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Published by John Howell, 1964
First Edition
Tall patterned cloth boards. Illustrations in original colors by Louis Choris (illustrator). 1000 copies. Fine in near fine original clear dust jacket.
Published by John Howell Books, San Francisco, California, 1964
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Choris, Louis (illustrator). Limited Numbered Edition. Fresh translation from the original Spanish manuscript of the original diaries ("Diario") kept by Father Campa in his explorations with 2 ships that had originated in Mexico, traveled northward along the coast of Alta California, explored the lands & people of Monterey & the San Francisco Bay Area, & continued northward toward what is now Alaska. With lovely pen-and-wash drawings throughout from the work of Louis Choris, a "young & deserving artist" who sailed in a similar voyage off the coast of San Francisco in 1816 aboard the Rurik with Otto von Kotzebue. In 67 pages, with a 13-page Introduction by the Editor, with notes, the translated text of the diary, & 2 full-page Route Maps in rear. This is one of a Limited Edition of one thousand published in 1964 by John Howell Books, printed by Lawton Kennedy of San Francisco, CA. Oversized hardcover has brown & gold floral cloth over boards with bright gilt lettering to spine. Condition is truly Fine (our highest grade): just about as bright & crisp & clean as the day it was first issued! Binding tight & square, pages creamy white. No DJ as issued, but protected in an archival 2.5 mil mylar cover. A beauty! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.