Eloquent Indian: The Life of James Bouchard California Jesuit

First-person account by an early native American Jesuit priest who was widely popular--yet not without controversy--in the San Francisco area of the 1860s, where he began ministering to the miners who had come to California to stake a claim in the Mother Lode. In 380 pages with Index, black-and-white photos throughout with glossy photographic frontispiece. Orig. published in 1949, this is the Second Printing (1950) of that FIRST EDITION, & it is SIGNED with a long, personalized inscription to ffep. With navy blue cloth-covered boards stamped & lettered in bright gilt to spine, this hardcover 8vo is in VG+ condition: exceptionally clean, but with foxing to outside page edges, very mild page tanning to interior, but unmarked. Binding strong & straight, hinges intact. The unclipped DJ is VG: colorful with mild tanning, minor edgewear, short tear ascending from heel of spine where it intersects front cover, lesser chipping to other edges & corners; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free (removed for photo). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Product Info

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Year: 1950

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

Signed

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