TAYLOR, EDWARD ROBESON — Into the Light and Other Verse

San Francisco, CA: D. P. Elder and Morgan Shepard, 1902. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Color Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with an inscription to Mrs. Helen Stanford on the front endpaper. This book is in Very Good- condition. Stiff wrappers with red, green and gilt decorations on the front cover. The spine ends and corners of the book have light bumping and wear. There is a tear to the bottom front spine of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright, with all edges of the pages decorated with red Art Deco flowers and stems. "On July 16, 1907, Taylor was appointed mayor following the resignation of Charles Boxton, who served only eight days after the conviction and removal of Eugene Schmitz. At 68 years of age, he became the city's oldest mayor (a record he still holds as of 2020). Taylor was elected to a full two-year term that fall, defeating three other candidates (including future mayor P. H. McCarthy) with just over half the vote. He declined to run again in 1909, and would be the last member of the Democratic Party to lead San Francisco for over half a century (until John F. Shelley was elected in 1963). " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good- .