Rim of Christendom. a Biography of Eusebio Francisco Kino, Pacific Coast Pioneer.
by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Austin, Texas, United States
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About This Item
The MacMillan Co. , N. Y.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1936. 1936 Reprint. Hardcover. A biography of Eusebio Francisco Kino (1644-1711) missionary in the American Southwest. He arrived as a missionary in New Spain in 1681 and was appointed royal cosmographer to accompany the expedition to colonize lower California. All maps are accounted for on the page as designated by the list of maps in the table of contents. The maps are foldout and in excellent condition. 644 pages, bibliography, index. No dust jacket. Book has usual bumps to the corners and a pull (not torn) to the cloth at the top of the spine. No names, writing, or marks in book. Book is in Near Fine condition. ; 6 1/2 in. x 9 1/2 in. .
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- Bookseller
- Quinn & Davis Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122095
- Title
- Rim of Christendom. a Biography of Eusebio Francisco Kino, Pacific Coast Pioneer.
- Author
- Bolton, Herbert Eugene
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1936 Reprint
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Co. , N. Y.
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- History;, Biography;, California
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Quinn & Davis Booksellers
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Austin, Texas
About Quinn & Davis Booksellers
We have been selling Fine Used Books for 20 years. Currently we sell on the internet and at bookfairs. We list any defect in a book and then assign an overall grade (Fine, Near Fine, Very Good)to the dust jacket and then to the book.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bumps
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
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