The Old Mission Churches and Historic Houses of California; Their History, Architecture, Art and Lore
by Newcomb, Rexford
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- very good -
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. very good -. Quarto (11" x 8"). xvii, (1), 379, (1)pp. Index. Pictorial blue buckram stamped in gilt. Profusely illustrated with photographs, ground plans and architectural elevations that include a color frontispiece, 217 illustrations and measured drawings, 24 line drawings and a title page vignette. This copy is further illustrated with 6 additional color plates mounted on the blank preliminaries. White library call letters at foot of spine and blue rubber stamps of "Research Dept. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" on several blank margins. An interestng Hollywood association copy. Binding with some old soiling & rubbing, but quite sound.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50750
- Title
- The Old Mission Churches and Historic Houses of California; Their History, Architecture, Art and Lore
- Author
- Newcomb, Rexford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1925
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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