CALIFORNIA ORANGE BOX LABELS. An Illustrated History.
McClelland, Gordon T., and Jay T. Last
Language: English
Published by Hillcrest Press (1985), Beverly Hills, 1985
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Seller: Alkahest Books, Deerfield, IL, U.S.A.Alkahest Books
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Quarto, (approx. 8 3/4" wide by 11 3/16" tall) tan cloth covers with gilt titles, 133 pages. 400 color illustrations. Includes lists of label artists and lithographers. Index. Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. 051517A "In the seventy years from the 1880's to the mid-1950's millions of colorful paper labels were used by California citrus growers to identify and advertise the wooden boxes of oranges they shipped throughout the United States. These labels provide a social history, a history of commercial art, and a history of California business." -- from the dust jacket.
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- Title
- CALIFORNIA ORANGE BOX LABELS. An Illustrated History.
- Author
- McClelland, Gordon T., and Jay T. Last
- Publisher
- Hillcrest Press (1985), Beverly Hills
- Publication year
- 1985
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0914589016
- ISBN 13
- 9780914589013
- Edition
- first edition.
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