Small 8vo. 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm). Softcover, plastic comb-bound pictorial wrappers. 191 pp. Inscribed by the authors in the year of publication on the blank front cover verso, "To Al and Betty with best wishes for Sinning in a very Nice Way this Xmas + during 1940 + thereafter / Jimmie (Jack Lord) / Jenn Shaw (Marie [?]) / Xmas 1939." Light toning throughout, one later page partially separating from the spiral binding, covers bright and fresh, overall fine. First printing with "many drawings by Lloyd Hoff";  later printings vary slightly, replacing the previous statement with the words "illustrated by."

A rare signed first edition of this sought-after guide to San Francisco nightlife, with tongue-in-cheek notes throughout, profusely and hilariously illustrated by Lloyd Hoff. Also includes music and lyrics to four sin-themed songs by Jack Lord and Allen Wyatt ("Let's Go to the Devil," "The Devil has Dimples oh, Guess Where," "A Beautiful Babe with a Bellyache," and "That New, New Sin.") During the mid-20th century, San Francisco earned the reputation as a "sin city" due to its association with counterculture movements and liberal attitudes.