first edition Hardcover
1937 · Boston
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 500pp. Octavo [21 cm] Red cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Map front endpaper. Light wear to the edges of the spine and boards. In the price-clipped dust jacket, with gentle rubbing, very occasional short chips and closed tears to the edges, and a very light, small red stain on the front panel. Despite these flaws, the jacket is quite attractive. With the map in the rear pocket, in very good, clean condition. Written by Workers of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Rhode Island. Sponsored by Louis W. Cappelli, Secretary of State, Chairman of the Sponsoring Committee. A lavishly illustrated guide which serves as an encyclopedia on the history, geology, art, architecture, transportation, industry, and wild life of the State. (Inventory #: 69267)