Search Results: noticia de la california y de by venegas miguel

Gale, Sabin Americana, 2012-02-22. Paperback. Good.

Gale, Sabin Americana, 2012-02-22. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Gale, Sabin Americana, 2012-02-22. Paperback. Good.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

Mexico City: Reimpreso en Mexico por Luis Alvarez y Alvarez de la Caden, 1943-44. Reprint. Some rubbing to spines, neat mends to joints, overall very good. 3 volumes, quartos; 169; 348; 255 pp.; 6 folding maps (2 in second volume, 4 in third volume); half tree calf and brown boards, red and black morocco spine labels. (First 2 volumes with imprint as above; third volume with half-title page with imprint of Editorial Layac). A handsome reprint of an important work. Format is somewhat larger than the original and typeface is modern. As well as adding 2 more maps, this edition also has period-style chapter headpieces depicting scenes of Mission life. Generally regarded as the first published history of California, the first two volumes of "Noticia de la California" deal exclusively with Baja (lower) California and are based on the manuscript written by Mexican Jesuit scholar Miguel Venegas in 1739. Though he was himself unable to travel he compiled his history from a variety of sources, including… Read More

Mexico: L. Alvarez y Alvarez de la Cadena, 1943. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Miguel Venegas (1680-1764) Reprint of the scarce original 1757 edition. Three Volumes, FINe in Fine custom slipcase. newly typeset with decorative chapter headings, text in Spanish. Three volumes: 169, 348 and 255 pages respectively. Soft cover with untrimmed top edge. Complete with Six folding maps all Fine, colorful illustrations of native peoples, priests, sailing ships, early explorers and maps of this new land decorate the front boards. a touch of toning to volume 3 else near Mint. Text and maps are unread Fine. housed in a fine custom slipcase with a striking spine label. Zamorano 80-Number 78.

Madrid: En la Imprenta de la Viuda de Manuel Fernandez, 1757.. Three volumes. [24],240pp. plus folding map; [8],564; [8],436pp. plus three folding maps. Floriated initial caps, woodcut headpieces and tailpieces. Small quarto. Contemporary limp vellum, contemporary manuscript titling to the spines of first and second volumes in brown ink, and third volume in black ink. Five of twelve binding ties present. Second and third volumes with moderate soiling to vellum. Hinges starting on first and second volumes, front hinge of third volume broken. Textblock edges modestly foxed. Marginal worming (often repaired) in the margins of all three volumes. Intermittent tidelines in outer margin of second and third volumes. A single early red pencil arrow in the margins of first and second volumes. Later stamped ownership mark of Juan N. Ortiz on the verso of map in first volume. Very good overall. In cloth chemises and a half morocco and cloth slipcase, spine gilt. The first edition of this classic history of… Read More

Madrid: viuda de Manuel Fernández, 1757. First Edition — Primera edición. Hardcover — Tapa dura. Madrid, viuda de Manuel Fernández, 1757. En 4º. 3 volúmenes. 4 grandes mapas plegados. Encuadernación de la época en pergamino, inscripción con el título en la cubierta del primer volumen y en todas las lomeras. Primera edición, actualmente rara, de esta pieza fundamental para la historia de California. "La primera historia de California, este trabajo contiene más información sobre Baja California que casi cualquier otro libro publicado a lo largo de ciento cincuenta años" (Wagner). Ilustrado con cuatro mapas de la mayor importancia: Mapa 1: Mapa de la California y su Golfo, y provincias fronteras en el continente de Nueva España. Con los márgenes enmarcados por diferentes figuras de misioneros, nativos californianos, y animales. [Wagner, Carthography of the Northwest Coast, 587]. Mapa 2: Seno de California, y su costa oriental nuevamente descubierta, y registrada desde el Cabo a… Read More