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The San Francisco Book
by Caen, Herb; Yavno, Max (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1948. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Yavno, Max. Journalist & long-time resident of San Francisco explores his city from the inside out. In 119 pages with black-and-white photos throughout by Max Yavno. Index. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1948, this hardcover with light blue-green cloth-covered boards with black lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG+: very clean, binding secure & straight, pages modestly tanned, commensurate with age, heavier around edges. Former owner's name inside front cover in pen. Mild rubbing to extremities & bumped corners. No DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" image of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (PST) ship that same day; weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021450
- Title
- The San Francisco Book
- Author
- Caen, Herb; Yavno, Max (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Yavno, Max
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA CA HISTORY NONFICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography-Photo Essays; Californiana; Urban/Rural/Regional Studies;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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