Writers Program Works Projects Administration (41 results)

Hardcover. Pages slightly tanned. Covers scuffed. Contents clean. NOT A FORMER LIBRARY BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Baylitts, Austin (illustrator). Cover is rubbed and scuffed, Inside hinge weak. Pgs. are clean with no markings in text. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Good plus or better, light general wear, faded spine. Cloth Corners bumped. Pages browned. No map.

New revised edition (as stated upon copyright page). xxxiv, 717 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket rubbed with light soiling and small stains; chips, tears, scuffing, and creasing at edges; front flaps' top corner is price-clipped. Light brown cloth. Some soiling and light toning to text block edges all three of which have past owner's ink name stamp; several small stains to top edge. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. Updated and revised from the original 1940 edition. ISBN 0803870558.

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. xxvi, 442 pages, 80 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps (6 on 1 folded leaves, in pocket), portraits ; 21 cm. ; navy full cloth with gilt lettering. Stain on fore edge, not invading text. Maps NOT present.

Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Austin Baylitts, Photographer (illustrator). Green cloth binding. A WPA book. Color and b & w photos. 749 pages. Illustrated eps. Binding weak- some mending to spine. Light yellowing to pages due to paper content. Spine worn.

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.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Western Reserve Historical Society January 1941 Binding: Trade Paperback FRONT COVER IS NOT ATTACHED BUT PRESENT,100 PAGES WITH SOME PHOTO ILLUSTRATIONS.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 5.5 X 8.25 inches. 231 pages. Green cloth hardcover with green type. Very Good. No DJ, but the back flap of the DJ has been laid in, which includes three praising blurbs. Solid square binding. Former owner's small Samp on FEP, otherwise unmarked. Printed end pages with arrowhead map.

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 spine; 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Published April,1941 on the copyright page with no additional dates. Covers are soiled and there is a stain on the fore-edges. Staining is seen on the pages, from the front of the book to approximately p.97, however the dampness has caused the pages to ripple front to back along the bottom corners inward for about and inch and a half. The back hinge is cracked exposing the webbing, but the text block is sound. The map is not present and the pocket has been torn. Pages are otherwise, clean and unmarked. Profusely illustrated with photgraphs in black and white.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Stated fourth printing of the 1939 First Edition printing. The book is bound in light green cloth with title on the front cover and spine .there is a small gauge on the back edge of the spine. Spine has faded. Spine caps bumped and have fraying. Endpapers illustrated . Profusely illustrated with photographs in black and white. The map is in fine condition in the back pocket.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback published by Univ. of Georgia Press in 1941. Blue cardstock covers with black lettering on front. Prior owner has stamped his name at top of both covers and wrote his name at top of front cover. Spine is faded, and covers are faded some around edges. Corners are slightly bumped. Front cover curls up some at the corners. Prior owner also stamped his name on side edges of pages and on front endpaper, as well as writing his name with a note at top of front endpaper. Foldout map of Washington, Georgia is in back. Book is in good condition. 8vo, 136 pages, .5 lb.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 136 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. The American Guide Series. Stated Second Edition. American Centennial Edition. Includes the preface from the First Edition.The book is in very good plus condition bound in clean green cloth. Corners are sharp and the binding is firm. Endpapers are tanned. Otherwise, pages are age-toned, clean and unmarked. Chapters 1. The Peninsula through Four Centuries, 2.The Three Cities: Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel.3. The Shore and Valley. Profusely illustrated with drawings, maps and photographs in black and white. The Lone Cypress, Ghost Cyress, The Beach at Carmel. Phographed by American photographers -Sibyl Anikeyev Anikeef) Howard b. Hoffman ,Edwin Grabhorn and Richard W. Kerrigan.200 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Stated Third printing in 1947. Covers lightly soiled. Corners are rolled and the spine leans. Pages are clean, smooth and unmarked. The map is present in the back pocket. The binding is firm.Profusely illustrated with photographs in black and white.

Hardcover. Condition: G. No Jacket. xxxiii, 718 pages illustrations (including maps) plates, portraits 21 cm ; grey full linen ; dj. Dj chipped. Prev owner's bookplate on reverse of front free endpaper. Adams Herd 54, Six-Guns 46. One volume of the WPA Writers' Project Guide to the States, the most comprehensive travel and history guide ever undertaken, done as a part of Depression recovery measures. The Guides cover history, travel, natural sciences, and a bevy of other topics. Even approaching 80 years after first publication, the Guides contain useful and interesting information about their states. Author John Steinbeck packed a complete set of 48 with him during the journey which became Travels with Charley.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Reprint. Foreword by Charles L. Perdue, Jr. Preface by Roscoe E. Lewis. Trade paperback. xx, 418pp. Gentle bumps at the spine ends else bright and fine in glossy wrappers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition. First Printing.Same date on copyright page as on title page. Bound in green cloth with title in gilt on front cover and spine. Spine is slanted. Light foxing on the end pages. Otherwise, the book is clean and unmarked. Binding is firm. Profusely illustrated with photographs in black and white. No map in the back pocket. 329 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Second printing. 561 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos and map in rear pocket which is present. Fine condition. A tight copy. (L4).

Second 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 printed 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover with no DJ in good condition. Bound with red cloth over boards, gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Faint dark ring/stain on the front cover, but otherwise clean. Lettering has light wear in some places, but still legible. Plastic/mylar cover is in place of a DJ. Pages are yellowed from age, light staining on the inside of the front and back cover, but otherwise are clean. Edges are lightly foxed. No number line. Copyright date is 1940. 315 pages. A removable map of Nevada is included on the inside of the back cover, tucked into its envelope. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it's a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book.

First printing (per Hastings House's "First published . . ." statement upon copyright page). xxxviii, 458 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14.25cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Reddish-orange cloth soiled; sunning to spine. Some toning/soiling to text block edges. Toning to endpapers; past bookseller's pencil note at ffep's top right; interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. Foldout map NOT PRESENT in rear pastedown pocket. Sponsored by the Coronado Cuarto Centennial Commission and the University of New Mexico. Photograph contributors include Ernest Knee and Laura Gilpin.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Austin Baylitts (illustrator). Unmarked. Bright straight, clean attractive book. Compiled by the Writers' program of the Works Projects Administration in the City of New York. Illustrations by Austin Baylitts featuring natural history, animals, Wildlife photography, Unmarked bright covers slightly shaken, no dust jacket. 749pp.

Sixth printing (as stated upon copyright page; first published 1941). xxxiv, 511 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket strongly wrinkled with nicks and scuffs at edges; strong color fading to spine; front flap's top corner is price-clipped. Cream colored cloth; slender soiling to board edges. Dark stain to text block's top edge with some leaves affected at their top margins. Slight toning to endpapers; interior leaves are otherwise clean. Binding is firm.

Very good condition with very good map in back pocket. Map has a 3 inch tear at top edge. Book is lightly faded on spine and is rubbed at spine tips and corners with a hard bump at bottom front corner. 660 pages with index plus 103 illustrations.

first edition ed. hardback very good condition in a dust jacket with some wear, a chip on the top of the spine and an area of soiling on the bottom of the spine and rear.

blue decorative cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). no dustwrapper. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. 6th printing. endpaper maps. xxvii+490p. b&w photo illustrations. 4 additional b&w maps. chronology. bibliography. glossary. 1940 census figures. index. american history. american indian history. history of wyoming. ~ Since April 1938, every main highway, all main side roads, and the important trails in the State, including those in the Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, have been logged and checked by the staff, in order that the latest data could be made able to the traveler. Following the pattern prescribed for the Guide Series covering the forty~eight States, the Wyoming Guide is a combination of essays on general subjects and detailed descriptive material on all of the important tours in Wyoming. It therefore should be enjoyed, not only by those touring the State, but by fireside travelers as well.

Third printing (as stated upon copyright page; originally published 1941). xxvi, 595 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14cm. Dust jacket rubbed with some foxing and soiling; shallow chipping, several tears, and creasing at edges; front flap retains publisher's printed price at top right. Light brown cloth. Stains and soiling to text block's top edge; light toning to upper fore-edge. Binding is firm.

Fifth printing (as stated om copyright page; first published 1941). xxx, 746 pages plus eight unpaged sections of b/w plates. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket with Caroline Durieux blue and orange pelican, ship, and ocean waves illustration decorating the both panels and spine; usual light soiling to panels with slight toning to spine; nicks and short tears at edges; front flap retains publisher's printed price ($6.50) at top right corner. Dark green cloth; bright gilt stamping to spine and front board; light bumping to spine heel and to boards' bottom fore-edge corners. Past owner's ink signature at front free endpaper's top right; several page corners creased from past fold-downs; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a very good+ dust jacket. Sponsored by the Louisiana Library Commission at Baton Rouge. Endpaper maps; Foreword; Preface by Lyle Saxon, Edward Dreyer, and Darvey W. Wixon; b/w photographs; maps; illustrations; concluding Appendices section (with Glossary, Chronology, Bibliography, Population Figures-1940 Census, and Index). As with all of the WPA's guides, the book remains a wonderful resource on touring Louisiana with much information regarding history, traditions, and local events. Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {WPA-Shelf#4}.