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John Howell. G/NO DUSTJACKET. 1960. Hardcover. 4to., 96 pp., Minor soiling to cover .

San Francisco: John Howell Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1960. Hardcover. 96pp., incl. index, appendices; 4to; tan cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; acetate jacket. Numerous black & white illustrations reproduced from period drawings. Some pages unopened. Alejandro Malaspina (1754-1810), was an Italian navigator and as a captain in the Spanish Navy led a scientific expedition (1789-94), that included a mission to explore the Pacific Coast and to detriment whether there was a Strait of Anian, or Northwest Passage to Asia. .

John Howell, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. 96 pages. 1000 copies. Printed by Lawton Kennedy. The book details the 1791 California portion of the extensive expedition of Malaspina (1789-1784) First edition (first printing). A fine copy in acetate dust jacket. Acetate jacket has tears and is creased.

John Howell-Books, 1960-01-01. Hardcover. Good/Missing. Signed by Author. Binding showing minor shelf wear. Small smudges to corners & bottom of spine. Top edge dust stained. Discoloration to FFEP near fore edge.Inscribed author. Limited edition of 1000 copies.

San Francisco.: John Howell Books., 1960.. First edition thus.. Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy in glassine wrapper. . 4to.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Inscribed by the author "Kindest regards Donald C. Cutter". Very scarce in this condition.

San Francisco, CA: John Howell-Books, 1960. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 96pp.incl.index; HB beige w/gilt; rubbed w/stains on covers&endpapers; clean,tight pgs. The California aspect of the Alejandro Malaspina expedition. "The book intends to concentrate on precisely what the title indicates - Malaspina's interest in California, the details of his fifteen-day stay in Monterey, and his compiled observations." some illus.

San Francisco: John Howell-Books, 1960 First edition. Limited to 1,000 copies designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy. Quarto. 96pp. Frontis map, 18 plates (2 colored), 2 folding tables. Gilt-lettered and decorated tan cloth. Very minor dmap stain to extreme bottom of front board, slight bubbling to cloth at upper front corner. Overall, a fine copy. Alejandro Malaspina's expedition was scientific in nature and the September, 1791 visit to California resulted in one of the earliest and best descriptions of the province's settlements. John Green, a member of the crew, was the first American known to have landed in California. The work is illustrated with contemporary sketches, including four previously unpublished full-color drawings of birds by Jose Cardero. [Rocq: 5494]..

San Francisco, California: John Howell Books, 1960. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Limited Edition One of 1,000 copies, beautifully designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy, 95 pages including index, Book is 11.25 inches in height by 9 inches in width, Fine, ultra clean light green/tan cloth boards with bright gilt titles to spine and front board, front board also has gilt bird duplicated on title page. Important and detailed work on Malaspina's expedition and scientific investigation starting in 1791. Beautiful historic illustrations by Jose Cardero as well his color bird illustrations. Book is in as new condition and protected by a new custom mylar sleeve. Many of the pages are un cut at the fore edge. An ultra clean and most present bale Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1960. First Edition - Limited to 1000 Copies . Decorative Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. Heavy 4to. 96 pgs. Frontis map. b/w and colour plates. Folding chart.1000 copies designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy. A fine copy - no names, marks or bookplates.

San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1960. First Edition. Fine in light yellow linen covered boards with bold gilt text stamping on the spine and with gilt text and decorations on the front board. A small quarto measuring 11" by 8 1/2". Without a dust jacket. One of only 1,000 copies printed. 96 pages including an index, appendices and text. Illustrated with two color plates and two sections of reproductions of earlier works of art. In 1791 Captains Alejandro Malaspina and Jose Bustamante y Guerra lead the Spanish naval exploring expedition, a 62-month around the world scientific endeavor. During this trip they stopped for a two week period in Monterey, California to explore and document what they found. This volume, the first English translation of the original Spanish printing of 1885, details their discoveries and provides necessary detail on California's early Spanish history. (Cowen, p. 412)