Published by The Library of Virginia, 1992
ISBN 10: 0884901734 ISBN 13: 9780884901730
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Published by New York: Hastings House, Publishers, March 1940., 1940
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
First Edition
First printing (per Hastings House "First Published . . ." statement upon copyright page). [2], 58 pages. Hardcover: H 21cm x L 14.5cm. Dust jacket with moisture staining and some soiling and toning; large chips to spine paper with old tape overlay repair atop title portion at center and to small end portions; other scuffs/nicks at edges and folds; front flap retains publisher's printed price at top right. Dark brown cloth. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. The book's inclusion within the American Guide Series is not specified upon the title/copyright leaf but rather upon the dj's front flap.
Published by Northport, L.I. [Long Island, NY]: Bacon, Percy & Daggett, Publishers, 1941., 1941
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
First Edition
Ex-library copy. Presumed first edition (no direct statement provided). 120 pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 15.25cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Blue cloth rubbed; spine sunned with ink and black ink library markings; board corners and spine ends bumped; front board's gilt lettering remains bright. Library stamps on text block edges; library stamps and marks on title page and on pages 5, 31, and 120; other markings possible but eluded discovery upon a cursory perusal; some foxing to initial leaves but overall interior pages are clean. Binding is firm.
Published by Boston: Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1941., 1941
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
First Edition
Ex-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.
Published by Hastings House, New York, 1943
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: Hastings House, 1943. First edition, 1943. Copper colored cloth with faded gilt spine lettering, frontis illustration, other black and white plates throughout the text, no dustjacket. Light fraying to rear joint, light edgewear, good hinges, sound text block, lightly age-toned but clean pages, no names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1941., 1941
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
xxx, 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 fore-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.
Published by New York: Hastings House Publishers, April 1940., 1940
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
"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 bumped 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.
Published by New York: Hastings House Publishers, 1943., 1943
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
"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 discernable; 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.
Published by Portland, Ore. [Portland, OR]: Binfords & Mort, Publishers, 1940., 1940
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
First Edition
First 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.
Published by Hastings House, 1943
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Corners lightly bumped. Bookplate. No jacket.
Published by Hastings House ( 1943 ), New York, 1943
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: price-clipped dj. First Edition. Octavo; x, 308 pages, brown cloth All the action, fun, excitement, gun fights, drama, crimes and sins of Butte, Montana. Includes a Chronology of Events and Dates for Butte, MT, from 1856. Illustrated. This was written with the cooperation of many old pioneers, including Belgian Annie and Filthy McNabb.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Frank Utpatel (illustrator). Reprint. Recent but undated photocopy/digital reprint of this volume in the 'American Guide Series', begun as a project of the WPA during the depression to provide employment for idled writers. Reprints the original Duell, Sloan and Pearce edition, but about 12% larger - though the margins are wider too, so the book itself is much larger. Pictures look okay, but nowhere near as nice as the originals. Hardcover, full black buckram, gilt titling. Minor wear, light rubbing; no jacket; light staining to page edges. Text clean; [30], 651 pages, b/w photos, maps (rather than a large folding map, this edition, as did the original, has the state sectioned, one section to a page, plus other maps; wood engravings by Frank Utpatel. Size: 7½" by 10¼".
Published by Warren County Board of Supervisors, Glens Falls, NY, 1942
Seller: THE OLD LIBRARY SHOP, Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: vg-. Dust Jacket Condition: good-. 1st Edition. Compiled by the workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) in the State of New York. 271pp + b/w photos; text unmarked, previous owner name inside front cover, light foxing to eps; 2 fold-out maps in back pocket; 7.5" tall; darkening & light shelf wear to edges of cover; chips & tears (some taped) to edges of dj in new protective mylar. Hardcover (dj).
Published by Ohio State Archaeological & Historical Society; City of Fremont, Columbus and Fremont, OH, 1940
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Columbus and Fremont, OH: Ohio State Archaeological & Historical Society; City of Fremont, 1940. First edition, 1940. Depression era WPA publication illustrated in black and white. Softcover, stapled binding, 115 pages plus folding map at rear. Light edgewear to covers, sound binding with staples visible at the title page, very minor insect old insect damage to the far bottom corner of the front free endpaper, pages clean, no names or other markings. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by New York: Hastings House Publishers, November 1959., 1959
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
Eighth 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}.
Published by New York: Hastings House Publishers, November 1959., 1959
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
Eighth 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}.
Published by Hastings House, 1943
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd printing. Shallow chipping to spine ends of jacket.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Illinois Art Project (illustrator). First Edition. Guide to and history of what was then Illinois's 'third city', part of the American Guide Series. Paperback in stiff covers, as pictured; tan wraps with design & title silk-screened in brown & orange. Minor wear to book, corners lightly bumped, ink name & minor smudging to covers, slight discoloration to rear covers from binding staples. Text clean; [2], 144 pages, index, bibliography, sepia-tone photos & block-print art, chronology. Size: Octavo.
Published by The Hamilton County Good Government League, Cincinnati, OH, 1940
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Cincinnati, OH: The Hamilton County Good Government League, 1940. First edition, 1940. Depression era collection of Cincinnati folklore and stories illustrated in black and white by Gladys Carambella. Softcover, 48 pages. Very good condition with a touch of light surface soil to the covers, firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1948
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Frank Utpatel (illustrator). Later Printing. Stated fourth printing of this volume in the 'American Guide Series', noted on the jacket as the Wisconsin Centennial Edition 1848 1948; first published in 1941. Begun as a project of the WPA during the depression to provide employment for idled writers, the American Guide series eventually covered all 48 states plus Alaska & Puerto Rico, as well as 40 cities. They continue to be regarded as important sources of cultural history & local pride. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured, full blue cloth, gilt titling. Book shows light wear, gilt bright, corners lightly rubbed; jacket torn with a few large chips, small holes, $3.50 price intact. Text clean; [30], 651 pages, b/w photos, maps (rather than a large folding map, this edition has the state sectioned, one section to a page, plus other maps; wood engravings by Frank Utpatel. Size: Octavo.
Published by HASTINGS HOUSE Pub 1941 tp & verso, NY, 1941
Seller: WONDERFUL BOOKS BY MAIL, Durham-CA, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Photos,maps (illustrator). First Edition. VERY GOOD CONDITION CLEAN, SOLID,BRIGHT ; GOLD SPINE & COVER TITLES ON BLACK CLOTH HARDCOVERS. ; 447ps pages; Index.ENDPAPERS SHOW STATE ROAD TOUR MAPS.OTHER MAPS & MANY ILLUSTRATIONS IN BODY OF BOOK. One of a series put out to employ writers, artists, etc duing the Great Depression. . NOT A COMMON ITEM.
Published by Oxford University Press, 1941
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Printing. Unclipped DJ in archival cover, large and small chip on the spine, corner chips, edge wear. Fine map in rear pocket.