Item #1690 The Regenerators A Study of Graft Prosecution of San Francisco. Theodore BONNET.
The Regenerators A Study of Graft Prosecution of San Francisco

The Regenerators A Study of Graft Prosecution of San Francisco

San Francisco: Pacific Printing Company, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Pp. x, (1), 251. Frontis. photo portrait of Rudolph Spreckels, Illustrated with six black and white plates. Bound in maroon ribbed cloth, gilt lettering on spine. The lettering is a bit dulled, and one of the plates, showing Ruef leaving court, a former owner has written dates of his 1936 death and burial. Corners a bit worn, with slightly cocked spine. Offsetting to title page, as usual. Very Good-. Item #1690

An expose of San Francisco graft following the earthquake, rife with turmoil involving court trials, jury tampering and dynamite explosions. COWAN, p. 72.

Price: $30.00

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