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Title: The Old Spanish Missions of California: An Historical and Descriptive Sketch.... Illustrated Chiefly from Photographs by Western Artists Author: Elder, Paul Place: San Francisco Publisher: Paul Elder Date: [1913] Description: Several tipped-in plates & illustrated from photographs by W.S. Dassonville, H.C. Tibbitts, A.C. Vroman, S.L. Willard & others. On gray paper. 10¾x7¾, quarter burlap & gilt-lettered boards, photo pictorial cover label. First Edition. "The Dolores Edition" penned on colophon. History and lore on early Spanish missions accompanied with many fine tipped-in illustrations. Cowan p.193. Lot Amendments Condition: Slight toning to spine; marginal tear to frontispiece; else near fine and bright. Item number: 167409