Los Angeles: A Guide to the City and Its Environs. Federal Writers' Project WPA Guide.

New York: Hastings House (1941). First Edition. Hardcover, no jacket. Book Condition: Near Fine with light shelter to extrems. Profusely illustrated in B/W. 433pp. A classic of Los Angeles history and one of the richest volumes in the celebrated American Guide Series by the WPA. Dense with phots, maps, and and period ads, the book combines local history, architecture, industry, folklore, neighborhoods, and detailed automobile tours, creating a pre-freeway portrait of LA. The book remains an important reference for historians, architects, urbanists, and anyone interested in LA history.