Federal Writers Project Compiled (67 results)
Illinois;: A descriptive and historical guide (American guide series)
Hansen, Harry, editor. Originally Compiled by Federal Writers' Project of the Wo
- Hardcover
Seller: The Bookworm, Herrin, IL, U.S.A.The Bookworm
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. new revised edition; clean text; no marks; price clipped jacket has edge chipping.
Iowa - Guide To The Hawkeye State - American Guide Series
Compiled & written by the Federal Writers' Project Of The Works Progress Administration For The State Of Iowa (Author)
Published by Viking Press
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Delaware: A Guide to the First State.
Federal Writers' Project. Compiled & written by Federal Writers' Project of the
Published by Viking Press
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Dallas
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Published by Sudbury Historical Society, 1987
- Softcover
Seller: Fritz T. Brown - Books, Georgetown , MA, U.S.A.Fritz T. Brown - Books
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Contents Include: First Fifty Years; The Indian Wars; The Eighteenth Century - Revolution; The Nineteenth Century; Points of Interest; Sudbury - 1939; sudbury - 1940-1986. Card covers. Good to good+ tight condition. Second Revised Edition 1987. 94 pages. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0.
NEW ENGLAND HURRICANE A FACTUAL, PICTORIAL RECORD
Written and compiled by members of the Federal Writers' Project
Published by Hale, Cushman & Flint, 1938
- Hardcover
Seller: Fritz T. Brown - Books, Georgetown , MA, U.S.A.Fritz T. Brown - Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The Work's Progress Administration In The New England States. Good tight condition with wear to top/bottom of spine, cover edges and corners. First front end page missing from the text. Fourth Printing. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0.
Published by Hale, Chushman & Flint, Boston, 1938
- Hardcover
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.Chequamegon Books
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Add to basketgreen cloth covers. Condition: very good. no jacket. 6th printing. Hardcover, 220 pages of b/w photographs with commentary: persistent September rains had drenched New England, rivers overflowing their banks, mountain freshes racing into the lowlands. Then the hurricane, driving a huge wind-wave of salt water into coastal towns…and assaulting the great watersheds, curving up through the heart of Vermont. 7 x 10 1/8" a little rubbing to covers with slight spine darkening.
MISSISSIPPI; THE WPA GUIDE TO THE MAGNOLIA STATE. University Press of Mississippi The Golden Anniversary Edition. [Federal Writers' Project, Works Progress Administration, American Guide Series W.P.A. state guidebook.]
Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration. Robert S. McElvaine (Introduction). [WPA - Work Projects Administration.]
Language: English
Published by Jackson [MS] and London: University Press of Mississippi, 1988., 1988
- Softcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
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50th anniversary edition reprint of the original May 1938 edition published by The Viking Press. xxxiv, 545 pages. Paperback: H 21.25cm x L 13.75cm. Glossy paper covers rubbed with slight scuffing at edges; bumping/creasing at spine heel and at front cover's adjacent lower left; spine sunned. Slight soiling and a few stains to t…ext block edges with a few leaves affected at margins; three leaves creased at their top fore-edge corners from past fold-ins; interior leaves overall remain quite clean. Binding retains some crispness. ISBN 0878053697.
ALABAMA; A GUIDE TO THE DEEP SOUTH. American Guide Series. [Alabama WPA guidebook.]
Originally Compiled by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration in the State of Alabama, later called the Writers Program. Alyce Billings Walker (editor). Harry Hansen (general editor). [WPA - Work Projects Administration.]
Language: English
Published by New York: Hastings House, Publishers, Inc., 1975., 1975
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
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New Revised Edition (as stated upon title page). xxiv, 411 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14cm. Dust jacket rubbed with a slight scuffing/nicks and short tears at edges; some soiling to white rear panel; a few foxing spots evident to panels but much stronger upon dj's blank verso; front flap's top corner is price-clipped. Dark…blue cloth spine lightly bumped at ends; gray boards. Foxing to text block edges and endpapers; interior pages remain clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good+ copy in a very good dust jacket. With six unpaged sections of b/w plates (all new for this revised edition) plus three city maps for Birmingham, Huntsville, and Mobile amongst text; four appendices include Chronology, Bibliography, Map of Alabama in Sections (on pages 391-400 as opposed to the rear pocket large foldout map provided in the 1941 and 1949 editions), and Index. Text divided into three major parts: "Alabama Yesterday and Today" (titled "Past and Present" in the original edition), "Cities" (originally "Courthouse Squares") providing history, description, and points of interest for Anniston, Birmingham, Decatur, Florence, Gadsden, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Selma, and Tuscaloosa, and "Tours" (same as the original). Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {AL-Shelf#9} ISBN 0803803915.
U. S. One: Maine to Florida. American Guide Series. Sponsored by the U. S. No. 1 Highway Association
Compiled and written by Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration
Published by Modern Age Books, 1938
- Hardcover
Seller: Peter L. Masi - books, MONTAGUE, MA, U.S.A.Peter L. Masi - books
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Hardcover. Condition: Used - Acceptable. Modern Age Books, New York, copyright 1938. xxvii, 344 pages. 30 photos, folding map inside lower cover. 8 x 5.5", clothh, no dj. Library spine number, bookplate, pockets, stamps, cover worn, text clean, tight, fair/none.
ALABAMA; A GUIDE TO THE DEEP SOUTH. American Guide Series. [Alabama WPA guidebook.]
Originally Compiled by the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration in the State of Alabama, later called the Writers Program. Alyce Billings Walker (editor). Harry Hansen (general editor). [WPA - Work Projects Administration.]
Language: English
Published by New York: Hastings House, Publishers, Inc., 1975., 1975
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
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New Revised Edition (as stated upon title page). xxiv, 411 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14cm. Dust jacket rubbed; a few nicks at edge with small chip at spine heel; 2cm tear at rear panel's bottom left; both flaps strongly creased/curled at their terminal edges; front flap's top corner is price-clipped too. Dark blue cloth sp…ine; gray boards. A few leaves towards book's rear have shallow bumping at their top fore-edge corners; pages are otherwise bright and clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket. With six unpaged sections of b/w plates (all new for this revised edition) plus three city maps for Birmingham, Huntsville, and Mobile amongst text; four appendices include Chronology, Bibliography, Map of Alabama in Sections (on pages 391-400 as opposed to the rear pocket large foldout map provided in the 1941 and 1949 editions), and Index. Text divided into three major parts: "Alabama Yesterday and Today" (titled "Past and Present" in the original edition), "Cities" (originally "Courthouse Squares") providing history, description, and points of interest for Anniston, Birmingham, Decatur, Florence, Gadsden, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Selma, and Tuscaloosa, and "Tours" (same as the original). Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {AL-Shelf#10} ISBN 0803803915.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Co, Boston, 1939
- Hardcover
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Bolerium Books Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. xv, 75p., foreword, numerous b&w gravure photos, folding map at rear, very good early reprint [no date on title page] in orange cloth boards with sunned edges. American Guide Series.
Arizona, The Grand Canyon State, a State Guide (Fourth Edition)
Revised by Joseph Miller, Edited by Henry G.Alsberg and Harry Hansen; Originally Compiled by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration in the State of Arizona
Published by Hastings House Publishers, 1966
- Hardcover
Seller: The Old Sage Bookshop, Prescott, AZ, U.S.A.The Old Sage Bookshop
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover with Dustjacket. Condition: Fine-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. Fourth Edition. Hardcover with dustjacket: fine minus / good minus. Book: spine tips very slightly pushed in; binding is clean; straight; hinges strong; outer edges of text block are very slightly toned; small bookstore label on blank page opposite half-…title page. Jacket: in mylar protector; price clipped; spine faded; rubbing and light soiling; edge wear with small chips and tears. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Co, 1939
- Hardcover
Seller: The Oregon Room - Well described books!, Phoenix, OR, U.S.A.The Oregon Room - Well described books!
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Add to baskethardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1939 1st edition, 'American Guide Series, VG/NO Dustjacket, orange cloth with black letterong on cover & spine that all read fine, spine color faded, fold-out map attached at rear, bottom corners lightly bumped, no markings found, sound binding.
More imagesPublished by Issued by Commissioner of Education James G. Reardon in cooperation with the Bostron School Department, Boston, 1937
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Bolerium Books Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. xi, 54p., foreword, preface, bibliography, biographical sketch, ex-library with deaccsession marks and pocket removal otherwise very good in brown cloth and gilt. Dykes not available, Powell 618.
South Dakota - Guide To The State - American Guide Series
Administration, M. Lisle Compiled by the Federal Writers' Project Of The Works Progress; Reese, revised By
Published by Hastings House
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Dallas
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
California - Guide To The Golden State - American Guide Series
Compiled & written by the Federal Writers' Project Of The Works Progress Administration For The State Of California
Published by Hastings House, 1939
- Hardcover
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.Books From California
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Cover/edges have minor wear. Pages are clean/intact.
Published by See Comments
- Softcover
Seller: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.Kennys Bookstore
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Fair. 1938. Paperback. Very worn at spine but remains a complete reading copy. Publisher: James Ladd Delkin. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
California - Guide To The Golden State - American Guide Series
Compiled & written by the Federal Writers' Project Of The Works Progress Administration For The State Of California
Published by Hastings House, 1939
- Hardcover
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.Books From California
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Pages: 713. Previous owner markings threwout pages but it doesnt affect playback. Staining on cover. General age wear. Inner hinges of cover is slightly detaching. Reading quality is great.
Published by See Comments, 1938
- Softcover
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, IrelandKennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd.
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Add to basketCondition: Fair. 1938. Paperback. Very worn at spine but remains a complete reading copy. Publisher: James Ladd Delkin. . . . .
MISSISSIPPI; A GUIDE TO THE MAGNOLIA STATE. American Guide Series. [Mississippi WPA guidebook.]
Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration. Eudora Welty (contributor). Mississippi Advertising Commission (sponsor). [WPA - Work Projects Administration.]
Published by New York: Hastings House Publishers, May 1946., 1946
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerThird printing (first published by Viking Press in May 1938). i-xxiv, 1-545 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Black cloth mildly mottled; spine slightly cocked; slight fraying at spine ends; board corners worn; spine's gilt stamping quite dulled; front board's gilt stamping remains reasonably b…right but certainly not vibrant. Light foxing to text block's top edge; light stray ink mark on bottom edge. Some foxing/toning to endpapers; peeling and glue residue from removed bookplate on front pastedown with paper abraded at top margin obscuring an ink inscription; interior leaves are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. Rear pastedown pocket lacks its foldout state map. Fourteen maps amongst text including tour maps for the towns of Columbus, Holly Springs, Natchez, and Vicksburg. Sponsored by the Mississippi Advertising Commission. Foreword by WPA Administrator Harry L. Hopkins. Preface by State Director Eri Douglas and State Editor Gene Holcomb. B/w photographs throughout with images by Willa Johnston, Gene Holcomb, O.N. Pruitt, Earl M. Norman, and W. Lincoln Highton as well as three images by Eudora Welty: GATHERING FOR A POLITICAL RALLY on page 9, SHANTYBOAT LIFE on page 16, and A ONE-MULE POWER CANE PRESS on page 449. Concluding appendix section features Chronology, Bibliography, and Index. Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {MS Shelf #22|NCE-009}.
Published by Hastings House 1947, 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: Herland Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.Herland Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover Second Printing. Beige cloth. Illustrated throughout. Near fine. Map in rear pocket fine American Guide Series.
Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1956
- Hardcover
Seller: North Books: Used & Rare, Manchester, NH, U.S.A.North Books: Used & Rare
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Early Printing. 5.5 x 8.25in. xxiv. 490pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows the slightest hint of shelf rubbing along the edges, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows the spine lightly rubbed with some loss from the head and f…oot of the spine, marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities, a short closed tear of the back panel, otherwise remains bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.
Published by Stephen Daye Press
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Books End Bookshop, Syracuse, NY, U.S.A.Books End Bookshop
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Add to basketTrade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition; First Printing. DJ smudged, lightly chipped and edgeworn. ; 288 pages.
Published by Hastings House, New York, 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: Book Stall of Rockford, Inc., Rockford, IL, U.S.A.Book Stall of Rockford, Inc.
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. This is the second printing from 1947. No wear to the binding. No distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. Large folding map in a pocket inside the rear cover. Light edge tears to the map.No name of previous owner. No odor. No w…ater damage. No soiling. No sun fading. No dust jacket. Book in a clear mylar protector.
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 Houghton Mifflin, Sponsored by Frederick W. Cook, Boston, 1937
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Bolerium Books Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. xxxvi, 675p., endpaper maps, forewords, general information, calendar of events, chronology, bibliography, index, illustrated with maps and b&w plates from photos, folding color map in rear pocket, likely early reprint as the date is dropped from title page, very good in blue cloth boards and gilt, bookplate of Lewis…T. Gagnon on half-title page. American Guide Series. Dykes 130, Powell 578.
Galena Guide
compiled and Written by Federal Writers' Project, Works Progress Administration (Illinois) [Nelson Algren] [Delson - Woodcuts]
Published by The City of Galena, Galena, IL, 1950
- Softcover
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA)
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light rubbing and wear. There is a rectangular patch of light toning to the bottom half of the front book co…ver. The text pages are clean and bright. "Native Americans, primarily Meskwaki, Ho-Chunk, Sauk, and Menominee had mined galena in the area for more than a thousand years before European Americans settled in the area. [8] Owing to these deposits, Galena was the site of the first major mineral rush in the United States. By 1828, the population was estimated at 10,000, rivaling the population of Chicago at the time. Galena developed as the largest steamboat hub on the Mississippi River north of St. Louis. Galena was the home of Ulysses S. Grant and eight other Civil War generals. Today, the city is a tourist destination known for its history, architecture, and resorts. " (from Wikipedia) .
Published by Portage Chamber of Commerce / Works Progress Adninistration, Wisconsin, 1938
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Frey Fine Books, Rougemont, NC, U.S.A.Frey Fine Books
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Add to basketSoft Cover. Condition: Very Good -. 1st edition. 1st edition. A Good to Very Good copy. 8vo., 85 pp., illstrated with b&w photographs. Bound in blue paper wraps, with black title on front panel. Edges of the wraps toned. Light shelf wear. Part of the publisher's series, American Guide Series. During the 1930s in the United State…s, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers' Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country's shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authorsmany of whom would later become celebrated literary figures were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state's unique flavor.
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.
Published by Houghton Miflin Company, Boston, 1939
- Hardcover
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. Reprint. In Very Good - Illustrated Dust Jacket. xv, 75 pp + unpaginated Illustrations. Large fold-out map tipped to rear free end-paper. Sponsored by the Bret Harte Associates. American Guide Series, Later Printing without any date on title-page. The reprint measures 1/4" taller than first… printing, and apparently issued only in cloth, 1939. Not Price Clipped. Only the faintest wear to dj, else, Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Light-red cloth with black lettering to front board and spine. Size: Tall 8vo. Book.
