[Rarebooks] FS: 1st French ed. of Venegas' history of California. 3 vols. Paris: 1767

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(AMERICANA) [Venegas, Miguel]. HISTOIRE NATURELLE ETCIVILE DE LA CALIFORNIE, Contenant une Description Exacte de Ce Pays, de SonSol, de Ses Montagnes, Lacs, Rivieres & Mers, de Ses Animaux, Vegetaux,Mineraux, & de Sa Fameuse Pecherie des Perles... Enriche de la Carte duPays & des Mers Adjacentes. Traduite de l'Anglois par M. E.** [MarcAntonius Eidous]. Paris: Chez Durand. 1767. First French edition. 12mo. 3 vols.(2),xxii,360;viii,376;viii,354,(2)pp. Fine copper engraved folding map ofCalifornia. Cont. mottled calf, elaborately gilt spines, red morocco spinelabels, over speckled boards (somewhat rubbed). Small chip at head of spine ofVol. II.   $1,250.00 (tradediscount allowed)
Thegreat 18th century history of California and the Pacific coast ofMexico; its inhabitants, Jesuits, and Missions. Howes V69. Cowan p. 657.Wagner. SPANISH SOUTHWEST 132b.
 
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