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San Francisco: City by the Bay
 Second Edition
Photographs by Morton Beebe. Essays by Herb Caen,
Tom Cole, Barnaby Conrad, Herbert Gold, John Hart,
Allen Pastron, Miguel Pend·s, and Kevin Starr.
270 illustrations
263 in full color
240 pages
9 1/2" x 12 3/4"
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Second Edition
ISBN 0-8109-3283-0
EAN 978081093283-8
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"Following Morton Beebe's photographs is like being led by the hand to all
the best spots and parties at all the best times."
-- Richard Covington, Travel & Leisure
"Wow! The images in this book are breathtaking. You do have a knack for capturing the beauty of our City with your camera lens."
--California Senator Diane Feinstein
Unparalleled in scope and intimacy,
Morton Beebe's beautiful photographic excursion around his
native San Francisco contains more than 200 full-color pictures of
favorite sights in and around the City by the Bay, and essays
by well-known San Franciscans capture the vitality and allure of this
diverse and fascinating city.
Now sold out of its Third Edition, copies of the Second Edition of this popular classic can still be obtained through this website.
For resident and visitor alike, this "brightly colored dazzle of a book"
(Coast Book Review Service) offers an introduction to San Francisco that can't be topped.
The City by the Bay comes alive in this second edition of Morton Beebe's San Francisco.
Beebe, a third-generation Northern Californian, captures the essence of everyday life
in San Francisco in his spirited photographs. From the city's new baseball park and
its new architecturally elegant airport, to well-loved attractions like the
Golden Gate Bridge and Chinatown, Beebe's photographs offer the most intimate,
complete view of the city ever published.
For a stunning visual and literary journey through the streets of this alluring
City by the Bay, simply turn the pages and become entranced.
List of Authors and Essays
- In the opening essay, Hello Visitors, the late Herb Caen, columnist for the
San Francisco Chronicle, rolls advice.
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Next, Tom Cole offers a short history of the city (illustrated with vintage photographs),
going back to the Gold Rush days in, City Perched on a Frontier.
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Kevin Starr's, A Symbol of Civility, provides a new and updated look at
San Francisco's diverse neighborhoods and local flavor.
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Barnaby Conrad-painter, bullfighter, raconteur, and publican-discusses
the subject he knows best, nightlife in his essay, Nightlife in the City.
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In San Francisco as Part of the Real World,
Novelist Herbert Gold poses the interesting question: Is San Francisco "part of the real world"?
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John Hart explores the watery boundaries of the city and its bay neighbors in,
The Rediscovered Shore.
Corporate Gifts:
"We have been purchasing your book for the past several years from Barnes & Noble and Amazon as a farewell gift for our company expatriates returning back to Japan. However, when I tried to purchase it again this time, both (were out of stock). I took my chance going on-line to see if you have a website where I can order. Voila! There it is so we decided to order 5 copies (maybe we should order more!)... just in case it goes off circulation.
The book is so beautiful. Love it! All the employees here love the book!"
--Gina
"Requested a book for HRH Prince Zeid Raad Al-Hussein Ambassador of the H.K of Jordan to the United States. This is a gift from Honorary Consul of Jordan in San Francisco Kamel Ayoub in memory of HRH visit to San Francisco."
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