Workers Writers Program Wpa State (17 results)
Language: English
Published by Hastings House 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Yak and Yeti Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.Yak and Yeti Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 114p, ills.
Bundle of Troubles and Other Tarheel Tales
Hendricks, W.C. (editor); Workers of the Writers' Program of the WPA in the state of North Carolina
Published by Duke University Press; Durham, N.C.
- Hardcover
Seller: Berry Hill Book Shop, Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.Berry Hill Book Shop
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. (1943); Good Only/no dj, octavo, 206pp., blue cloth hardcover, 2" stains along outer edge of front cover & top edge of rear cover, exlibrary with number on backstrip & part of dj flap glued on front endpaper, b&w ill's by Hilda Ogburn, binding tight.
Copper Camp: Stories of the World's Greatest Mining Town Butte, Montana
Workers of the Writer's Program of the WPA in the State of Montana
Published by Hastings House 1943
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA
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Condition: Used - Very good
£ 23.41
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Corners lightly bumped. Bookplate. No jacket.
COPPER CAMP Stories of the World's Greatest Mining Town Butte, Montana
Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Project Administration [ WPA ] in the State of Montana
Published by Hastings House ( 1943 ), New York 1943
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Thomas J. Joyce And Company
Contact seller2-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. price-clipped dj. First Edition. Octavo; x, 308 pages, brown cloth All the action, fun, excitement, gun fights, drama, crimes and sins of Butte, Montana. Includes a Chronology of Events and Dates for Butte, MT, from 1856. Illustrated. This was written with the cooperation of many old pioneers, includi…ng Belgian Annie and Filthy McNabb.
HENDERSON: A Guide to Audubon's Home Town in Kentucky (American Guide Series)
Workers of the Writers' Program of the WPA in the State of Kentucky (Compiler)
Published by Bacon, Percy & Daggett, Northport, L. I. New York 1941
- Hardcover
Seller: JW Barker Books & Antiques, Natchez, MS, U.S.A.JW Barker Books & Antiques
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Unstated. No statement of printing, very good - blue cloth hardcover with gilt letter shows a name at top of front endpaper, couple of very light internal splits, browning at endpapers and a touch of foxing as well, in very good dust jacket that shows soiling a…nd edgewear that incudes closed tears and open chips. 120 pages with index and black & whites. Solid copy of this installment in the American guide Series.
Copper Camp: Stories of the World's Greatest Mining Town: Butte, Montana
Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration WPA in the State of Montana
Published by Hastings House, New York 1943
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, U.S.A.Resource Books, LLC
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: Hastings House, 1943. First edition, 1943. Copper colored cloth with faded gilt spine lettering, frontis illustration, other black and white plates throughout the text, no dustjacket. Light fraying to rear joint, light edgewear, good hinges, sound text block, lightly age-toned… but clean pages, no names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Copper Camp: Stories of the World's Greatest Mining Town Butte, Montana
Workers of the Writer's Program of the WPA in the State of Montana
Published by Hastings House 1943
- Hardcover
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA
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Condition: Used - Very good
£ 37.46
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd printing. Shallow chipping to spine ends of jacket.
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Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA]
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Recent but undated photocopy/digital reprint of this volume in the 'American Guide Series', begun as a project of the WPA during the depression to provide employment for idled writers. Reprints the original Duell, Sloan and Pearce edition, but about 12% larger - though the ma…rgins are wider too, so the book itself is much larger. Pictures look okay, but nowhere near as nice as the originals. Hardcover, full black buckram, gilt titling. Minor wear, light rubbing; no jacket; light staining to page edges. Text clean; [30], 651 pages, b/w photos, maps (rather than a large folding map, this edition, as did the original, has the state sectioned, one section to a page, plus other maps; wood engravings by Frank Utpatel. Size: 7½" by 10¼". Frank Utpatel (illustrator).
More imagesIndiana: A Guide to the Hoosier State (American Guide Series)
WPA Workers Of The Writers' Program Of The Work Projects Administration In The State Of Indiana
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, NY 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: Pensees Bookshop, Charleston, IL, U.S.A.Pensees Bookshop
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£ 74.13
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Light blue cloth. Bright and strong copy. Slightly bumped at the spine tips. Slight water stain on the top edge of the back cover. Fold-out map in back pocket is in excellent condition. No markings. Dust jacket (in mylar sleeve) is lightly chipped at… the top of the spine, another slight chip at the top front, nicked at the corner tips and creased at the top fold of the rear flap.
Fremont and Sandusky County
Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration WPA in the State of Ohio
Published by Ohio State Archaeological & Historical Society; City of Fremont, Columbus and Fremont, OH 1940
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, U.S.A.Resource Books, LLC
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Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Columbus and Fremont, OH: Ohio State Archaeological & Historical Society; City of Fremont, 1940. First edition, 1940. Depression era WPA publication illustrated in black and white. Softcover, stapled binding, 115 pages plus folding map at rear. Light edgewear to covers, sound binding wi…th staples visible at the title page, very minor insect old insect damage to the far bottom corner of the front free endpaper, pages clean, no names or other markings. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
More imagesPublished by Graphic Arts Corporation, Rockford, Il 1941
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA]
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£ 58.52
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Guide to and history of what was then Illinois's 'third city', part of the American Guide Series. Paperback in stiff covers, as pictured; tan wraps with design & title silk-screened in brown & orange. Minor wear to book, corners lightly bumped, ink name & minor smudging…to covers, slight discoloration to rear covers from binding staples. Text clean; [2], 144 pages, index, bibliography, sepia-tone photos & block-print art, chronology. Size: Octavo. Illinois Art Project (illustrator).
Tales of Old Cincinnati
Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration WPA in the State of Ohio
Published by The Hamilton County Good Government League, Cincinnati, OH 1940
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, U.S.A.Resource Books, LLC
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Cincinnati, OH: The Hamilton County Good Government League, 1940. First edition, 1940. Depression era collection of Cincinnati folklore and stories illustrated in black and white by Gladys Carambella. Softcover, 48 pages. Very good condition with a touch of light surface soil to th…e covers, firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
More imagesPublished by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York 1948
- Hardcover
Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA]
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£ 97.54
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Later Printing. Stated fourth printing of this volume in the 'American Guide Series', noted on the jacket as the Wisconsin Centennial Edition 1848 1948; first published in 1941. Begun as a project of the WPA during the depression to provide employment for idled write…rs, the American Guide series eventually covered all 48 states plus Alaska & Puerto Rico, as well as 40 cities. They continue to be regarded as important sources of cultural history & local pride. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured, full blue cloth, gilt titling. Book shows light wear, gilt bright, corners lightly rubbed; jacket torn with a few large chips, small holes, $3.50 price intact. Text clean; [30], 651 pages, b/w photos, maps (rather than a large folding map, this edition has the state sectioned, one section to a page, plus other maps; wood engravings by Frank Utpatel. Size: Octavo. Frank Utpatel (illustrator).
ARKANSAS, A GUIDE TO THE STATE. W.P.A. AMERICAN GUIDE SERIES.
WPA .WORKERS OF THE WRITERS' PROGRAM F THE WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION.CARMODY, JOHN M. administrator.;.hall, c.g. secty state W. P. A.McKOWN, DALLAS PREFACE.; BLACKMAN, M.C; LEMKE, W.J.; HENRY, L.A.; others
Published by HASTINGS HOUSE Pub 1941 tp & verso, NY 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: WONDERFUL BOOKS BY MAIL, CHICO-CA, CA, U.S.A.WONDERFUL BOOKS BY MAIL
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HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VERY GOOD CONDITION CLEAN, SOLID,BRIGHT ; GOLD SPINE & COVER TITLES ON BLACK CLOTH HARDCOVERS. ; 447ps pages; Index.ENDPAPERS SHOW STATE ROAD TOUR MAPS.OTHER MAPS & MANY ILLUSTRATIONS IN BODY OF BOOK. One of a series put out to employ writers, artists, etc duing the Great Depressio…n. . NOT A COMMON ITEM. Illustrated by Photos,maps (illustrator).
Indiana: A Guide to the Hoosier State (American Guide Series)
WPA Workers Of The Writers' Program Of The Work Projects Administration In The State Of Indiana
Published by Oxford University Press 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Printing. Unclipped DJ in archival cover, large and small chip on the spine, corner chips, edge wear. Fine map in rear pocket.
More imagesPublished by Hastings House, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1940
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Preface by Roscoe E. Lewis. xii, 380pp. Blue buckram stamped in blue lettering. Ex-library with the usual markings, lacking the rear endpapers, hinges cracked, spine darkened with cloth soiled, a good only copy lacking the scarce dust jacket. An important work detailing the arrival of t…he first Africans in 1619 until the rise of Jim Crow laws in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries with interviews from hundreds of slaves, extensive research and literature relevant to the times.
Published by Oxford University Press, New York 1946
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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£ 78.03
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Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New York: Oxford University Press, 1946. Second Printing. Octavo. 660pp. Black and white photographs and illustrations, map to rear pocket. Illustrated dust jacket. Light green boards stamped in red; front map endpapers. Unclipped dust jacket lightly wrinkled with chipping…and creasing along edges; spine toned. Boards show light edgewear and binding sound. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; interior else unmarked; a Very Good copy. Forms part of the American Guide Series.
