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Item #49075 Live and Let Die. Ian Fleming

Live and Let Die

Ian Fleming

Item #49004 The Green Hills of Earth. Robert A. Heinlein, Gerard Quinn

The Green Hills of Earth

Robert A. Heinlein; Gerard Quinn...

Item #48736 Archive of Correspondence while a camper at Camp Bonnie Dune. Benjamin F. Perkins Jr

Archive of Correspondence while a camper at Camp Bonnie Dune...

Benjamin F. Perkins, Jr.

Item #48582 The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Milan Kundera

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Milan Kundera

Item #48339 Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series [Signed by Lawrence]. Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth...

Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series [Signed by Lawrence]

Jacob Lawrence; Elizabeth Hutton Turner...

Item #48158 Supervivencias de un Mundo Magico: Imagenes de Cuatro Pueblos Mexicanos. Laurette...

Supervivencias de un Mundo Magico: Imagenes de Cuatro Pueblos Mexicanos...

Laurette Sejourne; Leonora Carrington [illus.]

Item #47824 [Broadside] Nueva Tabla de Cuentas, Para instruir a los ninos. Education in Mexico,...

[Broadside] Nueva Tabla de Cuentas, Para instruir a los ninos...

[Education in Mexico; Republica Mexicana]

Browsing Appointments available at our Rare Book Department

Browsing Appointments available at our Rare Book Department

Our Rare Book Department is in Hyattsville, Maryland in a space we share with our sister company, Bookstore Movers, and it is now open for browsing by appointment. 

Our 2025 Print Catalog is online!

Our 2025 Print Catalog is online!

Our annual print catalog is now online. Click here for a PDF in spreads (snazzier), or here for single-page view (better for phones) — or click Cranky Ann above. Limited print copies will be available at the shop and at upcoming book fairs.

Second Saturday

Second Saturday

Join us on the Second Saturday of every month from 5 - 7:30 pm for free wine and cheese, a monthly book club discussion, and 10% off all purchases. 

Come by or don't...

About Capitol Hill Books

About Capitol Hill Books

Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore located on historic Capitol Hill in Washington DC, with three floors of quality used books, first editions and rare books.

We are open to the public at our usual hours. Masks are required inside at all times. We will also continue filling grab bag orders here. Feel free to email us at info@capitolhillbooks-dc.com if you have any questions.

 

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People often ask us where Capitol Hill Books keeps our rare books, first editions, ephemera and other material that doesn't always make it into the shop. Our Rare Book Department is in Hyattsville, Maryland in a space we share with our sister company, Bookstore Movers, and it is now open for browsing by appointment. 

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Browsing appointments are available for one or two people at a time for one-hour slots via the link below. You can let us know what authors, genres, or other types of material you're interested in and one of our Rare Book Specialists will be on hand to talk about your interests and pull anything we have available. We have over 6,000 items cataloged with an emphasis on Literature, Americana, and Antiquarian material, and each member of the rare book team has a wide variety of interests and specialties. 

Book your browsing appointment here.

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Falling [Signed. Susan Fromberg Schaeffer.
Susan Fromberg Schaeffer

Falling [Signed]

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Visit to a Small Planet and Other Television Plays [Signed. Gore Vidal.
Gore Vidal

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Washington's Far Northeast: People [Report Delivered to the Mayor. Office of Housing Programs, Community.
Office of Housing Programs; Community...

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The Ivory Child. H. Rider Haggard, A C. Michael.
H. Rider Haggard; A.C. Michael...

The Ivory Child

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Through the Communication Barrier: On Speaking, Listening, and Understanding. S I. Hayakawa.
S.I. Hayakawa

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The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True. Richard Dawkins, Dave McKean.
Richard Dawkins; Dave McKean [illus.]

The Magic of Reality: How...

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Mirabell: Books of Number [Signed. James Merrill.
James Merrill

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Paradise [Signed. Toni Morrison.
Toni Morrison

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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes
Charles Rollin

The Ancient History of the...

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The Negro Students' Code [with original mailing envelope
[Civil Rights Movement; Lunch Counter...

The Negro Students' Code [with...

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Morganton Missions Leaflet: No. 2, Michaelmas 1917
Reverend George Hilton

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The Between: A Novel [Signed
Tananarive Due

The Between: A Novel [Signed]

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The Works of Ben. Jonson [Seven Volume Set
Ben. Jonson; Peter Whalley [ed.];...

The Works of Ben. Jonson...

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Ghost Stories of Old and New Orleans
Jeanne deLavigne; Charles Richards [illus.]

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September: Syningin 1948
[Icelandic Art] Thorvaldur Skulason [essay];...

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Gardening Operations + Weather Notes. KC - Beginning April, 1889
Marjorie Anthony Markwick

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