George Caldwell M D Presentation Note (1 results)
Ghost Stories of the California Missions, & Rhymes of Gypsy Trail, Poems, in Red & Black Illustrated Dustjacet of Priest in Robes Seated Talking to 2 Others with Shocked Looks on Their Faces, Many People Have Claimed to Have Seen the Ghosts. Mission is
By George W. Caldwell, M.D., Presentation Note SIGNED & Inscribed By Author , Humorously B/W Illustrated By George F. Mason, Blank Endpapers FOX Stains, Blank Flyleaf Small Red Stain, Inner Flap DJ Slightly Darkened Has Orig. Price of $3 INTACT
Published by Author G. W. Caldwell, Hollywood, California, 1939
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
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Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. HBDJ, 1939. 1st edition, Embossed Red decorated cloth Hard Cover, the Front cover decoration in black on the red cloth simulates a door to a mission with wavy lettering. cvr light wear, Book Condition: VG-., Dustjacket POOR Condition, AS-IS, Slightly Delicate DJ with FADE s…tains edges, front 2 small edge chips YET Titles & Illustration is Basically Intact, Large Chips out of DJ Spine, & Back dj has Small chips out across top, Average Size Book. 188 pgs., . Much browning inside covers and next endpaper. some browning pgs. margins. Some dust soiling top edge. Text corners slightly dingy. Dj in a plastic cover. Interior nice tight clean light FOX, Wear & few lightly stained pgs, .Mission is Gloomy place especially at Night, so many 100s buried in the ground, includes Ghost of Gaviota ETC, No StAte in Union has more colorful or Romantic History than CA. High adventure was in blood of Spanish Dons. With the Dons Came the Padres who built the Missions to Christianize & Civilize the Indians. Some of these missions have crumbled into ruins, but others still exist & in their Gardens & wide Porticoes one may meet descendants of the old Spanish Families who were Granted Vast Acreages of Land by King of Spain. Many thrilling Stories Exist. Signed by Author.