VINTAGE SAN DIEGO COUNTY ATLAS 1954 EDITION THOMAS BROS
Up for auction is a very collectable book titled 1954 EDITION THOMAS BROS. POPULAR ATLAS of SAN DIEGO COUNTY complet street information. This old book has over 60 pages of maps and information. This old book is not in very good condition as it has had a lot of use over the years. However it is still collectable because of it’s age. On one page of this vintage book is a 1954 calendar.
Seller: kdexpress/ Buyer: wbd / ended March 7, 2008
This is the oldest atlas for San Diego I have seen on eBay since I have been looking. I put in a snipe bid at $10.00 because I thought the book’s fair condition would deter some bidders.
I’m not surprised it went for over $20. This auction gives me a better idea at appraising the value of atlases in fair condition. If it was in excellent condition, it could have fetched between $50-70, maybe as much as $90 based on my experience.
I pick up a old San Diego thomas Bro. At Kobeys swap meet today early 50′s
I am the winner of that E-Bay auction for the 1954 San Diego Thomas Guide…it was missing two pages!
Hi WBD, not surprised, as these things are essentially ephemera.
Even with two pages missing, I would still find the information valuable. Thanks for letting me know about the condition of the atlas and sorry that you couldn’t get a complete copy.
They aren’t useful to drive with today, but are collectibles to remind us of being an American and Californian: 1950′s, memorize Orange County covered in orange groves as one drives the 101 freeway to watch a new theme park Disneyland to open to the world, and again in the 1960′s Anaheim is big enough to have a major league sports stadium. +