Original first edition of The Elegant Era: A Sketchbook of the Ornate Architecture and Delicate Detail of Yesterday's Southland. by Helen Luitjens.

• Artist Helen Luitjens captures the historic architectural grandeur of selected dwellings and public buildings of the late 19th- and early 20th-century in the greater Los Angeles area, along with a variety of architectural details, including curving stairways, intricate ornamentations, gateways, fountains, doorways, windows, fireplaces, and pieces of furniture.



• The book measures 11 in. x 8½ in. and has 96 pages, with decorative, stiff paper cover and comb binding.



• It was published by Best-West Publications, Palm Desert, California and is copyrighted © 1968.



• Condition:  It is in very good, lightly used condition, tight and clean, with no rips, tears, or writing. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.



• Helen Luitjens was also the author and illustrator of Sketches of Pacific Palisades, California, 1975.



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