Yerba Buena, 1846 : a description of the town with an account of its early inhabitants /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, John Henry, 1810-1905 (Author)
Corporate Authors: Quercus Press (San Mateo, Calif.), Roxburghe Club of San Francisco, Zamorano Club
Other Authors: Colton, Walter, 1797-1851 (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco] : Prepared for the American Library Association by Gelber, Lilienthal, Inc. and the Grabhorn Press, 1939.
Edition:Keepsake [edition].
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Description
Item Description:"This account of the early inhabitants of San Francisco is taken from Reminiscences and Incidents of Early Days of San Francisco, first printed in 1886, and written by John Henry Brown, inn-keeper. It was first printed by the Grabhorn Press for presentation to the members of the American Library Association at their convention in San Francisco, June 19, 1939 by Gelber, Lilienthal, Inc."--Title page verso.
"This original keepsake printed by the Grabhorns in 1939 for the bookshop of Gelber-Lilienthal is presented to the members of the Roxburghe-Zamorano Clubs on the occasion of their joint meeting in Los Angeles, September 28, 29, 1974. These came to light while cleaning out the Quercus Press in San Mateo & the paper used for this announcement is from Ted's press. This keepsake is presented to the members in memory of Ted Lilienthal by his widow, David Magee and Albert Sperisen."
Physical Description:7 unnumbered pages : color double plate ; 33 cm + 1 folded sheet [announcement] (17 cm)
Related Items:The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy forms part of the Book Design Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive.