"400 copies of this book ... were printed ... in the year of the 150th anniversary of the death of Padre Fray Junípero Serra."
Includes excerpts from Palou's books, "Noticias de la Nueva California" and "Relacion historica de la vida y apostolicas tareas del venerable padre fray Junipero Serra."
Published also, without the facsimiles, in an edition of 1000 unnumbered copies under title: The founding of the first California missions under the spiritual guidance of the Venerable Padre Fray Junípero Serra.