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7784 . [California]. The Chapter in Your Life entitled San Francisco: Some Notes of Introduction Together with 81 Photographs .
San Francisco: Californians Inc., 1936; First printing. Duodecimo, Wrappers , black & white photographs, illus. , [64] pages. Condition: Near Fine. Charming narrative tour of San Francisco and its history, along with many interesting photographs of the city. This booklet was issued in late 1936, before the Golden Gate Bridge had been completed but after the completion of the Bay Bridge to Oakland, and there are photographs of both bridge projects herein. After extolling the virtues of San Francisco and California in general in words and pictures, the book concludes with this caveat and striking contextual reminder: "While attractions for tourists are unlimited in San Francisco and its outdoorland it is necessary to advise those seeking employment not to come here at this time, lest they be disappointed. When Opportunity arises we will gladly make it known." Pale orange wraps with title and drawing printed in black on a dark orange block on front cover, saddle-stapled binding. Some light edge browning, a few extremity rubs, and a couple of small black specks at lower fore corner of front cover.
$25.00 order or inquire CA: San Francisco Travel Guides Great Depression Golden Gate Bridge Oakland Bay Bridge Alcatraz City Histories Gold Rush Yosemite
2234 . Duffus, R. L. The Tower of Jewels: Memories of San Francisco .
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1960; First printing. Octavo, Quarter cloth , 250 pages. Condition: Near fine in a very good, price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector.
Early 20th century newspaperman's memoirs of 'The San Francisco Bulletin,' its great Fremont Older, and the city itself. Yellow textured paper sides, red cloth spine, gilt stamped spine lettering.Minor rubs and edge wrinkles to cloth at spine ends. Jacket has some light soil, minor rubbed edge wrinkles, some surface abrasions, and two closed edge tears to front panel with associated creasing. Illustrated endpapers. Attractive, jacketed copy.
$9.00 order or inquire California San Francisco Journalism Newspapers Reporters Urban Fremont Older
7699 . Helmich, Mary A. and Pauline G. Spear. A Gold Rush Merchant's Manual or, How to Appear as a Mid-19th Century Store in a 21st Century World .
(S.l.): Office of Interpretive Services, California Depart 1989. Quarto, Wrappers , Black & white drawings, illustrations , [vi], 188 pages. Condition: Very good. Excellent source of detailed information on gold rush merchants, their suppliers, how they operated, what the interiors looked like, what the merchandise looked like, how they advertised, and much more. Valuable reference for reenactors, tour guides, movie set designers, etc. Perfect-bound in light blue paper covers with black paper over spine. A few corner creases to front cover, minor edge wear.
$50.00 order or inquire Gold Rush California Sacramento Business History Merchants Stores Mercantile San Francisco Retail
1898 . Stindt, Fred A. Matson's Century of Ships (Updated Edition) .
(Modesto, CA): Privately Printed, (1991); Second Edition. Quarto, Hardcover , Black & White photographs, illustrations , 327 pages. Condition: Fine in a Fine Dust Jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector. Captain William Matson sailed his three-masted schooner 'Emma Claudina' from San Francisco to Hawaii in 1882, and in the subsequent century the Matson Navigation Company owned 21 sailing ships, 110 steamers, 2 motor vessels, 8 tugs, and 4 barges. This is the definitive history of the line and includes well researched accounts of every vessel in the company's 100 years of service in the Pacific, photographs of all the ships plus selected ship plans, including some of the famous World War II Liberty ships. This revised edition contains updates through 1991 as well as some corrections to the original 1982 edition. Bound in blue textured paper over boards with gilt stamped spine lettering and gilt stamped emblem on upper board, pictorial endpapers. A few tiny extremity rubs, jacket has a few small rubs along lower joint fold, otherwise clean and bright.
$150.00 order or inquire Shipping Lines Merchant marine Cruise ships South Pacific Liberty ships Hawaiian Hawaii Ocean Liners Freighters
7777 . Wierzbicki, F[elix]. P[aul]. (1815-1860) (Introduction by George D. Lyman). California as it is, and as it may be, or, a Guide to the Gold Region .
New York: Burt Franklin, (1970); Reprint. Octavo, Full cloth , Drawings by Valenti Angelo , xxxii, 104 pages. Condition: Fine. Disturbed by the wildly exaggerated accounts of the California gold fields in 1849, exiled Pole and physician Wierzbicki wrote this guide as a bit of an antidote. His little guide was apparently the first book in English to be printed north of Mexico and west of the Rockies, and certainly the first to tell the truth about the gold diggings--"Those from distant parts who on mere sound of the discovery of gold in California, rush head-long, sometimes leaving very good business and comfortable living, cannot but rue the day, if they put their sole dependence upon their success in the mines." This edition is reprinted from the Grabhorn Press edition of 1933. George Lyman's fascinating introduction provides much of what is known of Wierzbicki's life. See ZAMORANO 80, #79. Bound in dark green cloth over boards with gilt-stamped spine title.
$25.00 order or inquire CA: Early History Gold Rush San Francisco Sacramento California Valenti Angelo Mormon Island Placer Mining American River
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