Johnson kenneth m editor and annotator (1 Ergebnisse)
- Weitere Bilder
Verlag: The Talisman Press, Georgetown, CA, 1964
- Hardcover
Anbieter: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, USALong Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
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EUR 22,32
EUR 3,03 VersandVersand innerhalb von USAAnzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbFine. Zustand: Fine. Limited Edition. 4to. Pp. 285. Introduction; a list of sources; index. Endpaper plans of San Francisco, late -19th C. Printed paper-covered boards, with a half-cloth binding affixed with a mounted paper label. One of 1,000 copies printed. The editor has picked a fascinating and effective approach to transpor…ting the reader to the San Francisco of the 1850s, e.g. this sample from September 30, 1850: "At some future period, when the site of San Francisco may be explored by generation ignorant of its history, it will take its place by the side of Herculaneum and Pompeii, and furnish many valuable relics to perplex the prying Antiquarian. Buried beneath the surface, there is already a stratum of artificial productions which the entombed cities of Italy cannot exhibit. Knives, forks, spoons, chisels, files and hardware of every description, gathered from the places of several conflagrations . . ." A lovely copy.
