320 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Hardcover, dark red boards, tan illustrated endpapers, [vi] + 320 + [xii] pages, index, bibliography, footnotes, 14 b/w illustrations, 10 b/w photos on glossy pages, with captions. ; Copyright 1933. This is an early reprint. ; Lurid history of saloons, opium dens, gambling houses, Chinese gangs, prostitution and other vices in San Francisco from the Gold Rush of 1849 to the Great Earthquake of 1906. ; Exterior worn. Faint spotting to 5 pages. One leaf missing upper tip, not affecting any text. 5 leaves lightly creased. Binding tight. Lacks jacket. Scarce. Sold as is.
Title: Barbary Coast, the : An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld
Location Published: Garden City Publishing Company: 1933
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good with no dust jacket
Item: 0.70 lbs
Categories: History
Seller ID: 21276
Keywords: california history, gold rush (1849), illegal activities, prostitution, san francisco, taverns
