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New York A Guide to the Empire State
New York: Oxford University Press 1962. Eighth Printing. Fine in light blue cloth covered boards with black text and decorations on the spine and front board. An octavo of 8 by 5 1/2 inches. In a very good price clipped dust jacket with shallow wear to the ends of the spine area. 782 pages including an index appendices chronology text and with eight sections of photographs. Oxford University Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33773
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WPA
New York A Guide to the Empire State
New York: Oxford University Press 1940. Second Printing. Very good in light blue cloth covered boards with black text and decorations on the spine and front board. The cloth at the corners of the spine are lightly rubbed Without its issued dust jacket. 782 pages including an index appendices chronology text and photographs. The multi-colored folding map located in a pocket at the rear of the book is present and in fine condition. Oxford University Press hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : TB29613
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WPA
Oklahoma A Guide To The Sooner State
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1945 c. 1958. Second Edition. Second printing of 1958 Near fine in red-orange cloth covered boards with yellow text on the spine. A octavo of 8 by 5 1/4 inches with map front end sheets. Without its issued dust jacket. This was the last state guide issued in the American Guide Series. 532 pages including an index appendices and photographs in eight sections and maps. University of Oklahoma Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33783
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WPA
Oklahoma A Guide To The Sooner State
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1945 c. 1941. Second Edition. Third printing Very good in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stampings on the spine and front board. An octavo of 8 by 5 3/8 inches with rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and a dent at the fore edge of the front board and the cloth rubbed through at the tips of the boards. In a very good- price clipped dust jacket with 1/8 inch deep chips across the upper edge of the spine area and rubbing to the edge of the lower edge of the spine area and flecking of the colors at the ends of the spine area and there is an ink check mark on the upper fore edge of the first free end page. This was the last state guide issued in the American Guide Series. 445 pages including an index appendices and photographs in eight sections maps and with the fold-out map in the rear pocket which is in excellent condition. University of Oklahoma Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33989
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WPA
Pennsylvania A Guide to the Keystone State
New York: Oxford University Press 1940. First Edition. Very good in decorated gray cloth covered boards with dark red text and decorations on the spine and front board with map end sheets. An octavo of 8 by 5 3/8 inches with wear and rubbing to the cloth at the corner of the spine and to the lower tips of the boards. The front paste down has a name of a prior owner Missing its issued dust jacket. One of the later volumes in American Guide Series and one which is repeatedly given high praise for its coverage of the state. 660 pages including an index appendices and illustrated from photographs maps and with map front end papers. In the pocket at the rear end sheet is the fold-out map Schoyer 523; Brewer 765; Dykes 278 Oxford University Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33549
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WPA
Rhode Island A Guide to the Smallest State
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1937. First Edition. Near fine in simulated red leather cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and on the front board. A small octavo of 8 by 5 1/2 inches with slight rubbing to the cloth at corners at the head and heel of the spine. A prior owner has placed a book plate upside down on the fly title page. In a good price clipped dust jacket with heavy wear and chipping to the ends of the spine area small chips from the fore corners of the panels over the tips of the boards and multiple chips and closed tears to the rear panel. 500 pages including an index bibliography chronology tour guides and illustrated with maps and eight sections of black and white photographs. The rear pocket on the rear end paper contains the multi-colored fold-out map of the state which is in excellent condition. Houghton Mifflin Co. hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB32370
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WPA
Rhode Island A Guide to the Smallest State
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1937. First Edition. Near fine in simulated red leather cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and on the front board. A small octavo of 8 by 5 1/2 inches with slight rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine. In a very good- unclipped dust jacket with shallow 1/4 inch deep chips at the upper edge of the spine area and heavy rubbing and wear to the folds and a one inch deep chip at the lower edge of the front panel. 500 pages including an index bibliography chronology tour guides and illustrated with maps and eight sections of black and white photographs. The rear pocket on the rear end paper contains the multi-colored fold-out map of the state which is in excellent condition. Houghton Mifflin Co. hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : TB31683
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WPA
San Francisco The Bay and Its Cities
New York: Hastings House 1947. Revised second edition. Very near fine in light-gray cloth covered boards with dark blue text on the spine and front board. An octavo of 8 by 5 3/8 inches with foxing in the gutters most likely from a reaction due to the glues used in binding and with a minor tape stain on the first and last free end pages. In a very good price clipped dust jacket with small chips from the ends of the spine area and at the upper corners of the front panel. This volume was written and compiled by the Federal Writers' Project of the WPA in Northern California and is one of the volumes in the American Guide Series. 531 pages with indextext and photographs through-out the same as contained within the first edition. Hastings House hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33948
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WPA
San Francisco The Bay and Its Cities
New York: Hastings House 1940. First Edition. Very good in heavy light blue-gray cloth covered boards with dark blue text on the spine and front board. An octavo of 8 by 5 3/8 inches. Without its issued dust jacket. This volume was written and compiled by the Federal Writers' Project of the WPA in Northern California and is one of the volumes in the American Guide Series. 531 pages with indextext and photographs through-out. Hastings House hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB31156
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WPA
San Francisco The Bay and Its Cities
New York: Hastings House 1940. First Edition. Very good in heavy light blue-gray cloth covered boards with dark blue text on the spine and front board. An octavo of 8 by 5 3/8 inches. Without its issued dust jacket. This volume was written and compiled by the Federal Writers' Project of the WPA in Northern California and is one of the volumes in the American Guide Series. 531 pages with indextext and photographs through-out. Hastings House hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : TB31156
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WPA
Savannah
Savannah: Sponsored by the Savannah Chamber of Commerce 1937. First Edition. Very good in green cloth covered boards with vertical yellow text on the spine and a paper map pasted to the front board with illustrated end sheets. An octavo measuring 9 by 6 3/4 inches with the front and rear hinges reinforced. Without a dust jacket as issued but contained within a clear acetate cover. 208 pages including an index text and illustrated with line drawings of prominent buildings within the city. A very attractive copy of an uncommon title in the American Guide Series. Schoyer List #10 104; Dykes 65; Powell/WPA 273; Brewer 607 Sponsored by the Savannah Chamber of Commerce hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33966
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WPA
Tennessee A Guide to the Volunteer State
New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition. Near fine in green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and front board with mild foxing to the glued hinge areas as a result of a reaction with the glue. For our five pages starting at page 19 are mildly creased but will even out with age. Without its issued dust jacket. One of the volumes in the American Guide Series. 558 pages with index text black and white photographs through-out and the fold-out map and its rear pocket missing. The Viking Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33779
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WPA
Texas A Guide To The Lone Star State
New York: Hastings House 1969. New Revised Edition of 1969. Fine in orange cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and front board. spine. With illustrated end sheets. An octavo of 8 by 5 3/8 inches. In a very good price clipped dust jacket with rubbing to the corners of the spine area and to the corners of the panels. 717 pages including an index 11 pages of maps with a separate index for same list of selected readings chronology glossary tour guides text with eight sections of black and white photographs. Hastings House hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33781
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WPA
The Berkshire Hills
New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company 1939. First Edition. Very good in light green cloth covered boards with dark green text stamping on the spine and on the front board. A small octavo measuring 8 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches with the cloth on the spine tanned as well as the cloth on the upper edge of the boards. The front and rear end sheets are well tanned. Without its issued dust jacket. One of the more uncommon volumes in the American Guide Series. 368 pages including an index text and illustrated with black and white photographs through-out and with a fold-out map of the area tipped-in at the rear of the book. Funk & Wagnalls Company hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : TB28895
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WPA
The Minnesota Arrowhead Country
Chicago: Albert Whitman & Co. 1941. First Edition. First printing Very good in smooth green cloth covered boards with dark green text on the spine and on the front board with map end papers. A small octavo measuring 7 7/8 by 51/8 inches with slight fading to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine a prior owner's name at the top edge of the first free end page and a long gift inscription on the verso of the fly title page. In a good price clipped dust jacket with numerous chips around the edges of the panels and spine area. The contents are very clean tight and free of any damage. Similar content to the American Guide Series for the state of Minnestoa. 231 pages including an index bibliography chronology glossary industrial and commercial data for the state text and illustrated with 44 black and white photographs in six sections and with four maps within the body of the text. Albert Whitman & Co. hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33824
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WPA
The Minnesota Arrowhead Country
Chicago: Albert Whitman & Co. 1941. First Edition. First printing Near fine in smooth green cloth covered boards with dark green text on the spine and on the front board with map end papers. A small octavo measuring 7 7/8 by 51/8 inches with moderate dust staining to the top edge of the text block. In a very good price clipped dust jacket with 1/8 inch deep chipping across both the upper and lower edges of the spine area and two large chips from the rear panel. The contents are very clean tight and free of any damage or prior ownership markings. Similar content to the American Guide Series for the state of Minnestoa. 231 pages including an index bibliography chronology glossary industrial and commercial data for the state text and illustrated with 44 black and white photographs in six sections and with four maps within the body of the text. Albert Whitman & Co. hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB31982
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WPA
The Ocean Highway New Brunswick New Jersey to Jacksonville Florida
New York: Modern Age Books Inc. Sponsored by Charles L. Terry Jr. 1938. First Edition. Very good in decorated light brown cloth covered boards with blue and brown text and decorations on the spine and front board with light rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine. A small octavo measuring 7 3/4 by 5 1/2 inches. Without its issued dust jacket. One of the more scarce titles in the American Guide Series. This title departs from the WPA's other title of similar content U.S. One Maine to Florida by picking up where Routes 17 and 13 leave Route One in northern New Jersey and hug the eastern coast all the way to Jacksonville Florida. 344 pages with an index a list of annual events along the Ocean Highway text and with eleven sections of black and white photographs with the colored three-paneled fold-out map tipped-in at the rear end paper. through-out. Part of the American Guide Series and considered quite scarce especially in dust jacket. Modern Age Books, Inc. Sponsored by Charles L. Terry, Jr. hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : TB28598
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WPA
The Ohio Guide
New York: Oxford University Press 1962. Eighth Printing of 1962. Very good in light blue cloth covered boards with dark blue text on the spine and on the front board. A small octavo of 8 by 5 3/8 inches with map end sheets with light rubbing to the cloth at the corners of the spine area. Without its issued dust jacket. One of the volumes in the American Guide Series. 634 pages including an index bibliography chronology text and 8 sections of black and white images from photographs and with 17 maps within the text. Schoyer 475 Oxford University Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33828
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WPA
The Oregon Trail
New York: Hastings House 1939. First Edition second state. Very good in decorated heavy tan colored buckram covered boards with brown text and decorations stamped on the spine and on the front board. The end papers are mildly foxed due to the glues used in binding. The spine is slightly tanned and the cloth over the rear lower board tip is roughly warn. Without its issued dust jacket. 244 pages including an index bibliography appendices and illustrated with 26 reproductions of contemporary art work and photographs. This is the second state of the first edition which shows no mention of US 30 on the binding or on the title page. This volume remains in collectible condition and has the multi-colored map tipped-in at the rear end paper. Hastings House hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33938
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WPA
The Swedes and Finns in New Jersey
n.p.: Sponsored by The New Jersey Commissionto Commemorate the 300th Anniversary of the Settlement by the Swedes and Finns on the Delaware 1938. First Edition. Very good in royal blue ribbed cloth covered boards with tarnished gilt text stamping on the spine. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine is lightly rubbed and there is a prior owner's name on the upper fore corner of the first free end page. The end sheets are printed with a map of southern New Jersey. Without it issued dust jacket. A small 4to measuring 9 1/8 by 6 inches. One of the more unusual titles in the American Guide Series as noted on the title page.165 pages including an index bibliography chronology text and illustrated with black and white photographs throughout and map end papers. Sponsored by The New Jersey Commissionto Commemorate the 300th Anniversary of the Settlement by the Swedes and Finns on the Dela hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB28672
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The Swedes and Finns in New Jersey
n.p.: Sponsored by The New Jersey Commissionto Commemorate the 300th Anniversary of the Settlement by the Swedes and Finns on the Delaware 1938. First Edition. Very good in royal blue ribbed cloth covered boards with tarnished gilt text stamping on the spine. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine is lightly rubbed and there is a prior owner's name on the upper fore corner of the first free end page. The end sheets are printed with a map of southern New Jersey. Without it issued dust jacket. A small 4to measuring 9 1/8 by 6 inches. One of the more unusual titles in the American Guide Series as noted on the title page.165 pages including an index bibliography chronology text and illustrated with black and white photographs throughout and map end papers. Sponsored by The New Jersey Commissionto Commemorate the 300th Anniversary of the Settlement by the Swedes and Finns on the Dela hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : TB28672
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WPA
U.S. One Maine to Florida
New York: Modern Age Books Inc. 1938. First Edition. Near fine in decorated tan cloth covered boards with blue and red text and decorations on the spine and front board with foxing to the end papers due to the glues used in binding. In a very good unclipped dust jacket with 1/4 inch deep chips across the upper edge of the spine area and a 1/2 inch chip from the upper fore corner of the spine area and several short closed tears to the upper and lower edges of the front panel. The spine is slightly tanned. 344 pages with an index a list of annual events along US 1 text and black and white photographs through-out. with the colored fold-out map tipped-in at the rear of the book of Route 1 showing its route from Fort Kent in Maine to Key West Florida. One of the more scarce titles in the American Guide Series. Modern Age Books, Inc. hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33931
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WPA
Utah A Guide to the State
New York: Hastings House 1945. Second Printing of 1945. Fine in light gray cloth covered boards with dark blue text stampings and map end papers. A small octavo of 7 7/8 by 5 1/4 inches. In a very good price clipped dust jacket with a 1/2 inch deep chip to the upper edge of the spine area and with light wear around the edges of the front panel and lower edge of the spine. One of the volumes in the American Guide Series. 595 pages including an index chronology eight sections of black and white photographs and maps. This is one of the few WPA Guide series titles not called for to have a fold-out map at the rear. Hastings House hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33774
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WPA
Utah A Guide to the State
New York: Hastings House 1941. First Edition. Very near fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stampings on the spine and front board and with map end sheets. A small octavo measuring 8" by 5 3/8 inches with very slight fading to the cloth at the head of the spine and with a prior owner's name on the first free end page. In a very good- dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap but with a 1/3 inch deep chip at the upper fore corner of the spine area a 1 1/2 inch narrow chip on the upper rear corner of the spine area and chipping over the tips of the boards. One of the American Guide Series. 595 pages including an index chronology photographs and maps. This is one of the few WPA Amercian Guide series titles not called for to have a map at the rear. Hastings House hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33949
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Virginia A Guide to the Old Dominion
New York: Oxford University Press c.1940 1964. Seventh Printing of 1964. Near fine in light blue cloth covered boards with dark blue text and decorations on the spine. A Small octavo of 7 7/8 by 5 3/8 inches. In a very good unclipped dust jacket with a 1/2 inch deep chip to the upper edge of the front panel and three closed tears to the upper edge of the spine area and small chips over the tips of the boards. This printing embodies all of the changes which occured in the third printing which saw a number of corrections and included the 1940 census reports and highway number changes. 710 pages with an index population figures for the state from the 1940 census for cities and towns. The fold-out map appearing in earlier editions was not issued with this the seventh printing. Oxford University Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33766
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WPA
Washington City and Capital
Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1937. First Edition. Very good in heavy black cloth covered boards with slightly faded gilt text stamping on the spine and illustrated map end sheets. A thick small quarto measuring 9 by 6 inches with light rubbing to the corners of the spine and to the tips of the boards. There is a long dated gift inscription on the fly title page. Without its issued dust jacket. This was the second volume published in the American Guide Series and is rather uncommon in collectible condition. 1141 pages including an index bibliography chronology text and illustrated with maps and black and white photographs throughout. With both of the two multi-colored maps in the rear pocket both of which are in fine condition. U. S. Government Printing Office hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33848
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WPA
Washington City and Capital
Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1937. First Edition. Near fine in heavy black cloth covered boards with faded gilt text on the spine and with illustrated map end sheets. A thick small quarto measuring 9" by 6" with two narrow scratches to the front board. Without its issued dust jacket. 1141 pages including an index bibliography chronology text and illustrated with maps and images from black and white photographs throughout. With both of the two multi-colored maps in the rear pocket both of which are in near fine condition. This was the second volume published in the American Guide Series and despite its first printing of 5000 copies collectible copies with the maps are rather uncommon. U. S. Government Printing Office hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : TB31018
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Washington City and Capital
Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1937. First Edition. Near fine in heavy black cloth covered boards with faded gilt text on the spine and with illustrated map end sheets. A thick small quarto measuring 9" by 6" with minor soiling to the boards. Without its issued dust jacket. Signed on the fly title pages with: "Compliments of Ben Ford 1937". 1141 pages including an index bibliography chronology text and illustrated with maps and images from black and white photographs throughout. With both of the two multi-colored maps in the rear pocket both of which are in near fine condition. This was the second volume published in the American Guide Series and despite its first printing of 5000 copies collectible copies with the maps are rather uncommon. U. S. Government Printing Office hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : TB30774
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WPA
Washington City and Capital
Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1937. First Edition. Very good in heavy black cloth covered boards with faded gilt text stamping on the spine and illustrated map end sheets. A thick small quarto measuring 9" by 6" with minor soiling and rubbing to the boards. Without its issued dust jacket. This was the second volume published in the American Guide Series and is quite scarce. 1141 pages including an index bibliography chronology text and illustrated with maps and black and white photographs throughout. With both of the two multi-colored maps in the rear pocket both of which are in fine condition. U. S. Government Printing Office hardcover books
Riferimento per il libraio : TB27208
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WPA
Whaling Masters
New Bedford Mass.: Old Dartmouth Historical Society Whaling Museum 1938. First Edition "Reynolds Printing". First printing Very good in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and front board. An octavo measuring 9 by 6 inches with rubbing and wear to the cloth at the ends of the spine area and a split to the cloth of the front joint which has been professionally repaired and with a prior owner's written notes in pencil at the top of the second free end page and with extensive penciled notes on the last free end pages. Without its issued dust jacket One of the most difficult titles to obtain in the WPA's American Guide Series. 314 pages with 3 illustrations. The book provides the most complete directory of Whaling Captains their ships and voyages from every whaling port in the US. Dykes 143; Powell 632 Old Dartmouth Historical Society Whaling Museum hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB32812
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WPA
Wisconsin A Guide to the Badger State
New York: Duell Sloan and Pearce 1941. First Edition. Near fine in heavy green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and front board. An octavo of 8 by 5 3/8 inches with a small light brown stain on the fore edge of the text block. In a very near fine dust jacket with the price intact with slight fading of the spine area and a 1/4 inch closed tear at the upper edge of the rear panel. The appendix include 1940 census figures for the state. 651 pages including an index 9 maps of sections of the state bibliography chronology and photographs in eight sections. A separate fold-out map at the rear was not produced for this title. Scharf/Schoyer 656; Powell 1744; Dykes 375; Brewer 821 Duell, Sloan and Pearce hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33834
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WPA
Wyoming A Guide to its History Highways and People
New York: Oxford University Press 1966. Sixth Printing. Fine in decorated light blue cloth covered boards with dark blue text on the front board and spine. A small octavo of 7 7/8 by 5 3/8 inches. In a near fine price clipped dust jacket with minor wear to the upper edge of the spine area. 490 pages including an index appendices and photographs a map at the front end paper and four city maps within the text. Oxford University Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : TB33772
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Wrentham State School
Annual Report of the Trustees of the Wrentham State School: For the Year Ending November 30 1926 Classic Reprint
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 0260095540.G ISBN : 0260095540 9780260095541
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Wrentham State School
Annual Report of the Wrentham State School for the Year Ending .; Volume 1907
Hardback. New. hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : B9781340250973 ISBN : 1340250977 9781340250973
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Wrentham State School
Annual Report of the Wrentham State School for the Year Ending .; Volume 1907
Hardback. New. hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : A9781340250973 ISBN : 1340250977 9781340250973
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Wrentham State School
First Annual Report of the Wrentham State School: For the Year Ending Nov; 30 1907 Classic Reprint
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 1332251501.G ISBN : 1332251501 9781332251506
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WRIGHT STATE UNIV DAYTON OH UNIV RESEARCH CENTER
Research on Complex III-V Structures
PN. New. 1992. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 253882
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Wright State University Custom Edition
West & The World Since 1500s
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 1457647915.G ISBN : 1457647915 9781457647918
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Wright, A Jordan (Empire State College, State University of New York)
Handbook of Psychological Assessment
Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Organized according to the sequence mental health professionals follow when conducting an assessment Groth-Marnat s Handbook of Psychological Assessment Sixth Edition covers principles of assessment evaluation referral treatment pl hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : ria9781118960646_inp ISBN : 1118960645 9781118960646
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Wright, Albert Hazen
Life-Histories of the Frogs of Okefinokee Swamp Georgia: North American Salientia Anura No. 2
Ithaca NY: Cornell University Press 2002. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. NF/2nd ed. A tight square unmarked copy. Title in bright gilt on front cover and spine no wear to cloth corners sharp. Bright white pages with no markings or foxing. 544pp. with many black and white plates maps charts bibliography references index. Includes the life cycle of many frogs and toads. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage mailed boxed and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BRBC <br/> <br/> Cornell University Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 023452 ISBN : 0801440467 9780801440465
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Wright, Frances Frances Wright D'Arusmont
Voyage Aux Etats-Unis D'Amerique
Paris: Chez Bechet 1822. First French Language edition. Original Boards. Good. 8vo xiv 351; vi 359 pages untrimmed in contemporary boards. Very scarce. <br/><br/>Attracted by the ideals of the "Declaration of Independence" Fanny Wright traveled extensively through the U.S.A. tracking how those ideals were being realized. In France who became almost like a daughter to Gen. Lafayette. She and her sister returned to America and with Lafayette were guests of Jefferson at Monticello. Later as a U.S. citizen she founded the Nashoba commune in Tennessee in anticipation of emancipation. She visited New York and Philadelphia West Point Niagara Falls Lake Errie and on to Lower Canada Montreal Lake Champlain Burlington Vermont Washington D.C. to Virginia with many observations along the way. This edition has a dedication to Lafayette by the translator who also supplied a new translation. Vol. 1 ends with remarks upon Morris Birkbeck's letters about the Illinois country. All in all Fanny Wright became one of the most remarkable women of the first half of the 19th century: among other accomplishments being the first woman to write this work the first travelogue by a woman. Howes D74; Sabin 18642; Clark Old South 16; Buck 137. Chez Bechet hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 0007721
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Wright, Giles R
The Journey from Home New Jersey Ethnic Life Series No. 2
Trenton NJ: New Jersey Historical Commission Dept. of State 1986. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Booklet stiff pictorial wraps. Slightly sunned toward binding fold otherwise basically as issued. 79 pp. illus. Very scarce. New Jersey Historical Commission, Dept. of State Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 035408 ISBN : 0897430670 9780897430678
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Wright, Helen (Mary Helen Wright Hawkins Greuter ); Introduction By Ira S Bowen
Explorer Of The Universe: A Biography Of George Ellery Hale Former Director Of The Mount Wilson And Palomar Observatories
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Photographs. 480 Pp. Blue Cloth With Silver Stamping Orange Endpapers. Near Fine No Marks. Dust Jacket Priced $10.00 Light Wear Closed 1/2" Tear With Associated Wrinkling At Top Of Front Panel Slight Fading. A Marvel Of Scientific Biography By Helen Wright At The Request Of The National Academy Of Sciences After Years Studying Hale's Papers And Extensive Interviews With Relatives Friends And Colleagues; Mary Helen Wright Greuter 1914 - 1997 Was An American Astronomer And Historian Who Wrote And Edited On The History And Methodology Of Sciences Including Anthropology Archeology Mathematics And Physics. Through Her Father Who Led The Carnegie Institution For Science Moon Project At The Mount Wilson Observatory Wright Became Acquainted With People At Mt. Wilson And Got A Job As An Assistant 1937 Doing Research On The History Of Telescopes; And In The Same Year Worked As An Assistant At The Vassar College Observatory. She Also Worked As A Junior Assistant At The U.S. Naval Observatory In Washington D.C. 1942-43; And Was Associated With Palomar Observatory. In 1943 She Became A Freelance Author And Editor.Her Best Known Works Include Explorer Of The Universe: A Biography Of George Ellery Hale 1966 And Sweeper Of The Sky: The Life Of Maria Mitchell 1949. Wright Was A Member Of The American Astronomical Society The History Of Science Society And The International Astronomical Union. She Was Also Co-Editor Of The New Treasury Of Science And Readings In The Physical Sciences. <br/> <br/> E. P. Dutton & Co hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 059823
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Wright, Helen (Mary Helen Wright Hawkins Greuter ); Introduction By Ira S Bowen
Explorer Of The Universe: A Biography Of George Ellery Hale Former Director Of The Mount Wilson And Palomar Observatories
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Photographs. 480 Pp. Blue Cloth With Silver Stamping Orange Endpapers. Near Fine No Marks. Dust Jacket Priced $10.00 Light Wear 1/2" Tear At Top Of Front Spine Edge Slight Fading. A Marvel Of Scientific Biography By Helen Wright At The Request Of The National Academy Of Sciences After Years Studying Hale's Papers And Extensive Interviews With Relatives Friends And Colleagues; Mary Helen Wright Greuter 1914 - 1997 Was An American Astronomer And Historian Who Wrote And Edited On The History And Methodology Of Sciences Including Anthropology Archeology Mathematics And Physics. Through Her Father Who Led The Carnegie Institution For Science Moon Project At The Mount Wilson Observatory Wright Became Acquainted With People At Mt. Wilson And Got A Job As An Assistant 1937 Doing Research On The History Of Telescopes; And In The Same Year Worked As An Assistant At The Vassar College Observatory. She Also Worked As A Junior Assistant At The U.S. Naval Observatory In Washington D.C. 1942-43; And Was Associated With Palomar Observatory. In 1943 She Became A Freelance Author And Editor.Her Best Known Works Include Explorer Of The Universe: A Biography Of George Ellery Hale 1966 And Sweeper Of The Sky: The Life Of Maria Mitchell 1949. Wright Was A Member Of The American Astronomical Society The History Of Science Society And The International Astronomical Union. She Was Also Co-Editor Of The New Treasury Of Science And Readings In The Physical Sciences. <br/> <br/> E. P. Dutton & Co hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 060253
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Wright, James (Secretary Of State, State Of Iowa)
Acts And Resolutions Passed At The Regular Session Of The Tenth General Assembly Of The State Of Iowa
Des Moines IA: State of Iowa. Good with no dust jacket. 1864. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Bound in papercovered boards with a cloth spine. The covers are worn & soiled. Rear hinge is breaking. Contents are very good with a small stain at the upper right corner. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 227 pages . State of Iowa hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 11039
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WRIGHT, LINDA, EDITOR; published by the Associated Students of theUNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND
1960 LOG - VOLUME 26
PORTLAND OR.: UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND. VG IN DARK GREEN CLOTH WITH SILVER & WHITE TRIM. Pages: 200. . 1960. HARDCOVER. SLIGHTLY COCKED. PAGES CLEAN BINDING TIGHT. COLLEGE YEARBOOK NO INSCRIPTIONS. . UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : MASTER254899I
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Wright, MD, Charles W M D
A Guide Manual to the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky
Louisville KY: Printed by Bradley & Gilbert 1860. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. SCARCE while OCLC locates 23 copies in institutions no copies foumd in current commerce and only the earlier 1858 edition found at auction and that not since 1963. From the collection of noted Mammoth Cave historian and author Harold Meloy his small name label front paste down. Bound in contemporary quarter black leather over marbled boards without the original wrappers Very Good moderate toning throughout. vi 7-61 pages. "Doctors had written about the cave before but with Charles W. Wright M.D. of the Kentucky School of Medicinein Louisville a new era of Mammoth Cave medical authors began.Wright was present in Mammoth Cave during the first descent of a deep pit known as the Maelstrom and he was one of the first explorers of Diamond Caverns. His book The Mammoth Cave of Kentucky was published in 1858 and again in 1859. In 1860 he revised and enlarged it. As A Guide Manual to the Mammoth Cave the 1860 edition became the standard reference book about the cave until it was replaced nine years later by Dr. Binkerd's book. Even after Binkerd's book was replaced by Dr. Forwood's book Wright's Guide Manual was still in demand. It was republished in 1870 and again in 1875." MEDICS AT MAMMOTH CAVE by Harold Meloy Journal of Spelean History Vol. 5 No. 4 Fall 1972. Printed by Bradley & Gilbert Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 009376
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Wright, Robert M
Dodge City the Cowboy Capital
Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 342 pages. Light wear else Very Good condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 342 pages . hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 104866
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Written & Illustrated By Frederic Remington, Blank Endpapers Independence State Hospital Copy X-LIBRARY COPY, Color Frontispie
Way of An Indian The Remington's Book is Full of True Indian Feeling
Fox DuffIeldNY 1906. PLATE Opposite pgs. 20 42 216 is MISSING All the rest are There FORMER OWNER STAMP BacK blank Flyleaf Title page slightly Loose at TOP inner Hinge. HB NO DJ Published February 1906 Stated 1st edition The 2nd issue with page 9 unnumbered. Chapter 1 starts on pg. 11 numbered at bottom of pg GOOD/VG- AS-IS NOJACKET Brown Tweed cloth with RubWear Scuff to Edges & Extremities Spine Cvr lettered Gold Gilt with scuff rub & small tears along Spine Edge Interior light Wear FOX stains & some pgs Tears Blank Margin Edges X-LIBRARY with Usual Wear STAMPS 252 pgs Small Stain Front Cvr NO pictorial label on front board 8vo. Gilt Lettering on spine is only slightly faded Easy to read. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fox DuffIeld,NY, hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 25031
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Written and edited by the Financial and Economic Group, Legal Affairs Bureau of the State Council
Questions and Answers on the People's Republic of China Agricultural Tax Ordinance <Japanese Version>
Horitsu shubbansha 1958. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Horitsu shubbansha paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 2092902141208275
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