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Add this copy of Stories of the Old Missions of California to cart. $16.27, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2022 by Legare Street Press.
Add this copy of Stories of the Old Missions of California to cart. $27.44, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2022 by Legare Street Press.
Add this copy of Stories of the Old Missions of California to cart. $44.95, like new condition, Sold by bibliophonics rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rapid River, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1917 by Paul Elder & Company, Publishers.
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Wilke, William H. Fine. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" Tall. First printing. 1917 at title and copyright pages; no additional printings. Burnt orange full-cloth boards, ornately embossed cover and spine design, lt. shelf wear, rub. Matching title design at front, back boards of columns with vines growing upon them w/titles atop. Brown endpapers. Rough-cut deckled pages very good, no writing. Brown tinted top edge. Bind good; hinges intact. Very attractive volume. Seven stories, six faithfully re-told as they occurred, w/titles including: The Indian Sibyl's Prophecy; The Flight of Padre Peyri; Father Zalvidea's Money; La Beata; Juana; Father Uria's Saints; and, Pomponio. Decorations by William H. Wilkes beginning each story. Presented by Charles Franklin Carter, the author of "The Missions of Nueva California, " and "Some By-Ways of California". Quiet and unpretending stories in which Carter attempted to give a faithful picture of life among the Indians and Spaniards in Nueva California during the early days of the 19th century. High quality book craftsmanship. 184 pages. Insured post.
Add this copy of Stories of the Old Missions of California to cart. $45.00, very good condition, Sold by Mark Post Bookseller rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1917 by Paul Elder.
