400 CALIFORNIA STREET: A Century Plus Five. by Wilson, Neil…

400 CALIFORNIA STREET: A Century Plus Five.

Edition: Second edition. An updated edition of a book originally published in 1964.

San Francisco: Bank of California, 1969. Hardcover - The story of the oldest incorporated commercial bank in the West and its first 105 years in the financial development of the Pacific Coast. Much of the history of the bank, founded by William Ralston, which had D. O. Mills as its first president, is the history of the growth of California during the gold rush era, the beginnings of the transcontinental railroads. Profusely illustrated with photographs. An attractive publication, designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy. 106 pages.

Condition: Fine in mustard-colored cloth with gold lettering in a clear acrylic jacket.

Book ID: 15259
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