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 Francisco, a firm specializing in interior decoration, furnishings, and hotel equipment. A nice set of these two volumes, often found quite worn. [Cowan: p.905; Rocq: 7973].. Signed by Author.

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Bookseller: Argonaut Book Shop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8294
Title: San Francisco: A History of the Pacific Coast Metropolis
Author: Young, John P
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: S. J. Clarke Co.
Place of Publication: San Francisco
Date Published: 1912
Keywords: History Westerna Americana California Spaniards Spain Mexico Mexicans Destruction Architectual
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