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The Old Mission Churches & Historic Houses in California
by Rexford Newcomb
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine/near Fine
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1925. First Edition. Publisher's Cloth. Fine/near Fine. A Beautiful First Edition, 1925, First Edition stated, Heavily Illustrated Comprehensive Study of California's Missions. 379 pages, Quarto: 11.15 inches in height by 7.75 inches in width, Top Edge Gilt, color frontispiece of Mission San Gabriel and 240 black and white plates photographs and illustrations including 24 line drawings. Three appendices with lists of the Missions and construction dates, Spanish and Mexican Governors, list of Padres. Also explores the historical background of Spanish Renaissance and Rococo architecture brought to California by Spanish settlers. Newcomb was a professor of the history of architecture at the University of Illinois. Original very clean publisher's blue cloth with a gilt stamped Mission vignette on front cover, bright gilt title to spine. Book is Very Good Plus closer to near FINE, previous owner bookplate of renown collector, author and bibliophile Carl I. Wheat. also 2 other previous names or writing. dustjacket is in pieces and laid in. Quality Book from the Library of Carl Wheat.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4024
- Title
- The Old Mission Churches & Historic Houses in California
- Author
- Rexford Newcomb
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- California Missions. Mission Architecture, California Architecture
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Bookplate
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