The Great Houses of San Francisco.
200 illus., 8 in color. square 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Arch Cape, (1987). vg. More
SAN FRANCISCO
Golden Gate Country.
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y., (1945). More
My San Francisco; A Wayward Biography.
illus. 8vo, cloth; (spine ends slightly worn). Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1946). More
Pacific Coast from Point Pinos to Bodega Head California; San Francisco Bay Area
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1866. Map. Uncolored lithograph. Sheet measures 41.75" x 30.5". This exceptional sea chart issued by the United States Coast Survey in 1866 beautifully depicts the San Francisco Bay. The chart extends from Point Pinos and Monterey Bay northward to Bodega Bay and includes the whole of San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. Offers inland detail along the coast and details the city of San Francisco. Oakland, Napa, Petaluma, Brooklyn, Union City, Vallejo, Redwood City, Alviso..... More
Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States from San Francisco to San Diego
U.S. Coast Survey, 1853. Sea chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 22.75" x 22.75". Great sea chart of the coast of California. Includes various data such as "General Sailing Directions from San Francisco to San Diego", topographical views of the coast line and notes on the tides. Some discoloration along folds, otherwise in very good condition. Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an incredibly prolific surveyor, who worked as the superintendent of the United States Coast Survey from 1843 to 1865. Over..... More
Bodega Bay California
Washington: U. S. Coast Survey Office, 1851. Sea chart. Uncolored lithograph. Sheet measures 20" x 16.25" This is a lovely 1864 map of Bodega Bay, California, published as part of the "Survey of the Coast of the United States." Depicts Bodega Bay, originally a Russian settlement located about 66 miles north of San Francisco. Supervised by A.D. Bache, with the hydrological survey led by B.F. Sands, the map offers detailed nautical information essential for navigation, including tide data, soundings, and..... More
San Francisco
New York: Henry Bill, 1857. View. Color lithograph. Sheet measures 12 1/2" x 18 1/4" This handsome bird's eye view of San Francisco depicts the city from a high elevation looking towards the bay. Buildings and ships are rendered in great detail, and 13 numbered sites are labeled below the image. Notable sites listed include the California Exchange, Leonards Warehouse, the Market Street Pier, Yerba Buena Island, and more. Published in Henry Bill's 1857 "History of the World" by Samuel..... More
Outpost Of Empire; The Story of the Founding of San Francisco.
New York: Knopf, 1939. Folding maps, Illus. 351pp. 8vo, red cloth, spine sunned, otherwise very good. New York: Knopf, 1939. Presentation copy. With typed letter signed from the author within mailing envelope that is pasted in. More
The San Franciscans.
8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York, 1962. First edition. A novel. More
San Francisco.
233 color and 16 b/w photos. by Morton Beebe. 4to, cloth, d.w. (N.Y.): Abrams, 1993. vg. More
Above San Francisco.
San Francisco: Cameron, 1980. Illustrated with many color photographs. Oblong folio, cloth, d.w. San Francisco: Cameron, (1980). Very good. Aerial photography of the Bay area. More
San Francisco; Port of Gold.
illus. 518pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Garden City, 1947. More
San Francisco Opera: The First Seventy-Five Years
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1997. Illustrated in color and black and white. 182 pages, oblong 4to, red cloth, dust wrapper. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1997. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Silent Traveller In San Francisco.
New York: Norton, 1964. Illustrated, including 16 color plates. 366 pages, tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1964). More
The Silent Traveller In San Francisco.
New York: Norton, 1964. Illustrated, including 16 color plates. 366 pages. Tall 8vo, green cloth with blue lettering, d.w. (edgeworn, lightly toned). New York: W. W. Norton, (1964). Ex-libris sticker on the front paste-down endpaper. Very good(+) in a very good dust wrapper. More
Villains and Vigilantes; The Story of James King of William and Pioneer Justice in California.
illus. 8vo, cloth. New York, (1957). More
San Francisco; A Profile with Pictures.
numerous illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y., (1959). More
Deco by the Bay: Art Deco Architecture in the San Francisco Bay Area
New York: Viking, 1995. Frontispiece, color photographic illustrations and street maps throughout. 122 pages. Slim 4to, black cloth with gilt lettering at the spine, pictorial d.w. New York: Viking Studio/Penguin, (1995). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
They Were San Franciscans.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, 1941. More
San Francisco; A Pageant.
New York: Appleton, 1933. color frontispiece and other b/w illustrations by E. Suydam. 8vo, two-toned cloth with paper cover label. New York: Appleton, 1933. Spine a bit sunned and worn at head, still a very good(-) copy. More
Doxey's Guide to San Francisco and the Pleasure Resorts of California
San Francisco: William Doxey, 1897. Photo Illus., 2 maps. xii, 208pp. + 4pp. of ads. Small 8vo, original green cloth, corners bumped, spine ends rubbed, otherwise very good. San Francisco: William Doxey, 1897. First Edition. One of the two maps is a double-page street map of Northern San Francisco. William Doxey was a publisher and bookseller in San Francisco. More
Celebrated Criminal Cases of America
San Francisco: James H. Barry, 1910. Illus. xii, 657pp. 8vo, brown cloth, edges of corners bumped and worn, spine ends rubbed. San Francisco: James H. Barry, 1910. First Edition Author was the San Francisco captain of police. The text includes 110 criminal cases going back to 1830. Pages 1-188 are on San Francisco cases, pages 189-306 are on Pacific Coast cases, and pages 307-657 are on cases in the rest of the United States. There are red pencil marks in..... More
The Mooney Case.
illus. 563pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Stanford UP, 1968. vg. More
Frame-up; The Incredible Case of Tom Mooney and Warren Billings.
New York: Norton, 1967. Illustrated. 496 pages. Tall thick 8vo, cloth-backed boards, lightly edgeworn. New York: Norton, (1967). first edition. Several pages dog-eared, still a very good(-) usable copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
The Face of San Francisco.
Garden City: Doubleday, 1960. Many Illus. 4to, 1/2 red cloth, d.w. chipped, dampstained, and soiled, bottom edges of boards rubbed. Garden City, 1960. More