WALL, Bernhardt. Mission San José, San Antonio, Texas. Lime Rock, 1928. 35 etchings (plus cover etching and etcher's slip), 26 signed by Wall. Various colored inks. 29.5 x 25 cm. 11-5/8 x 10 inches), wove paper. Original hand-bound dark brown cloth over spine and front edge, tan paper-covered boards, etching on upper cover. Plain blue protective d.j. Presentation copy: "To my friend Charles Mooney with my best regards Bernhardt Wall March 4, 1929 S.A. Texas."
Limited edition (#7 of 100 signed copies). Weber, p. 37: "These etchings of the picturesque features of the old mission...San José de Aguayo were executed in San Antonio, Texas, during several trips to that city." This was Wall's first book devoted to a Texas subject.
MISSION SAN-JOSÉ BERNHARDT WALL [cover etching]. Burnt umber. 12 x 7.5 cm.
This Book Is Etched Printed & Bound by Bernhardt Wall Personally [tipped-in slip]. Burnt umber. 1 x 8.5 cm.
MISSION SAN JOSÉ COPY No...EDITION 100 COPIES [limitation leaf]. Greenish black. Signed. 7.5 x 6 cm.
MISSION SAN JOSÉ... [illustrated title]. Green. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
EL HOMBRE MEXICANA | Wall 1927 [illustration]. Greenish black. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
COPYRIGHT 1928... [illustrated copyright notice]. Burnt sienna. 12 x 7.5 cm.
ETCHER'S NOTE After more than three decades... [text]. Light forest green. 10.5 x 7.5 cm.
PLATE-INDEX... [plate index with vignettes]. Ochre. 12 x 7.5 cm.
APPROACH To SAN JOSE | Wall—1927 [illustration]. Light forest green. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
1 Four miles south of San Antonio, Texas, stands San José Mission... [illustrated text]. Green. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
SAN JOSÉ | Wall 1927 [illustration]. Greenish black. Signed. 7.5 x 12.5 cm.
ENTRY TO CHAPEL | Wall 1927 [illustration]. Brown. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
2 stretch of masonry... [text]. Blue. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
[Baptistry Doors] [illustration]. Ochre. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
FONT SAN JOSÉ | Wall 1927 illustration]. Slate blue. Signed. 7.5 x 12.5 cm.
CHAPEL SAN JOSÉ | Wall 1927 [illustration]. Dark olive green. Signed. 7.5 x 12.5 cm.
RELICS SAN JOSÉ | Wall 1927 [illustration]. Burnt sienna. Signed. 7.5 x 12.5 cm.
PILASTER CAPITAL BAPTISTRY SAN JOSÉ | Wall 1927 [illustration]. Dark brown. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
3 of the plain walls... [illustrated text]. Slate blue. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
ENTRANCE TO BAPTISTRY FROM THE NAVE | Wall 1927 [illustration]. Brownish black. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
CHAPEL ENTRANCE | Wall 1927 [illustration]. Greenish black. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
4 The grand entrance is flanked... [text]. Pale ochre. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
[Nave] [illustration]. Dark brown. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
[Small Doorway in Nave] | Wall 1927 [illustration]. Dark brown. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
FACADE SAN JOSÉ | Wall 1927 [illustration]. Dark green. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
BELFRY SAN JOSÉ | Wall 1927 [illustration]. Dark brown. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
A HUISAR GRAVE SAN JOSÉ | Wall 1927 [illustration]. Dark green. Signed. 7.5 x 12.5 cm.
THE GRANARY SAN JOSÉ | Wall 1927 [illustration]. Brown. Signed. 7.5 x 12.5 cm.
Old Stone House | Wall 1927 [illustration]. Brownish black. Signed. 7.5 x 12.5 cm.
5 This is a recent restoration... [illustrated text]. Pale ochre. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
HUICAR | Wall 1927 [sculptor]. Brownish black. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
[Baptistry window]. SAN JOSÉ | Wall 1927 [illustration]. Forest green. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
[Franciscan] | Wall 1928 [illustration]. Brown. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
CLOISTERS | Wall '27 [illustration]. Pale forest green. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
KITCHEN SAN JOSÉ | Wall 1927 [illustration]. Burnt sienna. Signed. 7.5 x 12.5 cm.
[San José—Night] [illustration]. Slate blue. Signed. 7.5 x 12.5 cm.
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