THIS IS SAN FRANCISCO
by O'Brien, Robert C
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good plus/Good plus
- Seller
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Plainfield, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: Whittlesey House (McGraw-Hill), 1948. 351pp. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. San Francisco past and present described with knowledge and affection. Charming illustrations. Waterfront, Old Town, The Hills, Main Stem, South of the Slot, The Sea. Edge and corner rubbing, with minor white stains on boards. Jacket is rubbed at edges with small tears and creases; browning shows on back of jacket. [loc=San Francisco]. Signed by author and illustrator. Cloth. Good plus/Good plus. Illus. by Sotomayor, Antonio. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8103
- Title
- THIS IS SAN FRANCISCO
- Author
- O'Brien, Robert C
- Illustrator
- Sotomayor, Antonio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good plus
- Jacket Condition
- Good plus
- Publisher
- Whittlesey House (McGraw-Hill)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- San Francisco, California, Golden Gate, cable cars, Vigilantes, Forty-Niners
Terms of Sale
The Country Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
Biblio member since 2011
Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
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- Jacket
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