Compiled Workers Writers Program Work (63 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A Very Good copy with light shelfwear, bumping and slight fraying to corners, and sticker from previous owner on front cover verso; dust jacket missing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hastings House January 1940 Binding: Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Slight staining and wear on spine and edges of book cover. Owner's name written in pen and date written in pencil on front endpage. Some foxing on endpages and prelims. Some notes in pen and marker throughout book. ; American Guide Series.

Paperback. 94p., foreword, preface, notes on illustrations, suggested reading and bibliography, index, illustrated with b&w photos, very good reprint of the 1940 edition in cloth boards. American Guide Series.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.2.

Condition: Very good. Reprint edition. Hardcover. Very good condition (no dust jacket). Former owner's pencil name on ffep, with interesting pencil marginal annotations that add to the content of the text.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. xvii, 341p., illustrated endpapers, foreword, introduction, profile of the Port, bibliography, index, illustrations, very good First Edition stated in blue pictorial cloth. [American Guide Series]. Dykes 222, Powell 1156.

Stapled wraps. Condition: Good. Unpaginated (approx. 16p.) Wraps toned and front spotted. Pamphlet. From prefatory note by Harry Graff, State Supervisor, Ohio Writers' Project: "The Ohio Writers' Project hives the historical background of the State capitols; describes them thoroughly, along with other State buildings; relates some of the early history of the capital cities; sets down the origin of the State seal, flower, bird, and flag; and includes lists of all Ohio Governors and Secretaries of State, together with the years in which they held office." Sponsored by John E. Sweeney, Secretary of State, The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, Columbus, Statewide sponsor of the Ohio Writers' Project, Federal Works Agency and Work Projects Administrations. B&w illustrations and photographs. (9"x6").

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Presumed First. Sponsored By The United States Naval Academy. V. Sl. Edgewear/Shelfwear/ Soiling To Covers. Internally Very Well Cared For. P/O Sig, Stamp And Glue From Bookplate. B/W Illus. Index. 158 Pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Plastes (illustrator). 2nd Edition. 200 Pp. Blue Cloth Stamped In Brown. First Printing Of Second Revised Edition, 1946. Near Fine, Bright And Clean But Browning To Endpapers. No Marks. Dust Jacket Priced $3.00, Light Wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; Later Printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. Eighth printing (1959) of Revised Edition of 1954. Book was first published in 1941 by the Missouri State Highway Department. Book and protected, unclipped jacket are in Very Good condition, slight fading to brown boards, and wear to corners of dust jacket. Previous owner's signature and date on front free endpage, and inked checkmarks by other titles listed on rear flap. Overall, a crisp copy. I llustrated. Else - Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 654 pages.

Second printing with corrections (as stated upon copyright page; originally published 1940). xxxii, 782 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14cm. Dust jacket toned, soiled, and chipped/torn; front panel and front flap detached but only subtly evident as dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector; front flap retains publisher's printed price at bottom right. Teal cloth. Text block edges toned; a few small stains to upper fore-edge. Some tearing to rear pastedown pocket which retains its color foldout map. Endpapers toned; interior leaves are otherwise clean. Binding is firm.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Later Edition. ISBN Hardback. No dustjacket. Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with minor rubs to edges and corners of covers, some browning to edges of interior pages. No statement of later printing on copyright page.

Condition: VG. Photos (illustrator). Buckram binding, owner bookplate and names, slight soil on spine. Many photos including one of the 'Desert of Tents' after the 'Great Fire'. Includes index.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Very good copy in hardcover with poor jacket. Light shelf-wear, dust-staining to top edge of page block, off-setting on endpapers. Jacket has rubbing, chipping, large piece missing from top of spine and middle of the spine. Now in mylar.

First printing (per Hastings House's "First published . . ." statement upon copyright page). xxxviii, 458 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14.25cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Reddish-orange cloth soiled; sunning to spine. Some toning/soiling to text block edges. Toning to endpapers; past bookseller's pencil note at ffep's top right; interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. Foldout map NOT PRESENT in rear pastedown pocket. Sponsored by the Coronado Cuarto Centennial Commission and the University of New Mexico. Photograph contributors include Ernest Knee and Laura Gilpin.

Paperback. 80p., preface, appendix, illustrated with b&w photos ,first edition trade paperback in lightly worn tan pictorial wraps with bump to front wrap along right deckled edge, small stain to right of title. [American Guide Series]. Dykes 176, Powell 948.

hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Acceptable. 1961 Oxford Press, 5th printing, exlibrary copy with jacket under mylar, unmarked text, well read, exlibrary stamps marks. Fast Shipping - Safe and Secure Bubble Mailer!

Sixth printing (as stated upon copyright page; first published 1941). xxxiv, 511 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket strongly wrinkled with nicks and scuffs at edges; strong color fading to spine; front flap's top corner is price-clipped. Cream colored cloth; slender soiling to board edges. Dark stain to text block's top edge with some leaves affected at their top margins. Slight toning to endpapers; interior leaves are otherwise clean. Binding is firm.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Clean hardcover book in clean illustrated jacket. Light moss green cloth boards with black lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Small neatly penned previous owner name at top edge of front free endpaper - no other marks. Printed on quality paper - all pages and edges are clean. Well-illustrated with black and white photographs. Two large folded maps in pocket at rear of book in excellent condition. Clean jacket has v-shaped chip at top edge of rear panel; slight edge wear; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. This wonderful guide to this upstate New York area is part of "The American Guide Series" completed under the auspices of the Work Projects Administration. Includes points of interest, historic sites, resort development, hiking areas, scenic areas and more.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Map in rear pocket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 699 pages.

Second Revised Edition. Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. 120p., frontis, foreword, preface, biographical notes, points of interest, index, illustrated with photos, maps and facsimile documents, good first edition in blue boards & gilt and heavily edgeworn dj. American Guide Series Illustrated. Dykes 114.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition, wrappered issue. Octavo. 95pp. Illustrated with a frontispiece by Adrian Troy. Pictorial wrappers. Front cover has a scrape at top of front panel, else very good or better. Contains chapters on "Literature and Art," "The Theater," "Workers," "Sport" (including discussions of African-American baseball players, on both a collegiate and professional level), "The Exposition's Exhibits," etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Volume 1 only. Small quarto. 723pp. Illustrated with black and white photographic plates. Boards lightly soiled, near fine, lacking a dust jacket.

Hardcover. xviii, 315p., preface, information, chronology, index, photos and maps including large folded map in rear pocket, textured red cloth binding with gilt lettering, first edition, light toning of the paper else very good condition in the first state dj chipped at the head and tail of the spine, completely split where front panel meets spine, internal, inexpert tape reinforcement along spine where it meets the rear panel, repairing, no doubt, another complete split. Edge worn throughout, toned on the rear panel with the President Roosevelt Proclamation. American Guide Series. Dykes 180, Powell 953.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Oatmeal buckram with dark green lettering. Photos, drawings and map. Covers lightly soiled. Previous owner's nice period bookplate on front paste down. Contents clean and tight with no marks or inscriptions. PayPal accepted.

Paperback. 115p., preface, frontis-portraits, chronology, references, illustrated with photos and a folding map at rear, very good first edition trade-sized paperback in green pictorial wraps. [American Guide Series]. Dykes 247.

First edition (not stated). 48 pages plus covers. Staple-bound booklet: H 22.75cm x L 15.25cm. Blue paper covers; pictorial front cover; minor nick at spine heel; mild bumping and slight toning along cover edges. A very good+ copy. Sponsored by The Federal Commission and the local committee for the Gallipolis Sesquicentennial Celebration. Prefatory Note by Harry Graff, State Supervisor, The Ohio Writers' Project in which authorship is credited to Myron Flechtner and editing to R.D. Sims and E.M. Hawes. Includes six "Drawings of Early Gallipolis" by William Mark Young; four pages of b/w photographs; Sources (bibliography). Gallipolis, the third oldest settlement in Ohio, was settled by refugees from the French Revolution. The pamphlet reviews the town's early history and famous citizens. {Bibliographical references: Powell 1238; Scharf & Schoyer Catalogue 491; September 1941 WPA Writers' Program Publications catalogue-page 35.} Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller.