New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1933. First Edition. (xiv)351 pages. Large octavo 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". Illustrated boards. Profusely illustrated from black and white drawings by E. H Suydam. First Printing (Stated and with the number 1 in brackets on the last text page.) INSCRIBED in ink on the half-title by author Charles Caldwell Dobie, "This book is inscribed for Frieda Buck by her friend Charles Caldwell Dobie / San Francisco November 12 / 1933." Also affixed to the half-title is a printed sticker which reads, "Three years or more ago, when the writing of this book was first projected, Aunty Pew expressed a wish that certain of her friends might have a copy. ...This is sent with her compliments and love." The sticker is signed in ink, "Clarence W. Dobie" (Author's brother). A near fine copy in a soiled, foxed and somewhat edgeworn Very Good Minus dust jacket, now in a clear mylar protective sleeve.

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Bookseller: Hardy Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1119
Title: SAN FRANCISCO; A PAGEANT
Author: DOBIE, Charles Caldwell
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: D. Appleton-Century Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1933
Keywords: All things Californian, Western Americana, Signed Books, Art, California Authors
Bookseller catalogs: San Francisco; All Things Californian;

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Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Inscribed: When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...