New York Work Projects Administration (75 results)

Hard Cover CLOTH. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. PICTURE AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL UPON REQUEST. 749 pages; green and white illustrated endpapers showing pictures of animals. Black and white photography. Front hinge weak. Inscription: "March 30, 1951, To Joe from Nana Kay and Gramp.". Austin Baylitts (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hard Cover - VG - No dust jacket if issued - Book is clean and tight with light wear - Illustrated - Index - 749 pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. This book is in good condition. The spine ends are bumped, and the boards are mildly stained and rubbed. Ex-library copy with stamps and check out labels. There is a gift inscription on the front endpage. The board is separating from the textblock at the title page. Mammals, Fishes, Reptiles, Amphibians, Birds, & Index with 20 color plates & numerous black & white photographs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Green leatherette covered boards with a blind stamp of a buffalo standing in front of an outline of the United States. Gold lettering at the front cover and at the spine. Blind stamp at the spine of an eagle. Inside boards and FFEP are illustrated with a map of the United States with animals inserted in front of the states. Six color plates included in this book as well as many black and white photos. Pages are clean with with no marks. Bookseller Inventory BS/BS 13475 09/2022. Baylitts, Austin (Color Photography by) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. Exterior wear includes some scuffs and soils, with normal edge wear and fading. A study of American wild life with many photographs. 749 pages. Baylitts, Austin (Photographer) (illustrator). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: VERY GOOD. Gilt titles are a bit dull. Light shelfwear. Previous owner's name to reverse of front free endpaper. No other writing/markings. Binding is sound. 22 cm. 749 pages. Includes pronouncing index. Illustrated survey of North American wildlife covering mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, produced by the WPA Writers Program in the 1940s. Additional info or photos on request. Ships in sturdy cardboard packaging, with tracking and insurance. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Dark green leather-like boards with embossed illustration of a buffalo on face, a gold title box on face and spine. Wear to edges. Illustrated end papers. Front inside hinge is cracked before title page. Gift inscription to previous owner dated Christmas 1949. Pages are clean throughout, although tanning some with age. Binding is tight and square. Compiled by the writers' program of the Work Projects Admin. in the city of New York. Illustrated throughout. Baylitts, Austin (Photographer) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. DJ has tears on top back and is attached with tape. Owner's name on fep and title page. Binding is sound-text is clean. (File: Writer's).

Condition: Fair. Signed Copy . Book Good. No dust jacket. Signed by Robinson on his bookplate on front endpage. Bookplate inside. From the Art Reference Collection of wildlife artist and outdoorsman Alan James Robinson. This collection was used by Robinson to create his wonderful art and Cheloniidae Press books. (Wildlife, Animals, United States).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. In very nice used condition. Spine is faded and cover shows some wear. Binding is tight and pages are toned but clean. Full of wonderful b&w period photos. Pictorial endpapers. Austin Baylitts (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. 1st Edition. ** 1ST EDITION ** With 341 pages. Cloth-bound hardcover without dustjacket. In pictorial boards. FORMER LIBRARY BOOK, please expect library markings snd indicia. Aside from library markings, book has no significant flaws. Clean and stain-free, Sound and solid. Firm and tight in binding. Square and straight. No pages loose, missing, or torn. Corners not bumped. Hinges undamaged. Aside from library markings, no writing, underlining, highlighting anywhere in book.Five-star seller, buy with confidence, professional booksellers for 35 years, selling books online since 1995. B45.…

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Decorated Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 749 pages. Illustrated with B&W and color plates. Green embossed boards with gilt lettering. Picture of Buffalo on front cover. Has gold string page marker. Endpapers decorated with pictures of animals. Lightly soiled, spine faded, edge wear to spine ends. Austin Baylitts (illustrator).…

hardcover. 7TH PRINTING. ** Ex-Library Book. May have the plastic cover, stamps or stickers associated with the library. ** Binding feels secure with all pages intact, and the cover is fully intact. Signs of wear to cover and spine, especially on corners and edges. No noticeable writing, highlighting or notations in margins within the book. Text is clean and legible. Great readable copy. Used book in good condition. Bin. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Cover shows some wear. Back and white illustrations. Several illustrations in color. Pictures on request.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Originally published in 1940, this is the 1946 reprint; Illustrated end pages, textblock is clean and tight; Dark green cloth, embossed buffalo decoration on front cover, rubbed/worn corners/edges/spine, bumped head and foot of spine bumped corners. 749p., including index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Austin Baylitts (color photographs) (illustrator). Hardcover. …

HARDBACK BLUE. Condition: Fair. edges of coverfading, corners bumped, shelf worn, black and hwite plates, some markings on title pages, spine faded DATE PUBLISHED: 1941 EDITION: 341.

Hardcover. First Edition. Good to VG: solid, unmarked, exterior appears dusty, contents fine. Hardcover in embossed green cloth showing a buffalo, 749 pages. [Austin Baylitts, Photographs].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A Very Good edition that has aging to the pages and boards and some rubbing to the outer edges of the boards; The Writer's Program of the Work Projects Administration in the City of New York publishes American Wild Life Illustrated, a coffee table book with stunning full-color images of animals in their natural habitats.; 8vo; 749 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Later printing. Blind embossed pebbled green cloth, gilt-stamped spine title. Photographs by Austin Baylitts. 749pp. Ownership stamp and signature of a noted American psychologist on front fly, moderate edgewear, near fine. Writers' Program of WPA Sponsored by Mayor LaGuardia of NYC.…

Decorated Boards. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. First Edition. Book has no writing or marking. Ep's lightly toned, light edge and corner rubbing. Baylitts, Austin (Color Photographs by) (illustrator).

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Dustcover has rubbing on folds with closed tear along back fold and light shelfwear, small tear to back lower edge, small abraded edge (one inch) of back edge of hardboards; Hardboards with very light wear, bright gilt on spine, sharp tips, very clean, no markings, solid and straight vg+/vg-; 8.40 X 5.70 X 1.40 inches; 749 pages. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A lightly worn first edition, first printing of this WPA guide. Light shelf wear. First few pages have a crease from the time of printing, otherwise interior is clean and tight. Original map in back pocket. This is not an ex-library copy. The image by our description is not a stock image but instead a photograph of the book you will be receiving. Please view photo(s) to determine exact condition. …

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Blue cloth binding. Color frontispiece. B & w and color photographs. 749 pages. Illustrated eps. Int. good. Slight yellowing to pages. Slight shelf wear. Austin Baylitts, Photographer (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. 447pp+ index; all three maps present, but one is loose. Bookplate on verso of front free endpaper, ink name on title page, extremities lightly worn, else very good in publisher's red pebbled cloth; lacking the jacket.

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. …

Octavo, grey cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, xvii, 341 pp. Near-Fine, with small blemish (about the size of a pencil eraser) to upper cover. New York, Maritime, Shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Austin Baylitts (illustrator).

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.…