American Wild Life Illustrated
WPA
Published by Wm. H. Wise & Co, New York, 1949
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Hardcover
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Later printing. Illustrated from color photographs by Austin Baylitts and from black and white photographs. 749pp. Blind embossed pebbled green cloth, gilt-stamped spine title. Pages with minor foxing, spine tanned, corners and spine ends modestly worn, good or better, lacking the dust jacket. Writer's Program of WPA Sponsored by Mayor LaGuardia of NYC. Life histories of American mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, told in popular style. Seller Inventory # 151095
Bibliographic Details
Title: American Wild Life Illustrated
Publisher: Wm. H. Wise & Co, New York
Publication Date: 1949
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
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American Wild Life Illustrated
Published by
Wise & Co., NY, 1940
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Baylitts, Austin (illustrator). Cover clean, minor rubbing, scuffing & chips at spine ends. Previous owner name label. Pages are clean & binding is tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Libris. Seller Inventory # 311762
American Wild Life Illustrated
Published by
Wise, 1947
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Blue Awning Books, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 749 pp. 5 3/4 x 8 5/8. Green leatherette covered boards, blind embossed on front and stamped in gold on sipne. No dj. Cloht worn, wth 3/8" tear at head of front hinge. No markings noted. Front endpaper cracking at hinge; not completely torn. Seller Inventory # 81563
American Wild Life Illustrated
Published by
Wise & Co NY (1940)., 1940
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Austin Baylitts, Photos (illustrator). Large octavo, hardcover, good in dark green embossed boards. vintage WPA book from the 40's. Wear at top spine else VG. No dj. 749 pp. Green and white pictorial endpapers showing wildlife. Frontis of seal family. Illustrated with Photographs. Illustrated by Austin Baylitts. Covers mammals, fishes, reptiles, amphibians, birds. Decorated endpps. Sponsored by city of NY and Mayor LaGuardia and the Work Projects Writers' Program. Book. Seller Inventory # 18247
American Wild Life Illustrated
Published by
Wise & Co., New York, 1940
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Previous owner's inscription on a front blank page. ; "Compiled by the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the City of New York . Sponsored by the mayor of the City of New York the Honorable Fiorella H. LaGuardia. " Powell 1152. Seller Inventory # 193016
American Wild Life, Illustrated.
Published by
Wm. H. Wise & Company 1945 (1940)., 1945
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Truman Price & Suzanne Price / oldchildrensbooks, Monmouth, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
Good to VG: solid, unmarked, exterior appears dusty, contents fine. Hardcover in embossed green cloth showing a buffalo, 749 pages. [Austin Baylitts, Photographs]. Seller Inventory # 15437.1
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American Wild Life Illustrated
Published by
Wise, New York, 1946
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Later printing. Blind embossed pebbled green cloth, gilt-stamped spine title. Spine ends and corners modestly worn, a very good copy. Writer's Program of WPA Sponsored by Mayor LaGuardia of NYC. Seller Inventory # 204175
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American Wild Life Illustrated
Published by
Wise, New York, 1940
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Later printing. Blind embossed pebbled green cloth, gilt-stamped spine title. Owner's decorative bookplate, spine ends and corners modestly worn, a very good copy. Writer's Program of WPA Sponsored by Mayor LaGuardia of NYC. Seller Inventory # 204086
American Wild Life Illustrated
Published by
Wm. H. Wise & Co, New York, 1946
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Later printing. Illustrated from color photographs by Austin Baylitts and from black and white photographs. 749pp. Blue cloth. Spine moderately worn with a 1" tear along front joint, edges rubbed, spine ends fraying, good only, lacking the dust jacket. Writer's Program of WPA Sponsored by Mayor LaGuardia of NYC. Life histories of American mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, told in popular style. Seller Inventory # 116435
AMERICAN WILD LIFE ILLUSTRATED
Published by
Wise & Co., New York, 1940
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Antiques & Art, Piedmont, SD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 1 out of 5 stars
hc. 749 Sturdy reference work on American wildlife compiled by the Writer's Project of the WPA during the Depression of the 1930's. very good, FON, front hinge cracked. Seller Inventory # 17478
American Wild Life Illustrated - w/ Dust Jacket! (WPA in NYC)
Published by
William H. Wise, 1946
Used
Hardcover
Seller: THIS OLD BOOK, Brookfield, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket. This old WPA book with dust jacket is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a hardcover book with 749 pages including lots of black and white photos. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The title page shows 1946 as the published date. The dust jacket is about 99% intact with light chipping on the edges and light edgewear. I have placed the DJ in a fresh mylar jacket and this old book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box! Seller Inventory # 21598