Santa Fe: New Mexican Printing Company, 1912 First edition in English (best edition). First published in Spanish in Santa Fe the prior year. Number 378 of 500 copies. Translated into English under the direction of the Author, by Eleuterio Baca, of Las Vegas, N.M. 812pp. Illustrations from photographs, printed errata slip tipped-in. New red cloth, leather labels, gilt, endpapers renewed. Some library stamps (withdrawn) to title page, else a fine copy. Very scarce. This notable work covers the period of early exploration, the Indians and their culture, the work of missionaries, the various governments of New Mexico, and more. This English edition is considered the best as it is very much expanded over the Spanish version that preceded it. [Graff: 3420; Howes I: R-90; Howes II: R-88; Rader: 2765; Saunders: 4545]..

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Bookseller: Argonaut Book Shop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5885
Title: Illustrated History of New Mexico...
Author: Read, Benjamin M
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New Mexican Printing Company
Place of Publication: Santa Fe
Date Published: 1912
Keywords: New Mexico, History, Native Americans, Missionaries

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