The Old Mission Churches and Historic Houses of California; Their History, Architecture, Art and Lore
first edition Hardcover
1925 · Philadelphia
by Newcomb, Rexford
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. (Inventory #: 50750)