PAUL ELDER THE OLD SPANISH MISSIONS OF CALIFORNIA 1914 1st Edition ©️1913

Description: PAUL ELDER THE OLD SPANISH MISSIONS OF CALIFORNIA 1914 1st Edition ©️1913 Offering a Very Good 1st Edition copy of Paul Elder's "The Old Spanish Missions of California". Copyrighted 1913 and published by Paul Elder and Company Publishers, San Francisco in 1914. Text is all handset type giving a wonderful textural emboss on the paper, and images are individually adhered into place on page. A great example of antique book making methods. A written and visual history of a formative institution of California, not to be missed! Measures 11" tall x 8.25" wide x 1.25" thick. Text pages are numbered to 89, and pages with full images are skipped in numbering/not numbered on either side. • Cover: Very Good condition. This hardcover has a textured, real burlap spine/edge, gold emboss title on cover, and applied print on cover. No bends, cracks, splits on covers. Light wear on surfaces and edges; bumps on corners. Burlap is flat, no raised sections. See photos for best details. • Binding: Good condition. Exterior burlap has cracked along spine edges (mostly on front), yet underneath is still intact. The broken burlap does shed. See pictures for best description. • Interior: Very, Very Good condition. Extremely clean, flat and free of folds, stain and tears. Photos/pictures are all lithographic prints individually tacked on in place to each page. Binding is sound and tight and can open pages fully. See photos for details. See photos for details on all. Images may have a color cast slightly different than actual item, but are close. Take away this Very Good / Good 1914, 1st Edition of Paul Elder's "The Old Spanish Missions of California" for yourself or someone special. This will make an wonderful addition to any history, religion, book making, and California history collection. Thanks for looking. Happy Bidding!

Price: 55 USD

Location: El Segundo, California

End Time: 2025-01-27T02:00:02.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3 USD