Category: WPA, Depression, Writers Project, Work Programs

Alabama Hunter

By: Alabama Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration WPA. Illustrated By William H. Bunce

Price: $225.00

Publisher: Wetumpka, AL, Wetumka Printing Co. : 1941

Seller ID: 043806

Condition: Fine

Wetumpka, AL: Wetumka Printing Co., 1941. First edition, 1941. One in a series of two WPA booklets published about Alabama's natural resources, this one to provide information about the state's wildlife and hunting conditions to sportsmen. Illustrated in black and white. Softcover, 42 pages. Fine condition, firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.
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They Built a City: 150 Years of Industrial Cincinnati

By: Cincinnati Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration WPA in Ohio

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Cincinnati, OH, The Cincinnati Post : 1938

Seller ID: 043800

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Cincinnati, OH: The Cincinnati Post, 1938. First edition, stated first printing, 1938. Illustrated in black and white. Black cloth printed in silver gilt, no dustjacket. The book has some edgewear, good hinges, sound text block, slightly age-toned but clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.
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The Connecticut Guide : What to See and Where to Find It

By: Compiled By Edgar L. Heermance. [Connecticut]

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Hartford, Connecticut, Emergency Relief Commission : 1935

Seller ID: 046308

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Hartford, Connecticut: Emergency Relief Commission, 1935. First edition of this Depression era guide that was a project of the State Planning Board, initiated under the CWA program [WPA]. Detailed guide to varied points of interest to the traveler in Connecticut, illustrated with maps and charts. Light blue-green softcover, 320 pages. Spine darkened and rubbed, binding firm, pages very clean with no names or other markings. Includes areas of historical, geological, and botanical interest, as well as places connected with Indian history, institutions, parks and forests, hotels, much more. . Fir...
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Gold Rush Ballads 1849. History of Music in San Francisco Series Volume Two: A San Francisco Songster. Speical School Edition

By: Cornel Lengyel, Editor. WPA Northern California

Price: $165.00

Publisher: San Francisco, Work Projects Administration of California - WPA 10377 : 1940

Seller ID: 043737

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

San Francisco: Work Projects Administration of California - WPA 10377, 1940. Scarce WPA project book containing ballads from the gold rush era (1849-59), providing insight into the lives of the Forty-Niners and ordinary citizens. Includes mainly lyrics, some music, some text. Worn softcover with stapled binding, 64 pages printed on one side only. Covers spotted and tattered at the edges, crossed out note on front cover, binding sound, minor corner wear to pages, pages clean, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.
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The First Franco-Americans: New England Life Histories from the Federal Writers' Project 1938-1939

By: Doty, C. Stewart

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Orono, ME, University of Maine at Orono Press : 1985

Seller ID: 043711

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

Orono, ME: University of Maine at Orono Press, 1985. First edition, 1985. Softcover with faded spine, front free endpaper and title page detached but present, text block otherwise sound, pages clean, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.
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Acadian Hard Times: The Farm Security Administration in Maine's St. John Valley, 1940-1943

By: Doty, C. Stewart; Collier, John; Delano, Jack; Walas, Jack; University Of Maine At Fort Kent; Acadian Village; University Of Maine Museum Of Art

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Orono, ME, Univ of Maine Press : 1991

Seller ID: 043739

ISBN-13: 9780891010715

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Orono, ME: Univ of Maine Press, 1991. Photo essay showing life in Northernmost Maine during the Depression era. Softcover with light edgewear, firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Free, Adult, Uncensored: The Living History of the Federal Theatre Project

By: Edited By John O'Connor and Lorraine Brown

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Washington, DC, New Republic Books : 1978

Seller ID: 043743

ISBN-13: 9780915220380

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Washington, DC: New Republic Books, 1978. First edition, 1978. Illustrated throughout in black and white, some color. Covers rubbed with a crease to the lower corner of fhe front cover, binding sound, pages clean, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Oblong 8vo. First Edition.
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Image for Art in Federal Buildings Volume I: Mural Designs, 1934-1936. An Illustrated Record of the Treasury Department's New Program in Painting in Sculpture

Art in Federal Buildings Volume I: Mural Designs, 1934-1936. An Illustrated Record of the Treasury Department's New Program in Painting in Sculpture

By: Edward Bruce and Forbes Watson

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Washington, DC, Art in Federal Buildings Incorporated : 1936

Seller ID: 043715

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Washington, DC: Art in Federal Buildings Incorporated, 1936. First edition, 1936. Black and white reproductions of murals in public buildings done under this WPA Depression era program along with floor plans of those buildings showing location of the murals, plus additional material. Large book, dark blue hardcover with darker blue cloth spine, gilt lettering, oblong format 10.75 x 14 inches, 309 pages. Covers unevenly faded with wear to the corners and spine ends, internally better with good hinges, sound text block, clean pages, no names or other markings, two blank page before the half-titl...
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New England Hurricane: A Factual, Pictorial Record

By: Federal Writers' Project

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Boston, Hale, Cushman & Fline : 1938

Seller ID: 040721

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Boston: Hale, Cushman & Fline, 1938. Third printing, same year as the first, 1938. Externally fair to good, internally good to very good, dustjacket fair to poor. Illustrated account of the disastrous hurricane that hit southern New England, with dozens of black and white photos, mainly Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Green cloth with dustjacket. The covers are scuffed with some additional wear to the lower edge and spine ends, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages with a 1938 gift notation on the front free endpaper, no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not pr...
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New England Hurricane: A Factual, Pictorial Record

By: Federal Writers' Project

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Boston, Hale, Cushman & Fline : 1938

Seller ID: 044380

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Boston: Hale, Cushman & Fline, 1938. Sixth printing, December 1938. Worn. Illustrated account of the disastrous hurricane that hit southern New England, with dozens of black and white photos, mainly Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Green cloth, no dustjacket. Covers soiled and rubbed, title written in ink on front cover, personal name scratched onto rear cover, internally better with good hinges, sound text block, age-toned endpapers with a name and address written inside the front cover, pages clean, no other names or markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Connecticut, A Guide to Its Roads, Lore and People. American Guide Series

By: Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Connecticut

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company : 1940

Seller ID: 044989

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1940. Later printing ca. 1940s without the date on the title page. Red cloth lettered in gilt, map endpapers, illustrated throughout in black and white from photographs, no folding map (only the 1938 first edition was issued with the map). Very good condition with good hinges, firm text block, clean pages with small name stamp at upper corner of front free endpaper, no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped and is in very good condition with shelf rubbimg, mainly to the edges, a few very tiny chips to the spine ends, almost no paper los...
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Image for Florida Seafood Cookery. Tasty and Economical Recipes for the Preparation of Fish, Crabs, Oysters, Shrimp, Clams, Crawfish, Scallops and Sea Turtles. State of Florida Dept of Agriculture Bulletin No. 119

Florida Seafood Cookery. Tasty and Economical Recipes for the Preparation of Fish, Crabs, Oysters, Shrimp, Clams, Crawfish, Scallops and Sea Turtles. State of Florida Dept of Agriculture Bulletin No. 119

By: Federal Writers' Project WPA

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Tallahassee, FL, State of Florida Department of Agriculture : 1949

Seller ID: 043807

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Tallahassee, FL: State of Florida Department of Agriculture, 1949. First edition, August 1949. Collected Florida seafood recipes with small illustrations in black and white. Softcover, 96 pages. Some light soil and age-toning the the covers, sound binding, lightly age-toned but clean pages, a few numbers in pencil on the final page (part of index), no names or other markings. WPA publication. State of Florida Department of Agriculture Bulletin No. 119.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.
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Connecticut: A Guide to Its Roads, Lore, and People. American Guide Series

By: Federal Writers' Project. Sponsored By Wilbur L. Cross, Governor of Connecticut

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Boston, MA, Houghton Mifflin Company : 1938

Seller ID: 045622

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938. Early printing, likely 1940s, not issued with the folding map that comes with the first edition. Part of the WPA American Guide series. Tan cloth, map endpapers, illustrated dustjacket. Good to very good condition with light shelf rubbing, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [5.00] ans has shelf rubbing, mainly tot he extremities, minor chipping, little paper loss.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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Festal Days, Songs and Games of the Franco-Americans of New Hampshire

By: Federal Writers' Project; Works Progress Administration of the State of New Hampshire

Price: $245.00

Publisher: Manchester, NH, Granite State Press : 1940

Seller ID: 043713

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Manchester, NH: Granite State Press, 1940. First edition, undated, ca. 1940. Collected traditions of French Canadians who relocated to New Hampshire, including feasts and festivals, songs, religious observations, etc. Blue cloth printed in darker blue and white, 49 pages, black and white illustrations. Very good condition with only light edgewear, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.
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The Beatitudes : An Oratoria

By: Franck, Cesar. Words (after the Gospel) By Lady Colomb, Translated By Catherine M. Bradley

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, G. Schirmer, Inc. : 1899

Seller ID: 006595

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1899. Vocal score from 1899 for an oratorio with words after the Biblical Beatitudes. Includes a letter from the Massachusetts WPA announcing the performance of this work in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1936, under the auspices of the Federal Music Project. Also includes a program from the performance, press release, and Durham Community Church program. Tan boards printed in red and black, black cloth spine, 234 pages. Covers edgeworn and a little soiled, with a name on the top and notations concerning performances on the front pastedown and head of the prologue ...
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The Connecticut. Rivers of America Series

By: Hard, Walter

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Rinehart & Company : 1947

Seller ID: 043655

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

New York: Rinehart & Company, 1947. First edition [1947], with the publisher's monogram on the copyright page. Rivers of America Series, illustrated in black and white. Tan cloth with green and gilt printing, 310 pages, no dustjacket. Worn but study copy with some minor age-toning to the spine and outer edges of the covers, slight lean to binding when laid flat, good hinges, sound text block, unevenly age-toned endpapers, clean pages, gift notation dated 1947 inside front cover, no other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.
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With These Hands: Women Working on the Land

By: Jensen, Joan M.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Westbury, New York, The Feminist Press and McGraw-Hill Book Company : 1980

Seller ID: 017484

ISBN-13: 9780912670904

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Westbury, New York: The Feminist Press and McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1980. Illustrated throughout in black and white; the last chapter is a documentary photo essay of women persevering through the Great Depression. The book is one of twelve in the Women's Published 1980. Lives/Women's Work Series. Bright orange linen, with khaki linen cloth spine, gilt lettering, tan endpapers, illustrated frontis, 295 pages, illustrated dustjacket. This book is in very good condition, looks and feels new, with sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dus...
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Migratory Cotton Pickers in Arizona

By: Malcolm Brown and Orin Cassmore. Works Progress Administration WPA

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Washington, DC, United States Government Printing Office : 1939

Seller ID: 043821

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1939. First edition, 1939. WPA sponsored research on migrant workers in Depression Era Arizona and New Mexico, statistical information presented in a straightforward manner, illustrated in black and white. Softcover, black and white frontis of two migrant workers, 104 pages. Covers worn at the edges, name at top of front cover, binding sound, pages clean and unmarked.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.
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New Deal for Art: The Government Art Projects of the 1930's with Examples from New York City & State

By: Marlene Park & Gerald E. Markowitz

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Hamilton, NY, The Gallery Association of New York State : 1977

Seller ID: 043738

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

Hamilton, NY: The Gallery Association of New York State, 1977. The story of government supported arts in Depression era New York. Includes numerous photographs in black and white. Softcover, 172 pages. Covers have some edgewear, title page detached but present, binding otherwise sound, pages clean, no names or other markings. Includes not only WPA / FAP but other programs such as EWB, FSA, PWAP, RA, SECTION, TERA and TRAP. Includes sections about post office murals, murals in public institutions, easel paintings, graphics, crafts, posters, sculptures and illustrative materials. . First Editi...
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Connecticut Civilian Conservation Corps Camps: History, Memories & Legacy of the CCC

By: Martin Podskoch

Price: $65.00

Publisher: East Hampton, CT, North Country Books : 2016

Seller ID: 043491

ISBN-13: 9780979497988

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fine

East Hampton, CT: North Country Books, 2016. First edition, first printing, 2016. Thick softcover, 11 inches tall, 544 pages. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.
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Category: WPA, Depression, Writers Project, Work Programs