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DOWN BY THE STATION: Los Angeles Chinatown, 1880-1933
by Greenwood, Roberta S
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/Near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0917956877
- ISBN 13
- 9780917956874
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Los Angeles: Institute of Archaeology, University of California, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. This summary of the excavation of the Chinatown that was destroyed in the building of Union Station provides a rich picture of the people and life in 19th and early 20th century Los Angeles. Intensive historical research, oral history, and laboratory analyses have been synthesized into a comprehensive reconstruction of a community that was isolated socially, economically, and geographically. Monumenta Archaeologica 18. Quarto: 207 p. with 15 color plates, numerous textual figures, and tables. Original cloth binding, with gilt titles. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some light sun fading along the spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74925
- Title
- DOWN BY THE STATION: Los Angeles Chinatown, 1880-1933
- Author
- Greenwood, Roberta S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0917956877
- ISBN 13
- 9780917956874
- Publisher
- Institute of Archaeology, University of California
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- California, Western Americana, Archaeology, Los Angeles, Chinatown, Chinese Americans, Ethnic Studies
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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