America.- California.- Palou (Francisco) Relacion Historica de la Vida Y Apostolicas Tareas delVenerable Padre Fray Junipero Serra..., first edition, second issue, with 'pro' catchword at end of Index, engraved plate and folding map (small tear at inner margin, a little frayed at edge), contemporary vellum, manuscript title in ink to spine, stain lower joint head, remnants of ties, top edge branded with a design of an encircled globus cruciger, housed within modern wrap-around covers, inside rexine slipcase, [Hill (2004) 1289; Howes P56, "c"], small 4to, Mexico City, Don Felipe de Zuniga y Ontiveros, 1787.

⁂ Outstanding work on early California. Recounting not only Fr. Serra's missionary work, the book is noted for its detailed insight into the various Indian tribes, their manners and customs, as well as topographical description. The map is also perhaps the first printed with a boundary line between Lower and Upper California.