Editore: [Pacific Novelty Co., [The Albertype Co., ca. 1916]., San Francisco, [CA & Brooklyn, NY]:, 1916
Da: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Oblong folio. 13 x 10.5 in. [24 leaves (unnumbered).] With 24 tipped-in Albertype photogravures, 8.25 x 6.25 in. Gray printed softcovers, yapp fore-edges, embossed raised blue lettering & decoration front cover, punch-sewn at gutter margin w/ gray silk braid (dustsoiling to upper fore-edge front cover, very small wax soil spot fore-edge front cover, slight creasing), still VG copy. First edition of this nicely printed souvenir photographic record of San Francisco just after the PPIE, and filled with images illustrating the vibrant city in the Progressive Era. These images by Moulin capture Chinatown, the flower Venders, Palace Hotel, Golden Gate Park, including Rodin's "The Thinker" (moved in 1924 to the Palace of Legion Honor Museum courtyard), views of Market Street, city from the Twin Peaks, and San Francisco skyline. Moulin (1872-1945), specialized in architectural photographs, and was official photographer for the Bohemian Club, capturing portraits, and performances at the Grove. Worldcat locates 2 copies.