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] war-time San Francisco, 1906 earthquake, etc. Index.. First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Very Good condition/Near VG jacket (price clip). Illus. by Lohse, W. R. (jacket art). 8vo. 280pp. + 16 pages of photos.

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Bookseller: About Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 014917
Title: San Francisco, Magic City (signed)
Author: Older, Mrs Fremont (Cora Older)
Illustrator: Lohse, W. R. (jacket art)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good condition
Jacket Condition: Near VG jacket (price clip)
Edition: First Edition (so stated)
Publisher: Longmans, Green & Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1961
Bookseller catalogs: Autobiography;
Size: 8vo. 280pp. + 16 pages of photos

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About Books (Genny and Michael Winne, proprietors, formerly of Parsippany, New Jersey) has been selling rare and OP books since 1985. Besides book fairs and mail-order catalogues, long-time collectors and dealers will remember our lengthy For Sale ads in the Antiquarian Bookman and similar magazines. Our inventory of over 40,000 volumes is especially strong in the specialties listed, but contains fine books in a variety of other fields as well. Because most of our books are stored in protective boxes, rather than on shelves, they cannot be viewed as a whole. If you wish to visit us to examine specific titles, please provide 24 hours notice and we will make them available for your inspection. Phone calls to (702) 750-2722 are welcome, but please, only between the hours of 8am and 10pm (west coast time).

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Copyright page: The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Remainder Mark: Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Inscribed: When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....