SAN FRANCISCO MAGIC CITY by Older, Mrs. Fremont - 1961

NEW YORK: LONGMANS, GREEN & CO.. VG/VG. 1961.

NEW YORK: LONGMANS, GREEN & CO.. VG/VG. 1961.

New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1961. INSCRIBED by the AUTHOR ("Best wishes" and her signature only; NOT personalized to anyone). Very Good condition in Near Very Good Dust Jacket (light wear/rubbing to corners & spine ends; price-clipped). A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked. Illustrated with 16 pages of photos. "First Edition" is so stated on the copyright page, with NO indication of any other printing. History and the author's personal recollections of San Francisco. Bound in the original blue cloth, lettered in gold on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "In looking backward over half a century of San Francisco history, Mrs. Older covers a wide range of topics - from the bridge building to beatniks." The author also looks at the railroad kings, Nob Hill fashion, San Francisco authors, notable San Francisco women, Expositions, graft, [Spanish-American]… Read More

NY: Longmans, Green, 1961. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Blue cloth at top edge of book sun faded, dust jacket lightly edge worn, book itself is in unread condition..

New York: Longmans, Green & Co.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1961. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Includes a Postcard Signed by the Author - The book itself is not signed. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. Laid-in is an inscribed postcard, signed by the author. The dust jacket has some light rubbing and edge wear. "Cora Older, the widow of Fremont Older, the well-known San Francisco newspaper editor, begins her book at the time of the San Francisco fire of 1906. LIke most San Franciscans and the city itself, the Olders had to begin anew from the deluge of the earthquake and the couple watched modern San Francisco grow from the ruins of the fire." (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author .

Longmans , Green and Co, 1961. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. First edition 1961. Book is in good condition. All pages are intact and unmarked. Price-clipped dust jacket.