New York: The Viking Press Sponsored by Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry, State of Montana. 1939. Hardcover. xxiv, 442p. [numbering stops at 430 first page of index] endpaper map, folded color map in pocket at rear, preface, general info, calendar of events, glossary, chronology, bibliography, index, illustrated throughout with..... More
Cat.No: 285646
Johnstown, PA: The Mayor's Committee of the City of Johnstown, 1939. Pamphlet. [iv] 36p., 6x9 inches, foreword by Mayor Daniel J. Shields, note by Paul Comily French, illustrated with drawings and photos and a centerfold illustration of the town after the Deluge of 1936, very good booklet in stapled pictorial..... More
Cat.No: 178113
Louisville: Sponsored by the State Department of Health of Kentucky and the Kentucky State Medical Association printed at Standard Printing Co., 1940. Hardcover. xvi, 373p., preface, introductory, illustrated with 15 b&w plates, tables, index, very good first edition in green cloth and gilt with minor rubbing. Not found in Dykes..... More
Cat.No: 178490
Athens: 1941. Paperback. xiv, 136p., foreword, preface, general information, points of interest, chronology, consultants, bibliography, index, illustrations, folding map at rear, very good second issue in blue printed paper wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes 67, Powell 276. Almost identical to the original and not noted in bibliographies. One obvious difference..... More
Cat.No: 179263
Springfield: The Springfield Tribune Printing Co. sponsored by the Springfield Chamber of Commerce, 1941. Hardcover. 136p., general information, references, index, illustrated with b&w photos and maps, one folding map, good first edition in somewhat soiled red cloth and gilt, corners bumped, no dj. American Guide Series Illustrated. Dykes 254, Powell..... More
Cat.No: 180743
Bryan: Sponsored by the City of Bryan, 1941. Paperback. 117p., points of interest, bibliography, illustrated with drawings and maps and plans including one fold-out plan of Bryan, very good first edition paperback in cream pictorial wraps with minor wear. American Guide Series Illustrated. Dykes 238, Powell 1221. More
Cat.No: 180283
Chicago: Diamond Jubilee Exposition Authority/Illinois Writers' Project, 1940. Paperback. 95p., foreword, preface, exhibits; wraps slightly browned with edge wear, otherwise in very good condition. Published for the 1940 Diamond Jubilee Exposition (American Negro Exposition) held in Chicago to celebrate 75 years of emancipation. The Illinois Writers' Project was one of..... More
Cat.No: 336073
Chicago: Albert Whitman & Co., 1942. Hardcover. 48p. illustrations, two of which are full page color, first edition, very good condition, in a lightly edgeworn dj with the original price intact, but inked over with the new series price on both flaps and a chipped spine panel. "An Elementary Science..... More
Cat.No: 340539
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., sponsored by the Mayor of the City of New York, 1941. Hardcover. xvii, 341p., illustrated endpapers, foreword, introduction, profile of the Port, bibliography, index, illustrations, very good First Edition stated in blue pictorial cloth. [American Guide Series]. Dykes 222, Powell 1156. More
Cat.No: 322650
Portland: Binfords & Mort, 1940. Hardcover. xviii, 315p., preface, information, chronology, index, photos and maps including large folded map in rear pocket, textured red cloth binding with gilt lettering, first edition, light toning of the paper else very good condition in the first state dj chipped at the head and..... More
Cat.No: 284322
Cincinnati: Sponsored by The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society & The Hamilton County Government League, 1940. 48p., 6x9 inches, preface, illustrated with drawings, very good first edition booklet in tan pictorial stapled wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes no listing, Powell 1278. More
Cat.No: 180281
Columbus & Fremont: Sponsored by The Ohio State Archaeological & Historical Society & C. A. Hochenedel City of Fremont, 1940. Paperback. 115p., preface, frontis-portraits, chronology, references, illustrated with photos and a folding map at rear, very good first edition trade-sized paperback in green pictorial wraps. [American Guide Series]. Dykes 247..... More
Cat.No: 178250
New York: Hastings House Publishers, 1941. Hardcover. xxvii, 447p., illus., map on endpapers, maps, first edition, first printing (sheets bulk 1 inch), very good condition in a bright price clipped dj with some shelf wear along the edges and the top of the spine which also has a short closed..... More
Cat.No: 9105
Northport: Bacon, Percy & Daggett sponsored by Susan Sterling Towles, Librarian, Public Library, Henderson, Kentucky, 1941. Hardcover. 120p., frontis, foreword, preface, biographical notes, points of interest, index, illustrated with photos, maps and facsimile documents, good first edition in blue boards & gilt and heavily edgeworn dj. American Guide Series Illustrated..... More
Cat.No: 179334
Portland, ME: The Forest City Printing Company, sponsored by the City of Portland, 1940. Hardcover. xlv, 335p., preface, forewords, general info., selected reading list, index, illustrated with 152 photos, 27 maps & line drawings, very good first edition in oat cloth boards with green titles, in a price-clipped edgeworn dj..... More
Cat.No: 283399
New York: AMS Press, 1976. Paperback. 94p., foreword, preface, notes on illustrations, suggested reading and bibliography, index, illustrated with b&w photos, very good reprint of the 1940 edition in cloth boards. American Guide Series. More
Cat.No: 178488
New York: Hastings House . Publishers, 1941. Hardcover. xviii, 206p., endsheet maps, foreword, preface, chronology, bibliography, photo sections, good first edition in green cloth boards and price-clipped, edgeworn and tape-repaired (back of head of spine) dj. American guide series, illustrated. More
Cat.No: 154636
San Francisco: The Survey, 1940. xi, 98, v, to 432, v, 434 - 703, iv, 705 - 844p., planographed recto only; uniform 8.5 x 11 inch printed wraps with binder's-tape spines, very good. Customs, procurement, public health, coast guard, mint, internal revenue; includes rough guides to Los Angeles and San..... More
Cat.No: 51055
San Francisco: the Survey, 1940. xi, 98, v, to 432, v, to 703, iv, to 844p., 8 x 10 inch cardstock wraps, original binder's tape spines; neatly ex-library, a neat clean set. Customs, procurement, public health, coast guard, mint, internal revenue; includes rough guides to Los Angeles and San Francisco..... More
Cat.No: 54637
Salt Lake City: Sponsored by the Utah State Inst. of Fine Arts & Utah State Road Commission, 1942. Pamphlet. 90p. Staplebound booklet in very good condition; 5.5x7.5 inches, illustrated with black and white photos and maps. American Guide Series. More
Cat.No: 323243
Salt Lake City: Sponsored by the Utah State Inst. of Fine Arts & Utah State Road Commission, 1942. Pamphlet. 90p. Staplebound booklet in good condition; 5.5x7.5 inches, illustrated with black and white photos and maps; some fading to cover and light pencil tracing on cover illustration, price stamped under title..... More
Cat.No: 323244
Stanford University: James Ladd Delkin, 1941. Hardcover. 207p., first edition, chronology, glossary, bibliography, index, inserted plates in photogravure, very good first edition stated with minor toning on end papers, in decorated green cloth boards in price-clipped dj. American Guide Series. More
Cat.No: 77907
Newark: WPA, 1939. Pamphlet. 6p., 8.5x11 inches, wraps, a few small rust stains on front wrap else very good condition. Stories of New Jersey, bulletin #9, 1939-40 series. More
Cat.No: 69266
Cynthiana, KY: The Hobson Book Press, 1944. Hardcover. 300p., illus., cover slightly shelf worn, spine lettering a bit dull else good condition. (American guide series). More
Cat.No: 316981
Huron: University of South Dakota, Federal Writers Project, City Commission of Huron, South Dakota, 1942. Paperback. [iii] 90p., 8.5x11 inches, mimeographed sheets printed recto-only, illustrated with photos and a city map, front cover detached but present, otherwise very good in plain gray velour paper wraps. More
Cat.No: 177760
