Work projects administration writers' project (152 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: As New. Like New. No Markings Or Creases.

Condición: New.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condición: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.…

Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. xliv, 274 pp. First printing thus. There is some stress creasing at the spine. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean.

paperback. Condición: As New. 5th printing. Paperback, 6 1/4 x 8 1/4", 158 pages, b/w illustrations. 45 legends gathered from chieftains of the Yankton and Rosebud reservations. First printed in 1941. Howe, Oscar (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Acceptable. Hardbound with dust jacket. Clear protective cover over jacket; not ex-library. 1942 edition, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Deterioration along 1" of gutter at front cover and spine, book else with gentle wear, aging. Pages unmarked. Jacket with wear and tear.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good +. No Dust Jacket. First Thus. First printing of the Bison Book Edition with an introduction by T.A. Larson.

50th anniversary edition reprint of the original May 1938 edition published by The Viking Press. xxxiv, 545 pages. Paperback: H 21.25cm x L 13.75cm. Glossy paper covers rubbed with slight scuffing at edges; bumping/creasing at spine heel and at front cover's adjacent lower left; spine sunned. Slight soiling and a few stains to text block edges with a few leaves affected at margins; three leaves creased at their top fore-edge corners from past fold-ins; interior leaves overall remain quite clean. Binding retains some crispness. ISBN 0878053697.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good+. 1st Edition. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, light blue cloth boards show spotting along with edge and corner bumps. Spine is faded and the worst of the bumps is on the front board top edge, near the left corner. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no remainder marks etc. Pages are mildly toned due to age and there is some scattered foxing and spotting present.…

Hardcover. Condición: Acceptable. Estado de la sobrecubierta: no dust jacket visible. Fourth Printing, June 1955. This hardcover book is in good condition, though it shows signs of wear consistent with its age and previous library use. The cover is intact but exhibits some edge wear and scuffing. The spine is firm, and the pages are clean and unmarked, aside from library stamps. There is no dust jacket present. …

hardcover. Condición: fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: very good+. Third Printing Limited Edition. 158 pages; 6 3/4 x 8 3/4" This is #92 out of 490 copies printed. Light wear to jacket edges and corners; jacket in a mylar sleeve. Oscar Howe (ilustrador).

New Revised Edition (as stated upon title page). xxiv, 411 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14cm. Dust jacket rubbed with a slight scuffing/nicks and short tears at edges; some soiling to white rear panel; a few foxing spots evident to panels but much stronger upon dj's blank verso; front flap's top corner is price-clipped. Dark blue cloth spine lightly bumped at ends; gray boards. Foxing to text block edges and endpapers; interior pages remain clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good+ copy in a very good dust jacket. With six unpaged sections of b/w plates (all new for this revised edition) plus three city maps for Birmingham, Huntsville, and Mobile amongst text; four appendices include Chronology, Bibliography, Map of Alabama in Sections (on pages 391-400 as opposed to the rear pocket large foldout map provided in the 1941 and 1949 editions), and Index. Text divided into three major parts: "Alabama Yesterday and Today" (titled "Past and Present" in the original edition), "Cities" (originally "Courthouse Squares") providing history, description, and points of interest for Anniston, Birmingham, Decatur, Florence, Gadsden, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Selma, and Tuscaloosa, and "Tours" (same as the original). Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {AL-Shelf#9} ISBN 0803803915.…

full color illustrated trade paperback soft cover 8vo. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. fifth printing of this edition. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~. double page full color illustrations at front & rear of book. b&w frontis. illustration. 158p. key to Sioux symbols. b&w illustrations throughout. american indian history. religion. mythology. folklore. medicine. cosmology. ~ "Here is a compilation of forty~five legends of the famous Sioux Indians of South Dakota. All of the legends pertain to the Sioux' traditional lore, to tales told around the campfire, to legends associated with places or mountains, and battle and hunting legends. Indian foods, dances, and songs are also included." Much of the material was narrated to Project members when the Indians were assembled for pow~wows, or at church meetings. There were separate meetings between the old and young men as well. Sidney Bean, a young college graduate, and Wilbur Bordeaux, prominent young French~Indian, visited the Yankton and Rosebud reservations to gather the legends from the very old chieftains. The entire number of legends are authentic and accurate. The Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council "go on record endorsing the said writings to the Federal Writers' Project of South Dakota." Cover art and text illustrations by Oscar Howe "Dakota Teaching," copyright by Mrs. Adelheid Howe From the collection of the Philbrook Art Museum, Tulsa, OK. …

Condición: New.

hardcover. Condición: Acceptable. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Third printing (first published by Viking Press in May 1938). i-xxiv, 1-545 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Black cloth mildly mottled; spine slightly cocked with slight fraying at ends; slender wear to board corners; spine's gilt stamping quite dulled but front board's gilt stamping remains comparatively bright. Light foxing to text block's top edge; light stray ink mark on bottom edge. Some foxing/toning to endpapers; peeling and glue residue from removed bookplate on front pastedown with paper abraded at top margin obscuring an ink inscription; interior leaves are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. Rear pastedown pocket lacks its foldout state map. Fourteen maps amongst text including tour maps for the towns of Columbus, Holly Springs, Natchez, and Vicksburg. Sponsored by the Mississippi Advertising Commission. Foreword by WPA Administrator Harry L. Hopkins. Preface by State Director Eri Douglas and State Editor Gene Holcomb. B/w photographs throughout with images by Willa Johnston, Gene Holcomb, O.N. Pruitt, Earl M. Norman, and W. Lincoln Highton as well as three images by Eudora Welty: GATHERING FOR A POLITICAL RALLY on page 9, SHANTYBOAT LIFE on page 16, and A ONE-MULE POWER CANE PRESS on page 449. Concluding appendix section features Chronology, Bibliography, and Index. Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {MS Shelf #22|CMS-02848 }. …

New Revised Edition (as stated upon title page). xxiv, 411 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14cm. Dust jacket rubbed; a few nicks at edge with small chip at spine heel; 2cm tear at rear panel's bottom left; both flaps strongly creased/curled at their terminal edges; front flap's top corner is price-clipped too. Dark blue cloth spine; gray boards. A few leaves towards book's rear have shallow bumping at their top fore-edge corners; pages are otherwise bright and clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket. With six unpaged sections of b/w plates (all new for this revised edition) plus three city maps for Birmingham, Huntsville, and Mobile amongst text; four appendices include Chronology, Bibliography, Map of Alabama in Sections (on pages 391-400 as opposed to the rear pocket large foldout map provided in the 1941 and 1949 editions), and Index. Text divided into three major parts: "Alabama Yesterday and Today" (titled "Past and Present" in the original edition), "Cities" (originally "Courthouse Squares") providing history, description, and points of interest for Anniston, Birmingham, Decatur, Florence, Gadsden, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Selma, and Tuscaloosa, and "Tours" (same as the original). Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. {AL-Shelf#10} ISBN 0803803915.…

Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good -. Tight binding, clean interior. Unclipped ($1.00) dust jacket in mylar; chipping and wear at corners and spine ends; bottom 1/2" inch of spine missing; folds rubbed. Rust red boards with minor shelf wear. Interior unmarked, many black and white photos. Book is compiled by Workers of Writers' Program of the WP. Covers the outstanding features of the state, descriptions for each photo. Unpaginated.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good with no dust jacket. Reprint. Reprint. Exlibrary marks. Sound binding and hinges. Clean, lightly tanned pages. Map in sleeve at back of book is in good to very good condition. Cloth over boards is shelf worn with edge rubbing, darkened gilt lettering on front and spine. Guidebook to destinations in North Carolina, published under a New Deal program. Illustrated with black and white photographs. American Guide Series; Ex-Library; 8.25" tall; 601 pages. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. . . . . 8vo, hardcover. No dj, orange decorative cloth. Vg condition. Covers ver lightly soiled; contents clean, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 158 pp., illus. myth native american indigenous.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Dust Jacket. Non-circulating library copy. Name/address stamped on inside front cover, top outside edges (crossed out) and on the title page. Security label on inside rear cover. Tape residue on covers. Browned newspaper clipping paperclipped to endpaper. ; Ex-Library; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 302 pages. …

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Dust Jacket. Clean pages except for age-toning at the endpapers; binding is tight and square; the green cloth hard cover shows some browning along the spine and top edges, light surface wear along heel edges, and dimming of the gilt titles at front and spine, but remains otherwise sound. The map, however, is missing from the rear pocket. xxviii, 583pp.…

Leather Bound. Condición: Very Good. Reprinted Edition. Book has light bumping to top edge of spine, a mild slant to spine, light foxing to textblock, light foxing to a couple of pages, mild foxing to back endpage, and a couple of small indents to front cover. otherwise book is still in very good condition with a solid binding, clean pages, and a bright cover.…

HARDBACK GREEN. Condición: VG. General wear, foxed spine edge, photographed endpapers, lightly soiled corner, contains BW photographs DATE PUBLISHED: 1941 EDITION.

HARDBACK BLUE. Condición: GOOD. General wear, rubbed cover, agetoned spine, contains BW photographs, mapped front endpapers DATE PUBLISHED: 1955 EDITION: 782.

HARDBACK GREEN. Condición: GOOD. General wear, heavily faded gilt lettering on cover, scratched spine, contains BW photographs, contains map pocket in back endpapers DATE PUBLISHED: 1939 EDITION: 489.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 2nd edition. 235 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition. Light wear the book; priced jacket shows more to tips, corners, and edges with a chip at the top of the spine wrapping around to the rear panel, a small chip to the lower spine; clean and unmarked. First printing,no others noted. In green and black cloth. A part of the American Pictorial Guide Series a lesser known and scarcer effort of the WPA. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility.…