We are traveling this week to the Capital Rare Book Fair in Washington DC. We wee be open again on May 8

Portland City Guide. [Maine]

$195

SKU: RICHARD-0401-19023
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Author: WPA – Federal Writers Project; American Guide Series

Publisher: The Forest City Printing Company

Edition: First Edition, First Printing

Condition: Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good

Co-Sponsored  by the City of Portland The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. The dust jacket is with the price of $2.50 intact has tiny corner wear with a hint of sun-fading on the spine, a closed tear to the top front spine edge. 8.25 inches tall; xxi, 318 pages with a general index, Illustrated with many b/w photo illustrations.. During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. Ref: CBH, 18