Massachusetts: A Guide to Its Places and People
by American Guide Series; WPA; Federal Writers' Project
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Sierra Madre, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1937. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cloth, very good. Dust jacket has price intact, wear to the edges, very good. First edition. The Massachusetts guide is one of the best and most comprehensive in the series. There is a funny introduction called One Moment, Please! that talks about trying to fit the mass of information into one volume. The quality of the writing and editing is excellent. The photographs are arranged in a logical and thoughtful manner. There are a number of prints showing the state in pre-photographic times. There is a useful list of 50 books about the state. The volume has one the most comprehensive tour schemes of any of the guides.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Darwin Labordo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2057
- Title
- Massachusetts: A Guide to Its Places and People
- Author
- American Guide Series; WPA; Federal Writers' Project
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company
- Date Published
- 1937
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Darwin Labordo Books
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Sierra Madre, California
About Darwin Labordo Books
Specializing in Western Americana and fine first editions.
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