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1936WRCAM11353Washington 1936. 44pp. Printed wrappers. Wrappers bit dust soiled and sunned else very good. Traces the progress of the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works in its first three years. unknown books
1954vas5264Valletta Malta: International Aviation Development Company 1982. The flight manual for the DC-3 bearing the Registration N 480F originally dated 1954 and revised to 1982. The Manual is accompanied by a Certificate of Insurance issued by Lloyd’s bearing the appropriate signatures covering the aircraft’s uses worldwide excluding the USSR and China. Quarto flexible boards approximately 125 pp. complete. Illustrations graphs. Very Good. International Aviation Development Company, 1982. The flight manual for the DC-3 bearing the Registration N 480F, originally d hardcover books
1949188dNew York: Hastings House 1949. Second Printing. Sponsored by the Alabama State Planning Commission. Octavo blue cloth hardcover map illus. endpapers xxii 442 pp. Map in rear pocket. Neatly inked notations to endpapers; otherwise Very Good with light edgewear; in a badly torn mylar protected dust jacket. Hastings House, (1949). Second Printing. Sponsored by the Alabama State Planning Commission. hardcover books
194172905New York: Duell Sloan and Pearce 1941. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Fourth printing with an updated dust jacket commemorating the Wisconsin Centennial in 1948. A volume in the American Guide Series. 651 p. with textual photographs and maps. Thick octavo. Original blue cloth binding with gilt titles. Period previous owner's ink signature and address to the front flyleaf. Some offsetting from an old dust jacket protector to the endpapers and flaps. The dust jacket is price-clipped with a bit of mild shelfwear; otherwise very good. Duell, Sloan and Pearce hardcover books
194152747Manila: Bureau of Printing 1941. First edition 8vo pp. 59 1; self wrappers; front wrapper unevenly toned; an Ayer Linguistics duplicate with a Newberry release stamp inside the front wrapper; no other markings. Text is in both Cebuano and English and was prepared for publication as the United States entered World War II. <br/><br/> Bureau of Printing unknown books
19372281080Scrantom's 1937. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Lacks jacket. Includes all three fold-out maps. Ink names on front endpaper and first few blanks. 1937 Hard Cover. 460 pp. 8vo. Maps on endpapers. Black & white photographs and maps throughout text. Includes excerpt from Their Wedding Journey by William Dean Howells 1871 which mentions Rochester. Scrantom's hardcover books
19372180729Scrantom's 1937. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. Near fine in good jacket. All three fold-outs included. Tears and chips from jacket corners jacket toned. 1937 Hard Cover. 460 pp. 8vo. Maps on endpapers. Black & white photographs and maps throughout text. Includes excerpt from Their Wedding Journey by William Dean Howells 1871 which mentions Rochester. Scrantom's hardcover books
1983RFEDNEW00LAWHoughton Mifflin 1983. Good. Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the City of New Orleans. New Orleans City Guide American Guide Series. Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin 1983. 1st edition. 430pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. Glossary. 8vo. Light blue cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Good with edges gently rubbed. Spine slightly sunned and with small red mark at head over but not obscuring beginning of title. A couple tiny spots on rear cover and several light stains on fore edge and rear free endsheet. Contemporary gift inscription penned on half title page. Map in rear pocket. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
194141415New York: Hastings House Publishers 1941. 1st edition. Lime green cloth binding maroon lettering printed to spine and front board. Photographically illustrated maroon DJ. Moderate wear to binding some age-toning and light rubbing. DJ worn and lightly chipped spine sunned. Withal a VG example in a VG DJ. xviii 206 pp. Some b/w intratextual illustrations as well as some inserted plates of full-page b/w photographic reproductions. 8-1/4" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/> Hastings House, Publishers hardcover books
194058732Columbus: The Ohio State Achaeological and Historical Society. Very Good. 1940. First Edition. Heavy pictorial wrapper covers. Original Printed Wrappers 115 pages fold out map at rear Very Good condition. . The Ohio State Achaeological and Historical Society unknown books
1936WRCLIT72943New York 1936. Volume two number two. Quarto. Stapled stiff wrappers. Photographs and illustrations two pages in color lithograph. Wrappers dust soiled with some light inky fingerprints internally very good. Edited by Pierre de Rohan. Originally subtitled the "Monthly News Bulletin Issued for All Workers on Federal Theatre Projects Throughout America by the Bureau of Research and Publication" then finally abbreviated to the "Bulletin of the Federal Theatre Project." An essential record of the Theatre Project under the direction of Hallie Flanagan. Its aspiration to appear monthly was short-lived and a final third volume appeared evidently terminating in May 1938. Don Freeman contributes a multilithographed frontispiece and there is a color litho of costume designs. The text ranges from summary reports and projections by Flannagan and others to accounts of specific productions and theatre groups in the North East as well as elsewhere. Uncommon essential. unknown books
1938180383Chillicothe: Sponsored by The Ross County Northwest Territory Committee 1938. Paperback. 91p. 24p. b&w photos preface in-text illustrations very good first edition in trade paperback pictorial wraps with mild rubbing. American Guide Series. Powell 1224 Dykes 239. Sponsored by The Ross County Northwest Territory Committee paperback books
1938178430Chillicothe: Sponsored by The Ross County Northwest Territory Committee 1938. Paperback. 91p. 24p. b&w photos preface in-text illustrations very good first edition in trade paperback pictorial wraps with mild staining. American Guide Series. Powell 1224 Dykes 239. Sponsored by The Ross County Northwest Territory Committee paperback books
1939178113Johnstown: The Mayor's Committee of the City of Johnstown 1939. iv 36p. 6x9 inches foreword by Mayor Daniel J. Shields note by Paul Comily French illustrated with drawings and photos and a centerfold illustration of the town after the Deluge of 1936 very good booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. American Guide Series not stated. The Mayor's Committee of the City of Johnstown unknown books
1940177806Spartanburg: The Spartanburg Branch American Association of University Women South Carolina 1940. Hardcover. 304p. endpaper maps foreword bibliography index illustrated with glossy plates form b&w photos very good in lightly-mottled blue buckram and gilt. American Guide Series illustrated. The Spartanburg Branch American Association of University Women South Carolina hardcover books
1941177473Troy: Rensselaer County Board of Supervisors 1941. Paperback. 31p. 6.25x9.25 inches illustrated preface map very good first edition in stapled pictorial yellow wraps. Dykes not available Powell 1195. Rensselaer County Board of Supervisors paperback books
1942180466Glen Falls: Warren County Board of Supervisors at the Glen Falls Post Co 1942. Hardcover. 275p. preface general information calendar of events chronology bibliography index illustrated with photos and two maps in pocket at rear very good first edition in cloth boards and unclipped edgeworn dj. American Guide Series. Dykes 227 Powell 1200. Warren County Board of Supervisors at the Glen Falls Post Co hardcover books
1937178260Romney: Sponsored by the Town Council of Romney 1937. Paperback. 67p. frontis-portraits foreword prefatory note illustrated with photos 17x21inch folded plan of the town and an 8.5x11 inch letter signed by "Blaire Saines" dated 1938 laid-in very good trade-sized paperback in printed wraps with Library of Congress surplus stamp on cover. Sponsored by the Town Council of Romney paperback books
1940181213New York: Oxford University Press 1940. Hardcover. Good. textblock detached from spine; textblock firm pgs intact hinges strong. wear to covers & edges. corners rubbed. closed 2inch tear to spine; lightly sunned. textblock edges foxed. pastedowns & endpapers tanned. grey-blue boards w/ black printing & illustration. 782 pgs w/ bw illustrations; pocket w/ map on back cover pastedown. no dustjacket. Pages bright. Nicely illustrated. A wonderful journey into New York with fascinating historical oddities that have been lost by time. Oxford University Press hardcover books
1940156476Harrisburg PA 1940. Original. Folio. Contents clean bright and tight. Page 22 is missing but not included in the table of contents so likely never existed. Severe age toning to margins of covers. With small sticker on lower left front and wear to cover edges. Grey paper wraps with 4 metal paper-fasteners at spine. Black lettering on front cover. 86 pp. of which pp. 7 - 21 are fold-out plans in bw. Oversize/folio and may require extra postage. Works Project Administration Project Number 18670. Includes an introduction and table of contents. Pages 23 to the end are various tables filled with different kinds of data. Sponsored by the Harrisburg Housing Authority. Covers all sorts of things such as land use number of dwelling units and business units converted structures montly rents occupancy mortgage status sanitary facilities structure condition persons per room race only two categories white and colored etc. unknown books
1938180280Cincinnati: Sponsored by Cincinnati Public Schools 1938. 42p. 6x9 inches frontis-map of the Northwest Territory illustrated with drawings by Earle Sargeant light foxing otherwise a very good first edition booklet in blue-gray pictorial stapled wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes 242 Powell 1228. Sponsored by Cincinnati Public Schools unknown books
1940178490Louisville: Sponsored by the State Department of Health of Kentucky and the Kentucky State Medical Association printed at Standard Printing Co 1940. Hardcover. xvi 373p. preface introductory illustrated with 15 b&w plates tables index very good first edition in green cloth and gilt with minor rubbing. Not found in Dykes or Powell. Sponsored by the State Department of Health of Kentucky and the Kentucky State Medical Association printed at Standard Printing hardcover books
1941179263Athens 1941. Paperback. xiv 136p. foreword preface general information points of interest chronology consultants bibliography index illustrations folding map at rear very good second issue in blue printed paper wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes 67 Powell 276. Almost identical to the original and not noted in bibliographies. One obvious difference is that the photo of the Square and Courthouse facing page 65 has autos parked that are late 1950s models! paperback books
1941180743Springfield: The Springfield Tribune Printing Co. sponsored by the Springfield Chamber of Commerce 1941. Hardcover. 136p. general information references index illustrated with b&w photos and maps one folding map good first edition in somewhat soiled red cloth and gilt corners bumped no dj. American Guide Series Illustrated. Dykes 254 Powell 1276. The Springfield Tribune Printing Co. sponsored by the Springfield Chamber of Commerce hardcover books
1940180281Cincinnati: Sponsored by The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society & The Hamilton County Government League 1940. 48p. 6x9 inches preface illustrated with drawings very good first edition booklet in tan pictorial stapled wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes no listing Powell 1278. Sponsored by The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society & The Hamilton County Government League unknown books