Historic Galveston

Historic Galveston published by Herring Press, Houston, TX, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardbound w/Paper DJ. Elephant Folio. Condition: Fine in Good DJ. ISBN 0917001028. LCCN 85-80070. Photography by Richard Payne, text by Geoffrey Leavenworth. This book presents an unprecedented examination of the barrier island that Spanish surveyors named in honor of Bernardo de Galvez half a century before Houston was founded. This book reveals the stunningly beautiful evidence of an era when Galveston's grip on Texas trade fostered extraordinary wealth; when its population included immigrants, it seems, from almost every nation; and when more privileged Galvestonians combed the world for rich materials and furnishings for their offices and their homes - some of which might accurately be called palaces. 99 Pgs. Description text copyright 2005 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 8983.