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The Los Angeles Central Library   Building an Architectural Icon, 1872-1933

The Los Angeles Central Library Building an Architectural Icon, 1872-1933

The Los Angeles Central Library Building an Architectural Icon, 1872-1933

$45.00

Breisch, Kenneth A.

Getty 2016

SKU S03412

In the most comprehensive investigation of the Los Angeles Public Library’s early history and architectural genesis ever undertaken, Kenneth Breisch chronicles the institution’s first six decades, from its founding as a private library association in 1872 through the completion of the iconic Central Library building in 1933. During this time, the library evolved from an elite organization ensconced in two rooms in downtown

210 pp., Cl.  Many b/w +  color illustrations.