Noticias de California : first report of the occupation by the Portola Expedition, 1770, with facsimiles of the original printings, a new translation, contemporary maps, and a narrative of how it all came to pass.
by (Carlos Francisco de Croix Croix, marqueÌs)de; George P Hammond
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Book Club of California. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1958. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 400 copies issued. 53 pp.; 4to; printed and decorated dull purple paper over boards; black cloth back, in plain paper jacket. Frontis is a nicely reproduced folding map with border vignettes that was first included in Father Miguel Venegas's, 'Noticiia', 1757. Folding map in rear is the Map of California by Miguel Costanso, Mexico, 1771. These along with reproductions of manuscripts and a sketch of the Presidio of Monterey. .
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- Seller
- G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 8232
- Title
- Noticias de California : first report of the occupation by the Portola Expedition, 1770, with facsimiles of the original printings, a new translation, contemporary maps, and a narrative of how it all came to pass.
- Author
- (Carlos Francisco de Croix Croix, marqueÌs)de; George P Hammond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Book Club of California
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- CALIFORNIA, WESTERN, AMERICANA, SPANISH
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- History;
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About the Seller
G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
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GRASS VALLEY, California
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