This Was San Francisco; Being First-Hand Accounts of the Evolution of One of America's Favorite Cities
de Lewis, Oscar
- Usado
- near fine
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Librería
-
Sebastopol, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: David McKay Company, Inc, 1962. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. J.O.H Cosgrave II, Illust. [6.25x9.25in] Brick-red cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Dust jacket has colorful illustration by J. O'H Cosgrave II of San Francisco California street scene with cable cars in late 1800's, red, green and black lettering on front and spine, pen and ink illustration of Oscar Lewis on back cover; xi, 291 pp., 16 images and illustrations; Minor shelf wear to dust jacket on edges and corners, spine slightly darken with wear to top and bottom, some age toning to back with closed tear. Oscar Lewis (1893-1992) was a writer on the history of the American West and California and major figure in San Francisco and the Book Club of California. This book is edited by Lewis from first hand accounts, with his notes and commentary, on the growth of San Francisco from the founding in 1776 in Yerba Buena cove as a remote outpost of Spain, the take over by Americans and the impact of the Gold Rush exponential growth to the destruction in the 1906 Earthquake.
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- Librería
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 13294
- Título
- This Was San Francisco; Being First-Hand Accounts of the Evolution of One of America's Favorite Cities
- Autor
- Lewis, Oscar
- Ilustrador
- J.O.H Cosgrave II, Illust
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- David McKay Company, Inc
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1962
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Adventure;
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Sobre el vendedor
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2018
Sebastopol, California
Sobre David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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- First Edition
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- Shelf Wear
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- Cloth
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