A Family of Builders. The Story of the Haases and Thompsons, California Pioneers Since Gold Rush Days

Book Description

San Francisco: Privately Printed, 1961 First edition. One of 1000 copies privately printed for Edward T. Haas by the Grabhorn Press. Foreword by Edward T. Haas. Quarto. x, 72pp. plus 12 leaves of photographs. Handset Fry's Ornamented, Hadriano type. Printed throughout in red and black. Brown and white decorated boards, reddish-brown cloth spine, printed paper spine label. A very fine copy. This lovely printing production tells the story of this prominent and wealthy old San Francisco family, detailing the history of the family and the rise of the Haas companies and their many construction accomplishments. The 12 leaves of photographs consists of 40 photographs showing Haas and Thompson family portraits, early construction projects of Edward F. Haas and Associates, and examples of construction projects of other E. T. Haas construction companies. [Grabhorn: 625]..

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