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[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. BREWER, J. Mason (1896-1975). Negro Legislators of Texas And Their Descendants... Dallas, TX: Mathis Publishing Co., [

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[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. BREWER, J. Mason (1896-1975). Negro Legislators of Texas And Their Descendants...  Dallas, TX: Mathis Publishing Co., [1935]. 8vo. Illustrated. 134 pp. Publisher's full green cloth, front board and spine lettered in gilt, publisher's dust jacket (front jacket flap clipped at upper edge - unpriced, with no textual loss). FIRST EDITION OF THIS RARE HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LEGISLATORS IN TEXAS IN THE SCARCE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET.

Condition

Gilt on spine almost completely gone, light rubbing to spine and board edges, minor occasional soiling to binding, minor offsetting to endleaves, text and endleaves lightly toned, some foxing to edge of text block; jacket spine sunned, headcap chipped, some rubbing, sunning, light soiling to jacket with a few small marginal chips and tears. Still, very good. 

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