Search Results: Authors starting with W from Das Bookman

London: Edward Stanford, 1861. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. The East Coast of England from the Thames to the Tweed Descriptive of Natural Scenery Historical, Archaeological, and Legendary, 1861, 1st edition, xxii, 398pp, adverts for April, 1861 (16pp), original blind stamped green cloth titled in gilt, with 3 folding maps. Hinges starting; spine cloth damaged and lacking 3 small pieces not affecting text; contents clean and tight. Dedication to His Majesty Frederick VII, King of Denmark and Holstein, Knightsbridge, September 1, 1860.

Sandusky, Ohio: Stephens Printing Company, 1941. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Original Cloth. Very Good. 1941, 1st edition, stated first printing, 129pp, original blue boards with 3 full page maps and one folding map. Covers faded and bumped; contents clean and tight. Very good condition overall. As the title indicates, this was aimed at the tourist market. Also issued in wraps but much less common as a hardcover. Part of the American Guide Series. Compiled by the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) in the State of Ohio.

Columbia: Ohio State Archaelogical and Historical Society, 1940. First Edition . Original Illustrated Wraps. Very Good. 1940, 1st ed., 115pp, 8vo, wraps with map tipped in rear. Age darkened wraps but generally clean; map detached (loosely inserted) as though the glue dried out. VG overall. Compiled by the Workers of the Writer's Program of the WPA in the State of Ohio. Schoyer 490

Poetry Magazine, 1938. Soft cover. Very Good. Poetry A Magazine of Verse" July 1938 "Federal Poets' Number" Vol. 52, #4. This entire issue is devoted to poems by members of the Federal Writers Project. Well known contributors to this issue include: Kenneth Fearing, Weldon Kees, Malcolm Cowley, Kenneth Rexroth, etc. Softcover. Paper covers wrap around text. Cover edges tiny tears and use, text is clean, tight and very good+. Overall, VG

Salt Lake City: Utah State Institute of Fine Arts, 1942. First Edition . Original Illustrated Wraps. Very Good. 1942. Small 8vo. Stiff grey pictorial wrappers, v, 90pp. Illustrations, maps. Very good. First edition of this uncommon WPA booklet. Part of the American Guide Series.

Stanford University , California: James Ladd Delkin, 1938. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 1938, 1st edition, 127pp, pictorial cloth. Lightly soiled otherwise near fine. This is the hardcover edition of almanac. It is the same as the wraps edition except that the "World's Fair of the West" map is not on the rear cover. The front cover has the same illustration as the wraps edition. The yellow color is deeper and more mustard in shade. This edition is quite uncommon

Bridgeport, Conn: Braunworth & Co. Inc., 1939. First Edition . Original Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 1939, 1st edition, xii, 204pp, 6pp property index, 3 folding maps, 1 page map, many drawings, cloth with DUST JACKET. Dust jacket chipped and torn; previous owner's bookplate; Scarce title. Compiled by Writer's Program of WPA.

St Paul: St. Paul Vocational School, 1940. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. The Mayors of St. Paul - 1939, 1st edition, 72pp, illustrated wraps. Near fine. Uncommon title Compiled by the Workers of the Writers' Program of the Works Projects Administration (WPA) in the State of Minnesota.

Board of Selectmen of Fairhaven, 1939. First Edition . Original Cloth. Very Good. 1939, 1st edition, 60pp, 6 halftone plates. Cover rubbed; owner's blindstamp and dedication stamp on fep; Scarce title. Compiled by Writer's Program of WPA. Part of the American Guide Series.

State Teachers College, 1941. First Edition . Original Cloth. Very Good. 1941, 1st edition, 114pp, illustrated, original blue cloth titled in gilt. Lightly bumped and soiled. Very good condition overall. Compiled by the Workers of the Writers Program, WPA in the State of Massachusetts.

Cincinnati, Ohio: Cincinnati Public Schools, 1938. Soft cover. Very Good. Set of 3 Cincinnati Booklets -   Sesquicentennial Celebration, 1938, 1st editions, in original illustrated wraps with photos and illustrations.Compiled & written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration in Ohio - Cincinnati Office.  Published by Cincinnati Public Schools.  Uncommon..   Cincinnati, The Childhood of Our City, Sponsored by Cincinnati Public Schools, Cincinnati 1938 - 41p., 6x9 inches, frontis-map of the Northwest Territory, illustrated with drawings by Earle Sargeant, very good first edition booklet in orange pictorial stapled wraps. Cincinnati, Highlights of a Long Life, Sponsored by Cincinnati Public Schools, Cincinnati 1938 - 42p., 6x9 inches, frontis-map of the Northwest Territory, illustrated with drawings by Earle Sargeant, very good first edition booklet in blue-gray illustrated stapled wraps. Cincinnati, Glimpses of Its Youth, Sponsored by… Read More

Rockford, Illinois: Graphic Arts Corporation, 1941. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Illinois Art Project (WPA). 1941, 1st edition, 144pp, illustrated wraps. Cover soiled; small previous owner tags on inside and outside of front cover; 1 inch portion of the title page clipped off (not affecting text); rusted staples exposed at front and rear. Contents clean and tight. still, VG overall. Cover design is the same as the guides to Cairo, Princeton, and Galena except for the color. Where Galena and Cairo are Blues with Gold, Rockford and Princeton are Brown/Tan with Orange. Part of the American Guide Series. Compiled by workers of The Federal Writers Program of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) in the State of Illinois. Illustrations by the Illinois Art Project (WPA). Very scarce.

Yavapai Associates, 1941. First Edition . Original Illustrated Wraps. VG. Beautiful fold-out pictorial map of Yavapai County, compiled by the Arizona Artists Project for the W.P.A. in 1941 This map opens to 21-1/2" x 16-1/2" and is in excellent condition, bright and clean, with no rips or tears. This map is included in a magazine-format promotional booklet published by Yavapai Associates, Prescott, in 1941. The booklet measures 12" x 9" and has 12 pages in addition to the fold-out pictorial map.

Zanesville Chamber of Commerce, 1938. First Edition . Pictorial Cover. VG/Very Good. First edition, nd (1938), pictorial wraps with foldout map. Cover soiled; ownership name/address written on cover; contents clean and tight. Prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration in Ohio.

Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1939. First Edition . Original Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 1939, 1st edition; 179pp, original cloth with illustrated dust jacket. The DUST JACKET is chipped, soiled, price clipped and has a 1 inch triangular piece missing from the rear panel. The book covers are lightly soiled and the corners bumped. The contents are generally clean and tight. Part of the American Guide Series and Prepared by Workers of the Federal Writers' Project of the WPA.

Northport, NY, Bacon, Percy & Daggett, 1941. First Edition . Original Cloth. VG+++/Very Good. 1941, 1st edition, 120pp, cloth with illustrated DUST JACKET. Dust jacket soiled (its white!); book is NF. Part of the American Guide Series

Sacramento: California State Department of Education, 1942. First Edition . Original Cloth. Very Good. 1942, 1st edition, viii, 165pp, cloth with Eratta slip. Covers lightly soiled; ownership stamp on fep; contents clean and tight.VG overall. Unusual title about the history of a large federal water project.. It was intended to be used as a text in schools and includes 14 page guide for teachers (Appendix I).

New York: Oliver Durerell, 1949. Original Cloth. VG+++/Vg-. 1949, Revised Edition, xiv, 318pp, with photos (16), pictorial end papers, original blue cloth with pictorial DUST JACKET. Dust Jacket chipped, soiled, and rubbed with some loss to one of the 2 photos on rear panel; book is clean and bight and near fine. Part of the American Guide Series. Originally published in 1942 and Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers Project of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) in the State of Georgia. This edition edited by Paul W. Miller.

Cincinnati, Ohio: The Wiesen-Hart Press, 1940. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. WPA Guide: The Beautiful River (The Ohio), 1940, first edition, 40pp, original pictorial wraps, Hamilton County Good Government League, Hamilton, Ohio. Cover soiled with some marks on rear panel and owner signature on title page; contents clean and tight. Overall still a very good copy. Compiled by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Ohio. PUBLISHER: The Wiesen-Hart Press, Cincinnati, OH Schoyer 482 Quite uncommon.

Springfield: City of Springfield, 1941. First Edition . Original Illustrated Wraps. As New. 1941, First edition, 84pp, original wraps with 12 photographic illustrations. Cover lightly soiled otherwise Near Fine. Published by the City of Springfield, 7 3/4 x 10 3/4. Part of the American Guide Series Compiled by the Workers of the Federal Writers' Program, of the WPA in Massachusetts. Powell 620; Uncommon. Pictures available on request.