Look at America Country You Know & Don't Know 1946 HC Houghton Mifflin Pictorial
$ 4.5
Description
Look at America Country You Know & Don't Know 1946 HC Houghton Mifflin Pictorial. 📅Publication Date: c. 1946 (mid-century edition). Chapters cover regions such as theSouthwest, New England, Midwest, South, Central Northwest, Central Northeast, and Far West, combining essays with striking photographs of cities, farms, small towns, industry, and natural landscapes. Vintage 1940s oversized hardcover photo book of the United States. By the Editors of Look magazine, this classic volume, “Look at America: The Country You Know – And Don’t Know,” is a richly illustrated tour across the United States in the mid-20th century. Chapters cover regions such as the Southwest, New England, Midwest, South, Central Northwest, Central Northeast, and Far West, combining essays with striking photographs of cities, farms, small towns, industry, and natural landscapes. This copy is in Good vintage condition: the pale green cloth boards show edge and corner wear, light rubbing, and a few surface marks, especially at the spine ends, but the decorative cover art and gilt title panel still present nicely. No dust jacket. Inside, the pages appear clean and firmly bound, with typical light age toning but no writing or highlighting noticed on a quick inspection. An excellent addition for collectors of Americana, vintage travel books, photography, or mid-century U.S. history, and a handsome display piece for coffee tables, home libraries, or decor. Item Specifics 📚 Title: Look at America: The Country You Know – And Don’t Know 🖊️ Author: Editors of Look magazine 🏢 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press, Boston 📅 Publication Date: c. 1946 (mid-century edition) 📖 Format: Oversized hardcover, approx. 341 pages 🎨 Illustrations: Heavily illustrated with B&W and color photographs, some maps 🗺️ Subject: United States travel, geography, history, Americana 📏 Size (approx.): Large coffee-table 4to (about 12" x 9" x 1") ⚖️ Weight: Substantial – ships via Media Mail in protective packaging 🎁 Great For: Collectors of vintage Look publications, U.S. history buffs, decor Condition Good vintage condition. Cloth boards show noticeable but typical shelf and edge wear, rubbing to corners and spine ends, and some small surface marks; no dust jacket. Binding sound; pages intact with light age toning and no major writing or tears observed. Additional Details Features regional chapters including: The Southwest: Color and Space; New England: Trade and Tradition; The Midwest: Farm and Factory; The South: Romance with Variations; The Central Northwest: Mountains and Plains; The Central Northeast: Wealth and Industry; The Far West: Coastal Contrasts. Ideal as a visual time capsule of America just after WWII. Seller’s Note: Please review all photos for the best sense of condition. Vintage items may show signs of age, storage, or previous use. Feel free to reach out if you need any additional details before purchasing. Keywords look at america book, editors of look magazine, the country you know and don’t know, 1946 houghton mifflin, vintage americana photo book, midcentury united states travel, coffee table photography book, riverside press boston, oversized hardcover history, regional us pictorial, vintage geography book, collectible look magazine books
