San Francisco: Fearon Publisher, 1957. First Edition (unstated). Quarto in b&w pictorial jacket; 77 pages: illustrations; 26 cm. Chiefly b&w photos with accompanied by short paragraphs in narrative form, from the point of view of a cable car operator. Good(+) to very good(-) in amply spine-chipped edge-worn original jacket, now in archival mylar. Hardcover. ISBN:
Melvin Van Peebles' first book. Appears to include a large b&w photo of the author (p. 24). ¶ "Melvin Van Peebles (1932 – 2021) was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer. He worked as an active filmmaker into the 2000s. He also worked as a cable car operator in San Francisco in the 1950s. ¶ Street-railroads -- California -- San Francisco. Cable cars (Streetcars) -- California -- San Francisco -- Pictorial works. Street-railroads -- California -- San Francisco -- Pictorial works. Véhicules tractés par câble -- Californie Funiculaires. funicular railways. Cable cars (Streetcars) Railroads, Cable Street-railroads Fotografie Geographic: California -- San Francisco San Francisco Illustrated with photographs from the collections of the California Historical Society and the Pioneer Society of California.
