Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1938
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Later Printing. Sponsored by Wilbur L Cross, Governor. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. The dust jacket is price-clipped. Age-fading with loss on the lower spine and light edge wear. 8.25 inches tall; xxxii, 593 pages with a general index and an index of historic houses. Selected reading list": pages 562-565. . During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Foreword / by Harry L. Hopkins, Federal Administrator, Works Progress Administration -- Foreword / by Wilbur L. Cross, Governor of Connecticut, Preface / by John B. Derby, State Director, Federal Writers' Project -- Notations on the use of the book -- General information -- Calendar of annual events -- Connecticut: the general background -- Main Street and village green -- High roads and low roads (tours) -- Chronology -- Selected reading list -- General index -- Index of old and historic houses Ref: CBH, 6.
Published by Hastings House NY nd (1955), 1955
Seller: Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.
562pp. 8vo Illustrated in black and white Beige cloth Second edition, extensively revised. of American Guide Series Ex-library, cover edges rubbed: VG-/VG- dj (light edge rubbing, library number).
Published by Hastings House, New York, 1942
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Sponsored by The George Washington University. Rust-colored cloth with gilt titles; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. A very good+ hardcover. The Mylar protected dust jacket with the price of $3.50 is age-toned with corner rubs, light edgewear and tiny loss on the upper spine tip; A few spots of abrasion on the upper front panel. 8vo; 8.25 inches tall; xxx, 528 pages; One map in-text. one folded in rear pocket; illustrated with photographs. During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Ref: Hunter 8 ; Scharf & Schoyer, #672 First Edition, Thus. one of two noted bindings, no priority. From the previously 1100+ page Washington City and Capital.
Published by Hastings House, New York, 1940
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition, First Printing. Co-Sponsored by the Univ. of New Mexico and the Coronado Cuarto Centennial Commission. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. The dust jacket is with the price intact has a triangular loss on the lower front edge 8.25 inches tall; xxxvii, 439 pages with a general index 18 tours and appendixes. Map endpages and many b/w photo illustrations. Lacking the fold-out map. . During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Ref: CBH, 30.
Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1937
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Unstated Second Edition. Sponsored by Frederick W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Blue textured farbicoid with lettering stamped in gilt; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning heavier on the endpages. A very good hardcover. The Mylar protected dust jacket is price-clipped; minimal age-toning with corner rubs, light edgewear and tiny loss on the upper spine tip; an internal damp-stain on the rear panel. 8vo; 8.25 inches tall; xxxvi, 675 pages; 17 maps in-text. large colored folded map with Winter & Summer Recreations and a map of Boston on the reverse in rear pocket; tour key maps on the endpages; illustrated with photographs. This guide was the third published and established the pattern for the prototype for the guides that followed; with a three-part format consisting of a section of background essays, a section describing cities and larger communities, a larges section describing tours around the state or region, with a chronology. bibliography, and index. This guide was also the most controversial and involved in a censorship battle. During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Ref: Hunter 19 ; Scharf & Schoyer, #253.
Published by The Anson Jones Press, Houston, 1940
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Good. First Edition, First Printing. Sponsored by the Hamilton Smith Post No. 797. Veterans of Foreign Wars. Pictorial 'seaplane' illustrated fabric binding; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Shelf handling wear, boards age-toned; corners and spine tips fraded. Address label on the verso of the front endpage; ink gift inscription and name on the second preliminary page. 8vo; 8.25 inches tall; xvii, 164 pages; With four maps on the front and rear endpages. Much material on the petroleum industry including use of a locally-manufactured product in the bindings. Interesting chapter on defeating depression. Many copies were destroyed in a storm according to the publisher. During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Ref: Hunter 44 ; Scharf & Schoyer, #595.
Published by New York, Hastings House., 1941
Seller: Darwin Labordo, Books, Sierra Madre, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Green cloth, very good. Dust jacket is a facsimile. First edition.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, 1939
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Sponsored by the New England Council, Boston. Publisher's cloth, stamped titles. Bindings square and tight. Text clean, name top of the front free endpage. Minimal shelf wear. Map and pocket are without flaw. Wrap-around illustrated Dust jacket price-clipped in a new clear Mylar protective sleeve has a bit of spine tip wear. 8vo; 8.25 inches tall, 122 pages with index. Illustrated with b/w photographs and numerous maps [22] and a multi-colored fold-out map in the rear pocket; A handsome and collectible copy. A thorough vacation guide featuring a stunning collection of photogravures showcasing charming houses and scenic vistas complete with directions and maps for touring. Project director Henry Alsburg proposed to create regional guides for the entire country, only this New England edition was completed. During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Ref: CBH 49, ; Scharf & Schoyer, #.
Published by M. Barrows and Company, New York, 1940
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. Top edge blue-stained. The dust jacket unclipped with the price of $1.50 with tiny corner rubs. 8.25 inches tall; viii, 112 pages with maps photographs and index. During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Ref: CBH, 5.
Published by San Diego Historical Society, San Diego, 1937
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Sponsored by the San Diego Historical Society. One of the earliest city guides produced as part of the WPA American Guide Series. Illustrated wraps; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning to the wraps. Moderate shelf handling wear. 8.75 inches tall; 130 pages with an index and extensive bibliography. Illustrated with maps; historical plate and many period photographs; folding map attached in the rear. . Unlatching a remarkable trapdoor into the past, this compact and charming document of the Depression era invites repeated browsing and is generously illustrated with striking black-and-white photographs that bring the period to life. San Diego in the 1930s offers a lively account of the city's culture, roadside attractions, and history from the days of the Spanish missions to the pre-Second World War boom. The guide is revealing both in the opinions it embodies and in the juicy details it records tidbits such as the bloodiest and most incompetently fought battle of the Mexican-American War, Emma Goldman's abruptly terminated speech to local Wobblies in 1912, and even a delightfully anachronistic way to beat a San Diego speeding ticket. Brimming with tours that can prove challenging to retrace, this book reminds us of the changes wrought by seven decades of intervening war, peace, and biotechnology. [questia] During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Ref: CBH, 5.
Published by Viking Press, Portland, 1938
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Most of the photographs by Willard S. Stewart with four other photographers from the Farm Security Administration. The many attractive pen-and-ink drawing are by John Moll. (illustrator). Sponsored by the Lieutenant-Govenor Edward W. Cooch. Reported only 10,000 first printing copies [Dykes, 42] Blue buckram cloth with gilt titles; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning a bit heavier in the preliminaries. Minimal shelf handling wear. Address label on the verso of the half-title page. The Mylar protected dust jacket with the price of $2.50 is age-toned with some small loss on the top of the spine, light edgewear. 8vo; 8.25 inches tall; xxx, 538 pages; map endpages, photographs. Fine colored folding map with transportation and recreation maps on the rear in the rear pocket. Nine maps in-text. . During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Ref: Hunter 7 ; Scharf & Schoyer, #120 First Edition, First Printing. Reported only 10,000 first printing copies [Dykes, 42].
Published by Binfords & Mort, Portland, 1941
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition, First Printing. Sponsored by the state Historical Society. Green cloth with black titles and front decoration; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. Address label on the verso of the half-title page. The Mylar protected dust jacket with the price of $1.50 is lightly toned with sun-fading on the spine some small loss with older tape repairs and reinforcement on the inside. 8vo; 8.25 inches tall; xxx, 653 pages; photographs. Fine large color folding map with transportation map on the verso in the rear pocket; 14 maps in the text, tour key map on the endpages. During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Ref: Kerr 47 ; Scharf & Schoyer, #640.
Published by Duell Sloan Pearce, New York, 1941
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Sponsored by the Oregon State board of Control. Preface by T. J. Edmonds and an Introduction by Benjamin H. Kizer. Black cloth with blue title and decorations; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. Address label on the verso of the half-title page. The Mylar protected dust jacket with the price of $1.50 is lightly toned with sun-fading on the spine slight wear. 8vo; 8.25 inches tall; vii, 132 pages; map endpages, photographs. . During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Ref: CBH 38 ; Scharf & Schoyer, #.
Published by Stephens Printing Company, Sandusky, 1941
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Photo decorated wraps; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. 9 inches tall; 129 pages with 21 pages of photographs; bibliography. Double-sided fold-out map plus three more that are full-page. Previous owner's name sticker. During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Ref: CBH, 35; Scharf & Schoyer, #495.
Published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1945
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. University of Oklahoma Press. Norman, Oklahoma. 1945. 445 pages. Stated Second Printing. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Dark cloth is bright and clean. Minor scuff on upper rear shoulder (barely.) Rear panel contains a pocket with WPA map of Oklahoma. Previous owner's name and 1945 date neatly written on upper edge of illustrated endpaper. A tight, attractive copy.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1937
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston. 1937. 392 pages. First edition, early printing with 1937 date on the copyright page without any later printings listed, but lacking the 1937 date on the title page, a requisite point for the first printing. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Green cloth is bright and clean. Minor shelf-rubbing along edges. Original DJ with $5.00 price intact on flap. Pencil code written on flap. DJ shows chipping and rubbing along edges. A nice, tight and clean copy issued without map in rear; or pocket. VG+/VG-.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1937
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston. 1937. 476 pages. First edition, early printing with 1937 date on the copyright page without any later printings listed, but lacking the 1937 date on the title page, a requisite point for the first printing. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Green cloth is bright and clean. Minor shelf-rubbing along edges. Previous owner's name neatly written on FFEP. Faint spot outline on top page edges (barely visible.) A VG+ copy issued without map in rear; or pocket.
Published by Hastings House, New York, 1940
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hastings House. New York. 1940. 530 pages. First edition, first printing. First Published in April 1940 on copyright page with no further dates listed. 1940 date also listed on title page. The book is a first printing, however, the DJ has been married to this copy from a later printing. The book is a first edition, first printing; the DJ is not. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Tan burlap cloth shows a couple of stains on front panel. Rubbing to cloth on base of rear panel. Minor toning in gutter of illustrated endpapers. Later edition, married DJ has a $7.95 price intact on flap. DJ shows sunning to spine area with a small faint stain near base. Tiny chip and wrinke on DJ front at base. Issued without map in rear; or pocket. Flaws noted.
Published by Hastings House, New York, 1941
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Sponsored by the Santa Barbara State College. Tan buckram cloth with stamped blue titles; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. Address label on the verso of the front endpage. The Mylar protected dust jacket is price-clipped evenly age-toned with corner and spine tip rubs, light edgewear. 8vo; 8.25 inches tall; xviii, 206 pages; With an in-text maps, city map and country maps on the endpages. Some material on the outlaw Jack Powers [Herd Six Guns, 43]. During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Ref: Hunter 5 ; Scharf & Schoyer, #91.
Published by Hastings House, New York, 1940
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Sponsored by the Arizona State Teacher's College. Brown buckram cloth with gilt titles; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning a bit heavier in the preliminaries. Minimal shelf handling wear. Address label on the verso of the front endpage with a gift inscription on the half-title. The Mylar protected dust jacket with the price of $3.50 is age-toned with corner rubs, light edgewear and tiny loss on the spine tips. 8vo; 8.25 inches tall; xxv, 530 pages; With 10 in-text maps, including sectional state map, tour key map on the front endpages, transportation map on the rear endpages. large folding color map in the rear pocket with transportation map on the reverse. A section on cattle and the roundup [Adams Herd, 43] Contains some information on many of the outlaws and gunmen of Arizona [Herd Six Guns, 30]. During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Ref: Hunter 3 ; Scharf & Schoyer, #22.
Published by New York, Viking Press, 1939
Seller: Darwin Labordo, Books, Sierra Madre, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book is very good. Dust jacket is price clipped, very good. First edition.
Published by Hastings House, New York, 1940
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hastings House. New York. 1940. 531 pages. First edition, first printing. First Published in 1940 on the copyright page with no further printings and requisite 1940 date printed on title page. Original DJ with $2.50 price intact on flap. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Blue cloth with a touch of sunning along edges. Vintage gift inscription on front endpapers. Endpapers show age-toning. Original DJ shows open chips and cloud-ghosts on spine. A VG copy in Good only DJ, of the definitive, historically rich, classic guide to San Fran and the Bay community; first edition, first printing, in original DJ.
Published by Viking Press, New York, 1938
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Sponsored by the Executive Council, State of Minnesota, Signed with a non-personal inscription by the Secretary of State Mike Holm. Blue buckram cloth with gilt titles; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning a bit heavier in the preliminaries. Minimal shelf handling wear. Address label on the verso of the front endpage with a gift inscription on the half-title. The Mylar protected dust jacket with the price of $2.50 is age-toned with corner rubs, light edgewear. 8vo; 8.25 inches tall; xxx, 56, 523 pages; With 12 in-text maps, tour key map on the front endpages, large folding color map in the rear pocket with transportation map on the reverse. . Mike Holm (1876 - 1952) was a Swedish-born American politician and the longest-serving Minnesota Secretary of State, serving from January 4, 1921 until his death. During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Ref: Hunter 22 ; Scharf & Schoyer, #293.
Published by Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938
Seller: Darwin Labordo, Books, Sierra Madre, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book and dust jacket in very good condition. First edition.
Published by Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1937
Seller: Darwin Labordo, Books, Sierra Madre, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Cloth, very good. Dust jacket has price intact, wear to the edges, very good. First edition. The Massachusetts guide is one of the best and most comprehensive in the series. There is a funny introduction called One Moment, Please! that talks about trying to fit the mass of information into one volume. The quality of the writing and editing is excellent. The photographs are arranged in a logical and thoughtful manner. There are a number of prints showing the state in pre-photographic times. There is a useful list of 50 books about the state. The volume has one the most comprehensive tour schemes of any of the guides.
Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1950
Seller: Dacotah Trails., Bismarck, ND, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. American Guide Series (illustrator). One small bump at bottom of cover/Dust jacket good but some small tears.
Published by Hastings House, New York, 1941
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Sponsored by the Florida State Planning Board. Aqua-blue cloth covered boards with stamped titles in white. Map endpages. Illustrated through-out with period b/w photographs. Bindings square and tight. Text clean, with previous owner's address label stamp on the verso of the front free endpage on front endpage; offsetting to preliminaries. The Dust jacket presents well, price-clipped, darkened spine; small closed tear on the top rear panel near the spine. 122 pages with index. 8.25 inches tall. Extensive Bibliography. Illustrated with endpage maps; photographs and b/w reproductions of artwork. During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Ref: CBH, 9.
Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1950
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Oxford University Press, New York. 1950. 352 pages. First printing of the Revised Edition, or Second Edition. The first edition was published in 1938. This revised edition was printed twelve years later, in 1950. Book is tight. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Illustrated map endpapers. No writing. Blue cloth is bright and clean, with light rubbing along edges. Original DJ with $4.50 price intact on flap. DJ shows minor soiling, light scuffing, and a couple of small open edge chips. North Dakota : A Guide to the Northern Prairie State - American Guide Series - WPA - Federal Writers Project : the Badlands, Indians, Lewis & Clark, Sakakawea, Bismarck, Fargo, Minot & Grand Forks, and more. VG/VG.
Published by The Wiesen-Hart Press, Cincinnati, 1943
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA-FABA-IOBA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Sponsored by the City of Cincinnati. Taffeta-Style Brown ribbed cloth with gilt titles and decoration in smooth boxes; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Previous owner's address label on the verso of the front endpage. A very good hardcover. The Mylar protected dust jacket is price-clipped; minimal age-toning with corner rubs, light wear with a small chip over the 'A' on the front and professionally repaired spine tips. 8vo; 8.25 inches tall; xxiv, 570 pages; Photographs and maps gathered into eight sections; With thirty maps in-text; Map on the front endpages. During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Ref: Hunter 19 ; Scharf & Schoyer, #486.
Published by Hastings House, New York, 1940
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hastings House. New York. 1940. 531 pages. First edition, first printing. First Published in 1940 on the copyright page with no further printings listed and the requisite 1940 date printed on the title page. Original DJ with $2.50 price-clipped from upper flap. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Blue cloth is bright and clean. Underneath front flap is a vintage bookplate of a previous owner, matching the signature/address on opposite endpaper. Book, is bright, tight and clean, inside and out. Original DJ shows chipping, a couple of small faint creases, light soiling, with some tape reinforcement. Considered the definitive, and historically rich, classic guide to San Fran and the Bay areas, commissioned by the WPA project. First edition, first printing, in original DJ. VG+/VG-.