Workers Writers Program Works Progress (20 results)

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

First printing (per Hastings House "First Published . . ." statement upon copyright page). [2], 58 pages. Hardcover: H 21cm x L 14.5cm. Dust jacket with moisture staining and some soiling and toning; large chips to spine paper with old tape overlay repair atop title portion at center and to small end portions; other scuffs/nicks at edges and folds; front flap retains publisher's printed price at top right. Dark brown cloth. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. The book's inclusion within the American Guide Series is not specified upon the title/copyright leaf but rather upon the dj's front flap.

Ex-library copy. Presumed first edition (no direct statement provided). 120 pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 15.25cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Blue cloth rubbed; spine sunned with ink and black ink library markings; board corners and spine ends bumped; front board's gilt lettering remains bright. Library stamps on text block edges; library stamps and marks on title page and on pages 5, 31, and 120; other markings possible but eluded discovery upon a cursory perusal; some foxing to initial leaves but overall interior pages are clean. Binding is firm.

Ex-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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Signed by Margaret Culkin Banning who wrote the introduction and worked with the WPA writers, Albert Whitman on this project. She wrote thirty-nine books as well as over 400 short stories and personal essays, many of which were published in magazines. Green cloth has darkened at the edges, spine. Top of the spine is rubbed. Included is a 1962 folded map of the Minnedota St. Croix State Park. First edition, signed by Margaret Culkin Banning on the title page. 5½" - 8ĵ". Signed by author. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. b/w photos,2 fold-outr maps in rear pocket (illustrator). 1st Edition. green c w/black titles; lite sunning at sine; ex-lib w/minimal markings; 275 pages.

Condition: Very Good. . . . . 8vo, hardcover. No dj, light green cloth. Vg condition. Lacks map, rear pocket. Light foxing to endpapers; contents clean, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 275 p. illus.

"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 bumped 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.

"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 discernable; 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.

xxx, 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 fore-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.

First 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.

Softcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Very Good+ in wraps. Creasing and sunning on spine. ; 324 pages.

Second printing (as stated upon copyright page; originally published December 1940). xxxii, 660 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Aquamarine cloth with slight soiling; light sunning to spine. Light toning to fore-edge and top edge. Light toning to front endpapers and rear free endpaper. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. Introduction by Roy F. Nichols; Foreword by S.K. Stevens; Preface by Pennsylvania Writers; Project State Supervisor C.C. Lesley. Foldout b/w map (copyright 1940) present in rear pastedown pocket.

Eighth 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}.

Eighth 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}.

First edition (as stated upon title page). xx, 236 pages. Hardcover; H 28.75cm x L 22cm. No dust jacket present (as issued?). Dark blue pebbled cloth; a few minor surface blemishes; gilt stamping to spine and front board remains bright. Light soiling and toning to endpapers; front free endpaper has ink stamp "55" upper left and seven-line handwritten ink inscription at upper right; a few spots of soiling and minor foxing to interior leaves which, overall, remain clean. Binding is firm. Sponsored by Pittsburgh mayor Cornelius D. Scully, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction, and the Allegheny Centennial Committee. Foreword by the Hon. Cornelius D. Scully; Preface by State Supervisor C.C. Lesley; Bibliography; Index. Text divided into eight sections: "History Of Old Allegheny," "By The Sweat Of Their Brow," "The Finer Things," "Guardians Of The Public," "Captains Of The Ship," "Builders Of The Past," "Places To See," and "Builders of 1940.".

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First printing, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Light green pebbled cloth with dark green lettering on spine and front board, with an illustration of an arrowhead on the front board, Interior pages are slightly toned; the book is tight and square. The price clipped jacket has a couple of tiny chips at edges, and a little soiling to the rear panel. Includes an Introduction by Margaret Culkin Banning, five maps (including endpapers), and numerous illustrations, glossary, chronology, bibliography, and an index; 231 numbered pages. The book was sponsored by the Minnesota Arrowhead Association, whose Executive Secretary, S. Valentine Saxby, inscribed the book to C. A. Bolte on 10/12/43, all on the half title page. A title in The American Guide Series.

Paperback. 31p., 6.25x9.25 inches, illustrated, preface, map, very good first edition in stapled pictorial yellow wraps. Dykes not available, Powell 1195.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second Printing with Corrections. Original blue-gray decorated cloth. Two small spots on the front cover, Very Good. The map in the rear pocket is pristin. No Dust Jacket.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Edited by Zerne P. Haning and Robert E. Carleson. Octavo. 31pp. Stapled purple pictorial wrappers. Illustrated. Sponsored by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Slight, uneven fading on spine and extremities, else a very, fine bright copy. Scarce.*OCLC* locates no copies.