November 24, 2024

WANTED TO BUY: RARE TEXAS MATERIAL


We are actively seeking to purchase rare and valuable Texana, including books, ephemera, broadsides, maps, manuscripts, and almanacs related to the history of Texas. Of special interest are early imprints from the Republic of Texas period, 19th-century almanacs (such as Daniel Boone’s Almanac), maps documenting Texas’ early settlement and borders, and broadsides or proclamations associated with Texas’ independence and annexation. Collectors, historians and private collectors of rare Texana are invited to contact us with items of significance relating to early Texas history. From accounts of the Texas Revolution to ephemera documenting daily life, we are interested in all printed material that sheds light on this fascinating era.

Please email any photos to webuyrarebooks@gmail.com or TEXT photos to 6464691851

Examples of Rare and Desirable Texana:

  1. Letter from the Alamo, William Barrett Travis, 1836
  2. Exposición dirigida al Congreso General por el Ciudadano Esteban F. Austin, Stephen F. Austin, 1834
  3. Poems and Essays, Mirabeau B. Lamar, 1857
  4. Speech on Annexation to the United States, Sam Houston, 1845
  5. A Journey Through Texas: Or, A Saddle-Trip on the Southwestern Frontier, Frederick Law Olmsted, 1857
  6. Texas, Mary Austin Holley, 1836
  7. Narrative of the Texan Santa Fé Expedition, George Wilkins Kendall, 1844
  8. Laws of the Republic of Texas, Republic of Texas, 1836-1846
  9. Proclamation to the People of Texas, Antonio López de Santa Anna, 1835
  10. Memoirs of the Last President of the Republic of Texas, Anson Jones, 1859
  11. Daniel Boone’s Almanac, various Texas editions, 1840s
  12. Map of Texas by Stephen F. Austin, 1830s
  13. Broadside: Texas Declaration of Independence, March 2, 1836
  14. Broadside: Goliad Massacre Account, 1836
  15. Map of the Republic of Texas, 1841 by Jacob De Cordova
  16. Galveston Daily News (early issues), 1842
  17. Houston Telegraph and Texas Register (early issues), 1830s
  18. Presidential Proclamation on Texas Annexation, 1845
  19. Map of Texas and Adjacent Lands, John Arrowsmith, 1843
  20. Republic of Texas Currency Notes, 1830s-1840s
  21. Lamar’s Inaugural Address as President of Texas, 1838
  22. Guide to Texas Emigrants, William Kennedy, 1841
  23. Handbill: Land Sale in Austin’s Colony, 1828
  24. Broadside: Santa Fe Expedition Recruitment, 1841
  25. Proclamation of the Siege of Béxar, 1835
  26. Austin’s Register of Land Titles, 1835
  27. Almanac of Texas and Mexico, 1839
  28. Travels in Texas, 1833-1834, Albert Gallatin, 1836
  29. Map of the Texas Frontier, 1850
  30. Broadside: Texian Loan Advertisement, 1836
  31. Map of Texas by H.S. Tanner, 1845
  32. Broadside: Execution of Texian Soldiers, 1840s
  33. Sketches of Texas, Mary Austin Holley, 1836
  34. Narrative of a Texan Volunteer, 1847
  35. Land Deed from Republic of Texas, 1842
  36. Broadside: Runaway Slave Notices, Texas, 1850s
  37. Texas Almanac, First Edition, 1857
  38. Gail Borden’s Map of Texas, 1840s
  39. Plan of the Siege of San Antonio, 1835
  40. Texas Congressional Records, 1836
  41. Sam Houston’s Farewell Address, 1861
  42. The Texas Rangers: A History, 1840s
  43. First Baptist Church of Texas Minutes, 1839
  44. Map of the City of Austin, 1839
  45. Broadside: Mexican Ultimatum to Texas, 1835
  46. Book of Texas Laws in Spanish, 1837
  47. Diary of a Texan Soldier, 1846
  48. Texas Gazette, 1829
  49. Broadside: Reward for Capture of Santa Anna, 1836
  50. Daniel Boone’s Almanac, 1845 Texas Issue
  51. Map of Texas and Northern Mexico, 1847
  52. Broadside: Celebration of Texas Independence, 1837
  53. Texas Baptist Herald, 1850
  54. Journal of the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1836
  55. Map of the Rio Grande Valley, 1849
  56. Broadside: Texas Rangers Recruitment, 1845
  57. Account of the Siege of Goliad, 1836
  58. Treaty Between Texas and Comanche Tribes, 1840
  59. Republic of Texas Passport, 1839
  60. Austin Colony Register, 1820s
  61. Broadside: Execution of Fannin’s Men, 1836
  62. Map of Texas as a State, 1845
  63. Broadside: Call for Volunteers in Texas Revolution, 1835
  64. Early Texas Almanac, 1839
  65. Texas Claims and Titles Manual, 1842
  66. Proclamation on Texas Statehood, 1846
  67. Map of Galveston Harbor, 1839
  68. Handbill: Texas Lottery, 1841
  69. Diary of a Texan Pioneer, 1830s
  70. Austin’s Map of the Settlements, 1820s
  71. Republic of Texas Land Patent, 1841
  72. Map of the Lower Colorado River, 1838
  73. Broadsheet: Texas State Fair Program, 1854
  74. Texian Almanac, 1841
  75. Memoirs of Santa Anna in Texas, 1855
  76. Broadside: Goliad Execution Order, 1836
  77. Plan of the City of San Antonio, 1837
  78. Texas Railroads Development Map, 1850s
  79. Almanac of the Republic of Texas, 1837
  80. Broadside: Proclamation of Independence, 1836
  81. Texas in the Confederacy: A History, 1861
  82. Journal of a Texas Ranger, 1850s
  83. Broadside: Map of Houston’s Defense Lines, 1836
  84. Republic of Texas Congressional Debates, 1837
  85. Plan of Fort Bend Settlement, 1835
  86. Early Texas Bible, 1830s
  87. Texas Ordinance of Secession, 1861
  88. The Campaigns of the Texas Revolution, 1837
  89. Texas Mining Company Shares Certificate, 1850s
  90. Map of the Sabine River Boundary, 1841
  91. Broadside: Texas Agricultural Fair, 1850s
  92. Texas Baptist Hymnal, 1839
  93. Diary of an Emigrant to Texas, 1845
  94. Map of the Brazos River Settlements, 1840
  95. Broadside: Texas Emigration Promotion, 1830s
  96. Austin’s Map of Texas Land Grants, 1837
  97. The Texan Scout: Newspaper Issue, 1841
  98. Early Texas Almanac: Republic Era, 1838
  99. Map of Texas Trade Routes, 1846
  100. Broadside: Declaration of War Against Mexico, 1846

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