Panama Expositions Commission 1914 Southern California Imperial LA Orange

Description: Trade PB. Large 8vo. Published by Exposition Commission, 1914. 263 pgs. Illustrated. Original embossed brown pictorial stiff-stock paper wrappers printed in blue, green, red, yellow and gold. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A well-illustrated promotional for these Southern California counties. The Commission was composed of one member from each of the counties named in the title and were to prepare, promote, install and maintain the appropriate exhibits at the Panama California Exposition held in San Diego in 1915, and their counterparts at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco the same year. The author of most of the accompanying text was John Steven McGroarty, well-known author best known, perhaps, for his massive five volume history, California of the South (1935). Each of the listed counties is well-promoted with excellent text on the wonderful agricultural possibilities, the high schools, water, mineral wealth, descriptions of the cities, and, of course, an abundance of statistics on the county, its dairy, livestock, and poultry, climate, etc. As well, the important civic buildings, agricultural land, streets, residences, and more is well represented with photographic images. Panama Expositions Commission 1914 Southern California Imperial LA Orange Description Up For Sale Today is Southern California Comprising the Counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura Trade PB. Large 8vo. Published by Exposition Commission, 1914. 263 pgs. Illustrated. Original embossed brown pictorial stiff-stock paper wrappers printed in blue, green, red, yellow and gold. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A well-illustrated promotional for these Southern California counties. The Commission was composed of one member from each of the counties named in the title and were to prepare, promote, install and maintain the appropriate exhibits at the Panama California Exposition held in San Diego in 1915, and their counterparts at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco the same year. The author of most of the accompanying text was John Steven McGroarty, well-known author best known, perhaps, for his massive five volume history, California of the South (1935). Each of the listed counties is well-promoted with excellent text on the wonderful agricultural possibilities, the high schools, water, mineral wealth, descriptions of the cities, and, of course, an abundance of statistics on the county, its dairy, livestock, and poultry, climate, etc. As well, the important civic buildings, agricultural land, streets, residences, and more is well represented with photographic images. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! Book formats and corresponding sizes Name Abbreviations Leaves Pages Approximate cover size (width × height) inches cm folio 2º or fo 2 4 12 × 19 30.5 × 48 quarto 4º or 4to 4 8 9½ × 12 24 × 30.5 octavo 8º or 8vo 8 16 6 × 9 15 × 23 duodecimo or twelvemo 12º or 12mo 12 24 5 × 7⅜ 12.5 × 19 sextodecimo or sixteenmo 16º or 16mo 16 32 4 × 6¾ 10 × 17 octodecimo or eighteenmo 18º or 18mo 18 36 4 × 6½ 10 × 16.5 trigesimo-secundo or thirty-twomo 32º or 32mo 32 64 3½ × 5½ 9 × 14 quadragesimo-octavo or forty-eightmo 48º or 48mo 48 96 2½ × 4 6.5 × 10 sexagesimo-quarto or sixty-fourmo 64º or 64mo 64 128 2 × 3 5 × 7.5 ALL ITEMS ARE DESCRIBED TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY! PLEASE CHECK ALL THE PHOTOS BEFORE BIDDING! PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN FOUR (4) DAYS OF THE INVOICE! Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are typically collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts" as US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. (This is a felony in the United States) 300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete eBay Selling Solution. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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