Color: Black; Brown
"The Old Franciscan Missions of California," by George Wharton James (Third printing, Boston: Little, Brown and Company,) 1928 [1913, 1925]. The hardbound book has a brown cover with black lettering for the title, author's last name, and publisher's name on the spine. Contents include a foreword by James; a historical introduction; a discussion of the relationship between the missions of Alta and Baja California; those missions founded by Junipero Serra; those established by Fermin Lasuen; the founding of the three missions not by the two above; the life of Indians at the arrival of and during the missionary work of the padres; the secularization of the missions; chapters on each mission; a chapter on asistencias; mission architecture; and their interior decoration. Dozens of photo illustrations are included and a map of the missions is affixed with adhesive tape to the inside front cover. The name of a previous owner is on two flysheets at the front. With spine, corner, and edge rubbing; acid burns on front and back flysheets; dented corners; page yellowing; a loosening binding; and a small stain on the upper portion of the front, the overall condition is good.
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