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Item #46824 Seed: A Novel of Birth Control [Signed by Norris]. Radical, Proletarian Literature

Seed: A Novel of Birth Control [Signed by Norris]

[Radical & Proletarian Literature] Charles...

Item #44164 The Hippie Love Cults. Ernest Mennen

The Hippie Love Cults

Ernest Mennen

Item #46853 Breath, Eyes, Memory [Signed]. Edwidge Danticat

Breath, Eyes, Memory [Signed]

Edwidge Danticat

Item #46786 A Man of the People [Signed]. Chinua Achebe

A Man of the People [Signed]

Chinua Achebe

Item #46671 Pictorial Receipt Accomplished in Manuscript. Philadelphia Steam Propeller Com'y

Pictorial Receipt Accomplished in Manuscript

Philadelphia Steam Propeller Com'y

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. 

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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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The Atlantic Community: A Study in Unity and Disunity [Inscribed. Drew Middleton.
Drew Middleton

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Antietam: Essays on the 1862 Maryland Campaign. Gary W. Gallagher, ed.
Gary W. Gallagher [ed.]

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Look at All Those Roses: Short Stories. Elizabeth Bowen.
Elizabeth Bowen

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Mr and Mrs Haddock Abroad. Donald Ogden Stewart, Herb Roth.
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X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda. Marvel, Chris Claremont, Louis.
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The Book of Light [Inscribed and Signed. Lucille Clifton.
Lucille Clifton

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Nouvelles et Textes Pour Rien [Stories and Texts for Nothing. Samuel Beckett, Avigdor Arikha.
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Second to None: The Story of the 2d Maine Volunteer. James H. Mundy.
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Nedda: Bozzetto Siciliano
Giovanni Verga

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Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings
Edmund Burke

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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
John Locke

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The New Bath Guide; or, Useful Pocket Companion
[Bath, England]

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"[On] Recollection" [in] The Annual Register, or a View of
Phillis Wheatley

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Ten Years After [Signed and Initialed
W. Donald Hise

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Erewhon or Over the Range
Samuel Butler

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Memoirs of Joseph Fouche, Duke of Otranto, Minister of the
Joseph Fouche, Duke of Otranto

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