PONDEROSA PINE: THE PICK OF THE PINES; ITS PROPERTIES, USES AND GRADES

(TRADE PROMOTION) WESTERN PINE ASSOCIATION. PONDEROSA PINE: THE PICK OF THE PINES; ITS PROPERTIES, USES AND GRADES. Los Angeles: 1935. 4to. Printed stiff wrappers. 80 pages. The second edition was printed in 1931 with up to ten editions well into the 1950's, but only two of the 1935 edition are recorded on OCLC. A promotional booklet for the Western Pine Association featuring the Ponderosa Pine - the m prevalent species of pine found in the west - and printed for the Shevlin Pin Sales Company in Los Angeles. It features a "History of pine," "The manufact of Ponderosa Pine," "Characteristics and properties of Ponderosa Pine," "Installations of Ponderosa Pine," "Recommended grades of Ponderosa Pine for specific uses," "Standard manufactured and rough dry sizes," "Illustrations a descriptions of standard grades of Ponderosa Pine lumber," and "Distribution Ponderosa Pine." Illustrations include the use of Ponderosa Pine in homes, interiors, commercial buildings, millword, etc. Very good. (Inventory #: 38902)