Wpa Workers Writers Program (61 results)
Published by California State Department of Education
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
The Minnesota Arrowhead Country : American Guide Series
WPA / Works Projects Administration, Workers of the Writer's Program (compiled b
Published by Albert Whitman & Co.
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Language: English
Published by Hastings House, 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Yak and Yeti Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.Yak and Yeti Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 114p, ills.
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Published by Ben Franklin Club of Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 1940
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Lee Booksellers, Lincoln, NE, U.S.A.Lee Booksellers
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Add to basketWrappers. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Although the book's pages are easily Very Good, the cover, being trimmed beyond the pages, has become chipped and worn simply by being shelved. Top and bottom of the spine are likewise bumped. The front cover's fore edge is deckled as published. Four photo illustrations. A…history of printing in the U.S. as well as Lincoln.
Language: English
Published by Hastings House, 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Crystal Springs Books, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.Crystal Springs Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No Dust Cover. Shelf Wear at top and bottom of spine. Lighter rub on the corners and spots around the edges of the book. Book grades Near Fine.
Bundle of Troubles and Other Tarheel Tales
Hendricks, W.C. (editor); Workers of the Writers' Program of the WPA in the state of North Carolina
Published by Duke University Press; Durham, N.C.
- Hardcover
Seller: Berry Hill Book Shop, Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.Berry Hill Book Shop
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. (1943); Good Only/no dj, octavo, 206pp., blue cloth hardcover, 2" stains along outer edge of front cover & top edge of rear cover, exlibrary with number on backstrip & part of dj flap glued on front endpaper, b&w ill's by Hilda Ogburn, binding tight.
Language: English
Published by Colorado State Planning Commission, Denver, CO, 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Prairie Creek Books LLC., Torrington, WY, U.S.A.Prairie Creek Books LLC.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good/none, used, 1st printing, lite brown colored cloth, map end papers, vii-xxxiii, 511pp. Interior clean no marks except a former owners name, red colored stamp on the contents page, binding tight. The end-flaps of the dj are taped to the book but the rest of the dj is missin…g.
Published by Hastings House, 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: David's Books, ypsilanti, MI, U.S.A.David's Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good+. No Dust Jacket. Third Printing. Lacks jacket, else VG ; American Guide Series.
COPPER CAMP Stories of the World's Greatest Mining Town Butte, Montana
Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Project Administration [ WPA ] in the State of Montana
Published by Hastings House ( 1943 ), New York, 1943
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Thomas J. Joyce And Company
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 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, includi…ng Belgian Annie and Filthy McNabb.
- First Edition
Seller: Jim Hodgson Books, Churchton, MD, U.S.A.Jim Hodgson Books
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. 531 pages, numerous photos and maps throughout. Very good condition though some mile cover soil.
HENDERSON: A Guide to Audubon's Home Town in Kentucky (American Guide Series)
Workers of the Writers' Program of the WPA in the State of Kentucky (Compiler)
Published by Bacon, Percy & Daggett, Northport, L. I. New York, 1941
- Hardcover
Seller: JW Barker Books & Antiques, Natchez, MS, U.S.A.JW Barker Books & Antiques
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Unstated. No statement of printing, very good - blue cloth hardcover with gilt letter shows a name at top of front endpaper, couple of very light internal splits, browning at endpapers and a touch of foxing as well, in very good dust jacket that shows soiling a…nd edgewear that incudes closed tears and open chips. 120 pages with index and black & whites. Solid copy of this installment in the American guide Series.
More imagesPublished by New York: Hastings House, 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: Silicon Valley Fine Books, Sunnyvale, CA, U.S.A.Silicon Valley Fine Books
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Add to basketCondition: Good. Revised Second Edition, hardcover. 531 pages. Nearly very good, owner info and light creasing on front endpaper, hint of folding on first few pages which follow, in a good plus, price-clipped dust jacket (in mylar protector) with a little chipping at the extremities and other wear; overall a solid and clean copy…. A Works Projects Adminstration (WPA) / American Guide Series publication; with black & white photos.
NEW YORK; A GUIDE TO THE EMOIRE STATE. American Guide Series. [WPA guidebook.]
Compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New York. Sponsored by the New York State Historical Association. [Federal Writers' Project; WPA - Works Progress Administration.]
Published by New York: Oxford University Press, 1946., 1946
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerSecond 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 pr…inted 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.
Published by State of Florida Department of Agriculture, Tallahassee, FL, 1942
- First Edition
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Thomas J. Joyce And Company
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Add to basketSelf-wrappers. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo, 213 pages, green self-wrappers Compiled by the WPA, apparently issued 1942, not 1931. Printed by the Florida Grower Press, Illustrated. With a section written specifically to help teachers to use this material in schools. Color Plates (illustrator).
Published by Hasting House, 1968
- Hardcover
Seller: The Last Book Store, Tyler, TX, U.S.A.The Last Book Store
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Hastings House, New York, 1968. Condition: Near Fine book in a near fine jacket. This is the New Revised Edition.Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the WPA for the District of Columbia. (CK).
Published by University of Denver Press; Sage Press; Hastings House 1952; 1956; 1947, Denver; New York, 1952
- Hardcover
Seller: G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA, GRASS VALLEY, CA, U.S.A.G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
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Hardcover. 8vo; cloth in dust jackets; illustrations. Alfred Packer in near fine condition with tanning along hinges of map endpapers, in very good, price-clipped jacket with light wear, tape reinforcement inside jacket at spine ends and fold lines. Inscribed by the author in purple ink facing title page, "Sincerely yours, Paul…H. Gantt, Washington D. C, September 6, 1955." Law Goes West fine condition without dust jacket; Ghost Towns fine in near fine jacket with light wear.
A Maritime History of New York. Introduction by The Honorable Fiorello H. La Guardia.
Workers of the Writers Program of the Work Projects Administration for the City of New York. [WPA].
Published by New York: Haskell House Publishers Ltd., ., 1973
- Hardcover
Seller: Lighthouse Books, ABAA, Dade City, FL, U.S.A.Lighthouse Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerOctavo, 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.
Published by Albert Whitman & Company, Chicago, 1942, 1942
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.Jackson Street Booksellers
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Near Fine in gray cloth with illustrated front board. 1st Printing. 48pp 12mo. No spine titles IB.
Published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Hudson River Book Shoppe, Waldwick, NJ, U.S.A.Hudson River Book Shoppe
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Price NOT clipped, DJ nicely in archival wraps with heavy wear; spine faded; pages dusty with age toning and soiling. Illustrated with fold-out map laid in rear board (pristine). Less common title as such.
New Mexico: A Guide to the Colorful State (American Guide Series)
Workers of the Writers' Program of the WPA; Miller, Joseph (Rev.); Alsberg, Henry G. (Ed.)
Published by Hastings House, New York, 1953
- Hardcover
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.Fahrenheit's Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Revised Edition. Fourth printing/"Completely Revised Edition," hardcover, the binding has a bit of flex but is not broken, and the book also has bumps with wear to the cloth at the spine ends and corners, a bit of wear to the cover edges, and mild smudging to the edge…s of the text block. Overall, this is a solid, Very Good copy in an unclipped, Good dust jacket, which has creased tears along the head and tail, losses at the spine ends and corners with the title affected at the head of the spine, wear along the hinges and folds, rubbing with scuffing across the exterior, sunning to the spine, and a previous seller's small sticker to the tail of the front fold over part of the publisher's information. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.
NEW MEXICO; A GUIDE TO THE COLORFUL STATE. American Guide Series.
Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New Mexico. Coronado Cuarto Centennial Commission; University of New Mexico (sponsors). [New Mexico Writers' Project; WPA - Works Progress Administration.]
Published by New York: Hastings House Publishers, August 1940., 1940
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst 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.
THE OHIO GUIDE. American Guide Series. [Ohio WPA Guidebook.]
Compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Ohio. Harlan Hatcher (editor, State Director). Ben Shahn (contributor). [Ohio Writers' Project; Federal Writers' Project; WPA - Works Progress Administration.]
Published by New York: Oxford University Press, 1956., 1956
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerSeventh printing (as stated upon copyright page). xxxii, 634 pages. Hardcover: H 21cm x L 14cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Aquamarine cloth rubbed and lightly soiled; surface abrasion at lower spine and rear joint; slender mottling at edges. Some foxing/toning to text block edges with a few small faint stains to fore-edge. S…trong foxing/toning to ffep recto and rfep verso with lighter occurrences to opposing pastedowns; interior pages are mostly clean. Binding is firm. A very good- copy. With "Tour Key Map" on front endpapers and seventeen b/w maps amongst text (this printing was not issued with the rear pastedown pocket foldout map). Sponsored by The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society. Foreword by Governor John W. Bricker; Preface by Federal Writers' Project State Director Harlan Hatcher; numerous b/w plates (including seventeen images by Ben Shahn) in eight sections of unpaged leaves; concluding Appendices section contains Chronology, Bibliography, and Index. Text divided into three major parts: "The General Background," "Cities," and "Tours." Preface cites architectural historian Frank J. Roos, Jr. as a contributor too. {Bibliographical references: Powell 1216; Dykes 234; Roos 4011; Scharf & Schoyer Catalogue 475 to 481 for all printings.} Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller.
Copper Camp: Stories of the World's Greatest Mining Town: Butte, Montana
Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration WPA in the State of Montana
Published by Hastings House, New York, 1943
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, U.S.A.Resource Books, LLC
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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 Virginia Writers' Project, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, 1942
- Hardcover
Seller: Sessions Book Sales, Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.Sessions Book Sales
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover. Condition: Fair to Good. None. 302 pages. Illustrated. Foxing, soiling, brown splotches on page ends and some internal pages. Local History--Virginia.
Virginia: A Guide to the Old Dominion
Workers of the Writers Program of the WPA in the State of Virginia
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA]
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 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 ma…rgins 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". Frank Utpatel (illustrator).
COLORADO; A GUIDE TO THE HIGHEST STATE. American Guide Series. [WPA guidebook.]
Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Colorado. Sponsored by the Colorado State Planning Commission. [Federal Writers' Project; WPA - Works Progress Administration.]
Published by New York: Hastings House Publishers, 1951., 1951
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerSixth 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 bl…ock's top edge with some leaves affected at their top margins. Slight toning to endpapers; interior leaves are otherwise clean. Binding is firm.
Published by First edition, sponsored by The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society. Copyright 1940., 1940
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Jerry Merkel, XENIA, OH, U.S.A.Jerry Merkel
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good condition. This is a trade size pamphlet, stapled on the spine. One name and address sticker covers another on inside of front cover. Name and address sticker on pocket glued to inside of back cover. Blind stamp on title page. 48 pages.
GALLIPOLIS; BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE FRENCH FIVE HUNDRED AND OF THE TOWN THEY ESTABLISHED ON LA BELLE RIVIERE. [Ohio WPA - American Guide Series.]
Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Ohio. Myron Flechtner (author). William Mark Young (illustrator). [WPA - Federal Writers' Project.]
Published by Gallipolis, OH: Downtain Printing Company [WPA - Work Projects Administration.], 1940., 1940
- First Edition
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst 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 Ce…lebration. 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.
LOUISIANA, A GUIDE TO THE STATE. American Guide Series. (Dust jacket title: "Louisiana State Guide.") [WPA Louisiana state guidebook.]
Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Louisiana. Caroline Durieux (dust jacket illustrator). [WPA - Works Progress Administration; Federal Writers' Project.]
Published by New York: Hastings House, Publishers [Work Projects Administration - WPA], 1959., 1959
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerFifth printing (as stated om copyright page; first published 1941). xxx, 746 pages plus eight unpaged sections of b/w plates. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket with Caroline Durieux blue and orange pelican, ship, and ocean waves illustration decorating the both panels and spine; usual light soiling to panels with sli…ght toning to spine; nicks and short tears at edges; front flap retains publisher's printed price ($6.50) at top right corner. Dark green cloth; bright gilt stamping to spine and front board; light bumping to spine heel and to boards' bottom fore-edge corners. Past owner's ink signature at front free endpaper's top right; several page corners creased from past fold-downs; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a very good+ dust jacket. Sponsored by the Louisiana Library Commission at Baton Rouge. Endpaper maps; Foreword; Preface by Lyle Saxon, Edward Dreyer, and Darvey W. Wixon; b/w photographs; maps; illustrations; concluding Appendices section (with Glossary, Chronology, Bibliography, Population Figures-1940 Census, and Index). As with all of the WPA's guides, the book remains a wonderful resource on touring Louisiana with much information regarding history, traditions, and local events. Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {WPA-Shelf#4}.
