California Missions (8 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Size: 6 X 9. Great booklet on all 21 Missions.

Paperback. Condition: VG. Old Mission Santa Ines, Founded 1804. 8 panel Promotional Brochure in Very good condition. Includes a Historical Timeline and photos 1701-22.

Condition: Good. California's Four Colorful Historic Franciscan Missions. Mission San Antonio; Mission San Miguel, Mission Santa Barbara and Mission San Luis Rey 4 panel promotional brochure,Color illus., map. in good condition. 1701-19.

12mo. 64 pp. Sepia-tinted photo frontisp., numerous sepia-tinted photo plates. Brown cloth, black lettering, double-page map of El Camino Real on endpapers (minor shelfwear, former ownership stamps on endpapers & title), still a VG- copy, w/ former ownership markings indicating the book had been sent from "Uncle Frank and Aunt Rae from their Arrow Book Store in San Leandro, California." Early printing of this charming, and well-illustrated handbook offering descriptive histories and details for the California Missions from the 18th-Century into the 20th.

Condition: Modest wear, a solid VG+ copy. 103, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated with numerous b/w half-tone photographic images. 7-1/2" x 5" The author "Formerly Keeper of the Spanish and Mexican Archives in the Office of the U. S. Surveyor General for the District of California, and Government Translator from 1877 to 1892.". From this broad knowledge of Spanish California, he compiled this interesting survey of the missions of old California, accompanied by historical and statistical notes. He also presents an interesting study and viewpoint on the Bear Flag revolt. Grey paper covers printed in black 1st Edition (Cowan II, p. 217; Weber, p. 39).

8vo. 192 pp. Woodcut-engraved frontisp., 9 plates (1 large folding of St. Mary's College), 1 folding map of The Laguna (Pond) of Dolores. Publisher's brick-red cloth, elaborate gilt decoration & lettering on front cover, gilt lettering on spine (minor bumping head & foot of spine, corners, minor wear to lower corners), still a VG- copy, w/ bookplate of the Gentlemen's Sodality Library at St. Ignatius Church in San Francisco on front pastedown, w/ stamp of book number. First edition of this rare account of the impact of the Catholic and Jesuit missionaries in California. In addition, Thomas has included extensive notes on early explorations of California, as well as appendices on The Pious Fund. Of interest, is the description and folding map of the Laguna of Dolores which commemorated the report by Gov. Neve of 1777 referring to a Lake Dolores that was located in San Francisco, near where the Protestant Orphan Asylum stood in 1877, which site is today bounded by Haight, Buchanan, Hermann and Laguna Streets.

4to. [20 pp (unpaginated).] Photo-illustrated throughout. Photo-illustrated self-printed softcovers, pictorial map on back cover (minor age toning, slight edgewear), still VG bright copy, w/ discreet stamp of "Ideal Auto Court, Redwood City, Cal." on front cover. First edition, thus, of this nicely illustrated automobile travel photo guide up the California Mission Trail, and issued by the California Mission Trails Association promoting travel down from the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition by the Mission Revival Movement in the 20th century down to Los Angeles. They issued numerous guides for the Mission Trail, and supported amenities and fundraising from travelers for the preservation movement. No copies in Worldcat (similar titles by Rotogravure Co. & All-Year Club Tourist Bureau are located at Chapman, Autry Museum, UCSB, Cal Poly & UMO St. Louis).

Plates (some folding). 192pp. 1 vols. 8vo. An illustrated account of the Catholic missions in California. The frontispiece shows St. Mary's College. Cowan notes that some copies were issued with a large map of San Francisco, which is not present in this volume. Cowan p.166 Later black buckram, spine gilt. Light soiling to front endpapers. Frontispiece with some repaired closed tears, other paper breaks not repaired. Internally clean. About very good Plates (some folding). 192pp. 1 vols. 8vo.