Pierre, SD: c. 1935-1940. paper. Near Fine. This is a fascinating collection of miscellaneous papers, envelopes, letters, application forms, and reports, all printed by and for the WPA of South Dakota. Three copies of a stapled three page "Division Of Employment/ Fifth District W.P.A." memo. Six perfect legal sized envelopes with the South Dakota, Works Progress Administration return address printed.....
Washington DC: Works Progress Administration, (1939). Wraps. Very Good. Small white paper wrappers publication offering questions and answers regarding employment with the WPA. Introductory letter from Harry Hopkins, dated December, 1938. Covers a little soiled but overall a very nice and solid copy of a very scarce WPA item.
Missoula, Montana: State University Of Montana, 1933. First edition. Card Stock. Near Fine. Bound in pale blue/green card stock with lettering in black to the front panel. Black binders tape to the spine, as issued. Merriam is probably the author though a safer conjecture is that Merriam is the leader of a pack of compilers. On pages VII and VIII.....
Portland, Oregon. Wraps. Near Fine. Oregon Oddities was originally a collection of thirty two booklets compiled by The Oregon Writers' Project and Historical Records Survey of the Work Projects Administration of Oregon. Material in these booklets was assembled from files of the Oregon Writers' Project and Oregon Historical Survey and from the quarterlies of the Oregon Historical Society. Many of.....
Portland, Oregon: (1939). First edition. Wraps. Near Fine. Oregon Oddities was originally a collection of thirty two booklets compiled by The Oregon Writers' Project and Historical Records Survey of the Work Projects Administration of Oregon. Material in these booklets was assembled from files of the Oregon Writers' Project and Oregon Historical Survey and from the quarterlies of the Oregon Historical.....
Portland, Oregon. First edition. Wraps. Near Fine. Oregon Oddities was originally a collection of thirty two booklets compiled by The Oregon Writers' Project and Historical Records Survey of the Work Projects Administration of Oregon. Material in these booklets was assembled from files of the Oregon Writers' Project and Oregon Historical Survey and from the quarterlies of the Oregon Historical Society.....
Portland, Oregon: 1939. First edition. Wraps. Near Fine. Oregon Oddities was originally a collection of thirty two booklets compiled by The Oregon Writers' Project and Historical Records Survey of the Work Projects Administration of Oregon. Material in these booklets was assembled from files of the Oregon Writers' Project and Oregon Historical Survey and from the quarterlies of the Oregon Historical.....
Washington DC: Work Projects Administration, 1940. First edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Original soft covered publication, stapled. With a University Of Alabama Library Stamp on the cover. The work is specifically dated, September 12, 1940. 46 pages of typed text, including Inventories of County, Town and Federal Archives, Manuscripts, Church Archives and lists of volumes already approved for publication. This.....
Marietta, OH: The Northwest Territory Celebration Commission, circa 1937. First edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Large fold-out lithograph map of The Northwest Territory. Very clean and bright. "Drawing by Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration of Ohio. F. Rentschler, Artist."
Washington DC: The Library Of Congress, 1945. First edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Original blue wrappers, stapled at the spine. Contains a thorough study of The Rosenwald Collection. The Contents being: The Rosenwald Collection by Luther H. Evans; Catalog of Fine Books and Manuscripts by Frederick R. Goff; The Formation of the Rosenwald Collection by Lessing J. Rosenwald; The Whistler.....
Washington DC: Work Projects Administration, 1942. First edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Large, "folio" size soft covered book bound in stiff tan card stock covers, printed in black. From June 30, 1942. A few marks in red pencil to the cover. "The report contains special sections on the war activities and the vocational training activities carried on by the WPA.....
Washington DC: Work Projects Administration, 1941. First edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Large, "folio" size soft covered book bound in stiff tan card stock covers, printed in black. From June 30, 1941. Small Tulane University stamp to the front cover. The Preface contains the following statement - "The report contains special sections on the participation of the WPA in the.....
Washington DC: Work Projects Administration, 1940. First edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Large, "folio" size soft covered book bound in stiff tan card stock covers, printed in black. From June, 1940. Small Tulane University stamp to the front cover and title page. The preface makes this point - ...The special sections cover WPA activities for strengthening national defense, a summaruy.....
Washington DC: Works Projects Administration, 1939. First edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Large, "folio" size soft covered book bound in stiff tan card stock covers, printed in black. From June, 1939. Small Tulane University stamp to the front cover. From the Letter Of Transmittal written by F. C. Harrington - "In covering the year ending June 30, 1939, the report.....
Washington DC: Works Progress Administration, 1938. First edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Dated June 30, 1938. Large "folio" sized publication, bound in stiff buff colored card stock, lettered in black. Small Tulane University Library stamp to the front cover and the title page. No other markings. In the Letter Of Transmittal, Harry Hopkins states - "Emphasis is placed on the.....
Washington DC: Works Progress Administration, 1937. First edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Large "folio" format, bound in light tan stiff card covers, lettered in black with a small Tulane University Library stamp. Dated, December, 1937. No other markings. In the opening Letter of Transmittal, Harry Hopkins states - "This report places primary emphasis on activities of the first 10 months.....
Washington DC: Works Progress Administration, 1937. First edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Large "folio" sized soft covered publication. Bound in buff stiff card stock, lettered in black with the date of June, 1937 stated. "Provision of jobs on socially desirable and useful projects for persons destitute as a result of prolonged unemployment is the purpose for which the Works Program.....
Washington DC: Works Progress Administration, 1937. First edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Large "folio" sized soft covered publication bound in bluish/gray stiff paper, lettered in black. From March, 1937. Small Tulane University stamp to the cover. No other markings. "Following sections deal with various aspects of the Program: the work accomplished, the employment provided, the projects operated, and the funds.....
Washington DC: Works Progress Administration, 1936. First edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Large "folio" sized, soft cover publication. Stiff buff covers, lettered in black. Previous owner signature to the front cover of Robert F. Martin. Mr. Martin was an author and researcher active in the 1930's and a member of the National Industrial Conference Board. Contains maps and charts and.....
Washington DC: Works Progress Administration, 1936. First edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Folio sized stapled 5 page Index. Has been folded in half with ensuing crease, most likely for original mailing distribution. A solid copy of a very rare document. The discoloration of the image is not real. The result of the document being too large for the scanner...
Washington DC: Works Progress Administration, 1936. First edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Extra large "folio" format, bound in gray/green stiff card stock and lettered in black. Dated, October 15, 1936. Spine bound in original black binders tape. Contains charts, maps, graphs and illustrations. "This report reviews the various kinds of projects operated by the Works Progress Administration and outlines the.....
Washington DC: Works Progress Administration, United States Goverment Printing Office. 1936. First edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Large "folio" format, soft-bound and bound in gray/green heavy paper. Lettered in black and red. "This report ... summarizes the expansion of the Program as a whole, the distribution of the available funds, the experiences of the participating agencies, and the provisions governing.....
New York: Dodd, Mead And Company, 1928. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original dark green boards, with lettering in orange to the front panel and the spine. Green patterned endpapers. In a bright and complete dust jacket. The U.K. Hodder edtion came out in 1927. An extremely clean, bright and solid copy and quite rare in.....
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1918. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Original green cloth, with lettering stamped in black to the front panel and spine. In a bright and solid example of the extremely rare dust jacket. 6/- price to the spine. Some wear to the spine ends and a mostly closed tear at the foot of.....
London: The Crime Club, (1940). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original orange cloth, lettered in black to the spine. George Cole's own copy of the book with a statement in his own hand to the front free endpaper - "Please return to/ G.D.H. Cole/74 Holders Hill Road/London, N.W.4." This one of a kind copy also comes with.....