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California (Carte/Map) by Mora, Jo J - 1945

by Mora, Jo J

California (Carte/Map) by Mora, Jo J - 1945

California (Carte/Map)

by Mora, Jo J

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Monterey, CA: Jo Mora Publications, 1945. Color pictographic map. Image size 24 3/8" x 18 1/4". A fine copy; colors are strong and bright. This California carte is the last map drawn by Jo Mora. The Del Monte Canning Co. commissioned the map for promotional give-aways. As a means to save money, they used somewhat thin paper for the first run and some of the colors (blues and green) did not take as strongly as others. Within a short period of time, they switched to a heavier paper resulting in the colors keeping their strength and brightness. This map is on the heavier paper with the darker greens and blues. As with all Jo Mora cartes, it is packed with historical information and details, creatively and colorfully illustrated. He added details to this version, such as the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges that were not around in 1927 for his first, larger map. (Grandeau & Shorts Cartes 11; Gilmore M17).
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Publisher Jo Mora Publications
  • Place of Publication Monterey, CA
  • Date Published 1945
  • Keywords California; Poster; cartographic map; carte;, Californiana, , ,
Fifty Funny Animal Tales
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Fifty Funny Animal Tales

by Mora, Jo (illustrator); Smith, Laura Rountree and Joseph J. Mora

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
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Used - Very good
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Chicago: Albert Whitman Company, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A chapter book illustrated by Jo Mora (credited on the title page as Joseph J. Mora) and Sue M. Sealy. Mora's contributions are small black-and-white in-text vignettes of animals and a few small duo-tone (orange and black) chapter headings. Sealy designed the cover and six full-page, two-color illustrations. 126 pages. 5-1/2 by 7-1/2 inches. First edition (no later printings noted; with the cover image of a fox holding hands with two cubs, later changed to a rooster, a pig, and a leopard; and a blue-cloth binding, which was later changed to green). Quite scarce as a first printing. This is a very good copy, with minor shelfwear to the spine ends. A small piece of the upper outer corner of pages 27/28 is missing, not affecting any text. Lacking the dust jacket.
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