First edition. Lacks jacket. Includes folding state map in rear pocket. Edges slightly faded, ink name on front endpaper, edges faintly foxed. 1940 Hard Cover. xxxi, 782 pp. 8vo. One of a series of state guides released by the WPA, which included detailed maps, information on geology, topography, plant and animal life, conservation and recreation, archaeology, Native American tribes, history, folklore, etc., and a series of tours of various regions. Illustrated with five sections of photographs, and maps of greater New York, Long Island, New York geology, New York State Native Americans, transportation, Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca - Cornell University, Niagara Falls, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady, Syracuse, Troy, Utica, West Point (U.S. Military Academy), and a Long Island tour map.