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192417071724Berkeley California: Associated Students Store 1924. Wraps. Near Fine. Oblong octavo 50 pp. The University of California Berkeley founded in 1868 is renowned throughout the world; it boasts 91 Nobel laureates 9 Wolf Prizes 13 Fields Medals 23 Turing Awards 45 macArthur Fellowships 20 Academy Awards 14 Pulitzer Prizes 117 Olympic gold medals and the discovery of 16 chemical elements of the periodic table N. B. info from Wikipedia. <br/><br/>Books about Cal abound but this softbound collection of 1920s photographs seems unaccountably scarce; included are photographic reproductions of Sather Gate Sather Tower The Greek Theatre University Library Stephens Union and more. The title page introduces the book thus: "The University of California campus lies at the foot of the Berkeley hills and overlooks San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate N.B. this was pre-Golden Gate Bridge. Ancient oaks and winding paths enhance the beauty of the grounds from which rise the white granite buildings erected in accordance with the Hearst plan for the Greater University".<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Blue paper wraps with gilt lettering on the covers and spine each page includes a photograph of a part of the UC Berkeley Campus with a facing description of each image there is a three page fold out photograph of "The Big Game from November 24th 1923" at the end of the book; oblong octavo approximately 8.5" tall by 11" wide unpaginated with 25 leaves followed by the folding illustration.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Near fine with clean pages and tight binding free of prior owner markings; some light sunning a bit of bumping to the yapped edges no tears and some light foxing to the endpapers.<br/><br/>___CITATION: OCLC no. 19856476.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. [Associated Students Store] unknown books
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