MEMORIAL OF FRAY ALONSO DE BENAVIDES, 1630. TRANSLATED BY MRS. EDWARD E. AYER. ANNOTATED BY FREDERICK WEBB HODGE AND CHARLES F. LUMMIS. by Benavides, Fray Alonso de

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Horn and Wallace, Publishers, 1965. Facsimile Reprint . Hard Back. Very Good/Good. 6 1/2" X 9 1/4. 309 Pages Indexed. Black pebble texture boards and spine with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Pictorial endpapers. Previous owner's name was on the top of the front endpaper is now blacked out. No other marks to the book. There are three light black marks on the dust jacket front and a 1/4" tear on spine. This is a Memorandum to the King of Spain, Philip IV written by Fray Alonso de Benavides, first religious superior of the missions in New Mexico is for us of this twentieth century a tour of the Pueblos and the lands of other indigenous peoples of the Land of Enchantment. The wealth of information made available to us in this appeal to the King for men and money for the missions constitutes a first hand account of the places and peoples in the vast territory which we know as Southern, Central and Northern New Mexico plus portions of North Eastern… Read More

Washington, D.C.: Academy of American Franciscan History, 1954. First edition. Octavo. xxv, 96pp. Very good in a dust jacket with a few edge chips. Owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Blue cloth with gilt stamping spine and front cover.

Washington DC: Academy of American Francisc. 1954. First Edition. Fine in Near fine dj; Closed tears on dust jacket, bright & attractive; 96 pp. .