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[TEXANA]. [PHILLIPS, Alfred A., editor]. The Forget-Me-Not,...

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[TEXANA]. [PHILLIPS, Alfred A., editor]. The Forget-Me-Not, a Gift form 1846. New York: Nafis & Cornish, [1845]. 12mo. Illustrated with chromolithographic title-page and 6 chromolithographic plates. 282 pp. Publisher?s full red morocco, boards and spine decoratively stamped in gilt, cream endleaves, all edges gilt (spine toned, rubbed, boards edgeworn, soiled, endleaves soiled, chromolithographic title-page a bit faded, text a bit toned, foxed, ownership signature on recto of frontispiece). Very good. FIRST EDITION OF THIS CHARMING COLLECTION OF STORIES AND POEMS ? INCLUDING THE RARE STORY, ?THE FALL OF BEXAR; A TEXIAN TALE? BY B. J. LOSSING. This story is about the taking of the Alamo as told by the perspective of a Mexican ?Texican,? and includes a cross-dressing ?soldierboy? heroine, with a chromolithographed plate of the battle. Measurements: 5 x 4 x 1?.