Life Record of HW Grabber Texas Ranger. PRESENTING A VERY RARE FIRST EDITION hardback copy of The…
The Life Record of HW Graber Texas Ranger Dedicated First Edition.
PRESENTING A VERY RARE FIRST EDITION hardback copy of The Life Record of H.W. Grabber, A Terry Texas Ranger 1861 – 1865 Sixty-Two Years in Texas. Copyright 1916 by H.W. Grabber.
This EXTREMELY RARE book is in good condition….some fraying and losses to cover and spine, some minor discoloration to the cloth cover, some water damage/foxing on the first and last couple of pages, but otherwise very good for it’s age.
PROVENANCE:
This book was part of the extensive private Dallas collection.
The family was a VERY PROMINENT family in Texas in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries……….it is therefore ‘no surprise’ that Mr. Graber knew one of the members of the family and gifted this book to them.
The book has remained in family ownership since it was presented to them by Mr. Graber.
First edition. 8vo. Three quarter leather and cloth, frontis., (portrait of H. W. Graber), 442 pp., preface. One of the finest narratives relating to the 8th Texas Cavalry and his reminiscences of early Ellis and Dallas Counties. His experiences during the Civil War were both numerous and varied in nature, as he was wounded in Tennessee and captured, tried to escape, and was imprisoned. Eventually he was paroled and rejoined his command in time to take part in the middle Tennessee Campaign. Eventually, at the end of the war, he returned to Texas after declining parole and requesting to be sent home. One of the rarest and desirable of the Texas Confederate regimentals. Howes G279, “printed in a small edition.”
Some minor restoration suggested…but not essential……..the book is in amazing original condition for it’s age.
The Life Record of HW Graber Texas Ranger Dedicated First Edition.
Provenance: Part of a Private Dallas Collection.
Dimensions: 7.75″ x 5.50″
Condition: Good ORIGINAL CONDITION.
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The Life Record of HW Graber Texas Ranger Dedicated First Edition