Over the valley of the Mission of the Tragedies, the grass was knee-deep in March that year. The horses galloping from the mesa trail down to Boca de la Playa (the mouth of the ocean) were fat and sleek and tricky as they ran neck and neck past the corral of the little plain, and splashed in glee through the San Juan River, where it ends its short run from the Sierras to the Pacific. Where the west trail hugged the hill, two men sat their broncos, watching that no strays break for the mesa above; and beyond the cross on ...
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Over the valley of the Mission of the Tragedies, the grass was knee-deep in March that year. The horses galloping from the mesa trail down to Boca de la Playa (the mouth of the ocean) were fat and sleek and tricky as they ran neck and neck past the corral of the little plain, and splashed in glee through the San Juan River, where it ends its short run from the Sierras to the Pacific. Where the west trail hugged the hill, two men sat their broncos, watching that no strays break for the mesa above; and beyond the cross on Avila's hill, other vaqueros guarded El Camino Real (the road royal), lest in the whirl and dash of the round-up rebels might break for the open and a stampede undo all the riding since dawn of day. High above on the western cliff a giant head of cactus reared infernal arms and luminous bloom. One immense clump threw a shadow across the cliff road where it leaves the river plain and winds along the canon to the mesa above the sea, -the road over which in the old days the Mission Indians bore hides to the ships and flung them from the cliffs to the waiting boats below."
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Add this copy of For the Soul of Rafael to cart. $15.00, good condition, Sold by Olivia's Attic, LLC, ships from Denver, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1906 by A. C. McClurg & Co..
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Good. No dust jacket. Decorated Cover in tan Black & orange. Cover lightly soled, spine rubbed, edges & corners bumped. Owner name on inside cover otherwise clean inside. spine loose. 378 p. illus. 22 cm. Includes Illustrations.
Add this copy of For the soul of Rafael. to cart. $17.45, like new condition, Sold by Tehanu's Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gilroy, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1906 by McClurg.
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Fine. No dust jacket. Cover shows light wear on corners; no marks or creases. Cloth over boards; sewn binding. 378p. illus Ornamental border in buff; decorated end pages; deckle edges.
Add this copy of For the Soul of Rafael to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1906 by A.C. McClurg & Co.
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Very Good. Third edition. Pictorial tan cloth stamped in orange, black and white, unsigned. Decorative designs by Ralph Fletcher Seymour. Tipped in are illustrations from photographs taken by Harold A. Taylor. Spine ends and corners lightly bumped, owner's gift inscriptions on front fly and half-title, else very good.
Add this copy of For the Soul of Rafael to cart. $20.00, good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1906 by A.C. McClurg & Co.
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Good. First edition. Pictorial tan cloth stamped in orange, black and white, unsigned. Decorative designs by Ralph Fletcher Seymour. Tipped in are illustrations from photographs taken by Harold A. Taylor. Gutter before half-title cracked, lacking the front fly, spine ends chipped, spine mottled, thus good only.
Add this copy of For the Soul of Rafael to cart. $20.00, good condition, Sold by Old Scrolls Book Shop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Stanley, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1906 by A. C. McClurg & Co..
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Harold A. Taylor; Ralph Fletcher Seymour. Good+ No Dustjacket. Book Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1906. Fourth Edition. Good+/no dustjacket. Harold A. Taylor; Ralph Fletcher Seymour. Decorated American trade binding. Clean golden brown cloth boards with black, white and red decoration, red and black lettering on cover and spine. Beautifully decorated clean endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. The book is tight and clean with solid binding and hinges, no cracking, clean pages and edges; but there are several small nicks and tiny spots of fraying to the cloth at board edges. All pages decorated, with many illustrations from photographs taken expressly for this book by Harold A. Taylor tipped in. Decorative designs are by Ralph Fletcher Seymour. 378 pages.
Add this copy of For the Soul of Rafael to cart. $27.83, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
Add this copy of For the Soul of Rafael to cart. $33.45, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2014 by Literary Licensing, LLC.
Add this copy of For the Soul of Rafael to cart. $35.00, good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1906 by McClurg.
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Good. First edition. Good Photos tipped in. Pages browning with name inside front cover. Cover rubbed with fraying, wear on corners and spine ends. Some staining. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Add this copy of For the Soul of Rafael to cart. $50.00, very good condition, Sold by Quercus Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chico, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1906 by A.C. McClurg & Co..
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Harold A. Taylor & Ralph Fletcher Seymour. Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Marah Ryan (1860? -1934) became an expert/activist after living among the Hopi Indians. This, however, is a romantic novel of old California (certainly a genre in itself). This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Tan cloth binding with a striking illustration and titling on the front cover in black, white, and red. Titling on the spine includes a Mission bell. Clean text; 378 pages, fore and bottom rough-cut. "With many illustrations from photographs taken expressly for this book by Harold A. Taylor. Decorative designs by Ralph Fletcher Seymour." (Frontis illustration and 18 others within. ) The endpapers are decorative, and all pages have decorative ruling. Really a rather nice production. Bumped corners, light rubbing to head and foot of the spine; the spine is darkened, but all titling is perfectly visible.
Add this copy of For the Soul of Rafael to cart. $58.26, new condition, Sold by Booksplease rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southport, MERSEYSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by Kessinger Publishing.
