Pages 360 + 375 + 354 pages.16mo. Three volumes bound in full comtemporary mottled calf. Red leather spine labels, tooled in gold. Covers with gold borders. Sewn headbands. Marbled end papers and edges. Folding map of California in front of voume one. Zamorano 80; Howes V-69; Wagner, Spanish Southwest 132b; Hill 1769; Sabin 98843. Bookplate of Keneth M. Johnson on front paste down of volume one. Philadelphia bookseller A. E. Foote's bookseller's mark on front paste down of all three volumes. Much rubbing to all extremities. Hinges tender with leather starting to crack. Text blocks fine and tight. One short closed tear to map at hinge. Original ower's name & date in ink on all three title pages. Some pencil marks in volume one. A very attractive set in the original binding.

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Bookseller: Maxwell's Bookmark (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 28057
Title: HISTOIRE NATURELLE ET CIVILE DE LA CALIFORNIE.
Author: (Venegas, Miguel)
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Paris: Chez Durand 1767.
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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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....
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.