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New York: The Viking Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ price clipped and with a few small open tears. Tanning to endpapers; NF map in rear pocket ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 558 pages .

Rochester: Scrantom's. Very Good+. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Small bookplate; Including 3 folding maps ; Amercian Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 460 pages .

New York: Hastings House. Very Good+. 1945. Hardcover; Second Printing. Pages a bit browned. Boards with light rubbing to extremities and with spine a bit sunned. ; Amercian Guide Series; Photogravures; 8vo; xxvi, 595 pages .

Washington: Government Printing Office. Very Good-. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine lettering faded. Former owner's notes on first blank page. Faint foxing to half title page. Front hinge weakening. Rear map and last pages missing ; It is said that when President Roosevelt received his copy, he exclaimed, 'Where is the steamer trunk that goes with it? ' A huge book, over 1100 pages, really comprising two books, one a guide to the city and one a guide to the workings of the government. The text is notable for its candor, especially in the section regarding African-Americans and the poor social conditions prevalent at the time. Much of the critical reporting on this and other issues was cut from the revised edition issued five years hence, to appease conservatives. This first, unexpurgated, edition is a monumental work and is justly praised as one of the crowning achievements of the Program; Amercian Guide Series; B&W Photographs; Thick 8vo; xxvi, 1141 pages .

Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ flap pasted on half title page. Rear map missing; Divided into two sections, the city and its history and environs, and the various government functions. By far the largest of the WPA guides, contains 14 maps and 14 plans ; American Guide Series; Ex-Library; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1141 pages .

New York: Richard R. Smith. Very Good. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Light rubbing to boards, especially spine ends. Spine darkened. Lacks rear map ; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 442 pages .

New York: Hastings House. Very Good. 1954. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Boards with light wear to extremities; Photogravures; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 716 pages .

Portland: Binfords & Mort, Publishers. Very Good-. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Glue residue and former owner's name to front endpaper. Rear map pocket clumsily repaired - but rear map in VG condition. Rear hinge started; Ex-Library; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 315 pages .

Savannah: Chamber of Commerce. Very Good. 1937. Hardcover. Hinges professionally repaired; Guide to 'that noble sequence of wooded and gardened squares which form the glory of the city. ' ; American Guide Series; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 208 pages .

Hartford: Emergency Relief Commission. Very Good. 1935. Softcover; Second Printing. Boards a bit browned, especially spine and with a small missing corner. Front hinge professionally repaired ; A precursor to the Works Progress Administration. Historically interesting as well as informative; Maps; 8vo; 320 pages .

New York: Modern Age Books. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1938. Hardcover. Open tears to DJ. The usual browning to endpapers ; The scenic, all weather route from New Jersey to Florida on the Ocean Highway is still a lovely drive, and all the memorable sights are discussed here (as of 1938, anyway). Small folding map tipped in to inside rear cover; American Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 244 pages .

Savannah: Chamber of Commerce. Very Good. 1937. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities; Guide to 'that noble sequence of wooded and gardened squares which form the glory of the city. ' ; American Guide Series; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 208 pages .

New York: Hastings House. Very Good. 1947. Hardcover; Sixth Printing. Spine sunned. Usual browning to endpapers ; Photogravures; American Guide Series; 8vo; 530 pages .

Stanford University: James Ladd Delkin. Very Good-. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Front board creased. ; Ex-Library; Photogravures; 8vo; 207 pages .

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1941. Second Edition. Hardcover. DJ browned and with small chips along edges. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Usual browning to endpapers. ; No rear map as issued; Photogravures; 8vo; 651 pages .

Boston: Houghton and Mifflin. Very Good+. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Bookplate. Pages a bit tanned ; A guide to the highlights of the six New England states for your vacation pleasure. Photos bound in before the title page, of quaint houses and scenic views. Project director Alsburg wanted to produce six regional guides covering all then-48 states, but this is the only one to see the light of day. ; Photogravures; 8vo; 122 pages .

New York: Hastings House. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ worn and with two open tears to front and one in back. ; American Guide Series; Photogravures; 8vo; 531 pages .

New York: Viking. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ price clipped and with light wear to edges and light fraying to spine ends. Endpapers tanned as usual; NF map in rear pocket; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 549 pages .

New York: Modern Age Books. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1938. Hardcover. DJ with light fraying along edges and with small chips on top spine. 2" open tear to DJ back. Endpapers browned. Former owner's notes on front free endpaper. ; Includes rear folding map ; Amercian Guide Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 244 pages .

Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office. Very Good+. 1938. First Edition. Softcover. Boards a bit darkened ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 192 pages .