Description: Building Your Great Collection; One Fine Book at a TimeIndiana: A Guide to the Hoosier StateWPA - Federal Writers Project; American Guide Series New York, Oxford University Press, 1941 Sponsored by the Mississippi Advertising Commission.Red cloth with gilt titles The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Previous owner's name on the front paste-down with offsetting to the endpages. The Mylar protected dust jacket with the price of $2.75; darkened and rubbed has loss at the head and foot of the spine and front joint; the bottom corner of the rear flap chipped affecting the first words of the last four sentences. Some older tape reinforcement on the inside top edge. 8vo; 8.25 inches tall; xxvi, 523 pages; With 7 in-text maps; tour key map on the front endpages; Large folded map of the state with two smaller maps on the verso.The first printing is reported to only be 10,000 copies Very Good+ / Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket.During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world.Ref: Hunter 14 ; Scharf & Schoyer, #182 And Check out our other items! Member ofABAA [American Booksellers Antiquarian Association]FABA [Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association]IOBA [International Online Booksellers Association]The Ephemera Society of America Terms GuaranteeWe tend to be conservative in our grading, but even the best booksellers make an occasional mistake. Our books, and ephemera are described using AB Bookman standards. Our Guarantee: All items will be received as advertised and in the condition described. Any item is returnable for any reason within 30 days of receipt (prior notice appreciated). If you have questions regarding our description of any item, we encourage you to contact us prior to buying. We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and we adhere to these associations' strict ethical guidelines and conditions of sale. ShippingStandard shipping is by USPS Media Mail. Delivery typically takes 4 - 8 days (and sometimes longer) depending upon destination.We are happy to upgrade shipping to Priority Mail or to arrange overseas shipping to most foreign countries. Please choose that at checkout.FeedbackWe leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. Our priority is to make customers happy and to resolve problems as promptly as possible.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 125 USD
Location: DeLand, Florida
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Author: WPA - Federal Writers Project; American Guide Series
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year Printed: 1941
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: Americana
Original/Facsimile: Original
