LOS ANGELES DIRECTORY CO'S LOS ANGELES CITY DIRECTORY 1940, Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Street and Avenue Guide and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character, Also a Buyers' Guide and a Complete Classified Business Directory
Los Angeles: Los Angeles Directory Co., 1939. Hardcover. An important source of information on pre-war Los Angeles. Large quarto: 2350, 92, 2351-2558, [4] pp. including the endpapers and boards, with a plethora of advertisements, a few photographic, and coated endpapers printed in blue, red, and black. Typical toning to the contents, with a small chip to the bottom edge of the title page. The top portion of the final leaf of the directory is fused to the rear flyleaf. It appears the binding has been reinforced between p.316 and 317. The advertisements along the edges are a little faded. The boards are shelfworn and moderately soiled, with some general toning to the front panel, a one-inch nick to the spine, and a few small dents to the rear panel. Scarce, OCLC locates no holdings. Good. Item #78832
Price: $400.00