San Francisco: A History of the Pacific Coast Metropolis. by Young, John P - 1912

S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1912. Hardcover. Good. . Volume 2 only. Half-leather cover shows minor wear, rubbing, and soiling. Bookplate of former owner on the front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned and mostly clean. Minor holing on the endpapers. Due to the excessive size and weight of this book, please inquire for expedited and international shipping rates.

San Francisco: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1912. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Large quarto. 473pp. Three quarter leather gilt and green cloth. Small bookplate of H. P. Livermore. Volume I (ONLY). Rubbing along the joints, a few small scuffs on the front board, very good.

San Francisco, California: S.J. Clarke Co, 1912. A First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good, in three quarter dark brown morocco, gilt edges bordering green boards, gilt spine with six compartments. Number 459 of a limited edition signed by the author on the limitation page. Interior near fine, exterior with light shelf wear, a bit more wear at spine ends and along hinges.

The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1912. Signed, Dated Ediiton VG-/na. Softcover. Signed by the Author (volume one). Books have some rubbing & edgewear; small chips at spine/edges/corners; scrapes/scuffs & scratches; small misglued area on inside back cover of vol 2; yellowing; overall clean & tight.

San Francisco: S. J. Clarke Co., 1912 2 volumes. First edition. Number 599 of a limited edition, issued to Geo. A. Schastey of San Francisco (well-known architect and interior design). Signed by Young on limitation/ownership page (sometimes lacking). Large quarto. 969pp. Profusely illustrated with portraits, plates from historical photographs, etc. Original three-quarter dark brown morocco, green pebbled cloth boards, gilt spines. A bit of rubbing to spine ends and corners of volume II, one lower corner just showing. Overall, a fine set usually found with serious edge wear. This is one of the standard histories of San Francisco and provides a very comprehensive history from the early Spanish influx to the achievements of San Francisco after the fire and earthquake of 1906. Schastey, from New York, graduated from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1891 and returned to New York to begin his architecture practice working for William Baumgartner. In 1907 Schastey formed Schastey & Vollmer in San… Read More