The Lutheran Church and California

San Francisco: [publisher not identified], 1916. First edtion, presumed (not stated). Brown cloth quarto with gilt stamping; 282 pages: illustrations; 32 cm Overall a good+ copy. One irregularly trimmed signature, resulting in light fraying to extended fore-edge; several tears to pages but else clean and bright; front free endpaper loose; binding a bit shaken; bumped corners and rubbed edges. . Hardcover.

Historical overview of the Lutheran Church in California. A copy worthy of repair that is still very much readable. Numerous worthwhile historical b&w photos of early California settlers, agriculture and travel. "The object of this volume is [...] to give authentic information regarding the potentialities of soil and climate in California. And this information is specifically intended to benefit those of our brethren in other parts who contemplate going out in search of a home in this distant and to them unknown country" -- Author's preface. Contents: The Lutheran Church, Norwegian-Danish Church Bodies and Institutions, California, Counties of the San Joaquin Valley, Counties of Sacramento Valley, The Scandinavian-American Colonies.