DJ a bit faded and with light chipping. Price clipped. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Former owner's name on page facing half-title page. ; VG+ folding map in rear pocket. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 445 pages View More...
Boards with light wear to extremities. Bookplate. Rear pocket has a hint of browning. ; NF folding map in rear pocket. A handsome copy of this increasingly hard to find WPA title. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 549 pages View More...
Boards a bit discolored and with light rubbing to extremities. Gilt lettering faded. VG- map in rear pocket, which is a bit worn. ; 2 stars on copyright page (3rd Printing) . ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 549 pages View More...
Boards with light rubbing to extremities and spine a bit sunned. Small blindstamp on front free endpaper. Browning to rear pocket ; 3 stars on copyright page (4th Printing) . Map in rear pocket; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 549 pages View More...
DJ a bit darkened and with light chipping. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. ; The history of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in episodic highlights as opposed to chronological narrative. Four sections: Historic Places, Historic Highlights, Experimental Settlements, and Transportation. 36 essays. Including numerous b&w vignettes. Schoyer 535; American Guide Series; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; x, 462 pages View More...
Boards with moderate wear. Usual slight browning to pages. A nice and tight copy with front hinge professionally repaired without any trace. Light spotting to rear endpaper ; Formatted along the lines of the state guides, this comprehensive history of the cradle of liberty has sections on history, media, transport, recreation, numerous photos, and stops along the way in notable towns. Stated first edition. The WPA Guide Philadelphia, together with NYC, is one of the rarest among the WPA city guides. Including the two maps in rear pocket in VG+ condition. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photograph... View More...
Boards with moderate wear to extremities. Gilt lettering faded. The binding is a bit shaken. Former owner's name on front free endpaper and title page. Small tears to first blank page. Tiny open tear to first few pages not affecting readability. Rear maps missing. ; Formatted along the lines of the state guides, this comprehensive history of the cradle of liberty has sections on history, media, transport, recreation, numerous photos, and stops along the way in notable towns. Stated first edition. The WPA Guide Philadelphia, together with NYC, is one of the rarest among the WPA city guides. ; A... View More...
Boards a bit browned and lightly worn. Spine slightly cocked. Binding not tight. Endpapers browned and with very light waterstaining. First page missing. Bold bookseller's stamp on one of the first pages. ; First and only edition. Scarce, as most copies were destroyed in a flood. Maps in endpapers; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 164 pages View More...
DJ with light wear and two small closed tears. Boards with light rubbing to extremities and the slightest bumping to one corner. A hint of browning to endpapers. ; One of the rarest WPA guides, especially with dustjacket and in this condition. First and only edition. Rear folding map in VG+ condition. This book was edited by Merle Colby, who was also compiling the Alaska WPA guide. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xli, 409 pages View More...
Boards with light wear to extremities; The history and details of the volunteer firefighter companies in the Greater Reading area. Includes a map tipped into the rear endpaper showing the locations of firehouses and call boxes. Quite scarce ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 263 pages View More...
Blindstamped on first two pages ; Excerpts from the WPA state guides. The Land and its Environments, Work, Everyday Life, the People, Moving About, Higher Callings, and the End make up the categories from which samples of the renowned writing are taken. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 391 pages View More...
DJ price clipped and with light chipping along edges. A handsome and tight copy that one could mistake as the first edition, however without the rear map (as issued) ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; xxvi, 500 pages View More...
Price-clipped DJ torn and worn and with part of DJ spine missing. Boards a bit faded and with light wear and minute tear to spine ends. Slight browning to rear endpaper; With beautiful photogravures; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxvi, 500 pages View More...
DJ price clipped and with light chipping along edges. Slightly larger chips on DJ spine ends. A handsome and tight copy that one could mistake as the first edition, however without the rear map (as issued) ; With beautiful photogravures; B&W Photographs; 8vo; xxvi, 500 pages View More...
Gilt lettering a bit faded. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. A handsome and tight copy. ; The smallest state has one of the most detailed guides (among the American Guide Series) and a good-sized section on the rich history of Rhode Island, as well as the usual tours through interesting landmarks. VG+ folding map in rear pocket. Including the outstanding photogravures. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxvi, 500 pages View More...
Boards with moderate wear, especially spine ends. Former owner's name on front endpaper. Slightest browning to front endpaper. ; The smallest state has one of the most detailed guides (among the American Guide Series) and a good-sized section on the rich history of Rhode Island, as well as the usual tours through interesting landmarks. This later printing is identical with the first edition, including the year on title page and no subsequent printings on copyright page, but was issued without map. This was Florence Simister's copy, her name "Florence Parker Simister" is neatly written on the t... View More...
DJ with moderate wear and chipping. Two small, open tears to DJ bottom spine. Board with light wear to extremities and with gilt lettering a bit faded. Slight browning to endpapers. Otherwise a very handsome copy with binding tight. ; Vg+ Folding map in rear pocket. First edition with year (1937) on title page. Copyright page shows no subsequent printing. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxvi, 500 pages View More...
Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Former owner's name and stamp on front free endpaper. Rear endpaper stamped with "Roanoke City School Board". First few pages with light foxing. Small corner piece missing on front free endpaper. Very few neat notations. Several pages seem to be poked with a needle ; Quite rare among the American Guide Series ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 390 pages View More...
Front hinge nicely repaired; Three folding maps tipped in. Maps in endpapers. Following the standard format of the AGS, the history and landmarks of Rochester, New York, are rich in detail ; Amercian Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 460 pages View More...
Boards with moderate rubbing to extremities. Ex-lib with minimal markings. Front hinge weakening. Rough endpapers from removed bookplate. Three folding maps missing; Following the standard format of the AGS, the history and landmarks of Rochester, New York, are rich in detail ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 460 pages View More...
Small open tears and tape repair to DJ. ; Three folding maps tipped in to text. A very handsome copy ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 460 pages View More...
A couple of tiny chips and one small open tear to DJ front; Three folding maps tipped in to text. A very handsome and tight copy. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 460 pages View More...
Light wear to extremities. The slightest hint of soiling to bottom left corner of front boards. ; Rear folding map. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 111 pages View More...
DJ with moderate wear and chipping. Small loss to DJ top spine. Line of glue residue along top and bottom of DJ from removed tape, less visible on DJ front. A bit of tanning to endpapers. Else an attractive and tight copy ; Photogravures; American Guide Series; Photogravures; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 531 pages View More...
Tape residue to boards. Ex-library copy with inkstamps of England AFB in Louisiana to both endpapers and top and bottom edges. Front hinge started. Dust jacket is scotch taped here and there with dewey number on a sticker affixed to spinel; number is also on the spine of the book (917.74) . DJ also shows general wear with tears and chipping, and is price clipped ; Photographures; American Guide Series; 8vo; 531 pages View More...
