Description: THE WONDERFUL CITY OF CARRIE VAN WIE: Paintings of San Francisco at the Turn of the Century Author: Lewis, Oscar Title: THE WONDERFUL CITY OF CARRIE VAN WIE: Paintings of San Francisco at the Turn of the Century Publication: San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1963 Edition: First edition Description: First edition. Hardcover. San Francisco: Printed at The Grabhorn Press for The Book Club of California, 1963. First edition, one of only 525 copies printed. Executed by a previously unknown artist who was a life-long resident of the city, this historic collection of colorful oil paintings includes renderings of several notable landmarks in pre-fire San Francisco, including portions of the Presidio, City Hall, and Alcatraz Island. Lewis contributes a foreword and companion text briefly describing the subject of each painting. Linen spine over decorative paper-covered boards, with a printed paper spine label. Faint offsetting to the endpapers, with some minor wear along the bottom edge of the boards; otherwise a near fine copy in the original plain brown paper dust jacket. Fine. Seller ID: 21801 Established in 1981, Johnson Rare Books & Archives offers a wide array of materials from fine first editions to holographic letters, vernacular photography, archives, and other cultural resources. Our bricks and mortar location in downtown Covina, The Book Shop, is located about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. The shop is open six days a week and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. As proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), we uphold our association's code of ethics. Terms PayPal is preferred. All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Location: Covina, California
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Author: Lewis, Oscar
Publisher: The Book Club of California
Year Printed: 1963
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Subject: Americana
Original/Facsimile: Original
