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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
19512843qsNew York: Hastings House Publishers 1951. Sponsored by the Colorado State Planning Commission. Octavo white cloth map illus. endpapers xxxiii 511 pp. Very Good. Hastings House, Publishers, (1951). Sponsored by the Colorado State Planning Commission. 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
194032119Athens: University of Georgia Press 1940. Hardcover. Very Good. xxviii 538pp index map in rear pocket few tape repairs else very good. Ink name on front free endpaper else a very good hardback in publisher's red cloth; no jacket. <br/><br/> University of Georgia Press hardcover books
2832qsNew York: Oxford University Press . Co-Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission and the University of Pennsylvania. Octavo blue cloth hardcover map illus. endpapers xxxii 660 pp. Very Good with foxinging to endpapers and neatly inked notation to ffep; in a badly torn dust jacket. From dust jacket: Perhaps no other American area of comparable size can look back upon a more interesting more dramatic more colorful past than can Pennsylvania the great Commonwealth that has grown from Penn’s Woods. In its broad valleys once roamed prehistoric monsters. Geologic forces have stored within its boundaries a variety of useful minerals including the only coal of its kind in the world and the best crude oil for lubricating purposes. It has served as the experimental ground for many religious doctrines economic theories and political precepts. It contains not only the birthplace of our nation but the battlefield upon which our national unity was assured. Oxford University Press, . Co-Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission and the University of Pennsylvania. hardcover books
194725924New York: Hastings House. Very Good. 1947. Revised 2nd Edition. Hardcover. gray cloth; no dust jacket good sound copy minor shelfwear one-time owner's name at top of ffep a list of 18 notable Bay Area names written in ink on a rear endpaper; there is also a thin line of some kind of schmutz stuck to the rear cover apparently the residue of something that was once stuck to the book. American Guide Series Series B&W photographs maps A thoroughgoing historical/cultural/geographical/architectural portrait of the San Francisco Bay Area including not just the city itself but also the harbor and its islands the East Bay Oakland Berkeley Alameda the North Bay the Monterey Peninsula and even a bit of San Jose. As typical with these books one of the highlights is the detailed tours in this case both walking and driving. . Hastings House hardcover books
2717qsNew York: Hastings House MXMXLV. Sponsored by the Utah State Institute of Fine Arts; Co-sponsored by the Salt Lake County Commission. Octavo gray cloth hardcover map illus. endpapers xxvi 595 pp. Very Good with slight sunning to edges; in a Good mylar protected dust jacket with heavy edgewear that includes chipping. Hastings House, MXMXLV. Sponsored by the Utah State Institute of Fine Arts; Co-sponsored by the Salt Lake County 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
19522837qsNew York: Oxford University Press 1952. Sponsored by Dr. Lester C. Hunt Secretary of State. Octavo blue cloth hardcover map illus. endpapers xxvii 490 pp. Near-Fine in a Good dust jacket with edgewear that includes chipping. From dust jacket: Midway between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean is the State of Wyoming a great rectangular plateau of the Rocky Mountain uplift broken by foothills and mountain ranges with intervening valleys and extensive stretches of rolling plains. Land of the cowboy the rodeo six gallon hats country of the great open spaces the very name Wyoming has a fascination -- and the word Cheyenne practically gives off sparks. The State is ideal for recreation -- one-fourth of it is given over to national parks forests and an Indian Reservation not to mention the vast acres of Yellowstone National Park with its huge wilderness wild bird and animal preserve exceptional trout fishing its geysers and boiling springs. Two hours of dribing out from Wyoming’s modern cities and towns and perfect solitude can be reached in the great top country above timberline. Oxford University Press, (1952). Sponsored by Dr. Lester C. Hunt, Secretary of State. hardcover books
1940877Omaha: The Omaha Urban League Community Center 1940. 48p. 5.25x8.25 inches illustrations very good first edition booklet in stapled orange wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes 172 Powell 943. The Omaha Urban League Community Center unknown books
1973qms225New York: Haskell House Publishers Ltd. 1973. Octavo grey cloth hardcover gilt letters xvii 341 pp. Near-Fine with small blemish about the size of a pencil eraser to upper cover. Haskell House Publishers Ltd., 1973. hardcover books
1951196483New York: Hastings House 1951. Hardcover. liv 441p. Originally published in 1941 this "completely revised second edition" from 1951 is about good Bookplate and contemporary bookstoresticker to front pastedoiwn endpaper. Price clipped dust jacket worn and torn with internal inexpert tape reinforcement to top and bottom edges. American Guide Series. Hastings House hardcover books
1942177760Huron: University of South Dakota Federal Writers Project City Commission of Huron South Dakota 1942. Paperback. iii 90p. 8.5x11 inches mimeographed sheets printed recto-only illustrated with photos and a city map front cover detached but present otherwise very good in plain gray velour paper wraps. University of South Dakota, Federal Writers Project, City Commission of Huron, South Dakota paperback books
1938265007Stanford CA: Published by James Ladd Delkin and sponsored by the Bret Harte Associates of California 1938. Paperback. 127p. first edition trade paperback in yellow pictorial wraps map back panel some staining and soiling of the wraps edge wear else good condition. Dykes #16. Powell #72. Published by James Ladd Delkin and sponsored by the Bret Harte Associates of California paperback books
194861405bdElmhurst Illinois: Irvin A. Ruby 1948. First Printing. Octavo gray cloth hardcover xxvii i 1 - 253 pp. Large fold-out map tipped-in at rear illustrations photographs maps. Near-Fine with former-owner signature in a badly torn and chipped dust jacket. Irvin A. Ruby, 1948. First Printing. hardcover books
193969266Newark: WPA 1939. 6p. 8.5x11 inches wraps. Stories of New Jersey bulletin #9 1939-40 series. WPA unknown books
61368bdTallahassee Florida: Nathan Mayo n.d. Octavo paperbound black & white illus. white wrappers 87 pp. Very Good with light edgewear. Nathan Mayo, n.d. unknown 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
1979235787Washington DC: Veterans Administration 1979. 21p. 8.5x11 inches tables of job opportunities with the VA around the country some with hourly wage listed $8.80 for an air conditioning mechanic in Chicago very good booklet in stapled gray wraps. Veterans Administration unknown books
195776655Moscow: State Statistical Publishing House 1957. Paperback. Good. text unnumbered. Wrapper. Photocopy. Stapled. 27cm. Browned around edges. <br/><br/> State Statistical Publishing House paperback books
1952135324Washington DC: GPO 1952. Paperback. v 168p. wraps very good condition. GPO paperback books
196981679Washington: NASA 1969. 16mm. Film Reel. Very Good. Film reel containing 14 1/2 minute promotional film about the upcoming Apollo 11 Flight which would attempt to put Americans on the Moon. Still in original canister and strapped mailing container. Photocopied "Sound-on-Film" script for the film laid in 13p. plus title-leaf; stapled in upper left corner. While we guarantee it to be playable we haven't attempted to view this film other than to unspool the first bit and look at the first few frames. Appears to be 16mm. Identified on script as Aeronautics and Space Report Program #54 June 1969. According to the script the three astronauts are shown in training and each speaks about the upcoming mission as does Dr. Wernher von Braun. According to the script animation was used for portions of the film landing techniques etc. OCLC lists this promotional film but appears to provide no information as to where it is held. <br/><br/> NASA unknown books
20172307593New York: Skyhorse Publishing 2017. Soft Cover. Very Good. Lightly rubbed. 2017 Soft Cover. The Federal Aviation Administration Skyhorse Publishing paperback books
1967016925Washington: Scientific and Technical Information Division National Aeronautics and Space Administrations 1967. ix 266p. 244 colored illus. quarto format original red cloth. NASA SP-129. Scientific and Technical Information Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administrations unknown books
1968016926Washington: Scientific and Technical Information Division National Aeronautics and Space Administrations 1968. x 327p. numerous colored illus. quarto format original red cloth NASA SP-171. Scientific and Technical Information Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administrations unknown books
