[Rarebooks] FS: Venegas' great 18th c. history of California. 1st French ed. Paris: 1767

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[Venegas, Miguel]. HISTOIRE NATURELLE ET CIVILE DE LA CALIFORNIE, Contenant une Description Exacte de Ce Pays, de Son Sol, de Ses Montagnes, Lacs, Rivieres & Mers, de Ses Animaux, Vegetaux, Mineraux, & de Sa Fameuse Pecherie des Perles... Enriche de la Carte du Pays & des Mers Adjacentes. Traduite de l'Anglois par M. E.** [Marc Antonius Eidous]. Paris: Chez Durand. 1767. First French edition. 12mo. 3 vols. (2),xxii,360;viii,376;viii,354,(2)pp. Copper engraved folding map of California. Cont. mottled calf, elaborately gilt spines (some rubbing, and a small gouge near the top of Vol. III), red morocco spine labels. Ownership signature of H. Jacquemet and his rubber stamp on the title pages. Each vol. with several bookplates, but most notably that of author/historian Carl I. Wheat.  $1,500.00 (trade discount allowed)

The great 18th century history of California and the Pacific coast of Mexico; its inhabitants, Jesuits, and Missions. Howes V69. Cowan p. 657. Wagner. SPANISH SOUTHWEST 132b.
 

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