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Translated from the French By Donald Joseph and Edited with an Introduction By Fannie E. Ratchford. The Story of Champ D'Asile, As Told By Two of the Colonists. The Book Club of Texas, Dallas, TX, 1937.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: One of 300 copies printed for members of The Book Club of Texas by the Rydal Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 180 pages. Non-author presentation inscription is seen on the blank front free end leaf and dated Christmas, 1937. Volume shows very slight age and handling, and is otherwise Fine. Housed in original slipcase covered in matching green cloth covers. Slipcase is a little rubbed at corners though remains solid and in Very Good condition.

Seller: Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps, Chanute, KS, U.S.A.

Edited by Fannie E Ratchford. The Story of Champ D'Asile As Told By Two Of The Colonists. The Book Club of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1937.

Price: US$115.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: One of 300 copies. With a nice slipcase which shows little wear. A few minor marks on the green cloth boards. The hinges and the spine are good. The inside pages look unmarked. A number of uncut pages throughout the book.

Seller: M and N Books and Treasures, Bellevue, WA, U.S.A.

Ratchford, Fannie E. (editor),. The Story of Champ D'Asile as Told by Two of the Colonists,. The Book Club of Texas, Dallas, 1937.

Price: US$120.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: first edition, limited edition of 300 copies, translated from the French by Donald Joseph, 180 pages, colour frontispiece, pictorial endpapers, fine in original slipcase, pages are bright and unmarked,

Seller: M. Korman - Libra Books, Toronto, ON, Canada

Joseph, Donald (translator) & Fannie Ratchford (ed.).. Story of Champ d'Asile As Told by Two of the Colonists. Dallas: Book Club of Texas, 1937. Limited ed. Hardcover. 182 pages., 1937.

Price: US$123.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Story of ill-fated group of French Napoleonic refugees who landed at Galveston in 1818 and attempted to build a colony on the Trinity River. Repulsed by Spanish, they were rescued by Lafitte and taken to New Orleans. B/w illustrations, 1st edition, Limited to 300 copies. BTB 85-B. VG/No Jacket. Near Fine in VG+ green cloth slipcase with a few small lightened spots. A nice, unread copy, as pages are still uncut & unopened. Item # B8540. **SAVE MORE** Additional books in the same order ship for FREE via Standard Shipping.

Seller: Schroeder's Book Haven, League City, TX, U.S.A.