FATHER KINO IN ARIZONA
Phoenix: Arizona Historical Foundation, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. This is No. 145 of a Special Gift Edition of 200 copies signed by the authors and by Barry Goldwater, who wrote the introduction. Outstanding missionary, intrepid explorer, colonizer, rancher, cattleman, cartographer, and savant, Eusebio Kino (1645-1711) spent a most active life in Sonora and Arizona, founding the first Spanish missions there. Tall octavo: xvii, [1, blank], 142 pp. with maps by Don Bufkin and 5 illustrations. Original blue cloth-covered boards over a black leatherette spine, with gilt-stamped titling and decoration. A near fine copy, housed in the publisher's slipcase. Near fine. Item #80220
Price: $100.00