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Los Angeles Neon. Nathan Marsak & Nigel Cox. An eye-popping panorama of blazing neon lights. Stop at glorious entertainment palaces and night clubs, famous restaurants, apartment buildings, commercial establishments, bowling and sports clubs, car agencies, drive-ins, motels, and mobile home parks. • 11" x 81/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 355 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643- 1542-8 • PB • $29.95 / £28.99 / 45.00 CAD LA’s Graveside Companion: Where the V.I.P.s R.I.P. Steve Goldstein. More than 270 color photos, informative text, and directions guide readers to 400 graves of LA’s most famous and influential citizens. Included are Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, Cecil B. DeMille, Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, and Marilyn Monroe. The detailed text gives biographies for each star. • 11" x 81/2" (279 x 215mm) •278b/w photos • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-3154-1 • PB • $19.99 / £19.99 / 29.99 CAD Greetings From Pasadena. Mary L. Martin & Kim Hufford. View beautiful Pasadena, California, through rare vintage postcards from the early 1900s to the 1960s. Visit Marengo Avenue’s overhanging pepper trees and East Colorado Street, where the annual Tournament of Roses takes place every New Years Day. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 345 postcards • 128 pp. • 978-0- 7643-2852-7 • PB • $24.95 / £23.99 / 36.95 CAD Historic Monterey. Anita Yusada. Step back in time and learn what life was like for people living in Monterey, California, in the 1800s. This charming book displays more than 400 beautiful color photographs of the town and gardens, and the area stretching to Carmel, with quotes from sailors, travel writers, ex- plorers, politicians, clergymen, and tourists that capture the fascinating evolution of the region. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 406 photos • 112 pp. • 978-0-7643- 2871-8 • PB • $19.95 / £19.00 / 29.95 CAD Greetings from San Diego. Mary L. Martin, Tina Skinner, and Lindsey Hamilton. Vintage postcards show San Diego as it appeared de- cades—and even a century—ago. Relive the city’s history through images of Balboa Park, the 1915 Panama-California International Exposition, Casa de Estudillo, and much more. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279x215mm) •226postcard images • PriceGuide • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-2562-5 • PB • $24.95 / £23.99 / 36.95 CAD California Colonial Homes: Case Studies with Prominent Architects. S.F. "Jerry" Cooke III & Tina Skinner. Work by more than 30 leading architects of the Spanish Revival movement in California during the 1920s and ’30s is featured with 44 beautiful homes. Architects include: Wallace Neff, Gordon Kaufman, Roland Coate, and George Washington Smith. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 313 b/w photos • 144 pp. • 978-0- 7643-2392-8 • HC • $39.95 / £38.99 / 59.95 CAD Yosemite National Park: Past and Present. Chiang I-Ting and Suzanne Silverthorn. Yosemite National Park is an American treasure best known for its thunderous waterfalls and enormous granite mountains. See views of Yosemite Valley, the giant sequoias of Mariposa Grove, the beauty of the meadows and streams in the High Sierras, and the park’s diverse wildlife and historic properties. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215mm) • 355 images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643- 4351-3 • HC • $24.99 / £23.99 / 36.99 CAD Greetings from San Francisco. Mary Martin & Nathaniel Wolfgang-Price. Vintage postcards from the 1900s to the 1960s showcase the Gold- en Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, the de Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, the Presidio, Seal Rock, and the Cliff House. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 342 photos • 125 pp. • 978-0-7643-2651-6 • PB • $24.95 / £23.99 / 36.95 CAD California Bungalows: The 1911 Ye Planry Catalog. Ye Planry. The 1911 edition of Ye Planry Building Company Inc.’s catalog of bun- galow plans serves as an informative resource for today’s architects, homebuilders, and home- owners. This edition features 102 detailed, hand- drawn “pencil sketches” of floor plans alongside renderings and/or photographs of completed homes typical of the early Arts & Crafts Bungalow style. • 10" x 7" (254 x 177mm) • 200+ photos & sketches • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-4454-1 • PB • $34.99 / £33.99 / 51.99 CAD Deco & Streamline Architecture in L.A.: A Mod- erne City Survey. Elizabeth McMillian. Showcases the two main categories of Art Deco styles in L.A.: the zigzag, perpendicular Deco style of the 1920s and the aerodynamic, cubist style of the Streamline 1930s and early ’40s. Exterior and interior views of public buildings, office towers, theaters, restaurants, religious structures, apartments, hotels, and individual homes. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 231 color & 65 b/w photos • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-2008-8 • HC • $49.95 / £47.99 / 75 CAD California Colonial: The Spanish & Rancho Re- vival Styles. Elizabeth McMillian. A deeply researched text and stunning imagery explores vernacular and religious structures built between 1769 and 1848, during the Spanish Mission and Mexican Rancho eras. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 363 color & 51 b/w photos • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-1460-5 • HC • $49.95 / £47.99 / 75.00 CAD California Mission Architecture: A Survey and Sourcebook. Jock M. Sewall. The Califor- nia Missions are the cathedrals of the NewWorld, built under the direction of the adventurous padres who organized an existing agrarian culture. With nearly 800 photos and plans, this book visually documents each of the 21 Mission’s rustic, elegant features, artistic details, and gen- eral architectural significance. • 11 3/4" x 9" (298 x 228mm) •797 photos and plans • 368 pp. • 978-0-7643-4200-4 • HC • $75.00 / £71.99 / 113.00 CAD Snapshots of San Diego: Sun, Surf & Sand. Anita Yasuda. Vintage San Diego travel adver- tisements, postcards, and photographs remem- ber its perfect sun, surf, and sand. Stroll pristine seashores and bustling boardwalks, and see La Jolla Cove Park, where a tree exists that inspired the art work of Dr. Seuss; and Mission Beach, where the thrill of the Chaos roller coaster awaits. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215mm) • 325 photos • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-2804-6 • PB • $24.95 / £23.99 / 36.95 CAD California: Architecture Architecture Tours L .A. Guidebook: Pasadena. Laura Massino Smith. More than 100 sites on this tour feature elegant hotels, including the Wentworth, the Hotel Green, and the Vista Del Arroyo; brightly painted Victorian buildings; and Arts & Crafts bungalows by prom- inent architects Greene & Greene, Alfred and Arthur Heineman, Louis Easton, and others. • 9" x 6" (228 x 152 mm) • 135 color photos • 80 pp. • 978-0-7643-2483-3 • PB • $16.95 / £16.99 / 24.95 CAD Architecture Tours L.A. Guidebook: West Hollywood / Beverly Hills. Laura Massino Smith. These cities enjoy a rich tapestry of diverse and exciting architecture. Drive down Santa Monica Blvd., Rodeo Drive, and the Sunset Strip, and see architectural landmarks including the Argyle Hotel, the Beverly Hills Hotel, and the jet-age Union 76 gas station. • 9" x 6" (228 x 152 mm) • 66 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-2122-1 • PB • $9.95 / £9.99 / 14.99 CAD Architecture Tours L.A. Guidebook: Silver Lake. Laura Massino Smith. Students of archi- tecture worldwide make pilgrimages to Silver Lake specifically to see the work of Modernist architects Richard Neutra, Rudolf M. Schindler, Gregory Ain, John Lautner, and Frank LloydWright Jr., among others. • 9" x 6" (228 x 152 mm) • 67 color photos • 48 pp. • 978-0-7643-2085-9 • PB • $9.95 / £9.99 / 14.99 CAD Architecture Tours L .A. Guidebook: Downtown. Laura Massino Smith. The city’s most architecturally diverse area, with Victori- an, Renaissance Revival, European Beaux-Arts, Art Deco, and Post-modern. Highlights: Walt Disney Concert Hall, the new cathedral, Little Tokyo, the Historic Theater District, and LA’s first suburb. • 9" x 6" (228 x 152 mm) • 114 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643- 2084-2 • PB • $9.95 / £9.99 / 14.99 CAD Small Dreams: 50 Palm Springs Trailer Homes. Jeffrey Milstein. A witty and perceptive architectural typology documenting Palm Springs’ unique post-WWII trailer parks, such as Sahara, Blue Sky, and Horizon • 7 1/2" x 5 1/2" (190 x 139 mm) • 53 color images • 72 pp. • 978-0-7643- 5247-8 • HC • $14.99 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD Palm Springs Mid-century Modern. Dolly Faibyshev. Lavish color photos present the mid-century modern architecture of Palm Springs, California. The desert environment and Hollywood stars inspired architects of the day to creative heights, including Donald Wexler, E. Stewart Williams, William Krisel, Albert Frey, William F. Cody, and Richard Neutra. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 178 photos • 112 pp. • 978-0-7643-3461-0 • HC • $29.99 / £28.99 / 45.00 CAD Palm Springs: Mid-Century Modern Post- card Book. Dolly Faibyshev. A book of 30 color postcards taken among the manicured neighbor- hoods nestled in southern California’s desert landscape and Hollywood playground, Palm Springs. The postcard views include individual mid-century modern homes, details, city shots, and photos of landmarks, including Palm Springs City Hall, Swiss Miss Houses, and Elvis’s Honeymoon House. • 6" x 4" (152 x 101 mm) • 30 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-4521-0 • PB • $12.99 / £12.99 / 19.99 CAD Tour of Frank Gehry & Other L.A. Archi- tecture. Laura Massino Smith. Provides address- es and detailed history and descriptions of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Museum of Contem- porary Art, Santa Monica including City Hall, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, the Venice Re- naissance Building, and well-known “Binoculars Building,” Gehry, and the homes of Rudolf M. Schindler, Venice Art Lofts, and Dennis Hopper. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215mm) • 59 color photos • 112 pp. • 978-0-7643-2715-5 • PB • $14.95 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD CALIFORNIA | 69