The Annals of San Francisco

Berkeley: Berkeley Hills Books, 1998 Book. Very fine. Hardcover. Reprint edition, first published in 1855. Although not indicated, one of 965 copies. With a new introduction by Herbert Ely Garcia. xxii [1] 852pp. Maps, illustrations, large folding map, index. Blue cloth lettered in gilt. A very fine, as new copy. One of the key early histories of early San Francisco. Consists of information gleaned from pioneer citizens and from newspapers. An early, detailed account of the growth of San Francisco, it is divided into three sections: a history of California during the Spanish and American occupations; a year-by-year account of San Francisco social history; and descriptions of special local institutions. This reprint edition includes a new introduction by Herbert Garcia and a complete index by Charles H. Goehring (very helpful). [Kurutz: 594 (first edition); Zamorano Eighty: 70 (first edition)]..