signed Hardcover
1968 · Santa Barbara, CA
by Fr. Francis F. Guest
Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Mission Archives-Library, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed. LIMITED EDITION of 500 copies, this is 1 of 100 copies SIGNED by the author on the title page, printed by Grant Dahlstrom and bound by Bela Blau. Miniature Book. 2 1/16 x 1 11/16 inches. 39, [1] pp. Presidio crest printed in red as the frontispiece, title printed in red and black, red initial; text clean, un-marked, pages lightly toned. Full blue leather, raised bands; binding square and tight. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. RGKK819-023. Very Good. An essay on the significance of the Santa Barbara Presidio, the last outpost of Spanish empire in North America, on the occasion of the restoration of the Presidio chapel. REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th-Century U.S. Miniature Books, No. 1274. (Inventory #: RGKK819-023)