COVINA: Sunflowers, Citrus, Subdivisions
Covina, California: Donald H. Pflueger, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 1,000 copies. Inscribed and dated in the year of publication by the author on the half-title. A longtime professor of history at Cal Poly Pomona, Pflueger (1923-94) managed to avoid the small town boosterism endemic to local histories and embraced an enlightened and insightful perspective that contributed to the history of the entire region against the background of national and international events. Octavo: 372 p. with pen drawings by Dorothy K. Walker and numerous textual photographs. Original pictorial cloth binding. Scuff to the top corner of the front flyleaf, with a small nick to the spine head. Some general toning and wear along the extremities of the dust jacket, with a bit of shallow chipping at the corners and tips; otherwise very good. Very good / Very good. Item #75016
Price: $200.00