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El Triunfo de la Cruz. A description of the building by Father Juan Ugarte of the first ship made in California
by Theodore Henry Hittell (1830-1917)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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About This Item
27 pages with title page decorated with an invented armorial shield in four colors and gilt, initial text letter in red and six small line illustrations by Valenti Angelo. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's grey cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Prefatory note by Oscar Lewis. Signed by illustrator. Limited to 400 copies. The text written by San Francisco historian Theodore Hittel pay eloquent tribute to the Jesuit priest Juan Ugarte, and his work among the natives of Baja California in the early 18th century. It originally appeared in the January, 1880 issue of the pioneer western magazine, The Californian. Condition: Signed on the back page by the illustrator. Lightly soiled else a near fine copy.
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- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CA1123
- Title
- El Triunfo de la Cruz. A description of the building by Father Juan Ugarte of the first ship made in California
- Author
- Theodore Henry Hittell (1830-1917)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Book Club of California, Fairfax
- Place of Publication
- Fairfax, CA
- Date Published
- 1977
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- BORDERLANDS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Colonial America;
- Size
- Octavo
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