Editore: Northport, L.I. [Long Island, NY]: Bacon, Percy & Daggett, Publishers, 1941., 1941
Da: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
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.
Editore: Boston: Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1941., 1941
Da: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
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.
Editore: New York: Hastings House Publishers, April 1940., 1940
Da: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
"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.
Editore: New York: Hastings House Publishers, 1943., 1943
Da: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
"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.
Editore: New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1941., 1941
Da: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
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.
Editore: Portland, Ore. [Portland, OR]: Binfords & Mort, Publishers, 1940., 1940
Da: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
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.
Editore: Hastings House ( 1943 ), New York, 1943
Da: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: 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, including Belgian Annie and Filthy McNabb.
Editore: New York: Oxford University Press, January 1946., 1946
Da: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
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.
Editore: New York: Hastings House Publishers, November 1959., 1959
Da: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
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}.
Editore: New York: Hastings House Publishers, November 1959., 1959
Da: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
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}.
Editore: Diamond Jubilee Exposition Authority/Illinois Writers' Project, Chicago, 1940
Da: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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 the only WPA state projects to have a significant number of African Americans. Dykes 78, Powell 302.
Editore: Pittsburgh, PA: Allegheny Centennial Committee [WPA - Work Projects Administration], 1941., 1941
Da: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
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.".
Editore: Sacramento, California State Department of Education, 1942. [, 1942
Da: Reiner Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. ] Hardback, slim tall octavo, 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches, brown titling on textured tan cloth covers, x + 165 pages, Near Fine copy/no dj probably as issued, but stiff clear acetate dustwrapper provided to preserve condition. Snug square binding, about no signs at all of any wear/sunning/stains etc and immaculate throughout interior incl no names/writing/bookplates etc. Foreword, Preface, numerous b&w photos, 3 maps, 2 Appendices (I - Outline for a Unit of Work for the Upper Grades, II - Source Material), no index. WPA American Guide Series. Errata slip tipped-in at the front endpapers. RWR5 American History Regional Interest California Construction Infrastructure Dams Dam Building Rivers Navigation Power Electricity Agriculture.
Editore: James Ladd Delkin, Stanford CA, 1946
Da: Aladdin Books, Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.
Hardbound. Condizione: Very Good+. Second Edition, Revised. Paper age-darkening, a few minor manufacturing wrinkles to front cloth board, slight bumps to lower corners, otherwise basically as new! In a fine dust jacket with a smigen of wear to spine ends, but no chips and no tears and not price-clipped. Hard to imagine a better copy survives than this one. Book.