A bit of tape residue to endpapers. DJ with light wear and one tiny tear to DJ top spine. ; The first state to ratify the constitution, Delaware has a rich history that makes for entertaining reading. Revised edition with tan boards; American Guide Series; Ex-Library; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 549 pages View More...
Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Spine faded. Endpapers darkened. Small bookplate. Light spotting to top edge. Front hinge has a bit of play. Map in rear pocket missing. ; Blue boards with gilt lettering. Publishing date: June 1938 with no subsequent listing on copyright page. Schoyer 120. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxv, 549 pages View More...
DJ with light chipping and small open tears. 1" loss to DJ bottom spine. Price clipped. Boards a bit faded. Endpapers tanned. Browning/spotting to edges. Rear map missing. ; This is the first edition with the year in roman numerals on title page and no subsequent printings listed on copyright page. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 549 pages View More...
DJ with moderate chipping. 1" loss to spine ends. Small hole to DJ spine. Small open tear to DJ back. Boards with moderate shelfwear and browning to spine ends. A bit of tanning to endpapers. Slight foxing and tanning to edges. Former owner's name and blindstamp on front free endpaper. ; VG+ map in rear pocket. This is the first edition with the year in roman numerals on title page and no subsequent printings listed on copyright page; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 549 pages View More...
DJ with light wear and minor chipping. Light shelfwear to boards and with corners a bit bumped. Spine a bit slanted. Browning to last page; Illustrated with many period prints. Information on the resort of Long Branch in particular and seaside resorts in general. Rear fold-out map. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 211 pages View More...
Boards with slight wear to extremities and with light spotting. A bit of fading to spine. Small bookplate. DJ browned; The history and environs of the hamlet of Fairhaven. Quite rare among the WPA guides. ; B&W Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 60 pages View More...
Light wear to boards. Spine a bit browned. ; During the Depression, it was felt that dramatists, actors, and stage crew were valuable cultural resources, so the government supported the creation and performance of original works of drama. This volume contains Prologue to Glory, about the early days of Abe Lincoln; One-Third of a Nation, about tenement life; and Haiti, about that nation's struggle for independence. Stated first printing. With one photograph from each production ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xiii, 81, 121, 80 pages View More...
DJ price clipped, a bit faded and with waterstaining to DJ back. Slight chipping to DJ. Boards with light rubbing to extremities and a hint of waterstaining. ; This edition is issued without a map. Including the outstanding photogravures. The WPA Guide Florida is quite rare ; Amercian Guide Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 600 pages View More...
A handsome and tight copy. Former owner's name on rear endpaper; This edition is issued without a map. Photogravures; Amercian Guide Series; 8vo; 600 pages View More...
Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Very light spotting to spine. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. The slightest browning and spotting to the endpapers. Front hinge with a little bit of play. ; VG+ folding map in rear pocket. Including the outstanding photogravures; Amercian Guide Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 600 pages View More...
The covers are reprinted (but not noticeable). Original covers are laid-in. ; An unusual project for the WPA - seafood recipes from Florida. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages View More...
Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Spine slightly faded. Endpapers a bit toned. Former owner's writing on front free endpaper. A handsome and tight copy. ; VG+ map in rear pocket. With year on title page and no subsequent printings on copyright page ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 559 pages View More...
A very handsome and tight copy with a few notations in ink. ; VG+ map in rear pocket. The Georgia WPA Guide was one of the few ones not to be issued with photogravures. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 559 pages View More...
Boards a bit faded, especially spine. ; An offspring of the Federal Writers' Project and together with the New Orleans City Guide and the Louisiana State Guide part of the Louisiana Writers Project Publications. The WPA Guides are written by famous authors that were put back to work on a steady paycheck during the depression era. ; Photogravures; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 581 pages View More...
DJ a bit tanned and with light chipping. Sticker on title page; The history and notables of Henderson, Kentucky, the hometown of noted naturalist John James Audubon, are here in this first and only edition. With 25 illustrations; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 120 pages View More...
Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Slight sunning to spine. Endpapers with light foxing and front endpaper with small inkstain. ; The overseer of the WPA writer's program wanted to have a regional guide like this for half a dozen areas of the US, but this is the only one that saw the light of day. folding map in rear pocket ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 122 pages View More...
Bookplate. Pages a bit tanned ; A guide to the highlights of the six New England states for your vacation pleasure. Photos bound in before the title page, of quaint houses and scenic views. Project director Alsburg wanted to produce six regional guides covering all then-48 states, but this is the only one to see the light of day. ; Photogravures; 8vo; 122 pages View More...
DJ a bit tanned and with light chipping. Browning to DJ spine. Price clipped. Bold red cloth boards with a few spots of discoloration ; A guide to the highlights of the six New England states for your vacation pleasure. Extensive section of outstanding photogravures before the title page, of quaint houses and scenic views. Project director Alsburg wanted to produce six regional guides covering all then - 48 states, but this is the only one to see the light of day. Folding color map in rear pocket. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 122 pages View More...
Boards slightly faded. Rear endpaper with notes. Rear map missing. Includes numerous ephemera from this period laid-in; A guide to the highlights of the six New England states for your vacation pleasure. Photos bound in before the title page, of quaint houses and scenic views. Project director Alsburg wanted to produce six regional guides covering all then-48 states, but this is the only one to see the light of day. Including the beautiful photogravures; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 122 pages View More...
Boards a bit faded and with spine sunned. ; A guide to the highlights of the six New England states for your vacation pleasure. Photos bound in before the title page, of quaint houses and scenic views. Project director Alsburg wanted to produce six regional guides covering all then-48 states, but this is the only one to see the light of day. Map in rear pocket. Includes a brochure "New England Art Museums, Summer 1947"; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 122 pages View More...
Gilt lettering a bit faded. Spine sunned. Front hinge with a bit of play. Rear hinge started; Folding map in rear pocket; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 707 pages View More...
Wear & chipping to DJ. Sticker residue to front free endpaper. Red dot to bottom edge ; Revised and reprinted from the 1939 original; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 775 pages View More...