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Washinton: Govern.Printing Off., 1937. 1st Edition. VG+/--. Very light shelfwear else VG. First Edition - first issue. Includes both folded maps in rear pocket. 1140pp Book weight may require postage adjustment.

Washington: USGPO. Very Good. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. NO MAP in rear pocket; black cloth spine dulled, clean & firm ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1141 pages .

Washington DC: Government Publishing Office, 1937. Ex-Library. Cloth. Very Good/No dust jacket. 8vol. 1141pp. illus. b&w photos. Maps in rear pocket. EX-library with usual stamps. Residue of removal of checkout pocket on front endpaper.

Washington: Government Printing Office. Very Good-. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine lettering faded. Former owner's notes on first blank page. Faint foxing to half title page. Front hinge weakening. Rear map and last pages missing ; It is said that when President Roosevelt received his copy, he exclaimed, 'Where is the steamer trunk that goes with it? ' A huge book, over 1100 pages, really comprising two books, one a guide to the city and one a guide to the workings of the government. The text is notable for its candor, especially in the section regarding African-Americans and the poor social conditions prevalent at the time. Much of the critical reporting on this and other issues was cut from the revised edition issued five years hence, to appease conservatives. This first, unexpurgated, edition is a monumental work and is justly praised as one of the crowning achievements of the Program; Amercian Guide Series; B&W Photographs; Thick 8vo; xxvi, 1141 pages .

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 1937, First Edition of this entry from the WPA's American Guide series. 1140 pp. Hardcover, thick 8vo., original black cloth. Illustrated throughout with b&w photos and maps. This copy complete with both loose folding maps housed in the rear pocket (it actually includes 3 maps as one is printed on both sides). Very Good+, no dust jacket. Light rubbing and scratching to the covers. Clean contents. Despite the heft of this book the binding is still sound and secure.

Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ flap pasted on half title page. Rear map missing; Divided into two sections, the city and its history and environs, and the various government functions. By far the largest of the WPA guides, contains 14 maps and 14 plans ; American Guide Series; Ex-Library; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1141 pages .

Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1937. First edition. Illustrated, folding maps in rear pocket. xxvi, [1141] pp. 1 vols. Large thick 8vo. Black cloth. Very good. First edition. Illustrated, folding maps in rear pocket. xxvi, [1141] pp. 1 vols. Large thick 8vo. Half-title inscribed "Presented to Congressman Kenneth F. Simpson / May you evaluate the achievements of other great men of the Republican Party / Leo Steiner 12/9/40"

Washington: Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine lettering faded. Former owner's name on first few pages. Front hinge has a bit of play. Rear map missing. ; It is said that when President Roosevelt received his copy, he exclaimed, 'Where is the steamer trunk that goes with it? ' A huge book, over 1100 pages, really comprising two books, one a guide to the city and one a guide to the workings of the government. This first, unexpurgated, edition is a monumental work and is justly praised as one of the crowning achievements of the Program; Amercian Guide Series; B&W Photographs; Thick 8vo; xxvi, 1141 pages .

Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1937. First Edition. Very good+ in heavy black cloth covered boards with faded gilt text stamping on the spine and illustrated map end sheets. A thick, small quarto measuring 9 by 6 inches with light rubbing to the corners of the spine and to the tips of the boards. Without its issued dust jacket. This was the second volume published in the American Guide Series and is rather uncommon in collectible condition. 1,141 pages including an index, bibliography, chronology, text and illustrated with maps and black and white photographs throughout. With both of the two multi-colored maps in the rear pocket (both of which are in fine condition).

Washington: Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Spine lettering faded. One corner with a light bump. Hinges have a bit of play. Front pastedown nicely tape repaired. Small label on front pastedown. Former owner's name on title page. ; It is said that when President Roosevelt received his copy, he exclaimed, 'Where is the steamer trunk that goes with it? ' A huge book, over 1100 pages, really comprising two books, one a guide to the city and one a guide to the workings of the government. This first, unexpurgated, edition is a monumental work and is justly praised as one of the crowning achievements of the Program. Two maps in rear pocket. Schoyer 670; Amercian Guide Series; B&W Photographs; Thick 8vo; xxvi, 1141 pages .

Washington: Government Printing, 1937. First. hardcover. very good(+). Illustrated with many photographs taken especially for this book. 1141pp. 8vo, cloth; 2 folding maps in back pocket. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1937. First Edition. A very good(+) sturdy copy, pages just a bit curved at bottom corner.<br/> <br/> American Guide Series. Carl Van Vechten's bookplate on the verso of the pictorial flyleaf.<br/> <br/>

US Government Printing Office. No DJ as issued. The rear paste down has a slot for and with maps of the District of Columbia. One map is a very large map of the District of Columbia. The other map is a smaller one of the "thoroughfares" of the region. Both maps list the Federal Writer's project on the map title. In archival cover. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1937.

Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1937. First Edition. Near fine in heavy black cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and with illustrated map end sheets. A thick small quarto measuring 9 by 6 inches with no flaws of any kind. A copy which does not appear to have been read. In a good, unclipped dust jacket. There is a two inch deep chip at the upper edge of the spine area; 3/4 inch chips from the upper corners of the front and rear panels; shallow chipping from the lower edge of the spine area; and, heavy rubbing to the folds to the flaps. 1,141 pages including an index, bibliography, chronology, text and illustrated with maps and images from black and white photographs throughout. With both of the two multi-colored maps in the rear pocket (both of which are in fine condition). This was the second volume published in the American Guide Series and despite its first printing of 5,000 copies collectible copies with the maps are rather uncommon and to locate one in a… Read More