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LOUISIANA A Guide to the State
by Wpa [ Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1941
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$118.75
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New York: Hastings House. Very Good-. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Spine sunned. Hinges have a bit of play. ; Including the outstanding photogravures; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxx, 746 pages . Item Price
$118.75
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NEW ORLEANS CITY GUIDE
by Wpa [Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- Published
- 1952
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$76.00
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1952. Hardcover. DJ with light edgewear. Tape repaired. A handsome and tight copy. ; Detailed description of the city from famous authors that went back to work under the WPA program in the late 1930's and early 1940's. Including the outstanding photogravures. Schoyer 234; American Guide Series;… Read more about this item Item Price
$76.00
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OKLAHOMA A Guide to the Sooner State
by Wpa [Federal Writer's Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Published
- 1957
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$61.75
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Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1957. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Among the most detailed guides around the country, written by famous writers that got work through the WPA program, initiated by FDR ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 532 pages . Item Price
$61.75
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LOUISIANA A Guide to the State
by Wpa [Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Hardcover; Fifth Printing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$118.75
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New York: Hastings House. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1959. Hardcover; Fifth Printing. Slight sunning to DJ spine. A very handsome and tight copy. ; Including the beautiful photogravures. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 746 pages . Item Price
$118.75
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GEORGIA A Guide to its Towns and Countryside
by Wpa [Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Published
- 1954
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$71.25
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Atlanta: Tupper & Love. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1954. Later Printing. Hardcover. DJ with light shelfwear. Else a handsome and tight copy. ; ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 457 pages . Item Price
$71.25
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NORTH CAROLINA A Guide to the Old North State
by Wpa [Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Published
- 1955
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$47.50
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Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1955. Later Printing. Hardcover. DJ with light chipping. Price clipped. ; All the history and resources of the Old North State; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 601 pages . Item Price
$47.50
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KENTUCKY A Guide to the Bluegrass State
by Wpa [ Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Published
- 1947
- Binding
- Hardcover; Fourth Printing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$133.00
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New York: Hastings House. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1947. Hardcover; Fourth Printing. DJ price clipped. Very light rubbing to DJ. ; VG+ map in rear pocket. A handsome copy. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxix, 489 pages . Item Price
$133.00
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VIRGINIA A Guide to the Old Dominion
by Wpa [Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Hardcover; Sixth Printing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$118.75
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New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. Hardcover; Sixth Printing. DJ with very light chipping and one closed tear. Else a very handsome copy with tight binding. ; Including the outstanding photogravures; American Guide Series; 8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 710 pages . Item Price
$118.75
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MISSISSIPPI A Guide to the Magnolia State
by Wpa [Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Hardcover; Fifth Printing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$118.75
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New York: Hastings House. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1959. Hardcover; Fifth Printing. DJ with light chipping and with DJ spine browned. Tiny hole to DJ front. Slight browning to endpapers. A bit of fraying to spine ends. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 545 pages . Item Price
$118.75
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TENNESSEE A Guide to the Volunteer State
by Wpa [ Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Hardcover; Fourth Printing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$95.00
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New York: Hastings House. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1959. Hardcover; Fourth Printing. Light wear to DJ and with small hole on DJ front near flap. Front hinge has a bit of play. ; Amercian Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 558 pages . Item Price
$95.00
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ALABAMA A Guide to the Deep South
by Wpa [Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Hardcover; Third Printing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$71.25
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New York: Hastings House. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1959. Hardcover; Third Printing. DJ with two closed tears and light chipping. Slight discoloration to front board. ; Map in rear pocket. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 442 pages . Item Price
$71.25
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TEXAS A Guide to the Lone Star State
by Wpa [Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Hardcover; Sixth Printing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$152.00
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New York: Hastings House. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1959. Hardcover; Sixth Printing. DJ with one large closed tear and with light chipping. A handsome copy. ; This later edition has the same outstanding photogravures as published in the first edition. The boards of this edition are in off-white fabricoid vs. Light blue cloth for… Read more about this item Item Price
$152.00
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SOUTH CAROLINA A Guide to the Palmetto State
by Wpa [Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Hardcover; Fourth Printing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$118.75
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New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1949. Hardcover; Fourth Printing. Very minor wear to DJ. ; Nothing could be finer, especially because this is one of the best copies we have seen. Including the beautiful photogravures. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 514 pages .… Read more about this item Item Price
$118.75
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WEST VIRGINIA A Guide to the Mountain State
by Wpa [ Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- Published
- 1961
- Binding
- Hardcover; Sixth Printing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$95.00
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New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover; Sixth Printing. DJ with light chipping and a bit of fading. Price clipped. The slightest of occasional dampstaining, not affecting the beauty of the book. ; Unlike many later printings of WPA Guides - this one includes the beautiful photogravures. ; Amercian Guide… Read more about this item Item Price
$95.00
THE NEGRO IN VIRGINIA From 1619 to the Present Day
by Wpa [Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1940
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$356.25
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New York: Hastings House. Very Good-. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards with moderate wear and discoloration. Spine slightly sunned. A bit of browning to endpapers. Former owner's name on first blank page. Rear pastedown with minor insect damage. ; Rare among the WPA guides, especially with DJ. Light blue buckram boards with dark blue lettering and … Read more about this item Item Price
$356.25
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THE NEGRO IN VIRGINIA From 1619 to the Present Day
by Wpa [Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1940
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$522.50
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New York: Hastings House. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ with light chipping and small loss to DJ spine ends. Small rough spot to DJ front, possibly from removed price tag. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Slight discoloration to spine. The slightest of bump to one corner. Bookplate. Very light… Read more about this item Item Price
$522.50
NEW ORLEANS CITY GUIDE
by Wpa [Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1938
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$95.00
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good. 1938. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Spine a bit sunned. Title page blindstamped. ; Early edition, with the folding map in rear pocket. Detailed description of the city from famous authors that went back to work under the WPA program in the late 1930's and early 1940's. Including the… Read more about this item Item Price
$95.00
ARKANSAS A Guide to the State
by Wpa [Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Good+
- Published
- 1948
- Binding
- Hardcover; Second Printing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$57.00
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New York: Hastings House. Good+. 1948. Hardcover; Second Printing. Light dampstaining and discoloration to boards and first few pages. Front hinge has a bit of play. ; Including the outstanding photogravures. ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 447 pages . Item Price
$57.00
NORTH CAROLINA A Guide to the Old North State
by Wpa [ Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1939
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$76.00
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Chapel Hill: Universtiy of North Carolina Press. Very Good-. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Spine sunned. Map in rear pocket missing. ; The Saturday Review (1/13/1940) called this: "the best general reference book available to either the native or the foreigner about life within the State". The North Carolina guide was issued… Read more about this item Item Price
$76.00
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ATLANTA Capital of the South
by Wpa [Federal Writers' Project]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Item Price
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$142.50
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New York: Oliver Durrell, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1949. Hardcover. Moderate chipping and browning to tape repaired DJ. One tiny cut to book outer hinge. ; Revised edition by Paul W. Miller (first published in 1942) ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 318 pages . Item Price
$142.50