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193851214New York: The Viking Press 1938. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth with gilt lettering. xxviii 583pp. Illustrations maps 1 large foldout in rear pocket map front endpaper. Very good. Spine faintly tanned and endpapers as usual a bit age toned else tight and internally nice; map is complete and attractive with numerous archival mends on verso. A tight quite attractive first edition of this state guide from the noted "American Guide Series" that was to cite title page "Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration." Former Wisconsin convent copy with faint spine call number and name/address inkstamp on front flyleaf half-title and title page. The Viking Press hardcover
198133409Atlanta: Cherokee Publishing Company 1981. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. xii 260 pages. Illustrations. Blue cloth hardcover with silver title on the front cover and spine. Light shelf wear to the hardcover. Cherokee Publishing Company hardcover
191951665Chicago: United States Railroad Administration; Poole Bros 1919. Very good. 62pp. Slim octavo 23 cm x 20 cm with the covers and pages folded once vertically through the center. Saddle stitched pictorial wrappers. The edges of the front wrap are moderately rubbed and chipped and there are single light 2 x 1 1/2" stains in the top edges of the front wrap and preliminary pages. Else the pages are clean and free of markings. Contents include America's Playground for Americans: An Appreciation of Colorado and Utah by Edwin L. Sabin. United States Railroad Administration; Poole Bros unknown
193832395Washington: Government Printing Office 1938. Very Good -. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1938. Research Monograph XVII. Tall octavo 25.5cm; xxiv161pp. Photos tables and graphs throughout. Illustrated paper wraps. Covers a bit toned and edgeworn; lower inch of spine chipped away with adjacent tears; label for "William G. Mather 205 Horticulture Building" stricken in pencil for "Leadley" at bottom front. Tears starting along rest of front hinge with textblock opening easily between a couple gatherings but binding is holding. Pages unmarked. <br /> <br /> Works Progress Administration Monograph XVII. Government Printing Office unknown
194030095Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1940. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Octavo. xxii 124 pages. Illustrations and figures. Black and white photographs by Dorothea Lange and Ben Shahn. Gray wraps with black lettered title and Plantation illustration on front cover. Library discard stamp on the front cover. Name top right corner of the front cover. Light wear to the covers. Small chips head and base of the spine. Interior contents clean. List of Research Monographs on verso of front wrap. Government Printing Office unknown
19417625Ogden: The Utah Historical Records Survey 1941. First Edition. 271pp. Quarto 27 cm 1/4 brown cloth over brown printed wrappers. Very good. WPA work for this central Utah county. Dale L. Morgan 1914 - 1971 was an American historian accomplished researcher biographer editor and critic. He specialized in material on Utah history Mormon history the American fur trade and overland trails. His work is known both for its comprehensive research and accuracy and for the fluid imagery of his prose. The Utah Historical Records Survey unknown
1980133049Shanghai 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Unpaginated. 38 cm. 85 paintings of the Yangtze listed by author and described at rear. 56 are in colour. Blue hardcover in dustjacket. jacket has tears to edges. Book itself has shelf wear. Small ink notation on jacket flap. Ink inscription on brown front endpaper. Text in English and Chinese. <br/><br/> hardcover
195024433Chicago: n.p. 1950. First edition. Loose in portfolio. Tiny corner crease to text leaf otherwise fine copies in a lightly sunned and soiled printed envelop. 15 leaves. Illus. with color plates. 8vo. This collection reproduces fourteen of the Lincoln Dioramas of the Chicago Historical Society depicting important events in the life of Abraham Lincoln. Initiated by Historical Society president Charles B. Pike in 1939 as an addition to the historical rooms and galleries created in 1932 the diorama events were carefully researched and built by employees of the Museum Extension Program sponsored by the WPA during the Great Depression. Uncommon. n.p. unknown
1939431744Johnstown Pennsylvania: Mayor's Committee of the City of Johnstown Pennsylvania 1939. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Tall octavo. 36 2pp. Illustrated from drawings map. Stapled illustrated wrappers. Near fine. Mayor's Committee of the City of Johnstown, Pennsylvania unknown
194133330New York: Hastings House 1941. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good/Good-. 1st edition 1941. A Good copy in a Good- dust jacket. 8vo. 447 pp. bound in publishers black cloth with illustrated dust jacket $2.50. Jacket has many chips and some small missing pieces with old tape along top of spine. Previous owners names inside front cover and half title page. Newspaper clipping taped to page opposite title page. Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve. Hastings House hardcover
1940003030CChicago: Diamond Jubilee Exposition Authority 1940. Near Fine. A Nearly fine copy in paper wrappers. No chips or bent corners to wrapper. Covers are lightly toned. Copy is very tight. A nice copy. Diamond Jubilee Exposition Authority unknown
19418835Stanford California: James Ladd Delkin Stanford University. Very Good. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. 207 pp.; 8vo; green cloth; illustrated with black & white photographs by: Howard Hoffman Brett Weston Sibyl Anikeyev Robert Kerrigan. Remnant of James Ladd Delkin ownership plate front and rear endpapers; cloth a bit mottled along bottom rear edge and rear leading edge. . James Ladd Delkin Stanford University hardcover
1937RDIGCAP00tpmModern Pilgrim 1937. Very Good. Digges Jeremiah. Cape Cod Pilot. American Guide Series. Works Progress Administration. Provincetown: Modern Pilgrim 1937. 1st edition. 403pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Yellow cloth. Book condition: Very good with soiled and slightly toned extremities. The corners and spine ends are lightly bumped and frayed. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with bumped and cipped edges. Head of spine is held by tape. Extremities browning. In dust jacket protector. Modern Pilgrim hardcover
1927016909Charlotte NC: The Observer Printing House 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Elegantly bound in black leatherette with gilt relief images on front board and seal on rear board. Covers show moderate wear. This copy belonged to J. H. Smith freshman pictured on p. 174. His "block F" baseball certificate is laid in. Includes page of autographs near the back. Pages are bright and crisp with mild toning around edges. One page is missing lower half. A nice tight copy. Full refund if not satisfied. The Observer Printing House hardcover
193990614New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 21 x 14 cm. Green cloth in price clipped dust jacket. Includes the large folding map in the rear pocket. Copyright page and pages 11-14 109 have blue pen underlining. Some chipping to jacket. Binding is firm. The Viking Press hardcover
193912503Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co. Very Good-. 1939. First Edition. Softcover. NOISBN . not too much wear but the spine unfortunately has been repaired/reinforced with shudder masking tape. American Guide Series Series B&W photographs map Very scarce entry in the American Guide series. "Nauvoo is one of the most important places associated with the history of the middle west and indeed of America. In its own right present-day Nauvoo is exceptionally interesting and picturesque." In the 1840s it was the largest city in Illinois and notable as the center of Mormonism; among its chief attractions are the Joseph Smith Homestead and the Brigham Young House. . A. C. McClurg & Co. paperback
194059836Portland: Binfords and Mort 1940. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. xviii 304pp index; folding map in rear pocket. Address label on front pastedown offsetting to endpapers pages tanned letering dulled else very good in publisher's red cloth; lacking the jacket. <br/><br/> Binfords and Mort hardcover
194259806Portland: Binfords and Mort 1942. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. 208pp index. Address label on verso of front free endpaper ink name on rear pastedown light foxing to edges of textblock else very good in publisher's brown cloth; lacking the jacket. <br/><br/> Binfords and Mort hardcover
193766304Rochester N.Y.:: Scrantom's 1937. First edition. publisher's pebbled cloth in dust jacket. Near fine in a jacket with a coin-sized chip to the front panel and some other shallow chipping and light soiling. . 8vo. Illustrated; the three folding maps are present. American Guide Series. Scrantom's, hardcover
1937209967United States Government Printing Office 1937. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition Thus First Printing. Published by United States Government Printing Office 1937. Octavo. Hardcover. Fold-out maps in back pocket. Book is very good with bumps to corners. No dust jacket. A nice copy of this vintage reference guide to Washington D.C. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor New York. United States Government Printing Office hardcover
1927332117Stanford Palo Alto CA: Stanford University Press 1927. Hardcover. xii 319p. monochrome map endpapers frontis plus numerous scattered photo-illustrations on glazed inserted stock most of these three pix per leaf a near-fine first edition in black cloth boards titled gilt and decorated in blind. Green & yellow headbands a respectful production marked only with a generic small ownership label over an endpaper map. Faint tint-loss to top and tail rims spine-lettering a touch dim but perfectly legible sound square cleanly and otherwise unmarked: as stated near fine. Stanford University Press hardcover
1918035582New York: J. J. Little & Ives Co 1918. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Heavy green cardboard stock. Original paper wraps. Black lettering on spine and front cover. No writing in the book. 252pp. Spine cocked. Full refund if not satisfied. J. J. Little & Ives Co paperback
1936034479Auburn AL: Privately Printed 1936. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. RARE. Paperback. Spine publisher's black spine tape as published. First Edition copy in very good condition. With Compliments of the Authors card included. iv 181pp. index. With 29 Exercises. Full refund if not satisfied. Privately Printed paperback
1948CORV-BBP-07357Washington : Navy Dept. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations 1948. Paperback. Good. Binding firm wraps soiled chipped along spine. Interior clean and unmarked. Fold-out map. 311 pp. Washington : Navy Dept., Office of the Chief of Naval Operations paperback
1997031626Dublin Ireland: TOWN HOUSE 1997. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8x5x1. The interviews featured in this book are edited versions of the much-acclaimed radio interviews which were broadcast under the title "My Education" on RTE Radio between 1991 and 1996. Author's gift inscription on title page. There is no other writing in the book. 398pp. Full refund if not satisfied. TOWN HOUSE paperback
