This Was San Francisco; Being First-Hand Accounts of the Evolution of One of America’s Favorite Cities
New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1962. Near Fine in Very Good dust-jacket First Edition. J.O.H Cosgrave II, Illust. , signed [6.25x9.25”] Brick-red cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Dust jacket has colorful illustration by J. O’H Cosgrave II of San Francisco California street scene with cable cars in late 1800’s, red, green and black lettering on front and spine, pen and ink illustration of Oscar Lewis on back cover; xi, 291 pp., 16 images and illustrations; Inscription to A. R. Franklin signed by Oscar Lewis, undated on half title page; Minor shelf wear to dust jacket on edges and corners, spine darken with wear to top and bottom, some age toning to back with closed tear and chip to bottom near spine. Item #13179
Oscar Lewis (1893-1992) was a writer on the history of the American West and California and major figure in San Francisco and the Book Club of California. This book is edited by Lewis from first hand accounts, with his notes and commentary, on the growth of San Francisco from the founding in 1776 in Yerba Buena cove as a remote outpost of Spain, the take over by Americans and the impact of the Gold Rush exponential growth to the destruction in the 1906 Earthquake.
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