Nov 06, 2014 - Sale 2364

Sale 2364 - Lot 29

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(CALIFORNIA.) Venegas, Miguel. A natural and civil history of California. Folding map, 4 plates. [20], 455; [8], 387 pages. 2 volumes. 8vo, later 1/2 calf, minor wear; hinges split; frontispiece detached, map repaired and laid down on cloth, minor foxing; small inked "MM" stamps on verso of titles and pages 52. London: Rivington and Fletcher, 1759

Additional Details

First edition in English of the first history of California (see above). Cowan 1933, page 658; Howes V69 ("b"); Palau 358390; Sabin 98845; Wagner, Spanish Southwest 132a.