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Price: $180.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company : 1937

Seller ID: 17061

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

DJ price clipped and with light marginal wear and several small chips. One rough spot on front free endpaper from removed former owner's name. ; Folding map in rear pocket; Photogravures; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 675 pages
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MASSACHUSETTS

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company : 1937

Seller ID: 18247

Binding: Hardcover

DJ with light chipping along edges, especially to DJ spine ends. ; Early edition, after the revisions that followed the first printing. ; Photographures; 8vo; 675 pages
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MASSACHUSETTS

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company : 1937

Seller ID: 4322

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

A great later printing. No rear map as issued ; Photographures; 8vo; 675 pages
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MASSACHUSETTS

Price: $80.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company : 1937

Seller ID: 18585

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Light shelfwear to boards. Mild foxing to top edge and rear endpaper. ; Folding map in rear pocket; Photographures; 8vo; 675 pages
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MASSACHUSETTS

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company : 1937

Seller ID: 19544

Binding: Hardcover

Boards with light wear to extremities. DJ moderately chipped and with dampstains and one large closed tear across DJ spine. Former owner's name in ink on half title page, bleeding through the next page. Internally a very handsome copy with tight binding; Folding map in rear pocket; Photogravures; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 675 pages; David Friedman
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MASSACHUSETTS

Price: $70.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company : 1937

Seller ID: 18600

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good-

Light wear to boards and spine ends and with gilt letter and spine lettering fading. Endpapers a bit browned. ; Folding map in rear pocket; Photographures; 8vo; 675 pages
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MASSACHUSETTS

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company : 1937

Seller ID: 20323

Binding: Hardcover

DJ with moderate chipping and one 1" open tear to DJ front. Boards with light wear to extremities. Gilt lettering a bit faded. A touch of browning to rear endpaper. ; VG folding map in rear pocket. The Massachusetts guide is the third one published in the series. This is the first edition with the year 1937 printed on title page and no subsequent printings on copyright page. This is the most controversial book of the American Guide Series. It angered Governor Charles F. Hurley the day it was published - only 9 lines of the 675 page book was devoted to the Tea Party. (Schoyer/Selvaggio 253) ; A...
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MASSACHUSETTS A Guide to its Places and People

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company : 1937

Seller ID: 13544

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Spine a bit faded ; Early edition, bowdlerized by Governor Hurley and other hyper-patriotic politicians who felt that too much space was devoted to labor issues and the Sacco and Vanzetti case, among other things. No folding map in rear pocket, no date to title page. Beautiful photogravures ; Photographures; 8vo; 675 pages
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MASSACHUSETTS A Guide to its Places and People

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company : 1937

Seller ID: 13545

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Endpapers browned. Previous owner's name to front pastedown. Spine a bit faded. Front hinge weak; Early reprint. No date to title page; Photographures; 8vo; 675 pages
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MASSACHUSETTS A Guide to its Places and People

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton and Mifflin : 1937

Seller ID: 19327

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good-

Boards with moderate wear to extremities. Lettering to front board and spine faded. Endpapers a bit browned. Mild dampstaining throughout the book, not affecting readability; Color map in rear pocket. First edition, first printing, before editorial changes. Upon the book's release, a newspaper article complained that the book gave more space to the Sacco-Vanzetti affair than to the Boston Tea Party. This embarrassed the governor, who had enthusiastically endorsed the book without having read it. He then ordered changes, and while many of them were resisted, the chapter on labor was made much l...
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MICHIGAN A Guide to the Wolverine State

By: [Wpa] Federal Writers' Project

Price: $150.00

Publisher: New York, Oxford University Press : 1956

Seller ID: 20200

Binding: Hardcover; Seventh Printing

DJ a bit yellowed and with light chipping and a few small closed tears. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. Front hinge has a tiny bit of play. Boards with minor rubbing to extremities. ; Photogravures; Amercian Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 696 pages
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MINNESOTA A State Guide

Price: $225.00

Publisher: New York, Viking Press : 1938

Seller ID: 18240

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket

DJ lightly worn and with light chipping along edges. Usual browning to endpapers. A handsome and tight copy; NF folding map in rear pocket. This is a second state edition with tan boards. Unlike most other state guides, Minnesota was issued without photogravures. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxx, 523 pages
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MINNESOTA A State Guide

Price: $60.00

Publisher: New York, The Viking Press : 1938

Seller ID: 20744

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good-

Endpapers browned. Glue residue to rear pastedown from removed label. A surprisingly nice and tight ex-lib copy with minimal markings. Lacking the rear folding map. ; A guide to the land of 10,000 lakes; American Guide Series; Ex-Library; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 523 pages
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MISSION SAN XAVIER DEL BAC, ARIZONA Descriptive and Historical Guide

Price: $175.00

Publisher: New York, Hastings House : 1940

Seller ID: 19737

Binding: Hardcover

DJ with light chipping. ; One of the most handsome WPA-books with numerous photogravures, pictorial endpapers and one floor plan of the mission. Sponsored by the Arizona Pioners' Historical Society. Brewer 567 ; American Guide Series; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 57 pages
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MISSISSIPPI A Guide to the Magnolia State

By: Wpa [Federal Writers Project]

Price: $175.00

Publisher: New York, Viking Press : 1949

Seller ID: 20115

Binding: Hardcover; Fourth Printing

DJ price clipped and with light chipping and rubbing. A handsome copy with tight binding. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 545 pages
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MISSISSIPPI A Guide to the Magnolia State

Price: $125.00

Publisher: New York, The Viking Press : 1938

Seller ID: 20307

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good-

Light rubbing to boards - gilt lettering a bit faded and spine sunned. Moderate foxing to endpapers, last few pages and fore edge. Slight gapping to front hinge, but holding strong. ; VG+ map in rear pocket; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 545 pages
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MISSOURI A Guide to the "Show Me" State

Price: $70.00

Publisher: New York, Duell, Sloan & Pearce

Seller ID: 9824

Binding: Hardcover; Sixth Printing

Condition: Very Good

Wear and slight discoloration to boards. Bookplate to front pastedown. Binding not tight. Originally published 1941, this edition not dated; Go ahead, show me. Make my day; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 652 pages
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MISSOURI A Guide to the "Show Me" State

Price: $140.00

Publisher: New York, Duell, Sloan & Pearce : 1941

Seller ID: 17036

Binding: Hardcover; Sixth Printing

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket

DJ with small chips along top edges and spine. ; No rear map as issued. Photogravures. ; 8vo; 652 pages
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MISSOURI A Guide to the "Show Me" State

Price: $60.00

Publisher: New York, Duell, Sloan & Pearce : 1941

Seller ID: 20715

Binding: Hardcover; Sixth Printing

Condition: Very Good-

Boards with light wear to extremities. Front hinge has a bit of play. Internally a clean and tight copy. ; Including the outstanding photogravures. Originally published 1941, no date of the later printing. Schoyer 313; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 652 pages
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MISSOURI A Guide to the "Show Me" State

Price: $300.00

Publisher: New York, Duell, Sloan & Pearce : 1941

Seller ID: 20316

Binding: Hardcover

DJ a bit darkened, lightly chipped and with some tape repair. A couple of tiny holes and closed tears to DJ. Boards with light wear to extremities but with sky blue lettering in almost impeccable condition. Endpapers browned. The slightest play to the front hinge ; DJ shows $ 2.75 on inside flap and no subsequent printing. Title page shows no year, which is unusual for a WPA 1st edition. Copyright page shows the publishing year (1941) and no subsequent printing. Maps in the last pages of the book, in front of index. (The Missouri guide - other than many WPA guides - has no map in rear pocket)....
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MISSOURI A Guide to the 'show Me' State

Price: $125.00

Publisher: New York, Hastings House : 1954

Seller ID: 20121

Binding: Hardcover; Seventh Printing

Light chipping to DJ spine ends. ; This revised edition includes the beautiful photogravures. No map (as issued) . A nice, clean and tight copy. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 654 pages
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MISSOURI A Guide to the 'show Me' State

Price: $150.00

Publisher: New York, Duell, Sloan & Pearce : 1941

Seller ID: 18235

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket

DJ tape repaired and with light chipping along edges. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. ; Book: 1st Edition. DJ: 3rd printing (as indicated on front inside flap) ; American Guide Series; Photogravures; 8vo; 652 pages
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MISSOURI A Guide to the 'show Me' State

Price: $45.00

Publisher: New York, Duell, Sloan & Pearce : 1941

Seller ID: 16887

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good-

Boards worn. Hinges weak; Numerous photographures; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 652 pages
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MISSOURI A Guide to the 'show Me' State

Price: $100.00

Publisher: New York, Duell, Sloan & Pearce : 1954

Seller ID: 19754

Binding: Hardcover; Seventh Printing

DJ price clipped and with light shelfwear and with several smaller chips. Boards with very light bumping to corners. Former owner's stamp on front and rear pastedown. ; This revised edition includes the beautiful photogravures. No map (as issued) ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 652 pages
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MONTANA A Profile in Pictures

Price: $110.00

Publisher: New York, Fleming Publishing Company : 1941

Seller ID: 20089

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket

DJ a bit darkened and with a bit of chipping. Open tear to DJ back; It was intended originally to make profile in picture books as companion volumes to each of the 51 guides, (48 states plus DC, Puerto Rico, and Alaska) but a combination of Fleming Publishing's bankruptcy and WWII put the kibosh on that idea. These guides are unpaginated but generally 56 pages in length, Montana is the second in the series, after New Jersey. Naturally, lots of photos (outstanding photogravures) and some text illustrate Big Sky Country. ; American Pictorial Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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MONTANA A State Guide Book

Price: $125.00

Publisher: New York, Viking Press : 1939

Seller ID: 20139

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Spine sunned. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Browning and light foxing to first and last few pages. ; Unpaginated index and folding map in rear pocket; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 429 pages
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MONTANA A State Guide Book

Price: $100.00

Publisher: New York, Viking Press : 1955

Seller ID: 20222

Binding: Hardcover; Fourth Printing

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket

Price clipped DJ with one closed tape-repaired tear to front. Light chipping one one small hole to DJ. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Internally tight and handsome; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 429 pages
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MONTANA A State Guide Book

Price: $125.00

Publisher: New York, Hastings House : 1949

Seller ID: 18071

Binding: Hardcover; Third Printing

DJ with light chipping. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. Very light crease to front board. A handsome and tight copy of this rather rare state guide; Big Sky country; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 442 pages
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MONTANA A State Guide Book