California: A Guide to the Golden State
New York: Hastings House, 1939. First Edition. 713pp. Octavo [21 cm] Light green cloth with the title stamped in green on the front board and backstrip. Very good. Minor sunning to backstrip. Gentle bumping and rubbing to corners. Item #10999
Sponsored by Mabel R. Gillis, California State Librarian. Illustrated with black & white photographs and maps. Touring map on the front pastedown and endsheet. Large folding color map present in the rear pocket. Includes essays on minding, transportation, labor, and the 'Movies'. Lengthy tour section includes tours of the Death Valley National Monument, the Sequoia and General Grant National Parks, Yosemite, and the Golden Gate Exposition. Illustrations arranged in eight sections: Agriculture, Education, Cities I (Northern California), Cities II (Southern California), History, Industry, Commerce and Transportation, Architecture, and the Natural Setting. Dykes 13. Herd. 44. Powell 70. Scharf/Schoyer 47. Six Guns 31.
Price: $75.00