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Jacobo Sedelmayr: Missionary, Frontiersman, Explorer in Arizona and Sonora. Four Original Manuscript Narratives 1744-1751 (Great Southwest Travels Series, no. 1)
by Jacobo Sedelmayr; Peter Masten Dunne, trans
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
- Seller
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
[Tucson]: Arizona Pioneers’ Historical Society, 1955. First Edition, Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. A fine first edition, limited to 600 copies. Gold cloth boards with gilt seal and title stamping on spine. Deckle page edges. From the private library of Larry Southwick, collector's marginalia pencilled near front hinge. Otherwise clean and bright. A nearly pristine copy of an important work never before translated into English. In a near fine original dust jacket. Dust jacket shows one small spot at foot of spine, and a tiny tear on top edge. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. Rear fold out map is perfect. 82 pp. plus unnumbered index. Octavo, 6 1/2 x 10 inches tall.
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- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 599
- Title
- Jacobo Sedelmayr: Missionary, Frontiersman, Explorer in Arizona and Sonora. Four Original Manuscript Narratives 1744-1751 (Great Southwest Travels Series, no. 1)
- Author
- Jacobo Sedelmayr; Peter Masten Dunne, trans
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Arizona Pioneers’ Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- [Tucson]
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- mission, spain, conquest, california
- Bookseller catalogs
- Spanish Conquest;
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Uncommon Works
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Not your ordinary book store! Uncommon Works specializes in rare, odd, unique, and handmade books, with a focus on the Maya, Latin America, Native America, and the Spanish Conquest. You'll find rare, first editions and first or early printings. You'll even find a few first printings of living authors for sale. We provide services and referrals for book mending, repair, restoration, and binding.
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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