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Auction 180, Lot 235

"Map of Los Angeles California [in] Chadwick Standard Los Angeles Street Guide Hotel, Apartment, and General Directory",

Subject: Los Angeles, California

Period: 1927 (published)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
15.9 x 18 inches
40.4 x 45.7 cm
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This detailed folding map by E.F. Hill extends from Inglewood and Huntington Park north to Griffith Park and Pasadena. A legend identifies the transportation network within the city, including the Los Angeles Railway, Pacific Electric Railway, bus lines, and railroads. The verso contains a map of the greater southern California region, highway routes, and a table of distances. Accompanied by 192 pages of text (mostly a street directory). Only one institutional copy of this 1927 edition located on OCLC (Stanford).

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Condition: A

The folding map is clean, bright, and fine. Text is clean and tight. Covers have minor wear and light soiling.

Estimate: $180 - $220

Sold for: $90

Closed on 11/18/2020

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