Buy this book on-line Album of Sutro Heights, San Francisco, CaliforniaCarl Garte, Leipzig, Germany
Original publisher's red paper wrappers. Lettering and decorative border printed in black ink on front cover. Printed by Carl Garte of Leipzig. No date, circa 1890s. 5" x 6" folded. Unpaginated, twenty-two panels on a few accordion leaves adhered together to make the appearance of one according leaf, complete. Many small black-and-white illustrations, complete. Pages are very clean and intact except for light to moderate age toning. Covers are very clean and intact except for some darkening and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good copy. A charming souvenir booklet showing picturesque illustrated scenes from the Sutro Heights estate owned by Adolph Sutro and related subject matter. Among the subjects relating to the Sutro Heights estate depicted herein are Sutro's residence, the conservatory, estate gardens, many classical statues, and Cliff House. Principally small black-and-white illustrations with very brief printed captions. The album does not contain printed photographs but shows instead illustrations utilizing black outlines to delineate subjects. Adolph Sutro (1830-1898) was a German-American engineer, San Francisco mayor, businessman, and Comstock Lode silver magnate. Notably, Sutro had other land holdings in the Land's End district of San Francisco and built notable places of interest such as Cliff House. Construction of the eighteen-acre Sutro Heights estate began in 1881. By 1883, Sutro had allowed the general public to tour his gardens for the fee of one dime. Upon his passing in 1898, his daughter, Emma Sutro Merritt, succeeded him as the resident of the Sutro Heights estate. After she passed away in 1938, the Sutro family sold the estate to Works Progress Administration (WPA). In 1939, the WPA demolished the Sutro residence and any remaining statues in the gardens. The Sutro Heights estate was then converted into a city park. Today, Sutro Heights Park is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreational Area.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Album of Sutro Heights, San Francisco, California. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including antiquarian books, libri antichi, livres d'occasion, livres illustrées and out-of-print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |