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Friends of the Santa Monica Library, Committee for Trees of Santa Monica, Published 1981. Paperback, 218 pp.; 22 cm; second printing; illustrated with black-and-white photographs and botanical line drawings, with maps.
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In Good condition. Brown illustrated paper covers have bumping and creasing to edges and corners, with light to moderate overall scuffing and some color loss along edges and spine. Binding is tight. Pages are lightly toned with light age spotting to endpapers and inside covers, otherwise clean and unmarked.A comprehensive guide to the trees of Santa Monica, California, originally compiled by George Tracy Hastings and substantially revised and rewritten for this edition by Grace L. Heintz (copyright holder). Covers trees in Palisades Park, along the Santa Monica Mall, in city parks and at public buildings, and throughout the street system; individual entries for each species describe the tree's characteristics and list its Santa Monica locations by street and block. Botanical line drawings by Victoria Franklin throughout; photographs by Morgan Sinclaire. Includes a world map of tree source areas, a street index, a common name index, and a 1981 update section.Contents: Preface; Appreciation; Acknowledgements; Where Our Trees Came From; Palisades Park Trees; Santa Monica Mall Plantings; Lincoln Park Trees; City Hall Trees; Santa Monica County Building Trees; Rand Corporation Trees; Municipal Auditorium Trees; High School Trees; Santa Monica College Trees; Street Index; Tree Descriptions Listed Alphabetically; Photographic Supplement; Common Name Index; Update 1981.