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1938Best.-Nr. 59743Augusta: Tidwell Printing Supply Co 1938. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. x 208pp index; two folding maps bound in. Address label on front pastedown bookplate on front free endpaper heavy foxing to prelims spine darkened with some light wear to the extremities else very good in publisher's decorated gray cloth. Tidwell Printing Supply Co hardcover books
1942Best.-Nr. 340539Chicago: Albert Whitman & Co 1942. Hardcover. 48p. illustrations two of which are full page color first edition very good condition in a lightly edgeworn dj with the original price intact but inked over with the new series price on both flaps and a chipped spine panel. "An Elementary Science Reader" "Lords of the Old West is the romantic tale of those mighty bison or buffaloes that once roamed the western plains of the United States in herds a million strong."-dj flap. Albert Whitman & Co hardcover books
1938Best.-Nr. 2605Monroe Township New Jersey: The Monroe Township Committee 1938. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. Uncommon Federal Writers Project title part of the wonderful American Guide Series which was overseen by the WPA. Clean and VG in its original pictorial wrappers. Octavo 140 pgs. The Monroe Township Committee unknown books
1950Best.-Nr. 2834qsNew York: Oxford University Press 1950. Sponsored by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Octavo blue cloth hardcover map illus. endpapers xix 352 pp. Near-Fine with foxing age darkening to endpapers in a Very Good mylar protected dust jacket with edgewear that includes light chipping. Oxford University Press, 1950. Sponsored by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. hardcover books
1942Best.-Nr. 71145NY: Smith and Durrell 1942. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First edition. xxvi 251pp index; map in rear. Offsetting to endpapers else a very good hardback in a slightly darkened and rubbed jacket that has some internal tape reinforcement at the rear fold. Smith and Durrell hardcover books
1938Best.-Nr. 09951New York: The Viking Press 1938. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. octavo 538 pages plus Index; folding map in rear pocket. Dust jacket with price of $2.50 on flap. American Guide Series illustrated in black and white. The Viking Press unknown books
1941Best.-Nr. 515319Lincoln Nebraska: Woodruff Printing Company 1941. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Edited by Zerne P. Haning and Robert E. Carleson. Octavo. 31pp. Stapled purple pictorial wrappers. Illustrated. Sponsored by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Slight uneven fading on spine and extremities else a very fine bright copy. Scarce.OCLC locates no copies. Woodruff Printing Company unknown books
1940Best.-Nr. 51055San Francisco: The Survey 1940. xi 98 v to 432 v 434 - 703 iv 705 - 844p. planographed recto only; uniform 8.5 x 11 inch printed wraps with binder's-tape spines very good. Customs procurement public health coast guard mint internal revenue; includes rough guides to Los Angeles and San Francisco narcotics field enforcement division archives. The Survey unknown books
Best.-Nr. 91469Baltimore: Works Progress Administration of Maryland n.d. Paperback. Good. photos 19p. Softcover in original wrapper. 28 cm. Some cover soiling and wear. "Withdrawn from the Enoch Pratt Free Library" stamp at top of page 1. An uncommon monthly periodical. We don't know how many issues of this uncommong periodical were published. This inaugural issue includes: "Negro Recreation Division Carries on Broad Program" at pages 6-7 and completed on page 16. Works Progress Administration of Maryland paperback books
1952Best.-Nr. 2833qsNew York: Hastings House 1952. Sponsored by the State of South Dakota. Octavo blue cloth hardcover map illus. endpapers xxvii 421 pp. Near-Fine with lightly rubbed edges; in a Good dust jacket with edgewear that includes light chipping. Hastings House, (1952). Sponsored by the State of South Dakota. hardcover books
1937Best.-Nr. 290811Boston: The Armenian Historical Society 1937. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. An unusual title of the ‘American Guide Series.’ A history and cultural study on the Armenians written by the Federal Writers Project for the Armenian Historical Society and Armenians in Massachusetts. Chapters on the Armenian countryside Church Press Literature Customs and others. Numerous plates. Slight musty odor. Some shelfwear. Small loss to the extremities of the spine. Textured blue cloth with gilt lettering and a Very Good dustjacket. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket. The Armenian Historical Society unknown books
1994Best.-Nr. 1362047Chengdu: Sichuan People's Publishing House 1994. First edition first printing. Hardcover. Folio: 387 pages. Good. Pictorial dust jacket with green and navy panels to spine gold and yellow lettering. House in pictorial slip case with red cloth top and bottom panels lightly bumped and shelf-worn at edges and corners. Dust jacket lightly bumped and worn at corners; Boards lightly bumped at lower corners; Front hinge split rear hinge cracking; Text block beginning to show light age-toning. Text in English Chinese and Tibetan. SH consignment. This is an oversized item which may require additional postage; please inquire for rates. 1362047. Special Collections. Sichuan People's Publishing House hardcover books
1941Best.-Nr. 96244n.p. 1941. Very Good. Generally 2-pqge reports printed on one side of 2 leaves and stapled together in upper left corner. 28cm. Reproduced from typewritten copy. This was just produced during 1941 and ceased with No. 41 because of the attack on Pearl Harbor. unknown books
1917Best.-Nr. 319368United States Food Administration 1917. Original Poster. Lithograph. Measures 29" x 21". All-lettered poster has a two-column article with lengthy text explaining the need to conserve meat wheat fats sugar and coal. Some crumpling and foxing at edges. Otherwise in good condition. Print is clear and red color is vivid. United States Food Administration unknown books
1937Best.-Nr. RWORIDA00tpmCaxton Printers 1937. Good. Works Progress Administration. Idaho: A Guide in Word and Picture. Fisher Vardis. Caldwell Idaho: Caxton Printers 1937. 1st edition. 431pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Green cloth with gilt lettering and designs. Book condition: Good with lightly rubbed edges and bumped corners. The spine ends are chipped and the hinges are slightly weak. Pages are slightly stiff rippled and have a slight yellowing. Caxton Printers hardcover books
1988Best.-Nr. 1392875Washington D.C.: NASA SP-496 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. In Very Good condition in publisher's shrink-wrapping. Spine is black with white lettering. Shrink-wrap has small tears along spine including a 3 in. closed tear three large open tears along front cover and tail edge. Boards have mild shelving wear along extremities and moderate tearing and fraying along spine tail and rear tail joint. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area Netdesk Column QB ND-QB Bottom Shelf. 1392875. FP New Rockville Stock. NASA SP-496 hardcover books
1962Best.-Nr. 382163Washington: Government Printing Office 1962. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Multiple Senate Documents 87th Congress 2d Session bound in one volume. Thick octavo. With black and white photographs. Complete as issued in the original publisher's cloth. Ex-library with ink stamps front board and pastedown else no other markings. Moderate soiling to the boards very good. Contains the Senate hearing on the Orbital Flight of John H. Glenn Jr. No. 79: iii 126pp. black and white photographs and many important documents relating to the cold war foreign policy of the United States especially in Latin America. These include: Education for Survival in the Struggle Against World Communism No. 93: v 127pp.; Special Report on Latin America No. 80: v 62pp.; Latin America and United States Policies No. 82: v 85pp.; and Study Mission to South America No. 91: vi 17pp. A nice copy scarce in the trade. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1938Best.-Nr. 572841New York: The Viking Press. Sponsored by the Mississippi Advertising Commission 1938. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 545pp. Illustrated. Folding map in pocket in rear. Endpapers toned along the inside hinges else near fine lacking the dust jacket. This WPA state guide includes at lest three photographs taken by Eudora Welty who took photographs for the WPA. The Viking Press. Sponsored by the Mississippi Advertising Commission hardcover books
1886Best.-Nr. 1417398New York: The American Art Association 1886. Limited Edition #455/500. Softcover. Quarto 305 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is off-white with no lettering. Bound in publisher's off-white wrappers with gilt lettering to front. Wrappers show mild age toning and mild creasing. Small brown stain to front and small red stain to back. Spine shows very light rubbing to head and tail. Text block shows mild age toning to interior and moderate age toning to edges with occasional chipping. Tissue guards show scattered creasing and light offsetting across from etchings. Offsetting to interior across from illustrative portraits in "Index and Biographical Notes" section. Previous owner's name to title page in pencil. Contains 29 pencil-signed etchings. Shelved in Room A Oversize. 1417398. Special Collections - Upstairs. The American Art Association unknown books
1974Best.-Nr. 333138Washington DC: Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center 1974. unbound. Orthophotograph. 26 1/4" x 25 3/8" Aryabhata was produced by the Defense Mapping Agency and is available for viewing through resources supported by NASA such as the Lunar and Planetary Institute. The Aryabhata crater on the Moon is a submerged impact crater in the eastern Mare Tranquillitatis named after the ancient Indian astronomer Aryabhata with only its arc-shaped eastern rim visible above the lunar mare due to lava flows. Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center unknown books
1974Best.-Nr. 333135Washington: Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center 1974. unbound. Orthophotograph. 26 3/8" x 25 1/2" Early large format map of Banting Crater in the Mare Serenitatis of the moon. It was named after Sir Frederick Banting in honor of his contributions to the medical field - most famously his discovery of insulin. Originally named Linee E the crater was renamed in 1973 just prior to this map's publication. An orthophotograph is an aerial satellite image geometrically corrected "orthorectified" such that the scale is uniform: this photo follows a Transverse Mercator Projection. Condition is very good. Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center unknown books
1974Best.-Nr. 333136Washington: Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center 1974. unbound. Orthophotograph. 26 3/8" x 25 1/2" Early large format map of the Daguerre Crater a circular formation near the north end of Mare Nectaris of the moon. It was named after French artist and photographer Louis Daguerre in 1935. The map also features the Madler and Isidorus craters. Contour lines slope ticks and spot elevations are indicated. An orthophotograph is an aerial satellite image geometrically corrected "orthorectified" such that the scale is uniform: this photo follows a Transverse Mercator Projection. Condition is very good. Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center unknown books
Best.-Nr. 261343New York: M.B. Brown Printing and Binding Company. Original poster. Color lithograph. 21.5 x 14 inches. WWI era slogan. This poster is vivid blue with white text. Good condition with collection inventory number in margin. M.B. Brown Printing and Binding Company unknown books
1943Best.-Nr. RWOROHI00drpOxford University 1943. Very Good. Work Projects Administration. The Ohio Guide. NY: Oxford University 1943. 2nd printing. 634pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Book condition: Very good with gently bumped spine ends. Small sticker-stamp on rear free endsheet. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with small losses in spine ends and top corners. . Rear pocket glued to rear pastedown with large fold-out map inside. Oxford University unknown books
1940Best.-Nr. 579671Lincoln Nebraska: Woodruff Printing Company 1940. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Drawings by Paul Gibson. Octavo. 48pp. Stapled orange wrappers printed in black. Staples partially pulled through very good. Historian activist and W.E.B. Du Bois literary executor Herbert Aptheker's copy with his ownership Signature. Woodruff Printing Company unknown books
