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Missions of California
by Stanley Young (Photographer: Melba Levick)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Chronicle Books (1988-10-01)
ISBN: 0877015406
EAN: 9780877015406
Dewy Decimal #: 979.4
Paperback: 138 pages
Edition: 1st
SKU: WB206285
Condition: Very Good
Comments: 0877015406 This softcover book evidences gentle use; it is free of markings inside. Its cover shows only minor shelf wear, price corner cut from cover flap. Your book will be carefully protected for transit in sturdy, weather-resistant packaging. We are prompt, efficient, communicative.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
California's missions were built by Spanish padres over 150 years ago, and this book tells the history of each, along with photographs of the adobe architecture, bright gardens, rustic interiors, and artistic flourishes. A classic guide to 21 missions, this beautifully illustrated volume is now revised and updated. 160 color photos.
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Customer Reviews
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Comprehensive view of California Missions
Rating  (4)
Date: 2001-07-07
12 out of 12 customers found this reveiw helpful
This was very interesting to read, as well as a terrific photographic reference for the California missions. The landscape-page layout lent depth to photos of the beautiful colonnades and porches these missions are famous for. I am proud that my native state of California has done such an outstanding job of restoring these missions, and enjoyed the skill Young and Levick used in crafting this volume.
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Best Pictures of California Missions
Rating  (5)
Date: 2000-12-23
5 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
I've looked and I've looked, but I still haven't found a better pictorial representation of California's missions. If you appreciate architecture, you'll love this wonderful, definitive reference source. Bravos to Melba Levick for her terrific photos - they capture the very essence of each mission in a way I've never seen. Minor quibble - earlier editions were elegantly art directed and printed on glossy stock. The design work on this edition is heavy-handed and the photo reproduction on matte stock isn't nearly as brilliant or as sharp. Ah, but those gloriously composed photos! Nothing can deter their splendor.
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Best Pictures of California Missions
Rating (5)
Date: 2000-12-23
15 out of 16 customers found this reveiw helpful
I've looked and I've looked, but I still haven't found a better pictorial representation of California's missions. If you appreciate architecture, you'll love this wonderful, definitive reference source. Bravos to Melba Levick for her terrific photos - they capture the very essence of each mission in a way I've never seen. Minor quibble - earlier editions were elegantly art directed and printed on glossy stock. The design work on this edition is heavy-handed and the photo reproduction on matte stock isn't nearly as brilliant or as sharp. Ah, but those gloriously composed photos! Nothing can deter their splendor.
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