AUTHORS WILL SIGN COPIES OF HISTORY BOOK.Byline: Daily News Authors who contributed to the Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. Historical Society's best-selling ``Simi Valley: A Journey Through Time'' will be on hand today to sign copies of the second edition. The book signing will be held at the Strathearn Historical Park, 137 Strathearn Place, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The 512-page comprehensive history of Simi Valley, which contains hundreds of historic photos published for the first time, was compiled by historian Patricia Havens and photographer Bill Appleton. Softbound soft·bound adj. Not bound between hard covers: softbound books. copies cost $29.95 each, plus tax. Hardbound hard·bound adj. & n. Hardcover. Adj. 1. hardbound - having a hard back or cover; "hardback books" hardback, hardbacked, hardcover backed - having a back or backing, usually of a specified type copies will sell for $49.95 each, plus tax. Although 2,750 copies of the book were delivered late last year, they sold out by the end of January, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. historical society board President Glenn Stafford. Today's event will allow visitors to speak to the authors who wrote on an array of subjects, from the Chumash Indians, who settled in Simi Valley in the 1700s, to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs , which opened in 1991. |
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