Stories of the Old Missions of California by Carter, Charles Franklin - 1917

San Francisco: Paul Elder & Company, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Signed by Author. Scarce in the trade in this state and condition, being SIGNED by the author, being lovingly inscribed to his brother, Christmas, 1917, at first free endpaper, and in rock-solid, attractive condition. Author of The Missions of Nueva California, Some By-Ways of California, etc. Handsomely bound in pumpkin-colored cloth, printed titles and illustrations to cover and spine. Illustrations reproduced on heavy card stock wrappers, protected by stiff Mylar, reinforced and/or taped interior. Seven new "stories" of the "Old Missions," Six of the stories in this collection have at least a small basis in historical fact. The story of Juana is wholly fictional, although it has a historical basis. Carter pictures life among the Indians and Spaniards in Nueva California during the early days of the past century. Stories include The Indian Sibyl's Prophecy, The Flight of Padre Peyri, Father Zalvidea's Money, La Beata, Juana, Father Uria's Saints, and Pomponio. Lovely black-and-white head- and tail-pieces and historiated initials. vii [2], 3-184 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.