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Auction archive: Lot number 6

Twenty-six volumes from the WPA American Guide Series

Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$420
Auction archive: Lot number 6

Twenty-six volumes from the WPA American Guide Series

Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$420
Beschreibung:

Title: Twenty-six volumes from the WPA American Guide Series Author: ** Place: Various places Publisher: Date: Various Dates Description: Includes: Los Angeles: A Guide to the City and its Environs. Dj price-clipped. Completely Revised Second Edition. [1951]. * Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State. 5th Printing. [1949]. * Washington, D.C.: A Guide to the Nation's Capital. Dj price-clipped. 1942. * Oregon: End of the Trail. [1940]. * Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State. [1941]. * Arizona: A State Guide. Dj dampstained. 1940. * Death Valley: A Guide. [1939]. * Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State. Dj dampstained. [1940]. * A Guide to Alaska: Last American Frontier. 1943. * New Mexico: A Guide to the Colorful State. Second Edition. [1945]. * California: A Guide to the Golden State. Dj price-clipped, 2" lacking from dj spine heel, library rubber stamp on front pastedown. Fifth Printing. [1947]. Together 11 volumes in dust jackets. Without dust jacket, including: Atlanta: A City of the Modern South. Soiled. [1942]. * Monterey Peninsula. Soiled. First Edition. [1941]. * New York City Guide. [1939]. * Colorado: A Guide to the Highest State. Third Printing, 1945. * San Francisco: The Bay and its Cities. Revised Second Edition. 1947. * Utah: A Guide to the State. Second Printing, 1945. A nice assemblage of State Guides written by the Workers of the Writers' Programs of the Works Projects Administration. The lot also includes 9 duplicated titles from the above list, for a total of 26 volumes. Lot Amendments Condition: Jacket edges worn, many chipped especially at spine tips; some degree of edge wear to each volume generally mild; many with bookplates; condition varies; overall good to very good. Sold as is. Item number: 208267

Auction archive: Lot number 6
Auction:
Datum:
5 Nov 2009
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: Twenty-six volumes from the WPA American Guide Series Author: ** Place: Various places Publisher: Date: Various Dates Description: Includes: Los Angeles: A Guide to the City and its Environs. Dj price-clipped. Completely Revised Second Edition. [1951]. * Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State. 5th Printing. [1949]. * Washington, D.C.: A Guide to the Nation's Capital. Dj price-clipped. 1942. * Oregon: End of the Trail. [1940]. * Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State. [1941]. * Arizona: A State Guide. Dj dampstained. 1940. * Death Valley: A Guide. [1939]. * Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State. Dj dampstained. [1940]. * A Guide to Alaska: Last American Frontier. 1943. * New Mexico: A Guide to the Colorful State. Second Edition. [1945]. * California: A Guide to the Golden State. Dj price-clipped, 2" lacking from dj spine heel, library rubber stamp on front pastedown. Fifth Printing. [1947]. Together 11 volumes in dust jackets. Without dust jacket, including: Atlanta: A City of the Modern South. Soiled. [1942]. * Monterey Peninsula. Soiled. First Edition. [1941]. * New York City Guide. [1939]. * Colorado: A Guide to the Highest State. Third Printing, 1945. * San Francisco: The Bay and its Cities. Revised Second Edition. 1947. * Utah: A Guide to the State. Second Printing, 1945. A nice assemblage of State Guides written by the Workers of the Writers' Programs of the Works Projects Administration. The lot also includes 9 duplicated titles from the above list, for a total of 26 volumes. Lot Amendments Condition: Jacket edges worn, many chipped especially at spine tips; some degree of edge wear to each volume generally mild; many with bookplates; condition varies; overall good to very good. Sold as is. Item number: 208267

Auction archive: Lot number 6
Auction:
Datum:
5 Nov 2009
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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