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Sale 478: Fine Americana - Travel & Exploration - Cartography (#478) 04/26/2012 11:00 AM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 04/26/2012 11:00 AM PDT

Lot #88 A Southern California Paradise, (in the Suburbs of Los Angeles.) Being a Historic and Descriptive Account of Pasadena, San Gabriel, Sierra Madre, and La Cañada; With Important Reference to Los Angeles and All Southern California...

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Title:

A Southern California Paradise, (in the Suburbs of Los Angeles.) Being a Historic and Descriptive Account of Pasadena, San Gabriel, Sierra Madre, and La Cañada; With Important Reference to Los Angeles and All Southern California...

Author:

Farnsworth, R. W. C., ed.

Place Published:

Pasadena, CA

Publisher:

R.W.C. Farnsworth

Date Published:

1883

Description:

132 pp. xxx pp. Illustrated from photographs and wood engravings throughout the text; street map of Pasadena near the rear. 25.5x17 cm. (10¼x7"), original decorative printed blue wrappers stamped in brown. First Edition.

Scarce promotional pamphlet for Southern California detailing the wonderful treasures it has to offer. Has 21 contributions from various authors, etc., including “The Sierra Madre Mountains” by John Muir (pp. 64-66). Ads in the back, mostly promoting Los Angeles companies, plus some for San Gabriel and Pasadena companies.

Condition:

Front wrapper moderately chipped and soiled, most of wrapper spine portion gone; rear wrapper absent; owner name at top of title page, fore-edge of title page frayed; last page soiled and frayed; good.

Item#:

227527

Headline:

Southern California Paradise
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