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[24] pp. Illustrated with photographs, plus designs and drawings by the H.K. McCann Company, San Francisco. 31x23 cm (12x9") original brown wrappers, front cover illustrated with a blue and gold design: the state of California is blue, and the letter "C" is in gold.

U.C. Berkeley's Memorial Stadium's original site was at the Southwest side of the university campus, at Oxford Street between Allston and Bancroft Ways (where the current athletics complex of track & field, recreational facility, pool, basketball court, etc. stands). This booklet dates from those early stages, before the site was ultimately changed to be in Strawberry Canyon, after intense controversy. David P. Barrows, in his introduction describes the scene of the "future visitor" to see the walls of the stadium rise at the south side of Strawberry Creek, "with dimensions that slightly exceed the great Coliseum of Rome." A beautifully produced booklet, and rare. Only 8 copies located by OCLC / Worldcat.