A Leaf from Francisco Palou's Noticias de la Nueva California, Mexico 1857
Orinda CA: Press of the Golden Key, 1990. Softcover. One of 150 copies that were printed at the Press of the Golden Key as a keepsake for a joint meeting of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs in October 1990. Padre Francisco Palou (1721T-1789), a Franciscan priest, missionary, and close colleague and friend of Fr. Junipero Serra, is called by some ‘the father of California history because of the depth and breadth of the primary sources that he gathered and reproduced in Noticias. His work was done between 1767 - 1784 and published in four volumes. This leaf is from a later compilation of Palou's research that was included in the massive Documentos Para la Historia de Mexico, published between 1853-1857. Bound in light tan paper covers with a silver wood engraving of Palou by Rik Olson on the front cover. Text pages are clean and bright with the book title and the commentary title in red. In addition to the leaf, there is a facsimile of the original half-title page. In fine condition. Measures 7.25 x 10.75 inches. Unpaginated [about five pages]. PRI/052224. Fine.
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Price: $125.00