PALOU, FRANCISCO. Relacion Historica de la vida y apostolicas tareas del Venerable Padre Fray Junipero Serra, y de las Misiones que fundo en la California Septentrional, y nuevos establecimientos de Monterey. Mexico: Imprenta de Don Felipe de Zuñiga y Ontiveros 1787. Small 4to, 201 x 148mm., contemporary Mexican binding of mottled sheep, covers with outer border of a repeated stylized flower tool within a frame of double fillet, marbled paper rectangular central panels bordered in gilt, smooth spine gilt tooled and with red morocco label, blue and red stencilled paper endleaves, slight abrasion to the extremities of binding. FIRST EDITION, issue with "A Expensas de Don Miguel Gonzalez Calderon" preceding imprint on title-page, folding engraved map of Upper and Lower California in Wagner's second issue with legend "Mar Pacifico," engraved plate of Serra. Graff 3179; Hill, p. 220; Howes P 56 ("Most extensive early work on Upper Califronia"); Palau 210789 ("Obra estimada y de valor comercial"); Sabin 58392; Streeter sale 2450 ("Palou's biography is the main source on the life of Serra"); Wagner Spanish Southwest 168; Zamorano Eighty 59.Provenance: Frederick H. Rindge (1857-1905), signature at front dated 1902.

PALOU, FRANCISCO. Relacion Historica de la vida y apostolicas tareas del Venerable Padre Fray Junipero Serra, y de las Misiones que fundo en la California Septentrional, y nuevos establecimientos de Monterey. Mexico: Imprenta de Don Felipe de Zuñiga y Ontiveros 1787. Small 4to, 201 x 148mm., contemporary Mexican binding of mottled sheep, covers with outer border of a repeated stylized flower tool within a frame of double fillet, marbled paper rectangular central panels bordered in gilt, smooth spine gilt tooled and with red morocco label, blue and red stencilled paper endleaves, slight abrasion to the extremities of binding. FIRST EDITION, issue with "A Expensas de Don Miguel Gonzalez Calderon" preceding imprint on title-page, folding engraved map of Upper and Lower California in Wagner's second issue with legend "Mar Pacifico," engraved plate of Serra. Graff 3179; Hill, p. 220; Howes P 56 ("Most extensive early work on Upper Califronia"); Palau 210789 ("Obra estimada y de valor comercial"); Sabin 58392; Streeter sale 2450 ("Palou's biography is the main source on the life of Serra"); Wagner Spanish Southwest 168; Zamorano Eighty 59. Provenance: Frederick H. Rindge (1857-1905), signature at front dated 1902.

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PALOU, FRANCISCO. Relacion Historica de la vida y apostolicas tareas del Venerable Padre Fray Junipero Serra, y de las Misiones que fundo en la California Septentrional, y nuevos establecimientos de Monterey. Mexico: Imprenta de Don Felipe de Zuñiga y Ontiveros 1787. Small 4to, 201 x 148mm., contemporary Mexican binding of mottled sheep, covers with outer border of a repeated stylized flower tool within a frame of double fillet, marbled paper rectangular central panels bordered in gilt, smooth spine gilt tooled and with red morocco label, blue and red stencilled paper endleaves, slight abrasion to the extremities of binding. FIRST EDITION, issue with "A Expensas de Don Miguel Gonzalez Calderon" preceding imprint on title-page, folding engraved map of Upper and Lower California in Wagner's second issue with legend "Mar Pacifico," engraved plate of Serra. Graff 3179; Hill, p. 220; Howes P 56 ("Most extensive early work on Upper Califronia"); Palau 210789 ("Obra estimada y de valor comercial"); Sabin 58392; Streeter sale 2450 ("Palou's biography is the main source on the life of Serra"); Wagner Spanish Southwest 168; Zamorano Eighty 59.

Provenance: Frederick H. Rindge (1857-1905), signature at front dated 1902.