San Francisco: The Bay and Its Cities

New York: Hastings House, Publishers, 1940. First Edition. 531pp. Octavo [21 cm] Gray cloth with the title stamped in blue on the front board and backstrip. Very good/Very good. Corners of jacket are nicked with a closed tear to the front panel. Gift inscription on the front free endsheet. The arrangement of this work differs slightly from the typical American Guide Series state volumes, but includes many essays on historical and contemporary topics, as well as descriptive interpretive tours around the Bay Region, including three pages on Treasure Island, the site of the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939-40. Dykes 27 Powell 99. Scharf & Schoyer 83.