San Francisco's Chinatown
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], vii-xiv, [2], 1-336 pp. Red cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine, gilt decoration on the spine. Illustrated endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $5.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated by a color frontispiece with thirty-two additional pencil drawings (several of which are full-page) by E.H. Suydam. A comprehensive history of San Francisco's famous district, with descriptions of the food, the residents, the entertainment, and the district's seedier side (with mention of prostitutes and indentured servants). Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #000012113
A few hints of edge wear to the jacket.
Price: $200.00