COVINA: Sunflowers, Citrus, Subdivisions
Covina, California: Donald H. Pflueger, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 1,000 copies. Signed 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. A bit of mild fading and wear along the extremities of the dust jacket; else near fine. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #75018
Price: $300.00