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[1929 Stock Market Crash] An Introduction to San Francisco from the Bankers of San Francisco...

The Bankers of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA: The Bankers of San Francisco, 1929. Maurice Logan. Paperback. title continues... Who Invite You to Attend the Fifty-Fifth Annual Convention of the American Bankers Association at San Francisco on September 30th, October 1, 2 and 3, 1929. A rare San Francisco promotional booklet with cover artwork by Maurice Logan. Just a single copy located by OCLC, it being held by UC Berkeley in California. Staple-bound printed card wraps, 4to (11-13/16 inches tall), pp. unpaginated (24 unnumbered pages), mostly consisting of 21 full page, captioned, B&W photo reproductions © by Gabriel Moulin and "Russell". Volume a touch toned with rubbing at spine fold, light soil and wear to covers, a brief crease and 1/4 inch closed tear at top edge of upper cover, some rust to staples at centerfold, text clean and unmarked throughout. At Least Very Good. Item #3824

Issued when the stock markets were in full melt down, this 1929 Banker's Conference would have had many attendees teetering near the cusp of ruin and bent on engineering "a fix". With full-cover artwork by the famous illustrator Maurice Logan and photos by the American photographer Gabriel Moulin, who was well known for his architectural and documentary photographs as well as his views of San Francisco.

Price: $250.00 CAD  other currencies