Author: Wpa [Federal Writers' Project],
Title: Massachusetts.
Description: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ with moderate chipping and one 1" open tear to DJ front. Boards with light wear to extremities. Gilt lettering a bit faded. A touch of browning to rear endpaper. ; VG folding map in rear pocket. The Massachusetts guide is the third one published in the series. This is the first edition with the year 1937 printed on title page and no subsequent printings on copyright page. This is the most controversial book of the American Guide Series. It angered Governor Charles F. Hurley the day it was published - only 9 lines of the 675 page book was devoted to the Tea Party. (Schoyer/Selvaggio 253) ; American Guide Series; Photogravures; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 675 pages. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket.

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