPO, Melchor. El Gobernador del estado de Michoacán, á todos sus habitantes, sabed: que. [Morelia, 1847]. Dated in type July 10, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 22.5 cm. Old stab holes in left margin, right margin a little chipped, otherwise fine. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. The government demands that any treaty with the United States include the provision that all Ameri- can forces evacuate the country and that complete indemnification be paid. [3] ORTIZ DE AYALA, Joaquín. El Vice Gobernador del estado de Michoacán, en ejercicio del supremo poder ejecutivo, à todos sus habitantes, sabed que el Congreso del mismo estado á decretado lo que sigue. [Morelia, 1847]. Dated in type November 5, 1847. Broadside: 31.5 x 22 cm. Old stab holes in left margin, light crease, otherwise fine. On embossed paper. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Congress declares that if circumstances require it to change venues, it will meet in Uruapan. ($200-$400)

A Spectacular Fraud 315. [MINING]. UNITED STATES. SENATE. [1st title page] Reports of the Committees of the Senate of the United States for the First Session, Thirty-Third Congress, 1853-’54. In Three Volumes. Volume 1...No. 1 to 181 Inclusive. Volume 2...No. 183 to 194 Inclusive. Volume 2, Part 2...No. 182. Washington: Beverley Tucker, Senate Printer, 1854. [2nd title page] Report of the Select Committee of the Senate, in Relation to the Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners on the Claims against Mexico. March 28, 1854—Ordered to Be Printed. Washington: Beverley Tucker, Printer to the Senate, 1854. Vol. II, part 2. [1-3] 4-19 [1, blank], [i-iii] iv-xvi, [1] 2-348, [1] 2-4, 345-386 pp (text complete). 8vo (23.2 x15 cm), contemporary blind-rolled sheep, gilt-lettered spine labels. Spine ends snagged, boards attached by cords, moderately rubbed. Interior very good. First edition (33rd Congress, 1st Session, Committee Document 182). Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Documentation of one of the most spectacular frauds ever attempted on the spoliation claims fund. George A. Gardiner and John H. Mears presented a claim for a silver mine destroyed during the war in San Luis Potosí, for which they wanted nearly $600,000 compensation, which was originally allowed. During a second investigation, Congress, apparently alarmed at the size of the claim, sent a delegation to San Luis Potosí to examine the destroyed mine. Gardiner was invited to join the commission but declined by various stratagems. Of course, the delegation found nothing and in their report noted that all the submitted documents were forged and that Gardiner was not even a citizen of the United States. Gardiner was convicted of fraud and committed suicide in 1854. Mears fled to Mexico. Some of the money was recovered. ($100-200)

Just Before the Fall 316. [MONTERREY]. NEPOMUCENO DE LA GARZA Y EVIA, Juan. Juan Nepomuceno de la Garza y Evia, gobernador constitucional del departamento de Nuevo Leon, a sus habitantes. [Monterrey, 1845]. Dated in type September 20, 1845. Broadside: 31.5 x 21.5 cm. Very fine. With Dorman David’s pencil note at upper right, now erased and illegible. In modern quarter morocco over red cloth slipcase. First edition. Streeter 1021.5. Denounces the annexation of Texas and states that Mexico is raising “su formidable brazo para casti- gar este ultraje.” An important reaction to the Texas situation and written just one day before the battle for the city began. At this point, Nepomuceno had reason to be confident since Mexican troops had recently fortified the city. ($1,000-$2,000)

Siege Preparations at Monterrey 317. [MONTERREY, BATTLE OF]. AMPUDIA, Pedro de. El general en gefe del cuerpo de ejercito del norte que suscribe. [Monterrey, 1846]. Dated in type September 1, 1846. Broadside: 32.3 x 22.3 cm. Old stab holes in left margin, otherwise fine. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 440. Ampudia declares the city in a state of siege and permits duty-free imports of various articles (corn, rice, butter, etc.) but states that anyone leaving must secure a passport or other permission to depart. Ampudia surrendered to Taylor just a few weeks later. ($100-$200)

The Impending Battle 318. [MONTERREY, BATTLE OF]. AMPUDIA, Pedro de. Pedro de Ampudia, General de Brigada y en gefe de Ejercito del Norte, a los habitantes de este departamento, hago saber. [Monterrey, 1846]. Dated in type Monterrey, September 31, 1846. Broadside: 32 x 22 cm. Chipped at right and lower margins, with some light staining at bottom. With contemporary manuscript number 236 at top. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. An order declaring that the city is in a state of siege and ordering certain measures be taken, including that all citizens answer the call to arms and that treason, etc., will be dealt with by the military. The city would be attacked just a few weeks later; Taylor was already on his way from Camargo. ($200-$400)

A Critical Battle 319. [MONTERREY, BATTLE OF]. BAILIE, James S. (publisher). Storming of Palace Hill at the Battle of Monterey. [lower left] Lith. & Pub. By J. Baillie. [lower right] 88 St. Near 3 Ave. N. York. [along bottom] Agents: J. Bardsley, Cor. Of Arch & 2d. St. Phila. | Joseph Ward, 28 Cornhill, Boston, Mass. G. L. Loomis, No. 9 Washington St. Albany, N.Y. [1846]. Print: image area: 20.5 x 31 cm; overall sheet size: 26 x 34 cm. Contemporary hand-color. Irregularly trimmed, upper margin slightly browned and chipped. Professionally matted. First edition. This image is used in theEncyclopedia of the Mexican-American War, Vol. 2, p. 440. The action depicted is believed to be the storming of Independence Hill, which the Americans carried on September 22, 1846, a victory that basically forced Ampudia from the field and into Monterrey itself. ($150-$300)

The Surrender of Monterrey 320. [MONTERREY, BATTLE OF]. Interesante. Text begins: “Términos de la capitulacion de la Ciudad de Monterrey....” [Saltillo, 1846]. Dated in type September 24 and October 1, 1846. Broadside: 32 x 22 cm. Marginal chipping and a few tears. Very rare. No copies reported on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Formal surrender of Monterrey to U.S. forces, with conditions in nine articles, including provisions that Mexican troops must leave in seven days, taking with them some of their arms. The Cathedral, which was serving as an ammo dump, must be evacuated immediately, although the rest of the city will not be occupied until Mexican troops depart. A truce line is also established. The agreement infuriated Polk, who ordered it cancelled, with the result that hostilities resumed. A basic Mexican-American War document. The U.S. Military Academy holds an original manuscript of this document. ($500-$1,000) 321. [MONTERREY, BATTLE OF]. KELLOGGS & THAYER (publishers). Storming of Monterey— Attack on the Bishop’s Palace. [below neat line] Kelloggs & Thayer, 144 Fulton St. N.Y. E.B & E.C. Kellogg, 186 Main St., Hartford, Conn. D. Needham, 223 Main St, Buffalo. [along bottom] Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by Kelloggs & Thayer, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. Print: image area: 20.2 x 32 cm. Contemporary hand color. In contemporary wood frame (chipped). Except for minor foxing, fine. Not examined outside of frame. First edition. An action filled scene showing the storming of the walls in the middle ground while in the right foreground an American slashes a Mexican officer’s neck as his troops look on helplessly. The taking of this fortification was a turning point in the battle. Curiously, some of the Mexican troops are wearing fur shakoes. ($100-$200)

322. [MONTERREY, BATTLE OF]. SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Satisfaccion que dá á la vindicta pública y á sus compañeros de armas, el teniente coronel del séptimo regimiento de caballería D. Juan Fernandez, por la acusacion que de él se hizo en los ultimos sucesos de Monterrey, al ser atacada aquella plaza por los invasores norte-americanos. Orden general del 21 al 22 de Enero de 1847. [San Luis Potosí]: Imprenta del Estado en Palacio, á cargo de V. Carrillo, [1847]. Dated in type January 21, 1847. Broadside: 32.5 x 22.5 cm. Right margin slightly chipped, light marginal staining. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Eberstadt 203. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 500. Fernández issued this broadside of Santa-Anna’s order in efforts to clear his name and those of his comrades in arms, accused of apparent misdeeds at the battle. It prints the text of General Santa-Anna’s decree concerning the colonel and five other officers for the loss of Monterrey. Santa-Anna declares that his investigators have found nothing wrong in the men’s conduct and that they are “en absoluta libertad, y en pleno goce de todos los derechos que tenian antes de ser encausados.” A rare look inside the military operations at the battle and an instance of Santa-Anna in a forgiving mood. ($200-$400)

323. [MONTERREY, BATTLE OF]. SARONY & MAJOR (publishers) Genl. Ampudia Treating for the Capitulation of Monterey, with Genl. Taylor, 24th. Sept: 1846. Art. IV That the Citadel of Monterey Be Evacuated by the Mexicans and Occupied by the American Forces To-morrow Morning at 10 o’clock. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By Sarony & Major. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1846, by Sarony & Major, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. 59 Nassau Near Fulton St N.Y. Print: image area: 21 x 33 cm. Contemporary hand-color. In contemporary wood frame (scratched). Light browning and a few tears. Not examined outside of frame. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 576. An image full of American pride showing Ampudia and his entourage, hats in hand, addressing Taylor, who, with chest puffed out, orders them out of the city with a pointed gesture. Taylor is backed up by massed troops. Despite the tenor of the scene, Taylor allowed the Mexican army to retreat with full military honors and their weapons. ($150-$300)

324. [MONTERREY, BATTLE OF]. THORPE, Thomas Bangs.Our Army at Monterey. Being a Correct Account of the Proceedings and Events which Occurred to the “Army of Occupation” under the Command of Major General Taylor, from the Time of Leaving Matamoros to the Surrender of Monterey. With a Description of the Three Days’ Battle and the Storming of Monterey: The Ceremonies Attending the Surrender: Together with the Particulars of the Capitulation. Illustrated by a View of the City, and a Map Drawn by Lieut. Benjamin, U.S.A. By T.B. Thorpe, Author of “Our Army on The Rio Grande,” “Tom Owen, The Bee-Hunter,” etc. Philadelphia: Published by Carey and Hart, 1847. [i-ii] iii-vii [1, blank], 9-204 pp., wood-engraved frontispiece, wood-engraved title, wood-engraved plate, folded lithograph map. 12mo (18.7 x 13.5 cm), original embossed and gilt-decorated dark brown diced cloth, American eagle gilt stamped on upper cover, spine gilt lettered and dated 1848. Very slight wear to spinal extremities, overall light wear. Mild foxing to interior (heavier on endsheets and first few leaves of text); top edges of book block darkened (as in other examinied copies). Overall a most excellent copy, seldom found thus. illustrated title Our Army at Monterey. By T.B. Thorpe. [title illustration of Guard-House] Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1848. [Inside image area] Darley Del. 13 x 8.5 cm. map Monterey and Its Approaches. [Below neat line] From a Map Drawn by Lieut. Benjamin, U.S.A. and Engraved Expresly [sic] for “Our Army at Monterey.” T. Sinclair’s Lith. Phila. 17.7 x 32.5 cm. Includes legend. plates [1] Entry Into Monterey. [Inside image area] Gilbert & Gihon. 9.5 x 15.6 cm. Frontispiece. [2] City Of Monterey. In the Centre is the “Citadel;” on the Right are the Hills Confederation and Independence, on which Are Situated the “Bishop’s Palace” and other Forts; on the Left, the Forts Defending the Town. The Volunteers Approached the City between the Citadel and the Forts on the Left, the Regulars under Gen. Worth, Circuitously Moved Round to the Right. [Inside image area] Gilbert & Gihon. 9 x 15.2 cm. First edition, second printing, with signature marks in both numbers and letters. The Library of Congress copy, which was probably the copyright deposit copy, has the date 1847 on the illustrated title page. BAL 20306. Braislin Sale 1303. Connor & Faulk 245. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 143 & 415. Haferkorn, p. 53. Howes T235. Littell Sale 1036. Sabin 95664. This is a companion and follow-up to the author’s 1846Our Army on the Rio Grande (q.v.). A promised continuation to the Battle of Buena Vista (p. iii) was never published. Here the author continues in much the same vein as before, leavening the serious aspects of his narrative with humor, much of it directed at Mexicans. When a party of regular troops approaches Carmago at night in a steamer, they hail a light and are surprised to be answered by a Yankee, who explains that he must be cautious: “I hail you in these parts, for I have been sleeping out some dozen nights, afraid of the treachery of the Mexicans; not that I fear them in a fair fight of a dozen or more at me at once, but I could not stand five hundred” (p. 21). In his discussion of the negotiations for the surrender of Monterrey, he opens with the observation that General Ampudia “is a large fleshy man, and his attendants were dressed in barbaric splendor,” which he takes as a contrast between the commanders that indicates a “characteristic not only of men but of the governments” (p. 85). He concludes later, “We find Ampudia the same degraded being throughout his whole history” (p. 106). In general, however, this work lacks much of the humor of its predecessor. On the other hand, it does have an ample appendix containing numerous obituaries (pp. 125-146) and official reports (pp. 147-204). Included in the obituaries is that of Texas Ranger Captain R.A. Gillespie. His fascination with feet continues. He notes, “A Mexican woman, high or low, rich or poor, bestows all of her choicest sympathy upon her feet. To be beautiful otherwise, and yet not have small feet is but vanity and vexation of spirit; bright eyes, virtue, and mind, are all secondary.... In walking, sitting, or praying in the cathedral, the satin pointed slipper occupies the eye, and seems ever to be prominent and worthy of admiration” (p. 122). The lithograph map by Lieutenant Calvin Benjamin delineates with typical U.S. Topographical Engineer precision Monterrey and environs, city plan, roads and trails in and out of the city, and topographical features. Letters and symbols in the legend are keyed to troop movements, landmarks, corn fields, chaparral, breast works, etc. The engraved title is by talented artist Felix Octavius Carr Darley (1821-1888), generally considered the best known and most popular nineteenth-century United States illustrator (see Groce & Wallace, p. 165; Hamilton, Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers I, pp. 101-116; and Samuels, Artists of the American West, pp. 122-123). During his highly successful career that spanned more than four decades, Darley illustrated the works of Edgar Allan Poe, James Fenimore Cooper, Washington Irving, Charles Dickens, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and many others. ($400-$800)

Freedom of Expression—to a Point 325. [MONTGOMERY, SAMUEL H.]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. Headquarters Army of Mexico, Mexico, February 25, 1848. Orders No. 14. [1] 2-4 pp. 12mo (20.2 x 14 cm), conjugate leaves. Disbound, left margin with several small holes, some voids in the gutter margin. Otherwise, very good. Signed by Lorenzo Thomas. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 406. Concerns the court martial of Captain Samuel H. Montgomery for allowing something he wrote to make its way into the press and to be published in the Pennsylvania Argus on October 15, 1847. The article was critical of Scott’s truce with Santa-Anna during the Battle of Mexico City and of the performance of the officers of thend 2 Pennsylvania Regiment during the battle. Montgomery was cleared of most charges but found guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman because the article “contained misstatements of facts, and perversion of truth, to the detriment of the officers of the 2d Pennsylvania Regiment,” which resulted in his dismissal from the Army. ($100-$200)

Fact or Fiction “Probably the best book on the famous Mormon Battalion” 326. [MORMON BATTALION]. TYLER, Daniel. A Concise History of the Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War. 1846-1847. [Salt Lake City: Privately printed], 1881 [1882]. [2], [i-iii] iv-viii, [9-10] 11-376 pp. 8vo (23.2 x 15.5 cm), original blind-embossed dark brown sheep, spine gilt-lettered, edges sprinkled. Spine slightly chipped at extremities, joints cracked and rubbed, edge wear. Scattered ink notations and underlinings, but overall fine internally. A very good copy. With ink stamp of Adolph Nielson, American Fork, Utah, on endpapers and title page. First edition. Connor & Faulk 596. Cowan I, p. 234; II, p. 648. Edwards, Enduring Desert, p. 239. Flake 9063. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 181. Graff 4226. Haferkorn 53. Hill, p. 296. Howell 50:883. Howes T447. Huntington Library, Zamorano 80...Exhibition of Famous aid Notorious California Classics 75. Norris 4037. NYPL Mormon List, p. 224. Rocq 7523. Scallawagiana Hundred: A Selection of the Hundred Most Important Books about the Mormons and Utah 70. Streeter Sale 2314. Zamorano 80 75 ( J. Gregg Layne): “The earliest and probably the best book on the famous Mormon Battalion of the Mexican War.... Many of [the Battalion’s] members remained in California and became outstanding citizens.” Sergeant Tyler’s narrative has long been considered the authoritative work on this heroic battalion of Mormon volunteers. The battalion, numbering about five hundred men, was organized at Council Bluffs, Iowa, in July, 1846. Tyler himself was a member of Company C. After reaching Santa Fe, New Mexico, and under the leadership of Lt. Colonel Philip St. George Cooke, they headed to California following the Gila River. They experienced, as reflected in Tyler’s vividly written account, a journey filled with unbelievable hardship. Thirst, starvation, heat, and freezing cold were their constant companions. Persevering, they made it to Warner’s Ranch and then to San Diego in January, 1847. Upon their arrival at Mission San Diego, Cooke praised the men for their accomplishment: “Thus marching half naked and half fed, and living upon wild animals, we have discovered and made a road of great value to our country.” The battalion never saw combat but established Fort Moore in Los Angeles and strengthened the American hold on California. The members of the battalion were mustered out on July 16, 1847. In addition to telling the story of the trek west, Tyler provides an important overview of the bitter rivalry between Stephen Watts Kearny and John C. Frémont for political control of newly conquered California; life in the pueblos of San Diego and Los Angeles; the return journey to Salt Lake City; and the role of several “Battalion Boys” who were at Sutter’s Mill on that fateful January, 1848, morning when James Marshall discovered gold. The author recognized that his book did have its limitations as it was written “after a lapse of thirty- six years.” Tyler, however, made a serious effort at gathering diaries, letters, and statements “from surviving members of that valiant corps.” Beginning on page 118, he listed the names of battalion members, servants to officers, and families who accompanied the force. The volume also includes letters of Cooke defending the actions of the battalion when he visited Salt Lake City in 1858 and a list with names, addresses, occupations, and offices of surviving members as of March, 1882. (The inclusion of the latter indicates that Tyler published the book in 1882 and not 1881 as stated on the title page.) David Bigler and Will Bagley, both scholars of Mormon history, provide the following assessment of Tyler’s history: “The old sergeant was a competent chronicler, but he told the tale as a religious epic that celebrated the battalion as ‘the Ram in the Thicket’ whose sacrifice saved the Mormon Church.... His mix of myth and history was accepted as gospel by generations of descendants” (Army of Israel: Mormon Battalion Narratives. Spokane: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 2000, pp. 439 & 443). The Rio Grande Press published facsimile editions in 1964 and 1969. ($1,200-$2,400)

327. [MUSIC]. The Rough and Ready Songster: Embellished with Twenty-Five Splendid Engravings, Illustrative of the American Victories in Mexico. By an American Officer. New York: Nafis & Cornish, Publishers, 279 Pearl Street; St. Louis, Mo: Nafis & Cornish & Co., [ca. 1848]. [1-4], 5-250, [i] ii-vi pp., 10 plates, including frontispiece, woodcut illustrations. 32mo (11.7 x 8 cm), original tan sheep, gilt pictorial spine. Binding rubbed, dry, upper spine snagged, spine faded. Interior very good except for scattered spotting and light waterstaining at rear. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 278. Sabin 73463. Includes, among other more general songs dating back to the Revolution, “Song of the Texas Ranger,” “San Jacinto,” “All for Texas,” “Remember the Alamo,” “Flag of Texas,” “The Female Volunteer for Mexico,” “Oregon and Texas,” “The Prisoners of Santa Fe,” and several others related to Texas. ($500-$1,000)

328. [NATIONAL GUARD]. MEXICO. LAWS (September 11, 1846). Ministerio de Relaciones Interiores y Exteriores [caption title]. Reglamento para organizar, armar y disciplinar la guardia nacional en los estados, distrito y territorios de la federacion. [Mexico City, 1846]. [16] pp. 8vo (21 x 14 cm), stitched. First and last leaves separating. Otherwise very fine. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Dated in type September 11, 1846. Establishes rules for organizing the national guard, including who is subject to being called, who is exempt, what their scope of actions might be, organization, etc. Such units were crucial to the Mexican army because of other problems the armed forces had. Many of the recruits were of low standing or, even worse, criminals and vagrants. Most of the units were ill-equipped and poorly trained. But at this point, things were getting somewhat desperate given the Mexican defeats at Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, and Monterrey. Even with the urgency of the situation, many in the elite were very wary about arming those of the lower classes. ($200-$400)

As If Texas Weren’t Bad Enough 329. [NATIVE AMERICANS]. GARCÍA CONDE, Francisco. Francisco Garcia Conde, General en Gefe de la Quinta Division del Ejército a los habitantes de los Departamentos de Durango, Chihuahua y Nuevo-México. Durango: Imprenta del Gobierno á Cargo de M. González, 1845. Broadside: 21 x 28 cm. Dated in type Durango, May 10, 1845. Small areas of insect damage in upper left margin, a few small worm holes touching two letters, slight marginal chipping. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Conde outlines ambitious plans to combine army and civilian defense into a method to stop Native- American raids into the area: “Feliz yo mil veces, si mientras resisto a las fronteras el furor de nuestros enemigos, crece el arbol de la libertad y de la civilizacion a cuya sombra vengan a descansar tambien nuestros guerreros.” Native-American raids were intimately entangled with the Texas problem, because Mexico suspected Texans were allowing or even encouraging such raids, if not carrying them out themselves. The raids actually increased after Texas independence. This problem showed up prominently in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo but was not eliminated until years after the war ended. Excellent borderlands material. ($200-$400)

Blockade Runners 330. [NAVAL BLOCKADE]. Two laws concerning vessels that manage to make their way through the American naval blockade. [1] Ministerio de Hacienda. Seccion a1 [caption title]. [Mexico City, 1846]. [2] [2, blank] pp. Dated in type July 10, 1846. 12mo (22 x 17 cm), folded sheet. Very fine. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Allows for entry of foreign and Mexican ships from foreign ports into alternate ports such as Tuxpan, Soto la Marina, and Manzanillo while the American blockade has closed other ports. Establishes customs facilities in the alternate ports. [2] Ministerio de Hacienda. Seccion primera. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type September 11, 1846. [1] [3, blank] pp. 12mo (21 x 15.5 cm), folded sheet. Very fine. First edition. Eberstadt 406. “One of the uncommon decrees concerning an interesting phase of the war—the blockade of Mexi- can ports by American naval forces. In this one the government extends privileges of lightened taxes on the vessels which do manage to get through the blockade” (Eberstadt). Two laws that reflect the growing desperation of the Mexican government to acquire both supplies and revenues from imports. The American naval blockade had basically choked off both. ($100-$200)

“A plain statement of matters” 331. [NEW MEXICO]. The Conquest of Santa Fé and Subjugation of New Mexico by the Military Forces of the United States; with Documents, Embracing the Opinions of the Honourable Thomas H. Benton, Gen. Sam Houston, and others, in Reference to Annexation; and a History of Colonel Doniphan’s Campaign in Chihuahua. By a Captain of Volunteers. Philadelphia: H. Packer & Co., Publishers. Sold by the Booksellers Generally, 1847. [1-2], 3 [1, blank], 7-48 pp. 8vo (24 x 15 cm), original brown wrappers, ornamental border, stitched. Spine slightly chipped, upper wrapper wants lower right corner, lower wrapper chipped, wrappers becoming loose, interior with scattered light foxing. First edition. Graff 855. Haferkorn, p. 34. Howes S102. Rader 900. Sabin 15888. Streeter Sale 163. Wagner-Camp 129. A pamphlet prepared to incite the people to take advantage of their “blood-bought heritage.” Contains a brief history of New Mexico and Santa Fé; General Kearny’s command and march; Marcy’s confidential instructions; capture of Santa Fé; annexation; Kearny’s proclamations; Houston’s disclosures; Doniphan’s march; Kearny’s expedition to Alta California; the Mormon Battalion; the Navajo revolt; and the Taos massacre. The information was assembled from various sources. ($1,500-$3,000)

332. NEW YORK CITY. Report of the Joint Committee of the Common Council, Appointed for the Purpose of Making the Necessary Arrangements for the Reception of the First Regiment of New York Volunteers, on their Return from Mexico. Presented by Alderman Smith. New York: McSpedon & Baker, Printers to the Common Council, 25 Pine St., 1849. [1-3] 4-55 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (22 x 14.2 cm), original dark brown blind-stamped ribbed cloth, gilt stamped with cannon and military emblem on upper cover and seal of New York City on lower cover, spine gilt lettered. Spine chipped (losses at extremities), corners bumped, wants front free endpaper. Interior lightly browned, else very good. With modern printed book label of Joseph P. Copley on front pastedown. Rare. Only four copies on OCLC. First edition, second issue, with pp. 17-24 numbered correctly. Description of an elaborate day that included a parade, speeches, and medals for the surviving soldiers. One speaker notes that of the total number of enlistees, only about one third survived. The correspondence includes an odd request to the Army from the city that the soldiers not be allowed to muster out until the ceremony was over, which was denied. ($100-$200)

333. [NEWSPAPERS], A group of seven United States newspapers and similar items, most published during the war. All are first editions. [1] The Congressional Globe. 29th Congress, 2d Session, New Series No. 15. Washington: Blair & Rives, [1847]. Pp. [225] 226-240. Quarto in three columns (29 x 21 cm). Old stab holes in left margin. Includes extensive discussion of the Texas question and the war and of the legal status of the volunteer troops, the latter being raised by Sam Houston. [2] National Intelligencer. Vol. 48, No. 6993 (October 23, 1847). [Washington]: Gales & Seaton, [1847]. [4] pp. Folio in six columns (60 x 48 cm), folded sheet. Creased where formerly folded, a few small tears, right margin heavily chipped. Includes long reports about the fall of Mexico City. [3] New-York Daily Tribune. Vol 7, No. 58, Whole No. 1926 ( June 16, 1847). [New York, 1847]. [4] pp. Folio in seven columns (56 x 43.5 cm), folded sheet. Creased where formerly folded, minor marginal chipping and fold splits. Contains numerous articles about the war, including Doniphan’s Expedition, actions in the West, and news and rumors of Scott’s advances on Puebla and Mexico City. [4] The Rough and Ready. Vol 2, No. 4 ( January 15, 1848). Concord: True Osgood, 1848. [4] pp. Folio in four columns (42 x 27.5 cm), folded sheet. Creased where formerly folded, fold splits, lightly soiled. With contemporary ink signature of E.S. Scott at upper right. Contains numerous articles and opinion pieces about the war. [5] Sonora Herald. Vol. 4, No. 17, Whole No. 174 (November 19, 1853). [Sonora, 1853]. [4] pp. Folio in six columns (44 x 41 cm), folded sheet. Creased where formerly folded, wrinkled, a few small tears, right margin lightly chipped, several large ink marks in text. Reprints publisher Lewis C. Gunn’s speech, “The Power of Knowledge,” which contains a passage with a flattering reference to Scott’s military ingenuity at the Battle of Veracruz. [6] The Weekly Herald. Vol 12, No. 31, Whole No. 693 ( July 13, 1847). [New York, 1847]. Pp. [241] 242-248. Folio in six columns (57 x 40 cm). Disbound, creased where formerly folded, light foxing, left margin slightly frayed. The first two pages consist of nothing but “Affairs in the War Quarter,” including a handsome plan of “The Celebrated Castle of Perote, In Mexico” and news of the capture of Gaines’ command at -En carnación. Of most interest are the reports concerning Santa-Anna’s army on its march to Buena Vista, although that battle had been fought in February. [7] POLK James K. Message of the President of the United States. December, 1846 [caption title]. [Washington Blair & Rives, 1846]. [1] 2-15 [1] pp. 8vo (23.2 x 16 cm), unopened sheet. Soiled and with some marginal chipping. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 375. In fact a prospectus and salesman’s dummy for theCongressional Globe and Appendix. The final page is a long blurb for the publication, giving size and prices, with a subscription form at bottom. ($150-300)

War News and Views 334. [NEWSPAPERS]. A group of thirty-nine Mexican newspapers and similar items most published during the war. All have caption titles and are first editions. Durango [1] El Registro Oficial.Periodico del Gobierno del Estado de Durango. Tom. 6o. Sem. 1o. Mes 2o. Num. 490. (October 22, 1846). [Durango]: Imprenta del Gobierno á cargo de M. González, [1846]. [1] 2-4 pp.Folio in two columns (32.5 x 22.5 cm), folded sheet. Creased where formerly folded, minor fold splits. Charno, p. 282 (locates only four scattered issues, apparently microfilms). Includes letter from Almonte to Armijo relating to war events in New Mexico in August, but most of the newspaper is taken up by reports of Native American incursions, including one “hysteria” report in which it is said that two thousand Comanches directed by the U.S. are approaching Chihuahua armed with artillery pieces. Also includes a list of people who have donated to sustain the war. [2] El Registro Oficial. Periodico del gobierno del Estado de Durango. Tom. 6 o. Sem. 2o. Mes. 80. Num. 543 (April 25, 1847). [Durango]: Imprenta del Gobierno á cargo de M. González, [1847]. [1] 2-4 pp. Folio in two columns (32.5 x 22.5 cm), folded sheet. Creased where formerly folded, otherwise very fine. Charno, p. 282 (locates only four scattered issues, apparently microfilms). Contains numerous articles concerning the war, especially a notice of the impending Battle of Cerro Gordo, and printings of several government wartime decrees, including a conscription law. Mexico City [1] Boletin de la Democracia. No. 6 (March 2, 1847). [2] pp. Folio in two columns (32.5 x 22.3 cm). [Mexico, 1847]. Left margin tape stained and with old stab holes, creased where formerly folded, right margin slightly chipped, old number stamps marked out in ink at upper right. Charno, p. 312. This prints several documents, letters, reports, and other communications concerning the war, especially reports concerning the impending invasion of Veracruz. [2] Boletin Oficial. No. 1 [-4]. (March 1, 1847-March 4, 1847). 4 issues. [Mexico] Imprenta del cuartel general, [1847]. [4] pp and 1 broadside in two columns (all ca. 30 x 22 cm), Creased where formerly folded, old stab holes in left margin, trimmed. Charno, p. 314. Consists almost entirely of political news and pronouncements. Issue 3 contains a curious statement apparently about the Battle of Buena Vista in which it is reported that Santa-Anna was victorious. [3] Memorial Histórico: Periódico noticiosa, comercial, cientifico y literario. [Mexico City]: Imprenta de I. Cumplido, 1846. 25 issues. January 9-February 18 (broken run) 4 pp in three columns. Folio (46 x 33 cm). Creased where formerly folded, age-toned. Charno, p. 371 (listing scattered issues). These papers were all published before the war. [4] Sesto Desengaño para los pronunciados en Mexico. (Segundo Alcance al N. 10 del Boletin de la Democracia). [Mexico]: Impreso por Valdes y Redondas, Calle de la Escalerrias núm 2, 1847. Broadside (33 x 22.5 cm). Creased where formerly folded, left margin moderately chipped. Reprints a resolution of the artillery brigade of the Puebla National Guard in which it supports the government against royalist rebels. Monterrey [1] Alcance al Semanario Politico del jueves 2 de abril de 1846. [Monterrey]: Imprenta del gobierno, á cargo de Froila y Mier, [1846]. Broadside in three columns (43 x 31.5 cm). Creased where formerly folded, light overall browning. Prints a long statement by Andres Terres defending his conduct and two military related pieces, -in cluding one referring to the defense of Matamoros. [2] Boletin Oficial. No 1 (September 4, 1846). [Monterrey]: Imprenta del gobierno á cargo de Froilan y Mier, 3ª. calle de Abasolo, núm. 2, [1846]. [4] pp. Folio in two columns (33 x 22.5 cm), folded sheet. Creased where formerly folded, old stab holes in left margin, right margin slightly chipped. Charno, p. 431. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 511-512. Prints several important military laws and dispatches relating to the war effort, all by Ampudia, including one allowing execution of traitors. “Filled with news of the war” (Garrett & Goodwin). [3] Boletin Oficial. No 2 (September 5, 1846). [Monterrey]: Imprenta del gobierno á cargo de Froilan y Mier, 3ª. calle de Abasolo, núm. 2, [1846]. [2] pp. Folio in two columns (33 x 22.5 cm). Creased where formerly folded, old stab holes in left margin, right margin slightly chipped. Charno, p. 431. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 511-512. Includes numerous proclamations and orders, some concerning the Constitution of 1824. [4] Boletin Oficial. No 6 (September 14, 1846). [Monterrey]: Imprenta del gobierno á cargo de Froilan y Mier, 3ª. calle de Abasolo, núm. 2, [1846]. [2] pp. Folio in two columns (33 x 22.5 cm). Creased where formerly folded, old stab holes in left margin, right margin slightly chipped. Charno, p. 431. Includes several military decrees, including one forgiving deserters and another publishing a conscription law requiring 30,000 men be drafted. Morelia La Prensa. Periodico de noticias y variedades. [Morelia]: Imprenta de Ignacio Arago, Calle del Veterano, número 6, [1847]. [1] 2-4 pp. Folio in three columns (44 x 30 cm), folded sheet. Creased where formerly folded, overall light browning, small fold splits, minor losses of a few letters at folds. Includes an article reprinted from the Picayune about American volunteers leaving in masses now that their enlistments are over, thus weakening the American armies. Also reports a message saying that Taylor intends to invest San Luis Potosí. Finally, the ironically named Dr. José Indelicato announces the opening of his practice. Oaxaca Alcance al numero 41 de la Nueva Era (May 28, 1847). [Oaxaca]: Impreso por Ignacio Rincón, calle de Santo Domingo N. 1, 1847. [2]�� pp.�� Folio in two columns (32 x 22 cm). Once split horizontally, now professionally rejoined with loss of a few letters, slight staining at fold line, some light marginal chipping, small wormholes touching a few letters. Santa Anna in this May 22 Manifiesto defends his conduct and motives during the war following defeats by U.S. forces. On May 28, Santa Anna formally renounced his office as president but continued as General of the Mexican Army. “Here he declares he can better serve the country by commanding the Army” (Eberstadt 660). The Battle of Cerro Gordo had been lost about a month prior to this statement, and Scott was marching on Mexico City. A very important statement for Mexican political and military history. ($800-1,600)

335. [NEWSPAPERS]. Memorial Histórico. Periódico noticioso, comercial, científico y literario. Mexico City: Imprenta de Ignacio Cumplido, 1846. Folio (46 x 33 cm), folded sheet in multiple columns. Disbound. Left margins uneven, otherwise very good. First edition. Charno, p. 371. Includes issues for Vol. I: January 9, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, and 24; February 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18. ($250-500)

336. [NEWSPAPERS: AGUASCALIENTES]. Sammelband of newspapers and other documents from Aguascalientes. Includes El Noticioso, El Patriota and El Làtigo. Aguascalientes, 1847-1850. Various paginations. Folio (29 x 20.5 cm), contemporary quarter sheep over paper covered boards. Binding worn and scrubbed, corners worn, but quite intact. Some items trimmed at right margin with loss. Otherwise in generally good condition and an amazing survival. With detailed manuscript inventory by the owner and brief contemporary inventory in ink on front flyleaf. First editions. Charno, p. 270 (noting El Patriota only in microfilm; others not noted). Collection of two official Aguascalientes government newspapers, each published alternately once a week, and a private newspaper. Consisting of almost all numbers from 1 to 61 (March 14, 1847 to May 27, 1848). Also collected are issues of El Làtigo from 4 to 67 (December 21, 1848 to February 26, 1850). Included are a number of alcances, broadsides, reprints, etc. Includes: El Noticioso. March 1847 to 1848. 1-4 pp. each. These are untrimmed: 5, 21, 22, 25 Text missing at right margin: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 5 (alcance), 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 26, 17, 29, 30, 31; March 31, 1847, is a fragment. El Patriota. Begins with April 3, 1847. Tomo I, Num 1. 1-4 pp. each 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 (alcance), 5, 6, 8, 8 (alcance), 9, (pp. 3 and 4 trimmed), 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 14 (alcance), 15, 16, 17, 18, 18 (alcance), 19, 19 (alcance), 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61. Text missing at right margin: 5 (alcance), 7, 10 (alcance), 11 (alcance), 22 (alcance), 47 (alcance) El Làtigo. December 23, 1848 to February 24, 1850. 1-4 pp. each. Tomo 1, No. 4 to Tomo I, No 67 4, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 35, 38, 39, (xx), 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, (supplement), 51, 52, 52 (alcance), 52 (alcance), 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 59 (alcance), 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67. Text missing at right margin: 6, 13, 35 (alcance) 53 (alcance) These materials present a vivid picture of the Mexican-American War from the Mexican perspective, with accounts of battles, political disputes, manifestos, profiles of military leaders, defiant statements directed towards the U.S. and at Mexican entities, and news and opinion on many aspects of the conflict, including U.S. occupation. This collection is a trove of scarce materials with direct reference to a fascinating and controversial period in Mexican and U.S. history from a locale for which little material survives from this period. ($5,000-$10,000)

337. [PAMPHLETS]. A group of four Mexican pamphlets on various subjects published about the time of the war. [1] El Ilustrador Catolico Mexicano. Vol. 1, no. 19. Mexico City: Tipografía de R. Rafael, calle de Cadena núm. 13, 1847 [wrapper title]. [435] 436-160 p. 8vo (25 x 16 cm), original printed wrappers, stitched, untrimmed. Upper margin chipped, small worm holes with loss of a few letters, slightly stained. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. An issue devoted entirely to articles opposing the government’s plan to raise 20,000,000 pesos by taxing church property. [2] LÓPEZ, Abraham. Noveno calendario de Abraham Lopez, arreglado al meridiano de Mexico, y antes publicado en Toluca, para el año de 1847. [Mexico City]: Imprenta del autor, calle de Donceles junto al número 18, [1846]. [1-4] 5-64 pp., lithograph frontispiece, 1 plate. text vignettes. 12mo (14.7 x 9.5 cm), original printed wrappers. Plates water-stained, lower wrapper and last 30 pages gnawed (no loss of text). First edition. Pp. 53-60 contain a description of the triumphal entrance of Santa-Anna into Mexico in 1846. With a cruciform shape poem. [3] RODRÍGUEZ Y GALVÁN, Antonio. [Calendario de Antonio Rodríguez, para el año de 1849.... Mexico, (1848)]. [1-3] 4-72 pp. 12mo (13.5 x 10 cm), modern stiff red wrappers. Lacks title page and plates. First edition. Eberstadt 629. “Includes a thirty page historical review of the principal events which occurred as a result of the rebellion of the colony of Texas and the war with the United States” (Eberstadt). [4] SALAS, José Mariano de. Convocatoria expedida por el general en gefe del ejercito libertador republicano, en ejercicio del supremo poder ejecutivo, en 6 de agosto de 1846. Mexico City: Imprenta de la Sociedad Literaria, calle de Sta. Clara núm. 23, 1846. [1-3] 4-13 [3] pp. 8vo (13.5 x 10 cm), original pink printed wrappers, typographical border, stitched. Slightly water-stained. First edition. A Salas decree setting up new general election procedures. Appended is a list of the 23 Departments with population and number of deputies allotted to each. New Mexico and California have the lowest populations and one deputy each. ($100-$200)

In from the Cold 338. PAREDES Y ARRILLAGA, Mariano. Breve exposicion que el general Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga hace á sus conciudadanos sobre los motivos que le impulsaron á regresar á su Patria. Mexico City: Imprenta de J.M. Lara, calle de la Palma número 4, 1847. [1-3] 4-12 pp. 8vo (21.5 x 14 cm), original brown printed wrappers, typographical border, stitched. Very fine. First edition. Connor & Faulk 562. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 95. Harper 12:364. Dated in type September 29, 1847. After successfully overthrowing the government as formed under the Bases orgánicas, General Paredes y Arrillaga assumed control of the executive and ruled Mexico as President (or President ad interim) until July 28, 1846. At that time he was forced from office and went into exile in Europe. This very rare pamphlet is his justification for returning. Briefly, he states that he has come to lend his nation the benefit of his military expertise in its struggle with the invading U.S. forces. Paredes y Arrillaga’s leadership was responsible for the war. ($400-$800)

A Biting Satire 339. [PAREDES Y ARRILLAGA, MARIANO]. Pronunciamiento a la Polka. Traduccion libre del plan de general Paredes. Durango: Imprenta del Gobierno á cargo de Manuel González, 1845. Broadside: 32 x 21.5 cm. Three tiny areas of worm damage touching a few letters, otherwise fine. Rare. No other copies located. First edition. A scathing satire in ten numbered articles on Paredes and the corruption and incompetence of the military and the legislature, with reference to the war in Texas. The text basically correctly predicts that he will be ineffectual. Paredes made his pronunciamiento in December, 1845. ($300-$600)

Mexico’s First War President 340. [PAREDES Y ARRILLAGA, MARIANO]. Two documents concerning this Mexican president. [1] El ciudadano Luis Gonzaga de Chavarri, intendente honorable de ejercito vocal de la exma. Asamblea del Departamento de Mexico, y Gobernador interino del mismo. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type June 12, 1846, and June 13, 1846. Broadside: 43.5 x 32 cm. Creased where formerly folded with small fold splits, right margin slightly wrinkled and stained, small hole affecting a few letters. Overall, good. Second edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 465. Announces the election of Parades y Arrillaga as interim president and Nicolas Bravo as vice president. Paredes y Arrillaga had seized power in January, 1846 from Herrera but was deposed August 6, 1846, to make way for the return of Santa-Anna. [2] El Ciudadano Luis Gonzago de Chavarri, intendente honorario de ejército, vocal de la exma. Asamblea de Mexico, y Gobernador interino del mismo. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type July 6, 1846, and July 7, 1846. Broadside: 32 x 22 cm. Old stab holes in left margin, somewhat irregularly trimmed, but otherwise fine. Second edition. Harper 12:230. A defiant message in which the president announces that Mexico will repel American aggression, will fill up the army, and that the nation has no choice but to use every possible means to repel the aggression. A war-like statement indicative of Paredes y Arrillaga’s attitude towards war with the Americans once the conflict had begun. Paredes y Arrillaga (1797-1849) was involved in plot and counter-plot and march and counter-march during his entire military career. He was twice exiled. He was Santa-Anna’s enemy and deathly opposed to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. ($150-$300) Picking Up the Pieces 341. PEÑA Y PEÑA, Manuel de la. Manifiesto del exmo. Sr. Presidente provisional D. Manuel de la Peña y Peña, a la Republica Mejicana publicado á su entrada en la capital del estado soberano de Queretaro el dia 13 de octubre de 1847. Querétaro: I. de F. Frías c. de la Flor-baja n. 5, [1847] [wrapper title]. [1] 2-8 pp. 12mo (20 x 12 cm), original tan printed wrappers, typographical border, stitched. Very fine. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 88. Harper 12:365. Palau 217560. After the Mexican government was driven from the capital city by the conquering United States forces, they took refuge in Querétaro, where from then until the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Congress held its sessions. Peña y Peña became president eleven days after the U.S. occupation of Mexico City; Santa- Anna relinquished the office on September 16. Peña y Peña presented this inaugural address, a very -im portant publication, on arrival in Querétaro on October 13. He circumspectly sued for peace, and though he would end the war immediately, he carefully sounded out his hawkish associates for their ideas. He here admonishes the population to be mindful of the country’s honor and promises that the government will continue to function as best it can under the circumstances, although, as he notes, it has no income. He also takes an indirect swipe at his predecessors as being the cause of the war and subsequent Mexican defeat: “La República está sufriendo las consecuencias inevitables del desórden que han fomentado las facciones que la despedazan y el olvido absoluto de las reglas de moralidad y de justicia, sin las cuales los pueblos se pierden no dejando otra memoria que la de sus desgracias.... Por el contrario, si volvemos sobre nuestros pasos, y si á este desconcierto general substituimos la concordia el órden, la guerra sera feliz, la paz honorosa, y verémos comenzar una era de abundancia y prosperidad” (p. 7). Peña y Peña (1789-1850) was an important Mexican politician and public figure who held several high offices during his career, including twice being president of Mexico for brief terms. ($100-$200)

The Transition 342. [PEÑA Y PEÑA, MANUEL DE LA]. Coleccion de los documentos mas importantes relativos á la instalacion y reconocimiento del gobierno provincial del escmo. Sr. Presidente de la Suprema Corte de Justicia, D. Manuel de la Peña y Peña. Mexico, año de 1847. Mexico City: Imprenta de Ignacio Cumplido, calle de los Rebeldes No. 2, 1847. [1-3] 4-79 pp. 8vo (22.5 x 14.7 cm), original beige printed wrappers, ornamental border, stitched. Other than light wear, fine. First edition. Harper 12:370. Sabin 59631. As practically his last act as president (printed herein), Santa-Anna decreed that the president of the Supreme Court would assume the presidency in his absence. That person was Peña y Peña. This publication consists of all the communications from various departments, etc., relating to Peña y Peña’s elevation to the office. It forms a superb collective example of the creaky, cumbersome nature of the Mexican government. By contrast, it also offers a different picture of Mexican government being built by consensus instead of decree. Some of the documents denounce Santa-Anna. ($200-$400)

The First Edition of Poe’s “Ulalume” 343. [PERIODICALS]. The American Review: A Whig Journal of Politics, Literature, Art, and Science.Vol. IV-VII. New York: Colton, 1846-1848. Steel engravings. 4 vols. 8vo (22.5 x 15 cm), original three-quarter sheep over green marbled cloth, spines gilt lettered, edges sprinkled. Bindings rubbed. Scattered light to moderate foxing, otherwise a very good set. Each volume with contemporary ink inscription on front flyleaf. First editions. Each volume contains articles about the war. Importantly, Vol VI contains the first appearance of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Ulalume” (pp. 599-600). ($200-$400)

344. [PIERCE, FRANKLIN]. HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. Life of Franklin Pierce. Boston: Ticknor, Reed & Fields, 1852. [1] 2-4 [ads], [1-3] 4-144 pp., steel-engraved frontispiece portrait of Pierce. 12mo (18.7 x 12 cm), original dark olive green embossed cloth, spine gilt lettered, yellow-coated endpapers. Except for light, scattered foxing, fine. First edition. BAL 7612 (state A of binding and state B of ads; no priority). Clark, Hawthorne A21.1.a,b,c. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 219. Sabin 30992. Tutorow 3835: “A campaign biography that made Pierce a military hero in the Mexican War.” Pierce’s activities during the war are covered extensively on pp. 66-108. Pierce, a general, landed at Veracruz and went with the army all the way to final victory at Mexico City. The author and Pierce had been friends for years. ($200-$400)

345. POLK, James Knox. The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency 1845 to 1849, Now First Printed from the Original Manuscript in the Collections of the Chicago Historical Society. Edited and Annotated by Milo Milton Quaife. Chicago: By A. C. McClurg & Co, 1910. 4 vols. Vol. I: [i-vi] vi-xxxii, 1-498 pp., frontispiece, 1 plate; Vol. II: [6], 1-494 pp., frontispiece; Vol. III: [6] 1-508 pp., frontispiece; vol. IV: [6] 1-462 pp., frontispiece. 8vo (23.5 x 16 cm), original beige linen over drab blue boards printed paper spine labels. Slight darkening to spines and light soiling to binding, otherwise fine. Mostly unopened. First edition, limited edition (500 copies). Connor & Faulk 683. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 242. Howes P445. Personal and political diary, August 1845-June 1849. Covers his presidency, Mexican-American War, acquisition of Oregon, and conquest of California and the Southwest. An intimate picture of Polk’s likes and dislikes, political and personal; an exceedingly valuable political document, with long, detailed, and carefully written entries. A basic document for the Mexican-American War. ($200-$400)

346. [POLK, JAMES KNOX]. POOLE, Fitch. Trial for Murder. The People vs. James K. Polk. Counsel for the People, J.Q. Adams.... For Prisoner, John Tyler [woodcut of court scene] [wrapper title]. Boston: Published by S. Harris. No. 66 Cornhill (up stairs.), 1847. [1-3] 4-16 pp. 8vo (23.5 x 16 cm), original printed, illustrated self wrappers, leaves held by original pin between pp. 8/9, spine reinforced with modern tape, untrimmed; small hole in upper blank margin of upper wrapper, slight wrinkling and light soiling to margins of a few leaves, first and last leaves loose, upper wrapper with evidence of label removal at lower left, otherwise very good. Rare. Only this copy at auction and five copies located by OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. A mock trial of President Polk for “murders” committed during the Mexican-American War. Witnesses include Winfield Scott, Zachary Taylor, Nicholas P. Trist, Martin van Buren, and several other more minor ones, including a Russian count and a French lady. Among Polk’s defenses is that the blame lies with Congress for declaring war and that he was insane. In the end, the jury is hung because Mr. S. Carolina holds out for acquittal, much to the disgust of other jurors, such as Mr. Virginia and Mr. Massachusetts. The case is continued and Polk remanded to jail. One of the odder period examples of anti-war propaganda. ($400-$800)

Repercussions of the Polkos Revolt 347. [POLKOS REVOLT]. Group of six documents concerning the Polkos Revolt. [1] Ministerio de Relaciones Esteriores e Interiores. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type March 1, 1847. [1] [3, blank] pp. 12mo (21.5 x 15.5 cm), folded sheet. Very fine. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 462-463. A firm deunciation of the Polkos Revolt, making reference to an accompanying Santa-Anna document (not present): “V.E. calificará la necesidad que hay en estas circunstancias, de conservar á toda costa la union entre los mexicanos.” Promises that the rebels will be defeated “si no volvieren al sendero de las leyes.” [2] ¡¡¡Traicion!!! De quatro diputados [caption title]. [Mexico City]: Valdés y Redondas, impresores, [1847]. [2] pp. Folio (30 x 21 cm), single sheet. Creased where formerly folded, margins uneven with small splits and wrinkles, fold splits. Overall good. Rare. Only one copy on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. The authors denounce Jose Maria Lafragua, Octaviano Munoz Ledo, Mariano Otero, and Jose Ram on Pacheco as traitors to the country for attempting to undermine the present system of government. Accuses the rebels of seeking to discredit Santa-Anna and Gómez Farías. States that Veracruz is in a weakened condition and needs resources, which the rebellion is preventing. [3] JOAQUÍN DE GUERGUÉ, José. El Vice-Gobernador en ejercicio del poder ejecutivo del Estado de Oaxaca, á sus habitantes. Oaxaca: Impreso por Ignacio Rincón, 1847. Dated in type March 12, 1847. Broadside: 31.3 x 21.5 cm. Right margin stained, several worm holes, some affecting text, creased where formerly folded with small fold splits. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Eberstadt 486. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 493. Harper 12:285. “An attack on Gómez Farías for the way he is running the war, keeping the garrisons of Vera Cruz and other places with insufficient men or supplies to protect them from the North Americans” (Eber- stadt). States that despite requests from Veracruz, they have been told “que no cuenten con un hombre ni con un peso.” The writer seems to ignore the fact that the troops are needed in Mexico City because of Polkos Revolt. [4] JALISCO. La Legislatura del Estado de Jalisco, á sus comitentes. [Guadalajara]: Imprenta del Gobierno á cargo de J.S. Orosco, [1847]. Dated in type March 15, 1847. Broadside: 32.5 x 23 cm. Left margin and upper right corner chipped, creased where formerly folded with small fold splits. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Denounces the Polkos for disrupting the country and preventing the war from being carried on properly. Pledges allegiance to Santa-Anna: “La legislatura reconoce en el general Santa-Anna al mismo que restituyó al pueblo la suspirada constitucion federal que ha jurado sostener....” [5] JOAQUÍN DE GUERGUÉ, José. El Vice-Gobernador en ejercicio del poder ejecutivo del Estado de Oaxaca, á sus habitantes. Oaxaca: Impreso por Ignacio Rincón, 1847. Dated in type March 27, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 22 cm. Left margin lightly stained, left and right margins a little chipped, one small split in right margin, scattered small wormholes touching a few letters. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Eberstadt 487. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 493. Announces that the Polkos Revolt is at an end and that Santa-Anna is firmly in control: “El general Santa-Anna está hoy al frente de la administracion, y las garantías del mexicano han vuelto á tener vida.” [6] Administracion de Contribuciones Directas del Distrito Federal. [Mexico City, 1847]. Date in type March 27, 1847. [1] [3] blank] pp. 12mo (21 x 15.5 cm), folded sheet. Creased where formerly folded, slight loss on blank leaf from wax seal where opened, otherwise fine. Addressed in contemporary ink manuscript to José Aguayo with official ink stamp and paraf of Piña y Cuevas. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. States that “la tranquilidad pública” has been reestablished and that the requirements of the war to collect outstanding funds due the government are urgent. This was issued the day the Polkos Revolt ended. ($500-$800)

“Un gobierno indiscreto” 348. [POLKOS REVOLT]. PEÑA Y BARRAGÁN, Matías de la. El ciudadano Matias Peña y Barragan, general de brigada, a sus compatriotas. [Mexico City, 1847]. Broadside: 33 x 24.5 cm. Lightly wrinkled, right margin chipped and irregular with a few splits. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. One of several public statements by this leader of the Polkos Revolt that broke out in Mexico City in February, 1847, in protest of Gómez Farías’ plan to tax church properties to pay for the war. Here he attacks the government as unjust and for undermining the country. Peña y Barragán (1800?-1850) was a career military officer who fought bravely during the battles for Mexico City. ($100-$200)

349. [POLKOS REVOLT]. QUERÉTARO. BERDUSCO, Francisco. Pronunciamiento del Estado de Queretaro en favor del supremo gobierno y del soberano congreso nacional. Mexico City: Impreso por Valdes y Redondez, calle de las Escalerillas núm 2, 1847. Dated in type March 2, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 23 cm. Creased where formerly folded, left margin chipped, right margin ragged. First edition. Eberstadt 595. No doubt published in Mexico City because of its propaganda value. An expression of support for Santa-Anna and a firm rejection of the Polkos Revolt: “Tan grande atentado debe lamentarse por los buenos mexicanos, y sus autores merecen un ejemplar castigo para escarmentarlos.” ($100-$200)

The Announcement of the Polkos Revolt 350. [POLKOS REVOLT]. SIERRA Y ROSA, Ignacio. Ministerio de Relaciones Esteriores e Interiores [caption title]. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type February 27, 1847. [2] [2, blank] pp. 12mo (21.2 x 15.5 cm), folded sheet. With Sierra y Rosa’s paraf, which has bled through to p. [1]. On embossed paper. Very fine. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. By this circular letter Sierra y Rosa announces the Polkos Revolt, which had broken out on this day in Mexico City. He states, however, that some units have remained loyal to the government and that those participating in the revolt are disloyal to the country. The revolt prevented any relief from reaching Veracruz in time to stop Scott. This is the earliest announcement of the revolt. ($500-$1,000)

The Road from Mexico City to Veracruz Rare Postal History 351. [POSTAL SERVICE]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. Four orders concerning delivery of mail and communications between Mexico City and Veracruz. [1] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, October 22, 1847. General Orders 318. [1] [3, blank] pp. 12mo (20.5 x 14.cm), disbound. Signed by H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 71. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 393. “A small train will leave this capital, for Vera Cruz, in the next three or four days, to return in about a month. The letters will be sent to the army post-office up stairs in the same building with the city post-office.... Returning from Vera Cruz, the train will bring back, besides a mail, essential supplies for the army generally.” Warns of severe penalties should “extra baggage or stores, for individual officers or others” be boarded, “and not an ounce of sutler’s goods be admitted into any public wagon.” [2] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Jan. 10, 1848. General Orders 13. [1] [3, blank] pp. 12mo (20 x 14.cm), disbound. Left margin uneven and with old stab holes, light vertical crease. Signed by H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 74. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 401. Gives notice that an escorted wagon train will leave for Veracruz on the 13th. [3] Headquarters Army of Mexico, Mexico, February 20, 1848. Orders 3. [1]-2 [2, blank] pp. 12mo (20 x 13.5 cm), disbound. Gutter margin separated, light foxing. Signed by Lorenzo Thomas. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 75. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 405. Outlines arrangements for regular military mail service between Veracruz and Mexico City, including arrangements for military escorts and postal inspection of packages. [4] Headquarters Army of Mexico, March 8, 1848. Orders 20. [1] [3, blank] pp. 12mo (20 x 13 cm), disbound. Left margin uneven, gutter margin with voids and separating. With contemporary manuscript corrections. Signed by Lorenzo Thomas. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 407. Announces reestablishment of private stagecoach service between Mexico City and Veracruz, forbids any interference with the line, and lists the stations where horses will be placed. ($500-$1,000)

Gold & Silver & Taxes 352. [PRECIOUS METALS]. U.S. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. A group of six Army orders concerning controls on precious metals. All are 12mo, disbound, and in good condition. All are first editions. [1] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Jan. 5, 1848. General Orders No. 8. [1]-2 [2, blank] pp. Signed by H.L. Scott. Eberstadt, p. 73. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 401. Ordering that all metals mined near the capital be sent there for payment of dues on the production. [2] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, January 27, 1848. General Orders No. 31. Broadside. Eberstadt, p. 74. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 403. Mandates that all precious metals coming into the city be declared or forfeited. [3] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, February 25, 1848. General Orders No. 13. Broadside. Signed by Lorenzo Thomas. Broadside. Eberstadt, p. 75. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 406. Modifies three general orders to prevent double taxation. [4] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, April 27, 1848. Orders No. 78. Broadside. Signed by Lorenzo Thomas. Eberstadt, p. 76. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 410. Sets the amount of duty on various forms of gold and silver (e.g., gold coins 3%, silver coins 6%), the export of which is now allowed. [5] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Nov. 25, 1847. General Orders No. 358. Broadside. Signed by H.L. Scott. Eberstadt, p. 72. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 396. Forbids the export of unprocessed precious metals until further notice since it is required that Mexico support the American army. Also makes requirements for quartering troops. [6] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, December 2, 1847. General Orders No. 362. Broadside. Eberstadt, p. 72. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 397. Forbids transporting precious metals to any place that cannot turn them into coinage. Because of the requirement that Mexico support the U.S. Army while Mexico was occupied, the Army began to impose various tariffs and taxes, such as these, to raise the necessary revenues. Such policies were devastating to the Mexican government because they basically cut off most of its revenues. ($800-$1,600)

Not an Empty Square Inch 353. [PRINT]. ENSIGNS & THAYER (publishers). 1847 Seat of War & Battles. 1847. Map at center: Map of the Seat of War. [Vignettes]: portraits of Scott, Taylor, Santa Anna, Ampudia, two female al- legorical figures for Justice and Liberty; scenes of military engagements with accompanying text: Battle of Monterey; Capture of Gen. La Vega; Battle at Buena Vesta [sic]; Battle of Churubusco, near the City of Mexico, August 20, 1847; view (City of Vera Cruz and Castle of San Juan de Ulloa, Taken by the Americans, March 13, 1847); two text passages: “Outline History of the Mexican War” and “Battles of Contreras and Churubusco.” [At lower left]: Rufus Blanchard, 242 Main St., Cincinnati; [at lower right]: D. Needham, 223 Main Street, Buffalo; [along bottom]: Entered According to the Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by Ensigns & Thayer, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York—Published by Ensigns & Thayer, 36 Ann Street, New York. New York: Ensigns & Thayer, 1847. Wood engraved, with contemporary full bright color to border, map, and some other elements. Map: 17.5 x 20.5 cm; image area: 73.5 x 53.5 cm; overall sheet size: 78 x 58 cm. Closed tears (some into image), a few minor marginal spots, minor chipping, light overall browning. Generally fine, given the cheap, thin paper on which it was printed. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 563. This is the more obscure, rarely found version distinguished by the dates at the top. (See our auction 23, lot 288, for another version.) The keen interest evoked by dramatically unfolding events in the Mexican-American war led to an outpouring of images and imprints, attempting to sate the public’s deep need to know. At this point, Scott was well on his way to Mexico City. For ten years, people in the United States had been following events in the Texas-Mexico conflict—the Alamo, Goliad, the Santa Fe Expedition and prisoners, the decimation after Mier, Texas annexation, and, finally, the opening battles of the Mexican-American War fought on Texas soil. News of the conflict created great excitement, and publishers, printers, and mapmakers were quick to supply images and imprints to document a truly international event with resounding consequences. The present print is an amazing example of the iconography of that period, which seemingly captures the three genres—images, maps, and text embodying the propagandistic history associated with Manifest Destiny. The map apparently was a hastily contrived affair, using an earlier block which was cut to show the area of interest, resulting in loss of some names, such as “Ihuachuca” for “Chihuahua.” ($1,000-$2,000)

“Flamboyant broadside” (Wheat) 354. [PRINT]. ENSIGNS & THAYER (publishers). Ornamental Map of the United States & Mexico. [along bottom] Bowle and Ward, 43 Cornhill, Boston. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1848, by Ensigns & Thayer, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. Published by Ensign [sic] & Thayer, 50 Ann Street New York and 12 Exchange St., Buffalo. Broadside within decorative border with map, vignettes, and text, most with contemporary hand color. [Title of map] “Map of the United States and Mexico Including Oregon, Texas and the Californias,” with vignettes and statistical tables down both sides. [vignettes at top]: Taylor, George Washington (surrounded by flags, cornucopia, etc.), Scott, and “Panoramic View from New York to the Pacific Ocean by the Contemplated Oregon Railroad”; [vignettes and text at bottom]: Great Temple with text, “An American Exhibiting to the Sovereigns of Europe the Progress of His Country,” and Mexico City with text. Image area: 73.5 x 53 cm; overall sheet size: 78 x 58 cm. Probably woodcut engravings. Slight overall age toning, minor chips at top margin, one closed tear into image. Overall, very good, especially considering the poor paper upon which it was printed; many copies are in poor condition. First edition? Cf. Wheat, Gold Regions 38. Cf. Wheat, Transmississippi West 557: “flamboyant broadside.” A busy, almost smug, production expressive of Yankee aspirations at the end of the war, perfectly capturing the concept of self-satisfied, fanatical U.S. Manifest Destiny dished up for the eager masses. If ever the term “the climax of cheapness” fit, this is it. In “An American Exhibiting to the Sovereigns of Europe the Progress of His Country,” a dandified gentleman in top hat faces an audience of richly dressed European aristocracy and royalty. He gestures with pride to a busy scene behind him with a gi- ant steamer named The Union, other ships, a train, a factory (all belching noxious, black fumes), a hot air balloon, and a city tapering away to majestic mountains. On either side of the map are columns of statistical data respecting individual states. All is surrounded by a border of intertwined stars with U.S. shields at the four corners. The Great Oregon Railroad is shown in color. ($2,000-$4,000)

“Obviously a pot-boiler” (Wheat) 355. [PRINT]. PHELPS, ENSIGNS & THAYER (publishers). Ornamental Map of the United States & Mexico. 1847. [Along bottom]: Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1846, by Humphrey Phelps, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York—Published by Phelps, Ensigns & Thayer, 36 Ann Street, New York. Broadside within decorative border with map, vignettes, and text, most with contemporary hand-color. New York, 1847. [Title of map]: “Phelps’ Ornamental Map of the United States and Mexico” with two statistical tables (35 x 48 cm); [vignettes at top]: [Cortez, George Washington (surrounded by flags, cornucopia, etc.), Montezuma; [vignettes and text at bottom]: United States great seal with statistical text; Taylor with text on Oregon; Great Pyramid with historical text; Santa-Anna with text on New Mexico and Californias; Mexican great seal with text and history. Image area: 72.2 x 53.7 cm; overall sheet size: 78 x 59 cm. Probably woodcut engravings. Overall slight toning, minor chips and old tape repairs in margins. Overall, very good. Most copies on the market are in terrible condition because of the cheap, friable paper on which the item was printed. First edition. Mayer, México ilustrado, p. 107 (illustrated). Wheat, Gold Regions 36. Wheat, Transmissippi West, 551: “The route of the ‘Great Oregon Rail Road’ from Chicago [i.e., New York] to Oregon City is prominently marked in color.” Another example of the limitless efforts of publishers to satisfy the public’s craving for war news. Printed after the Battle of Monterrey but before Scott’s invasion. The emphasis on Oregon reflects the other territorial conquest that was on citizens’ minds. “The flamboyant broadside...was obviously a pot- boiler” (Wheat, Vol. 3, p. 47). ($2,000-$4,000)

All the News That’s Great to Print The Large Folio Version 356. [PRINT]. WOODVILLE, Richard Caton, Sr. (artist) & Alfred Jones (engraver). Mexican News. Engraved from the Original Picture by the American Art-Union 1851 [in image at lower left] R.C.W. 1848 [lower left below image] Painted by R.C. Woodville [lower left below image] Engraved by Alfred Jones. [below preceding] Printed by J. Dalton. [New York]: American Art Union, 1851 [not distributed until 1853]. Black and white line engraving with stipple etching on heavy paper. Image area: 52.5 x 47 cm; image & title: 57.5 x 47 cm; overall sheet size: 62 x 54.9 cm. Professionally conserved (washed and stabilized, chipped blank margins repaired and restored). Browned and some water staining (latter mainly confined to blank margins). A print difficult to find in good condition because of the heavy, brittle paper on which it was printed. Rare. Only four copies on OCLC. First edition, the print was available colored or uncolored. Christensen, The U.S.-Mexican War, p. 72 (illustrated). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 580. Kurutz & Mathes, p. 200: “The print depicts Americans eagerly reading news about the success of U.S. troops.” Libura et al., Echoes of the Mexican-American War, p. 222 (illustrated). Woodville’s image is a veritable melting pot, with a well-dressed man in a top hat and a small, ani- mated crowd on the porch of the American Hotel, which also serves as Post Office, bar, public meeting place, and distribution point for newspapers. The centerpiece of the composition is a large folio newspaper extra from which the well-dressed man reads aloud to the small, rapt crowd of upper, middle, and working class persons (the clues to status are most noticeable in the hats or lack thereof ). An elderly lady wearing a bonnet peers at the gathering from a window. Two African-Americans are at lower right—an adult man seated on the porch steps in work clothes, and a child standing nearby in a very tattered rag of a shift. Details include a broadside nailed to a column calling for volunteers to join the war effort in Mexico. The image perfectly captures the enthusiasm of a highly engaged public ravenous for the war news that would change two nations forever. “Woodville gives credence to Alexis de Toqueville’s observations on newspapers’ vital role in American society, and the avidness with which Americans consumed them” (Vincent Virga & Alan Brinkley, Eyes of the Nation, Library of Congress, 2004, pp. 115-116). Due to legal problems of the American Art Union, the print was not distributed until 1853 (see New York Times article “The American Art-Union. Proceedings of the Committee of Investigation...May 16, 1853” published May 17, 1853). The history of the print is almost as interesting as the print itself. At the time the print was to be distributed to members of the American Art Union, the New York State Supreme Court ruled that the yearly lottery of artworks was illegal and distribution was delayed. By the time of publication, tens of thousands of Americans had poured into the West. This iconic image of United States’ citizens reacting to the success of their country in the Mexican- American War was created during the throes of its Westward expansion fueled by a passionate belief in its Manifest Destiny. The print was one of the more inspired and successful of the tsunami of popular prints relating to the Mexican-American War. The print is after an original oil painting on canvas by Richard Caton Woodville, Sr. (1825-1855) entitled “Reading the News (War News from Mexico).” Woodville painted the image in 1848, when he was an art student in Düsseldorf. His canvas was ex- hibited at the American Art Union gallery in 1849, and the image was selected for reproduction and circulation to AAU members throughout the country. George Austen, the AAU treasurer, purchased the painting and commissioned engraver Alfred Jones (1819-1900) to create two engravings of the scene—a large folio version, as here, and a much smaller print. Woodville’s image is a strong example of the development of genre and narrative painting in the U.S., reflecting so-called American traits and a sense of equality (even if illusory). The AAU membership cut across social and economic lines in all states, and strongly supported genre painting, particularly when refined, as in Woodville’s image. The AAU, whose artists included Bingham, Cole, Darley, Durand, Mount, and Woodville, contributed to the advancement of American art as a democratic tradition. Englishman Alfred Jones (1819-1900), painter and engraver, came to the United States in 1834, studied at the National Academy of Design in New York, won first prize in drawing in 1839, and began engraving on his own in 1841. In 1846-1847 he worked in England under some of the best London masters of the art of engraving, and after 1851 he confined himself chiefly to bank note engraving. He invented the process for photo-reproduction directly on a plate which could be printed with type (the “half-tone” process). “As a line-engraver, Mr. Jones had few, if any, superiors in this country and his large plate of ‘The Image Breaker,’ published by the American Art Union in 1850, is deservedly recognized as one of the best engravings ever produced in the United States. Among other fine examples of his work published by the Art Union are ‘Mexican News,’ ‘The New Scholar,’ and ‘The Capture of Major Andre.’” (Mantle Fielding, p. 462). Baltimore native Richard Caton Woodville, Sr. (1825-1856) had early access to and copied art work from the Robert Gilmore collection, then one of the best art collections in the U.S. In 1845 he abandoned his plan to practice medicine and went to Dusseldorf where he studied art for six years. He sent art work back to U.S. exhibits, including the American Art Union. After 1851 he lived in Paris and London, and died prematurely in London in 1856, possibly from an overdose of laudanum. “His painting ‘Reading the News’ is owned by the National Academy of Design and has been engraved” (Mantle Fielding, p. 1056). ($500-$1,000) Pronunciamento de la Ciudadela Santa-Anna Returns 357. Two items relating to this important pronunciamiento. [1] Pronunciamento en la Ciudadela. Mexico City: [August 4, 1846]. Dated in type 1846. Broadside. 30 x 21 cm. Left margin reinforced with old paper mounting tab, small circular stain where some idiot set a coffee cup on the item. First edition. Eberstadt 594. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 495. Harper 12:249. Streeter Sale 252. “This Pronunciamiento is an important document in the Mexican War as it marks the outbreak of what is sometimes called the revolution of 4 August 1846, or sometimes ‘The Citadel Revolution’ and the overthrow of Mariano Paredes, who had been president of Mexico since 4 January 1846. Paredes, by pronouncing in December, 1844, had caused the downfall and banishment of Santa Anna and again in December 1845 had forced out Herrera, Santa Anna’s legal successor, as president. In this pronunciamiento, José Mariano Salas assumed charge of the government and called for the return of Santa-Anna. On August 16 Santa Anna made a triumphant return to Vera Cruz and in September was given the chief command of the army” (Streeter). The Texas question is specifically mentioned. See Bancroft, History of Mexico, Vol. V, p. 299. This prints only the “action part” of the plan. The entire document includes a long preamble concerning the justifications for the actions. Labels those who oppose the present plan as traitors. [2] Acta de la guarnicion de la capital de Chiapas, en que se adhiere al plan salvador de la Republica en la ciudadela de Mexico el dia 4. de agosto de 1846. [San Cristóbal, 1846]. Dated in type August 22, 1846. Broadside: 30 x 20 cm. Two moderate chips in left margin, top margin trimmed with loss of most of the first word, upper right margin cut away. Modern ink number stamp at upper right. Rare. Only one copy on OCLC (also apparently missing the first word). First edition. Harper 12:240. “A statement by the troops of Mexico stationed in the far south of the Republic of their adherence to General Santa Anna upon his return from exile to become again head of the government” (Harper). This pronouncement was accompanied by celebratory cannon fire. ($400-$800)

Scott Settles a Property Dispute 358.[PROPERTY DISPUTE]. LAURENT, Benjamin & Tomás. Vindicacion que hacen Benjamin y Tomas Laurent, confutando la esposicion que dirigo al Excmo. Sr. general en gefe del ejercito norte-americano, el R. Obispado de Cesarea, D. Juan Manuel Yrisarri, con motivo de la ocupacion del precio de una casa perteneci- ente antes al convento de la Concepcion. Mexico City: Imprenta de Vicente G. Torres, en el ex-convento del Espíritu Santo, 1848. [1-3] 4-47 [1, blank]. 8vo (22.5 x 15.5 cm), original pink printed wrappers, stitched. Spine chipped with loss, wrappers slightly faded and dust-soiled, minor chipping, small stains, foliated. Interior moderately water-stained. Rare. Only a few copies on OCLC. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 76 (photocopy only). The Laurent brothers side of a convoluted property dispute over the purchase of a building from the Convento de la Concepción in Mexico City. The situation got so tangled that finally General Scott had to step in to resolve it, which he did in favor of the brothers. An interesting example of the minutiae of administering an occupied city. ($100-$200)

Meetings Permitted 359. [PUBLIC MEETINGS]. MEXICO. LAWS (September 10, 1846). Ministerio de Relaciones Interiores y Exteriores. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type September 10, 1846. [4] pp. 12mo (21.5 x 16 cm), folded sheet. Moderately browned. First edition. Eberstadt 381. Modifies prohibitions over public meetings which had hitherto existed during the war. By the new law Mexicans who want to may gather peacefully in any public place to discuss how the institutions of the country might be saved during the present war with the U.S. Citizens may also direct petitions to authorities without asking permission of any public functionary. Meetings are allowed only in public places, however. Spain and Mexico had a long, difficult relationship with secret societies and closed meetings, fearing that they would be used to foment rebellion and sedition. ($100-$200)

360. [PUBLIC MEETINGS]. MEXICO. LAWS (September 10, 1846). El C. Jose Gomez de la Cortina, general de brigada y Gobernador del Distrito Federal. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type September 10, 1846, and September 17, 1846. Broadside: 31.5 x 21 cm. One small hole touching two letters, otherwise, very good. Second edition. Another edition of the above, here published in Mexico City on behalf of the federal district. ($100-$200)

No Joy in Puebla 361. PUEBLA. Aviso al publico. [Puebla, 1846]. Dated in type October 3, 1846. Broadside: 31 x 22 cm. Overall light age toning, old stab holes in left margin, light horizontal crease. Overall very good. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. A highly unusual order in which the city cancels some scheduled festivities. The only ones allowed are the Te Deum in the cathedral and the civic oration; the procession to the Alameda is cancelled. The reason for the cancellation is given as: “No seria conveniente y razonable que al tiempo mismo en que nuestros desgraciados hermanos de los Estados fronterizos están cubiertos de luto, y en poder del estranjero,- no sotros nos distragèramos con paseos y diversiones, que bien podemos reservar para mejores epocas.” The lottery for the benefit of widows and relatives of those killed in the war will still be held, however. The order also asks that firearms be turned in, to be paid for by funds set aside for the festivities. ($200-$400)

Puebla Seeks Munitions 362. PUEBLA. Muy interestante. Aviso al publico. [Puebla, 1846]. Dated in type September 26, 1846. Broadside: 31.5 x 22 cm. Overall light age toning, left margin slightly irregular and with old stab holes. Overall very good. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. The state government announces that it is soliciting proposals for securing 10,000 muskets and seventeen cannon for the use of the state’s national guard. Monterrey had just fallen to Taylor’s army. ($100-$200) The Occupation of Puebla 363. [PUEBLA]. SÁNCHEZ, José Juan. Jose Juan Sanchez, prefecto de esta capital y su departamento, a sus habitantes. [Puebla, 1847]. Dated in type and manuscript April 29, 1847. Broadside: 31 x 21.5 cm. Irregularly trimmed, old stab holes in left margin, but overall fine. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Announces measures to be taken when American troops near and enter the capital. All “pulquerias y vinoterias” will close as the troops approach. Once they enter the city, all citizens will remain indoors until their neighborhoods have been occupied and nobody will carry arms or gather in groups greater than three. Punishments are provided for offenders. Since the date is supplied in manuscript, it is obvious that this document was drawn up ahead of time for use when needed. The city was surrendered to the American army on May 15. ($200-$400) Establishing Military Control over Puebla 364. [PUEBLA]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. Two orders issued by William Worth very shortly after Puebla was occupied. [1] Cuartel General, Puebla, Mayo 16 de 1847. [1]-2 [2, blank]. 12mo (22.7 x 14.2 cm), separate sheet. Moderate stains. Overall good. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 504. Streeter Sale 276. “This is the general order issued by General Worth on taking over Puebla that added fuel to the already bitter relations between Worth and his superior, General Winfield Scott, and became the subject of a court of inquiry. The conciliatory tone of the order was in accordance with Scott’s policy, but the clause saying that existing Mexican laws could be enforced by the local authorities was in conflict with a general order given by Scott at the opening of the campaign. A critic of Worth’s order remarked that ‘Worth-not Puebla-surrendered’” (Streeter Sale). Announces that Puebla is occupied and that supplies necessary to the army will be available to them. [2] Cuartel General, Puebla, Mayo 27 de 1847. Broadside: 23 x 14.6 cm. Old folds. On green paper. Contemporary ink docket on verso, “Decree on internal customs.” First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 504. A decree that outlaws all taxes and imposts on goods that the army may need. Extends thirty leagues on either side of the National Road (“la linea de marcha y de operacion”). These decrees established the basis of U.S. control over the city. Puebla is on the road from Veracruz to Mexico City and surrendered just two days prior without a shot being fired. ($600-$1,200)

“Dejad, pues, de ser engañados por gobiernos que os abandonan” 365. [PUEBLA]. WORTH, William Jenkins. A los habitantes de Puebla. Cuartel general. Puebla, mayo 28 de 1847. [Puebla, 1847]. Dated in type, Cuartel general del ejército, May 28, 1847. Broadside: 29.3 x 22.5 cm. Creased where formerly folded, lower right margin chipped, fold split slightly into title. Rare. Only one copy on OCLC. First edition. Eberstadt 964. Warns citizens not to be deceived by a government that has abandoned them and fled: “Dejad, pues, de ser engañados por gobiernos que os abandonan y por personas inquietas que por sus particulares intereses desean mantenernos en continua alarma.” Assures them that the army will treat them with leni- ency and will repay them for any appropriated property. Points out that thus far troops who have abused the populace have been punished but that any citizen who has hurt American troops has not even been arrested, must less punished. At end prints Scott’s order 158 maintaining Worth’s authority. Americans occupied Puebla on May 15. ($400-$800) More Insurrections 366. [PUEBLA AND VERACRUZ]. IBARRA, Domingo & Juan Soto. Octavo desengano de los monarquistas é hijos de Polk. Ultimitas noticias de Puebla y Veracruz [caption title]. [Mexico City]: Valdés y Rodendas, impresores, 1847. Dated in type March 6, 1847. [2] pp. Folio (31 x 20.6 cm). Disbound, left margin irregular, otherwise fine. Rare. Only one copy on OCLC. First edition. Eberstadt 490. Apparently lacks an accompanying broadside present in the Yale copy and alluded to herein. Reports on military insurrections in Puebla and Veracruz in three reports—one from Domingo Ibarra in Puebla (March 5, 1847) and two from Juan Soto in Veracruz (March 1, 1847, and March 4, 1847). These are apparently reports to the Mexico City authorities to assure them of the cities’ continued loyalty. At the time, the Polkos Revolt was in full swing in Mexico City and may have inspired these local uprisings. The title clearly implies that the insurrectionists are believed to be American sympathizers. ($100-$200) “Ho! Volunteers!” 367. [RECRUITING]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. U. STATES ARMY!! [woodcut vignettes] Ho! Volunteers! Now is Your Last Chance! [N.p., 1847?]. Broadside: 21 x 28 cm. Other than light foxing, slightly uneven edges, and small water stain, very good. Very rare. First edition? Offers inducements of 160 acres of land or $100 of government scrip and a $12 enlistment bonus to volunteers. Land bounties were not offered until Congress passed the Ten Regiment Bill in February, 1847. ($500-$1,000)

368. [RESACA DE LA PALMA, BATTLE OF]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). The Brilliant Charge of Capt. May At the Battle of Resaca de la Palma (Palm Ravine) 9th of May, 1846 in which Gallant Exploit He Captured the Whole of the Enemys [sic] Cannon and Took Genl. La Vega Prisoner of War. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1846 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 33 Spruce St. N.Y. Print: image size: 21.5 x 32.2 cm. Contemporary hand-color. Contemporary wood frame. Light staining and fading, but overall good. Not examined outside of frame. First edition. Currier 690. Peters, p. 201. A scene dominated by May, long hair flowing and staring resolutely ahead, in the center leading his troops towards the Mexican cannon in the distance. The caption is not entirely correct. May overran his target and was forced to give the cannon up. ($150-$300)

369. [RINGGOLD, SAMUEL]. WYNNE, James. Memoir of Major Samuel Ringgold, United States Army: Read Before the Maryland Historical Society, April 1st, 1847. Baltimore: Printed and Published by John Murphy, 178 Market Street, 1847. [1-3] 4-16 pp. Extra-illustrated with 7 plates from other sources and 1-page ANs by Ringgold to George Adams asking him to pay John Y. Schley $30, dated at New York, September 15, 1820. 8vo (21.5 x 14 cm), contemporary three quarter dark brown roan over tan and brown marbled papers. Two plates shaved, otherwise a very fine and desirable copy. With Chicago Historical Society bookplate, circular call number label on upper cover, embossed stamp on title, and pencil call number on title verso. First edition. Connor & Faulk 251. Tutorow 4017. This memoir eulogizes Ringgold, one of the great heroes of the Mexican-American War, whose death at the Battle of Palo Alto captured the popular imagination and whose fatal wounding is shown on one of the inserted plates. This lithograph is of Texas interest, Palo Alto being one of two battles of the War fought on Texas soil. When the gallant Ringgold received the wound at the Palo Alto, the army was deprived of one of its brightest ornaments. Ringgold was a Maryland native. ($500-$1,000)

Ruxton of Mexico 370. RUXTON, George Frederick Augustus. Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains. London: John Murray, Albermarle Street, 1847. [2], [i-ii] iii-viii, [1] 2-332, [1] 2-16 (ads) pp. 8vo (18.3 x 13 cm), original red blind-stamped cloth with gilt-lettered spine (binder’s ticket at rear, Remnant & Edmonds of London). Some outer soiling and light wear, spine a little dark, upper hinge expertly repaired. Interior with light uniform age-toning. First edition of “one of the great classic writers on the Mountain Men in the 1840s” (Rittenhouse). Field 1335. Flake 7459. Graff 3620. Howes R553. Munk (Alliott), p. 196. Plains & Rockies IV:139:1. Raines, p. 180. Rittenhouse 499. Sabin 74501. Saunders 3137. Like many British travelers before him, Ruxton had mixed views about the New World. He, for example, did not like Mexicans, Yankee traders, dirty immigrants, or American soldiers. On the other hand, he did admire Native Americans and especially mountain men, his descriptions of whom remain classics. This work reflects all those aspects of his personality. Here he is especially adept at capturing dialects. For example, while staying with a mountain man named Laforey, he quotes him as saying this about his lack of coffee to his guests: “...voyez-vous dat I vas nevare tan pauvre as dis time; mais before I vas siempre avec plenty café, plenty sucre; mais now, God dam I not go à Santa Fé, God dam, and mountain-men dey come aqui from autre côtè, drink all my café” (p. 208). His description of a buffalo’s death throes after it has been shot is extremely moving (p. 268). F.E. Voelker, in his essay ‘Ruxton of the Rocky Mountains,’ in the Bulletin of the Missouri Historical Society ( January, 1949) explained that Ruxton ‘was acting in the dual capacity of roving commercial at- tache of the British diplomatic service and commercial agent of the Mexican government’, apparently for the purpose of re-establishing the Santa Fé trade that had been interrupted by the Mexican War. After his return to England, in 1847 he prepared for publication both [this] work and his ‘Life in the Far West.’ Ruxton is bitterly critical of Mexico and the Mexicans, with the exception of Mexican women. Having resigned from the British military because he found service disagreeable, Ruxton (1821-1848) spent the rest of his life as an adventurer, diplomat, traveler, and author. He is best remembered for his two works resulting from travels in America. On his second trip to the United States, taken ironically to recover his health, he died of dysentery in St. Louis. On Ruxton, see: Thrapp, Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography 1254-55; WLA, Literary History of the American West, p. 90. ($200-$300)

“A un sistema á seguido otro sistema” 371. SALAS, José Mariano de. El General en jefe del ejercito libertador republicano, en ejercicio del supremo poder ejecutivo, a la nacion. [Mexico City, 1846]. Dated in type August 6, 1846. Broadside: 43 x 28 cm. Creased where formerly folded, wrinkled, marginal chipping and tears at upper and lower margins. Overall very good. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Salas’ first address to the nation as its new president, to which position he had just been elevated. He roundly criticizes previous governmental affairs: “A un sistema á seguido otro sistema, á una constitucion otra constitucion, á unas personas otras personas; pero ni los primeros se han levantado sobre bases sóli- das, ni las segundas han tenido el sello de la legitimidad, ni las últimas han escapado al funesto contagio del espíritu del partido.” He promises an administration that will be different and in the public interest: “Franqueza, lealtad, probidad y decision obsoluta por los principios republicanos, son las bases de mi conducta.” He immediately invoked the 1824 Constitution, for example. Salas held the presidency for only a few months until Santa-Anna was restored. ($300-$600)

The New President 372. SALAS, José Mariano de. El general encargado del supremo poder ejecutivo, a la nacion. Puebla: Imp. calle de Micieses, 1846. Dated in type September 30, 1846. Broadside: 31 x 20 cm. Old stab holes in left margin, right side slightly irregular. Overall good. Later edition. At this point, Salas had been president for about six weeks, a position he would continue to hold until early December, when Santa-Anna again became president. He attacks, but not by name, Santa-Anna’s administration and conduct of the war, noting the fall of Monterrey. He promises his administration will be open and honest. ($100-$200)

Large & Rare Litho of Quarters of the First Pennsylvania Volunteers in San Ángel 373. [SAN ÁNGEL]. SCHULZE, L. (lithographer). San Angel, Mexico, Quarters of the 1st Penna. Regiment Volunteers, commanded by Col. F.M. Wynkoop. [below neat line]; Drawn & Lith. by L. Schulze, No. 630, Nth. 4th. St. Phila.; | Lith. Press by H. Camp. Toned lithograph on maize ground. Neat line to neat line: 29.5 x 46 cm; image and text: 33 x 46 cm; overall sheet size: 43.5 x 63.5 cm. Philadelphia, n.d. [1848?]. A few minor spots. Slightly water-stained at blank left margin; closed tears and chipping to blank margins. Image very fine. Very rare. We locate no other copies or sales records. First edition. A busy scene, showing buildings and troops parading down the street, complete with their band and flags flying. San Ángel, a suburb of Mexico City, was one of the principal bases of the U.S. Army occupation during the Mexican-American War after the battle of Contreras. From August 20, 1847, to May 30, 1848, many of the buildings served as quarters for volunteer troops, such as those of the First Pennsylvania Regiment. See Sandweiss (pp. 351 & 353) for interesting notes on a similar print and the conjecture that the genesis of the few rare examples of images of the San Ángel occupation were drawn by artists among the volunteers, who then sent their drawings to Philadelphia to be lithographed to serve as souvenirs of their sojourn in San Ángel. The present lithograph is not mentioned by Sandweiss, Garrett & Goodwin, or Tyler, The Mexican War: A Lithographic Record. The lithographer is not mentioned by Peters America( on Stone), Groce & Wallace, et al. ($750-$1,500)

374. [SAN JOSÉ, CALIFORNIA]. HALL, Frederic. The History of San José and Surroundings with Biographical Sketches of Early Settlers...Illustrated with a Map and Engravings on Stone. San Francisco: Printing House of A.L. Bancroft and Company, No. 721 Market Street, 1871. [i-iii] iv-xv [1, blank], [1] 2-537 pp., frontispiece, 3 plates, 1 folded map on thin paper (Map of Pueblo Lands of San Jose...July 1866. Lith. by Geo. H. Baker; 51 x 42 cm). 8vo (23.5 x 15 cm), original gilt-lettered blue pebble cloth, gilt- lettered spine, beveled edges. Text block slightly cracked at pp. 192-193; map with several archival tape repairs, a paper reinforcement, and fold split (no losses). Otherwise, a fine, fresh copy. First edition. Cowan II, p. 259: “Historically valuable.” Howes H63. Rocq 14036. A complete history of San José through 1870. Chapters 11 and 12 (pp. 133-166) cover the Mexican- American War, including the Bear Flag Revolt. Hall (1825-1898) was from Vermont and after emigrating to California became a prominent lawyer knowledgeable in land law. He even went to Mexico to defend Maximilian, although he was not allowed to address the court. Johnson said of this text: “The history is a thoroughly creditable work and no subsequent history of the area can be written without reference to it.... The work is truly source material for the time and era” (Kenneth M. Johnson, “Frederic Hall, ”California Historical Society Quarterly, vol. 38. no 1, March, 1959, p. 54). ($300-$600)

375. [SAN LUIS POTOSÍ] Five documents published at San Luis Potosí concerning the war. [1] Ya vuelve la libertad. Letrilla. San Luis Potosí: Imprenta del gobierno, á cargo de Ventura Carrillo, 1845. Broadside in two columns: 33 x 21 cm. Undated but after December, 1844. Light horizontal crease, top and bottom margins lightly chipped. Very rare. One copy on OCLC. First edition. A satirical poem that expresses misgivings about the return of Federalists to power in the person of President Herrera. Expresses the fear that the country will lose its wealth and everyone will be eating cactus. Attacks different beliefs, such as those of Luther. A highly unusual publication that appeared just as war was on the horizon. [2] El Gobernador del estado a sus habitantes. Sabed. Que por el Ministerio de Hacienda se me ha comunicado el decreto que sigue. [San Luis Potosí, 1847]. Dated in type March 27, 1847, and April 3, 1847. Broadside: 31.5 x 21 cm. Right margin slightly irregular, light horizontal crease, otherwise fine. Later edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Allows the government by various means to raise 20,000,000 pesos. [3] El Gobernador del Estado de San Luis Potosi, á sus conciudadanos. [San Luis Potosí, 1847]. Dated in type August 25, 1847. Broadside: 31.5 x 22 cm. All margins tape stained, right margin and lower right margin chipped. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Announces that Mexico City is on the verge of falling and urges greater patriotism among the citizens: “Aun laten en nuestros pechos los sentimentos sublimes de honor y patriotismo; aun arde inestin- guible en nuestros corazones el sacrosanto fuego de la libertad!” [4] Aviso muy importante. [San Luis Potosí, 1847]. Dated in type August 25, 1847. Broadside: 32 x 22 cm. Very fine. On embossed paper. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. A mournful, astonished announcement of the fall of “la hermosa Capital de la República.” This announcement is bizarrely premature, since Scott did not enter the city until September 14. At this point not even the important battles of Molino del Rey and Chapultepec had been fought. [5] Ultimas noticias de Jalapa y Nuevo-Mexico, a deguello de los Yankies. San Luis Potosí: Imprenta del estado en palacio, á cargo de Ventura Carillo, 1847. Broadside: 21.5 x 15.5 cm. Undated. Lower margin chipped and stained. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Reprints news from two sources. The first from Orizaba reports that Scott is ill and has no intention of advancing on Puebla. The second, from Durango, seems to be a report of a successful Taos Rebellion, which had already been suppressed. The second report ends with the sentiment, “Ojala que sea verdad.” Both are false, however. Interesting examples of Mexican propaganda. ($200-$400)

Enticing Deserters 376. [SAN PATRICIOS]. AMPUDIA, Pedro de. Cuerpo de Ejercito del Norte. General en Jefe. Circular. [Monterrey, 1846]. Dated in type September 15, 1846. [4] pp. 12mo (18 x 16.2 cm), folded sheet. With contemporary ink number 33 at upper center. First edition. Harper 12:252 (mistakenly stating that this is the inducement document). Refers to an English proclamation, not present, urging United States troops to desert to the Mexican cause. The present document sets up conditions for those deserters, including means to verify that they are sincere and not spies, and giving instructions on what to do with people found dubious. The English document was possible because American troops were within days of Monterrey. The San Patricios fought as artillerists at Monterrey and under the general terms of the surrender were allowed to depart with the Mexican army. ($200-$400)

The Last Stand of the San Patricios

377. [SAN PATRICIOS]. MARÍN, Juan de. El 20 de agosto de 1847. “Churubusco.” Glorioso recuerdo históri- co por el Capitan 1o. de Caballería Juan de Marin. Mexico City: Imprenta de Guillermo Veraza, calle de la Canoa número 6½, 1887. [1-2], [2], 4-32 pp. 8vo (21.1 x 15.7 cm), original green printed wrappers, stitched. Upper wrapper with light water spotting, staining, and chipping, otherwise very good. Laid in from another copy are the first three leaves containing an ink manuscript presentation dated December 15, 1887, from “El Autor” to General Juan N. Méndez (1820–1894), who fought in most of Mexico’s nineteenth- century wars, including both the U.S. and French invasions. He also twice served as governor of Puebla. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 162. Tutorow 3413: “A rare tract, a copy of which is in the United States Military Academy Library.” The author relates, at least in part, memories of the battle of Churubusco, told him by his father, Francisco J. Marín, who participated in the action and toured the battlefield with the author in 1861. Included are official documents. This narrative is somewhat unusual for the amount of sympathetic attention paid to the ill-fated San Patricios, a group of U.S.-Irish Catholics and others who deserted the U.S. cause and fought for the Mexicans. They are praised in highly flattering terms, and their treatment at U.S. hands is condemned. The casualty list notes that thirty five of them were killed and the rest captured (p. 21). ($200-$400)

378. [SAN PATRICIOS]. MCENIRY, Blanche Marie (Sister). American Catholics in the War with Mexico. Washington: The Catholic University of America, 1937. [i-vi] vii-xi [1, blank], 1-178 pp. 8vo (22.4 x 15 cm), original printed wrappers. Except for slight discoloration of spine, pristine. Both this edition and the revised of the same year are very rare in commerce. This is the original doctoral dissertation. First edition. Connor & Faulk 337: “Primarily interesting for its objective analysis of the attitude towards Catholics in the army.” Tutorow 4312. “Examines the attitude of the Catholic press toward the war, the activity of Bishop Hughes, Catholic chaplains, the San Patricio Battalion, Catholics in the American Army, and the attitude of the government and the army toward the Catholic religion. Concludes that American Catholics in the war bore their share of the struggle courageously and resolutely. Rejects entirely the thesis that American Catholics thought it sinful to fight against their coreligionists. Both the United States and Mexico made use of the religious issue to win support for their respective causes” (Tutorow). One of the few publications to put the San Patricio Battalion into the larger overall context of the war and national sentiments. Appendix C is a list of the battalion members captured at Churubusco. A standard work in its field. The author (1905-2001) was a Catholic nun who wrote several historical works. ($50-$100)

One Last Attempt 379. [SAN PATRICIOS]. MEXICO (Republic). PRESIDENT (SANTA-ANNA). The President of the Mexican Republic to the Troops Engaged in the Army of the United States of America [caption title].[Mexico City], August 15, 1847. Broadside (24.7 x 16 cm). Left edge slightly uneven, small chip in top margin not affecting text, uniform age toning. Overall a fine example of a rare survival. First edition, first issue (with “only” misspelled in l. 15) of an ephemeral Santa-Anna propaganda broadside in English. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 479. Howell 52:231. Kurutz & Mathes, p. 78 (second issue; illustrated on p. 77). Streeter Sale 265 (first issue; illustrated). Santa-Anna appeals to U.S. troops to desert and join the Mexican cause: “I offer you a reward, if deserting the American standard you present yourselves like friends to a nation that offer [sic] you rich fields and large tracts of land, which being cultivated by your industry, shall crown you with happiness and convenience. The Mexican Nation ouly [sic] look upon you as some deceived foreigners and hereby stretch out to you a friendly hand, offer to you the felicity and fertility of their territory.” U.S. soldiers are invited to apply directly to Santa-Anna. A Mexican propaganda piece intended to induce U.S. troops to desert to the Mexican cause, a campaign that had started as the forces faced each other across the Rio Grande at the start of the war. Blandishments here heaped on potential deserters include offers of land and wealth, freedom from slavery, and a peaceful, bucolic life with few wants or cares. Amazingly, such propaganda had its effect. Enough U.S. soldiers deserted to form their own unit, known as the San Patricio Battalion, several hundred men strong. They fought fiercely at the Battle of Churubusco, which occurred only four days after this broadside was issued. In the end, many of the San Patricios were hanged after capture by the U.S. military, although some were punished otherwise; a few were pardoned. Some remained in Mexico after the war and were used by the Mexican government in military service before being completely dissolved in 1848. The executions of the San Patricios inflamed the Mexican populace, and they are still honored to this day. ($1,500-$3,000)

The San Patricios Meet Their Fate 380. [SAN PATRICIOS]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. General Orders. A collection of four army General Orders dealing with the San Patricios. All are 12mo and in good condition. [1] General Orders 281. Headquarters of the Army, Tucubaya, September 8, 1847. [1] 2-3 [1, blank] pp. Three small punch holes in left margin, separated at gutter margin, disbound. Signed H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 70. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 389. This records the results of the trial of the San Patricios, all but a few of whom were hanged. Three, including leader John Riley, had their sentences commuted to whipping and branding, and a few others were also reduced. As the document notes, “The above named men...were executed at San Ángel September 19, 1847.” [2] General Orders 282. Headquarters of the Army, Tucubaya, September 10, 1847. Broadside. Disbound. Signed H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 70. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 390. Concerns four San Patricios who were not hanged with the others because they were “passing under guard from Tucubaya to Miscoac.” The text notes, “Executed at Miscoac, Sept. 11, 1847.” [3] General Orders 283. Headquarters of the Army, Tucubaya, September 10, 1847. [1] 2-3 [1, blank] pp. Separated at gutter margin, disbound, p. [3] faultily printed at bottom. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 70. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 390. Concerns the condemnation of over forty men for the crime of desertion, of whom thirty were hanged. Some sentences were commuted or reduced, but most were “Executed September 13, 1847, at Miscoac.” This is the famous execution overlooking the Battle of Chapultepec. [4] General Orders 47. Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, February 7, 1848. Broadside. Disbound. Signed H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 74. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 404. Overturns the conviction of Mexican citizen Luz Bega, who had been found guilty of “enticing soldiers to desert the American standard.” Warns that an unquestioned conviction for this crime will result in death. Nearly 100 San Patricios had escaped capture and still remained with the Mexican army. ($1,500-$3,000)

The Country’s Savior 381. SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Antonio Lopez de Santa-Anna, General de Division, Benemèrito de la Patria, President Interino de la Republica, y General en Gefe del Ejercito de Operaciones del Norte, a sus subordinados. [San Luis Potosí, 1847]. Dated in type March 14 1847. Broadside: 31.5 x 21.5 cm. Creased where formerly folded, three small stains, slight wrinkling at bottom, otherwise fine. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. States that he is taking over the reigns of government in an act of pure patriotism and is sending troops to Veracruz, an act that came a little too late since Scott had landed on March 9. A sadly typical bombastic pronouncement from the general. ($200-$400)

“Nunca he pecado contra la patria.” 382. SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Antonio Lopez de Santa-Anna, general de division, benemerito de la patria y Presidente Interino de la República, a sus conciudadanos. San Luis Potosí: Reimpreso en la oficina del Estado, á cargo de Ventura Carrillo, 1847. [2] pp. Folio: 32 x 22 cm. Dated in type October 22, 1847. Slight wrinkling at bottom margin, otherwise fine. Later edition. Eberstadt 652. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 499. Harper 12:366. Santa-Anna denounces in the strongest, bitterest terms those who are blaming him for Mexico’s defeat and accusing him of being a traitor to the country. He defends the actions of his army and his own: “Respondan por mi Palo Alto, la Resaca, Matamoros, Monterrey, Nuevo-Mexico, Chihuahua, Californias, Veracruz, Tabasco y Padierna. Los soldados mexicanos habrémos sido desgraciados, mas ninguno traidor.... Soy hombre, y tendré defectos: pero nunca he pecado contra la patria.” He also blames the government for opposing him at various times. ($300-$600)

383. SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Apelacion al buen criterio de los naciones y estrangeros. Informe que el Escmo. Sr. General de Division, Benemerito de la patria D. Antonio Lopez de Santa-Anna, dió por acuerdo de la Seccion del Gran Jurado, sobre las acusaciones presentadas por el Senor Diputado Don Ramon Gamboa. Acompañan a dicho informe diversos documentos de la mayor importancia para la historia, y de los cuales algunos no se habian publicado hasta hoy. Mexico City: Imprenta de Cumplido, 1849. [i-v] vi-viii, [1] 2-71 [1, verso blank], [1] 2-184 pp. 8vo (23.5 x 15.5 cm), original pink printed upper wrapper, ornamental border (wanting lower wrap), bound in modern dark brown cloth. Wrapper darkened and slightly chipped, interior very fine. Rare. No copy at auction in the past thirty years. First edition. Eberstadt 162:712. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 100. Streeter Sale 288. Sabin 76725 (under Santa Anna but without collation) & 26513 (under Gamboa, with title differing slightly but same collation as above). Tutorow 3288: “Santa Anna’s defense of his conduct of the war in answer to charges made against him by Ramón Gamboa. Contains many documents not available elsewhere.” One of the many publications that flew thick and fast after the Mexican-American War concerning the controversy surrounding Santa-Anna and the disastrous defeat the nation had suffered. Here Santa- Anna answers charges preferred by Ramón Gamboa, one of the general’s many enemies. Santa-Anna, of course, answers from Kingston, Jamaica, where he had gone into exile after the war. The final group of pages consists of documents justifying Santa-Anna’s defense. Very important compilation in this major Mexican controversy. ($500-$1,000)

“La fortuna me ha negado sus favores” 384. SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Comunicaciones oficiales dirigidas ultimamente al supremo gobierno por el Exmo. Señor general benemerito de la patria D. Antonio Lopez de Santa-Anna. Guadalajara: Imprenta del gobierno, á cargo de J. Santos Orosco, [1848]. [2] pp. Folio in two columns (32 x 22 cm). Margins and corners slightly chipped. Very rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Reprints two letters from Santa-Anna of January 22, 1848, and February 1, 1848, to the Minister of War lamenting his treatment, the fact his countrymen have turned on him, and that he is headed into exile. Recounts his close encounter with General Lane, whose troops stole most of his belongings. Ends with a warm supportive note appended and signed in type “Muchos Jaliscienses.” A rare, important publication for understanding Santa-Anna and his personal feelings after the war. ($300-$600)

385. SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Detalle de las operaciones ocurridas en la defensa de la capital de la republica, atacada por el ejército de los Estados-Unidos del Norte. Año de 1847. Mexico City: Imprenta de Ignacio Cumplido, n.d. [date on wrapper: 1848]. [1-3] 4-48 pp. 8vo (22 x 14 cm), original pink printed wrappers, ornamental border, vignette, bound in contemporary full Mexican tan leather elaborately embossed and with pink endsheets by Casa Porras, with his printed binder’s ticket. Front hinge starting, front free endpaper slightly waterstained. Overall a very fine and handsome copy. Second edition (the first edition printed at Orizaba the same year or in 1847 is very rare). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 163. Haferkorn 51. Howes S97. Palau 71298. Another of the publications surrounding Santa-Anna’s role in the War. One of the most important Mexican-American War publications, in which Santa Anna masterfully defends his conduct in the war and explains why Mexico City was lost to invading U.S. forces. Contains many significant documents printed in full not found elsewhere. ($500-$1,000)

Santa-Anna Returns 386. SANTA-ANNA, Antonio Lopez de. Exposicion del general Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna á sus compatriotas, con motivo del programa proclamado para verdadera regeneracion de la Republica [caption title]. San Luis Potosí: Reimpreso en la oficina del estado, á cargo de V. Carrillo, [1846]. Dated in type August 16, 1846. [4] pp. Folio (32.5 x 22.3 cm), folded sheet. Top margin wrinkled and dirty, old stab holes in left margin. Rare. No copy on OCLC and only a defective copy of the first edition. Later edition (first edition Veracruz, 1846). Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. A long, rambling statement in which Santa-Anna presents himself as the true savior of the country from enemies without and within. Although he talks favorably of republican principles and denounces those with monarchal tendencies, it would soon become obvious that despite those pronouncements he intended to become a virtual dictator. Although he constantly protests his humility, clearly he considers himself the country’s salvation. He denounces the policies of Paredes, which at this point had led to several military disasters at Taylor’s hands. Includes a statement of the same date to Mexican troops. A classic Santa-Anna performance. According to this document, Santa-Anna left exile in Jamaica on the 8th; he landed at Veracruz in the middle of the month, where he probably had this immediately published. ($500-$1,000)

387. SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Exposicion que eleva al soberano congreso nacional al excelentísimo Sr. Presidente interino de la república, general de división y benemérito de la patria, D. Antonio López de Santa-Anna, con el documento que en ella se cita, dirigido al encargado del Supremo Poder Ejecutivo. Orizaba: Imprenta de la Caja de Ahorros, dirijida por J. Ramón Matos, 1847. [1-3] 4-16 pp. 8vo (21.5 x 14.5 cm), original yellow printed, illustrated wrappers, stitched. Upper right corner of front wrapper supplied in excellent facsimile, entire pamphlet and wrappers washed and stabilized, staining (mainly confined to wrappers and upper blank corners of text). Very rare. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Dated at end, Tehuacán, November 10, 1847. Following disastrous defeats at Monterrey, Cerro Gordo, Puebla, and the fall of Mexico City to General Winfield Scott on 15 September 1847, interim president Antonio López de Santa-Anna moved the national government to Querétaro, resigned his office on 16 September and delivered executive power to the president of the Supreme Court, Manuel de la Peña y Peña. Santa-Anna retained command of the remainder of the Mexican forces and marched upon Puebla, perhaps hoping to cut the U.S. supply line from the port of Veracruz or, perhaps, hoping to advance his flight from the country through that port. Thus absent from national politics, Santa-Anna was accused by his enemies of treason for his failure to defend the nation from the invader and to negotiate an armistice, thus avoiding heavy losses in and around Mexico City. Notified of demands for him to appear before a tribunal, on November 1, 1847, from Tehuacán, Puebla, Santa-Anna wrote to the national congress, publishing his letter and supporting documents as a means of seeking political support. In his letter he states that he has always been aware of his duty and the honor of the presidency, and that, even knowing he would be the target of factions, he had set aside personal considerations, thinking only of combating the invaders. He writes that he was called to the government by the congress in February and then led forces to La Angostura and later to Cerro Gordo against a powerful enemy, and that although he was not victorious, he made the enemy aware of Mexican determination in defense of the nation. Arriving at Puebla, he was unable to hold the city without supply, and returning to the capital he began its fortification. He declares that he gave presidential power to the president of the Supreme Court in case of his death in combat and had not considered it a permanent resignation. He considers the actions of Peña y Peña as arbitrary, and herewith submits his resignation. He closes by protesting the defamations and calumnies of “bastard enemies” following the war, and that he was the subject of military misfortunes, having served with loyalty and honor. Santa-Anna appended his letter with a letter directed to Peña y Peña under the same date, explaining his transfers of government as a result of accusations of treason and demands of relinquishing command because of his losses, without consideration of the office of the presidency. He states that he was obliged to leave Mexico to save the government and continue the war, and installed it in Querétaro while he marched on Puebla. His renunciation of the government was temporary and to avoid separation from it due his inability to act as commander and civil authority at the same time. He declares that the government was not abandoned, and that his act of going to defend the nation was not illegal, not subject to criticism, nor does it empower Peña y Peña to take control. There exists no constitutional power to force him to submit to a tribunal regarding his errors and failures, and he is prepared to give a full explanation of actions to the nation. ($500-$1,000)

388. SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Manifiesto del General de División, Benemérito de la Patria Antonio López de Santa-Anna, á sus conciudadanos. Mexico City: Imprenta de Navarro, calle de Chiquis núm. 6, 1848. [1-3] 4-12 pp. 12mo (17 x 12 cm), disbound. Trimmed closely at top, otherwise fine. Rare. Only one copy at auction. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 101. Palau 297732. Sabin 76742. Sutro, p. 840. Dated at end: March 24, 1848. Following Santa-Anna’s unsuccessful secret negotiations with General Scott, the U.S. capture of Mexico City, and the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in February, Santa-Anna quickly exiled himself to Jamaica. Addressing the Mexican citizenry on the eve of his departure, he justifies and defends his conduct and motives during the devastating and unwinnable war into which Mexico was forced by the United States. ($300-$600)

389. SANTA-ANNA, Antonio López de. Parte oficial del Exmo. Sr. Division benemérito de la patria...al supremo gobierno sobre la sorpresa, que el general Lanz con una seccion de caballería de los invasores intentó darle en Tehuacan la madrugada del dia 23 de enero próximo pasado, y el documento que el mismo parte menciona. Orizaba: Imprenta de la Amistad, á cargo de Ramón Pérez, dirijida por J. Ramón Matos, calle tercera del Calvarie, 1848. [1-3] 4-7 [1 blank] pp. 8vo (21.2 x 14.5 cm), original printed green, illustrated wrappers, stitched. Except for light creases, fine. Rare. Only one copy on OCLC and no copies at auction. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. This prints Santa-Anna’s request of January 22, 1848, that he be allowed to resign from the army and leave the country. It is preceded by his February 1, 1848, recounting eluding an attempt to capture him and the loss of almost all his possessions: “la mayor parte de mi equipaje fué destrozado por los soldados invasores, y sus jefes llevaron mi plata labrada, dos bastones, un uniforme nuevo, y otras cosas de menos valor, segun se me ha avisado” (p. 4). Every unwinnable war needs a scapegoat, and Santa-Anna certainly possessed the credentials to fit the bill. This would not prove the final curtain in the Theater of Santa-Anna. ($400-$800)

390. [SANTA-ANNA, ANTONIO LÓPEZ DE]. Causa criminal instruida al exmo. Sr. Presidente Constitucional, general de division D. Antonio Lopez De Santa-Anna, acusado de delito de traicion contra la forma de gobierno establecida en las bases organicas. Mexico City: Imprenta de Lara, 1846. Preface dated December 11, 1845. [8], [1-3] 4-245 [1, blank], [1-3] 4-180 pp. 8vo (23 x 16 cm), twentieth-century quarter red sheep over brown cloth, spine gilt lettered and with raised bands, edges sprinkled. Upper hinge slightly cracked. Title page heavily foxed, light scattered foxing, with minor waterstain in upper right blank margin on some leaves. Unidentified modern printed bookplate on upper pastedown. Overall very good. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 100. Harper 12:213. Concerns Santa Anna’s trial on charges of “el delito de traicion contra la forma de gobierno establecida en las Bases orgánicas” and that he sought to make himself a dictator. Although he denied the charges, rather than face the almost certain conviction awaiting him he offered to go into exile, which offer was accepted. He was quickly back in the country, however, when the Mexican-American War erupted. Part of the disgruntlement reflected in this document concerns his loss of Texas. ($300-$600)

Oh, No! Not Him Again! “¡Muerte al que perdió nuestras batallas!” 391. [SANTA-ANNA, ANTONIO LÓPEZ DE]. Interesante venida del general Santa-Anna. [Mexico City]: Imprenta de la calle de San Camilo número 9, [1853]. Broadside in two columns: 31 x 21 cm. Lower margin untrimmed; overall very fine. A handsome piece. Very rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Reprinted from El Monitor republicano, number 1362, this is a dire warning against allowing Santa- Anna to return to Mexico and thus rob the country of the relative peace and tranquility that it is currently enjoying. In a barbed reference to the Mexican-American War, the article remarks that all Santa-Anna did was lose every battle to Scott. It closes with a plea: “Poderes de la nacion, vosotros sois responsables de la tranquilidad pública: salvad á la nacion, no permitais la entrada del general Santa- Anna al territorio mexicano.” Despite such protests, Santa-Anna did return in 1853 for his final sixth term as president. It proved as disastrous as all his former turns in office. During this time, for example, he completed the Gadsden Purchase, but wasted the money. He was removed and back in exile in 1855. ($200-$400) Santa-Anna’s Return to Absolute Power 392. [SANTA-ANNA, ANTONIO LÓPEZ DE]. Los Diputados que suscriben, a sus comitentes. [Mexico City]: Imprenta de Santiago Pérez, calle del Ángel número 2. Dated in type March 10, 1847. Broadside: 42.4 x 31 cm. Creased where formerly folded, paper flaw in lower left margin, bottom margin chipped, but overall fine. Rare. None on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. A highly emotional address in which the signatories state that the country and the congress are in complete disarray, even in light of the threat to Veracruz, and cannot act to save the nation. At this point, the Polkos Revolt was in full stage, and the government was basically paralyzed. Stating that the country is in peril, they conclude: “Escitamos por esta declaracion al presidente interino de la República, General D. Antonio Lopez de Santa-Anna, pare que inmediatamente venga a encargarse del poder ejecutivo de la union.” ($200-$400) “Tu poder ha sido como el de Satanás” 393. [SANTA-ANNA, ANTONIO LÓPEZ DE]. Maldito sea el asesino de la pátria Don Antonio Lopez de Santa-Anna. Impreso en Puebla, reimpreso en México y por segunda vez en San Luis Potosí, por Manuel Escontría, primera calle de la puerta del campo del Cármen, número 7, [1847?]. Broadside in two columns: 32 x 22 cm. Signed in type “Los poblanos.” Very fine. Very rare. Only one copy on OCLC. Third edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. A violent denunciation of Santa Anna as a miscreant and traitor, the anti-hero everyone loves to hate. The text accuses him of aggrandizing himself, dividing the country, not caring about the populace, living a life of luxury, etc. An incredible, extended denunciation that was probably published after Mexico had collapsed and Santa-Anna was no longer a factor. Judging from the publication history given here, it was popular. ($200-$400)

Santa-Anna Assumes Command 394. [SANTA-ANNA, ANTONIO LOPEZ DE]. MEXICO. LAWS (April 1, 1847). Ministerio de Relaciones Interiores y Exteriores. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated in type, April 1, 1847. [2] [2, blank] pp. 12mo (22.5 x 16.5 cm), folded sheet. Very fine. First edition. Eberstadt 397. Harper 12:288. The present decree allows Santa-Anna to assume command of the armed forces, suppresses the office of vice-president, and makes provisions for elections. Veracruz had fallen just two daysprior. ($100-$200)

The Northern Campaign 395. [SANTA-ANNA, ANTONIO LÓPEZ DE]. Two pamphlets published about Santa-Anna’s campaign against Taylor. Both these defend Santa-Anna. [1] ORDOÑEZ, Juan. Refutacion al cuaderno titulado: “Rápida ojeada sobre la campaña que hizo el Sr. General Santa-Anna en el Estado de Coahuila el mes Febrero próximo pasado.” Por J.O. Mexico City: Imprenta de Mariano Arevalo, calle del Puente de San Dimas no. 12, 1847. [1-3] 4-23 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (21.5 x 13.5 cm), original tan printed wrappers, ornamental border, stitched. Minor edge wear to fragile wrappers, small hole in upper wrap, spine split. Overall fine. With contemporary ink correction (p. 6). First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 141. Harper 12:315. Palau 203639. Sabin 57522. Streeter Sale 267. Dated at end, May 1, 1847. “An admirer of Santa-Anna takes up his defense in this interesting pamphlet which belongs in the series in which the campaign of Coahuila, during the war, was refought” (Harper). Refutation of the anonymous Rápida ojeada (1847), which is highly critical of Santa-Anna. [2] ORDOÑEZ, Juan. Segunda parte de la refutacion a la rapida ojeada. Por. J.O. Mexico City: Imprenta de Ortega, 1847. [1-3] 4-24 pp. 8vo (21.5 x 15 cm), original tan printed wrappers, ornamental border, stitched. Except for minor stab holes in blank left margin, very fine. Dorothy Josey copy, with her pencil notations at rear. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 141. Harper 12:317. Sabin 57522. Streeter Sale 267. Dated at end, May 28, 1847. “The final publication in the famous series concerning the campaign of Santa-Anna in the north of Mexico” (Harper). Another refutation of the anonymous Rápida ojeada (1847). ($600-$1,200)

A Vigorous Defense of Santa-Anna 396. [SANTA-ANNA, ANTONIO LÓPEZ DE]. VIDAL Y RIVAS, Luis G. de. Biografia del general Antonio Lopez de Santa-Anna. Caracas: Imprenta de “El Independiente,” 1862 [wrapper title]. [1-5] 6-36 pp. 8vo (23.5 x 15 cm), original pale green printed wrappers, ornamental borders, stitched. Chips, voids, and wrinkling to wrappers with loss of a few letters, last two leaves wrinkled and stained, small water stain in upper margin. Contemporary ink ownership inscription of Fred L. Miller U.S.N. St. Thomas Oct. 30, 1864, on upper wrapper with title altered to make it appear a presentation copy. Small ink stamp and pencil call number on upper wrap, with Essex Institute blindstamp on half title. Very rare. Only two copies on OCLC and none at auction. First edition? An edition also appeared the same year at Cartagena, but the location of the only reported copy is unknown. Written in defense of Santa-Anna because, “Enemigos bastardos cuanto gratuitos, han usado con- stantemente de reprobados medios para perderle en la opinion, desfigurando sus acciones nobles.” Exculpatory biography of the exiled Mexican general and statesman by a fellow Mexican exile in Cuba. Includes accounts of the Texas Revolution, the Battle of San Jacinto, and the Mexican-American War. Basically the author argues that Santa-Anna could do no wrong and all his problems arose from events beyond his control or the actions of others. ($600-$1,200)

The Earliest View of Santa Fe, New Mexico 397. [SANTA FE]. Two publications containing the earliest views of Santa Fe. [1] The Weekly Herald. Vol. 11, No. 25, Whole no 545 ( June 20, 1846). [New York, 1846]. Pp. [195] 196-200. Folio in six columns (57.5 x 40 cm). Disbound, creased where formerly folded, overall age toning, right margin chipped, slight water stains. First edition. Contains on p. [195] a small, indistinct woodcut view of Santa Fe taken from a distance. Despite its lack of sophistication, this is apparently the earliest view of Santa Fe, predating the Emory views by two years. [2] EMORY, William Hemsley, et al. Notes of a Military Reconnoissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, Including Part of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers. By Lieut. Col. W.H. Emory. Made in 1846-7, with the Advanced Guard of the “Army of the West.” February 9, 1848.— Ordered to Be Printed...February 17, 1848—Ordered That 10,000 Extra Copies of Each of the Reports of Lieutenant Emory, Captain Cooke, and Lieutenant Abert, Be Printed for the Use of the House; and that of the Said Number, 250 Copies be Furnished for the Use of Lieutenant Emory, Captain Cooke, and Lieutenant Abert, Respectively. Washington: Wendell and Van Benthuysen, Printers, 1848. [1-7] 8-614 pp., 66 lithographic plates (including three maps), 2 (of 3) folded maps (lacks large folded map, but with a map from a Senate edition instead), text illustrations. 8vo (23 x 14 cm), contemporary brown cloth. Clumsily rebacked, hinges weak, corners bumped, slight wear. Interior very good, but one map has repaired tears and folded map is browned and slightly stained. With contemporary ink inscription signed J.L. Taylor presenting volume to Chillicothe Library Association, June 24, 1867. House issue (30th Congress, 1st Session, House Executive Document No. 41; with additional reports by Abert, Cooke, and Johnston; plates in the Abert report unattributed and in superior style). This is sometimes considered the first edition. Barrett 2751n. Cowan I, p. 195. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 157-158, p. 297 & p. 425. Howes E145. Plains & Rockies IV:148:5. Tutorow 1556. Wheat, Transmississippi West 544. Zamorano Eighty 21. Contains lithographs of “Santa Fe” (opposite p. 419) and “Fort Marcy and the Parroquia—Santa Fe” (opposite p. 454). Those views have long been thought to be the first showing Santa Fe. They are without doubt much superior to the woodcut in the newspaper. ($400-800)

“Lo pasado no puede ya remediarse” 398. SCOTT, Winfield. El general en gefe de los egércitos de los Estados-Unidos de America, á la nacion Megicana! [2] [2, blank] pp. 4to (26.5 x 21 cm), bifolium. On blue paper in two columns. Slightly wrinkled, small stain, otherwise fine. Very rare. All copies on OCLC are electronic. On paper watermarked JGM 1838. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 501. Signed and dated in type Winfield Scott, Jalapa, May 11, 1847. Something of a cold-water bath to the Mexican populace. Although Scott states the United States does not want war, it will prosecute the campaign to the fullest. He implies that not only is the army unstoppable but also that it will not stop. States that the populace has been deceived by its leaders, who have lied. He even states that his army, like Mexicans, are Catholic. An extremely important address in Scott’s propaganda campaign. ($500-$1,000) 399. [SCOTT, WINFIELD]. BAILLIE, James S. (publisher). Major Genl. Winfield Scott. General in Chief U.S. Army. The Hero of Chippewa, Lundy’s Lane and Vera Cruz. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By J. Baillie 88. St. near 3d Avenue. Print: image area: 31 x 22 cm. Contemporary hand-color. Contemporary wood frame (scratched). Small waterstain at upper left, otherwise very good. Not examined outside of frame. First edition. An equestrian Scott in full uniform reviews troops on parade. ($150-$300)

400. [SCOTT, WINFIELD]. BARLOW, T.P. (engraver). Winfield Scott [facsimile signature]. Engraved by T.P. Barlow from the Painting by Prof. R.W. Weir, West Point, New York. Printed by T. Brooker. Published by J. McClure, New York. January, 1860. Steel engraving on heavy paper. Image area: 30 x 24.1 cm; overall size: 70 x 50 cm. Slightly dusty, light water staining to blank margins, several marginal tears (not affecting image), some light marginal chipping. A handsome bust portrait of Scott in uniform. The original painting was done in 1855 and is now in the National Portrait Gallery. The painter Robert Walter Weir (1803-1889) was a member of the Hudson River School. ($200-400)

Dynamic, Beautiful Image 401. [SCOTT, WINFIELD]. CHAPIN, John Reuben. Genl. Scott at Contreras. [New York]: Vertue & Co, 1859. [lower left] Chapin [lower right] Smith [at bottom] Entered According to Act of Congress AD 1859 by Virtue & Co. in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Steel engraving: image area: 12.5 x 18.5 cm. Contemporary full hand-color. Matted in modern wood frame. Not examined outside of frame. Very fine. First edition? A superb full-color view of Scott on his prancing charger, hat raised in celebration, among cheering troops, although some lie dead around him. A dynamic image from a painting by Alonso Chappel (1828-1887). ($200-$400)

Campaign Biographies 402. [SCOTT, WINFIELD]. A group of two campaign biographies. [1] Life of General Scott [caption title]. [Colophon]: New York: C.A. Alvord, Printer, 29 Gold-St; New York: A.H. Jocelyn, Engraver and Electrotyper of Wood-Cuts, 64 John-Street, [1852]. [1] 2-32 pp. 8vo (23 x 15.5 cm), unbound and stitched, as issued. Right margin irregularly trimmed, P. [1] with light stain in left margin, slight water stain in upper right corner. First edition? Garrett & Goodwin, p. 231. P. [1] has a woodcut of an equestrian Scott on his charger; the last page has a depiction of Scott’s famous hasty bowl of soup being filled with his various victories. A flattering biography. [2] General Scott’s Correspondence with Hon. W.L. Marcy, Secretary of War under President Polk [caption title]. [N.p.: ca. 1852]. [1] 2-16 pp. 8vo (25 x 15.5 cm), in double columns, stitched. Creased where formerly folded, some staining and soiling, first leaf separating, a few contemporary pencil notes. Contemporary pencil signature of D. McClure on p. [1]. First edition. Eberstadt 667. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 165. Prints two letters, one from Scott to Marcy on February 24, 1848, and Marcy’s reply of April 21, 1848. Polite and professional but acerbic. Published to present a negative view of Scott: “The following correspondence is copied from the official records. It proves, more than any other argument could establish, the marked unfitness of General Scott for the duties of the presidency....” ($100-$200)

403. [SCOTT, WINFIELD]. Illustrated Life of General Winfield Scott, Commander-in-Chief of the Army in Mexico Illustrated by D.H. Strother. New York: Published by A.S. Barnes & Co., No. 51 John-Street, 1847. [1-3] 4-144 pp., 35 wood-engraved text illustrations, including 2 full-page maps and 26 full-page scenes. 8vo (21.5 x 13 cm), early full brown cloth, spine gilt lettered and decorated. Title soiled, foxed, dusty, and with closed 7 cm tear; other pages somewhat soiled; otherwise fine. First edition of a work that was several times reprinted and expanded. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 223. Haferkorn, p. 61. Sabin 78409. The section on the Mexican-American War is on pp. 128-143. Strother’s drawings were engraved by several engravers, including John William Orr (1815-1887). Wood engraver Orr was born in Ireland, came to the United States at an early age, and studied with William Redfield in New York City. Orr established studios in Buffalo (1837) and New York City (1844). “He was one of the best known wood engravers of his generation” (Hamilton, Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers, vol. 2, p. 127). Other engravers include Lossing & Barritt, Howland, N.W. Herrick, et al. One map and one scene concern the Mexican-American War. A book far more prized for its illustrations than for its text. ($200-$400)

404. [SCOTT, WINFIELD]. KELLOGG, E.B. and E.C. (publishers). Major Genl. Winfield Scott U.S. Army. [along bottom] E. B. & E. C. Kellogg, 144 Fulton St. N.Y. & 136 Main St. Hartford, Conn. D. Needham, 223 Main St., Buffalo. [1847?]. Image area: 31 x 22.5 cm. Contemporary hand-color. Contemporary wooden frame (chipped). Small tear and top center and light age toning. Not examined outside of frame. First edition. A handsome full frontal view of Scott looking straight at the viewer, a telescope in his right hand. In the background, an aide holds his horse. A portrait that exudes confidence. ($150-$300)

405. [SCOTT, WINFIELD]. MOORE, H. Judge. Scott’s Campaign in Mexico; From the Rendezvous on the Island of Lobos, to the Taking of the City, Including an Account of the Siege of Puebla, with Sketches of the Country, and Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants. Charleston: J.B. Nixon, Publishers, 48 Broad- Street, 1849. [i-iii] iv-xii, [1] 2-234 pp. 8vo (19.7 x 12 cm), original dark brown roan over black cloth boards, spine gilt-lettered. Spine extremities chipped, front joint split, lower hinge slightly split. Mild to moderate foxing and light waterstaining, the latter confined to the front part of the book and generally to the blank margins. Overall very good copy of a rare book. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 163: “Moore was supportive of the war and the contributions made by southerners.” Haferkorn, p. 61. Howes M769: “Narrative of an eye-witness; remarkable for credit given Santa Anna.” Sabin 50386. Tutorow 3390. A history of the war written by a Southerner, for Southerners, and published in the South. The first paragraph of the Preface is a marvel of historical writing. Although it is only two sentences, it contains about 350 words, making it one of the more Faulknerian pieces of writing in Mexican-American War literature. The history covers the war from the invasion at Veracruz to the final victory in Mexico City and includes numerous passages on Mexican life, folkways, manners, and people. He was very wary of the San Patricios at Churubusco: “The steeple of the church had been filled at all times with the enemy’s best marksmen and most skillful sharp-shooters, among whom were many of Riley’s deserters, and it was, no doubt, their shots which told with such fearful effect upon the assaulting columns, for they fought like desperadoes with halters about their necks” (p. 142). The author served in the South Carolina Palmetto Regiment. ($500-$1,000)

A Rare Scott Broadside 406. [SCOTT, Winfield]. Scenes in the Life of General Scott. N.p.: n.d. [after September 14, 1847]. Four columns of typeset text surrounded by 18 woodcut vignettes showing Scott at center mounted and in uniform and various scenes from his career. Broadside: image area: 69 x 52 cm; overall sheet size: 79.5 x 58.5 cm. Slightly wrinkled and creased, one split repaired, split in lower margin, minor losses at folds, otherwise fine. Very rare. Only one copy at auction and only one copy on OCLC, but others are known at the Lincoln Financial Foundation and New York State Library. First edition. Sabin 78425. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Vignettes from upper left clockwise include Bombardment of Vera Cruz, Entrance into the Grand Plaza of Mexico, Battle of Cerro Gordo, Battle of Contreras, Battle of Churubusco, Battle of Molino del Rey, Storming of Chapultepec, Scott Badly Wounded, Battle of Lindy’s Lane, Battle of Fort George, Scott Tearing Down the British Flag, Scott Attacked by Indian Chiefs. The text relates to the- vi gnettes and covers Fort George, the War of 1812, Seminole Wars, and the Mexican-American War. ($1,000-$2,000)

A Unique Gathering 407. [SCRAPBOOK]. A unique scrapbook documenting the Mexican-American War, covering the period March 1, 1846, to September 20, 1847. 116 leaves, almost all with three columns of newspaper clip- pings; 10 maps are included with the text of the articles. 4to (31 x 24.5 cm), contemporary three-quarter black leather over moiré cloth. Binding worn, joints open but holding. Age toning and slight wrinkling to leaves from adhesive, but otherwise the contents are fine. An interesting artifact from the Mexican-American War documenting popular interest in the progress of riveting events obviously compiled on a day-by-day chronological basis. Opening with Thornton’s Skirmish, the articles are all devoted to diplomatic, economic, and especially military topics relating to the Mexican-American War, from at least three New York newspapers (the majority from The Journal of Commerce, with selections from The Morning Express, and occasional clips from The Herald). A very clear example of news distribution as covered in Tom Reilly, War with Mexico! America’s Reporters Cover the Battlefront (Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 2010). A fine, concrete example of the deep interest generated in the American public by the war. ($200-$400)

Anti-War Sermons 408. [SERMONS]. Group of four anti-war sermons. Most emphasize the monetary and human cost of the war and war in general. All argue that war is against Christian principles. All are first editions. [1] PARKER, Theodore. Sermon of War, Preached at the Melodeon, on Sunday, June 7, 1846.... Published by Request. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1846. [1-3] 4-42 pp. 8vo (21 x 13.3 cm), disbound, lacks wrappers. Internally, very good. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 370. Sabin 56767n. “In war the State teaches men to lie, to steal, to kill” (p. 25). Parker (1810-1860) was an influential Transcendentalist and Unitarian minister who steadfastly opposed the war. [2] PARKER, Theodore. A Sermon of the Mexican War: Preached at the Melodeon, on Sunday, June 25th, 1848.... Published at Request. Boston: Coolidge and Wiley, 12 Water Street, 1848. [1-3] 4-56 pp. 8vo (23 x 14.5 cm), original printed wrappers, stitched. Spine chipped with a few losses, upper wrapper slightly chipped and stained, lower wrapper lightly chipped. Overall, very good. Eberstadt 501. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 370. Sabin 58760. “One of the most important anti-war sermons, by a great theologian, preached after the conclusion of the war. In it Parker demonstrates all the useful and glorious things (a railroad across the Isthmus of Panama, for instance) which could have been done with the money expended on the ‘illegal’ war with Mexico” (Eberstadt). [3] PEABODY, Andrew P. The Triumphs of War. A Sermon Preached on the Day of the Annual Fast, April 15, 1847.... Published by Request. Portsmouth: John W. Foster, C.W. Brewster, Printer, 1847. [1-3] 4-20 pp. 8vo (21.5 x 14 cm), disbound, lacks wrappers. Eberstadt 505. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 371. Sabin 59354n. “A violently anti-war sermon in which the preacher criticizes all those who join in congratulations on the American successes in the war. ‘I pity, from the bottom of my heart, the man who can have so much as a momentary feeling of exultation at such horrors. What! Rejoice at the explosion of those infernal missiles in those late peaceful homes—at the scattering of the dissevered limbs and mangled corpses of those hundreds of women and children?’” (Eberstadt). [4] RIDDLE, D.H. The Means of Peace: A Sermon, Delivered in the Third Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, July 12th, 1846.... Published by the Request of the Congregation. [Pittsburgh]: Printed by Johnston and Stockton, Corner of Market and Third Sts, 1846. [1-3] 4-24 pp. 8vo (21 x 13.5 cm), disbound, lacks wrappers. Scattered light foxing. Eberstadt 625. Sabin 71267. “An anti-war sermon promising woe to all who do not exert themselves to secure peace with Mexico and put an end to this war of conquest on the part of the United States. This is an early war peace sermon preached...scarcely two months after the outbreak of the conflict” (Eberstadt). ($100-$200)

“Gloria ó muerte” 409. [SIERRA MADRE, REPUBLIC OF]. CAYETANO DE MONTOYA, José. El comandante general del estado libre y soberano de Tamaulipas. A sus subordinados. Ciudad Victoria, 1848. Dated in type September 11, 1848. Broadside: 32.5 x 22 cm. Creased where formerly folded, small fold split, lower margin with minor tears. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Warns against those seeking “fundar nueva Républica entre nosotros” and urges soldiers and civilians to resist the movement. Although at this point, the Republic was just a rumor, Montoya’s fears came true in 1851 when José María Carvajal, with the aid of Texans and others along the border, invaded northern Mexico, resulting in a series of battles that lasted until 1853, when Carvajal was arrested by the Americans. The idea of the Republic predated this broadside and continued to live on until after the Civil War. ($100-$200)

A New Threat 410. [SIERRA MADRE, REPUBLIC OF]. CAYETANO DE MONTOYA, José. José Cayetano de Montoya, general de brigada, comandante general del estados libre y soberano de las Tamaulipas. A sus habitantes. Ciudad Victoria, 1848. Dated in type September 11, 1848. Broadside: 33 x 21.5 cm. Creased where formerly folded, two minor tears, otherwise fine. Very rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Accuses the U.S. of planning another invasion of Mexico to cause “torrentes de la sangre mexicana,” this time in the guise of the Republic of the Sierra Madre, and promises to defend vigorously against any such plan. ($100-$200)

“El centralismo se detesta tanto como la monarquia” 411. [SINALOA]. Suceso Importante [caption title]. Puerto de Mazatlán: Imprenta de Gobierno á cargo de F. Antonio Riestra, 1846. [3] [1, blank] pp. Folio in two columns (31.5 x 22 cm), folded sheet. Creased where formerly folded, upper right blank corners wanting, minor edge chipping, a few wormholes with losses of a few letters, otherwise very good. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Contains three articles printed in chronological order: 1) untitled address to the citizens of Sinaloa, dated Puerto de Mazatlán, June 20, 1846; 2) “Iniciativa,” dated Zacatecas. July 7, 1846; 3) “Señor,” dated Zacatecas, July 7, 1846. Related to various schemes to re-establish republican government and prosecution of the war with the United States. Reprints a long declaration from the Congress of Zacatecas demanding republican government and affirming that it along with other states will defend the country. The address to Sinaloa urges that differences be set aside and a federalist government be instituted. A rare imprint from an outlying state that was invaded the next year. ($100-$200) A Princeton Love Story 412. SMALL, William F. Guadaloupe: A Tale of Love and War, By One Who Served in the Campaign of 1846- 7, in the Late War with Mexico. Philadelphia: Jas. B. Smith & Co., No. 27 South Seventh Street, 1860. [1-5] 6-156, [1] 2-12 [ads] pp., frontispiece steel engraving. 12mo (19 x 13 cm), original blind-embossed pebble terracotta cloth, spine gilt lettered and decorated. Exceptionally fine copy. With author’s ink initialled presentation to Lieut. Col. George S. Wells, August 26, 1861, on front free endpaper. Scattered pencil corrections presumably in author’s hand throughout. Rare. Many of the copies on OCLC are electronic. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 279. Sabin 82205. Love story in verse about Randolph St. Charles who, after matriculating Princeton University, meets Linda, with whom he falls in love. The two are caught, however, in what appears to be a compromising position, and Linda is sent to the hinterlands to live with her aunt. Randolph returns home, where he falls in love with Ada. The Mexican-American War calls, however, and Randolph intends to enroll in the military, where the story ends. Some passages make one believe the poem is partly autobiographical. ($100-$200)

413. [SOUTH CAROLINA]. SMITH, Whiteford. The Substance of an Address Delivered to the Palmetto Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, on Saturday, December 26, 1846, By the Rev. Whitefoord [sic] Smith [caption title]. [1] 2-4 pp. 8vo (21.8 x 13.5 cm), disbound; last page browned, otherwise good. Rare. No copies at auction and only three on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. A rousing address that basically reminds the troops that they must always behave as Christians foremost. Smith even includes the curious detail that the Bible Society has issued every man a Bible. Of some historical interest beyond the present occasion is Smith’s denunciation of a standing army. The Palmetto Regiment was mustered in in 1846, saw action all during the war after landingat Veracruz, and ended up in Mexico City. When they returned to Charleston in 1848, they were given a hero’s parade that included one of the oddest printing phenomena in U.S. history: a functioning printing press on a float printing and distributing copies of William Gilmore Simms’ Lays of the Palmetto, poetry in honor of the regiment. Smith was a prominent South Carolina educator who had a hand in the beginnings of Wofford College; the library is named after him. ($200-$400)

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night 414. Sueno de un Mexicano sobre la situacion de la patria [caption title]. Querétaro: Imprenta del c. Francisco Frías, calle de la Flor-baja n.5, [after February 2, 1848]. [2] pp. Folio (37 x 28 cm). Creased where formerly folded, small fold splits, lower left margin irregularly trimmed, small marginal splits, but overall very good. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Dated from an internal reference to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The dreamer falls asleep on a stormy night with his head full of periodical articles, whereupon an impressive lady appears to him carrying a legajo and stating that she has visited all over Mexico, but nobody will pay her any attention. Favorable references are indirectly made to Santa-Anna, although his battle losses are listed. There is a lament about the concessions made in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Ends with a criticism of various periodicals. On the whole, a fairly poorly written essay. When it comes to dreams, this author is no Mercier. ($200-$400)

The Evacuation of Tampico 415. [TAMPICO]. PARRODI, Anastasio.Vindicacion del general Parrodi. San Luis Potosí: Imprenta del Estado, á cargo de V. Carrillo, 1847 [wrapper title]. [3] 4-17 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (20.5 x 14.5 am), original printed wrappers, stitched. Very fine. Rare. Only four copies on OCLC. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 166: “This item is in response to a newspaper article attacking Parrodi by Col. Ignacio Muñoz and contains reports from various officials defending Parrodi’s evacuation of Tampico during the war.” Anastasio Parrodi had strengthened the city’s defenses and had 1,200 men at his command. Santa- Anna ordered Parrodi to abandon the port on October 26, 1846, and join his forces for the anticipated battle with Taylor’s forces. He was replaced during the retreat by José Urrea. Santa-Anna was, however, enraged that Parrodi had abandoned valuable military equipment during his evacuation, and unsuccessfully court-martialed him over the affair. U.S. forces occupied the city without resistance shortly thereafter. This publication relates to the criticisms of Parrodi’s evacuation. Curiously, one of the things Parrodi got rid of was “la imprenta” (pp. 13-14), suggesting that his force had its own press. ($200-$400)

Import Duties 416. [TAXES]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, January 20, 1848. General Orders 26. [1] [3. blank] pp. 12mo, (20 x 14 cm), disbound. Left margin uneven and with old stab holes, light vertical crease. Signed by H.L. Scott (trimmed). First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 402. Makes allowances for inland merchants who import foreign goods through Veracruz to prepay import duties. ($100-$200)

Supporting the Army 417. [TAXES]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. Two orders issued in Mexico City concerning taxes for the army’s support. [1] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, December 15, 1847. General Orders 376. [1]-2 [2, blank] pp. 12mo (20.3 x 14 cm), disbound. Left margin uneven and with old stab holes, voids in gutter margin, which is splitting, light vertical crease. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 73. Forbids paying taxes to the Mexican government and requires that they be paid to the army for its support. Lotteries are abolished. [2] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Dec. 31, 1847. General Orders 395. [1] 2-4 pp. 12mo (20 x 14 cm), disbound. Left margin uneven and with old stab holes, voids in gutter margin. Signed by H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 73. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 400. A detailed supplement to the above giving the amounts due from each state (e.g., Mexico 668,332, Puebla 424,276, Sonora 5,000) and stating punishments for failure to comply. Barter may be accepted in payment. Important decrees that established the financial underpinning for the army’s occupation. ($400-$800)

418. TAYLOR, Zachary. Letters of Zachary Taylor from the Battlefields of the Mexican War. Reprinted from the Originals in the Collection of Mr. William K. Bixby, of St. Louis, Mo. With Introduction, Biographical Notes, an Appendix, and Illustrations from Private Plates. Rochester, N.Y., 1908. [i-vi] vii-xxvi, [2], 1-194 pp., frontispiece (included in pagination), 5 plates. 4to (28.5 x 21.5 cm), original indigo quarter cloth over slate blue boards, printed paper labels on upper cover and spine. Boards somewhat faded, endsheets lightly foxed; the portrait, plates, and text very fine. Bixby’s signed presentation to Roland G. Hazard, St. Louis, April 15, 1914, on front flyleaf. A fine copy. First edition, limited edition (#83 of 300 copies, initialed by Bixby). Connor & Faulk 738: “Most of the letters are addressed to Taylor’s son-in-law, Dr. R.C. Wood. In the appendix is a lengthy letter to Buchanan on the matter of his mistreatment by the War Department.” Haferkorn, p. 67. Howes T78. Tutorow 4054. The letters begin on May 9, 1846, immediately after the Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, at which General de la Vega was captured. Taylor significantly notes, “The war I have no doubt is completely brought to a close on this side of the Rio Grande.” The last is written on December 10, 1848, from Baton Rouge. In that letter, he regrets his election to presidency: “I sincerely thank you & dear Ann for your kind congratulations on acct of my success in reaching the office in question, which I look upon more as a bed of thorns than one of roses.” This series of letters is highly important, embodying as it does Taylor’s personal, intimate thoughts available nowhere else. ($200-$400)

Only Known Copy of a Corpus Christi Bangs Imprint 419. TAYLOR, Zachary. Quartel general, Exercito de Ocupacion, Corpus Christi, 8 de marzo, de 1846. Orden, num. 30. [Corpus Christi: Samuel Bangs & George W. Fletcher, 1846]. Broadside: 29.5 x 20.2. Creased where formerly folded, minor expert fold repairs on verso, but otherwise very fine. With contemporary ink docket on verso. Rare. No other copies located. First edition in Spanish. (An edition in English is in the Corpus Christi Gazette Extra published the same day.) In this order, Taylor announces that his army will cross to the other side of the Rio Grande and promises that civilians will be well treated and respected and that any provisions provided for the army will be paid for “a los mejores precios.” Taylor expresses his confidence in his troops: “El General en Gefe, tiene la satisfaccion de decir, que tiene confianza en el patriotismo y la disciplina del Exercito bajo su mando, y esta seguro de que sus ordenes seran obedecidos con la mayor exactitud.” This publication is clearly aimed at reassuring civilians and was probably distributed in advance to the populace in the army’s path. The Gazette Extra for March 8 explains: “The orders of General Taylor (No. 30) have been printed in Spanish, and will be circulated among the Mexicans residing along the frontier. Nothing could have taken place better calculated to allay the fears and quiet the apprehensions of the residents along the border than the issuing of this order—explaining the objects of the American Army in advancing upon the frontier.” The only known copy of this Samuel Bangs imprint from Corpus Christi; Bangs was also printing the Corpus Christi Gazette at the time and doing work for both the army and private individuals (see Jenkins 457-459). Despite Taylor’s March 8 order that nobody could follow the army, Corpus Christi quickly emptied out. At some point, Bangs packed up and resumed printing in Matamoros. TheGazette ceased publication on April 2. ($4,000-8,000)

420. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. BAILLIE, James S. (publisher). Brigadier General Z. Taylor. Commander of the U.S. Forces on the Rio Grande. (From a Portrait in the Possession of Major Clarke). [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By J Baillie. Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1846, by J. Baillie, in the Clerks Office of the District Court for the Southern District of N.Y. Visible area: 34.5 x 24.3 cm. Contemporary hand-color. Contemporary wood frame. Small tear at upper center, otherwise very fine. Not examined outside of frame. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 549-550. Handsome equestrian portrait of Taylor in full uniform. The Rio Grande and presumably Matamoros are in the background, the latter looking like a New England mill town. ($200-$400)

421. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. A Brilliant National Record. General Taylor’s Life, Battles, and Despatches, with the Only Correct Portrait yet Published; including Highly Important Letters, from the President of the United States, the War Department, Secretary Marcy, General Taylor, General Scott, Commodore Perry, and the Mexican Authorities. Accounts of the Glorious Battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de Palma, Monterey, Buena Vista, Vera Cruz, and San Juan D’Ulloa. Compiled from Authentic Sources. Illustrated by Plans of the Cities, Maps of the Battle Grounds, and Portraits of the Principal Generals. Philadelphia: T.C. Clarke, 85 Dock Street, For Sale also by King & Baird, Printers, No. 9 George St. And All the Book Stores and Agencies, 1847. [1-5] 6-70 pp., one woodcut plate of Santa Anna, eight woodcut text illustrations and maps (counted as part of pagination). 8vo (25 x 17 cm), original tan pictorial, illustrated wrappers bound in modern three- quarter burgundy morocco over rose cloth, spine gilt lettered and with raised bands, t.e.g. Wrappers with a few neat repairs on verso (no losses). Except for some light staining to a few leaves, very fine. Armorial bookplate with motto “Perseverantia” and name “Bell” on front pastedown. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 194-195. Haferkorn, p. 62. A well-documented account of Taylor’s campaigns, including a long section (pp. 33-70) of official dispatches. What sets this publication apart, however, are the spectacular full-page woodcuts by Edward William Mumford that occur on the wrappers and in the text. The upper wrapper has a stunning woodcut of an equestrian Taylor, which is repeated in the text. The lower wrapper has an equally appealing depiction of an esquestrian Santa-Anna, which is repeated in the plate (with the curious detail that “He is five feet eleven inches in height”). The first battle plan shows “Battle Grounds of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma,” the opening battles of the war that took place on Texas soil. One of the notations on the map is, “Walker’s Fort 10 Texian Rangers Slaughtered on the 1st of May by 150 Mexicans.” Concerning the siege of Fort Brown, the author quotes this detail of American anti-battery fire: “‘One of the Mexican twelve-pounders was seen leaping twenty feet into the air, accompanied by arms, legs and mangled bodies’” (p. 10). ($300-$600)

422. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. BUCHOLZER, H. Genl. Zachary Taylor. The Hero of Buena Vista. [below neat line] Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1848, by J. Baillie, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southn. Distt. Of N. Y. [at bottom] Published by James Baillie, 87th St. near 3rd Avenue, N.Y. Print: image size: 29 x 21.3 cm; overall sheet size: 35.5 x 25.2 cm. Contemporary hand-color. Bottom margin slightly wrinkled, otherwise fine. Professionally matted. Rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Handsome full equestrian image with the battle underway in the background. Bucholzer did numerous lithographs for Baillie. ($200-$400)

423. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). General Taylor and Staff. The Heroes of Palo Alto. Resaca de la Palma, Monterey and Buena Vista. [at bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York. 152 Nassau St. Cor. Of Spruce N.Y. [at bottom] 463. Print: image size: 31 x 21.7. Contemporary hand-color. Contemporary wood frame. A few light stains, but otherwise very good. Not examined outside of frame. First edition. Currier 2296. Peters, p. 254. Taylor is shown mounted in full uniform leading several staff officers as they review troops on parade. For some reason, Taylor has facial wrinkles. ($150-$300)

424. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). General Taylor and Staff. The Heroes of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey and Buena Vista. [at bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York. 152 Nassau St. Cor. Of Spruce N.Y. [at bottom] 463. Print: image size: 31 x 21.7. Bright contemporary hand-color. Matted in modern wood frame under Plexiglas. Not examined outside of frame. Very fine. First edition. Currier 2296. Peters, p. 254. A much finer copy of the above. ($250-$500)

425. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). General Z. Taylor. The Hero of the Rio Grande. [at bottom] Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1846 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. Print: visible area: 29.5 x 24.5 cm. Contemporary hand-color. Contemporary wood frame. A few light stains and overall toning, but otherwise good. Not examined outside of frame. First edition. Currier 2329. Peters, p. 255. A handsome side view of Taylor in full uniform astride his horse, looking backward, and pointing forward with his sword. ($150-$300)

426. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. ENSIGNS & THAYER (publishers). Taylor & His Battles. [bottom center] Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1847, by Ensigns & Thayer, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the Southern District of New York. New York: Published by Ensigns & Thayer, 36 Ann Street [1847]. [lower left] D. Needham, 223 Main Street, Buffalo. [lower right] Rufus Blanchard, 242 Main St., Cincinnati. [lower center below neat line] Jos. Ward, 52 Cornhill St. Boston. Contemporary hand-coloring. The latest date in the text is September, 1847. Image area: 75 x 55 cm; overall sheet size: 78.5 x 58.5 cm. Marginal chipping, light overall browning, some spots from insects, a few minor holes, repaired tear at lower center, small stains, remains of mounting tabs. Rare. No copies on OCLC, but copies are located at Library of Congress and New-York Historical Society. First edition. Elaborate border of fascia surmounted by eagles on either side and musical instruments and flags along bottom. Equestrian figure of Taylor in center surrounded by seven vignettes of battle scenes, with five from the Mexican-American War, including Texas scenes of Ringgold’s death and de la Vega’s capture; descriptive text “Taylor and His Battles” at lower center commenting on various actions in Taylor’s career. ($1,000-$2,000)

Campaign Biographies 427. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. A group of three campaign biographies about Taylor. All are first editions. [1] A Review of the Life, Character and Political Opinions of Zachary Taylor. Boston: Eastburn’s Press, 1848. [1-3] 4-16 pp. 8vo (22.5 x 14 cm). First and last leaves detached, moderately stained and foxed. Eberstadt 868. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 244. With woodcut portrait of Taylor beside his horse. A strongly pro-Taylor biography leading up to his nomination for president, including a discussion of his activities in Texas and the impact of slavery on the acquisition of Texas. [2] A Brief Review of the Career, Character and Campaigns of Zachary Taylor. Washington, D.C.: Printed and Sold by J. & G.S. Gideon, [1848]. [1-3] 4-16 pp. 8vo (23 x 15 cm). Lightly water-stained, else fine. With pencil signature of G.B. Barker on title page. First separate edition (republished from North American and United States Gazette, Philadelphia). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 194. With woodcut equestrian portrait of Taylor. Campaign biography, covering the battles in northern Mexico and including a section on “The Popular Appreciation of His Character” (pp. 14-16). [3] Please Circulate.... A Sketch of the Life and Public Services of General Zachary Taylor, the People’s Candidate for the Presidency [caption title]. Washington: Printed by J.T. Towers, [1848]. [1] 2-32 pp. 8vo (23 x 14.5 cm), unbound, unopened. Minor dust-soiling and foxing, but generally fine. With erased pencil signature of E.B. Barker on p. [1]. Eberstadt 870. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 252. Haferkorn, p. 67. Dated Washington, July 4, 1848. According to the printer’s statement, available at $1.50 per 100 copies. “A very well written piece of campaign literature in which a careful and comprehensive account is given of Taylor’s career and especially his leadership in the Mexican War interlarded with numerous valuable quotations from documents in a manner unusual in this type of production” (Eberstadt). ($150-$300)

428. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. Life of General Taylor from the Best Authorities. New York: Nafis and Cornish; St. Louis, Mo.: Nafis, Cornish & Co., 1847. [1-5] 6-256 pp., 10 woodcut plates (counted as part of pagination), lithograph frontispiece and title on heavy paper with beautiful contemporary hand-color. 32mo (11.7 x 8 cm), original brown gilt-decorated embossed cloth, spine gilt lettered and decorated. Except for fading to cloth, overall fine. With pencil signature of Flora D. Todd on front pastedown. Very rare. No copies at auction or on OCLC. First edition? of a work that seems to have been reprinted numerous times in various forms. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. A highly flattering view of Taylor and his campaign. Four of the plates depict action in Texas at Fort Brown and Resaca de la Palma and the death of Major Ringgold. Extensive discussion of that phase of the war is also included. The book closes with a discussion of the Battle of Buena Vista that includes some rather grim passages and proves the author is no friend of Mexico: “Our wounded men, who could not get from the field, were all, to a man, even Lieutenant-Colonel Clay, vilely massacred, robbed, and left naked, while the enemy’s wounded were left for us to gather into our hospitals, which has been done, the general having given orders that the senior surgeon, Dr. Hitchcock, shall have everything he calls for for their service.... These Mexican fight well—they are brave to the death, but they are ignorant, they are savage, low, and guilty of great barbarity. They murder men (who hold up a white flag) that they may strip them of their clothes and rob them of their money, &c.” (pp. 243 and 252-253). ($500-$1,000) 429. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. LOSSING, Benson John. The Life of Gen. Zachary Taylor, and a History of the War in Mexico Giving an Account of the Battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey, and Buena Vista, with Sketches of the Lives of Ringgold, May, Yell, M’Kee, Hardin, Henry Clay, Jr., and Others. Illustrated with a Portrait of General Taylor, and Views of the Battles. New York: W.H. Graham, Tribune Buildings, 1847. [1-5] 6-64 pp., printed in double column, wood-engraved text illustrations. 8vo (23.5 x 15 cm), original blue pictorial wrappers, stitched. Moderate wear, slight chipping, and staining to the wrappers, but overall very good to fine. With contemporary ink ownership of A.B. Barker on p. [1]. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 232. The attribution to Lossing is from Appleton’s Cyclopaedia, Vol. IV, p. 31. A fairly even-handed, laudatory history of Taylor’s life and the war’s events through the Battle of Buena Vista. Numerous biographies of other officers. Excellent woodcuts. ($300-$600)

“There is an hour of hallowed peace to those with care oppressed” 430. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. Order of Exercises at the First Christian Church, New-Bedford, on the Occasion of the Funeral Solemnities, of the Late President of the United States. Tuesday, August 6, 1850. [New Bedford]: Benjamin Landsey, City Printer, 1859. Broadside (30 x 16.5 cm). Slightly wrinkled, left side somewhat frayed where removed. Overall a fine copy of a very rare ephemeral item. First edition. No copies on OCLC, and only this copy at auction. A detailed description of the memorial service, complete with words to the hymns. Taylor had died on July 9, 1850, after just a few months as President. ($200-$400)

“A Little More Grape, Captain Bragg” 431. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. The Rough and Ready Melodist, Illustrated, O.Z. Edition. Containing a Selection of the Best Taylor and Fillmore Songs, with many Written and Arranged Expressly for this Work. New York: H. Long & Brother, 46 Ann Street, [1848]. [1-5] 6-72 pp., text illustrations. 12mo (14.5 x 10 cm), original tan pictorial wrappers in protective modern marbled wrappers. Wrappers moderately soiled. Scattered light to moderate foxing and a few stains to text. Overall very good. Rarer than it would appear; all copies checked on OCLC are electronic. With pencil signature of Daniel A. Clark on p. [1]. First edition. Sabin 73461. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Sometimes ascribed to Tudor Horton, the copyright holder. Contains about fifty lyrics, most with tunes suggested, almost all about Taylor. Among the songs are “Rough and Ready of the Rio Grande,” “To the Buena Vista Guard,” “A Little More Grape, Captain Bragg” (two versions), and “The Battle of Buena Vista.” This was compiled to be election boosterism for the Taylor-Fillmore Whig ticket during the 1848 presidential election. Among the poets included is Lydia Sigourney, the most popular female poet of the nineteenth century. ($200-$400)

432. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. SARONY & MAJOR (publishers). Gen. Z. Taylor, (”Rough and Ready.”). [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By Sarony & Major. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1846, by Sarony & Major, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. 117 Fulton St N.Y. Print: image area: 30.5 x 22 cm. Contemporary hand-color. Slight waterstain at upper right, otherwise very good. In contemporary wood frame. Not examined outside of frame. First edition. A handsome full-length frontal view of Taylor in full uniform against a rural background. A map lies unfolded on the rock against which he leans. ($150-$300)

433. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. SARONY & MAJOR (publishers). “Old Rough and Ready.” New York, 1846. [at bottom] Lith. & Pub. By Sarony & Major, Entered According to Act of Congress A.D. 1846 by Sarony & Major in the Clerk’s Office of the Dist. Court of the Southn. Dist. Of N. York. 99 Nassau near Fulton St, N.Y. Print: image area: 21.5 x 31.3 cm. Contemporary full hand-color. Matted and framed in modern wood frame under Plexiglas. Not examined outside of frame. Lightly browned. First edition. Taylor sits astride his black horse looking behind him while gesturing to the front, where American cavalry charge the enemy. The battle depicted is probably Resaca de la Palma, the only battle in which Taylor unleashed a cavalry charge. ($200-400)

“General Taylor is short and stout” 434. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. A Sketch of the Life and Character of Gen. Taylor, the American Hero and People’s Man; Together with a Concise History of the Mexican War; Description of the Battles—Official Return of Killed and Wounded—Anecdotes of Gen Taylor and Incidents of the War—Remarkable Bravery and Humanity of an American Woman Connected with the Army—Naval Operations—Sketches of the Lives of Ringgold, Brown, May, Woods, &c. By the One-Legged Sergeant. Boston: Published by J.B. Hall, 66 Cornhill, 1847.

435. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. Taylor and His Generals. A Biography of Major-General Zachary Taylor; and Sketches of the Lives of Generals Worth, Wool, and Twiggs; with a Full Account of the Various Actions of their Divisions in Mexico up to the Present Time; Together with a History of the Bombardment of Vera Cruz, and a Sketch of the Life of Major-General Winfield Scott. And an Account of the Operations of His Division in Mexico. Philadelphia: Published by E.H. Butler & Co.; New York: Burgess, Stringer & Co., 1847. [i- iii] iv-vi, [13] 14-326, [1] 2-8 (ads) pp., frontispiece, 5 plates, 5 full-page wood-engraved text illustrations (counted in pagination). 12mo (18 x 11.2 cm), original dark brown, pictorial wrappers, sewn. Wrappers slightly chipped, upper wrapper reinforced on verso and missing small piece at top costing a few letters. Light water-staining to upper right blank corner of first half of book (not affecting text), first few leaves at front dog-eared, pp. 207/208 stained; overall a very good copy, rare in wrappers. Second edition (first edition the same year). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 269. Haferkorn, p. 68. According to Garrett & Goodwin, this is the same text as the first edition but set in larger type. A history of the war through the Battles of Buena Vista and Veracruz that concentrates mostly on Taylor, although others are given their due, as well. Includes accounts of the Texas battles. Uniformly flattering of all involved. The Preface is notable for its breathless excitement. ($200-$400)

436. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. THORPE, Thomas Bangs.The Taylor Anecdote Book: Anecdotes and Letters of Zachary Taylor...With a Brief Life, by Tom Owen, the Bee-Hunter. Illustrated with Engravings. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 200 Broadway; Philadelphia: Geo. S. Appleton, 148 Chesnut Street, 1848. [3- 6] 7-150, [10, ads] pp., numerous unattributed wood-engraved text illustrations. 8vo (23.5 x 15 cm), new quarter tan morocco over natural linen, spine with raised bands. Title page slightly darkened, with upper right blank corner and another small section supplied. Scattered light foxing throughout, but overall a very good copy of rare title. No copies at auction in over thirty years. First edition. BAL 20307. Connor & Faulk 725. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 257. Haferkorn, p. 69. Sabin 58025. Tutorow 4056. As the title promises, this book consists of dozens of vignettes, scenes, and incidents from the war, some serious and many humorous, served up in no particular order by this prolific writer on the war. The length varies from just a few lines to a page or more. There are numerous incidents and comments on Texas and the Texans. One incident would seem to belie the often repeated notion that Scott’s military orders, etc., were printed on a portable army press. Thorpe relates in an incident entitled “Printers in the Ranks”: “General Scott wanted to have some general orders printed at a given time. He sent directions to the office of the Tampico Sentinel to have them done. He was told, that in consequence of the scarcity of hands the work could not be accomplished. He then, on morning parade, ordered all printers to step forward three paces from the ranks, when several hundred men, all printers, obeyed the order!” (p. 99). Obviously, according to this account, Scott had no portable army press. ($700-$1,400)

437. [TAYLOR, ZACHARY]. WRIGHT, Henry Clarke. Dick Crowninshield, the Assassin, and Zachary Taylor, the Soldier: The Differences between Them [caption title]. Edinburgh: H. Armour, Charles Ziegler & C. Gilpin; London: G. Gallie, [1848?]. [1] 2-11 [1, blank] pp. 12mo (18.1 x 10.6 cm), stitched. Except for light staining to p. [1], in fine condition. Second edition (first edition, Hopedale, Massachusetts, 1848). This edition not in usual Mexican- American War sources. An attack on Taylor that compares him to a famous American assassin hired by two brothers to kill their rich uncle so that they could inherit his money. The author is particularly spiteful and bitter about the attack on Monterrey, for which he provides gruesome details. He basically concludes that soldiers are no better than murderers: “Let all soldiers and all advocates of war be told that they are murderers, and let this truth be brought home to them on all occasions, till they feel its force; and then, and not till then, will men learn and advocate war no more” (p. 11). The reasoning that compares Taylor to Crowninshield is comparable to some extreme Jesuitical casuistry. The author (1797-1870) was a famous pacifist and abolitionist associated with the short-lived Hopedale Community that had been founded by Adin Ballou in 1841 and where the first edition was printed. He once compared John Brown favorably to Jesus Christ, and later edited the papers of William Lloyd Garrison. It is not clear why this text was reprinted in England. ($200-$400)

Raising Extra Troops 438. [TEN REGIMENT BILL]. UNITED STATES. CONGRESS. SENATE. H. R. 576. In the Senate of the United States. January 11, 1847. Read Twice and Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. An Act to Raise for a Limited Time an Additional Military Force, and for other Purposes. [Washington, 1847]. [1]-2 pp. Folio (31.5 x 19.5 cm), single sheet. Disbound, left and right margins slightly chipped, otherwise fine. Senate Edition (29th Congress, 2nd Session). This controversial law allowed for recruiting one regiment of dragoons and nine infantry regiments to be commanded by regular army officers. Enlistments are for the duration, but the troops are to be immediately discharged after the war. It passed the house on January 11, 1847, and the Senate passed it a month later after overcoming Polk’s apparent scheme to appoint Thomas Hart Benton, who had no military experience, as overall commander of the troops in Mexico. This version also requires all officers appointed to be approved by the Senate. These new recruits were vital to continue the war. ($300-$600) The Flying Artillery 439. [TEXAS]. BILLINGS, Hammatt (artist). Battle of Palo Alto. [along bottom] Published by S. Walker, Boston, New York and Philadelphia. [lower left] Drawn by H. Billings; [lower right] Engraved by J. Duthie. [1846?]. Steel engraving: image area: 12.2 x 17.6 cm; overall sheet size: 22.3 x 28.6. Edges lightly browned, small tear in lower margin. Overall, very good. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 550-551. Not in Kelsey. A fairly interesting depiction of a crucial moment in the battle when Duncan’s flying artillery turned back a charge by Torrejón’s cavalry on the American left flank. The cannons fire as the cavalry retreats in the middle ground. United States artist Hammatt Billings (1818-1874) was skilled in a wide range of media. He designed furniture, statuary, monuments, architecture, and public and private gardens. He was a painter and por- traitist and an illustrator whose drawings appeared in Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Little Women. Billings’ very versatility has contributed to his near total historical oblivion. For more on Billings, see James F. O’Gorman, Accomplished in All Departments of Art: Hammatt Billings of Boston, 1818-1874 (Studies in Print Culture & the History of the Book). Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1998. Engraver James D. Duthie, a native of England, worked in the United States between 1850 and 1862, specializing in lithography and steel and copper engraving. Duthie was the first engraver to work for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, becoming Superintendent of Engraving in 1885. His dock scene was used on all denominations of the first issue of fractional currency. Hamilton, Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers 394. McMahan, Artists of Washington, D.C. ($150-$300)

A Prophet Without Honor in His Own Country 440. [TEXAS]. BUENOS MEXICANOS, LOS. O se hace la guerra de Tejas, o se pierde la nacion. Mexico City: Imprenta de Lara, calle de la Palma número 4, 1845. Dated and signed in type at end: “México, Noviembre 30 de 1845.-Señor.-Los buenos Mexicanos.” [1-3] 4-7 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (22.2 x 14.3 cm), full twentieth-century green cloth, brown gilt-lettered spine label. Light outer wear, interior very fine. Very rare. No copies at auction, and only a few on OCLC. A handsome imprint. First edition. Andrade 3221. Connor & Faulk 349. Harper 12:209. Rader 2558. Sabin 56374 & 95106. Streeter 1022 (3 locations): “Impassioned call for war with the United States because of the annexation of Texas....” Wilkie, Lilly Texana 174. A strong, nationalistic, pro-war diatribe that accurately predicts the domino effect if Texas is not secured. The anonymous author states: “If by the most incomprehensible weakness we sanction the robbery of Texas, how shall we defend California, New Mexico, Chihuahua, and other departments, towards which already its voracity leads the United States?” (p. 5). The author’s predictions proved de- pressingly accurate. ($4,000-$8,000)

Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma 441. [TEXAS]. Campaña contra los Americanos del norte. Primera parte. Relacion histórica de los cuarenta dias que mandó en gefe el ejérecito del norte el E. Sr. general de Division Don Mariano Arista escrita por un oficial de infanteria. Linares Junio de 1846. Mexico City: Imprenta de Ignacio Cumplido, 1846. [1-3] 4-37 [1, blank], [10] pp., 2 lithograph folding maps: [1] Croquis de la batalla dada en Palo Alto el 8 de Mayo de 1846 [at lower right, below neat line]: Litog. De Cumplido; with contemporary hand coloring; [2] Campamento de las tropas mexicanas en la Resaca de Guerrero de día 9 de Mayo de 1846; 5 tables (included in pagination). 8vo (22.3 x 15 cm), modern tan Mexican sheep gilt. Very fine. First edition. Conner & Faulk 509. Eberstadt 109:125: “This is one of the few ‘eye-witness’ accounts of these two famous Texas victories.” Garrett & Goodwin, p. 139. Howes C83: “Criticizes Arista and other commanders for military ineptitude along with the Rio Grande and at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma.” Kurutz & Mathes, pp. 28-30 “A detailed explanation of the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de Guerrero (La Palma) and the disastrous retreat to Linares by Division General Mariano Arista published as a result of his being called before a council of war to explain his actions.” Raines, p. 12: “A weak attempt to vindicate his [Arista’s] conduct and to frame excuses for his defeats while commanding the Army of the North on the Rio Grande, and particularly in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma in Texas.” Sabin 10195. Streeter Sale 242. Important work on the early battles, including Palo Alto and Resaca de Palma, with important maps. Interestingly, among the excuses he gives for the Mexican defeat at Palo Alto, is the deficiency of the army’s artillery, something that could hardly be blamed on the commander: “Nuestra artillería de este flanco era un estorbo en lugar de auxilio, pues sus balas no recorrian la mitad del espacio que nos separaba del enemigo, cuando las de éste cruzando nuestras filas, alcanzaban al parquet, que estaba à 800 varas à retaguardia, y aun al hospital, que se hallaban en un bosquesillo à 1,500 varas de nuestra izquierda, y en donde le llevaron el brazo derecho à un herido à quien le estaban amputando el izquierdo” (p. 11). Without knowing it, the author is describing an encounter with American flying artillery. ($2,000-$4,000) War Clouds 442. [TEXAS]. [First title] CARDONA, Gerónimo. Discurso que pronuncio el Excmo. Sor. Gobernador y Comandante gral. del Departamento de Chiapas, Gral. D. Geronimo Cardona, en el acto de su posesion verificada el dia de mayo de 1846. [Second title] LARRÁINZAR, Ramón. Contestacion del Exmo Sor. Presidente de la honorable Asamblea Departamental Lic. De Ramon Larrainzar. [Chiapas, 1846]. Dated in type May 9, 1846. 4to (26 x 20.5 cm), folded sheet. [1] [1, blank] [1] [1, blank] pp. Creased where formerly folded, but otherwise fine. Very rare. Only one copy on OCLC, and it lacks the second leaf. Cardona’s address includes a paragraph upon the rising war with the U.S., “la usurpacion ya no se limita al territorio de Tejas, sino que se intenta ocupar el de otros Departamentos.” The second item is a flattering reply from the state assembly with a promise to fight: “Bizarro General; y si la patria peligra, contais con todos los recursos del Departamento, para contribuir a la salvacion de la independencia é integridad nacional.” Ironically, these addresses were delivered the very day the Battle of Palo Alto was being fought. Cuban born Cordona (1799-1867) was well aware of the dangers of Texas, having been with Santa- Anna’s army when it invaded during the Texas Revolution. Chiapas itself was never threatened by American forces. ($100-$200)

A Slanted View 443. [TEXAS]. CARDONA, Gerónimo. El Comandante General de Chiapas a la guarnicion. [1846]. Broadside: 33.5 x 22 cm. Dated San Cristóbal, June 5, 1846. A few small voids to blank left margin where roughly removed, modern ink number stamp at top, but generally very good. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 443. Here Cardona reports on the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, implying at one point that the Mexican troops had to lure Taylor into a battle because he was a coward. He states that Taylor fired 3,000 artillery rounds, which only infuriated Mexican troops, and concludes that although the Mexican troops eventually had to retreat to Matamoros, they left the field covered with enemy dead. He urges the Mexican troops to further sacrifices. A slanted view of the battles. Cuban born Cardona (1799-1867) participated in the 1836 invasion of Texas and was governor of Chiapas for brief periods in 1846 and 1848. ($500-$1,000)

The Second Battle in Texas 444. [TEXAS]. COLBURN, Charles H. Resaca de la Palma. Battle of May 9th. 1846. [along bottom] Kelloggs & Thayer, 144 Fulton St. N.Y. E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, 130 Main St. Hartford, Conn. D. Needham, 223 Main St Buffalo; [below title] Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1846, by Kelloggs & Thayer, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. [at bottom] 273. Print: image area: 20.6 x 31.5 cm; overall sheet size: 25.5 x 35.3 cm. Original hand color. Minor marginal chips, one closed marginal tear, mounted on tissue. Professionally matted. Signed CHC in the image area. First edition. Illustrated in The Encyclopedia of the Mexican-American War, Vol. 2, p. 553. To be included in Ron Tyler’s forthcoming book on Texas lithographs. A busy scene with wounded in the foreground and artillery, charging troops, and battle scene in the background. One of the earliest depictions of the war and a battle in Texas. ($300-$600) Early Texas Scene 445. [TEXAS]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). Capture of Genl. La Vega by the Gallant Capt. May at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma May 9th 1846. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier, Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1846 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 152 Nassau St. Cor. Of Spruce N.Y. [at bottom] 440. Print: image area: 21.6 x 32.2 cm; overall sheet size: 21.6 x 35.7 cm. Original hand color. Margins moderately browned and slightly chipped. Matted. First edition. Currier 808. Peters, p. 206. To be included in Ron Tyler’s forthcoming book on Texas lithographs. An active scene dominated by the image of the mounted May, pistol in hand, staying de la Vega’s hand, while two Mexican soldiers attempt to prevent him. An early depiction of a Texas battle. ($300-$600)

446. [TEXAS]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). Genl. Taylor at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma. [along bottom] Pub. By N. Currier. Entered According to Act of Congress, A.D. 1846, by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southn. Dist. Of N.Y. 2 Spruce St N.Y. [at bottom] 3. Print: image area: 21.5 x 31.5 cm; overall sheet size: 25.3 x 35.5 cm. Original hand color. Light marginal staining and chipping. Professionally matted. First edition. Currier 2299. Peters, p. 254. Shows Taylor mounted in full uniform and pointing with an extended finger. In the background, mounted troops charge. One of the earliest depictions of the war and a battle in Texas. ($300-$600)

The First Invasion of Texas 447. [TEXAS]. GOROSTIZA, Manuel Eduardo de. Correspondencia que ha mediado entre la legacion extraordinaria de Mexico y el Departamento de los Estados Unidos sobre el paso del Sabina por las tropas que mandaba el General Gaines. Mexico City: Reimpreso por José M.F. da Lara, calle de la Palma, número 4, 1837. [i-v] vi-xxix [1, blank], [1] 2-122 pp. 8vo (19.4 x 12.5cm), modern black quarter morocco over blue cloth, spine gilt lettered with raised bands. Very fine. First Mexican Edition (1st edition Philadelphia, 1836). Howes G6. Raines, p. 95. Streeter 1220A. Sabin 16908. Documents a fractured time in Mexican-United States relations. This episode was particularly -in flammatory in Mexico, which considered Texas to still be part of the country and did not recognize its independence. Gaines, based in Louisiana, was heavily constrained in what actions he could take and was ordered specifically not to interfere in the Texas Revolution. He found cause, however, to call up troops and briefly occupy Nacogdoches. Because of this pamphlet, relations between the two countries were briefly suspended. Herein, the United States is painted in the darkest, conspiratorial colors. Only when the Mexican government disavowed the pamphlet did relations resume. Gorostiza (1789-1851) first began as a playwright and writer before returning to Mexico from Europe and engaging in diplomacy. Posted to Washington, he repeatedly warned that the United States was secretly supporting the Texans, as documented here. Upon the outbreak of the Mexican-American War he returned to Mexico and fought at the Battle of Churubusco. ($800-$1,600)

Do It While There Is Still Time 448. [TEXAS]. GOROSTIZA, Manuel Eduardo de. Dictámen leido el 3 de junio de 1840 en el Consejo de Gobierno, sobre la cuestion de Texas. Mexico City: Imprenta de la Casa de Correcion, 1844. [4], [1] 2-21 [1, blank] pp. 12mo (16.5 x 11 cm), original yellow printed ornamental wrappers. Upper right corner supplied in expert facsimile, slight foxing, otherwise very good. First edition. Eberstadt,Texas 162:344. Streeter 999. An important statement urging the reconquest of Texas. “The statement...urged Mexico to attempt to recover its former Texas territories before further American immigration into the region made this impossible.... Gorostiza says the task of reconquering Texas is much more difficult than it would have been four years earlier, but that it still should be attempted” (Streeter). He declares, “Esta guerra es guerra de raza, de religion, de lengua y de costumbres...” (p. 19). He urges Mexicans to set aside their differences to accomplish this important objective. ($400-800)

“The victory has been decisive” 449. [TEXAS]. GROBE, Charles. The Battles of Palo Alto & Resaca De La Palma, a Musical Delineation Composed for the Piano Forte and Dedicated as a Tribute of Respect to the Officers & Men of the U.S. Army. Op. 72. Pr. 38 Cts Net. Baltimore: [Lithographed by Webb] Published by F.D. Benteen, [1846]. [1-2] 3-9 [1, blank] pp. Folio (33.1 x 24 cm), loose sheets. Moderately water stained and foxed, fourth leaf missing section from lower blank margin. With purple ink stamp of E.P. Nash, Petersburg, VA, and faint penciled name on title page. Very rare. Only two copies on OCLC. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 538. Music with a running commentary on aspects of both battles, including the flying artillery and the wounding of Ringgold. The commentary concludes, “The victory has been decisive. A small force has overcome immense odds of the best troops Mexico can furnish—veteran regiments perfectly equipped and appointed.” Grobe (1817?-1879) was a music teacher and prolific American composer. He also wrote a work entitled The Battle of Buena Vista. ($100-$200)

The Battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, and Fort Brown The Earliest Reports 450. [TEXAS]. A group of three Army reports on the Battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, and Fort Brown. Two are Taylor’s earliest reports on the battles, and the third is the first casualty list. [1] UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Polk). Official Despatches from General Taylor. Message of the President of the United States Transmitting Copies of All Official Despatches Received from General Taylor.... May 27, 1846. [Washington, 1846]. [1] 2-7 [1, blank]. 8vo (23.5 x 14.3 cm), disbound. Toned, last leaf loose. 29th Congress, 1st Session, House Document 207. Includes two reports on Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, both written soon after the actions. Also includes an order that General de la Vega will be taken to New Orleans. [2] UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Polk). Reports from General Taylor. Message of the President of the United States Transmitting Official Reports from General Taylor.... June 12, 1846. [Washington, 1846]. [1] 2-35 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (22.5 x 14.5 cm), disbound. Toned, lacks the map. 29thCongress, 1st Session, House Document 209. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 416-417 (map). Tutorow 1674. Taylor’s second round of reports on the battles, here in much greater detail and including reports from his subordinates, including Captain C.A. May’s report on his gallant charge. [3] UNITED STATES. SECRETARY OF WAR (Marcy). Report of the Secretary of War, Showing the Names of the Officers and Men Killed, Wounded, or Missing, in the Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. December 10, 1846. [Washington, 1846]. [1] 2-8 pp. 8vo (23 x 15 cm), modern marbled wrappers. Very good. First edition (29th Congress, 2nd Session, Senate Document 4). Haferkorn, p 32. The earliest report of the casualties at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. The lists enumerate each soldier by name, age, occupation, rank, trade, birth place, etc. Numerous soldiers were born overseas. The original report was dated August 22, 1846, by the Adjutant General’s office. ($200-$400)

Important and Early Alamo Images 451. [TEXAS]. HUGHES, George W. Memoir Descriptive of the March of a Division of the United States Army, under the Command of Brigadier General John E. Wool, from San Antonio De Bexar, in Texas, to Saltillo, in Mexico. Comprises the entirety of: Report of the Secretary of War, Communicating...Operations of the Army of the United States in Texas and the Adjacent Mexican States on the Rio Grande.... [Washington, 1850]. [1-4] 5-67 [1, blank] pp., 8 lithographed plates after watercolors by Edward Everett (Mission San José, Mission Concepción, San Antonio, 3 views of the Alamo, Monclova Tower, Monclova Church), 2 folded lithographed maps: [1] Map Showing the Line of the March of the Centre Division, Army of Mexico, under the Command of Brigadier General John E. Wool.... (48.7 x 46.2 cm); [2] Map Showing the Route of the Arkansas Regiment from Shreveport La. To San Antonio de Bexar Texas (29.8 x 43.3 cm). 8vo (23 x 15 cm), modern full navy blue morocco, black gilt-lettered leather spine label. First map with three-inch tear where bound into volume, but otherwise very fine. First edition (United States 31st Congress, 1st Session. Senate Executive Document 32). Often this report is described as a limited edition of 250 copies, but in reality, the statement on the document is that 250 additional copies were printed for the uses of the Topographical Bureau. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 296 & p. 18. Howes H767. Raines, p. 121. Tutorow 1634. One of the most important Army reports concerning Wool’s march and Texas during the war, and including messages not only by Hughes but also by other figures such as author Josiah Gregg, who was also in the march. Wool organized his column in San Antonio and eventually joined Taylor’s army for the Battle of Buena Vista. A book significant for both its text and illustrations. Artist Edward Everett (1818-1903) was born in London and came to the U.S. in 1840. He served in the Mormon War and the Mexican-American War. “His landscape sketches resemble those produced by the Hudson River School artists. Despite definite artistic ability, Everett identified himself as a ‘mechanical engineer’” (The Handbook of Texas Online: Edward Everett). Ron Tyler, in his preliminary survey of Texas lithographs, states: “The lithograph of the Alamo façade made after Everett’s watercolor was not the first published picture of the famous structure, but it was the first to be lithographed from an eyewitness drawing.... The Everett watercolors, and lithographs made from them are a substantial document of the missions at the time of considerable neglect.” ($1,000-$2,000)

The Loss at Palo Alto 452. [TEXAS]. LÓPEZ URAGA, José. Sumaria mandada formar a pedimento del Sr. Coronel del 4o. regimento de infanteria de linea D. José Lopez Uraga, en la que se comprueba la conducta militar que observó en las acciones de guerra dadas á las tropas de los Estados Unidos los dias 8 y 9 de mayo, en los puntos de Palo Alto y Resaca de Guerrero. Mexico City: Imprenta de Juan de Navarro, Calle de Chiquis N. 6, 1846. [1-3] 4-40 pp. 8vo (22 x 12.5 cm), original printed wrappers, stitched. Upper wrapper torn at bottom with loss of some ornaments and lightly spotted, lower portion of spine wanting, title page slightly soiled. First edition. Connor & Faulk 198. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 140. Tutorow 3441. An important discussion primarily of the Battle of Palo Alto, wherein a periodical called El Mosquito Mexicano impugned López Uraga’s conduct at the battle and basically stated the battle was lost because of his cowardice. This refutation of that charge is composed of various documents and statements defending him. In brief, the documents state that López Uraga’s th4 Infantry, which was on the left side of the line, was decimated and that only the commander and a few of his troops escaped with their flag. The piece concludes with another statement by the editors of the now defunct periodical regretting that they published the attack, stating it was based on a report they received. López Uraga went on to command La Tenería at the Battle of Monterrey. ($200-$400)

More Failed Negotiations 453. [TEXAS]. MEXICO. LAWS (May 17, 1845). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Gobernacion y Politica [caption title]. [Mexico City, 1845]. [1] [3, blank] pp. 8vo (21.5 x 16 cm), folded sheet. A few small worm holes without loss, washed. Overall fine. Small embossed stamp obliterated on second sheet. Preserved in modern maroon cloth folded case with gilt-lettered morocco spine. Rare. First edition. Streeter 1020. Harper 12:196. Dated in type, Mexico, May 17, 1845. Authorizes the government to hear Texas propositions concerning a treaty between the two countries and to allow Congress to act on any treaty. The negotiations were a failure. ($400-$800) The Last Chance 454. [TEXAS]. MEXICO. PRESIDENTE INTERINO (Paredes y Arrillaga). Ultimas comunicaciones entre el gobierno Mexicano y el enviado estraordinario y ministro plenipotenciario de los Estados-Unidos, sobre la cuestion de Tejas, y admision de dicho agente. Se imprime de órden del gobierno. Mexico City: Imprenta de Ignacio Cumplido, calle de los Rebeldes núm 2, 1846. [1-3] 4-22 [2, blank] pp. 8vo (27 x 17.5 cm), original goldenrod printed wrappers, stitched. Small split to lower section of spine, otherwise very fine. First edition. Eberstadt 162:541. Kurutz & Mathes, pp. 25-26. Palau 212780. Streeter Sale 245: “The Slidell mission to Mexico, which attempted to solve the problems existing between Mexico and the United States is discussed in this pamphlet.” Tutorow 3281. A basic document that contains the correspondence between the U.S. and its commissioner Slidell with the Mexican government, amongst them the Mexican foreign minister Castillo y Lanzas, over the annexation of Texas and the question of war between the two countries. This was the final effort in the negotiations to preserve peace, after which war became inevitable. “Inflammatory, public dismissal of Slidell with accusations against the United States” (Tutorow). The “Texas question” is the focus of this discourse. The author acknowledges Texas separation from Mexico began when the Texans “tore up the pact that unified Mexico and...declared on the 3rd of March of 1836 an independent republic, nobly sustaining this declaration on the field of battle of San Jacinto, with the complete route and destruction of a large, well equipped army commanded by the president of the republic in person” (p. 19). An interesting and important review of United States’ relations concerning Texas from a Mexican perspective and the last negotiating gasp before the war. ($700-$1,400)

455. [TEXAS]. MEXICO. SECRETARIO DE ESTADO (Lafragua). Memoria de la primera secretaria de estado y del despacho de relaciones interiores y esteriores de los estados Mexicanos leida al soberano congreso constituyente en los dias 14, 15 y 16 de diciembre de 1846 por el ministro del ramo. Mexico City: Imprenta de Vicente García Torres, en el ex-convento del Espíritu Santo, 1846. [1-5] 6-185 [1, blank], [1-3] 4-246, [4] pp., 21 folding statistical tables. Folio (28.7 x 20 cm), modern red buckram with gilt-lettered spine. Title foxed, light scattered foxing to text and folding tables, first table chipped and stained at right margin. Overall, a very good, complete copy. With small ink bookbinder’s stamp on rear pastedown. First edition. Connor & Faulk 416. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 89. Palau 160957. Sabin 38613. This report contains the first publication of important documents on the negotiations for a peace treaty between Mexico and the Republic of Texas. Texas proposed four treaty terms on March 29, 1845: 1) Mexico would recognize Texas independence; 2) Texas would never join another country; 3) the final boundaries would be negotiated, and; 4) boundary questions could be arbitrated. Mexico passed legislation to allow the government to negotiate with Texas over the proposed terms. On March 1, 1845, the United States had agreed to annex Texas, and on July 4, Texas accepted the annexation and was admitted as a state on December 29, shortly after this report was made. War was obvious, and some of the documents concern the negotiations between John Slidell, who arrived in Mexico on November 30, and the Mexican government. It was too little too late. Slidell departed on March 23, 1846, and war broke out a few months later. The remainder of the report gives a detailed view of Mexican life and issues facing its citizens, institutions, and government. The statistical tables offer valuable detailed information about Mexican finances, including those concerning schools and colleges, and even including a list of textbooks used. ($200-$400)

Arista Justified 456. [TEXAS]. MEXICO. SUPREMA CORTE DE JUSTICIA MILITAR. Fallo definitivo del supremo tribunal de la guerra, al examinar la conducta militar del Exmo. Dr. General D. Mariano Arista, en las acciones de guerra que sostuvo al principio de la invasion americana. Mexico City: Imprenta de Vicente García Torres, à cargo de Luis Vidaurri, 1850. [1-7] 8-31 [1, blank] pp. 4to (27 x 18.5 cm), contemporary full black Mexican sheep elaborately gilt embossed, with original green ornamental printed wrappers bound in. Front hinge split. Except for chipping and a minor hole to upper wrapper and small tear in title page, very fine. First edition. Conner & Faulk 172. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 140. Harper 12:414: “The investigation of General Arista on account of his loss of the important battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma at the beginning of the war with the United States which brings out many interesting aspects of those important engagements.” Sutro, p. 859. The tribunal completely exonerated Arista for various reasons. As the “Al Publico” states bluntly: “Ellas, sin necesidad de otro comentario, presentan del modo mas solemne, purificada la conducta militar del Sr. Arista.” Oddly, one of the reasons given for the loss at Resaca de la Palma was the discour- agement engendered by the loss at Palo Alto: “Con elementos tan contrarios que causaron impresiones indestructibles, el éxito de la batalla no pudo ser otro que el que fué.... En vano el General en Gefe se empeña en recordar al solado su antiguo brio, nadie le escucha y todos le disputan la vanguardia sobre Matamoros” (p. 19). ($800-$1,600) “The surgeon’s saw was going the live-long night” 457. [TEXAS]. MOODY, Loring. Facts for the People Showing the Relations of the United States Government to Slavery, Embracing a History of the Mexican War, Its Origin and Objects. Compiled from Official and other Authentic Documents. Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 21 Cornhill, Dow and Jackson’s Anti-Slavery Press, 14 Devonshire Street, 1847. [1-2] 3-142 pp. 12mo (16.5 x 10.5 cm), original pink wrappers. Upper wrapper slightly water stained and soiled. Interior with scattered light foxing and staining. First edition. Connor & Faulk 48. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 39. Haferkorn, p. 16n. Sabin 50316. Tutorow 4115. “Critical of the war as an instrument of aggressive slaveocracy, but contains, also, as did a number of abolitionist tracts, the curious perversion of anti-Americanism as well. American atrocities toward Mexico are related with a gory relish that offsets the lack of factual basis” (Connor & Faulk). A strong denunciation of slavery and its spread. The majority of the text (pp. 52-142) concerns “Texas and the Mexican War,” which the author asserts, was annexed merely to provide a pretext for the war so that slavery could be spread. This section has its share of atrocity and gore reports. For example, quoting a newspaper description of the aftermath of the Battle of Palo Alto, he relates the unfortunate death of Ringgold and then notes of the scene: “The surgeon’s saw was going the live-long night, and the groans of the sufferers were heart-rendering” (p. 116, original emphasis). ($200-$400)

“Probably the finest lithographic view of Texas produced in the nineteenth century” —Ron Tyler 458. [TEXAS]. NEBEL, Carlos. Battle of Palo-Alto [lower left below image] C. Nebel fecit [lower right below image] Bayot lith. [lower left in image] Entered According to Act of Congress. [Paris: Lemercier, 1851]. Toned lithograph, original hand-coloring, hand-finished with gesso highlights. Image: 27.7 x 42.3 cm; image with title: 31 x 42.3 cm; overall sheet size: 35.5 x 46.5 cm. In hinged mat with modern mounting tape. Slight overall darkening with a few light stains in image area, light streak down center of -im age, small ink stain in lower margin barely touching image area, margins darkened (as usual), overall a good copy with rich, vibrant color and bright gesso. The prints from this series are exceedingly difficult to acquire in acceptable condition because of heavy dark foxing due the mixed-media technique used to create the prints. Unfortunately, in the zeal to remove discoloration from the prints, they are frequently found over-restored, with bleached color and the subtle gesso highlights removed. First edition of one of the top nineteenth-century lithographs of Texas. This lithograph appeared in George Wilkins Kendall and Carlos Nebel’s The War Between the United States and Mexico Illustrated (New York & Philadelphia: Appleton, 1851), in which it was the first illustration. Bennett, American Nineteenth- Century Color Plate Books, p. 65: “The very best American battle scenes in existence.” Christensen, The U.S.-Mexican War, p. 181. Garrett & Goodwin, Mexican-American War, p. 31. Haferkorn, p. 47. Howes K76. Kurutz & Mathes, The Forgotten War, p. 148. Palau 188868. Peters, America on Stone, p. 295. Raines, p. 132. Sabin 37362. Sandweiss, Stewart & Huseman, Eyewitness to War: Prints and Daguerroeotypes of the Mexican War, 1846-1848, No. 5 (p. 109), Plate 2 (p. 76). Tyler, The Mexican War, A Lithographic Record, p. 11: “Magnificently produced portfolio by the first modern war correspondent;” p. 18: “Of all the Mexican War lithographs, perhaps the dozen by Kendall and Nebel are the most popular, as well as the most accurate.” Tyler, Prints of the West, p. 78. The Battle of Palo Alto (May 8, 1846), fought on Texas soil north of Brownsville, was the first major engagement of the Mexican-American War and the first U.S. victoryHandbook ( of Texas Online: Palo Alto, Battle of ). The view, which shows the action from the perspective of a viewer behind the U.S. lines looking south towards the Mexican positions, has been praised for its artistic beauty and historical verisimilitude. As Sandweiss et al. point out: The details of the uniforms are generally correct, as Kendall and the artist intended. The troops wear blue fatigues with forage caps or straw panama hats, which a few men adopted for hot cli- mates. Enlisted men and lower-grade officers wear shell jackets, while others wear the long frock coats prescribed for officers. While he kept close to his historical sources, Nebel also exercised a certain amount of artistic judgment. He broke up what could have been a very long, flat, and uninterestingly horizontal scene by introducing foreground details such as the oxen, the dead and wounded, and the mounted officers (p. 110). Christianson remarks that although Nebel’s drawings are believed to be the most accurate depictions of U.S. combat, “they glamorize U.S. combatants and often fail entirely to depict Mexicans. They also contain numerous errors in the representation of Mexican topography.” This scene contains a notable error in the background, which shows a line of hills that are not there. The Mexican forces are certainly a faceless mass of brushstrokes. In a preliminary version of a forthcoming work on nineteenth-century lithographs of Texas, Ron Tyler brilliantly comments: “Nebel adopted a practice in the Palo Alto print, that also turns up in later ones, of picturing the road as it continues behind the Mexican lines through a pass in the fictitious hills, suggesting that another segment in the road to Mexico City–this one the route to Fort Texas and Matamoros–will be open as soon as the American troops have cleared the way.” Carlos (or Carl) Nebel (1805-1855), of German or Swiss origin, was trained in Germany, Italy, and France in engineering, architecture, and drawing. He resided in Mexico from 1829 to 1834 and created one of the most renowned illustrated works on that countryVoyage ( pittoresque et archéologique dans la partie la plus intéressante du Méxique, Paris, 1836, with an introduction by the savant Humboldt). Nebel’s art was elevated by his incorporation of the newest technical innovations in France. The present plate and the next in this catalogue were drawn on stone by Adolphe Bayot and printed by Joseph Lemercier, among the best lithographic teams in Paris at the time. Tyler comments: “Lemercier was known for the new processes and technical innovations he had developed, including a method of spreading powdered lithographic crayon on a warm stone, then working it with a brush or a dab- ber, to obtain delicate shadings for skies and water. Lithographers also struggled with how to make a graduated tint, and by the early 1840s Lemercier was experimenting with what he called his lavis lithographique, or graded washes on stone. The result was similar to that achieved by aquatint, which by the time Kendall and Nebel began work on this portfolio was a vanishing art because lithography offered a simpler and aesthetically competitive alternative. Under the watchful eyes of both Nebel and Kendall, who approved each stone, lithographic artist Adolphe-Jean-Baptiste Bayot put all twelve of Nebel’s pictures on stone. Kendall later claimed that more than sixty workers were involved in the process of printing and coloring the lithographs and that the process was so demanding that only 120 copies could be finished each month.” ($800-1,200)

459. [TEXAS]. PAREDES Y ARRILLAGA, Mariano. Manifiesto del exmo. Sr. Presidente Interino de la Republica Mexicana. Mexico City: Imprenta del Águila á cargo de B. Conejo, [1846] [caption title]. [1] 2-19 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (20 x 13.5 cm), original white printed wrappers, ornamental border, stitched. Slight soiling to wrappers, but generally fine. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 39. Harper 12:236. Kurutz & Mathes, p. 31. Palau 212781. Streeter Sale 251. Dated in type July 26, 1846. “A solemn arraignment of the government of the United States for attacking the United States of Mexico without warning or provocation. Ascribes all the troubles over Texas which preceded the war as the handiwork of the American Cabinet. One of the earliest official Mexican proclamations on the War” (Harper). The pamphlet includes extensive material on Texas, especially its boundaries. ($200-$400) I Tried to Warn You 460. [TEXAS]. PEÑA Y PEÑA, Manuel de. Comunicacion circular...estendió en el año de 1845, como Ministro de Relaciones, para dirigirla a los gobiernos y asambleas departamentales sobre la cuestion de paz ó guerra, segun el estado que guardaban en aquella epoca. Querétaro: Imprenta de J.M. Lara, calle del Chirimoyo n. 15, 1848. [4], [1] 2-44 pp. 8vo (23.5 x 14.5), original printed wrappers. Disbound, spine perished, upper wrapper stained. Title page lightly stained, otherwise interior is fine. First edition. Connor & Faulk 374. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 89. Harper 12:405. Howes P194. Palau 217561. Tutorow 2956. Dated in type December 11, 1845. An important circular letter that was sent to the departments to gauge their feelings about war or peace. At the time, the question of Texas was being heavily discussed and John Slidell was waiting at the door to negotiate. Not one to necessarily shrink from war, the author is the consummate realist. He proposes many reasons to avoid a war with the United States, but chief among them is that Mexico is in no condition to sustain a war with all its horrible consequences: “Y ¿cuántos y cuales serian los sacrificios que tendria que hacer la república mexicana, para emprender y sostener decentemente una guerra formal con la de los Estados-Unidos del Norte? Innumerables ciertamente, y todos ruinosísimos e insorpotables bajo los aspectos, con el estado deplorable en que nos hallamos” (p. 21). At bottom, he was one of the few voices who did not think Texas was worth the trouble. The piece ends with two shorter 1845 reports from different ministers, neither of whom paint a flattering picture of Mexico’s fighting abilities. ($200-$400)

An Early Account of the Texas Battles 461. [TEXAS]. POWELL, C. Frank. Life of Major-General Zachary Taylor; with an Account of His Brilliant Achievements on the Rio Grande, and Elsewhere; Including his Defence of Fort Harrison, and Battle of Okee-cho-bee. With Sketches of the Lives and Heroic Acts of Major Ringgold, Colonel Cross, Major Brown, Captain Montgomery, Captain May, Lieut. Ridgley, Lieut. Blake, Capt. Walker, Lieut. Jordan, Capt. Lord and Others; Also, a List of Names and Officers from New York State Engaged in the Defence of Fort Brown, and in the Actions of the 8th and 9th of May. With Portrait of General Taylor. By C. Frank Powell, Author of “Dhoondiah,” etc. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 200 Broadway; Philadelphia: Geo. S. Appleton, 148 Chesnut Street, MDCCCXLVI. [1-3] 4-96, [2], 1-33 [5, ads] pp., chalk lithograph frontispiece portrait of Taylor in full military regalia (Gen. Z. Taylor. Entered According to Act of Congress A.D. 1846, by Appleton & Co, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southn. Dist. Of New York. Lith. Of Sarony & Major, 127 Fulton St. N. York). 8vo (23 x 14.5 cm), original beige printed wrappers, stitched. Wrappers slightly darkened, spine slightly chipped, fore edge lightly foxed, frontispiece with a few spots, but otherwise a very fine copy. First edition. Conner & Faulk 735. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 243. Howes P522. Sabin 64748. Tutorow 3932. Issued as part of Appleton’s Library of Popular Reading, No. 4, priced at 25 cents. A wide-ranging work that briefly covers Taylor’s early career and gives biographical sketches of some of his principal officers. Although this includes one of the earliest biographical sketches of Taylor, most of the volume is devoted to an account of the operations of Taylor’s army in Texas and to the Texas battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, with which the narrative ends. The superb lithograph is an example of the early work of Sarony and Major, leading printmakers of the nineteenth century who were associated with Currier & Ives. This is one of the very early works on the war in Texas, obviously hurried to press. ($200-$400)

Remembering the Texas Battles 462. [TEXAS]. SALAS, José Mariano de. [Text commences]: Habiendo invitado al Sr. Dean y Venerable Cabildo de esta metropoli, para que se dignasen promover y arreglar unas exéquias.... [Mexico City]: Imprenta de Lara, [1846]. [1] [3, blank] pp. 4to (27 x 21 cm), folded sheet. Dated in type May 26, 1846. With Salas’ ink paraph and addressed in ink on verso to Juan de Dios Pérez Gálvez. A rare, beautiful production printed in Italic script on embossed blue paper. First edition. Invitation to what are undoubtedly very early church services in the Cathedral of Mexico to honor soldiers who served at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. ($200-$400)

The First Battle of the War, Fought in Texas 463. [TEXAS]. SEVERYN, Charles. Genl. Taylor at the Battle of Palo Alto. May 8th. 1846. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub by N. Currier. Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1846, by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 33 Spruce St. N.Y. [at bottom] 439. Print: image area: 25.7 x 31.6 cm; overall sheet size: 27 x 37 cm. Contemporary hand color. A few consolidated tears, slightly darkened, backed with tissue. Professionally matted. A fine copy. Signed C.S. in the image. First edition. Peters, p. 254. To be included in Ron Tyler’s forthcoming book on Texas lithographs. An extraordinarily busy scene showing a mounted Taylor directing his troops to charge the Mexican cannons. A rifleman in front shoots down a Mexican gunner. In the background, massed U.S. troops flying an unknown flag charge full speed. Although highly inaccurate, it was this type of depiction that did much to raise Taylor’s status. ($300-$600) 464. [TEXAS]. SMITH, Ashbel. An Address Delivered in the City of Galveston on the 22d Day of February, 1848, the Anniversary of the Birth Day of Washington, and of the Battle of Buena Vista. Galveston: News Office, W. Richardson, Publisher, [1848]. [1-3] 4-17 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (22.7 x 14.5 cm), original green printed wrappers, stitched. Spine slightly chipped, lower wrapper with small hole. Light scattered foxing, but overall fine. Preserved in modern quarter morocco over cloth slipcase. First edition. Tutorow 4086. Winkler 57. A speech strongly in favor of the war and the concept of Manifest Destiny. Reflects great pride in the role of Texas in the War and the exploits of Taylor’s troops against overwhelming numbers. He also reflects the common concern about the dangers of large standing armies. Smith (1805-1886) after arriving in Texas in 1837 was quickly appointed by Houston to the post of Surgeon General of the army. Smith served with Taylor for a time. He went on to be an important officer in the Civil War and a distinguished Texas politician and philanthropist. ($600-$1,200)

465. [TEXAS]. THORPE, Thomas Bangs. Our Army on the Rio Grande. Being a Short Account of the Important Events Transpiring from the Time of the Removal of the “Army of Occupation” from Corpus Christi, to the Surrender of Matamoros; With Descriptions of the Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, The Bombardment of Fort Brown, and the Ceremonies of the Surrender of Matamoros: With Descriptions of the City, etc. etc. Illustrated by Twenty-Six Engravings. By T.B. Thorpe, Author of “Tom Owen, the Bee Hunter;” “Mysteries of the Back Woods,” etc. Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1846. [2], [i-v] vi-ix, [11] 12-196, 1-19 [1] pp. (final 20 pp. are inserted ads), illustrated title with view of Fort Brown, frontispiece, 8 engraved plates, engraved text illustrations (including full-page map). 12mo (18.7 X 12 cm), modern half tan smooth calf over black cloth, spine with raised bands and brown morocco label. Top blank margin of title missing, paper friable with some leaves moderately browned, last few leaves lightly waterstained. illustrated title Our Army on the Rio Grande [illustration entitled Interior of Fort Brown. The Graves of Major Brown and Lieut. Stevens at the Foot of the Flagstaff]. Philadelphia: Carey And Hart, 1846. 9.5 x 7.8 cm. Kelsey 3.94 map Plan of Matamoros, Fort Brown, and Surrounding Country. 10.6 x 8.8 cm. Page 50. Kelsey 3.98 plates [1] Fall of Major Ringgold. [inside image area] Gilbert & Gihon. 8.8 x 15.5 cm. Frontispiece. Kelsey 3.93 [2] Point Isabel, from Brazos Santiago. [inside image area] Gilbert & Gihon. 9 x 15.3 cm. Kelsey 3.95 [3] Brasos Santiago—Entrance to the Bay of Point Isabel. [inside image area] Gilbert & Gihon. 8.6 x 15.4 cm. Kelsey 3.96 [4] Battle Field, Palo Alto—Mexican Army Drawn Up in Battle Array. [inside image area] Gilbert & Gihon. 8.7 x 15.1 cm. Kelsey 3.99 [5] Battle Field of Resaca de la Palma. [inside image area] Gilbert & Gihon. 8.6 x 15.1 cm. Kelsey 3.100 [6] Gen. Taylor’s Head Quarters, Near The City of Matamoros. [inside image area] Gilbert & Gihon. 8.7 x 15.4 cm. Kelsey 3.102 [7] View of Matamoros, From Fort Brown [inside image area] Gilbert & Gihon. 8.3 x 14.1 cm. Kelsey 3.103 [8] Window of a Private House. Family Looking out at the American Troops Marching by. [inside image area] Gilbert & Gihon. 9.8 x 7.5 cm. Kelsey 3.106 [9] Unfinished Cathedral, Plaza Matamoros.[inside image area] Gilbert & Gihon. 8.7 x 14.4 cm. Kelsey 3.107 First edition. This work was published in two separate issues. The one here is known as the “Cheap Edition.” The so-called “Fine Edition” contained 300 pages, with everything past p. 196 made up of official reports Thorpe had gathered. Both are from the same setting of type through page 196. According to an ad in the back of this copy, the “Cheap Edition” is about 200 pages, in paper covers, at 50 cents; the larger edition was 300 pages, 16mo, in gilt cloth, for a dollar, or in paper covers at 75 cents. An unspecified issue on fine paper is also advertised. The book was published about October, 1846. BAL 20303. Basic Texas Books 205. Braislin Sale 1784. Connor & Faulk 109. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 143-144. Haferkorn, p. 53. Howes T236. Raines, p. 204. Sabin 95665. Tutorow 3447. On Thorpe, see: DAB; Groce & Wallace, pp. 628-629; Lamar, Reader’s Encyclopedia of the American West, pp. 1179-1180. Thorpe was a non-combatant in the Mexican-American War, merely following the Army as a reporter. He had ready access, however, to the highest levels of the United States’ officer corps, who -pro vided him with much of the material found in this work, which covers only the battles on Texas soil and action up to the surrender of Matamoros. Despite its value as a reportage of the War, the work is at bottom almost anecdotal and telegraphic. Many incidents are told with humor, and his view towards the Mexican soldiery is obvious even in the Index, where one finds such entries as “Mexican valor” and “Glory of the Mexican arms,” both of which are ironic references. Other flashes of humor are present in his surprise upon first seeing a hairless Mexican dog (p. 154) and his description of the largest “deer” in Mexico, which was in fact a cow the soldiers killed against orders but which was adjudged by a court martial to be a huge deer with smooth horns (p. 168). The humor is sometimes almost appalling. Despite the grimness of his fate, the death of one Sergeant Weigart is related with some relish. After having been killed by a cannon ball to the head, Weigart is removed to a hospital tent, which itself is almost immediately struck by a cannon round that succeeds in finishing the job by blowing the unfortunate sergeant’s head completely off without injuring another person. As Thorpe remarks, as if the lesson isn’t obvious enough: “An incident so strange, is hardly -re corded in history” (p. 54). On the other hand, Thorpe does expend much ink relating the honorable and brave deaths of many United States officers, all of which is done with appropriate solemnity. (Eight text illustrations show graves, and one appendix contains obituaries, including Major Jacob Brown, namesake of Brownsville Texas.) He does not extend the same courtesy to the Mexican foe, however, even deriding one unnamed officer as a coward and skulker (pp. 163-164). Thorpe’s book contains fairly early engravings of scenes in Texas, including Resaca de Palma and Palo Alto, the two battles fought on Texas soil. In addition to his writing and journalism, Thorpe painted landscapes and portraits, exhibiting at the American Academy as early as 1833. Gilbert & Gihon engraved the plates in this book after Thorpe’s original art work. Except for the frontispiece, the author sketched his subjects “from nature.” HamiltonEarly ( American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers, p. xxxiv) comments that Gilbert & Gihon produced excellent work in the 1830s and 1840s. Most of the text illustrations are unsigned, but at least one is signed by Baker, who went on to create California letter sheets and Sacramento Illustrated (the first illustrated history of Sacramento). Although originally aspiring to be an artist and painter, Thorpe (1815-1878) turned to writing after he moved to New Orleans in 1836 to recover his health. He remained there until 1854, when he removed to New York City, where he lived out his life except for a brief period of service with the Union Army back in Louisiana. He is remembered today principally as an originator of Southern humor, particularly the tall tale and the hunting story. Much of the nuance for detail and shading that he brought to his art work may also be found in his writing, and he is a skilled portrayer of scenes and people. ($300-$600)

466. [TEXAS]. TILDEN, Bryant Parrott, Jr. Notes on the Upper Rio Grande, Explored in the Months of October and November, 1846, on Board the U.S. Steamer Major Brown. Commanded by Capt. Mark Sterling, of Pittsburgh. By Order of Major General Patterson, U.S.A. Commanding the Second Division, Army of Occupation, Mexico. Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston, 1847. [i-iii] iv-v [1, blank], [7] 8-32 pp., 9 folded lithograph maps. 8vo (23.5 x 15 cm), original blue printed wrappers. Light scattered foxing, especially to first and last few leaves, discrete Library of Congress embossed stamp on title page and pencil call number on verso, maps with uniform light age toning with a few marginal chips, but all professionally backed. Overall, an excellent copy. maps [1] A Sketch of the Upper Rio Grande Explored in the Months of October and November 1846 on Board the U.S. Steamer Major Brown Commanded by Capt. M. Sterling of Pittsburgh under the Direction of Lieut. Bryant P. Tilden, Jr. 2d. Regt. U.S. Infantry by Order of General Patterson U.S.A. Commanding the 2d. Division of the Army of Occupation in Mexico. Lith. of T. Sinclair. [Upper right]:No. 1. 21.3 x 37 cm. [2] [Plus 8 additional untitled detail maps of the river, numbered in upper right]: No. 2 [to] No. 9. [Lettered in lower right corner (except one in lower left)] Lith. of T. Sinclair. [Map No. 5 two views on one sheet]. Various sizes. All the maps put together form a strip map of the river. First edition of a rare and important work on Texas and the Mexican-American War, giving an account of a river journey from Camargo at the mouth of the Rio Grande, up the Rio Grande nearly 300 miles to Presidio del Rio Grande. Connor & Faulk 766 (“rare little book”). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 144 (photocopy). Graff 4151. Haferkorn, p. 87. Howes T264. Raines, p. 206. Sabin 95874. Tilden’s maps and detailed text constitute an excellent source for conditions along the Rio Grande during the early campaigns of the Mexican-American War. The primary purpose of the mission was to determine the feasibility of opening steamboat communications as far up river as Presidio del Rio Grande, then the crossing point on the river for traffic between San Antonio and Monclova. Tilden’s party left on their expedition October 1, 1846, less than a week after the Battle of Monterrey. They were unable to proceed farther than Laredo by water and made the last leg of the journey up on horseback and down by dugout canoe. Text includes descriptions of towns along the route (Mier, Laredo, Presidio del Rio Grande, etc.), the countryside, and encounters with Mexicans. The maps, with their interesting notations, show the Rio Grande from Camargo to the Presidio del Rio Grande, and are the most accurate and informative published maps of the area to date. A vital work on the river that would finally form the boundary between Texas and Mexico. See J.B. Wilkinson, Laredo and the Rio Grande Frontier (pp. 204-207) for a discussion of the Tilden Expedition. ($5,000-$10,000)

Texas Tries to Join the Union 467. [TEXAS]. Two congressional publications concerning the 1844 treaty to admit Texas into the Union. [1] UNITED STATES CONGRESS. SENATE. Proceedings of the Senate and Documents Relative to Texas, from which the Injunction of Secrecy Has Been Removed. [Washington, 1844]. [1] 2-119 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (22.5 x 14.5 cm), disbound. Scattered moderate foxing, vertical fold. Very good. First edition (28th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Doc. 341). Eberstadt 162:280. Streeter 1542. [2] UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Tyler). Texas. Message from the President of the United States Transmitting the Rejected Treaty for the Annexation of the Republic of Texas to the United States, together with the Accompanying Documents. [1] 2-110 pp. 8vo (22.5 x 14.7 cm), disbound. Fine. First edition (28th Congress, 1st Session, House Exec. Doc. 271). Streeter 1548. Two important documents in the controversy surrounding the annexation of Texas. The first -con tains the complete text of the rejected treaty along with correspondence and other documents among the U.S., Great Britain, and Mexico. Included is Emory’s important memoir concerning his map of Texas (pp. 55-63). The second document, with few exceptions, reprints many of those found in the first one (including the treaty), the major addition, of course, being Tyler’s address asking Congress to pass an act annexing Texas. Texas was finally admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, after much congressional machination. ($200-$400)

The Texas Battles Daniel P. Whiting’s Copy 468. [TEXAS]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. Official Army Register, for 1846. Published by Order of the Secretary of War, in Compliance with the Resolution of the Senate, December 13, 1815, and Resolution of the House of Representatives, February 1, 1830, and February 16, 1843. Adjutant General’s Office, Washington, January, 1846.[Washington, 1846]. [1-3] 4-24 pp. 12mo (19 x 12.5 cm), stitched as issued, errata leaf tipped in. Light waterstain to first few leaves. Ink ownership signature of Daniel P. Whiting on title page. This copy has extensive ink annotations by Whiting, noting people who have died or been replaced and noting those people who participated in the “Battles of 8th and 9th” (e.g., the Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma) and in the bombardment of Fort Brown. A unique copy with a desirable provenance. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources (but see Garrett & Goodwin, p. 131, for other editions). Whiting is listed on p. 23 as a captain the th7 infantry. Having graduated from West Point in 1832, Whiting (1808-1892) was a career military officer who served not only with Taylor in the Northern Campaign during the Mexican-American War but also in the Civil War and later in the West. He apparently was released from all other duties during the U.S. invasion of Mexico so that he could work on taking the views in his rare 1847 Army Portfolio. He would have been in a unique position to provide the added information herein. Among his annotations is noted the death of Samuel Ringgold. ($800-$1,600)

The Beginnings of the War 469. [TEXAS]. UNITED STATES. ARMY. Reports from General Taylor. Message from the President of the United States Transmitting Official Reports from General Taylor. June 12, 1846. [Washington, 1846]. [1] 2-37 [1, blank] pp., folding lithograph map by J.H. Eaton containing three maps of Mexican-American War operations on Texas soil on one large folding sheet: [1] Sketch of the Battle Ground at Palo Alto Texas. May 8th 1846....; [2] Sketch of the Battle Ground at Resaca de la Palma Texas May 9th 1846....; [3] Sketch of the Main Road from Fort Brown to Point Isabel, Showing the Battle Ground of the 8th and 9th May 1846.... 8vo (23 x 15 cm), modern brown cloth. Text lightly browned, map with two small tears, otherwise very good. First edition (29th Congress, 1st session. House Executive Document 209). Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 416-417. Tutorow 1647. Correspondence and reports from Taylor, Twiggs, May, and several others, with maps, charts, battle positions, and detailed lists of casualties. Within the text is a fourth wood-engraved map depicting the engagement near Matamoros. The report contains detailed battle reports of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, and the bombardment of Fort Texas opposite Matamoros, including the death of Major Brown, for whom the fort was renamed. The four maps are highly detailed and very important. Two battles depicted on these maps were the first engagements of the war. Although written in dispassionate military language, the various reports give excellent details on the battles and the operations of smaller units. May’s report concerning his attack on the Mexican artillery and the capture of General de la Vega is particularly interesting (pp. 21-22). ($200-$400)

Texas and New Mexico Boundary 470. [TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO]. UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Taylor). Message from the President of the United States, with Copies of the Correspondence in Relation to the Boundary of Texas, Called for by a Resolution of the Senate. January 31, 1850. [Washington, 1850]. [1] 2-37 [3 blank] pp. 8vo (22.5 x 14.5 cm), disbound. Left edge with old saw marks, minor foxing on p. [1], light marginal foxing throughout, several leaves moderately foxed. Overall good. First edition (31st Congress, 1st Session, Senate Document 24). The President, responding to a congressional resolution of January 7, 1850, provides the Senate with copies of documents and correspondence concerning the troubled state of affairs in the New Mexico territory. The immediate impetus of this report is a letter, here reprinted on p. 2, from Texas governor J. Pinckney Henderson to U.S. Secretary of State James Buchanan, questioning the actions of General Stephen W. Kearny in New Mexico and asking if the United States is claiming any jurisdiction over supposed New Mexico territory east of the Rio Grande, which would be on land that Texas claims as her own. Henderson does state that Texas has no intentions at the moment of establishing any -ju risdiction over Santa Fe and has no objections if the United States does, so long as it obtains Texas’s permission to do so. The majority of the documents and communications printed here reveal that the principal cause of Texas’s concerns is the wide-ranging actions taken by U.S. forces to pacify the area by ridding it of hostile Native Americans. Numerous field reports from U.S. Army officers detail excursions against the Native Americans and reveal the problems the Army had in properly equipping and supplying its forces. Originally intended to be staffed by troops from Fort Leavenworth, the repeated delays in their arrival forced field officers to recruit local militia to do the job. Even after regular troops arrived, they were in such condition as to be largely ineffective. Despite such problems, however, the field officers report repeated successes in their operations. Of special interest are the “List of Pueblo Indians who -ac companied Brevet Lieutenant Colonel J.M. Washington...on an expedition against the Navajoe Indians” (pp. 35-36) and “List of Mexicans called into the United States service for one month for the purpose of accompanying Brevet Lieutenant Colonel J.M. Washington...against the Navajoe Indians” (pp. 36-37). Both these units served from August 22-September 22, 1849. The boundary between the State of Texas and the Territory of New Mexico is, according to President Taylor here, “a subject which more properly belongs to the legislative than to the executive branch of the government” (p. [1]). The controversy was not initially settled until the Compromise of 1850 was passed by Congress in the summer of 1850 and approved by Texas voters in November of that year. Boundary controversies between the two states lingered on, however, until well into the twentieth century. This document is an important insight into the issues that faced Texas and the U.S. as both struggled with successful aftermath of the Mexican-American War and the immense territory the nation had acquired as a result. ($200-$400)

“First book about the Texas Rangers” (Dykes) 471. [TEXAS RANGERS]. REID, Samuel Chester, Jr. The Scouting Expeditions of McCulloch’s Texas Rangers; Or, The Summer and Fall Campaign of the Army of the United States in Mexico—1846; Including Skirmishes with the Mexicans, and an Accurate Detail of the Storming of Monterey; Also, The Daring Scouts at Buena Vista; Together with Anecdotes, Incidents, Descriptions of Country, and Sketches of the Lives of the Celebrated Partisan Chiefs, Hays, McCulloch, and Walker. By Samuel C. Reid, Jr. Late of the Texas Rangers and Member of the Bar of Louisiana. Philadelphia: G. B. Zieber and Co., 1847. [1-5] 6-251 pp., 12 engraved plates, double-page engraved map (included in pagination as pp. 145-148). 12mo (19.2 x 12.7 cm), original publisher’s brown blind-stamped cloth, title in gilt on spine. Slightly cocked and text with mild to moderate foxing throughout, plates toned, but generally fine, with author’s ink presentation: “To Miss Mary Scoville-with the compliments of the Author. Jany 6, 1854” map [Untitled map of the Battle of Monterrey, September 20-24, 1846] [Upper right beneath neat line] Drawn by Lieut. Geo. Meade, U.S. Topographical Engineers. 14.5 x 18.5 cm. plates [1] Captain McCulloch, from a Daguerreotype by J. McGuire, New Orleans. 10 x 7 cm. Frontispiece. [2] General Taylor, from a Drawing by the Celebrated French artist, Auguste Chatillon, of New Orleans. 14 x 9 cm. [3] The Abduction.—p. 87. 11.5 x 8.5 cm. [4] Colonel Jack Hayes, from a Daguerreotype by Noeselle, New Orleans.—p. 108. 10.2 x 8.7 cm. [5] View of Marin. Advance of the American Army.—p. 133. 7.4 x 10.2 cm. [6] Cavalry Charge on the Morning of the 21st.—p. 156. 7.5 x 12.2 cm. [7] Storming of Federation Hill and Fort Soldada.—p. 162. 7.4 x 12.3 cm. [8] Storming of Fort Teneria, by the Mississippians and Tennesseans.—p. 176. 7.2 x 12 cm. [9] Taking of the Bishop’s Palace.—p. 185. 7.3 x 12.2 cm. [10] Captain Walker, from a Daguerreotype by J. McGuire, New Orleans.—p. 188. 9 x 8.2 cm. [11] Street Fight on General Worth’s Side.—p. 192. 7.3 x 12.3 cm. [12] View of the Bishop’s Palace, from a Drawing by Lieut. J. P. McCown, 4th Artillery.—p. 225. 7.4 x 12.2 cm. First edition of “the first book about the Texas Rangers” (Dykes). Basic Texas Books 170. Kurutz & Mathes, p. 161. Clark, Old South III:390. Connor & Faulk 519. Dobie, p. 60. Dykes, Western High Spots (“Western Movement—Its Literature”), p. 13; (“My Ten Most Outstanding Books on the West”), pp. 22-23 & 25; (“Ranger Reading”), p. 117. Field 1271. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 142. Graff 3451. Haferkorn, p. 49. Howes R175. Raines, p. 172. Sabin 69088. Tutorow 3391. Vandale 141. On Reid, see DAB (Samuel Chester Reid). Reid’s work practically invented the mythology of the Texas Rangers as hard-riding, individualistic, daring, resourceful, and fearless fighters. As a member of that group during the War, he proved to have those very qualities and rehearses here his participation in many of the actions that so distinguished the Rangers. His work helped propel John Coffee Hays (1817-1883), Benjamin McCulloch (1811-1862), and Samuel Hamilton Walker (1817-1847) to national fame. Based on Reid’s diary, it covers June-October, 1846, as a first-person account with information about later actions during the War taken from secondary sources. Although not from Texas and with obviously few personal scores to settle with the Mexican populace, Reid, nevertheless, enters fully into the attitudes and actions of his newly found brethren. After a meeting with Mexican General Ampudia following the Battle of Monterrey, Reid observes that Ampudia had “little shrewd, cunning black eyes, indicative of deceit, intrigue, and libertinism.... There was nothing in his manners prepossessing or pleasing, but, on the contrary, we became disgusted with the man, and felt he was a villain, a tyrant, and a coward” (p. 212). This is an attitude towards Mexicans that seems to have hardened as the War progressed. At Matamoros, for example, just after he entered Mexico, Reid states that an old Frenchman’s daughter is “far superior to any Mexican woman we had yet met” (p. 27), but at a wedding and fandango that night he does seem favorably impressed with Mexicans in general, noting especially, in that repressed Victorian way, that with Mexican women, “The most beautiful feature about them is their pretty feet” (p. 28). By the time he reaches Reynosa, where they camp for several days, his attitude towards the populace is becoming more jaded. In his description of a “chicken race,” won by Ranger Clinton DeWitt, his glee at the discomfiture of a Mexican “greaser” is evident (pp. 59-60). As much as this work is the story of the Texas Rangers, it is also of surpassing interest as the story of a transplanted Yankee who became in spirit, thought, and deed one of them, as well. The engraved plates are of Texas interest because of the portraits of Texas Rangers McCulloch, Hays, and Walker and the plate “The Abduction,” which depicts the capture of Matilda Lockhart by Comanches in 1838 at DeWitt’s Colony on the Guadalupe River near Gonzalez, Texas. The remainder of the plates depict battles and Mexican scenes. Reid (b. 1818), a Connecticut native, went to sea in his teens before settling in Natchez, Mississippi, where he was a prominent lawyer. His only military service was in the Mexican-American War, during which he served meritoriously with the Texas Rangers. In addition to being a lawyer, he also was the author of various legal works, his first such volume being published in 1842. He did not participate in the Civil War as a combatant but was a well-known military correspondent for several Southern newspapers. After the Civil War, he resumed his law practice and wrote several more historical works. ($1,000-$2,000)

Treaties Are Treason 472. [TREATIES]. MEXICO. LAWS (April 20, 1847). Ministerio de Relaciones Interiores y Esteriores [Caption title]. [Mexico City: Vicente García Torres, 1847]. [2], [2, blank] pp. 12mo (21.5 x 15.5 cm), folded sheet. Very fine. First edition. Eberstadt 395. A strongly worded law preventing any jurisdiction from making any treaty with the United States or encumbering any Mexican territory. Those who do so are declared traitors. In a nod to the future, the law also makes provisions for alternate meetings of the Congress. “A curious document which demonstrates the Mexican fear that the government might obtain peace with the United States by giving up some part of the country in a secret agreement” (Eberstadt). At this point, developments were not going well for Mexico. All of northern Mexico had been lost, and Santa-Anna had just lost the Battle of Cerro Gordo on the th19 . According to Ker, p. 263, the official printer of the state appears to have been Torres. ($200-$400)

473. [TREATIES]. MEXICO. LAWS (April 20, 1847). El C. Ignacio Trigueros, Gobernador del Distrio Federal. [Mexico City, 1847]. Dated April 20, 1847, and April 22, 1847. Broadside: 48.5 x 31 cm. Creased where formerly folded, lower left margin irregularly trimmed, section along old fold at bottom repaired and reinforced on verso. With contemporary ink manuscript notation at top, “Facultades al ejecutivo.” Second edition. Eberstadt 396. Harper 12:294. The second edition of the above law, here promulgated in the Federal District. ($100-$200)

474. [TREATIES]. MEXICO. LAWS (April 20, 1847). El C. Joaquin Angulo, Gobernador Interino del Estado libre y soberano de Jalisco, á todos sus habitantes. [Guadalajara, 1847]. Dated April 20, 1847, and April 26, 1847. Broadside: 31.5 x 22 cm. Left margin and upper left corner chipped, left margin with two small stains. Later edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 453. Another edition of the above law, here promulgated in Jalisco. ($100-$200)

475. [TREATIES]. MEXICO. LAWS (April 20, 1847). Juan José Otero, individuo del Exmo. Consejo, y por Ministerio de la Ley encargado del gobierno del Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla, a todos sus habitantes. [Puebla, 1847]. Dated April 20, 1847, and April 25, 1847. Broadside: 30.5 x 21 cm. Very fine. Later edition. Another edition of the above law, here promulgated in Puebla. ($100-$200)

Trist Finally Gets Paid 476. [TRIST, NICHOLAS P.]. UNITED STATES. CONGRESS. SENATE. COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS. SUMNER, Charles. In the Senate of the United States. July 14, 1870. Mr. Sumner Made the Following Report: The Committee on Foreign Relations to Whom Was Referred the Petition of Nicholas P. Trist Have Had the Same under Consideration, and Now Report. [Washington: 1870]. [1] 2-12 pp. 8vo (22.7 x 14.6 cm), disbound. Stitching perished, leaves loose. First leaf with small tear at top, generally toned. Noted in ink on p. [1], “Sumner on Petition of Nicholas P. Trist.” Printed bookplates of Frederick William and Carrie Sperry Beinecke and Yale University Library tipped to final page (the last with withdrawn stamp). Laid in is a contemporary February 15, 1871, ALs in ink from Sumner to “My Dear Genl” asking him to look after this matter in the House. First edition (41st Congress, 2nd Session, Senate Report 261). Tutorow 1742. Nicholas P. Trist had made requests for payment for services rendered as peace commissioner in 1847- 1848. Polk, enraged that Trist had continued in his duties even after being relieved, had cut off Trist’s salary and expense payments on November 16, 1847. After doing without the funds for twenty years, Trist was compelled to apply for them. Here the Committee recommends he be paid. He was reimbursed $14,599.90. Contains extensive background material on the whole situation. ($100-$200)

“The elements to whose baneful sway the calamities of the war are due” 477. [TRUCE NEGOTIATIONS]. UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Polk). Message from the President of the United States, Communicating a Report from the Secretary of State...for Information in Relation to the Negotiations between the American and Mexican Commissioners during the Suspension of Hostilities after the Battles of Contreras and Churubusco. February 2, 1848. [Washington, 1848]. [1] 2-22 pp. 8vo (22.5 x 14.3 cm), disbound. Moderate foxing. First edition (30th Congress, 1st Session. Senate Document 20). Correspondence to and from Polk, Buchanan, Trist, Herrera, Pacheco, et al. This is the U.S. printing of the competing 1847 armistice proposals containing the proposals and negotiations of the representatives of Mexico and the U.S. The armistice included provisions for establishing the western boundary of Texas at the Nueces River instead of the Rio Grande and ceding San Diego harbor to Mexico. Santa Anna summarily rejected Trist’s proposals. Scott also rejected the armistice agreement, being correctly convinced that the Mexicans were not acting in good faith and simply buying time to strengthen their military positions at Mexico City. Hostilities resumed, resulting in much greater losses for Mexico than the terms proposed here. Polk states here that he disapproved of the negotiations. ($200-$400)

478. [TRUCE NEGOTIATIONS]. UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Polk). Propositions for Peace. Message of the President of the United States, in Answer to a Resolution of the House of Representatives of February 7, 1848, in Relation to the Propositions from Mexican Authorities for a Treaty of Peace. February 11, 1848. [Washington, 1848]. [1] 2-22 pp. 8vo (22.5 x 14 cm), disbound. Wrinkled, but overall good. First edition (30th Congress, 1st Session. House Document 40). Correspondence to and from Buchanan, Pacheco, Trist, and the Mexican commissioners concerning the failed truce negotiations that occurred when U.S. troops were knocking at the door of Mexico City. Scott eventually believed them to be a ruse by Santa-Anna to buy time to strengthen his defenses and called them off. ($200-$400)

Scott Steps Down, Butler Steps Up 479. UNITED STATES. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. A brace of army orders documenting the transition between Scott and Butler after the former was replaced as commander in Mexico. [1] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, February 18, 1848. General Orders 59. [1] [3, blank] pp. 12mo (20 x 13.5 cm), disbound. Old stitching holes in left blank margin, otherwise very good. Signed by H.L. Scott. Rare. Only one other known copy. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 404. This is Scott’s last order issued as army commander in Mexico. [2] Headquarters, Army of Mexico, Mexico, February 19, 1848. Orders No. 1. [1] [3, blank] pp. 12mo (20 x 13.5 cm), disbound. Left margin uneven, lightly foxed, otherwise very good. Signed by Lorenzo Thomas. Rare. Only one other known copy. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 75. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 405. This is Butler’s first order as commander. He compliments the troops and states that all Scott’s orders will remain in force. These two orders are the result of a tangled political imbroglio that was actually playing out in the United States, mostly in President Polk’s head. Fearful of Scott’s popularity and somewhat fed up with the man, ostensibly because of his actions against fellow officers, Polk relieved Scott of his command. Scott was a Whig; Butler, like Polk, was a Democrat. Polk’s maneuvers proved futile, however, because both Scott and Butler lost their bids for high office. Interesting example of the influence of politics on military matters. ($400-$800)

Rare Bangs Imprint Only Known Copy 480. UNITED STATES. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. Cuartel General 2 Division del Ejército de los Estados-Unidos: Saltillo, Noviembre 23 de 1846. [Matamoros: Samuel Bangs, 1846]. Broadside: 32.5 x 22 cm. Washed, deacidified, with small marginal tears expertly mended, margins browned. First edition. Not in Spell or Jenkins, who do identify several Bangs Matamoros imprints. This broadside, by its style and typography, clearly shows that Worth had the text sent back to Matamoros for printing by Bangs. This broadside is dated about one week after Taylor entered the city. Signed in type by W.J. Worth, whom Taylor had left in command after he went to Monterrey, and addressed in type to Vice-gobernador and Gefe Político Eduardo González, the man in charge after the governor and congress fled. This order assures that the Mexican judicial system will not be interrupted, but orders that all passports must be approved by U.S. officials, that cases involving U.S. personnel will be referred to the army, and states that the U.S. is the main power in the state. ($2,000-$4,000)

The Battle Is Over—The War Is Not 481. UNITED STATES. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. A pair of general orders issued just after the occupation of Mexico City. [1] Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Sept. 14, 1847. General Orders 284. [1]-2 [2, blank] pp. 12mo (19.6 x 13 cm), disbound. On blue paper. Signed by H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 70. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 390. Probably the first order issued by Scott once inside Mexico City, which he had entered this same day. While announcing that the city has fallen, he warns that the Mexican army is still very much a concern and orders all to be on their guard: “Our safety is in military discipline.” He also warns that stragglers and drunks are liable to be assassinated. [2] Headquarters of the Army, National Palace of Mexico, Sept. 16, 1847. General Orders 286. [1] [3, blank] pp. 12mo (20.1 x 13.5 cm), disbound. Left margin irregular and with old stab holes. On blue paper. Signed by H.L. Scott. First edition. Eberstadt, p. 70. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 390. Another early order, issued only two days after Mexico City was occupied. Congratulates the army on their victories but warns of a potentially resurgent Mexican army assisted by the populace. Scott’s fears were well founded in light of the popular insurrection that arose in the days following occupation. The Mexican army never again threatened Mexico City but did unsuccessfully besiege Puebla starting almost immediately after the occupation. ($1,000-$2,000)

“The Mexican War is ended” 482. UNITED STATES. ARMY. GENERAL ORDERS. Two general orders concerning the end of the war. [1] Headquarters Army of Mexico, Mexico, May 29, 1848. Orders 112. [1] 2-3 [1, blank] pp. 12mo (20.1 x 15.2 cm), disbound. Left margin somewhat uneven with old stitching holes, voids in gutter margin, slight vertical crease with small fold breaks, overall age toning. Signed by Lorenzo Thomas. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 411. A crucial development in the war with Mexico wherein Butler announces that the war is over and a peace treaty ratified. The remainder of the order concerns the withdrawal of all the troops, first to intermediate stops, and then to Veracruz as ships become available. All troops will be discharged at New Or- leans, except for those from Georgia and South Carolina, which will be transported to Mobile. Horses will be transported only if there is room aboard the ships. [2] War Department, Adjutant General’s Office, Washington, July 6, 1848. General Orders 35. [1] 2-5 [3, blank]. 16mo (17.5 x 12 cm), disbound. Left margin somewhat uneven with old stitching holes, voids in gutter margin. Overall very good. Signed by Roger Jones and with contemporary pencil signature of John B. Grayson, Mexican-American War soldier who became a Confederate general, on p. [1]. First edition. Announces the end of the war and requires certain types of record keeping so that troops may be efficiently processed. Among its provisions are that deserters still at large “may peaceably return to their homes without being subject to punishment or trial on account of such desertion.” The last provision orders troops to trim their hair since hair styles allowed during the war will no longer be permitted. Two informative orders that not only announce the peace but also make provisions for bring- ing the troops home. No doubt Butler’s order was met with widespread acclaim among the troops. ($800-$1,600)

American Star Imprint of Official List of Officers, With The Map 483. UNITED STATES. ARMY. Official List of Officers Who Marched with the Army under the Command of Major General Winfield Scott, from Puebla upon the City of Mexico, the Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth of August, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-Seven, and Who Were Engaged in the Battles of Mexico. Mexico City: American Star Print, 1848. [24] pp., lithograph military map on thin wove paper (Battles of Mexico Survey of the Line of Operations of the U.S. Army, under the Command of Major General Winfield Scott on the 19th. & 20th. of August & th.8 12th. & 13th. Septr. 1847. Made by Major Turnbull, Captain McClellan & Lieut. Hardcastle, Topol. Engineers. Drawn by Lieut. Hardcastle, neat line to neat line: 23.8 x 16 cm). Two printed errata slips, one pasted to title verso. Oblong 4to (20 x 26 cm), original printed tan paper wrappers, stitched. Wrappers slightly chipped and tanned, lower right corners missing (slightly affecting text on one page). Overall a very good copy of a rare U.S. Army imprint, seldom found with the map. With contemporary ink signature on upper wrapper. First edition. Connor & Faulk 211. Eberstadt 106:212: “The original issue of the famous production of the ‘American Star Press.’ Printed in the field upon the types and press of the Army of Occupation.” Garrett & Goodwin, p. 131. Haferkorn, p. 54 (citing one of the four photostatic copies made by the Library of Congress, August, 1912, from the original loaned by Brig. Gen. B.K. Roberts). Harper 110:1037: “Excessively rare”; Eberstadt 163:135: “This is probably the most interesting piece printed by the American Star Press, the military press established by General Scott after entering Mexico City.” Howell 52:233. Howes S243: “Printed on the occupying army’s own press.” Kurutz & Mathes, p. 179. Ramos 3148. Sabin 56771. Despite those assertions, little evidence exists to suggest that the piece was printed on a portable army press. As numerous accounts in other pieces in this collection indicate, Scott had plenty of printers but no press. Lota M. Spell seems to demonstrate fairly decisively that almost all of the publications published by U.S. citizens and soldiers that appeared in Mexico from 1846 to 1848 were in fact produced by captured Mexican printing equipment, a practice Spell characterizes as “foraging on the enemy” (“The Anglo-Saxon Press in Mexico, 1846-1848,” The American Historical Review, Vol. 38, No. 1, p. 25). Edwin H. Carpenter, Jr. in “Army Field Printing in the New World,” PBSA 50.2 (1956) states: “Wherever the American forces went, including Mexico City, there was an output of printed matter, particularly newspapers, but as yet I have found no evidence of the use of field presses. Apparently captured or hired local presses were used, and the work done by civilian camp-followers or former soldiers who had remained with the army after their discharge” (p. 174). Those conclusions are most recently supported by Tom Reilly, War with Mexico! America’s Reporters Cover the Battlefront (Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 2010), passim. The American Star started at Xalapa and eventually moved to Mexico City. Certainly the lithograph map was not printed on a portable army press. “Compiled by command of Major General Scott and dated February 7, 1848, the list is divided into columns giving name, corps, when and where employed (which included battles fought in), and remarks. The remarks column noted if the officer had been killed or wounded. The ‘Battles of Mexico’ depicts the theater of war in and around Mexico City.” (Kurutz & Mathes). This publication is a detailed look at the actions and fates of the officers who were in Scott’s army. As is often noted, it is a Who’s Who of- offi cers who later served in the Civil War, such as Robert E. Lee, P.G.T. Beauregard, U.S. Grant, Stonewall Jackson, and many others. ($1,500-$3,000)

484. UNITED STATES. ARMY. State of [U.S. national seal] Town of [caption title]. Printed form completed in manuscript, showing application to serve as a soldier in the U.S. Army during the War with Mexico, except in this case used to record the second payment of a $6 enlistment bounty to John Welster, and signed by Welster. [Washington]: C. Alexander, Printer, March 17, 1847. [2] pp. on bifolium. 4to (25 x 19.5 cm). Signed and dated in ink “George Bowers and John Bedel, May 19, 1847, for the Army.” Docketed in ink “John Welster $6.00.” Very fine. A rare surviving example of a Mexican-American War volunteer recruitment form. ($100-$200)

We Don’t Want Any Trouble 485. UNITED STATES. ARMY. TAYLOR, Zachary. Proclamacion [text begins] “El Gral. en Gefe de las fuerzas Americanas a los habitantes de Tamaulipas Nuevo Leon y Coahuila.” [Colophon] Onslow & Gee, Printers. [Monterrey, 1847]. March 22, 1847. Broadside: 25.1 x 20 cm. Ornamental border and W. Clark, Northampton paper maker’s embossed stamp at upper left. Fine. Very rare. No copies on OCLC but a copy at The New-York Historical Society. First edition. Streeter Sale 273. “Taylor’s army having been victorious at Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey, and finally at Buena Vista on 22 February 1847, his army was now inactive at Monterrey. Taylor says that he had -en tered these Mexican states not to wage war on their peaceable citizens but to seek an honorable peace. Though authorized to exact tribute to maintain his army, he chooses to pay for his supplies, but he does demand indemnity for the destruction of a baggage train and the murder of its drivers” (Streeter Sale). He warns citizens not to support “los partidos que infestan el pais, con el objeto solo de matar y robar.” Probably the only known broadside printed by the American army in Mexico with the printers identified. The text reflects some typical American misspellings, such as Quartel for Cuartel. ($1,500-$3,000)

486. UNITED STATES. ARMY. The Following Tariff of Duties Is Decreed and Announced for the Information of All Concerned. [Veracruz, 1847]. Broadside (24.5 x 19.5 cm) in two columns. Left margin slightly chipped, three small marginal stains, a few tiny holes not affecting text. Overall a fine copy of a rare survival. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Concerns tariffs on imports. Supplies meant for the troops are duty free, whereas other goods are admitted at U.S. tariff rates. Scott must have published this shortly after Veracruz surrendered. The loss of import tariffs was a huge financial blow to Mexican finances. ($200-$400)

487. [UNITED STATES ARMY]. BROWN, Fred R. History of the Ninth U.S. Infantry 1799-1909. Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 1909. [i-vi] vii-xiii [1, blank], 1-842 pp., frontispiece (battle flags in color), 8 folded maps. 4to (25 x 18 cm), original three-quarter roan over green cloth, spine gilt lettered. Spine worn and separated from text block, cloth and corners rubbed. Text block is very heavy and the binding is inadequate to the weight, with the result that there are small text block cracks. Often found in poor condition. The interior is very fine. Ink signatures on front and rear free endpapers. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin 173. Tutorow 3319: “Chapter 2 deals with the Mexican War period.” Very heavily illustrated. Like most regimental histories, this was printed in a very small edition and is very scarce. The 9th Infantry was first organized in 1798 and throughout its life it had three reorganiza- tions. This fine regimental history includes its battles on the Niagara frontier, the Battle of Lundy’s Lane, Battle of Fort Erie, the expedition to Veracruz in 1847 and the Mexican War battles of Cerro Gordo and Churubusco. The regiment was disbanded following the War with Mexico and was then reorganized for the fourth time for the Civil War. Post-war action included service against Indians on the Pacific coast, action in the Black Hills, Big Horn, Powder River, and gathering information on the death of Crazy Horse. The regiment was later transferred to the Southwest where it served in Arizona and New Mexico. In the Spanish American War, the 9th participated in the fight for San Juan Hill. The text includes -nu merous rosters. ($600-$1,200)

First Study of the U.S. Army After the War 488. [UNITED STATES ARMY]. ROBINSON, Fayette. An Account of the Organization of the Army of the United States; with Biographies of Distinguished Officers of All Grades. Philadelphia: Published by E.H. Butler & Co, 1848. 2 vols. Vol I: [i-vii] viii-xvi, [4], [21] 22-352, [16, ads], 16 plates; Vol. II: [i-v] vi-ix [5], [5] 6-3333 [1], [1] 2-8 pp., 18 plates. 8vo (20 x 13 cm), original blind-stamped brown cloth, spine gilt-lettered with gilt vignettes of shields. Binding tattered, worn, and faded, spines chipped; vol. II shaken. Interior with scattered light to moderate foxing, plates are heavily browned and offset. With ink signatures of Jeffery Converse in both volumes, and pencil signatures of J.H. Converse and W.M. Brandy in vol. I. First Edition. Connor & Faulk 91. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 268-269. Haferkorn, p.18. Howes R365. Tutorow 3233. Much of this book is devoted to the recent events of the Mexican war, especially Vol. II. Includes biographical information on important officers and engraved portraits of them, “the majority after daguerreotypes by Mr. Clark (late Anthony Edwards & Co.) of New York, and Mr. Root, of Philadelphia” (I:ix). The plates include Santa-Anna, Arista, Samuel Walker, John Wool, Frémont, and Samuel Ringgold. The author states that the first volume was already stereotyped when the Mexican-American War began, and he had to rewrite volume II extensively. An important study of the army immediately after the war and the first such one. ($200-$400)

489. UNITED STATES. CONGRESS. DOCUMENTS. A group of 106 congressional documents all concerning the war. All are 8vo and in generally good condition. Although only a fraction of the total output of Congress during the war, the collection represents a good sample of congressional concerns and actions. Contains: [1] 29th Congress, 1st Session. Fourteen items, including several presidential messages and Taylor’s dispatches. Also includes a report on war steamers accompanied by nine folded plates from various sources. [2] 29th Congress, 2nd Session. Fifteen documents, many concerning financing the war and various resolutions of state legislatures. [3] 30th Congress, 1st Session. Twenty-nine items relating to various aspects of the war, including a long report on Frémont’s court martial and numerous reports on Yucatán. [4] 30th Congress, 2nd Session. Twelve items, mostly concerned with the armed forces. [5] 31st Congress, 1st Session. Four items on various topics. [6] 31st Congress, 2nd Session. Six items, including some material related to the boundary line. Two of the items have maps. [7] 32nd Congress, 1st Session. Six items, including a report on the Battle of Cerro Gordo. [8] 34th Congress, 1st Session. Five items, including two on Frémont’s California expedition. [9] 35th Congress, 1st Session. Two documents concerning financial matters. [10] 32nd Congress, 2nd Session – 63rd Congress, 2nd Session. Thirteen items dealing with various aspects of the war, some well after the fact. Includes material on paying soldiers a pension for their service. ($1,200-2,400)

490. UNITED STATES. CONGRESS. DOCUMENTS. Volume 8 of a 9-volume set of congressional documents, here containing documents 61-77. Various paginations. 8vo (23 x 15 cm), original law sheep with three gilt-lettered spine labels. Spine with horizontal crack, upper joint and hinge cracked, corners bumped and rounded, scuffed, front flyleaf loose. With printed label of the House of Representatives Library on upper cover and several of its ink stamps throughout the volume. All documents are 30th Congress, First Session, House of Representatives. The following items relate to the Mexican-American War. [1] Regulars and Volunteers Engaged in the Mexican War. May 4, 1848. [1] 2-86 pp. Executive document 62. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 295. Contains valuable, extensive tables documenting all the volunteer troops. [2] Persons Employed in the Naval and Marine Service. June 23, 1848. [1] 2-3 [3, blank] pp. Executive document 67. Tables show strength at beginning of war and subsequent enlistments and place of origin for sailors. [3] Treaty with Mexico. July 22, 1848. [1] 2-72 pp. Executive document 69. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 287. Haferkorn, p. 26. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. [4] New Mexico and California. July 24, 1848. [1] 2-49 [1, blank] pp. Executive document 70. An important document, printing for the first time a number of confidential dispatches involving the Bear Flag Revolt, the death of Governor Bent, the seizure of California and New Mexico, and related events. [5] Strength of the Army at the Close of the Mexican War. July 28, 1848. [1]-2 pp. Executive document 74. Tutorow 1623. After discharges following the war, total troop strength is 8,866, with a potential authorized total number of 17,142. Those totals represent the country’s continued paranoia about a large standing army. [6] Instructions to Messrs. Sevier and Clifford. August 2, 1848. [1]-2 pp. Executive document 75. Tutorow 1708. Sevier and Clifford were U.S. negotiators with the Mexican government. Polk declines to provide the requested instructions. [7] Peace Establishment-Number of Indians in Oregon, California and New Mexico, &c. August 2, 1848. [1] 2-12. Executive document 76. Herein the nation attempts to come to grips with potential native populations in the newly conquered areas. ($200-$400) 491. UNITED STATES. CONGRESS. SPEECHES. Bound volume of fifty-nine contemporary congressional speeches on various aspects of the war. 8vo (23.5 x 15 cm), modern brown library cloth, gilt- lettered spine. Cloth scuffed, corners bent. Except for occasional browning and age-toning, contents very good. Some have contemporary ink signature of congressman Charles Hudson (1795-1881). First item has ink stamp of Cary Library. Titles are paraphrased. Includes: Bell, J.F. Speech to Increase Volunteer Pay and Grant Land Bounties (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 335. Bowdon, F.W. Speech on Slavery (1847). Crozier, J.H. Speech in Defense of General Taylor (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 340. Gentry, M.P. Speech on the Mexican War (1846). Eberstadt 809gg. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 344. Hudson, C. Speech on the Mexican War (1846). Eberstadt 809rr. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 347. King, Preston. Speech on the Wilmot Proviso (1847). Eberstadt 809ss Roberts, R.W. Speech on Slavery (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 355. Root, J.M. Speech on the President’s Message (1846). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 355. Seddon, J. A. Speech on Preston King’s Remarks (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 356. Thompson, Jacob. Speech on Raising Additional Troops (1847). Eberstadt 809z. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 360. And forty-nine others. Should be examined. ($300-600)

Let the Four Winds Blow 492. UNITED STATES. CONGRESS. SPEECHES. Group of 119 first edition congressional speeches from both the Senate and the House on various aspects of the Mexican-American War and its prosecution, 1846-1849. An excellent cross-section of congressional concerns and controversies, here grouped by region of the country. The titles are all summaries of the actual titles. All are 8vo. Some items waterstained and browned, but generally in acceptable condition. SOUTH Alabama Bowden, F.W. Speech on the Slavery Question (1847). Houston, G.S. Speech on the Loan Bill (1848). Arkansas Newton, Thomas W. Speech on the Appointment of Additional Officers (1847). Sevier, A.H. Speech on the War with Mexico (1848). Yell, Archibald. Speech on the Bill to Raise Two Regiments (1846). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 364. Georgia Berrien, John. Speech on Appropriating Three Million (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 363. Cobb, Howell. Speech on the War with Mexico (1848). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 339. Jones, Seaborn. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 348. Jones, Seaborn. Speech on the Wilmot Proviso (1847). Eberstadt 809yy. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 349. Lumpkin, John H. Speech on the Army Appropriations Bill (1846). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 351. Stephens, Alexander. Speech on the Mexican War (1846). Eberstadt 809v. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 359. Kentucky Davis, Garrett. Speech on the Mexican War (1846). Eberstadt 809v. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 340. Davis, Garrett. Speech on the Army Bill and War with Mexico (1846). Eberstadt 809w. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 340. Morehead, C.S. Speech on the Recently Acquired Territories (1849). Underwood, Joseph. Speech on the War with Mexico (1848). Eberstadt 809cc. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 361. Maryland Giles, William F. Speech on the Wilmot Proviso (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 345. Johnson, Reverdy. Speech on the Three Million Bill (1847). Eberstadt 809xx. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 348. Ligon, T.W. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Eberstadt 809b. Pearce, James Alfred. Speech on the Ten Regiment Bill (1848). Eberstadt 809j. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 353. Mississippi Thompson, J. Speech on General Scott and the War Department Eberstadt 809z. (1848). Tompkins, Patrick W. Speech on the President’s Message (1848). Eberstadt 809aa. North Carolina Badger, George. Speech on the Ten Regiments Bill (1848). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 335. South Carolina Burt, A. Speech on the Oregon Territorial Bill (1847). Calhoun, John C. Speech A Reply to Mr. Benton of Missouri Eberstadt 809i. (1847). Calhoun, John C. Speech on the Ten Regiment Bill (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 338. Calhoun, John C. Speech on the War with Mexico (1848). Eberstadt 809j. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 338. Woodward, Joseph A. Speech on the Mexican War (1846). Eberstadt 809ii. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 364. Tennessee Bell, John. Speech on the Mexican War (1848). Eberstadt 809e. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 335. Brown, Milton. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 337. Ewing, Edwin Hickman. Speech on War with Mexico (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 343. Gentry, M.P. Speech on the Mexican War (1846). Eberstadt 809gg. Johnson, Andrew. Speech on Being against Taxing Tea and Coffee (1847). Eberstadt 809ww. Stanton, F.P. Speech on the Mexican War (1846). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 358. Stanton, F.P. Speech on the War with Mexico (1848). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 358. Texas Houston, Samuel. Speech in Favor of Volunteer Forces (1847). Rusk, T.J. Speech on the Mexican War (1848). Eberstadt 809m. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 355. Virginia Bedinger, Henry. Speech on the President’s Special Message (1848). Eberstadt 809d. Goggin, William. Speech on the War with Mexico (1848). Eberstadt 809hh. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 345. Leake, S.F. Speech on the Territorial Government in Oregon (1847). Pendleton, John S. Speech on the Army Appropriation Bill (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 353-354. Seddon, J.A. Speech on the Resolution of Mr. Davis (1846). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 356. NORTH Connecticut Dixon, James. Speech on the Extension of Slave Territory (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 342. Dixon, James. Speech on the President’s Message (1848). Eberstadt 809y. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 342. Smith, Truman. Speech on the Northern States of Mexico (1848). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 353. Delaware Clayton, John M. Speech on the Defence of Zachary Taylor (1848). Eberstadt 809p. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 339. Maine Hamlin, Hannibal. Speech on the Wilmot Proviso (1847). Severance, Luther. Speech on the War against Mexico (1847). Eberstadt 809q. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 356. Severance, Luther. Speech on the Mexican War (1846). Massachusetts Ashmun, George. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Eberstadt 809b. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 335. Hudson, Charles. Speech on the Presidents Message Relating to the Mexican War (1846). Eberstadt 809rr. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 347. Hudson, Charles. Speech on the War with Mexico (1846). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 347. Hudson, Charles. Speech on Constitutional Power of Congress over the Territories (1848). Eberstadt 809tt. Hudson, Charles. Speech on the Three Million Appropriations Bill (1847). Eberstadt 809ss. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 347. Hudson, Charles. Speech on the Cost of the War (1848). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 347. King, Danial. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Eberstadt 809zz. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 349. Webster, Daniel. Speech on the War with Mexico (1848). Eberstadt 809ff. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 362. Winthrop, Robert. Speech on a Resolution Calling for More Information (1846). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 363. Winthrop, Robert. Speech on the Vote on the War Bill (1846). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 363. Winthrop, Robert. Speech on the Army Bill (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 363. Winthrop, Robert. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 364. New Hampshire Hale, John P. Speech on the Increase of the Army in Mexico (1848). Eberstadt 809kk. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 346. New Jersey Dayton, William Lewis. Speech on the War with Mexico (1848). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 341. Dayton, William Lewis. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Miller, Jacob. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Eberstadt 809f. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 352. Thomson, J.R. Speech on the Conquest of California (1856). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 360. New York Campbell, William W. Speech on a Regiment of Mounted Riflemen (1846). Eberstadt 809l. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 353. Collin, John F. Speech Duty on Tea and Coffee (1847). Culver, E.D. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Eberstadt 809u. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 340. Dix, John A. Speech on Territories Acquired From Mexico (1849). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 341. Dix, John A. Speech on the War with Mexico (1848). Duer, William. Speech on the Origin of the War with Mexico (1848). Eberstadt 809cc. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 343. Grover, Martin. Speech on the Wilmot Proviso (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 346. Holmes, E.B. Speech on the Mexican War (1846). Eberstadt 809pp. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 346. King, Preston. Speech on the Wilmot Proviso (1847). Seaman, Henry I. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Eberstadt 809o. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 356. Pennsylvania Brodhead, Richard. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Eberstadt 809h. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 337. Dallas, G.M. Letter to William White Chew on The Mexican Treaty. Ingersoll, C.J. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 348. McIlvaine, A.R. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 351. Pollock, J. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 354. Stewart, Andrew. Speech on the Three Million Appropriation Bill and the Mexican War (1847). Eberstadt 809w. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 359. Rhode Island Clarke, John Hopkins. Speech on the California Claims (1848). Greene, Albert. Speech on the Ten Regiment Bill (1848). Eberstadt 809ii. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 345. Simmons, James. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 357. Vermont Collamer, Jacob. Speech on the Mexican War (1848). Eberstadt 809r. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 339. Foot, Soloman. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 344. Foot, Solomon. Speech on the Origin and Causes of the Mexican War (1846). Eberstadt 809ff. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 344. Marsh, G.P. Speech on the Mexican War (1848). Eberstadt 809d. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 351-353. Phelps, Samuel. Speech on the War and the Public Finances (1848). Eberstadt 809k. Upham, William. Speech on the Ten Regiment Bill and the Mexican War (1848). Eberstadt 809ee. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 363. Upham, William. Speech on the Three Million Bill (1847). Eberstadt 809dd. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 362. MIDWEST Illinois Douglas, S.A. Speech on the War with Mexico (1848). Eberstadt 809aa. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 343. Ficklin, O.B. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Eberstadt 809dd. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 343-344. Smith, Robert. Speech on the Bill to Increase the Pay of the Army (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 358. Indiana McGaughey, E.W. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 351. Owen, Robert Dale. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Eberstadt 809i. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 353. Robinson, John L. Speech on the Mexican War (1848). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 355. Smith, Caleb B. Speech on the Mexican War (1846). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 357. Smith, Caleb B. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Eberstadt 809t. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 357. Smith, Caleb B. The War and Its Cost (1848). Eberstadt 809u. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 357-358. Wick, William W. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 363. Michigan Cass, Lewis. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 358-359. Cass, Lewis. Speech on the War with Mexico (1848). Eberstadt 809m. Cass, Lewis. Speech on the War and the Wilmot Proviso (1847). McClelland, Robert. Speech on the Three Million Appropriation Bill (1847). Eberstadt 809c. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 351. Missouri Benton, Thomas. Speech on a Bill to Appropriate Ten Millions (1854). Jameson, John. Speech on the War with Mexico (1848). Eberstadt 809vv. Ohio Corwin, Thomas. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Eberstadt 809s. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 340. Delano, Columbus. Speech on the Mexican War (1847). Eberstadt 809x. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 341. Ewing, Thomas. Speech on Mr. Bradbury’s Resolutions (1851). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 343. Giddings, Joshua. Speech on the Mexican War (1846). Root, Joseph M. Speech on the President’s Message (1846). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 355. Root, Joseph M. Speech on Soldiers’ Wages (1846). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 355. Sawyer, W. Speech on the Mexican War (1846). Eberstadt 809n. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 356. Tilden, Daniel R. Speech on the Mexican War and Slavery (1847). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 361. Tilden, Daniel R. Speech on the Mexican War (1846). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 361. ($1,000-$2,000) We Rested upon Our Oars 493. [UNITED STATES NAVY]. BRUELL, James D. Sea Memories: or, Personal Experiences in the U.S. Navy in Peace and War. By an Old Salt. Dedicated to the Officers and Sailors of the Mexican War. Biddeford Pool, [Maine]: Published by the Author, 1886. [1-3] 4-67 [1, blank] pp. 12mo (17.8 x 12 cm), original pale yellow printed wrappers, stitched. Spine neatly repaired, small scuff and stain on upper wrapper. Overall fine. Preserved in modern slipcase with blue morocco spine over blue cloth. Rare in commerce. No copies at auction in over thirty years. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 195. Tutorow 3632. Bruell recites his services in a charming, engaging, and often humorous manner. He served at Galveston, Veracruz, and during the Tampico blockade. An enlisted man, his narrative is written from a different point of view than those written by officers and other officials. In one amusing instance, an attempt was made to capture or destroy Mexican gunboats in the Tampico river during a night raid. Things went awry, however, when one of the boats grounded and gave a lit sig- nal, thereby alerting the nearby fort, which the author’s boat passed with little damage. In the confusion, however, the Mexicans started shelling each other: “Firing commenced from the gun-boats, the former thinking we had possession of the fort, and the latter thinking we had captured the gun-boats, and were firing to prevent our getting out with them. We rested upon our oars and let them blaze away at each other, their shot passing over our heads quite briskly” (p. 36). ($1,500-$3,000)

Who’s Who in the United States Navy 494. [UNITED STATES NAVY]. CALLAHAN, Edward W. List of Officers of the Navy of the United States and of the Marine Corps from 1773 to 1900, Comprising a Complete Register of All Present and Former Commissioned, Warranted and Appointed Officers of the United States Navy and of the Marine Corps, Regular and Volunteer. Compiled from the Official Records of the Navy Department. New York: L.R. Hamersly & Co, 1901. [6], 1-<750>, [4, ads] pp. 8vo (23.7 x 16.5 cm), original blue cloth stamped with gilt eagle on upper cover and spine, red gilt-lettered leather spine label, marbled edges. Small smudges on lower cover, corners barely bumped. Otherwise, very fine. With printed booklabel of Arthur L. Powell on front pastedown. First edition. Tutorow 114. An exhaustive list of thousands of officers who served in the Navy and Marines over the years. Lists- of ficers who served in the Mexican-American War, including, for example, Raphael Semmes, who resigned on February 15, 1861, at the outbreak of the Civil War to eventually become commander of the raider CSS Alabama. In the list of congressional awards is listed one for the entire Navy for its performance at Veracruz (p. 711). Also includes lists of Naval Academy graduates and of all ships that served. An astonishing compilation that belongs in every naval and Mexican-American War collection. ($200-$400)

The First History of the United States Navy 495. [UNITED STATES NAVY]. COOPER, James Fenimore. The History of the Navy of the United States of America...Continued to 1856. From the Author’s Manuscripts, and Other Authentic Sources. New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 321 Broadway, 1856. 3 vols in one. Vol. I: [i-v] vi-xi [1], [13] 14-276 pp., frontispiece, plate, map; Vol. II: [i-iii] iv-vi, [7] 8-248 pp., map; Vol. III: [4], [7] 8-106 pp. 8vo (24 x 15.5 cm), contemporary three-quarter tan sheep over marbled boards, raised bands, spine extra gilt. Spine chipped and split at lower extremity, joints open (but holding), corners rubbed. Moderate to light foxing throughout. Inscribed on front flyleaf to Henry P. Coon from Charles K. McHaig, October 1, 1856. Sixth edition (first edition, 1839; this is the first edition to be extended to 1856 and not to be confused with the extremely abridged edition of 508 pp. published the same year). BAL 3948n. The war is covered in Vol III, chapters 5-6. The text concentrates on the conquest of California and actions on the east Mexican coast, particularly the capture of Veracruz. An extended passage concerns the Navy’s participation in the siege after guns and sailors were landed from the ships and set up in firing positions. The weapons landed for the Navy’s use were large, consisting of three eight-inch Paixhans guns and three 32-pounders (pp. 88-89). ($200-$400) Siege of Veracruz 496. [UNITED STATES NAVY]. JONES, Charles Colocok, Jr. The Life and Services of Commodore Josiah Tattnall. Savannah: Morning News Steam Printing House, 1878. [i-v] vi-ix [1, blank], [1] 2-255 [1, blank], [1] 2-4 pp., frontispiece. 8vo (23.5 x 16 cm), original green cloth, spine gilt-lettered. Upper cover moderately stained and spotted; slightly rubbed. Frontispiece lightly offset to title page. Overall, very good. With ink signature of A.D. Candler on front pastedown. First edition. Haferkorn, p. 72. Nevins, I 227: “An over-romantic but reliable work which includes some of Tattnall’s wartime correspondence not published elsewhere.” Tutorow 3868: “Chapter 6 deals with the Mexican War. Tattnall was assigned to the gunboat Spitfire from which he provided protection for the landing party of Scott’s army. He participated in the shelling of Vera Cruz and the Castle of San Juan de Ulúa.” Tattnall was engaged in several close bombardments of Veracruz, after which he was in the assault on Tuxpan. Wounded, he was sent home after the navy was no longer needed at Veracruz. One of his unique assignments was sailing Santa-Anna, whom he protected upon disembarkation, to Veracruz (pp. 43-46). Tattnall (1795-1871) had a wide variety of U.S. Navy assignments, ranging from the African squadron to the Pacific. He fought for the South during the Civil War, during which service he ordered the controversial destruction of the ironclad CSS Virginia. ($100-$200)

497. [UNITED STATES NAVY]. SEMMES, Raphael. Service Afloat and Ashore during the Mexican War. Cincinnati: Wm. H. Moore & Co., Publishers, 1851. [i-v]-vi, [7] 8-479 [1] pp., folding map (Battles of Mexico Survey of the Line of Operation of the U.S. Army.... 23.7 x 16 cm); 6 lithograph plates. 8vo (21 x 13.5 cm), new black cloth with gilt lettered spine. Some light waterstains in upper blank margin, otherwise a fine and clean copy. Signed presentation copy from Texas Navy Commodore E.W. Moore to H.G. Heartt. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 129. Haferkorn, p. 74. Howes S288. Raines, pp. 184-185: “A critical history of Scott’s campaign. In Chapter III is a notice of Austin’s colonization in Texas, and of the causes of the Texan Revolution...with favorable notice of Commodore Moore and the Texan Navy.” Sabin 79083. Tutorow 3393: “The campaign of the army from Vera Cruz to Mexico is treated in the latter part.... During this campaign Semmes acted as aide-de-camp to General Worth.” The lithographs, some after Gualdi, are views of Castle of Chapultepec, Causeway of San Cosme—Worth’s Line of Operations, Pyramid of Cholula, Grand Plaza of Mexico, Xalapa, and natives of Puebla. Semmes states that he wrote this work to counter “the peurilities and puffings that have been bestowed upon the Mexican War” (p. vi). Semmes (1809-1877) is best remembered as the captain of the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama. ($300-$600)

498. [UNITED STATES NAVY]. TAYLOR, Fitch Waterman. The Broad Pennant: or, A Cruise in the United States Flag Ship of the Gulf Squadron, during the Mexican Difficulties; Together with Sketches of the Mexican War, from the Commencement of Hostilities to the Capture of the City of Mexico. New York: Leavitt, Trow, & Co., 191 Broadway, 1848. [1-3] 4-415 [1, blank] pp., folding lithograph frontispiece (The United States Squadron Landing its Seamen & Marines, at the Brazos de Santiago, May 8, 1846). 12mo (18.5 x 12.5 cm), late nineteenth-century three-quarter tan calf over marbled boards, spine gilt with raised bands, edges marbled. Plate and title page lightly foxed, plate wrinkled with old paper repairs on verso (no losses); interior otherwise fine. Modern book plate of Raymond B.F. Black on front pastedown. Seldom found with the frontispiece. First edition. Eberstadt 857: “One of the few descriptions of the naval operations of the war.” Garrett & Goodwin, p. 170. Haferkorn, p. 74. Tutorow 3366. An account of U.S. Navy operations in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Texas, with interesting material on the day-to-day life of the ordinary seaman, written by the chaplain of the U.S. Flagship Cumberland. The lithographic frontispiece showing the congregation of U.S. Navy vessels on the Texas coast, will be listed in Tyler’s work on nineteenth-century lithographs of Texas. ($300-$600)

499. [UNITED STATES NAVY]. WOOD, William Maxwell. Wandering Sketches of People and Things in South America, Polynesia, California, and Other Places Visited, during a Cruise on Board of the U.S. Ships Levant, Portsmouth and Savannah. Philadelphia: Published by Carey & Hart, 1849. [i-v] vi-x, [13] 14-386 pp. 8vo (19.5 x 13.5 cm) original brown blind-embossed cloth. Spine ends chipped, binding rubbed, poor, and faded. Scattered light to moderate foxing, slightly shaken. First edition. Forbes 1763. Hill I, p. 621; II, 1910. Howes W646. O’Reilly & Reitman 1072. Sabin 10508. Wood was at Guadalajara when news of the Mexican-American War reached him via a report about Thornton’s Skirmish. News later reached him about the battles of Resaca de la Palma and Palo Alto. While in Guadalajara, he managed to send an express to Sloat in California and may be the man who first alerted Sloat about the war. He subsequently made a precarious journey across Mexico to Veracruz, where he sailed for the United States. He was in constant danger because he was carrying dispatches and had his uniform in his luggage. At one point, he thought about turning himself in but decided against doing so. Only the final chapter concerns those events. The remaining chapters cover his adventures elsewhere. ($200-$400)

500. [UNITED STATES: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT]. Fourteen pamphlets concerning various aspects of the war. [1] Battles of Mexico: Containing an Authentic Account of All the Battles Fought in that Republic, including the Treaty of Peace, with a List of the Killed and Wounded, together with a Brief Sketch of the Lives of Generals Scott and Taylor. Illustrated with Fifteen Beautiful Engravings. New York: J.C. Burdick, 162 Nashua St., 1848. [Wrapper imprint: New York: E. Hutchinson, 162 Nassau St.; Philad: T.B. Peterson, 98 Chesnut St., 1848]. [1-12] 13-103, 81-96, [53] 54-53-61 pp., text engravings. 8vo (24 x 15.5 cm), original maize pictorial wrappers. Upper printed wrapper worn and chipped, lower wrap wanting, some pages chipped, dog- eared, and lightly water-stained. Covers all battles of the war from the beginning to the surrender of Mexico City. Includes detailed lists of killed and wounded (pp. 81-96) and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (pp. 53-61). One illustration shows the Battle of Palo Alto. [2] GALLATIN, Albert. War Expenses. New York: Bartlett & Welford, No 7 Astor House, New York, 1848 [wrapper title]. [1] 2-22 [2,blank] pp. 8vo (23.5 x 14 cm), original printed wrappers. Wrappers soiled and chipped. With ink stamps and library markings of the Rhode Island Historical Society. First edition. A masterful, detailed analysis of the war and its expenses by the man who knew more about government finances than anyone. Argues that a loan must be procured to cover expenses since direct taxation will not work (p. 13). [3] N.H. Patriot....Extra. The Causes and Justice of the Mexican War: Containing Ninety Five Instances of Wanton Murder, Robbery, Aggression and Outrage, by the Mexican Authorities, upon the Persons and Property of American Citizens. Compiled from Official Documents. Concord: N.H.: Printed at the N.H. Patriot Office, [1846]. [1-3] 4-16 pp. 8vo (23.5 x 16 cm). Unopened. Lightly chipped, otherwise very fine. First edition. Streeter Sale 243. Tutorow 2948. “A New England tract that is anti-abolitionist and pro-war” (Tutorow). [4] Observations on the Origin and Conduct of the War with Mexico. From the Democratic Review, for April. New York, 1847. [1-3] 4-11 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (23 x 14 cm), original grey printed wrappers. Upper wrapper chipped, stained, and detached, lower wrapper repaired with tape. Ink manuscript note on upper wrapper “New York Historical Society” and pencil note, “By Prosper N. Wetmore,” also repeated on the title page. Second edition. Eberstadt 489. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 40. “Defends the War Department of the United States from the criticisms being directed against it. The Secretary, Marcy, ‘has shown himself far-seeing, prompt, and sagacious’” (Eberstadt). [5] PATTEN, George Washington. Episodes of the Mexican War. A Poem. Delivered before New York Associated Veterans of the Mexican War, at the Lexington Avenue Opera House, New York City, on the Thirty- First Anniversary of the Capture of the City of Mexico. New York: Brentano’s Literary Emporium, 39 Union Square, 1878. [1-7] 8-43 [1] pp. 12mo (16 x 12 cm), original blue glazed printed wrappers, stitched. Most of spine is lacking and wrappers have a few spots and nicks, interior fine. First edition. Eberstadt 503. Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 277-278. A highly congratulatory poem on American successes in Mexico, including passages on the Siege of Veracruz and the Battle of Cerro Gordo. The author, a war veteran, achieved some reputation as a poet after the war. And nine others. Contact us for complete list. ($300-$600)

Watching and Waiting 501. UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Polk). Mensaje del presidente de los Estados-Unidos. Mexico City: Imprenta de Tomas Uribe, calle de Jesús María, núm. 3, 1848. [1-3] 4-53 [3, blank] pp. 12mo (15.7 x 11.5 cm), disbound. Laid in contemporary marbled wrappers, text block in three sections, two with spine reinforcement. Title page browned, repaired at corners, repaired tear. Interior otherwise very good. Rare. Only five copies reported on OCLC and no copies at auction. First Mexican edition. Sabin 63838. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. Translation of most of President Polk’s message of December, 1847, to Congress, after the conclusion of hostilities but before the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed. Polk promises continued American resolution and military effort until peace is finally achieved. This message would have been of consuming interest in Mexico. ($400-$800)

502. UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Polk). Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the Second Session of the Twenty-Ninth Congress December 8, 1846. Washington: Printed by Ritchie & Heiss, 1846. [1-2] 3-704 pp., 5 folded charts. 8vo (23.5 x 15.5 cm), modern red cloth with gilt-lettered spine label. Overall fine. First edition (29th Congress, 2nd Session. Senate Document 1). The most extraordinary aspect of this work is Polk’s message, in which he outlines a plethora of insults received from Mexico for many, many years, all of which the United States bore with patience. Polk particularly blames Paredes’ stubbornness and Mexico’s refusal to admit that Texas is a lost cause as reasons for the war. Many of the documents concern the early stages of the war, including naval activities. ($200-$400)

503. UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Polk). Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Thirtieth Congress. December 7, 1847. Washington: Printed by Wendell and Van Benthuysen, 1848. [1-3] 4-1,369 [1, blank], [1-2] 3-249 [1, blank] pp., 4 folded charts, 17 lithographed folding maps, including Mexican-American War battles fought in California and New Mexico. 8vo (23.5 x 15.5 cm), original three-quarter sheep over blue and brown marbled boards. Spine chipped with loss and defective, upper cover detached, binding deteriorating and shellacked. Mild foxing to text, but generally a fine, complete copy (seldom found thus), the maps are excellent. With ink signature of J. N. Swain on front pastedown, front flyleaf, and title page. maps [1] Plan of the Battle of Buena-Vista.... [2] Survey of the Mexican Lines of Defense at Cerro Gordo.... [3] Map of the Valley of Mexico.... [by Hardcastle]. [4] Battles of Mexico.... [5] Map of Genl. Worth’s Operations.... [6] Sketch of the Operations.... [Battle of Molino del Rey]. [7] Battles of Mexico, Line of Operations of the U.S. Army.... [8] Sketches of Route of General Worth’s Column from Chapultepec to the Alameda.... [9] Plan Accompanying General Quitman’s Report [battle lines colored]. [10] Sketch of the Battle of Sacramento.... [11] Sketch of the Actions Fought at San Pascual in Upper California between the Americans and Mexicans.... [12] Sketch of the Battle of Los Angeles Upper California Fought between the Americans and the Mexicans.... [showing about 16 structures]. [13] Sketch of the Passage of the Rio San Gabriel, Upper California, by the Americans, Discomfiting the Opposing Mex. Forces.... [14] Untitled map of the California coast from slightly north of Sutter’s Fort to Cabo San Lucas. [15] Sketch Accompanying Col. Price’s Despatch of 18 April 1847.... [shows road from Santa Fe to Cañada, New Mexico]. [16] Sketch Accompanying Col. Price’s Despatch of 15th. February 1847.... [shows region between Joya and Embudo, New Mexico]. [17] Sketch Accompanying Col. Price Despatch [Taos, New Mexico, and environs]. First edition (30th Congress, 1st Session. Senate Executive Document 1). Garrett & Goodwin, p. 321. Haferkorn, pp. 22-23. Plains & Rockies IV:133: “Fitzpatrick’s letter from Bent’s Fort is a valuable recounting of his experiences after leaving Fort Leavenworth for the Arkansas River...he also describes conditions on the Santa Fe Trail.” Graff 1344. Palau 166450. Rittenhouse 207. Tutorow 1684. A massive storehouse of information covering almost every aspect of the Mexican-American War. This work is among the most substantial and important of all U.S. Government reports on the war, comprising President Polk’s State of the Union message along with Secretary of War William L. Marcy’s compilation of officers’ reports, and correspondence from the battlefields during 1847. Includes extensive primary information on Taylor’s actions at Buena Vista; General Winfield Scott at Veracruz, Cerro Gordo, Contreras, San Antonio, Churubusco, Molino del Rey, and Mexico City; Colonel A. W. Doniphan and other officers’ reports on the Chihuahua Expedition; Colonel Sterling Price and other officers’ reports on New Mexico; and General Stephen W. Kearny’s reports on California. Also includes reports of the Ordinance, Quartermaster, Engineer, Indian agencies, and other War Department bureaus and offices. ($400-$800)

504. UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Polk). Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the Second Session of the Thirtieth Congress. December 5, 1848. Washington: Printed by Wendell and Van Benthuysen, 1848. [1-3] 4-1,004; [1-2] 3-271 [1, blank] pp., 7 folding tables (maps lacking, as is sometimes the case). 8vo (23 x 15 cm), contemporary three-quarter sheep over mottled boards, spine label gilt lettered. Spine reinforced at early date & slightly chipped at ends, corners bumped, upper joint split, boards slightly rubbed. With contemporary morocco spine label of D. Gott and erased pencil signature on title page. Interior very good. First edition (United States 30th Congress, 2nd Session. House Executive Document 1). Cowan II, p. 426 (calling for 4 maps). Howes P446. Kurutz 105 (listing 6 maps): “Includes the official announcement of the discovery of gold. This volume also contains Colonel Richard B. Mason’s famous report of his trip to newly discovered placers. It ranks as one of the most important eyewitness accounts of the Gold Rush.” Wheat, Books of the California Gold Rush 30. The message is accompanied by reports from the secretaries of war, state, treasury, navy, and the post- master general. The Secretary of War’s report contains extensive discussion of the Mexican War. Also included are reports from officers in the field covering operations from the battle of Buena Vista to the capture of Mexico City. The appendix contains materials relating to U.S. naval operations during the war. ($200-$400)

505. UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Polk). Messages of the President of the United States with the Correspondence therewith Communicated, between the Secretary of War and other Officers of the Government, on the Subject of the Mexican War. Washington: Wendell & Van Benthuysen, Printers, 1848. [1-3] 4-277 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (23.5 x 15 cm), contemporary three-quarter sheep over marbled boards, spine gilt lettered. Spine worn, chipped, and partly detached; moderately rubbed, corners bumped. Original stabholes, otherwise interior is fine. First edition (30th Congress, 1st Session, House Exec. Doc. 60). Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 322-23. Haferkorn, p. 29. This compilation is one of the most significant documents relating to the commencement of the war and its hostilities. In his message of May 11, 1846, Polk declares to Congress that he is going to bring the war to a speedy conclusion. As might be expected, there is a good deal of discussion on the annexation of Texas and deteriorating relations with Mexico due to that issue. Also present is copious official correspondence relating to the Army of Occupation at Corpus Christi and the Texas battles, as well as material on the conquest of California and New Mexico. ($150-$300)

506. UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Polk). Messages of the President of the United States with the Correspondence therewith Communicated, between the Secretary of War and other Officers of the Government, on the Subject of the Mexican War. Washington: Wendell & Van Benthuysen, Printers, 1848. [1-3] 4-277 [1, blank] pp. 8vo (23.5 x 15 cm), contemporary three-quarter sheep over marbled boards, spine gilt lettered. Upper cover detached, binding worn and rubbed, corners bumped, lower hinge cracked. Title page detached and moderately foxed, otherwise interior is fine. With ink signature of A. Alexander on front pastedown. Another copy of the above. ($100-$200)

507. UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT (Taylor). Message from the President of the United States, Communicating Information Called for by a Resolution of the Senate of the 17th Instant, in Relation to California and New Mexico [caption title]. [Washington, 1850]. Bound with (as issued): Index to Executive Documents Printed by Order of the Senate of the United States During the First Session of the Thirty-First Congress, 1849- ’50. Washington: Wm. M. Belt, 1850. [1-3] 4-43 [1, blank]; [17] 18-952 pp., 5 maps (of 7), lacking Map of Oregon and Upper California from the Surveys of John Charles Fremont and Other Authorities Drawn by Charles Preuss...; and Sketch of General Riley’s Route through the Mining Districts July and Aug. 1849. Vol. 9 of 14. 8vo (23 x 15 cm), original full law sheep, red and black gilt-lettered leather spine labels. Front board separated, lower hinge cracked, repaired with old grosgrain cloth tape, binding worn, stitching loose, text block split. Occasional light foxing, 1 map separated. With blind stamp of Baker Library on title page. maps [1] Map of Fort Hill Monterey California Reduced by Scale from Lieut. Warner’s Field Map made in 1847. By P.M. McGill, C.E. Lithr.Ackerman... (32 x 22.5 cm). [2] [Untitled sketch of San Francisco Bay] (30 x 32.5 cm). [3] [Untitled map of Lower California]...Ackerman Lithr.... (30 x 32.5 cm). [4] Plan No 2 Sketch of Port Escondido Lower California. Ackerman Lithr.... (31 x 22 cm). [5] Plan of the Route of the Expedition of Major Beall, 1st Drag’s for the Relief of the Wagons of Mr. F.X. Aubrey against the Apache Indians...H.R. Wirtz...Ackerman Lithr.... (23 x 14 cm). First edition (31st Congress, 1st Session, Senate Rep. Com. No. 18; (Cowan and Plains & Rockies give the Senate issue priority). Cowan I, p. 40; II, p. 875 (#419). Garrett & Goodwin, pp. 323-24, 420, 422. Holliday 152. Howell 50:230. Howes C53. Huntington Library, Zamorano 80...Exhibition of Famous and Notorious California Classics 14. Kurutz 106. Plains & Rockies IV:179b:1. Becker remarks that although the Senate and House issues resemble one another in their contents, upon close examination the two volumes actually complement one another. He goes on to set out the differences. Rittenhouse 558. Wheat, Books of the California Gold Rush 31. Zamorano 80 14. Gary F. Kurutz notes: This thick government compendium contains a wealth of information on the annexation of Alta California by the United States, the changeover from Mexican to American rule, the transition from military to civilian government, and the earliest days of the Gold Rush. It systematically documents the work of the federal government in the newly won territory from 1847 to 1849. It opens with a brief statement by Mexican-American War hero President Zachary Taylor, which touches on California’s desire to be admitted to the Union as a state. The federal publication then proceeds with a plethora of official proclamations, reports, circulars, and letters from virtually every important American official in California including Washington Bartlett, Walter Colton, R.B. Mason, Bennet Riley, Jonathan Drake Stevenson, Joseph Folsom, Stephen Watts Kearny, William Tecumseh Sherman, John C. Frémont, Henry W. Halleck, and E.R.S. Canby. Because of its importance to national affairs, the government ordered the printing of 10,000 copies. The first part of this official publication details the establishment of a provisional military government following the cessation of hostilities with Mexico. It traces the fascinating but temporary amalgamation of Mexican and American law and grapples with such complex issues as land ownership and local governance. To provide background and context, this publication added in an invaluable series of appendices giving the English translation of several Spanish and Mexican laws and regulations concerning governance of the province beginning in 1773; provisional regulations for the secularization of the missions promulgated by Governor José Figueroa on August 9, 1834; and Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado’s regulations respecting the missions dated January 17, 1839. In short, it encapsulates the legal history of Hispanic California. This is supported by Brevet Captain H.W. Halleck’s detailed analysis of “laws and regulations governing grants or sales of public lands in California.” Such information would later prove essential when the U.S. government challenged the validity of Spanish and Mexican land grants in the early 1850s. When rumors of a great gold discovery reached military headquarters in Monterey, the government dispatched officers to investigate the commotion. Because their reports and maps are included in this federal publication, it necessarily becomes one of the essential works on the Gold Rush. The most important and influential of these is Colonel Richard B. Mason’s famous report on his tour of the gold fields dated August 17, 1848. Vividly written, it is one of the earliest accounts to describe the effects of gold fever on the local population and one of the first to mention the use of that great symbol of the Argonauts, the cradle or “rocker.” Upon visiting Mormon Island, he writes: “The hill sides were thickly strewn with canvass tents and bush arbors. The day was intensely hot; yet about two hundred men were at work in the full glare of the sun, washing for gold, some with tin pans, some with close-woven Indian baskets, but the greater part had a rude machine known as the cradle. The discovery of these vast deposits of gold has entirely changed the character of Upper California.” At Coloma, he received a tour of the diggings by the discoverer himself, James Marshall. Mason’s report was read around the world, republished dozens of times, and appended to several Gold Rush books. Seeing the immediate future, he recommended establishing a mint in San Francisco. Mason’s electrifying narrative was followed up by two other significant reports by Brevet Major Persifor F. Smith and Brevet General and Military Governor Bennet Riley. Smith’s letters from the Isthmus of Panama written in January 1849, concern the intense excitement of the California news and the hundreds of anxious gold seekers waiting to catch a steamer to San Francisco. Smith further expressed the need to stop Mexicans and other “foreigners” from taking the gold out of California. His alarm over non-Americans working the placers eventually led to the infamous Foreign Miner’s Tax. Major Smith, upon arriving in San Francisco, noted the number of enlisted men who had deserted their posts for the diggings. On August 30, 1849, a year after Mason’s golden sojourn, General Riley summarized his tour of the mines. He saw firsthand the harsh reality of hunting for gold and warned of exaggerated accounts. Riley touched on the tension between American and Hispanic miners and criticized “any class of men” who attempted to monopolize the gold fields. In a later report, he, like Smith, told of the difficulty of retaining his low-paid troops when the placers beckoned. General Riley, acting as military governor, quickly discerned the extraordinary transformation in California brought about by the gold mines and the rushing in of thousands of Argonauts. California, he realized, swirled in chaos and needed a stabilizing civilian government. Miners and their suppliers were clamoring for civilian rule and some even threatened to form a Pacific republic. This House document includes many of his letters and proclamations calling for the formation of a civilian government and election of a civilian governor. He reported on the progress of the Constitutional Convention held in Monterey and presented the text of the new state constitution. This government document concluded with reports on the establishment of postal service in California. ($200-$400) Daily Life in Veracruz State During the War 508. [VERACRUZ]. Ten 1847 documents issued in Veracruz state mostly concerning various local matters. Most are first editions. All items begin with the heading: Juan Soto, Gobernador Constitucional del Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz, á sus habitantes, sabed: Que el honorable Congreso del estado ha decretado lo siguente. [1] Broadside: 39 x 28.5 cm. [Xalapa, 1847]. Dated in type January 21, 1847, and January 22, 1847. Old stab holes in left margin, upper left corner chipped, creased where formerly folded, small marginal tear at lower left. Sets up qualifications for jurors (e.g., must be 25 years old, know how to read and write, etc.). [2] Broadside: 45 x 30 cm. [Xalapa, 1847]. Dated in type January 27, 1847. Old stab holes in left margin, upper left corner and lower left margin chipped, creased where formerly folded. With contemporary ink manuscript note at bottom stating it was published. Orders the Tribunal Superior de Justicia to collect comparative crime statistics from year to year for crimes against persons, property, and the public order “á fin de que pueda conocerse si la criminalidad aumenta ó disminuye en el Estado.” A highly unusual sociological study. [3] Broadside: 31.3 x 21.2 cm. [Xalapa, 1847]. Dated in type January 27, 1847, and January 30, 1847. Old stab holes in left margin, upper left corner chipped, creased. Establishes an agricultural society and provides qualifications for who may be a member. One of its functions is to promote colonization. [4] Broadside: 30.5 x 23 cm. [Xalapa, 1847]. Dated in type January 29, 1847, and February 1, 1847. Old stab holes in left margin, a few minor marginal holes, right margin slightly chipped Suppresses article 18 of the Constitution and reorganizes Congress, including procedures for investigating crimes by high officials. [5] Broadside: 30 x 21.5 cm. [Xalapa, 1847]. Dated in type February 1, 1847. Old stab holes in left margin, upper right corner slightly chipped. With contemporary ink manuscript note at bottom stating it was published. On embossed paper. States that Congress will use the powers granted to it by part 12 of article 65 of the Constitution during the invasion. [6] Broadside: 32 x 21 cm. [Veracruz, 1847]. Dated in type February 19, 1847, and March 1, 1847. Upper margin, upper left corner, and lower left corner lightly chipped. With contemporary ink manuscript note at bottom stating it was published. Second edition. Establishes procedures for investigating issues involving the “Gobernador, Vice-Gobernador y Mag- istradas del Superior Tribunal de Justicia.” [7] Broadside: 30.3 x 22 cm. [Santa Fe, 1847]. Dated in type March 3, 1847, and March 14, 1847. Old stab holes in left margin, left margin slightly chipped, right margin somewhat irregular. With contemporary ink manuscript note at bottom stating it was published. States that vacancies will not be filled without Congress’ approval. At this point American troops had landed at Collado Beach. [8] Broadside: 30 x 22 cm. [Xalapa, 1847]. Dated in type April 14, 1847. Old stab holes in left margin, minor marginal chipping. With contemporary ink manuscript note at bottom stating it was published. Relieves taxes on certain foods (e.g., rice, butter, etc.) during the invasion. At this point, Veracruz had surrendered. [9] Broadside: 32.5 x 22 cm. [Huastusco, 1847]. Dated in type September 23, 1847. Old stab holes in left margin, lower corners chipped. Provides procedures for actions against “alcaldes á jueces de paz.” All such procedures had to be on “sello quinto” paper. Xalapa had fallen on April 19. Huastusco was one of the towns on the line of retreat between Veracruz and Mexico City. [10] Broadside: 32 x 22.5 cm. [Huastusco, 1847]. Dated in type September 21, 1847. Old stab holes in left margin, lower left corner chipped, right margin slightly irregular. Announces that José Gutiérrez de Villaneuva is vice-president. All these are interesting examples of how daily life and government went on despite the war. Juan Soto Ramos (1798-1859), a professional soldier, tried earnestly to defend Veracruz City, but an exhausted treasury and an equally financially exhausted citizenry frustrated his efforts. He tried to raise money for the defense of Cerro Gordo and Orizaba, but with equally unsuccessful results. The state had an enormously difficult financial situation because of the lack of revenues caused by the American blockade. 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Canalizo to the Rescue Too Little Too Late 509. [VERACRUZ, BATTLE OF]. CANALIZO, Valentín. El General de Division Valentin Canalizo a las tropas del ejercito de su mando. [Xalapa, 1847]. Dated in type March 29, 1847. Broadside: 31.5 x 21.5 cm. Creased where formerly folded, right margin with minor tears, otherwise fine. With later ink stamp 81 in upper right corner. Very rare. No copies on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. One of the most ironic publications of the war. Canalizo announces he has assumed command of the Army of the East and that 2,000 troops are coming at double-time from Puebla and the Army of the North (long since defeated) to relieve Veracruz. He ends with a laudatory statement about Santa-Anna, who is trying to “unir á todos los Megicanos bajo la bandera de la concordia y de procurar los recursos necesarios al Ejército.” Of course, no reinforcements were ever sent to Veracruz, which had surrendered two days prior to this publication and in fact on this very day Mexican troops were marching out of the city. ($200-$400)

The First Step to Mexico City 510. [VERACRUZ, BATTLE OF]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). Bombardment of Vera Cruz. March 26th. 1847. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier, Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 152 Nassau St. Cor. Of Spruce N.Y. [at bottom] 458. Print: image area: 21.2 x 32.3 cm; overall sheet size: 30.5 x 41 cm. Contemporary hand color. Matted. Minor marginal soiling, small tear in right blank margin. A large margined copy with color applied so liberally that there is bleed-through on the verso. Number 61 in ink in lower margin. Very good. First edition. Currier 601. Peters, p. 198. A busy scene with Scott in the left forground directing the action while on the right side guns are firing. In the background, shells pour into the city. ($150-$300)

The Beginning of the End 511. [VERACRUZ, BATTLE OF]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). Capitulation of Vera Cruz. The Mexican Soldiers Marching Out, and Surrendering Their Arms to Genl. Scott, March 29, 1847. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce N.Y. [at bottom] 457. Print: image area: 20 x 32 cm; overall sheet size: 25 x 35.5 cm. Contemporary hand color. Professionally matted. Irregularly trimmed, right margin slightly darkened. Overall very good. First edition. Currier 797. Peters, p. 206. A busy scene with the Mexican Army marching out and stacking arms on the left, and officers concluding the surrender on the right. Complete with a blue palm tree, which indicates the haste in which these prints were produced. ($250-500) 512. [VERACRUZ, BATTLE OF]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). Capitulation of Vera Cruz. The Mexican Soldiers Marching Out, and Surrendering Their Arms to Genl. Scott, March 29, 1847. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce N.Y. [at bottom] 457. Print: image area: 20 x 32 cm. Contemporary hand-color. Overall light age toning. Matted in modern wood frame under Plexiglas. Not examined outside of frame. First edition. Currier 797. Peters, p. 206. Another version of the above print, here with slightly different coloring. The palm tree, for example, is green. ($250-500)

First Major U.S. Amphibious Landing 513. [VERACRUZ, BATTLE OF]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). Landing of the American Forces under Genl. Scott at Vera Cruz March 9th. 1847. [along bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier, Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 152 Nassau St. Cor. Of Spruce N.Y. [at bottom] 459. Print: image area: 29.3 x 33 cm; overall sheet size: 29.5 x 39 cm. Contemporary hand color. Matted. Stained at upper blank corners, otherwise very good. First edition. Currier 3432. Peters, p. 292. A somewhat fanciful but very busy scene showing the landing at Collado Beach taking place somewhat too close to the fort, which in reality was over two miles away. Also, the boats depicted are inaccurate in that they are not the flat-bottom surfboats that were actually used. Finally, only troops are being landed; no artillery is in sight. ($150-$300)

514. [VERACRUZ, BATTLE OF]. CURRIER, Nathaniel (publisher). The Mexicans Evacuating Vera Cruz, and Surrendering their Arms to the U.S. Army, under Genl. Scott. [at bottom] Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce St. N.Y. Print:- im age area: 21 x 30.5 cm. Contemporary hand-color. Moderately browned. Matted in modern wood frame under Plexiglas. Not examined outside of frame. First edition. Currier 4113. Peters, p. 311. A broad scene in which the American flag is run up the flag pole while in the foreground the Mexican commander surrenders his sword to Scott. Hundreds of Mexican troops pour out of the gate. ($200-400)

All Over but the Shouting 515. [VERACRUZ, BATTLE OF]. KELLOGG, E.B. & E.C. (publishers). Grand Salute at Vera Cruz. From the American Fleet and the Castle San Juan d’Ulloa in Honor of the American Flag, which Was Hoisted over that City and Castle, March 29th. 1847. [along bottom] E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, 144 Fulton St. N.Y. & 136 Main St. Hartford, Conn. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. D.Needham, 223 Main St. Buffalo. [at bottom] 298. Print: image: 25.3 x 31.5 cm; overall sheet size: 25.5 x 33.5 cm. Contemporary hand-color. Matted. Overall light age toning, but otherwise very good. First edition. A scene dominated by enormous clouds of smoke from firing cannon as both ships and the castle salute the flag. A wonderfully colored scene. ($150-$300)

The Other Face of War 516. [VERACRUZ, BATTLE OF]. KELLOGG, E.B. & E.C. Scene in Vera Cruz during the Bombardment, March 25th 1847; [below lower neat line] E.C. & E.B. Kellogg, 144 Fulton St. N.Y. & 136 Main St. Hartford, Conn. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1847 by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. D. Needham, 232 Main St, Buffalo; [at bottom] 295. New York, Hartford, and Buffalo, 1847. Hand-colored lithograph. Neat line to neat line: 20.6 x 31.6 cm; image and text below: 23.5 x 31.6 cm; overall sheet size: 25.3 x 35.5 cm. Slightly browned, one small hole at top blank margin, minor chip to right blank margin. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 572. Kurutz & Mathes, p. 193. In contrast to the glorious images of Major General Winfield Scott bombarding Veracruz, here we have the horrors of war inside the walls with cannon balls and shells exploding, ancient architecture crumbling, and in addition to soldiers being injured are civilians, including women and children. The Kellogg firm was active from 1830 throughout most of the remainder of the century in various- per mutations of family members and others, with headquarters primarily in Hartford, Connecticut. They were outdone in output and popularity only by Currier & Ives. Their prints were colorful, cheap, and aimed at popular culture. Of highest interest at the time was all news of the Mexican-American War. ($100-$200)

A Poetic Plea for Divine Intervention 517. [VIRGIN MARY]. A la Santísima Vírgen María en su milagrosa imagen que veneramos en esta ciudad con el titulo de Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato, implorando su poderoso patrocinio para el buen ecsito de la guerra contra nuestros injustos invasores los norte-americanos; se dedica el siguiente soneto. Guanajuato: Impreso por Félix Conejo, 1846. Dated Guanajuato, October 28, 1846. Broadside: 28.5 x 18 cm. Very slight chipping and a few small marginal tears, but otherwise very fine. Rare. Only one copy on OCLC, but we know of another in a private collection. A handsome publication. First edition. Kurutz & Mathes, p. 36 (illustrated p. 35). In this religious sonnet, the anonymous writer implores the Virgin’s help in defeating the United States invaders: “Sì dulcisima Madre, tu Potencia | Cual ejército en orden formidable | Hollará de los Yánkees la insolencia.” At the end the author asks for illuminations and street processions. Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato was donated to the city in August, 1557, by Carlos I and Felipe II, although the present cathedral was not finished until 100 years later. ($400-$800)

518. WALPOLE, Frederick. Four Years in the Pacific. In Her Majesty’s Ship “Collingwood,” from 1844 to 1848. London: Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty, 1849. 2 volumes. Vol I: [iii-vii], viii-xiii [1, blank], [1] 2-432; Vol II: [i-v] vi-ix [1, blank], [1] 2-415 [1, blank] pp., 2 woodcut frontispieces (drawn by John Speer and engraved by J.W. Cook). Lacks list of illustrations at front. 8vo (22 x 14.5 cm), contemporary polished calf; sympathetically rebacked in tan sheep, with new red and green morocco labels, spine with raised bands, edges sprinkled. Interior very fine. First edition. Borba de Moraes, p. 933. Cowan I, p. 243; II, p. 667. Forbes 1757: “Lively account of this voyage.” Hill II, 1815: “Arrived at Monterey a few days after the American flag had been raised there by John Drake Sloat.” Howes W62. O’Reilly & Reitman 1093. Palau 373766. Sabin 101142. The section on California is found at vol. 2, pp. 204-219. Arriving on July 16, 1846, the crew was -as tonished to discover the place under U.S. control. Only a few days after they anchored, Frémont also arrived. Although Walpole liked scenic Monterey, he was somewhat shocked at some of the incidents and people encountered and in the end remarks, “It was with little regret, and no idea of the hidden treasures since discovered, that the anchor was weighed, and we set sail for the Sandwich Islands” (vol. 2, p. 219). “The Collingwood was the flagship of Admiral Sir George Seymour, commander-in-chief in the Pacific, despatched to lend weight to British diplomacy in relation to the French in the Pacific islands and the United States on the north-west coast of America, a task which he fulfilled with great ‘tact, -abil ity, and decision’” (DNB). Walpole’s account of this cruise relates extensively to the Pacific coast of South America and also to Hawaii, Tahiti, and California. Walpole (1822-1876) was a British naval officer and politician who was the father of Robert Walpole. ($300-$600)

519. WISLIZENUS, Frederick Adolph. Memoir of a Tour to Northern Mexico, Connected with Col. Doniphan’s Expedition, in 1846 And 1847... January 13, 1848. Washington: Tippin & Streeper, 1848. [1] 2-141, [2 blank] pp., 2 lithograph folding maps and 1 folding lithograph chart. 8vo (22.5 x 14.5 cm), later protective wrappers. Wrappers browned and chipped. Title page slightly browned, scattered light foxing and browning. Large map has 3-inch tear at text block, otherwise fine. maps and chart [1] Profile Of Elevations Above The Level Of The .Sea 38 x 56 cm. [2] Geological Sketch [of Texas from the Gulf of Mexico in the southeast to Paso del Norte in the West up to Arkansas River in the north]. 31 x 27.5 cm. [3] Map of a Tour from Independence to Santa Fé, Chihuahua, Monterey and Matamoros by A. Wislizenus, in 1846 and 1847. Baltimore: E. Weber, n.d. 50 x 40.3 cm. First edition (30th Congress, 1st Session. Senate Miscellaneous Document 26). Braislin Sale 1919. Connor & Faulk 444. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 160. Graff 4723. Haferkorn, p. 37. Holliday Sale 1208. Howell 50:207. Howes W597. Littell Sale 1120. McKelvey, Botanical Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi West, pp. 941-55. Plains & Rockies IV:159:1. Rader 3715. Raines, p. 222. Rittenhouse 656. Tutorow 1761. Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West 572 & 573, III, pp. 53-54. Printed in an edition of 5,000 copies, with an additional 200 copies for the author. The second edition of Plains & Rockies notes that the Huntington copy has a “special title”; the third edition states that the Huntington and Streeter copies have a “special title page.” That title page, however, is a modern addition not issued with the book. Born in Germany, Wislizenus (1810-1889) came to the United States in 1835 and practiced medicine in Illinois. He made his first journey to the West in 1839, the experiences of which are recounted in another of his books. In 1846 he again set out on another westward journey with Albert Speyer. Unaware that the Mexican-American War had broken out, he was captured in Chihuahua state and held by the Mexican government until he was rescued by Doniphan’s regiment in 1847. After making his way back to the United States while serving as surgeon in the regiment, he eventually resumed his medical practice. This Memoir, in which Wislizenus was assisted by several people, was published through the influence of Senator Thomas Hart Benton. The work is important for its descriptions of botanical specimens the author collected during his travels and for its descriptions of Mexico during the Mexican-American War. Two of the maps, which were executed by W. Palm, are quite valuable for the Texas geological features they show and their depiction of routes across Texas towards New Mexico. ($400-$800)

An Ostracized Hero 520. WOLL, Adrián. Esposicion presentada al Escmo. Sr. Presidente de la Republica, General Don Mariano Arista, por el ciudadano General Andrian Woll, pidiendo que se le someta a un juicio con el fin de vindicarse de los cargos que le resulten, y se revoque la orden que lo ha proscrito del territorio Mexicano. Mexico City: Imprenta de Ignacio Cumplido, calle de los Rebeldes n. 2, 1852. [1-3] 4-28 pp. 8vo (19 x 13 cm), modern tan marbled wrappers. Title and first few leaves detached. Otherwise fine. First edition. Signed and dated in type Adrian Woll, Havana, July 14, 1852. The banished Woll requests that charges against him be dismissed and the sentence of banishment be lifted. He successfully applied for leave in 1845 to go to France to seek treatment for arthritis but failed to renew his application and was declared a deserter. The charge was vacated, and he was allowed back into Mexico by Santa-Anna in 1853. Woll (1795-1875) was a French soldier of fortune active in Mexican military and political affairs for -de cades and is especially remembered for his reinvasion of Texas after its independence. He did not participate in the Mexican-American War but reminds the government of his services in Texas. ($200-$400)

521. [WOOL, JOHN E.]. BAYLIES, Francis. A Narrative of Major General Wool’s Campaign in Mexico in the Years 1846, 1847, & 1848. Albany: Little & Co., 1851. [1-5] 6-78 pp., frontispiece. 8vo (23.5 x 15 cm), original yellow printed wrappers bound in later three-quarter sheep over cloth, spine gilt lettered, raised bands. Rubbed and chipped, upper hinge open. Pages 67/68 repaired (no loss), but otherwise wrappers and contents very fine. First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 138. Haferkorn, p. 41. Howes B262. Sabin 4066. Tutorow 3380: “Traces the journey southward from San Antonio and describes the people, towns, geography, flora, and fauna along the way.” Baylies clearly had access to official records and correspondence, from which he quotes liberally; he was not engaged in the war. He includes a long and somewhat grim account of the Battle of Buena Vista. Among his remarks about Buena Vista, he includes a rare account of the actions of U.S. Army surgeons, a class normally ignored in descriptions of the war. He states: “During the 24th of February, the Americans were employed in burying the dead. The wounded Mexicans were cared for. Of the wounded Americans on the field, but few escaped the knives of Santa Anna’s butchers, who were far more expert in the shambles than in the battlefield. The surgeons obtained much credit. Alike brave and humane, they were found on the field, and even during the hottest of the fire, at the side of the wounded: their work completed, they flew to the ranks and did duty as soldiers, until called off to administer aid to the wounded. Heroes in the fight, philanthropists in the hospitals, they shrunk from neither duty; and of the 294 Mexican prisoners, 149 were in the hospital under their care” (p. 40). Baylies (1783-1852) was a Massachusetts native who held several political offices, including terms in the U.S. House. ($200-$400)

522. [WORTH, WILLIAM J.]. Life of General Worth; To Which is Added a Sketch of the Life of Brigadier- General Wool. New York: Nafis & Cornish; St. Louis, Mo.: Nafis, Cornish & Co., 1847. [i-iii] iv, [5] 6-256 pp., 7 plates (included in pagination), lithograph frontispiece and title on heavy paper with beautiful contemporary hand-coloring. 32mo (11.7 x 7.5 cm), original embossed red gilt-decorated cloth, spine gilt lettered and decorated; worn and stained; moderate browning and foxing through p. 130, pp. 73/74 torn at top (no loss). First edition. Garrett & Goodwin, p. 232. Worth’s activities in the Mexican-American War cover pp. 67-198, although a substantial amount of that coverage includes the siege of Veracruz, wherein Worth was the first American soldier ever to make an amphibious landing. Wool’s biography starts on p. 199 and basically consists of Taylor’s March 6, 1847, and a report on the Battle of Buena Vista. ($200-$400)

“Muera el Yankee” 523. Ya el Yankee la paz pretende, pero el gobierno le dice poco tiempo...yo no entiendo. Dialogo entre Liberata Polka, y Patricia la Ranchera. [San Luis Potosí]: Imprenta del estado, á cargo de Ventura Carrillo, [1847?]. [2] pp. Folio (31.5 x 21 cm) in two columns. Lower left and upper right blank corners wanting, a few small holes touching letters and small holes in left margin, but otherwise good. Rare. Only one copy on OCLC. First edition. Not in usual Mexican-American War sources. A philosophical, historical, and political dialogue in which Liberata argues that the Mexican nation has become blind to both its history and present events. Patricia is the foil to Liberata and eventually agrees that she would sacrifice her only son for the country. Santa-Anna is praised, as is general Valencia, who died in early 1848. A singular production. ($200-$400)

BOX LOTS 524. [BIOGRAPHY]. Group of 17 modern titles, including a fine complete set of the Larkin Papers. ($300-600)

525. [BIOGRAPHY]. Group of 68 modern titles. All in good to fair condition. ($100-200)

526. [BIOGRAPHY]. Group of 61 modern titles. All in good to fair condition. ($100-200)

527. [BIOGRAPHY]. Group of 54 modern titles, including a fine reprint set of theBiographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy. All in good to fair condition. ($100-200) 528. [BIOGRAPHY]. Group of 64 modern titles. All in good to fair condition. ($100-200)

529. [BIOGRAPHY]. Group of 62 modern titles. All in good to fair condition. ($100-200)

530. [BOOKSELLER CATALOGUES]. Quantity of 10 boxes of modern bookseller catalogues. Condition is generally very good to excellent. ($200-400)

531. [CALIFORNIA]. 55 modern titles on various aspects of California history. ($100-200)

532. [HISTORIES]. Bancroft, Herbert Howe. Works. 32 (of 39) volumes, most bound in contemporary tan sheep and in good condition. ($500-1,000)

533. [HISTORIES]. Group of 65 modern titles. All in good to fair condition. ($100-200)

534. [HISTORIES]. Group of 80 Spanish-language titles, including a reprint set of Mexico a traves de los siglos. ($100-200)

535. [HISTORIES]. Group of 55 modern titles. All in good to fair condition. ($100-200)

536. [HISTORIES]. Group of 58 modern titles. All in good to fair condition. ($100-200)

537. [HISTORIES]. Group of 58 modern titles. All in good to fair condition. ($100-200)

538. [HISTORIES]. Group of 49 modern titles. All in good to fair condition. ($100-200)

539. [HISTORIES]. Group of 49 modern titles. All in good to fair condition. ($100-200)

540. [JOURNALS]. Quantity of 8 boxes of modern scholarly and academic journals, including numerous issues of Southern California Quarterly, California History Magazine, etc. ($200-400)

541. [MISCELLANEOUS]. 50 modern titles on various subjects. All in good to fair condition. ($50-100)

542. [MISCELLANEOUS]. 29 items, including reprints and contemporary publications about the war. All in good to fair condition. ($50-100)

543. [MISSIONS AND MISSIONARIES]. 45 modern titles covering religious activities primarily in California. Includes many classics and more obscure publications. A nice collection. ($100-200)

544. [PERIODICALS]. Quantity of 4 boxes of modern periodicals. Condition varies. ($100-200)

545. [PERIODICALS]. Quantity of 3 boxes of modern periodicals. Condition varies. ($100-200)

546. [RESEARCH NOTES]. 7 notebooks of photocopies, acquisition notes, etc., including a copy of the elusive typescript Eberstadt Mexican-American War list. ($50-100) Item 208 REFERENCES AND SOURCES CITED

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INDEX (Citations are to lot numbers)

1847 Seat of War & Battles. 1847, 353 Ames, George Walcott, 198 An Account of the Organization of the Army of the Amnesty, 276 United States, 488 Ampudia, Pedro de, 11, 317, 318, 323, 376 Acta, 260 Anastasio Bustamante, general de division, 182 Acta de la guarnicion de la capital de Chiapas, 357 Anaya, Pedro María, 306 Activos, 328 Angulo, Joaquín, 310 Adame, Ramón, 1, 76, 178, 303 Annuals, 153 An Address Delivered in the City of Galveston on the Antonio Lopez de Santa-Anna, General de Division...a 22d Day of February, 1848, 464 sus subordinados, 381 Address of Dr. B.R. Young, 3 Antonio Lopez de Santa-Anna...a sus conciudadanos, Address by Major-General O.O. Howard, 3 382 An Address on the Occasion of the Burial of the Apelacion al buen criterio de los naciones y estrangeros, Kentucky Volunteers Who Fell at Buena Vista, 198 383 Adios a la hermosa ciudad de México, 292 Apuntes para la historia de la guerra entre México y Administracion de Contribuciones Directas del los Estados-Unidos, 183 Distrito Federal, 347 Arista, Mariano, 231, 441, 456 Administration, 12 Armistice, 61 Adventures in Mexico during a Captivity of Seven Armistice of Tacubayu, 1 Months, 114 Army of the East, 73 Adventures in Mexico: Experienced during a Artillery, 13-16, 22, 37, 186, 441 Captivity of Seven Months...., 113 Artillery Companies, 13 Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains, 370 The Autobiography of Elihu H. Shepard, 55 African-Americans, 4, 25 Autobiography of an English Soldier in the United Agents Provacateurs, 130 States Army, 23, 24 Agricultural Societies, 508 Autobiography of the Late Col. Geo. T. M. Davis, 34 Aguascalientes, 258, 336 Aviso, 277 Alamancs, 7 Aviso muy importante, 375 Alamo, The, 451 Aviso al publico, 361 Album Pintoresco, 307 Aviso al publico. Muy interesante, 260 Alcance al numero 41 de la Nueva Era, 334 Baillie, James S., 138, 297, 319, 399, 420 Alcance al Semanario Politico del jueves 2 de abril de Baja California, 102 1846, 334 Balbotín, Manuel, 22, 186 Alcáraz, Ramón, 183, 184 Ballentine, George, 23, 24 Alegato de defensa que ante un consejo de guerra de Baltimore’s Own, 43 oficiales del ejército de los Estados-Unidos del Bangs, Samuel, 480 Norte, 148 Barlow, T.P., 400 Alessio Robles, Vito, 5 Bartlett, Charles Russell, 62, 68 All War Forbidden by Christianity, 3 Bartlett, John Russell, 60, 63, 67 Allen, Eliza, 21 Bartlett, Washington Allen, 17, 90 Allen, G.N., 185 The Battle of Buena Vista, with the Operations of the Almanacs, 6, 9 “Army of Occupation” for One Month, 79 Almonte, Juan Nepumoceno, 10 Battle of Buena Vista, 80, 86 Alta California, 89 Battle of Buena Vista. Fought Feby. 23d. 1847, 81 America, 283 Battle of Cerro Gordo April 17th & 18th, 1847, 249 American Catholics in the War with Mexico, 378 Battle of Cerro Gordo April 18th 1847, 132 The American Review, 343 Battle of Palo-Alto, 458 American Revolution, 129, 191 Battle of Palo Alto, 439 Americans in Mexico, 293 The Battle of San Pasqual, 198 Battles of Mexico, 500 Breve exposicion que el general Mariano Paredes y Battles of Mexico. Line of Operations of the U.S. Arrillaga hace á sus conciudadanos, 338 Army under the Command of Major General Bridge, Jonathan Davis, 2 Winfield Scott on the 19th. and 20th. of August A Brief Review of the Career, Character and 1847, 245 Campaigns of Zachary Taylor, 427 Battles of Mexico. Survey of the Line of Operations Briefe über Nord-Amerika und Mexiko und den of the U.S. Army, under the Command of Major zwischen beiden geführten Krieg, 283 General Winfield Scott. on the 19th & 20th of Brigadier General Z. Taylor. Commander of the U.S. August, 248 Forces on the Rio Grande, 420 Battles of Mexico. Survey of the Line of Operations of The Brilliant Charge of Capt. May At the Battle of the U.S. Army, under command of Major General Resaca de la Palma...., 368 Winfield Scott, on the 19th & 20th of August & the A Brilliant National Record, 421 8th, 12th & 13th September, 1847, 246 The Broad Pennant: or, A Cruise in the United States Battles of Mexico. Survey of the Line of Operations Flag Ship of the Gulf Squadron, 498 of the U.S. Army, under the Command of Major Brooks, Nathan Covington, 187, 188 General Winfield Scott. on the 8th. 12th. & 13th. Brother Jonathan Great Pictorial Battle Sheet, 75 Septr., 250 Brower, Charles B., 138 The Battles of Palo Alto & Resaca De La Palma, a Brown, Fred R., 487 Musical Delineation, 449 Brown, James Stephens, 27 Battles of the United States by Sea and Land, 191 Browne, William Henry, 28 Baylies, Francis, 521 Bruell, James D., 493 Baz, Juan J., 310 Bucholzer, H., 422 Bear Flag Revolt, 97, 106, 374 Buena Vista, Battle of, 30, 54, 70, 76-87, 141, 142, 395, Beckwourth, James P., 25 422, 428, 464, 521 Benham, Henry Washington, 77 Buenos Mexicanos, Los, 440 Berdusco, Francisco, 349 Bustamante, Carlos María de, 88 Billings, Eliza Allen, 21 Butler, William O., 479 Billings, Hammatt, 439 El C. Diego Jose Perez Fernandez, 272 Biografia del general Antonio Lopez de Santa-Anna, El C. Ignacio Trigueros, Gobernador del Distrio 396 Federal, 473 Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Soldier of El C. Joaquin Angulo, Gobernador Interino del Three Wars, 36 Estado libre y soberano de Jalisco, á todos sus ha- Biography, 22-58, 113, 114, 159, 204, 344, 345, 369, 396, bitantes, 474 402, 403, 418, 427-429, 461, 493, 499, 519, 524-529 El C. Joaquin Angulo, Gobernador interino del Bishop’s Palace, 321 Estado libre y soberano de Jalisco, á todos sus habi- Black Hawk War, 41, 58, 127, 191 tantes, sabed, 310 Black Republican Imposture Exposed, 2 El C. Jose Gomez de la Cortina, general de brigada y Blanding, William, 2 Gobernador del Distrito Federal, 360 Blockade Runners, 330 El C. Lic. Adame, Gobernador del estado libre y so- Boggess, Francis Calvin Morgan, 26 berano de San Luis Potosi, 178 Boletin de la Democracia, 334 El C. Lic. Diego Jose Perez Fernandez, teniente gober- Boletin Oficial, 334 nador del Estado libre y soberano de Mexico, 164 Bombardment of Vera Cruz. March 26th. 1847, 510 El C. Lic. Francisco M. de Olaguibel...., 121, 162, 260, Bonner, T.D., 25 271, 273, 311 Borderlands, 59, 329 El C. Luis Gonzaga de Chavarri, 165 Borginnis, Sarah, 8, 185, 434 El C. Nicolas Bravo, benemerito de la patria, gen- Boundary Commission, 66 eral de division y gobernador del Departamento de Boundary Line, 60-69, 170, 171, 234, 454, 470 México, 256 Bowman, Sarah, 8, 185, 434 Calendario de Antonio Rodríguez, para el año de Brackenridge, Henry Marie, 70 1849, 337 Brackett, Albert Gallatin, 127, 224 California, 2, 17, 25, 27, 49, 50, 52, 56, 89-112, 127, 155, Braman, Milton Palmer, 2 157, 158, 160, 193, 195, 196, 207, 210, 219, 232, 234, Bravo, Nicolás Rueda, 71-73, 138, 139, 256 251, 326, 345, 374, 490, 495, 499, 503, 505-507, 518, Breckenridge, John C., 198 531 California ’46 to ’88, 96 Churchill, Franklin Hunter, 31 California. Message of the President of the United Churchill, Sylvester, 31 States, 108 Churubusco 1847, 307 California and New Mexico, 112 Churubusco, Battle of, 116, 230, 377 Callahan, Edward W., 494 A Citizen’s Appeal in Regard to the War with Mexico, Cameron, John, 78, 141 3 Campaign Biographies, 40, 402, 427 El ciudadano Juan J. Baz, alcalde 3º. sustituto y en- Campaign Literature, 431 cargado interinamente del gobierno del Distrito A Campaign in Mexico by “One Who Was Thar”, 54 Federal, 125 A Campaign in New Mexico with Colonel Doniphan, El ciudadano Juan J. Baz, Gobernador interino del 156 distrito federal, 310 Campaigns of the Rio Grande and of Mexico, 209 El ciudadano Luis Gonzaga de Chavarri, 340 Campaña contra los Americanos del norte, 441 El ciudadano Matias Peña y Barragan, general de Canalizo, Valentín, 509 brigada, a sus compatriotas, 348 Capitulation of Vera Cruz, 511, 512 El Ciudadano Vicente Romero, Gobernador interino Captain of Volunteers, 89 del Distrito Federal, 164 Captivities, 113, 114, 115 Civil War, 15, 33, 35, 37, 41, 45, 47, 48, 57, 94, 128, 202, Capture of the City of Mexico, by Genl. Scott, on the 487, 496 14th. Sept. 1847, 301 Claiborne, John Francis Hamtramch, 32 Capture of Genl. La Vega, 445 El Clamor de las ovejas a sus pastores dormidos, 118 Cardona, Geronimo, 442, 443 Clark, Francis D., 91 Cardona, Ignacio, 311 Clay, Henry, Jr., 141, 142 Carleton, James Henry, 79 Coahuila, 5 Carta del Exmo. General Santa-Anna, 136 Coahuila y Texas desde la consumacion de la inde- Casa Mata, 304 pendencia hasta el Tratado de paz de Guadalupe Castillo de Chapultepec 1847, 307 Hidalgo, 5 Castillo Negrete, Emilio del, 189 Col. Harney at the Dragoon Fight at Medelin, 181 Casualty lists, 116, 262 Colburn, Charles H., 444 Catedral de Mexico. Cabildo, 117 Coleccion de leyes y decretos publicados en el año de Catholic Church, 117-126, 337, 348 1848, 286 Catholics, 378 Coleccion de los documentos mas importantes relati- Cattle, 228 vos á la instalacion y reconocimiento del gobierno Causa criminal instruida al exmo. Sr. Presidente provincial del escmo. Sr. Presidente de la Suprema Constitucional, general de division D. Antonio Corte de Justicia, 342 Lopez De Santa-Anna, 390 Colegio Militar, 261 Cause, Character and Consequences of the War with Collado Beach, 513 Mexico, 3 Colonization, 143 Cavalry, 35, 127-129 Comandancia General del Departamento de Veracruz, Cayetano de Montoya, José, 409, 410 73 The Celebrated Collection of Americana Formed by the El Comandante General de Chiapas a la guarnicion, Late Thomas Winthrop Streeter, 19 443 Censorship, 130, 131 El comandante general del estado libre y soberano de La Cerrada de los templos por la venida de los Yankees, Tamaulipas, 409 298 El Comandante General del Estado de San Luis Cerro Gordo, Battle of, 132-137, 203, 245, 249, 461 Potosí, a las fuerzas de su mando, 140 Chalco, 269 El comandante general de los Estados de Chiapas y Chamberlain, Samuel, 29, 30 Tabasco, 161 Chapin, John Reuben, 401 El Comandante Gral. de los Estados Internos de Chapultepec, Battle of, 116, 138-140 Oriente, General en Gefe de la Division de The Character of War, 2 Observacion, á los ciudadanos de los mismos esta- Chiapas, 311, 357, 442 dos, 308 Chihuahua, 161, 329 Comisión de Estadísticia Militar, 240 Chile Con Carne; Or, The Camp And The Field, 208 Commendations, 144 China, 487 Complete History of the Mexican War, 187 Comunicacion circular...estendió en el año de 1845, 460 Dawson, Henry Barton, 191 Comunicaciones oficiales dirigidas ultimamente al Death of Col. Clay. Battle of Buena Vista Feb., 23rd, supremo gobierno por el Exmo. Señor general ben- 1847, 142 emerito de la patria D. Antonio Lopez de Santa- Death of Col. John J. Hardin, 78 Anna, 384 Death of Lieut Col. Henry Clay Jr., 141 Conard, Howard Louis, 154 Defence of Major Gen. Pillow before the Court of A Concise History of the Mormon Battalion in the Inquiry at Frederick, Maryland, 226 Mexican War, 326 Defensa de D. Francisco Lazo Estrada, 225 Condensed History of the Mexican War and its Defensa pronunciada ante el Gran Jurado el 21 de Glorious Results, 202 marzo de 1850, 295 Condon, William Henry, 33 De Peyster, John Watts, 35 Confederate Navy, 496 Deserters, 148, 259, 276, 376-380 The Congressional Globe, 333 Despojo de los bienes eclesiasticos, 119 Connelley, William Elsey, 155 Detall de la Accion del Molina del Rey, dada por el The Conquest of California and New Mexico, 92 Exmo. Sr. General D. Antonio Lopez de Santa- The Conquest of New Mexico and California, 111 Anna, 304 The Conquest of Santa Fé and Subjugation of New Detalle de las operaciones ocurridas en la defensa de la Mexico, 331 capital de la republica, atacada por el ejército de los Conscription, 264, 274, 275 Estados-Unidos del Norte, 385 Consideraciones sobre la situacion politica y social de la Diaries, 42, 186, 345 Republica Mexicana, en el año 1847, 145 Dick Crowninshield, the Assassin, and Zachary Contestacion del Exmo Sor. Presidente de la honor- Taylor, the Soldier: The Differences between Them, able Asamblea Departamental Lic. De Ramon 437 Larrainzar, 442 Dictamen que por disposicion de la asamblea departa- Contestanciones habidas entre el supremo gobierno mental de Guanajuato, 162 mexicano, 61 Diocese of Guadalajara, 120 Contraband, 98, 164 Los Diputados que suscriben, a sus comitentes, 392 Contreras, Battle of, 116, 146, 147, 401 Directories, 153 Convento de la Concepción, 358 Discurso pronunciado ante el Congreso General, 289 Convocatoria expedida por el general en gefe del ejer- Discurso que pronuncio el Excmo. Sor. Gobernador y cito libertador, 337 Comandante gral. del Departamento de Chiapas, Cooke, Phillip St. George, 111 Gral. D. Geronimo Cardona, 442 Cooper, James Fenimore, 495 Disturnell, John, 231, 233 Corpus Christi, 419 Domingo Ibarra, gobernador constitucional del Estado Correspondencia que ha mediado entre la legacion ex- libre y soberano de Puebla, a sus habitantes, 258 traordinaria de Mexico y el Departamento de los Doniphan, Alexander William, 56, 154-159, 196 Estados Unidos, 447 Doniphan’s Expedition, 56, 154-159, 331 Courts Martial, 148, 149, 226 Doniphan’s Expedition, 157, 158 Coy, Owen C., 198 Donnavan, Corydon, 113, 114 Credo que rezan los Yankees para oprobio de los Drunkenness, 149 Mexicanos, 150 Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 93, 94 Crime, 252, 253 Durango, 162, 329 Cross-dressing, 21 Eastman, Edward, 40 Cuartel General 2 Division del Ejército de los Estados- Echeverría, Pascasio, 309 Unidos: Saltillo, Noviembre 23 de 1846, 480 Edwards, Frank S., 156 Cuatro palabras, sobre el proyecto de conquista, 151 Egelman, Charles F., 6 Cuerpo de Ejercito del Norte. General en Jefe, 376 Elderkin, James D., 36 Cuevas, Luis Gonzaga, 152 Emigration, 143 Currier, Nathaniel, 80-85, 132, 133, 181, 299, 368, 423- Emory, William Hemsley, 69, 160, 243, 397 425, 445, 446, 510-514 Encarnacion Prisoners Comprising an Account of the Cutts, James Madison, 92 March of the Kentucky Cavalry from Louisville to Código fundamental de los Estados-Unidos the Rio Grande, 115 Mexicanos, 284, 285 Ensigns & Thayer, 353, 354, 426 Davis, George Turnbull Moore, 34 Ephemera, 161, 162 Episodes of the Mexican War. A Poem, 500 Francisco Garcia Conde, General en Gefe de la Escalera, Evaristo, 192 Quinta Division del Ejército a los habitantes de los Escitacion que el M.I. Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara Departamentos de Durango, 329 hace a los habitantes de la municipalidad, 162 Franco, Agustín A., 148 Esposicion presentada al Escmo. Sr. Presidente de la French Intervention, 22 Republica, 520 French, Samuel Gibbs, 37 Esposicion...sobre el juicio a que se sujetó, 98 The Friend, 90 Eulogy on the Death of Capt. Abram Van Olinda, 40 From Everglade to Cañon with the Second Dragoons Everett, Edward, 451 Second United States Cavalry, 128 Everett, Horace, 2 Frost, John, 193-195 “Explanatory Report of A.B. Gray”, 63 Frémont, Jessie Benton, 95 Exposicion del general Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Frémont, John Charles, 2, 95, 96 Anna, 386 Furber, George C., 38, 39 Exposicion que eleva al soberano congreso nacional al Gabriel Valencia á sus conciudadanos, 147 excelentísimo Sr. Presidente interino de repúbli- Gadsden Purchase, 62 ca, general de división y benemérito de la patria, Gaines, Hugh, 447 D. Antonio López de Santa-Anna, 387 Gaines, John P., 333 Exposicion que el senor vicario capitular hace al so- The Gallant Charge of the Kentucky Cavalry, 83 berano congreso, 126 Gallatin, Albert, 500 Extracts from Private Journal-Letters, 93 Galveston, 493 Facts for the People Showing the Relations of the García Conde, Francisco, 329 United States Government to Slavery, 457 García Conde, Pedro, 234, 240 Fallo definitivo del supremo tribunal de la guerra, 456 Gen. Z. Taylor, ”Rough and Ready.”, 432 Farías, Gómez, 347 El General de Division Valentin Canalizo a las tro- Federacion ó muerte la buena opinion del soldado de la pas del ejercito de su mando, 509 patria, a sus compañeros de armas, 163 El general encargado del supremo poder ejecutivo, a la The Female Volunteer, 21 nacion, 372 Fernández, Juan, 322 El general en gefe del cuerpo de Ejercito del Norte, 11 Filisola, Vicente, 288 El general en gefe del cuerpo de ejercito del norte que Fillmore, Millard, 431 suscribe, 317 Finances, 123, 162, 164-166, 500 El general en gefe de los egércitos de los Estados- First Regiment of Artillery, 15 Unidos de America, á la nacion Megicana, 398 First Regiment Kentucky Cavalry, 115 El general en gefe de las tropas de los departamentos de First Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, 197 Oriente, á sus habitantes, 73 The First Regiment of New York, 91 El General en jefe del ejercito libertador republicano, Flags, 263 en ejercicio del supremo poder ejecutivo, a la nacion, Flight of the Mexican Army, 82 371 Flight of Santa Anna on a Mule. At the Battle of General Lane’s Brigade In Central Mexico, 224 Cerro Gordo. April 17, 1847, 134 General Orders, 4, 12, 131, 144, 149, 174, 180, 252, 253, Flores, José María, 257 255, 325, 351, 352, 364, 380, 416, 417, 479-482 Florida, 46 General Patterson’s Route of March, 241 Flying Artillery, 16, 37, 439 The General Scott Almanac, 6 Flórez y Gutiérrez de Terán, Juan María, 167 General Scott’s Correspondence with Hon. W.L. The Following Tariff of Duties Is Decreed and Marcy, 402 Announced for the Information of All Concerned, General Scotts Victorious Entry into the City of 486 Mexico. Sept. 14th, 1847, 299 Food Rationing, 228 General Taylor and Staff, 423, 424 Forced Loans, 164 General Taylor’s Old Rough and Ready Almanac, 8 Fore and Aft, 50 General Z. Taylor. The Hero of the Rio Grande, 425 Fort Brown, 8, 185, 434, 450, 465 Genl. Ampudia Treating for the Capitulation of Fort George, 406 Monterey, with Genl. Taylor, 24th. Sept: 1846, 323 Fort Texas, 469 Genl. Scott at Contreras, 401 Forty Years among the Indians, 218 Genl. Scott’s Grand Entry into the City of Mexico, Four Years in the Pacific, 518 Sept. 14th, 1847, 297 Genl. Taylor at the Battle of Palo Alto. May 8th. 1846, A los habitantes de Puebla, 365 463 Hall, Frederic, 374 Genl. Taylor at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, 446 Halls of the Montezumas: or, Mexico, in Ancient and Genl. Zachary Taylor. The Hero of Buena Vista, 422 Modern Times, 200 George, Isaac, 196 Hardcastle, Edmund Lafayette, 242, 245, 248 Georgia, 496 Hardin, John J., 78 Germans, 212 Harlan, Jacob Wright, 96 Gettysburg, Battle of, 47 Harlow, Neal, 251 Giddings, Luther, 197 Harney, William Selby, 41, 181 El Gobernador del Estado libre y soberano de Puebla, Hartman, George W., 42 a sus habitantes, 310 Hawaii, 101 El Gobernador del Estado de Michoacán, 228 Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 344 El Gobernador del estado de Michoacán, á todos sus Hays, John Coffee, 471 habitantes, sabed: que, 310, 314 Headquarters Army of Mexico, Mexico, February 25, El Gobernador del Estado de Michoacán, á todos sus 1848. Orders No. 14, 325 inhabitantes, sabed: que, 164 Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Dec. 12, 1847, 180 El gobernador del estado de Puebla, á sus habitantes, Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Nov. 12, 1847. 215 General Orders 349, 131 El Gobernador del Estado de San Luis Potosi á sus Heroes and Incidents of the Mexican War, 196 conciudadanos, 1 Heroicos poblanos, 179 El Gobernador del Estado de San Luis Potosi, á sus Herrera, José Joaquín de, 182, 216, 289, 300, 312 conciudadanos, 375 The “High Private” with a Full and Exciting History El Gobernador del Estado á sus habitantes, 123, 375 of the New York Volunteers, 201 El Gobernador del Estado, á sus habitantes, sabed, Historia del heroico colegio militar de Mexico, 261 278, 279 The Historic Valley of Temecula, 199 El Gobernador y presidente de la asamblea de San Histories, 5, 13, 23, 24, 26, 38, 39, 53, 88, 102, 156, 182- Luis Potosi, a sus habitantes, sabed, 257 212, 224, 374, 405, 436, 471, 487, 497, 498, 500, 532-539 Gobierno Eclesiastico de la Diocesis de Guadalajara, The History of the First Regiment of Artillery, 15 120 History of Mexico, 211 Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo Leon, 274 The History of the Navy of the United States of Gold & Silver, 352 America, 495 Gold Rush, 21, 91, 96, 102, 104, 112, 504, 507 History of the Ninth U.S. Infantry 1799-1909, 487 González de la Llana, Manuel, 192 History of San Diego, 1542-1908, 104 Gorostiza, Manuel Eduardo de, 447, 448 The History of San José and Surroundings, 374 Graham, James Duncan, 62 History of Sonoma County, California, 106 Graham, William A., 68 History of The United States Cavalry, 127 Grand Salute at Vera Cruz, 515 Holden, Charles C.P., 2 Gray, Andrew Belcher, 63 Horse Marines: California, 1846, 198 Great Western, The, 8, 185, 434 The Horse Soldier 1776-1943, 129 Grobe, Charles, 449 Horses, 213, 314 Grone, Carl von, 283 Howard, Oliver Otis, 3 Guadalajara, 120, 162 Hudson’s Bay Company, 50 Guadaloupe: A Tale of Love and War, 412 Hughes, George W., 451 Guadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty of, 2, 9, 60, 168-177, 190, Hughes, John T., 157, 158 216, 286, 414, 490 Hungerford, Daniel E., 202 Guanajuato, 162, 517 Husted, T.S., 134 Guerrillas, 149, 178, 179, 180, 291, 298, 485 Ibarra, Domingo, 215, 262, 310, 366 Gutiérrez, Ignacio, 269 Ide, William Brown, 97 Gómez de la Cortina, José, 360 Illinois, 49, 78 H.R. 576.... An Act to Raise for a Limited Time an Illustrated Life of General Winfield Scott, 403 Additional Military Force, and for other Purposes, El Ilustrador Catolico Mexicano, 337 438 Imports, 486 Habiendo invitado al Sr. Dean y Venerable Cabildo In the Senate of the United States. July 14, 1870. Mr. de esta metropoli, 462 Sumner Made the Following Report, 476 Incident in the War of the United States with Mexico, Kelloggs & Thayer, 321 100 Kendall, George Wilkins, 220, 221, 222 Indemnities, 216 Kenly, John R., 43 Indian Wars, 41, 128, 487 Kentucky, 83, 115, 144, 204 Indiana, 54, 56, 127, 224 Kitchen, D.C., 13 Infame politica de los Estados Unidos de America, 217 The Knickerbocker; or, New-York Monthly Magazine, Instructions to Messrs. Sevier and Clifford, 490 28 Interesante, 320 Lafrauga, José María, 223, 455 Interesante venida del general Santa-Anna, 391 Lamar, Mirabeau Buonaparte, 44 La invasion Americana. 1846 à 1848, 186 Land Grants, 110 Invasion de los norte-americanos en Mexico, 189 Land Titles in San Francisco, 110 Isunza, José Rafael, 213, 310 Landing of the American Forces under Genl. Scott at Jalisco, 347 Vera Cruz March 9th. 1847, 513 Joaquín de Guergué, José, 135, 347 Lane, Joseph, 224 Jones, Alfred, 356 Larráinzar, Ramón, 442 Jones, Charles Colocok, Jr., 496 Last Leaves of American History, 210 Jones, Daniel W., 218 El Làtigo, 336 Jones, Thomas Ap Catesby, 109, 219 Letters of Captain Henry S. Turner on the Kearny- José Cayetano de Montoya, general de brigada, co- Fremont Controversy, 199 mandante general del estados libre y soberano de las Laurent, Benjamin, 358 Tamaulipas, 410 Laurent, Tomas, 358 José Joaquin de Herrera, general de division, coman- Lazo Estrada, Francisco, 225 dante general de Mexico, en gefe del ejército que La Legislatura del Estado de Jalisco, á sus comitentes, guarnece esta capital, 305 347 Jose Joaquin de Herrera, general de division, coman- La legislatura del estado libre y soberano de Mexico a dante general de Mexico, y en gefe del ejercito que los habitantes del mismo, 291 guarnece esta capital, 300 Lehnert, Pierre-Frédéric, 307 Jose Juan Sanchez, prefecto de esta capital y su depar- Leonidas Letter, 226, 227 tamento, a sus habitantes, 363 Lerdo de Tejada, Francisco, 98 Jose Rafael Isunza, Gobernador constitucional del A Letter from Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearny, Estado libre y soberano de Puebla...., 264, 310 198 Journal in Mexico, 204 Letter of Commodore Robert F. Stockton, 198 Journal of a Cruise to California and the Sandwich “Letters from California”, 90 Islands, 101 Letters from the Frontiers, 46 Journal of William H. Richardson, 159 Letters of Zachary Taylor from the Battlefields of the Journalism, 227 Mexican War, 418 Journals, 540 Ley de 4 de noviembre de 1848 sobre arreglo del ejer- Juan José Otero, individuo del Exmo. Consejo, y por cito, 267 Ministerio de la Ley encargado del gobierno del Ley organica de la Guardia Nacional, 266 Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla, a todos sus ha- El Lic. Jose Rafael Isunza, 213 bitantes, 475 Life and Adventures of Colonel L.A. Norton, 49 Juan Maria Florez y Teran, a los habitantes del The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, 25 Distrito Federal, sabed, 167 Life of Bigfoot Wallace, 199 Juan Nepomuceno de la Garza y Evia, gobernador Life and Correspondence of John Anthony Quitman, constitucional del departamento de Nuevo Leon, a 32 sus habitantes, 316 Life of Franklin Pierce, 344 Juan Soto, gobernador constitucional del estado libre The Life of Gen. Zachary Taylor, 429 y soberano de Veracruz, á sus habitantes, 166, 258 Life of General Scott, 402 Judicial System, 162 Life of General Taylor from the Best Authorities, 428 Kearney, Philip, 35 Life of General Worth; To Which is Added a Sketch of Kearney, Stephen W., 198 the Life of Brigadier-General Wool, 522 Keel and Saddle, 52 The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, 47 Kellogg, E.B., 86, 142, 301, 404, 515, 516 Life of Major-General James Shields, 33 Kellogg, E.C., 86, 142, 301, 404, 515, 516 Life of Major-General Zachary Taylor, 461 The Life and Military Service of Gen. William Selby Map of the Valley of Mexico with a Plan of the Harney, 41 Defenses of the Capital, 242 Life of a Pioneer, 27 Mapping the Transmississipi West, 20 The Life and Services of Commodore Josiah Tattnall, Maps, 20, 62, 211, 231-251, 353 496 Maps and Surveys of the Pueblo Lands of Los Angeles, Lincoln, George, 185 251 List of Officers of the Navy of the United States and of Marcha que los sargentos de la segunda compañia del the Marine Corps from 1773 to 1900, 494 batallon “Independencia”, 263 Literature, 292, 414, 523 Marines, 494 The Lives of General Zachary Taylor and General Martial Law, 252, 253, 364 Winfield Scott, 58 Maryland, 43 Livestock, 228 Marín, Juan de, 377 Lombard, Albert, 201 Mata, E.M., 254 Lombardini, Manuel María, 293, 294 Matamoros, Battle of, 465 López, Abraham, 337 May, Charles Augustus, 368, 445 López Uraga, José, 452 Mayne Reid: A Memoir of His Life, 51 Lord, Thomas Newman, 3 McCall, George Archibald, 46 Los Angeles, 251 McClellan, George B., 249 Lossing, Benson John, 429 McClellan, J., 68 Love Stories, 412 McCulloch, Benjamin, 471 Lowell, James Russell, 229 McEniry, Blanche Marie Sister, 378 Lynch, James, 99 McKay, William, 202 Mackall, William W., 45 McSherry, Richard, 203 Mail, 351 McWhorter, George Cumming, 100 Major Genl. Winfield Scott. General in Chief U.S. Meade, George Gordon, 47 Army, 399 The Means of Peace, 408 Major Genl. Winfield Scott U.S. Army, 404 Medals, 273 Maldito sea el asesino de la pátria Don Antonio Lopez Medellín, Skirmish at, 181 de Santa-Anna, 393 Medicine, 203, 208, 255, 256, 521 Manifiesto del exmo. Sr. Presidente Interino de la Melibœus-Hipponax. The Biglow Papers, 229 Republica Mexicana, 459 Memoir and Correspondence of Charles Steedman, 57 Manifiesto del exmo. Sr. Presidente provisional Memoir Descriptive of the March of a Division of D. Manuel de la Peña y Peña, a la Republica the United States Army, under the Command of Mejicana, 290, 341 Brigadier General John E. Wool, from San Antonio Manifiesto del General de División, Benemérito de la De Bexar, in Texas, to Saltillo, in Mexico, 451 Patria Antonio López de Santa-Anna, á sus con- Memoir of Major Samuel Ringgold, United States ciudadanos, 388 Army, 369 Manifiesto del Supremo Tribunal de Guerra y Memoir of the Minister of Interior and Exterior Marina, 288 Relations, 152 Manuel Gonzalez Cosio, Gobernador consitucional del Memoir of a Tour to Northern Mexico, 519 Estado libre de Zacatecas a sus habitantes, sabed, 311 Memoirs of a Maryland Volunteer, 43 Manuel González Cosío, Gobernador del Estado libre Memoirs of My Life, 95 de Zacatecas, a sus habitantes, sabed, 164, 260 Memoria con que el gobierno del Estado libre y so- Manuel Maria Lombardini, General de Brigada del berano de San Luis Potosi, 161 Ejercito Mexicano y en Gefe del de Oriente, 130, Memoria del ministerio de estado y del despacho 294, 311 de guerra y marina del gobierno supremo de la Manuel Maria Lombardini, General de Brigada y en Republica Mexicana, 10 Gefe del de Oriente, 293 Memoria de la primera secretaria de estado y del des- Manuel Rodriguez de Cela, comandante general del pacho de relaciones interiores y esteriores de los esta- estado, a sus habitantes, 311 dos Mexicanos, 455 Map of Mexico, including Yucatan & Upper Memorial Histórico. Periódico noticioso, comercial, California, 235-238 científico y literario, 335 Map Reference, 251 Memorial and Petition of Colonel J.D. Stevenson of Map of the Valley of Mexico, 245 California, 105 Memorial of Washington Allon Bartlett, 17 Mexico. Politics & Government, 145, 152, 161, 172, Memorias del Coronel Manuel Balbontín, 22 254, 282, 284, 285, 291, 309-313, 337, 338, 341, 342, Mensaje del presidente de los Estados-Unidos, 501 371, 372, 392, 411 Message from the President of the United States, 176, Mexico. Presidente, 270, 289, 290, 379 227 Mexico. Presidente Interino, 454 Message from the President of the United States, Mexico. Secretario de Estado, 455 Communicating Information Called for by a Mexico. State. Congress, 291 Resolution of the Senate of the 17th Instant, in Mexico. Suprema Corte de Justicia Militar, 456 Relation to California and New Mexico, 507 Mexico and Her Military Chieftains, 53 Message from the President of the United States, Mexico City, 9, 167, 292, 293, 294, 295 Communicating a Report from the Secretary Mexico City, Battle of, 116, 147, 242, 245, 246, 248, of State...for Information in Relation to the 250, 296-308, 385 Negotiations between the American and Mexican Mexico en 1847, 282 Commissioners, 477 Meyers, William H., 101 Message from the President of the United States to the Michoacán, 164, 310, 314 Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of Ministerio de Guerra y Marina, 169 the Second Session of the Twenty-Ninth Congress Ministerio de Guerra y Marina, 169, 259, 270 December 8, 1846, 502 Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Comision de Message from the President of the United States to the Estadistica Militar, 240 Two Houses of Congress...December 5, 1848, 504 Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion 3a, 280 Message from the President of the United States to the Ministerio de Guerra Y Marina. Seccion 4a, 259 Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion 5a, 259 of the First Session of the Thirtieth Congress. Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion central, 276 December 7, 1847, 503 Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion Central. Message from the President of the United States, with Mesa Tercera, 268 Copies of the Correspondence in Relation to the Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion Central— Boundary of Texas, 470 Mesa 3a, 265 Message of the President of the United States. Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion Central=Mcsa December, 1846, 333 4a, 182 Messages of the President of the United States with Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion central— the Correspondence therewith Communicated...on Mesa cuarta, 259 the Subject of the Mexican War, 505, 506 Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion de Mexican Army, 10, 53, 59, 206, 213, 256-277, 313, 314, Operaciones, 259, 275, 306 328, 362, 520 Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Seccion orgánica, 276 Mexican Civil Wars, 22 Ministerio de Hacienda, 124, 164 Mexican Congress, 309 Ministerio de Hacienda. Seccion, 164 Mexican Government, 278, 279 Ministerio de Hacienda. Seccion 1a, 182, 330 Mexican Navy, 259, 280, 281 Ministerio de Hacienda, Seccion 2, 124 Mexican News. Engraved from the Original Picture Ministerio de Hacienda. Seccion 2a, 216 by the American Art-Union 1851. New York, 1851, Ministerio de Hacienda. Seccion 3a, 259 356 Ministerio de Hacienda. Seccion primera, 330 Mexican Society, 192, 451 Ministerio de Relaciones Esteriores e Interiores, 347, Mexican Treacheries and Cruelties. Incidents and 350 Sufferings in the Mexican War, 185 Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Gobernacion y The Mexican War, 2 Policia, 161, 162, 182, 453 The Mexicans Evacuating Vera Cruz, 514 Ministerio de Relaciones Interiores y Exteriores, 143, Mexico, 169, 170, 171, 211, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 244, 223, 312, 328, 359, 394, 472 283 El Ministro de Estado y del Despacho de Guerra y Mexico. Laws, 66, 121-125, 130, 143, 162, 164, 165, 264- Marina, 269 268, 281, 284-287, 328, 359, 360, 394, 453, 472-475 Missionaries, 27 Mexico. Legal System, 288 Missouri, 55, 157, 158, 218 Mexico. Ministerio de Relaciones, 302 Mitchell, Samuel Augustus, 235-239 Mexico. Ministro de estado y del despacho de Mock Trials, 346 guerra y marina, 269 Molino del Rey, Battle of, 116, 304 Monterrey, 316 Nuestra Senora de Guanajuato, 517 Monterrey, Battle of, 30, 190, 317-324, 437 El nuevo Bernal Diaz del Castillo, 88 Montgomery, Samuel H., 325 Obituary Addresses on the Occasions of the Death of Moody, Loring, 457 Hon. John A. Quitman, of Mississippi, and of the Moore, H. Judge, 405 Hon. Thomas L. Harris, of Illinois, 40 Mora y Villamil, Ignacio de, 73 Observaciones acerca del parecer fiscal y acuerdo de la Mormon Batallion, 326 Corte Suprema de Justicia, 172 The Mormon Batallion and its Monument, 199 Observaciones al dictamen presentado por la primera Mormons, 27, 34, 111, 128, 218 comision de guerra, 59 Mr. Everett’s Address to the Whigs of Vermont, July, Observations on the Origin and Conduct of the War 1848, 2 with Mexico, 500 Muleteers, 77 Ocampo, Melchor, 228, 310, 314 Murphy, Charles J., 48, 202 Octavo desengano de los monarquistas é hijos de Polk. Music, 327, 431, 449 Ultimitas noticias de Puebla y Veracruz, 366 Muy interestante. Aviso al publico, 362 Officer Corps, 488 “My Campaign Reminiscences”, 28 Official Army Register, for 1846, 468 My Confession: Recollections of a Rogue, 29 Official Despatches from General Taylor.... May 27, Méjico histórico-descriptivo, 192 1846, 450 Méndez, Eleuterio, 230, 269 Official Dispatches and Letters of Rear Admiral Du N. 37. Felipe Cosio, Gobernador constitucional del Pont, 94 Estado de Aguascalientes, a sus habitantes, sabed, Official List of Officers Who Marched with the Army 258 under the Command of Major General Winfield N.H. Patriot....Extra, 500 Scott, 483 A Narrative of Major General Wool’s Campaign in Ohio, 197, 212 Mexico in the Years 1846, 1847, & 1848, 521 Olaguibel, Francisco Modesto de, 162, 271, 311 Natalia Ship, 98 “Old Rough and Ready”, 433 National Guard, 266, 271, 272, 277, 310, 328, 362 The Old Rough and Ready Almanac, 7 National Intelligencer, 333 Old Rough and Ready Speaks His Mind, 199 Native Americans, 25, 218, 287, 329, 490 Olinda, Abram Van, 40 Natural History, 519 Oration Delivered at Philadelphia, 3 Naval Blockade, 330 Order of Exercises at the First Christian Church, Naval Sketches of the War in California, 101 New-Bedford, on the Occasion of the Funeral Nebel, Carl, 220, 221, 222, 458 Solemnities, of the Late President of the United Necesidad de la observancia de la ley de 20 de abril del States. Tuesday, August 6, 1850, 430 ano presente decretada par las actuales circunstan- Ordoñez, Juan, 395 cias, 309 Oregon, 345, 354, 355 Nepomuceno de la Garza y Evia, Juan, 316 Ornamental Map of the United States & Mexico, 354 Nevada, 111 Ornamental Map of the United States & Mexico. New Mexico, 46, 56, 63, 92, 112, 154-159, 234, 329, 331, 1847, 355 470, 490 Ortega, José María, 140 New Mexico and California. July 24, 1848, 490 Ortiz de Ayala, Joaquín, 310, 314 Newspapers, 131, 333, 356, 407 O se hace la guerra de Tejas, o se pierde la nacion, 440 Newspapers, Mexico, 334-336 Otero, Mariano José, 312 New York, 51, 91, 99, 103, 105, 138, 201, 202 The Other Side, 184 New York City, 332 Our Army at Monterey, 324 New-York Daily Tribune, 333 Our Army on the Rio Grande, 465 Nicolas Bravo á los habitantes del estado de Puebla, 71 Overlands, 96, 218 Niños Héroes, 261 Pacheco, José Ramón, 302 No. 1. Mexican Letters, 70 Pacificism, 2, 3, 151, 408, 500 Norton, Lewis Adelbert, 49 Padierna, Battle of, 147 Notes on the Upper Rio Grande, Explored in the Palmetto Regiment, 405, 413 Months of October and November, 1846, 466 Palo Alto, Battle of, 369, 421, 439, 441, 443, 449, 450, El Noticioso, 336 452, 456, 458, 461-463, 465, 468, 469 Noveno calendario, 337 The Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, 44 Paredes y Arrillaga, Mariano, 280, 338-340, 454, 459 Portillo, Jesús L., 162 Parker, Horace, 199 Postal Service, 351 Parker, Theodore, 408 Powell, C. Frank, 461 Parrodi, Anastasio, 415 Precious Metals, 352 Parte circunstanciado del General Taylor, 87 La Prensa. Periodico de noticias y variedades, 334 Parte oficial del Exmo. Sr. Division benemérito de la The President of the Mexican Republic to the Troops patria, 389 Engaged in the Army of the United States of Parte oficial del General Bravo, sobre la accion de America, 379 Chapultepec, 139 El Presidente Interino de la Republica y General en Patiño, Francisco, 126 Gefe del Ejercito, a los Mexicanos, 303 El Patriota, 336 Press Freedom, 225, 325 Patten, George Washington, 500 Prestamo forzoso de dos milliones de pesos, 122 Patterson, Robert, 241 Preston, William, 204 La Paz o el Proximo Carnaval, 168 Princeton University, 412 Peabody, Andrew P., 408 Printers, 113, 114 Peace Establishment-Number of Indians in Oregon, Prints, 78, 80-86, 132, 133, 138, 141, 142, 181, 220, 222, California and New Mexico, &c. August 2, 1848, 297, 299, 301, 307, 319, 321, 323, 353-356, 368, 373, 490 399-401, 404, 420, 422-426, 432, 433, 439, 444- Peace Overtures, 398 446, 463, 510-516 Pedro de Ampudia, General de Brigada y en gefe de Privateers, 281 Ejercito del Norte, a los habitantes de este departa- A Private’s Own Journal, 42 mento, hago saber, 318 Proceedings of the Senate and Documents Relative to Peláez, Manuel, 161 Texas, from which the Injunction of Secrecy Has Pennsylvania, 8, 13, 14, 42, 325, 373 Been Removed, 467 Periodicals, 343, 544, 545 Proclamacion, 485 Perote, Castle of, 333 Pronunciamento en la Ciudadela, 357 Personal Adventures in Upper and Lower California, Pronunciamiento a la Polka, 339 in 1848-9, 103 Pronunciamiento del Estado de Queretaro en favor Personal and Military History of Philip Kearney, 35 del supremo gobierno y del soberano congreso na- Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in cional, 349 Texas, 60 Propaganda, 379 Persons Employed in the Naval and Marine Service. Property Dispute, 358 June 23, 1848, 490 Propositions for Peace, 478 Peña y Barragán, Matías de la, 348, 349 Public Meetings, 359, 360 Peña y Peña, Manuel de la, 270, 290, 341, 342, 460 El Puchero; or, A Mixed Dish from Mexico, 203 Phelps, William D., 50 Puebla, 71, 72, 215, 258, 264, 277, 310, 361-366 Philadelphia, 6 Puebla, Battle of, 179 The Philadelphia Grays, 14 Al Pueblo Mexicano, 146 Pictorial History of Mexico and the Mexican War, 193 Pulitzer Prize, 207 Pierce, Franklin, 40, 344 Pérez Fernández, Diego José, 272 Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 226, 227 Al Público, 310 Plan Regenerador del Supremo Gobierno. Circular del Quartel general, Exercito de Ocupacion, Corpus Ministerio de Relaciones, 302 Christi, 8 de marzo, de 1846, 419 Please Read and Circulate. Vindication of the Military Querétaro, 349 Character and Service of General Franklin Pierce, Quitman, John Anthony, 32, 40 by His Companions in Arms in Mexico, 40 Railroads, 354, 355 Poe, Edgar Allan, 51, 343 Ramon Adame, Gobernador del Estado de San Luis Poetry, 292, 412, 500, 517 Potosi, a sus habitantes, 76 Poinsett, Joel, 189 Rape, 4 Polk, James Knox, 2, 176, 177, 333, 345, 346, 450, 477, Raskin, William L., 15 478, 501-506 Rea, Joaquín, 179 Polkos Revolt, 347-350, 392 Reavis, Logan Uriah, 41 Poole, Fitch, 346 Recollections of Mexico and the Battle of Buena Vista, Popular Culture, 356 77 Record of the Wyoming Artillerists, 13 A Review of the Life, Character and Political Recruiting, 367 Opinions of Zachary Taylor, 427 Recruitment, 484 Richardson, William H., 159 Un recuerdo en memoria de los Mexicanos que muri- Riddle, D.H., 408 eron en la guerra contra los norte americanos en los Ringgold, Samuel, 369 años de 1836 à 1848, 262 Rio Grande, 466 Recuerdos de la invasion norte-americana 1846-1848 Ripley, Roswell Sabine, 205, 209 por un joven de entonces, 206 Roa Bárcena, José María, 206 Reed, William Bradford, 3 Robinson, Fayette, 53, 488 Reflexiones sobre la guerra entre los Estados-Unidos Rodenbough, Theophilus Francis, 128 y Mejico, 254 Rodríguez de Cela, Manuel, 311 Refutacion al cuaderno titulado: “Rápida ojeada.”, 395 Rodríguez de San Miguel, Juan, 153 El Registro Oficial. Periodico del Gobierno del Estado Rodríguez y Galván, Antonio, 337 de Durango, 334 The Rough and Ready, 333 Reglamento para el curso de particulares contra los en- The Rough and Ready Melodist, Illustrated, 431 emigos de la nacion, 281 The Rough and Ready Songster, 327 Regulars and Volunteers Engaged in the Mexican Ruxton, George Frederick Augustus, 370 War. May 4, 1848, 490 Ryan, William Redmond, 103 Reid, Elizabeth, 51 St. Louis Grays, 55 Reid, Samuel Chester, Jr., 471 Salas, José Mariano de, 240, 273-275, 337, 359, 371, Reminiscences of a Campaign in Mexico, 56 372, 462 Reminiscences of the War of the Rebellion, and of the Saltillo, 480 Mexican War, 48 Sam Chamberlain’s Mexican War, 30 Report from the Secretary of the Navy, 107 San Ángel, 373 Report of the Joint Committee of the Common San Angel, Mexico, Quarters of the 1st Penna. Regiment Council, Appointed for the Purpose of Making the Volunteers, commanded by Col. F.M. Wynkoop, 373 Necessary Arrangements for the Reception of the San Blas, 259 First Regiment of New York Volunteers, 332 San Blas, Batallion Activo de, 276 Report of the Secretary of the Interior, 67 San Diego, California, 104 Report of Secretary of the Interior. April 12, 1852, 68 San Francisco, 110 Report of the Secretary of War, 62, 242 San José, California, 374 Report of the Secretary of War.... December 10, 1846, 450 San Luis Potosí, 161, 178, 257, 315, 375 Report of the United States and Mexican Boundary San Patricios, 34, 36, 41, 193, 195, 376-380, 405 Survey, 69 Santa-Anna, Antonio López de, 7, 76, 134, 136, 146, Reports from General Taylor, 469 164, 183, 225, 276, 278, 279, 296, 303-306, 311, 322, Reports from General Taylor.... June 12, 1846, 450 334, 347, 349, 357, 372, 379, 381-396, 414 Representacion del illmo. y venerable cabildo metro- Santa-Anna’s Leg, 23, 24 politano al soberano Congreso, 117 Santa Anna’s Messengers Requesting Genl. Taylor to La República Mexicana en 1846, 153 Surrender His Forces at Discretion, 84, 85 Resaca de la Palma, Battle of, 368, 421, 441, 443, Santa Fé, 331, 397 444-446, 449, 450, 452, 456, 462, 465, 468, 469 Santa Fé Trade, 370 Resaca de la Palma. Battle of May 9th. 1846, 444 A la Santísima Vírgen María...., 517 The Result of the Mexican War, 2 Sarony & Major, 323, 432, 433 Resultos de la guerra con Norte-America, 313 Satire, 150, 217, 229, 339, 393 Return of Killed, Wounded and Missing of the Army Satisfaccion que dá á la vindicta pública y á sus com- under the Immediate Command of Maj. General pañeros de armas, el teniente coronel del séptimo Winfield Scott, on the Nineteenth and Twentieth regimiento de caballería D. Juan Fernandez, 322 of August, 1847, 116 Scene in Vera Cruz during the Bombardment, March Revere, Joseph Warren, 52, 102 25th 1847, 516 Review of the Diplomatic Policy Adopted by the Scenes in the Life of General Scott, 406 Executive of the United States to Negotiate, Schulze, L., 373 in Connection with the Operations of the Scott, John, 115 Commander-in-Chief of the Army to Conquer, a Scott, Winfield, 6, 58, 203, 226, 227, 297, 299, 398- Peace with Mexico, 2 406, 435, 479, 503 Scott’s Campaign in Mexico, 405 Smith, Ashbel, 464 The Scouting Expeditions Of McCulloch’s Texas Smith, Gustavus Woodson, 241 Rangers, 471 Smith, Isaac, 56 Scrapbooks, 407 Smith, Joseph, 326 Scribner, Benjamin Franklin, 54 Smith, Justin Harvey, 207 Sea Memories: or, Personal Experiences in the U.S. Smith, Martin Luther, 242 Navy in Peace and War, 493 Smith, S. Compton, 208 The 2nd. Division of Regulars, as Drawn-up at Cerro Smith, Seth, 8 Gordo under the Command of Gen. Twiggs, 137 Smith, Whiteford, 413 Second Pennsylvania Regiment, 325 Smythe, William E., 104 Secretaria del Gobiero del Estado libre y soberano de Sombra de Victoria, La, 168 Chiapas, 311 Songsters, 431 Secretaria del Supremo Gobierno del estado. Aviso in- Sonoma County, California, 106 terestante, 260 Sonora Herald, 333 Secret Societies, 359, 360 A Son’s Recollections of His Father, 45 Segunda parte de la refutacion a la rapida ojeada, 395 Soto, Juan, 166, 366 Segunda protesta del venerable Cabildo Metropolitano, South Carolina, 202, 405, 413 117 Southwest, 60 Seminole Wars, 15, 41, 45, 46, 58, 127-129, 191, 402, Sowell, Andrew Jackson, 199 406, 429, 434, 461 Spanish-American War, 487 Semmes, Raphael, 497 Spies, 100 A Sermon of the Mexican War, 408 Stagecoaches, 351 Sermon of War, 408 Steedman, Charles, 57 Sermons, 408 Steffen, Randy, 129 Service Afloat and Ashore during the Mexican War, Stevens, Isaac I., 209 497 Stevenson, Jonathan D., 91, 105 Sesto Desengaño para los pronunciados en Mexico, 334 Stockton, Robert F., 107, 198 Severyn, Charles, 463 Storming of Chapultepec in Mexico, Sept. 13th, 1847, Shackford, Charles Chauncey, 3 138 “Shall the Sword Devour Forever”, 40 Storming of the Heights of Cerro Gordo, 133 Sharts, John, 40 Storming of Monterey—Attack on the Bishop’s Palace, Shepard, Elihu H., 55 321 Sherman, Thomas West, 16 Storming of Palace Hill at the Battle of Monterey, 319 Shields, James, 33 Streeter, Thomas Winthrop, 19 Siege of Vera Cruz, 247 Strength of the Army at the Close of the Mexican War. Sierra Madre, Republic of, 409, 410 July 28, 1848, 490 Sierra y Rosa, Ignacio, 350 Stuart, Alexander Hugh Holmes, 68 Sinaloa, 411 The Substance of an Address Delivered to the Palmetto Sketch of Bvt. Brigadier General Sylvester Churchill, Regiment, 413 31 Suceso Importante, 411 A Sketch of the Life and Character of Gen. Taylor. By Sueno de un Mexicano sobre la situacion de la patria, the One-Legged Sergeant, 434 414 A Sketch of the Life and Public Services of General Sumaria mandada formar a pedimento del Sr. Coronel Zachary Taylor, 427 del 4o. regimento de infanteria de linea D. José A Sketch of the Life and Public Services of Major Lopez Uraga, 452 General John E. Wool U.S. Army, 40 Sumner, Charles, 476 Sketch of Line of March of Gen. Patterson’s Division Sumpter, Arthur, 58 from Matamoras to Victoria and of Route from Survey of the Lines of Defence at Cerro Gordo, 245 Victoria to Tampico, 241 Suárez Iriarte, Francisco, 295 Sketches of California and Hawaii, 101 Sánchez, José Juan, 363 Sketches of the Campaign in Northern Mexico, 197 Tagebuch geschrieben wahrend der nordeameri- Slavery, 2, 3, 89, 457, 491, 492 kanisch-mexikanischen Campagne in den Jahren Slidell, John, 454, 460 1847 und 1848, auf beiden Operationsliinien, 212 Small, William F., 412 Tahiti, 27 Taking Possession of Monterey, 109 Tuomey, Honoria, 106 Tampico, 415, 493 Turnbull, Charles Nesbit, 245-250 Taos Revolt, 331 Turner, Henry Smith, 199 Tarrifs, 352, 486 The Twelve Months Volunteer, 38, 39 Taxes, 117, 119, 121, 122, 124-126, 416, 417, 481 Twiggs, David E., 137 Taylor, Fitch Waterman, 498 Two Wars: An Autobiography, 37 Taylor, Zachary, 2, 58, 87, 108, 112, 199, 323, 418-437, Tyler, Daniel, 326 446, 450, 459, 461, 463, 464, 470, 485, 503, 507 Tyler, John, 109, 467 Taylor & His Battles, 426 U. STATES ARMY, 367 Taylor and His Generals, 435 Ulalume, 343 The Taylor Anecdote Book, 436 Ultimas comunicaciones entre el gobierno Mexicano Telegraph Hill, 136 y el enviado estraordinario y ministro plenipoten- Telégrafo, El, 133 ciario de los Estados-Unidos, 454 Ten Million Dollar Appropriation Bill, 492 Ultimas noticias de Jalapa y Nuevo-Mexico, a deg- Tennessee, 38, 39 uello de los Yankies, 375 Ten Regiment Bill, 438 “Uncle Dick” Wootton, 154 Tercera protesta del venerable Cabildo Metropolitano, Uniforms, 256 117 United States, 170, 171, 175 Texas, 3, 5, 8, 10, 36-39, 46, 54, 55, 60, 70, 115, 127, 128, United States. Congress, 489-492 143, 156, 159, 187, 188, 193, 197, 205, 207-210, 214, 231, United States. Congress. Senate, 438, 467 232, 235-238, 243, 244, 254, 262, 316, 327, 333, 368, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on 420, 421, 425, 428, 429, 436, 439-470, 492, 498, 502, Foreign Relations, 476 505, 506, 519 United States. Politics & Government, 500 Texas. Message from the President of the United United States. President, 108, 109, 112, 176, 177, 450, States Transmitting the Rejected Treaty for the 467, 470, 477, 478, 501-507 Annexation of the Republic of Texas to the United United States. Secretary of the Interior, 67, 68 States, together with the Accompanying Documents, United States. Secretary of War, 242, 450 467 United States and Mexican Boundary Texas. Politics and Government, 44 Commission, 69 Texas Navy, 53, 497 United States Army, 4, 12, 116, 127, 128, 131, 144, 149, Texas Rangers, 6, 7, 8, 194-197, 208, 224, 471 163, 174, 180, 227, 252, 253, 255, 325, 351, 352, 364, 367, Thorpe, Thomas Bangs, 324, 436, 465 380, 398, 416, 417, 419, 438, 468, 469-488, 490 Thos. Ap C. Jones, U.S.N., 219 United States Boundary Commission, 67 Three Million Dollar Appropriation Bill, 492 United States Congress, Debates, 492 Tilden, Bryant Parrott, Jr., 466 United States Navy, 17, 50, 52, 57, 90, 93, 94, 100, 101, Tilden, William Phillips, 3, 40 103, 107, 190, 219, 330, 490, 493-499, 502, 504 A Tour of Duty in California, 102 Urrea, José, 308 ¡¡¡Traicion De quatro diputados, 347 USS Cumberland, 498 Tratado de paz, 170, 171 USS Edith, 219 Treaties, 467, 472-475 Valencia, Gabriel, 146, 147 The Treaty between the United States and Mexico, 175 Valentín Canalizo, General de Division y en gefe del Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Address by William Egército de Oriente, á los habitantes del Estado li- Blanding, 2 bre y soberano de Veracruz hago saber, 258 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Message of the Varios Mexicanos, 145 President., 177 El vecindario y la guarnicion de la Ciudad de México, Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits, and Settlement, 161 Between the United States of America and the Vega, Rómulo Díaz de la, 445 Mexican Republic, 173 El 20 de agosto de 1847. “Churubusco.”, 377 Treaty with Mexico. July 22, 1848, 490 Veracruz, 118, 166, 258, 260, 366, 486, 493, 508 Trial for Murder. The People vs. James K. Polk, 346 Vera Cruz, April 1847. General Orders 101, 4 Trigueros, Ignacio, 225 Veracruz, Battle of, 181, 203, 247, 403, 495, 496, 509- Trist, Nicholas P., 61, 476-478, 501 516, 522 The Triumphs of War, 408 A Veteran of Four Wars, 26 Truce Negotiations, 477, 478 Viadas, J. Mariano, 277 El Vice-Gobernador en ejercicio del poder ejecutivo del Wool, John E., 40, 451, 521, 522 Estado de Oaxaca, á sus habitantes, 347 Worth, William Jenkins, 364, 365, 522 El Vice Gobernador del estado de Michoacán, en ejer- Wright, Henry Clarke, 437 cicio del supremo poder ejecutivo, à todos sus habi- Wynne, James, 369 tantes, sabed que el Congreso del mismo estado á Xicoténcatl, Felipe Santiago, 276 decretado lo que sigue, 314 Ya vuelve la libertad. Letrilla, 375 El Vice-Gobernador del Estado de Michoacán, en Ya el Yankee la paz pretende, pero el gobierno le ejercico del poder ejecutivo, á todos sus habitantes, dice poco tiempo...yo no entiendo. Dialogo entre sabed: que, 310 Liberata Polka, y Patricia la Ranchera, 523 El Vice-Gobernador del Estado de Oaxaca, a sus ha- Young, Bryan Rust, 3 bitantes, 135 Young, Philip, 211 El Vice-Gobernador del Estado, en ejercito del supre- Zirckel, Otto, 212 mo poder ejecutivo, a sus habitantes, sabed, 164 Vidal y Rivas, Luis G., 396 Vindicacion del general Parrodi, 415 Vindicacion que hacen Benjamin y Tomas Laurent, 358 Virgin Mary, 517 Vollständige Geschichte des Krieges mit Mexiko, der Ursachen, Führung und Folgen desselben, 188 Volunteers, 56, 367, 484, 491 Walker, Samuel H., 7 Walker, Samuel Hamilton, 471 Walpole, Frederick, 518 Wandering Sketches of People and Things in South America, 499 The War between the United States and Mexico Illustrated, 220, 221, 222 War Correspondence, 407 War Expenses, 500 War of 1812, 129, 191, 402, 406, 461, 496 The War and its Warriors, 194, 195 The War with Mexico, 205 War with Mexico, 1846-1847. Doniphan’s Expedition and the Conquest of New Mexico and California, 155 The War with Mexico, 1846-1848, 207 Washington A. Bartlett, 17 Washington, D.C., February 10, 1853, 16 Watson’s Battalion, 203 The Weekly Herald, 333, 397 Wheat, Carl I., 20 Wheeler, Alfred, 110 Whigs, 431 Whiting, Samuel P., 468 Who Conquered California, 97 Willard, Emma, 210 Wilmot Proviso, 89, 491, 492 Winfield Scott, 400 Wislizenus, Frederick Adolph, 519 With Stevenson to California 1846, 99 Woll, Adrián, 520 Women’s History, 8, 21, 185, 434 Wood, William Maxwell, 100, 499 Woodville, Richard Caton, Sr., 356

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2. BUYING AT AUCTION. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the buyer. The auctioneer has the right to reject any bid and, in the event of any dispute between bidders, to determine the successful bidder, to continue the bidding, or to re-offer and resell the lot in question. In the event of any dispute after the sale, the final record of sale of Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books shall be conclusive.

3. Title to the offered lot shall pass to the buyer upon the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer and announcement by the auctioneer that the lot has been sold, subject to compliance by the buyer with all other Conditions of Sale. The buyer shall forthwith assume full risk and responsibility for the lot and shall pay the full purchase price or such part thereof as Dorothy Sloan– Rare Books, in its sole discretion, shall require. In addition, the buyer may be required to sign a confirmation of purchase.

4. BUYER’S PREMIUM. A 22.5% premium will be charged in addition to the hammer price for floor bidders or those using the absentee and online bidder services provided by Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books. A 27.5% premium will be charged in addition to the hammer price for those using the online bidding services of Live Auctioneers. The “purchase price” is the sum of the hammer price and the applicable premium.

5. SALES TAX. Unless exempted by law, the buyer is required to pay any applicable state and local tax on the purchase price. Exemption and/or resale certificates are required to be on file to waive this tax.

6. REGISTRATION. All bidders must have a Bidder Registration Form on file with Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books. A Bidder Registration Form is available in the printed auction catalogue or on our website: http://www.sloanrarebooks. com. New bidders will be asked to supply a bank reference or other acceptable references when they register. Bidders who attend the sale will receive numbered paddles that will identify them as bona fide bidders. Bidders who will not attend the sale may submit absentee bids, or telephone bids as described below. Only bids believed to be from bona fide potential buyers will be acknowledged by the auctioneer.

7. ABSENTEE BIDS. Absentee bidders should submit written instructions using a copy of the absentee bid form provided with our catalogues or on our website. Bids may also be telephoned to us and subsequently verified in writing. Unlimited or “buy” bids will not be accepted. Please bid a specific dollar amount. Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books will dili- gently attempt to follow any and all bid instructions, executing the absentee bid at the lowest possible price, but accepts no responsibility for failure to correctly execute such bids. Absentee bids will be executed only according to valid bidding increments. If identical bids are received from two or more bidders, the first bid received will take preference. Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books reserves the right to decline to undertake any such bids. All absentee bids must be received by noon Central Time of the day prior to the auction.

8. TELEPHONE BIDDING. For the convenience of absent clients bidding can be made by telephone. Lots must have a minimum estimate of $500 to qualify for this service. The number of telephone lines is limited, and arrangements for bidding by telephone should be made with Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books, (512) 477-8442, by noon Central Time of the day prior to the auction. Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books will execute bids of telephone bidders to the best of its ability, but accepts no responsibility for failure to successfully execute such bids. We also recommend that telephone bidders leave a covering written bid which we can execute on their behalf in case we are unable to reach them by telephone during the auction. Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books reserves the right to decline to undertake any such bids.

9. RESERVE. Lots are sold subject to a “reserve,” a price below which the lot will not be sold. The reserve is equal to the low estimate printed in this catalogue.

10. PAYMENT. Unless other arrangement is specifically granted by Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books, all articles are to be paid for by cash, interbank wire transfer, or check and must be removed from the premises no later than noon of the day after the sale. Payment of the purchase price can only be accepted in U.S. dollars. Floor buyers must pay for their purchases immediately upon conclusion of the sale. Pro forma invoices will be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to successful absentee bidders within one week of the auction date. Payment is due upon receipt of invoice. Purchased items will be shipped upon receipt of full payment, including shipping charges.

11. LATE CHARGES. No lot may be removed from the auction premises until the buyer has paid in full the purchase price or has satisfied such terms as Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books, in its sole discretion, shall require. As Dorothy Sloan– Rare Books is legally required to pay the consignors promptly after sale, Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books reserves the right to charge an additional late payment charge of 2% per month, beginning on the day of the sale. All lots must be removed from the premises, or have shipping arrangements made, no later than noon of the day after the sale. If not so removed, such items may be sent to a public warehouse at the expense and risk of the buyer. Whether sent to a warehouse or stored by Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books, all such lots are subject to a minimum storage fee of $20.00 a day.

12. If the buyer fails to comply with any of these Conditions of Sale, Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books may, in addition to asserting all available legal remedies (which includes, but is not limited to, the right to hold a defaulting buyer liable for the purchase price), (a) cancel the sale, and retain as liquidated damages any payment made by the buyer, (b) resell the property without reserve at public auction on seven days notice to the buyer, or (c) take such other action as Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books deems necessary or appropriate. Should Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books resell the property, the buyer shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price together with costs and expenses. Should a buyer pay only a portion of the purchase price for any or all lots purchased, Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books shall apply the payment received to such lot or lots at its sole discretion.

13. The rights and obligations of the parties with respect to the Conditions of Sale and the conduct of the auction shall be governed and interpreted by the laws of the state of Texas. By bidding at auction, whether present in person or by agent, by absentee bid, telephone, or other means, the buyer shall be deemed to have consented to the jurisdiction of the courts of such state and the federal courts sitting in such state.

14. The buyer agrees that (a) neither Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books nor the seller shall be liable, in whole or in part, for any special, indirect or consequential damages, including, without limitation, loss of profits, and (b) the buyer’s damages are limited exclusively to refund of the purchase price paid for the lot.

15. SHIPPING CHARGES. Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books may, in its sole discretion, arrange to have purchased lots packed, insured, and shipped at the request, expense, and risk of the buyer. This will be done as a service to the buyer, and Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books assumes no responsibility for acts or omissions in such packing or shipping. In such cases, the buyer will be billed for the cost of such services, including an administrative fee for the services.

16. BIDDING INCREMENTS. Increments are: $10: to $100 $25: $101 to $500 $50: $501 to $1,000 $100: $1,001 to $2,000 $200: $2,001 to $5,000 $500: $5,001 to $10,000 $1,000: $10,001 to $20,000 $2,000: $20,001 to $50,000 $5,000: $50,001 to $100,000 Auctioneer’s discretion thereafter 17. CREDIT. Bidders whose credit is unknown to Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books must submit acceptable references or make prior payment arrangements (without which lots will not be released until funds have cleared). Mail bidders should submit acceptable references or a deposit of 25% of their maximum bid. The deposit will be applied to the purchase if the bid is successful. If the bid is unsuccessful, the deposit will be returned.

18. LOTS NOT RETURNABLE. Any lot containing more than one item is sold “as is,” and is not returnable for any reason.

19. All property should be inspected by the buyer or an agent prior to purchase. Staff will be available to answer questions concerning the property prior to the sale.

20. Pre-sale estimates are approximations of current market value. They are prepared well in advance of the auction and should not be considered predictions of actual sales prices.

LIMITED WARRANTY

Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books warrants the authenticity of each book, imprint, letter sheet, manuscript, signature, print, photograph, map, work of art, and any other artifact in this catalogue on the terms and conditions set forth below:

1. Unless indicated otherwise in the respective catalogue description or unless physical examination would reveal a self-evident lack of authenticity, Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books warrants for a period of three years from the date of sale the authenticity of every book, imprint, letter sheet, manuscript, signature, print, photograph, map, work of art, and any other artifact described in this catalogue. This limited warranty does not extend to the attribution of authorship of any item to the extent that such attribution is based solely upon current scholarly opinion (which is often controversial and rapidly changing).

2. Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books warrants to the buyer of record for a period of three years from the date of sale that any item described in this catalogue is complete in text and illustrations, unless otherwise described. This warranty does not cover binding damages or restoration, stains or foxing, wormholes, short leaves of text or plates or any defect that does not affect the completeness of the text. Nor does this warranty extend to the omission of inserted advertisements, blank leaves, cancels or subsequently published volumes, plate supplements or appendices, atlases, extra-illustrated books, books in original parts, or serial publications. Lots containing more than one title, letter, or manuscript are sold not subject to return. 3. Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books and the seller make no warranty or representation, expressed or implied, that the buyer of any property will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights thereto.

4. The benefits of these warranties are non-transferable and non-assignable. They apply only to the buyer of record, and are conditioned on the buyer returning the work in the same condition as at time of sale, and in the time period specified.

5. The buyer’s sole remedy under these warranties shall be the refund of the purchase price paid for the item, and this remedy shall be exclusive and in lieu of any other remedy which might otherwise be available to the buyer as a matter of law, and neither Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books nor the seller shall be liable for any consequential damages.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

All property is sold “as is” in accordance with the terms of the Limited Warranty set forth herein, and neither Dorothy Sloan–Rare Books nor the seller makes any express or implied warranty or representation as to the condition of any lot offered for sale, and no statement made at any time, whether oral or written, shall constitute such a warranty or representation.

Descriptions of condition are not warranties. The descriptions of condition of articles in this catalogue, including all references to damage or repairs, are provided as a service to interested clients and do not negate or modify the Limited Warranty. Accordingly, all lots should be viewed personally by prospective buyers or their agents to evaluate the condition of the property offered for sale.