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Published by John Howell, California, 1971
Seller: Buybyebooks, Honiton, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Louis Choris + (illustrator). First Edition. HB first edition. Edition limited to 5000 copies. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles and ship illust front. Gilt titles spine. 31.2 x 22.3cm. 129 rough cut pages. 4 contemporary maps, 6 f/c illusts. The original narrative, hitherto unpublished by Father Vicente Maria and further details by participants in the first explorations of the Bay's waters. Illustrations by Louis Choris in brush and pencil who was at San Francisco in 1816. Really interesting book. Condition: Very minor age discolouration to board edges. Appears unused. VGC. Please note, heavy book, if being sent outside UK may incur extra postage.