Mission San Fernando
Los Angeles: Westernlore Press, 1968. First Edition. Demy 8vo. 5.875 x 8.25 in. 65 pp. Original brown cloth, in cream dust jacket printed in brown. Illustrated with 18 black & white reproductions, including frontispiece. Title page printed in black & pink. Approbations. Near fine in very good jacket. Embossed previous ownership stamp to front flyleaf. Jacket lightly soiled, lightly toned at spine panel, and lightly edgeworn. Binding square & tight, text clean & bright.
'History has no more interesting page of romance, religion no story of greater sacrifice, and civilization no stronger contribution than that offered by the Franciscan Missions in California' (Thomas J. Conaty). One of 250 copies. A crisp copy of an uncommon title.
Price: $60.00