New York City Guide: A Comprehensive Guide to the Five Boroughs of the Metropolis.
by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Germantown, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York City Guide
Prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Project Administration
Random House, NY, 1939. First edition xx, 680 pp., folding map in the sleeve at the back; original blue cloth (hardcover) no DJ. American Guide Series. First printing of the comprehensive WPA guide to the Five Boroughs with the World's Fair index/supplement. The book is unmarked and in excellent condition w/o the jacket - the map in the back is torn and fragile, could probably be tape repaired.
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- Bookseller
- Camphor Bookstore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio1137
- Title
- New York City Guide
- Author
- the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- World's Fair, WPA Guides, New York City, Guidebooks, American Guide Series, First Editions, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, History of New York, First Editions, maps
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