Mystical San Francisco

By Herb Caen

Book Overview

A wealth of breathtaking photographs shot from unusual camera angles and imaginative viewpoints provide new perspectives on the beauty and magic of the City by the Bay--under moonlight, shrouded in fog or simply shining under the California sun. San Francisco Chronicle photojournalist Frederic Larson and the late Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Herb Caen shared a love of San Francisco's beauty and majesty that they captured in photographs and words over the course of decades. Now they are united: Larson's spectacular photographs--shot from unique perspectives in the light of the moon and the rising sun, shrouded in fog--and Caen's beautiful tributes excerpted from hundreds of columns. The city's glorious landmarks are seen through the camera lens, places like the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park, Chinatown and Alcatraz, the frenzied bustle of Fisherman's Wharf, the timeless romance of cable cars. The Larson-Caen collaboration exposes the city for what it is--vibrant, innovative, and endlessly surprising.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0976088096
• ISBN13: 9780976088097
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: San Francisco Chronicle
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 11.3" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Clean Book & Quick Shipping!

Pleasure to deal with seller! Book was clean, as described and arrived quickly & well-packaged.

A beautiful to view San Francisco

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. This book gave me and my wife a wholly different perspective of the beauty of where I live and helped me appreciate where I live. The breathtaking photographs by this talented photographer is a must for those who wish to see San Francisco from a totally new point-of-view.

Mystical San Francisco

Beautiful photos, insightful, clever commentary. A must have for any larger Bay area resident or wonderful gift or take home purchase for the area visitor.

SF IS truly mystical!

Even though I've lived in San Francisco for nearly 30 yrs and thought I knew it well, Larson's photographs show me images never before imagined.

Once you try the Bay you never go back

Capturing the essence of San Francisco in a collection of photographs .... makes the most gorgeaus city in California and North America ... one to have - especially if you left your heart in San Francisco just like the song.