Santa Barbara Scenes and Scenery
Santa Barbara: N.H. Reed, 1906. [17] leaves. Oblong 12mo. Original pictorial wrappers, string-tied. Wrappers heavily chipped at edges, some light soiling. Minor soiling to edges of a few leaves. Good. Item #2281
A handsome viewbook of Santa Barbara featuring gravure views of the mission, hotels, and local sights. One image features Teddy Roosevelt visiting the mission; other images depict waves crashing at high tide, the home of the first governors of California, and the Plaza del Mar. An advertisement by the publisher on the title page notes, "The pictures in this book, with hundreds of others, are made in Platinum in large sizes for framing at 927 State Street, Santa Barbara." We locate a single copy in OCLC, at the Huntington Library.
Price: $600.00