Description
The then-sports editor of the Pasadena Star News has compiled this fully illustrated history of the Rose Bowl football game & parade, held in Pasadena, California, every New Years Day since 1890. 300 pgs, profusely illustrated in black & white (300+ photos) & full color (32 photos). Introduction by Max Colwell & prefatory letter (part of book, not separate) by then-governor Ronald Reagan. Appendices cover Rose Bowl scores, individual records, tournament royalty (Presidents, Grand Marshals, Queens).A FIRST EDITION, this coffee table hardcover book has brown simulated leather boards w/deep wine-colored binding around the spine, which is significantly rubbed at bottom edge. Original DJ, protected in new archival mylar cover.
Item Condition: Used Acceptable. 1971 edition. Hardcover has significant wear, scuffs, small marks, stains and small tears. No dust jacket. Spine has significant reading creases and wear, small tears on top and bottom. Pages have some marks and small tears on some pages but largely are clean and the binding is secure.
