workers writers program works projects (23 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : 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).

Paperback. Etat : 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. Etat : 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. Etat : 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.

Hardcover. Etat : 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. Etat : 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.

Softcover. Etat : 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. Etat : 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.

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.

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. (48pp.). Wonderfully illustrated with orange-ochre colored woodcuts of logging scenes, including one on the front cover. A fine piece of work done under the auspices of the Works Projects Administration. Rare. One authority states, "In 1962, the Museum considered reprinting this booklet, but the original plates could not be located." Very slight soiling, a fine copy.

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.

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.

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}.

Third printing (preceded by the May 1941 and June 1949 printings; per publisher's statement upon copyright page). xxii, 442 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket rubbed; spine sunned; chips and tears (several with old tape repairs) at edges; some foxing to flaps; front flap's top corner is price-clipped. Light blue cloth. Two stray ink marks on text block's bottom edge. Toning/foxing to endpapers; interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. Rear pastedown pocket contains large foldout b/w map which remains bright and clean. B/w state tour map on front endpapers; Foreword by Governor Frank M. Dixon; Preface; eight unpaged sections of b/w plates; three city maps (Birmingham, Huntsville, and Mobile) amongst text; four appendices (Chronology, Bibliography, Census Figures-1940, and Index). Text divided into three major parts: "Past and Present," "Courthouse Squares" (Anniston, Birmingham, Decatur, Florence, Gadsden, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Selma, and Tuscaloosa), and "Tours." Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {AL-Shelf#11}.

Fourth printing (as stated upon copyright page; first published August 1943). xii, 308 pages. Hardcover: H 21cm x L 14cm. Dust jacket with color pictorial front panel and spine; shallow chipping at edges; toning and soiling mostly evident to white rear panel and flaps; tears at flap folds and lower spine folds; front flap retains publisher's printed price at top right; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Blue cloth with gilt stamping to spine. Preface by State Supervisor George D. Marsh; Acknowledgements; paged b/w frontispiece plus unpaged b/w plates and illustrations; Index. Slight toning/foxing to endpapers; interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a vey good- dust jacket (the latter's presence being quite uncommon).

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. Smaller blue-boards hardback with an unclipped dust jacket. The dust jacket has moderate edgewear and a 2-inch missing chip on the spine, but is now protected in a new archival-quality, removable Mylar plastic cover. The boards, end-pages and edges are heavily-foxed. No crushes to the boards' corners and the binding remains tight. Illustrated. Fold-out Atlanta map is still attached to rear-inside-boards. Stored in sealed plastic protection and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in sturdy cardboard box. We ship daily from Roswell, Ga. Serving satisfied customers since 1999.

First edition (not stated). 115 pages (plus covers). Booklet: H 22.5cm x L 15.25cm. Beige paper covers; slight wear at corners and spine ends; subtle light brown moisture staining along spine and faintly evident at top edge of rear cover. Light toning along edges; no staining to interior leaves other than at spine margin of foldout map tipped-in at rear cover. Sponsored by The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society. Co-Sponsored by City of Fremont Safety Service Director Charles A. Hochendel who also contributes a brief introductory essay on page 9. Preface by Ohio Writers' Project State Supervisor Harry Graff. Text sections titled as follows: "For the Fremont Visitor;" "Fremont Today;" "County Scene;" "Indian Trouble;" "Young Croghan and Old Betsy;" "Lower Sandusky Town;" "Fremont the City;" "Social Life;" "Livelihood;" "Schools;" "Churches;" "Theater;" "Newspapers;" "Places to Visit in Fremont;" "In the County;" "Neighbors;" "Memorable Years;" and "For Reference" (bibliography). B/w photographs including frontispiece of a downtown streetscape; illustrations. Bibliographical references: Powell 1237; Dykes 247; Scharf & Schoyer Catalogue 490; September 1941 WPA Writers' Program Publications catalogue - page 35. A very good- copy of a quite uncommon Federal Writers' Project publication. Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller.

First edition (per publisher's requisite statement upon copyright page) INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY EDITOR LUTHER CLARK. xxii, 442 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14cm. Dust jacket toned with some soiling; 2.5cm deep chip to spine head; tearing to front flap fold; other lesser chips and tears and several creases; strong vertical crease to rear flap; front flap's top corner is clipped; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Aquamarine cloth; gilt lettering to spine and front board. Text block edges and endpapers toned/foxed. Co-editor's three-line ink inscription "With very highest personal | regards to Dr. Walter B. Jones | Luther Clark" on front free endpaper verso; some interior foxing with a few shallowly creased corners. Binding is firm. Some foxing to foldout map which is present in rear pastedown pocket. Quite uncommon WPA state guidebook made more exceptional for being signed by a member of its editorial staff. State tour map on front endpapers. Sponsored by the Alabama State Planning Commission; Foreword by Governor Frank M. Dixon; Preface by State Supervisor William H. Bunce and editors Jack Kytle and Luther Clark; numerous b/w plates in eight sections of unpaged leaves; maps of Birmingham, Mobile, and Montgomery amongst text; four appendices including chronology, bibliography, 1940 census figures, and index. Text divided into three major parts: "Past and Present," "Courthouse Squares" (providing history, description, and points of interest for Anniston, Birmingham, Decatur, Florence, Gadsden, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Selma, and Tuscaloosa), and "Tours." {Bibliographical references: Powell 1; Dykes 1; Scharf & Schoyer Catalogue 1 to 6 (all printings); Bienes Catalogue 27; September 1941 WPA Writers' Program Publications catalogue - page 3.} Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller.

Hardcover. Etat : 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 the 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.

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.

ed. paperback near very good condition with some wear and soiling- there are a few rubber stamped names- spiralbound.