Portsmouth Plaza the Cradle of San Francisco

Item:
John Henry Nash Book
Title:
Portsmouth Plaza the Cradle of San Francisco
Author:
Catherine Coffin Phillips
Artist:
Printer:
John Henry Nash
Place of Printing:
San Francisco, CA
Date of Printing:
1932
Format:
10.5 x 7.5 inches
McCune Location:
Sh. 12 Nash #12
Language:
 
Incipit:
 
Reference:
 

Author and Commentators

Catherine Coffin Phillips (1874-1942). Author, historian, printer and book collector.

Artist

William Wilke (1879-1958). Born in San Francisco, he attended the Mark Hopkins Institute. Wilke was an artist who did book illustrations and also worked as a silver designer.

The Book

1000 copies. Marbles boards. 17 head-bands and 88 illustrations by William Wilke. Approximately 464 pages.

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