New York: Hastings House, 1940. First Edition. Very good+ in tan buckram with brown text stampings on the spine and front board and map end papers with a neatly written gift inscription written at the upper edge of the second free end page. A small octavo of 8 by 5 3/8 inches with foxing to the front gutter and foxing to the hinge areas front and back due to a reaction with the glue used in binding. In only a good, price clipped dust jacket with heavy chipping to the upper 1/3rd of the spine area and a three inch chip from the upper rear corner of the front panel. 530 pages including an index, appedices, and photographs in eight sections. The 27th volume in the American state Guide Series.

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Bookseller: Town's End Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: TB30886
Title: Arizona A State Guide
Author: WPA
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hastings House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1940
Bookseller catalogs: American Guide Series;

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