first edition Hardcover
1964 · Covina, California
by Pflueger, Donald H.
Covina, California: Donald H. Pflueger, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Limited to 1,000 copies. 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. Mild rubbing to the corners and tips; else near fine. (Inventory #: 75015)