Font's Complete Diary: A Chronicle of the Founding of San Francisco
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1931. First edition. 8vo, xix, 552pp. Illustrations, folding map. Blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Bookplate of James Strohn Copley to front pastedown. A fine copy in both dust jackets, one plain paper and the other printed. Printed jacket unevenly toned on front panel else nearly fine.
Wonderfully preserved copy in the scarce double dust jackets of this translation of Father Pedro Font's complete manuscript diary. Font was the chaplain of Juan Bautista de Anza's expedition, which explored Alta, California from 1773-1775. Early San Francisco history with an interesting ownership provenance, from the collection of journalist and publisher of the San Diego Union, James S. Copley.
Howes B-585. Item #6297
Price: $100.00