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John Howell-Books, 1967-01-01. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good/No dustjacket as issued. 0x0x0. Second printing. The binding is tight, bottom corners lightly bumped. Text and images unmarked. Foldout maps intact. Damp staining on the bottom corner of the text block; light soiling on the RFEP and rear pastedown. 4to. ix, 113pp.

San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1967. Hardcover. Good/N/A. 2nd printing. Ex-library with ink stamp on top edge and front pastedown, book plate removed from front pastedown; spine cocked and bumped at head and heel, page edges tanned, stains at fore-edges of front and rear free endpapers, rear hinge cracked. In clear acetate jacket, which is worn, torn, missing pieces. ix, 113 pp., color frontis., five color plates, map. Size: Folio

San Francisco: John Howell - Books. Fine with no dust jacket. 1967. Stated Second Printing. Hardcover. A New Translation Edited by John Galvin. One of 1500 copies Designed and Printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Yellow decorative cloth, gilt spine lettering, ragged right edge, five color plates and two fold-out maps, index at rear. Heavy, extra for international postage. ; 9" x 13"; ix, 113 pp; Fine condition. A few leaves remain unopened, as issued. .

San Francisco. : John Howell., 1967. 2nd Edition, 1500 copies. . Brown cloth. . Very good, in the original glassine dustjacket.. 34x23,5 cm. . Large book, weight: 2.6 lb. may require extra shipping. 2 folding maps. color illustrations.

San Francisco, Calif.: John Howell Books, [n.d.]. Prospectus. 8vo. One folded sheet. [This is an advertisement for the book, not the book itself].

1965. GARCES, Francisco. A Record of Travels in Arizona and California 1775-1776. A New Translation Edited by John Galvin. [San Francisco], 1965. Folio. Illus. in color. two large folding maps. ix, 113, (3)pp. Fine in orig. cloth. Limited to 1,250 copies.

[San Francisco], 1965. 113pp. Frontis. Plates (some in color). 2 folding maps. Folio. Cloth. Mint as issued. One of 1250 copies printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Translated by John Galvin. First printing of the second edition in English. Garces opened up the Mojave Trail, and his narrative of his experiences prompted the Anza expedition. HILL 673.

Full brown decorated cloth boards, gold lettering on spine nice and sharp, 2 folding maps, color illustrations, 1 of 1,500 copies. Fr. Garces travelled over two thousand miles of desert, mountain and river terrain spreading the faith.

John Howell, 1965. hardcover. very good.

San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1967. First Edition, Second Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio. Frontis., ix, 113 pp., illus., + 2 fold-out maps. Edited and translated by John Galvin. Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. One of 1500 copies. Bound in brown patterned cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. In original acetate dustjacket, which has a a few closed tears. A very clean, crisp copy.

John Howell-Books, 1965-01-01. First Edition, thus. Hardcover. Very Good/No dust jacket as issued. Decorated tan cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine. The binding is tight and the corners are sharp. Text and images are clean and unmarked. Two foldout maps are intact. 1250 copies printed.

[San Francisco] : J. Howell-Books, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Uncommon in such positive condition. Limited edition - 1 of only 1250 copies. Physical description; ix, 113 p. : illus. (part col.) maps (2 fold.) ; 34 cm. Notes; First published in 1854 in Documentos para la historia de Mexicó, 2d ser., v. 1, with title; Diario y derecho que siguió el M. R. P. Fr, Francisco Garcés en su viage ... Bibliography: p. 112-113. Subjects; Missions — Mexico — Sonora (State). Missions — Arizona. Missions — California.

San Francisco, CA: John Howell Books, 1965. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 9-1/2" x 12" Cloth; 113pp; Tan patterned cloth boards with gilt titling to spine protected by clear plastic sleeve, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Edition limited to 1250 copies. 20th century translation of Father Francisco Garces' record of travels in Arizona and California from 1775 to 1776. Includes frontispiece color painting of Lipan Warrior and foldout map in rear. Illustrated.

San Francisco: John Howell-Books, 1965. First Edition of This Translation . Hardcover. Fine. 13" x 9. From Color Lithographs. San Francisco: John Howell-Books, 1965. First edition of this translation. Translated by John Galvin. Plates from color lithographs. Two fold-out maps, one at end, one just prior to appendices. 13" x 9", decorated cloth, 1 of 1,250 copies designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. REF.: Hill, Pacific Voyages, p. 120. Francisco Garces, a missionary based in southern Arizona, made a number of journeys into the lands of the Indians to the north and west. Hill calls this "his most noteworthy journey, lasting from 1775-1776..." Besides teaching the rudiments of faith to the Indians, Garces was tasked with finding an overland route that would link the province of Sonora and the Colorado River with Monterey and San Francisco. He crossed the Tehachapi Mountains and arrived at the Mission of San Gabriel after a journey of 2,000 miles. Fine… Read More