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1976178488New York: AMS Press 1976. Paperback. 94p. foreword preface notes on illustrations suggested reading and bibliography index illustrated with b&w photos very good reprint of the 1940 edition in cloth boards. American Guide Series. AMS Press paperback books
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. <br/><br/> The Monroe Township Committee paperback books
1936133916Washington: GPO 1936. Paperback. 88p. wraps slightly shelf worn else very good condition. GPO paperback books
195972913New York: Institute of Public Administration 1959. Paperback. Very Good. 1 54p. Text printed on one side. Wrapper. 28cm. At head of title: Preliminary Draft for Discussion Purposes. Stamp on front cover: Not for Release. <br/><br/> Institute of Public Administration paperback books
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 books
196417364Washington: GPO 1964. 22p wraps. GPO unknown books
1937177821New Castle: Sponsored by the New Castle Historical Society at the Press of William N. Cann 1937. Paperback. 142p. viii frontis foreword bibliography index illustrated with b&w photos and a folding map with points of interest noted very good second edition trade paperback in lightly-worn green pictorial wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes 44 Powell 151. Sponsored by the New Castle Historical Society at the Press of William N. Cann paperback 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
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
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 books
1938179618Columbia: Sponsored by the Division of Adult Education State Department of Education South Carolina 1938. Hardcover. 81p. 5.5x7.75 inches foreword preface appendix bibliography illustrations shaken but solid minor shelfwear library book plate otherwise good first edition in cloth-backed pictorial red boards. American Guide Series. On the priates of South Carolina. Dykes 303 Powell 1436. No date but 1938 according to Powell. Sponsored by the Division of Adult Education State Department of Education, South Carolina 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
19406195Washington: Government Printing Office 1940 . Dated 1942 on cover. Very Good. 24 cm; 392 pages and color folding plates and diagrams. Black and white half-tone photo illustrations throughout. Original gray printed wraps. Some discoloration to wraps minor chips. Government Printing Office paperback books
1937180129Mitchell: Sponsored by the Parent Teachers Association 1937. 12p 5.5x8 inches illustrations tiny chips at edges front cover a bit loose but attached otherwise a very good booklet in stapled tan pictorial wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes 317 Powell 1468. Sponsored by the Parent Teachers Association unknown books
1938179617Portage: Portage Chamber of Commerce 1938. Paperback. 85p. 6x9 inches preface general information bibliography illustrated with 16 b&w glossy plates from photos and a map of the town very good ex-library paperback with stamps and pocket in slim green printed wraps. American Guide Series. Portage Chamber of Commerce paperback books
1976167758Washington DC: The Council 1976. Paperback. iv 29p. 5.5x8.5 inches preface introduction definitions very good first edition booklet in stapled red printed wraps. The Council paperback books
34446A collection of over 400 pages of typescript extracts of original records mostly carbons for the WPA survey for St. Johns County done between 1936-38. Extracts include deeds of emancipation land claims & deeds estate papers mortgage foreclosures guardian appointments court proceedings etc. A wealth of primary material transcripts used to create the "Inventory of the County Archives of Florida." Some edgewear & foxing to a few pages. An important group. <br/><br/> unknown books
1940177827Lincoln: Sponsored by the Ben Franklin Club of Lincoln Woodruff Printing 1940. Paperback. 80p. preface appendix illustrated with b&w photos very good first edition trade paperback in lightly-worn tan pictorial wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes 176 Powell 948. Sponsored by the Ben Franklin Club of Lincoln, Woodruff Printing paperback books
194857739Babson Park MA: Babson Institute of Business Administration 1948. Pamphlet. 61p. stapled wraps 6x9 inches a few small rust stains small spot of discoloration on front wrap else very good condition. Not found in OCLC as of 4/2021. Babson Institute of Business Administration unknown books
194261543New York: The Devin-Adair Co. Very Good. 1942. Hardcover. Service Academy Series. Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Texas. Ex-library usual markings. Rebacked in red library buckram with black printing to spine. Contents are bright complete. A Good copy. . The Devin-Adair Co. hardcover books
1945197978Chicago: Albert Whitman & Co 1945. Hardcover. 48p. illustrations two of wihch are full page color. first edition very good. Some browning to endpapers. Price clipped dust jacket shows wear rubbing and loss along spine including about a 3/4 inch hole near the top. Series price is agressively inked over at top rear flap. Both front and rear panels show closed tears of about two inches in length now nicely closed up in dust jacket protector. "Easy Science Books" "An easy science reader by the WPA Pennsylvania Writers' Project. One of about 40 or so books in the series this 1945 title relatively uncommon in dust jacket. Albert Whitman & Co 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
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
1968146079Washington DC: US Department of Labor 1968. v 86p. stapled wraps 8x10 inches very good condition. US Department of Labor unknown books
14708Providence Rhode Island: Jenks & Ballou 1957. First Edition. Binder. Very Good. First Edition. A large report bulking nearly an inch thick of a report done by Jenks and Ballou a consulting engineering firm for the International Cooperation Administration in Washington DC in 1957. The engineers involved went around the world reviewing pumping and irrigation plants in Japan Hong Kong and other places. The report is summarized in the first 20 pages followed by some 130 pages of details. There are original photographs pasted into the report with legends describing what the reader is looking at. A few appear to be missing. Binder. Stamped "Official Use Only" throughout this is one of perhaps a handful of copies distributed and is an interesting view into the engineering best practices of the time and the irrigation challenges faced in Pakistan for this project. The work was done under contract PIO/T 91 - 12 - 026 - 3 - 70868 and the report is dated December 1957. Jenks & Ballou unknown books
