Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Former owner's name on page opposite half-title page. Spine a bit slanted. ; Photogravures; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 122 pages View More...
DJ price clipped, tape repaired, and with open tears. Usual browning to endpapers. Former owner's name on front free endpaper; Introduction by Mayor LaGuardia. Stated first edition; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 341 pages View More...
Boards with a bit of edgewear and with gilt spine lettering faded. Minor staining to front board. Small apparent ink stain p 159 and children's drawing on p 130 ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 223 pages View More...
Boards with light rubbing to extremities. ; The rough-and-tumble pioneer history of South Dakota is here chronicled, along with the usual tours and points of interest. Maps in endpapers. A handsome and tight copy; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxvii, 421 pages View More...
Light shelf wear and small open tear to DJ, which is price clipped; The rough-and-tumble pioneer history of South Dakota is here chronicled, along with the ususal tours and points of interest. A very handsome copy; B&W Photographs; 8vo; xxvii, 421 pages View More...
The slightest of browning to the endpapers. A handsome and tight copy. ; The rough-and-tumble pioneer history of South Dakota is here chronicled, along with the ususal tours and points of interest. One of the scarcest of the WPA guides, this first edition had a print run of just 2500, after which the plates were destroyed. VG+ folding map in rear pocket. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxiii, 441 pages View More...
Boards with light rubbing to extremities. One small ink spot on front boards. Former owner's name on half-title page. ; Decorative maps in endpapers. Detailed map on several pages at the end of the book. Schoyer 567.; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxvii, 421 pages View More...
Boards with light wear to extremities. Price-clipped DJ with light chipping and minor wear. Small rubbing mark and small label to DJ front. Boards with light rubbing to spine heels. ; A tight and attractive copy with map in rear pocket. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 442 pages View More...
Boards with light wear to extremities. DJ with light chipping. Front hinge with a bit of play. Map in rear pocket missing ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 442 pages View More...
DJ torn and with open tears. Boards with light rubbing to extremities ; The definitive source on Alaska, before it became a state. The only book in the series to credit a sole author (the Idaho guide credits Vardis Fisher as editor) , no less an authority than the 'Saturday Review' called it 'the most important and descriptive book about Alaska in print' and that designation may still be true. Includes NF map in rear pocket; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 427 pages View More...
Boards faded and with moderate wear. Hinges have a bit of play. Former owner's inscription on half-title page. Internally nice and tight. ; The definitive source on Alaska, before it became a state. The only book in the series to credit a sole author (the Idaho guide credits Vardis Fisher as editor) , no less an authority than the 'Saturday Review' called it 'the most important and descriptive book about Alaska in print' and that designation may still be true. This later printing from 1945 is less common. Including the map in rear pocket. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 427 pages View More...
Boards with moderate shelfwear and with the spine faded. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. ; The definitive source on Alaska, before it became a state. The only book in the American Guide Series to credit a sole author (the Idaho guide credits Vardis Fisher as editor) , no less an authority than the 'Saturday Review' called it 'the most important and descriptive book about Alaska in print' and that designation may still be true. Map in rear pocket. Schoyer 7 ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 427 pages View More...
Former owner's neat writing on half title page. Front hinge professionally repaired. (Repair is practically invisible). A very handsome copy! ; Map in rear pocket. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 427 pages View More...
Boards with light wear to extremities. Gilt lettering a bit faded. Endpapers tanned. Map in rear pocket missing. ; The definitive source on Alaska, before it became a state. The only book in the American Guide Series to credit a sole author (the Idaho guide credits Vardis Fisher as editor) , no less an authority than the 'Saturday Review' called it 'the most important and descriptive book about Alaska in print' and that designation may still be true. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 427 pages View More...
Pages are in handsome condition, but detaching from each other; No date or title page; circa 1938. Similar in layout to a cities section of state guide, starting with Albany-Past and Present, and continuing with a scenic motor tour. Cover shows aerial view front and back; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo; 28 pages View More...
DJ missing. ; An almanac with historical facts for the year 1938. A very handsome and tight copy; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 120 pages View More...
DJ darkened (as usual) and with open tears along top and bottom spine. DJ spine ends missing (now mylared and protected). ; Photographures illustrate this knowledgeable guidebook to what was then called the youngest state ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 530 pages View More...
Boards with light wear to extremities. The slightest of warping to pages. ; Photographures illustrate this knowledgeable guidebook to what was then called the youngest state. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 530 pages View More...
Light chipping to DJ; Revised edition reflecting growth and changes in the state since the previous edition in 1940. Surprisingly with photogravures, very unusual for later printings. A very handsome copy! ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 532 pages View More...
Light chipping and wear to DJ. Minor soiling and one closed tear to rear DJ. ; Revised edition reflecting growth and changes in the state since the previous edition in 1940. Surprisingly with photogravures, very unusual for later printings. A very handsome copy! ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 532 pages View More...
Boards with very light wear to extremities. DJ spine sunned and with with a few tears. Previous owner's name to front endpaper; American Guide Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 532 pages View More...
Light stains to boards, light foxing to spine. Previous owner's info to half-title page; Internally a very handsome copy with beautiful photogravures ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 530 pages View More...