Description: PORTSMOUTH PLAZA Catherine Coffin Phillips 1932 California Gold Rush SIGNED POB#53991 TITLE: Portsmouth Plaza, the Cradle of San Francisco AUTHOR: Catherine Coffin Phillips PUBLISHER: San Francisco: John Henry Nash DATE: 1932 First Edition. Howes P-311DESCRIPTION: xiv, 464 pages. 27 cm. quarto. CONDITION NOTES: VERY GOOD. Missing slipcase that normally accompanies this volume. Darkened spine. Full, solid joints and clean pages. Full caps, corners lightly rubbed at tips. Bookplate on the front pastedown.BINDING: Quarter vellum over marbled boards..SIGNED BY AUTHOR on FRONT FLY PAGE..Hand colored frontispiece. 88 engraved illustrations, portraits of famous Californios and American Californians as well as landscapes depicting historic Portsmouth Plaza. Many of the engravings taken from book illustrations made famous by the Zamorano 80 list and Cowan's bibliographies. Large headpieces and tailpieces. .Bibliography, lists, and index: p. 439-446. Inscribed by author on the first fly page. .Not just an artistically printed history by California's fine press printer, but also a well written and helpful source for study of San Francisco, and California history. .The only significant publication during 1932 by John Henry Nash. Significantly reduced by the Great Depression and collapse of the fine book market, Nash reduced the quantity of his productions and improved their quality. John Henry Nash retired in 1938 after decades as California's pre-eminent printer and book artist. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog
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Author: Catherine Coffin Phillips
Binding: Vellum
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
Place of Publication: San Francisco
Publisher: John Henry Nash
Signed: Yes
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition
Subject: History
Topic: American (US)
Year Printed: 1932
