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1937158289The Caxton Printers Ltd 1937. hardcover. Good. 1x6x9. Some edgewear small 1/4" tear top center spine personal bookplate ffep The Caxton Printers, Ltd 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
1937545906Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. Early reprint. Octavo. 675pp. Illustrated with photographs. with map in a pocket on the rear pastedown. Ownership signature of author and Nobel Prize-winner Alexis St. L. Leger better known as Saint-John Perse on front fly. Neat underlining and notes likely in the hand of Leger as well as edgewear on the boards very good without dust jacket. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
19382646New York: The Viking Press 1938. 5.75" x 8.5" pp. xxx 523; 53 black and white plates and maps. 29.75" x 22" fold-out transportation map present in rear envelope. Navy blue cloth boards with gold stamping in an illustrated white and blue cover jacket. Jacket is wrinkled at the edges with a few minor chips with loss along the bottom edge of the back cover. Front pastedown and endpaper is heavily toned with an owner's inscription on the endpaper. Rear pastedown and map envelope is also toned. Text and plates are otherwise bright and clean. Good to very good. <br /> <br /> A guide to the history places and attractions of Minnesota prepared during the great depression by the Works Progress Administration to provide struggling authors with work. The Viking Press unknown
1938572841New York: The Viking Press. Sponsored by the Mississippi Advertising Commission 1938. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 545pp. Illustrated. Folding map in pocket in rear. Endpapers toned along the inside hinges else near fine lacking the dust jacket. This WPA state guide includes at lest three photographs taken by Eudora Welty who took photographs for the WPA. The Viking Press. Sponsored by the Mississippi Advertising Commission hardcover
1938035624New York: The Viking Press 1938. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Green tweed cloth gilt lettering. Darkened spine.prev. owner name address and date on the front pastedown. map endpapers.photos throughout.The foldout map in the rear pocket is in excellent condition. Toning to the endpapers the half title page has writing and sticker residue with a hole through the page. ""Mississippi; a Guide to the Magnolia State" offers a fascinating snapshot of Mississippi during the late Depression era. Compiled by the Federal Writers' Project this guide explores the state's rich history diverse culture and evolving landscape. From detailed descriptions of its major cities and quaint towns to insightful essays on its folklore and traditions the book provides a comprehensive overview of Mississippi life." . The Viking Press Hardcover
193917777Gulfport:Gulfport Printing Company 1939. soft cover. Good/No jacket. Gulfport:Gulfport Printing Company. 1939. 162pp and one folded map in rear. Illustrated. Wrps. Covers are worn with some light soiling and staining. Edges and spine show wear. Interior is clean and free of stray markings though there is significant age-toning to the pages throughout. Overall this is a good copy. American Guide Series Gulfport:Gulfport Printing Company paperback
1941ZB1279383Duell Sloan and Pearce 1941. first edition first printing; 652 pp. plates; original gray cloth hardcover very good in an edge-worn dust jacket. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Duell, Sloan and Pearce hardcover
19382605Monroe Township New Jersey: The Monroe Township Committee 1938. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. Uncommon Federal Writers Project title part of the wonderful American Guide Series which was overseen by the WPA. Clean and VG in its original pictorial wrappers. Octavo 140 pgs. The Monroe Township Committee unknown
1946000010892New York: Hastings House Publishers 1946 1946. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 4 vii-xxiii 3 3-429 13 pp. Orange cloth with gold lettering on the front board and gold lettering on the spine. Decorated endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with several in-text and full-page black and white photographs with a folding map tucked in the pocket on the rear pastedown. Sponsored by the Department of Agriculture Labor and Industry State of Montana. A bit of rubbing and wear to the boards' edges light foxing to the textblock; jacket is price-clipped with traces of edge wear and some wrinkling to the rear panel. Hastings House Publishers (1946) 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
1939183508New York: Viking 1939. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Fair price clipped dust jacket. Tape along top/bottom of both panels and spine crown/heel. Rubbing along panel edges. Viking hardcover
1939542464New York: Viking Press 1939. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 735pp. Owner name on half-title a little foxing on front board and top edge else near in handsome very good dust jacket with a couple of small chips and tears. The map is present and about fine in the attached rear envelope as issued. Viking Press hardcover
1938mon0000102418Houghton Mifflin Company 1938T. hardcover. Very Good. 1.5000 in x 8.1000 in x 5.7000 in. Hardcover.rnMinor wear to the dust jacket.rnNo cover wear.rnClean unmarked text. rnTight binding. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
1938101204Houghton Mifflin 1938. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. In blue cloth. Map in rear pocket with couple tiny tears. Jacket mostly present but torn in half along rear spine gutter and chipping at top of spine. Ink words to top of front flap of jacket. Price-clipped. . Houghton Mifflin Hardcover
1939ZB1280440Random House 1939. first edition first printing with the World's Fair section and the four-page World's Fair index; xx 708 pp. plates folding map in the sleeve at the back; original blue cloth hardcover very good in an edge-worn dust jacket. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Random House hardcover
1939010223NY: Random House. Hard cover. Published NY: Random House 1939 Seventh Printing Fourth Printing Revised Edition. 8vo. xii680pp. illustrated with maps and drawings includes a 1958 Visitors Guide To New York a 2-sided full color 16 1/2" x 33" folded map and pictorial with places of interest by the New York convention & Visitors Bureau in a pocket at rear. Beige cloth with black spine titles top edge tinted gray. Ex New York Post Library copy with "Post Library" written on cover rubber stamp on front edge of page block. 3 1/2" outer spine cloth split hinge intact and tight covers soiled. Internally very good pages clean and bright folded map is fine. . Good. Hard. 1939. Random House unknown
193978228New York: Random House 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. The scarce first printing with the New York World's Fair 1939 supplement. Hailed by the New York Times as one of the ten best books ever written about the city this WPA guide offers an endlessly fascinating look at life in New York as it was lived in the days when a trolley ride cost five cents a room at the Plaza was $7.50 and the new World's Fair was the talk of the town. A volume in the American Guide Series. Octavo: xx 708 pp. with numerous photographs prints and maps including a folding map housed in the rear pocket. Original blue cloth binding with gilt-stamped titles and borders. Minor smudge to the half-title. A very good copy in a moderately rubbed and toned dust jacket with some chipping to the tips and a few old tape repairs. Random House hardcover
1955000017092New York: Random House Publishers 1955. Later printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 4 vii-xx 2 3-680 2 pp. Grey cloth with black and gold lettering blocked in black on the spine; blue topstain. Price of $3.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Schwartz. Illustrated with double-sided plates of black and white photographs full-page maps done in black and white and a folding map in a pocket on the rear pastedown. A copyright page date of 1939 printed on the copyright page but based on the jacket price and book design we date this printing to be circa 1955. Offsetting on the rear pastedown; jacket with light edge wear on its spine and rear panels. Random House Publishers hardcover
193818414Random House. 1938. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. VG book first edition stated second printing. New York Panorama. A comprehensive view of the metropolis presented in a series of articles prepared by the Federal Writers Project. Bound in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering and illustrated map endpapers. Free of former owner writing or bookplates. Good mylar protected jacket with overall rub and some edge chips more so to bottom spine. this book is in our possession. We ship most books six days a week and will confirm with tracking number for domestic orders or customs number for non domestic; 8vo; Shelved under F . Random House hardcover
19382647New York: Random House 1938. 5.5" x 8.25" pp. xii 526; black and white illustrations color maps. Navy blue cloth boards with gold stamping are clean and crisp. One small smudge to text block edge. Inscribed by owner on front pastedown. Text and illustrations are bright and clean. <br /> <br /> A comprehensive guide to the history places and attractions of New York City compiled during the Great Depression by the Works Progress Administration to provide work for struggling authors. Random House unknown
19502834qsNew York: Oxford University Press 1950. Sponsored by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Octavo blue cloth hardcover map illus. endpapers xix 352 pp. Near-Fine with foxing age darkening to endpapers in a Very Good mylar protected dust jacket with edgewear that includes light chipping. Oxford University Press, 1950. Sponsored by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. hardcover
1939060939Bethlehem PA: Times Publishing Co. for Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society 1939. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Natural linen lettered/illus. in black. American Guide Series. Cover cloth lightly soiled. Lacks frontis. plate otherwise complete. Tanned/foxed endpapers former owner Jane S. Moyer NCHGS librarian address stamp on front flyleaf. 1st ed. 246 pp. illus. Times Publishing Co. for Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society Hardcover
1972330812Scholarly Press 1972-06-16. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 7x1x10. 1972 hardcover reprint Somerset Publishers a division of Scholarly Press Inc. Brown buckram with gilt lettering on spine. xxxii 549pp. No dust jacket don't know if one was ever issued for this edition. Binding is tight sturdy and square; boards also very good. Text has one named added to index on page 545 otherwise interior appears unmarked and clean. Shelfwear is minimal exterior looks quite nice. From a private home collection. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Scholarly Press hardcover
