CJJorothy Sloan -CJV]re Books cAuClio7J- Twenty-Four ,(g invasion norteamericana, I846-I848 The UVlexican-American War The J Dudley Thompson ColleClion CJV]re Books, Maps, Prints, CBroadsides & Ephemera Dorothy Sloan —Rare Books Auion Twenty-Four Item Dorothy Sloan —Rare Books Auion Twenty-Four La invasión norteamericana, 1846-1848 The Mexican-American War The J.Dudley Thompson Colleion Rare Books, Maps, Prints, Broadsides & Ephemera Auion to be condued December & , We Tarrant Street, Llano, Texas & Live Online via .. Dorothy Sloan —Rare Books .. Dorothy Sloan—Rare Books, Inc. AUCTION TWENTY-FOUR Thursday & Friday, December 15 & 16, 2016—10:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m., each day 102 West Tarrant Street • Llano, Texas, 78643 and live online via www.liveauctioneers.com EXHIBITION Tuesday & Wednesday, December 13 & 14—10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., each day Copyright 2016 Dorothy Sloan—Rare Books, Inc. Texas Auctioneer’s License 10210 Following is the text of the catalogue of items to be sold at private auction at the dates and times listed above. Please peruse our illustrated online catalogue, available at www.sloanrarebooks.com. The online catalogue includes several thousand images not present in this version. If you require assistance or more information than is provided herein, please feel free to contact us by phone or email. Please read our Terms & Conditions of Sale and the Important Notice at the end of this catalogue. 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 by the 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 partici- pating 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. Item 4 Item 13 Item 21 Item 26 Item 42 Item 118 Item 87 Item 379 Item 65 Item 69 Item 69 Item 69 Item 139 Item 137 Item 146 Item 150 Item 159 Item 170 Item 171 Item 179 Item 185 Item 189 Item 204 Item 220 Item 220 Item 233 Item 234 Item 235 Item 238 Item 243 Item 250 Item 276 Item 281 Item 292 Item 304 Item 320 Item 331 Item 346 Item 75 Item 354 Item 367 Item 373 Item 397 Item 419 Item 440 Item 426 Item 466 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.