Federal Writers Program Works Progress (8 results)
San Francisco: The Bay And Its Cities ( American Guide Series)
The Federal Writers' Program Of The Works Progress Administration
Language: English
Published by Hastings House / City And County Of San Francisco, New York 1940
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
US$ 26.45
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Xvii, 531 Pp. Blue Cloth Lettered In Dark Blue. First Printing With "First Published In 1940" On Copyright Page And 1940 Date On Title Page. Some Wear And Fading, No Fraying; Bookplate Without A Name; Browning To Endpapers And Covers. Photographs, Maps (illustrator).
American Guide Series. BOSTON LOOKS SEAWARD; THE STORY OF THE PORT 1630-1940.
Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Massachusetts. Sponsored by Boston Port Authority. [Federal Writers' Project; Works Progress Administration - WPA].
Published by Boston: Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1941. 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerEx-government bureau library copy. First edition (not stated but per matching dates upon title and copyright pages). 316 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.5cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Blue cloth rubbed; impression of removed sticker at lower spine. Past owner's ink signature on front free endpaper; Bureau of Public Roads… Library stamp on title page; stray ink mark on rear flyleaf verso; Library of Congress duplicate stamp on rear free endpaper; rear endpapers slightly worn along their fore-edges; no other institutional marks readily apparent upon a cursory perusal and interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm.
More imagesARIZONA; A STATE GUIDE. American Guide Series.
Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Arizona. [Federal Writers' Project; WPA - Works Progress Administration. Sponsored by The Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff.
Published by New York: Hastings House Publishers, April 1940. 1940
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star seller"First published in April 1940" (stated at top of copyright page). xxvi, 530 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14.25cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Tan cloth; brown lettering to spine and front board; spine has two-line "Federal | Writers' Project" above center; mild staining to rear board; boards' bottom fore-edge corners bump…ed with interior leaves affected likewise. Past owner's personal bookplate affixed atop ffep map; old tape repair to tear at bottom of Geronimo photo in book's third plate section with slender peeled adhesion to preceding recto; interior leaves are otherwise clean. Binding is firm.
More imagesCOPPER CAMP; STORIES OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST MINING TOWN BUTTE, MONTANA.
Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Montana. [Montana Writers' Project; Federal Writers' Project; WPA - Works Progress Administration. Sponsored by the Montana State Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry.
Published by New York: Hastings House Publishers, 1943. 1943
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star seller"First published in 1943" (stated at top of copyright page). xii, 308 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Reddish-brown cloth rubbed and soiled; 3.5cm tear at head of front joint; shallow wear to frayed spine ends with additional slender fraying along joints; spine lettering dulled but discernabl…e; board corners bumped and worn. Text block edges well toned with light staining. Interior leaves toned with scattered stains and soiling. Binding is still firm. This is a book which was adversely affected by wartime production restrictions as paper quality was certainly below that of pre-1941 WPA publications.
More imagesMISSOURI; A GUIDE TO THE "SHOW ME" STATE. American Guide Series.
Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Missouri. [Missouri Writers' Project; Federal Writers' Project; WPA - Works Progress Administration. Sponsored by The Missouri State Highway Department.
Published by New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1941. 1941
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerxxx, 652 pages. Hardcover: H 21cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket clipped/trimmed with portions of panels and flaps oddly tipped-in between rear flyleaf verso and rfep recto. Dark gray cloth; brown spotting to spine cloth; blue stamped lettering to spine and front board remains bright. Text block's top edge soiled; moisture stain at fo…re-edge heel with interior leaves shallowly and lightly affected at corners. Some toning to endpapers; past owner's name-address label affixed at front pastedown's top left corner. Binding is firm.
American Guide Series. NEVADA; A GUIDE TO THE SILVER STATE.
Compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Nevada. [Federal Writers' Project; Works Progress Administration - WPA.]
Published by Portland, Ore. [Portland, OR]: Binfords & Mort, Publishers, 1940. 1940
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition (per Binfords & Mort's "First published . . ." statement upon copyright page). Hardcover. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Red cloth rubbed; some sunning particularly to spine which has shallow loss at its frayed ends. Text block edges toned. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm.
American Guide Series. MISSOURI; A GUIDE TO THE "SHOW ME" STATE.
Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Missouri. [Federal Writers' Project; Works Progress Administration - WPA.]
Published by New York: Hastings House Publishers, November 1959. 1959
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerEighth printing (as stated at top of dj's front flap; copyright page cites reprinting of the July 1954 revised edition). xxx, 654 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket rubbed with light soiling; chips, creases, and short tears with several verso tape repairs; front flap retains publisher's printed price "$6.50" at… top right. Brown cloth; light bumping to spine ends and board corners. A few small stains and light soiling to text block's top edge and bottom edge. Past owner's name-address label affixed to front pastedown; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding retains some crispness. Sponsored by The Missouri State Highway Department. The Missouri WPA guidebook was originally published in 1941. {WPA-Shelf#CVA-01080}.
American Guide Series. MISSOURI; A GUIDE TO THE "SHOW ME" STATE.
Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Missouri. [Federal Writers' Project; Works Progress Administration - WPA.]
Published by New York: Hastings House Publishers, November 1959. 1959
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerEighth printing (as stated at top of dj's front flap; copyright page cites reprinting of the July 1954 revised edition). xxx, 654 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14cm. Dust jacket rubbed with soiling and foxing; some scratches to rear panel; shallow chipping and short tears at edges; front flap retains publisher's printed price…"$6.50" at top right. Brown cloth; light scratches to rear board. Top edge foxed; some soiling to fore-edge and bottom edge. Endpapers foxed/toned; interior leaves are clean. Binding retains some crispness. Sponsored by The Missouri State Highway Department. The Missouri WPA guidebook was originally published in 1941. {WPA-Shelf#CVA-01069}.
