Federal Writers Program Work Projects (16 results)
More imagesIllinois;: A descriptive and historical guide - New Revised Edition
Federal Writers' Program Of The Work Projects Administration of the State Of Illinois
- Hardcover
Seller: Autumn Leaves Books, Crown Point, U.S.A.Autumn Leaves Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
£ 18.37
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Per copy right page - This is the 1974 New Revised Version issued as part of the "American Guide Series" . Over sized book - 6"W by 8.5 L. Pages are clean and bright; Binding is firm despite thickness of book. There are no tears, creases or writing on interior pa…ges. Blue sky colored cloth covered boards, are clean and bright Light edge wear to covers. Black Lettering on spine and cover is clear and unmarred. This is NOT an ex-lib or a remainder. DJ is complete,& still colorful; DJ is NOT price clipped. DJ has shelf wear and rubbing througout. DJ has born the wear of this book's s 51+ years of existence. Rare to find one in such excellent condition. DJ now in mylar jacket. Note: We use "Fine" book condition judiciously; only when the book exhibits no flaws. A Fine book closely approaches -As New- condition and may not have been previously owned. Any flaws (writing, tears, creases) are exceptions to a Fine condition and should be clearly described for a book and dust jacket.
DINWIDDIE COUNTY "The Countrey of the Apamatica"
Writers' Program. Virginia. Federal Writers' Project. Work Projects Administration
Published by Whittet & Shepperson, Printers 1942
- Hardcover
Seller: The Avocado Pit, Staunton, U.S.A.The Avocado Pit
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Non-circulating library copy. Name/address stamped on inside front cover, top outside edges (crossed out) and on the title page. Security label on inside rear cover. Tape residue on covers. Browned newspaper clipping paperclipped to endpaper. ; Ex-Library; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 302…pages.
American Guide Series. BOSTON LOOKS SEAWARD; THE STORY OF THE PORT 1630-1940.
Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Massachusetts. Sponsored by Boston Port Authority. [Federal Writers' Project; Works Progress Administration - WPA].
Published by Boston: Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1941. 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerEx-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.
The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida - American Guide Series
Federal Writers' Project. Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration
Published by Modern Age Books 1938
Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, U.S.A.Zubal-Books, Since 1961
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 13.74
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, June 1 (SALE item)* first edition; 244, [5] pp., plates, folding map at the back; original cloth (hardcover), a small damp stain to bottom edge of last few pages else very good (lacks dust jacket). - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in…our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
More imagesARIZONA; A STATE GUIDE. American Guide Series.
Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Arizona. [Federal Writers' Project; WPA - Works Progress Administration. Sponsored by The Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff.
Published by New York: Hastings House Publishers, April 1940. 1940
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star seller"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 bump…ed 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.
More imagesCOPPER CAMP; STORIES OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST MINING TOWN BUTTE, MONTANA.
Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Montana. [Montana Writers' Project; Federal Writers' Project; WPA - Works Progress Administration. Sponsored by the Montana State Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry.
Published by New York: Hastings House Publishers, 1943. 1943
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star seller"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 discernabl…e; 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.
More imagesMISSOURI; A GUIDE TO THE "SHOW ME" STATE. American Guide Series.
Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Missouri. [Missouri Writers' Project; Federal Writers' Project; WPA - Works Progress Administration. Sponsored by The Missouri State Highway Department.
Published by New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1941. 1941
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerxxx, 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 fo…re-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.
American Guide Series. NEVADA; A GUIDE TO THE SILVER STATE.
Compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Nevada. [Federal Writers' Project; Works Progress Administration - WPA.]
Published by Portland, Ore. [Portland, OR]: Binfords & Mort, Publishers, 1940. 1940
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst 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.
More imagesArkansas, A Guide to the State. American Guide Series.
Writers' Program, Work Projects Administration [Federal Writers' Project, WPA]
Language: English
Published by New York, Hastings House. 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bucks County Bookshop IOBA, Doylestown, U.S.A.Bucks County Bookshop IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition, First Printing. -- Many photographs. Key to tours map on front endsheets, and transportation map on rear endsheets. -- Hardcover, black covers. Condition: very good minus (covers very slightly warped; cover lettering a little dulled; no jacket).
American Guide Series. MISSOURI; A GUIDE TO THE "SHOW ME" STATE.
Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Missouri. [Federal Writers' Project; Works Progress Administration - WPA.]
Published by New York: Hastings House Publishers, November 1959. 1959
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerEighth 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}.
American Guide Series. MISSOURI; A GUIDE TO THE "SHOW ME" STATE.
Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Missouri. [Federal Writers' Project; Works Progress Administration - WPA.]
Published by New York: Hastings House Publishers, November 1959. 1959
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerEighth 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 Rhinelander Logging Museum, Rhinelander, Wis., Rhinelander, Wisconsin 1940
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Cambridge Books, Cambridge, U.S.A.Cambridge Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 36.74
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 47 unnumbered pages : including color frontispiece, illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm. A wonderful example of the Federal Writer's Project, a program of the Roosevelt Administration at the end of the great depression. This copy nearly fine; a small hole to the top right of the cove…r and some minor marks to the cover; a fine copy otherwise. The museum still in existence in Rhinelander (Oneida County, Wisconsin).
More imagesPublished by Oxford University Press, New York 1940
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, U.S.A.Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller3-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 57.41
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Add to basketHardcover with dust jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. xxxi, 782. Blue cloth, titles and illustration stamped in black, front endpaper map. Illustrated with several sections of black & white gravure photo reproductions, maps and plans in the text. Folded in a pocket on the back co…ver is a three color 1940 state road map with Greater New York and Long Island maps verso. With chronology, bibliography and index. Board edges minimally rubbed, leaves crisp and bright but for minimal age toning to endpapers, map folds tight and strong. In the two color photo illustrated dust jacket, price of $3.00 intact on the front flap: large chip to the front panel, spine head and corners with closed tears and chips, edges rubbed. A solid first edition copy in the venerable American Guide Series. Dust jacket preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.
More imagesPublished by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, U.S.A.Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
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£ 76.55
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Add to basketHardcover with dust jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Second Edition. 8vo. Pp. xxvi, 445. Dark blue cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the cover and spine, front endpaper map. Illustrated with several sections of black & white photo reproductions. Two-sided b&w map folded in a pocket on the back cover. Wit…h chronology, bibliography and index. Corners gently bumped, leaves crisp and bright, map folds tight and strong. In the two color illustrated dust jacket, price of $3 intact on the front flap: edges rubbed and chipped, spine sunned, closed tear to the back panel near the spine. A well-preserved second edition copy in the venerable American Guide Series. Dust jacket is now housed in a clear, removable archival sleeve.
More imagesPublished by Hastings House, New York 1940
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, U.S.A.Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. xxi, 530. Beige buckram, titles stamped in brown on the cover and spine, endpaper maps. Illustrated with several sections of black & white gravure photo reproductions, maps and plans in the text. With chronology, bibliography…and index. Crisp and square, leaves fresh and bright. In the two color illustrated dust jacket, price clipped: head edge chips, spine sunned, closed tear to the spine tail. A well-preserved first edition copy in the venerable American Guide Series. Dust jacket is now housed in a clear, removable archival sleeve.
More imagesPublished by Hastings House, New York 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, U.S.A.Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
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£ 95.69
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Add to basketHardcover with dust jacket. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. xxxiii, 511. Brick-red buckram, titles stamped in brown on the cover and spine, endpaper maps. Illustrated with several sections of black & white gravure photo reproductions. With chronology, bibliography and index. Crisp and s…quare, leaves fresh and bright, spine sunned, original price and gift inscription in ink on the front free endpaper. In the two color illustrated dust jacket, price clipped: head edge and spine end chips, spine sunned. A well-preserved first edition copy in the venerable American Guide Series. Dust jacket preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.
