Napa Valley Heyday, Richard H. Dillon, Book Club of California, Very Good + HC

Dillon, Richard H., San Francisco, California: The Book Club of California, 2004, Very Good +, 10” x 12”, fo, 364 pp.

Very Good + folio, tan cloth over boards, white title sticker to spine with red lettering, black-and-white image to front cover, slight staining to front cover, laid in loose between the front pastedown and front endpaper is a pamphlet with info on the book from the club, laid in loose between the back pastedown and back endpaper is a folded copy of the 1881 map of central Napa Valley and St. Helena by M.G. King from the collection of the Bancroft Library, 364 pp. Forty-three full-page historical black-and-white photographs by Charles B. Turrill. These photos reference the regions original architecture and its gradual transformation over the years. Part of The Book Club of California as publication #218 with only 450 copies available. A limited-edition book featuring historical photographs by Charles B. Turrill and a foldout 1881 Napa Valley map that contributes to the overall charm.