Louisiana: A Guide To The State
Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Louisiana
Published by Hastings House, New York, 1947
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Hardcover
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Previous owner's name on ffep, frep and inside back cover. Sponsored by the Louisiana Library Commission at Baton Rouge. American Guide Series, Illustrated. Some discoloration to pages and inside covers. No markings on text and/or images. Some wear along the edges, tips, and along the spine. Some rubbing wear to cloth covers and along the spine. Binding is not tight. Seller Inventory # 111363
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Title: Louisiana: A Guide To The State
Publisher: Hastings House, New York
Publication Date: 1947
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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LOUISIANA, A GUIDE TO THE STATE. American Guide Series. (Dust jacket title: "Louisiana State Guide.") [WPA Louisiana state guidebook.]
Used
Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Fifth 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 slight 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}. Seller Inventory # PXZP-18851