[First Edition] CAPE COD PILOT: A LOQUACIOUS GUIDE...

CAPE COD PILOT: A LOQUACIOUS GUIDE Jeremiah Digges | Modern Pilgrim Press | Provincetown, Massachusetts | 1937 First Edition, presumed First Printing. An attractive collectible copy of this celebrated American Guide Series volume, produced in connection with the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Bound in the publisher's distinctive bright yellow cloth with brown lettering, retaining the original illustrated dust jacket and charming pictorial Cape Cod map endpapers. Written by Jeremiah Digges, the pseudonym of Josef Berger, this engaging Depression-era guide explores the history, folklore, maritime traditions, architecture, local legends, and colorful communities of Cape Cod. A fascinating portrait of New England coastal life in the 1930s, enriched with historical photographs and regional detail. CONDITION: Very Good hardcover in Good original dust jacket. Binding tight and secure. Interior clean and entirely free of writing, highlighting, underlining, or previous owner's markings. Original pictorial map endpapers present and attractive. Bright yellow cloth exhibits light soiling, rubbing, and localized spine and edge wear. Original illustrated dust jacket shows age-toning, creasing, edge tears, and chipping, particularly along the spine and upper edges. A desirable example of early American travel literature, especially appealing to collectors of WPA publications, the American Guide Series, Massachusetts regional history, Cape Cod memorabilia, and vintage Americana. 1937 FIRST EDITION | ORIGINAL DUST JACKET | PICTORIAL MAP ENDPAPERS BR SHELF 361

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