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1941Best.-Nr. 179263Athens 1941. Paperback. xiv 136p. foreword preface general information points of interest chronology consultants bibliography index illustrations folding map at rear very good second issue in blue printed paper wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes 67 Powell 276. Almost identical to the original and not noted in bibliographies. One obvious difference is that the photo of the Square and Courthouse facing page 65 has autos parked that are late 1950s models! paperback books
1940Best.-Nr. 180281Cincinnati: Sponsored by The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society & The Hamilton County Government League 1940. 48p. 6x9 inches preface illustrated with drawings very good first edition booklet in tan pictorial stapled wraps. American Guide Series. Dykes no listing Powell 1278. Sponsored by The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society & The Hamilton County Government League unknown books
1941Best.-Nr. 9105New York: Hastings House Publishers 1941. Hardcover. xxvii 447p. illus. map on endpapers maps first edition first printing sheets bulk 1 inch very good condition in a bright price clipped dj with some shelf wear along the edges and the top of the spine which also has a short closed tear. American guide series. Hastings House Publishers hardcover books
1941Best.-Nr. 180743Springfield: The Springfield Tribune Printing Co. sponsored by the Springfield Chamber of Commerce 1941. Hardcover. 136p. general information references index illustrated with b&w photos and maps one folding map good first edition in somewhat soiled red cloth and gilt corners bumped no dj. American Guide Series Illustrated. Dykes 254 Powell 1276. The Springfield Tribune Printing Co. sponsored by the Springfield Chamber of Commerce hardcover books
1939Best.-Nr. 606306Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co 1939. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Small quarto. 64 2 photographic plates pp. Illustrated wrappers. Wraps toned and soiled nicks at the spine ends last couple pages with light foxing very good. A.C. McClurg & Co unknown books
1940Best.-Nr. 65608Houston: Anson Jones Press 1940. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. xvii 158pp index. Faint grease pencil number on front pastedown foxed throughout boards darkened a else a very good example in publisher's decorated cloth. Anson Jones Press hardcover books
1937Best.-Nr. 180464Rochester: Scrantom's sponsored by the City of Rochester & the Genesee Book Club 1937. Hardcover. 460p. endpaper maps frontispiece foreword preface general information chronology bibliography index photos maps including 3 folding bound-in very good first edition in wine fabricoid and gilt unclipped lightly worn dj. American Guide Series. Dykes 225 Powell 1196. Scrantom's, sponsored by the City of Rochester & the Genesee Book Club hardcover books
1946Best.-Nr. 33453Washington D.C.: Maps and Graphic Division 1946. 1st. revision March 1946. Edges browned 4 inch and 2 inch tears on folds one with small loss at double fold small chip and stain to margins top and bottom some minor edge wear and marginal tears; a good copy. 1 pp. 110 x 90 cm. Color map of China's transportation routes during the war. Scale ca. 1:2750000; E 1000--E 1260/N 420--N 180. Map no. 1379 June 15 1945. OCLC shows only one copy at the LOC of this revised copy. Maps and Graphic Division unknown books
1939Best.-Nr. 59834NY: Funk and Wagnalls 1939. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. xiv 360pp index; folding map tipped in at rear. Offsetting to prelims ink gift inscription on front free endpaper edges of boards foxed spine sunned else very good in publisher's wove green cloth; lacking the jacket. Funk and Wagnalls hardcover books
1974Best.-Nr. 005829Washington D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA 1974. Book. Near Fine. Photograph. First Edition. 8" x 10". "For Release No Date. Photo No. 62-MAS-168". Near Fine faint 1" surface crease. 8" x 10" black and white NASA publication information printed in blue ink verso. "Astronaut John Glenn was photographed in space by an automatic sequence action picture camera as he became the first American to orbit the earth on Feb. 20 1962. His Mercury spacecraft - Friendship 7- made three orbits in its 4 hours 55 minute flight. Glenn was in a state of weightlessness traveling at 17500 mph as this picture was taken.". National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) unknown books
1941Best.-Nr. 258604Richmond: Historical Records Survey of Virginia 1941. Soft Cover. Fair binding. Two Volumes plus Supplement. Bindings holding well. First and third volumes missing back wrappers; chipping to front wrapper vol. i minor loss to wrappers of vol. ii chipping to spines; tape marks to volumes. previous owner writing and tape mark to first blank page; light staining to edge of text block; no markings in text. Binding sound. Fair binding. Historical Records Survey of Virginia unknown books
1942Best.-Nr. 177760Huron: University of South Dakota Federal Writers Project City Commission of Huron South Dakota 1942. Paperback. iii 90p. 8.5x11 inches mimeographed sheets printed recto-only illustrated with photos and a city map front cover detached but present otherwise very good in plain gray velour paper wraps. University of South Dakota, Federal Writers Project, City Commission of Huron, South Dakota paperback books
1942Best.-Nr. 59828Roanoke: School Board of Roanoke City and the School Board of Roanoke County 1942. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. 376pp index; folding map tipped in at rear. Light foxing to prelims else very good in publisher's red cloth; lacking the jacket. School Board of Roanoke City and the School Board of Roanoke County hardcover books
1941Best.-Nr. 7429Boston: State Teachers College at Westfield 1941. Very Good. Boston: State Teachers College at Westfield 1941. Slim octavo 23.5cm.; publisher's blue gilt-stamped cloth; 114pp.; photographic portrait frontispiece seven leaves of photographs printed on rectos only. Light shelf wear and minor soiling spine gilt a bit dulled else Very Good and sound. State Teachers College at Westfield unknown books
1939Best.-Nr. 180461Louisville: Sponsored by the University of Louisville 1939. Hardcover. xv 301p. foreword preface appendixes bibliography index illustrated with b&w photos gift inscription otherwise a very good first edition stated in wine cloth and gilt. American Guide Series. Dykes 112 Powell 569. Sponsored by the University of Louisville hardcover books
1953Best.-Nr. 64092New Delhi: published by the manager of publications Delhi printed at the Pressident's Press 1953. 8vo pp. 4 ii 66; ex-University of Minnesota with 2 small rubberstamps; all else very good. At head of title: Cabinet Secretariat. This copy with the ownership signature of Lloyd M. Short 1897-1981 Department of Political Science at the University of Minnesota in 1935 until his retirement in 1965. He became the first director of the Public Administration Center now known as the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs in 1945. He became the chair of the political science department in 1952. Paul H. Appleby 1891-1963 was an American theorist of public administration in democracies. He was the dean of Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He made several trips to India as a consultant with the Ford Foundation and in 1955 returned to political life by serving as Budget Director for the State of New York. He retired in 1957 but remained active in his role as a consultant to India and published several articles. As a result of Appleby's Survey Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru then the Prime Minister of India established the Indian Institute of Public Administration IIPA on March 29 1954 based on Appleby's recommendations. published by the manager of publications, Delhi, printed at the Pressident's Press unknown books
1938Best.-Nr. 180279Cincinnati: Sponsored by Cincinnati Public Schools 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. American Guide Series. Dykes 240 Powell 1226. Sponsored by Cincinnati Public Schools unknown books
1941Best.-Nr. 180283Bryan: Sponsored by the City of Bryan 1941. Paperback. 117p. points of interest bibliography illustrated with drawings and maps and plans including one fold-out plan of Bryan very good first edition paperback in cream pictorial wraps with minor wear. American Guide Series Illustrated. Dykes 238 Powell 1221. Sponsored by the City of Bryan paperback books
1940Best.-Nr. 283399Portland ME: The Forest City Printing Company sponsored by the City of Portland 1940. Hardcover. xlv 335p. preface forewords general info. selected reading list index illustrated with 152 photos 27 maps & line drawings very good first edition in oat cloth boards with green titles in a price-clipped edgeworn dj with closed tears and faded spine. American guide series. Dykes 126. Powell 572. The Forest City Printing Company, sponsored by the City of Portland hardcover books
1944Best.-Nr. 316981Cynthiana KY: The Hobson Book Press 1944. Hardcover. 300p. illus. cover slightly shelf worn spine lettering a bit dull else good condition. American guide series. The Hobson Book Press hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 40150AUTOMOBILE ROAD CONSTRUCTION - ALASKA HIGHWAY UNITED STATES. PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION/ ALBERTA. PUBLICITY BRANCH. VIEW BOOK OF THE ALASKA HIGHWAY; A SERIES OF VIEWS DONE IN GENUINE PHOTOGRAVURE. $100.00 Toronto: Intaglio Gravure circa 1944. Oblong 8vo. Printed wrappers with view window. 16 sepia photogravure plates. Second edition. Scarce item with only nine copies of either the first 1943 or second 1944 editions recorded on OCLC and only three in the U.S. A photographic souvenir booklet promoting the construction of the Alaska Highway which connected Washington state to Alaska through the Canadian wilderness. The necessity for this highway was accentuated when the Japanese attacked Pearle Harbor giving priority to this building project for the military. The views are captioned and show the stages of the highways construction. It was commenced on March 19 1942 and completed November 20 1942 and was an engineering feat through the mountains across rivers and many other natural obstacles. Very good. 40150. unknown books
1950Best.-Nr. 10486New York: Oxford University Press 1950. Second Edition. 300pp. Octavo 20.5 cm Light blue cloth with the title in blue on the front board. Map endsheets and pastedowns. Very good/Very good. Price clipped jacket lightly worn at the extremities with an ink smudge on the front panel. Ownership stamp small on the front free endsheet. Revised edition of the first state guide published in the American Guide Series. Idaho Federal Writers' Project employees compiled information put into the guide but Vardis Fisher the state director wrote most of the guide. Vardis Fisher a native Idahoan was recommended to be the Idaho state director by a friend and former colleague Harold Merriam. This guide managed to bring national attention to Idaho and bolster the economy through tourism. Through its promotion of the landscape people and history of Idaho the Idaho guide reshaped the national perception of Idaho from a setting in a cheesy dime novel to a place of rugged landscapes and rich customs. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographs and maps. Scharf/Schoyer 163. Powell 282. Adams Herd 1118. Howes F153. Oxford University Press unknown books
1940Best.-Nr. 7542Salt Lake City: The Utah Historical Records Survey 1940. First Edition. 71pp. Quarto 27 cm 1/4 black cloth over brown and tan printed wrappers. Very good. Ex-libris Dale L. Morgan with his signature at the upper right corner of the cover. This work follows 'History and Bibliography of Religion in Utah Volume 1.' "We deeply appreciate the courtesy of the project workers in all of their relations with us and their painstaking approach to their task. The Baptists of Utah take pleasure in commending this volume." - R.P. Douglass Executive Secretary - Utah Baptist Convention from the Preface. Dale L. Morgan 1914 - 1971 was an American historian accomplished researcher biographer editor and critic. He specialized in material on Utah history Mormon history the American fur trade and overland trails. His work is known both for its comprehensive research and accuracy and for the fluid imagery of his prose. The Utah Historical Records Survey unknown books
1946Best.-Nr. 32192New York: Oxford University Press 1946. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Oxford University Press 1946. Second Printing. Octavo. 660pp. Black and white photographs and illustrations map to rear pocket. Illustrated dust jacket. Light green boards stamped in red; front map endpapers. Unclipped dust jacket lightly wrinkled with chipping and creasing along edges; spine toned. Boards show light edgewear and binding sound. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; interior else unmarked; a Very Good copy. Forms part of the American Guide Series. Oxford University Press unknown books
1941Best.-Nr. 600444Garden City: Doubleday Doran and Company 1941. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Compiled by Workers of the Writer's Program of the Works Project Administration for the City of New York. Introduction by The Honorable Fiorello H. La Guardia. Octavo. 341pp. Owner name penned and address label on front endpapers light foxing on illustrated pages spine ends soiled and bumped else very good in a good only edgeworn and chipped dust jacket with internal tape repair along the extremities. Doubleday, Doran and Company hardcover books
