first edition
1991 · Austin
by Taylor, W. Thomas
Austin: W. Thomas Taylor, 1991. First edition, large 8vo, pp. xix, [1], 158, [1]; 39 illustrations on rectos and versos of 20 leaves; fine in original quarter brown cloth over printed paper-covered boards. Prospectus and postcard advertisement laid in. "Since the first public disclosure of the discovery of forged copies of the Texas Declaration of Independence appeared in the Austin American-Statesman in April 1988, rumors have swirled concerning who printed them how many were printed, how many there are, and whether or not the dealers involved knew what it was they were selling... Texfake is the result over over three years of investigation..." (from the prospectus). (Inventory #: 50867)