Fabricas: A Collection of Pictures and Statements on the Mineral Materials Used in Building in California Prior to 1850.
San Francisco: California Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mines (California Journal of Mines and Geology), 1952. Original edition. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 189, illustrated with b/w photographs. Stamped by a previous owner on the title page. Very Good. Item #23784
This book's origins came from an interest in the mineral materials used in California missions, but was prepared chiefly as a chronicle of California's first documented mineral industry - that is, the procuring of nonmetallic mineral materials for use in construction. The source information is presented through the words and drawings of contemporary writers and artists.
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