![Advise and Consent [Signed Bookplate Laid in]. Allen Drury](/pictures/thumb/7839.jpeg?v=1605641217)
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1959. First Edition. Bookplate signed by Drury loosely laid in. Tall octavo. 616 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Gray boards stamped in blue and red. Dust jacket with original "$5.75" price present. Heavily chipped at spine ends; light chipping at corners. Spotting..... More
![Travels of an Irish Gentleman in Search of a Religion [William McSherry's Copy]. Anonymous,...](/pictures/thumb/7358.jpg?v=1601133589)
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1833. First American Edition. Small octavo; publisher's cloth, printed paper spine label; viii,[13]-328pp. Some shelf wear, especially at spine ends, spine cloth toned and label's text mostly effaced, light foxing throughout textblock, else Very Good and sound. Pencil and ink ownership inscription of..... More
Softcover. Pocket notebook (16 x 8cm); 40 leaves. Handwritten notes in ink on each recto. Staple-bound at top edge with black tape covering. Perforated leaves. Cardboard backing with no front cover, possibly as issued (one stub remains on top from a torn-out sheet; unsure if this was a cover page..... More
![Pieces of Eight [Nos. 1-10]. Boy Scouts of America - Troop 8](/pictures/thumb/7268.jpg?v=1600458386)
Worcester, MA?: Boy Scouts of America Troop 8, 1949. Ten volumes; small 12mo (18cm.); each issue comprised of a single sheet folded into 4-paneled brochure; text and illus. printed mimeograph. A hint of wear, else a Very Good or better collection. Possibly unrecorded newsletter issued by the Boy Scouts..... More
Washington, DC: The Farmers National Publishing Company, 1923. First Edition. Octavo. 218 pages. Frontis portrait. Grey cloth stamped in black. No dust jacket. Light wear to extremities. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Barrett's attempt to convince farmers of the importance of pursuing aggressive lobbying efforts to get..... More
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, [1971]. Unique copy of First and Sole Edition. Five octavo volumes in slipcase (27x17x13cm); see volume specifics with sectional listings below. Illustrated with original-print B&W photographs, trimmed and tipped in by hand. Maroon pebbled leather bindings and slipcase; endpapers and lining of slipcase in marbled..... More
First Edition. Paperback. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of the Interior / National Park Service, 1955. Small quarto; 106pp. Stapled paper covers. Light wear to edges with a couple shallow chips and some toning. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. History of Georgetown's Old Stone House (built 1765)..... More
Laury's Station: Garrigues House Publishers, 1991. First Edition. 215 color photographs plus additional document reproductions. Five-color system map on front endpapers. Pictorial dust jacket. Army green boards stamps in gold front panel and spine. Dust jacket lacking large triangular chip (2" x 1.5") and additional thin strip (3.5") at bottom..... More
Hardcover. Washington, D.C.: National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1965. Octavo (9.25" x 6.25"); [viii], 115p. Onionskin dustjacket over green cloth with gilt lettering. Jacket shows a couple small chips and tears along edges, but is intact and present. Boards are sturdy and square. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Not..... More
New York: John A. Gray & Green, Printers and Stereotypers, 1864. Octavo. 80 pages. Removed. Biopredation along edges of front and rear. Some scuffing and toning. Holding in binding. A serviceable copy. More
Chicago: Rand, McNally & Company, 1897. 16mo; 172pp + ads at front and back. Foldout map at back detached but present. Illustrations throughout. Limp red cloth with gilt lettering. Covers a bit edgeworn with some general smudging, soiling, and scuffs -- moreso to back -- and darkening down spine. Opens..... More
Washington: J. & G.S. Gideon, 1847. First Edition. Octavo (22.5cm); removed; 15pp. Light dustiness, title page nearly separated, bottom fore-edge corner of text block dog-eared, else Good overall, internally fresh and sound. Indiana Whig politician's attack on the Mexican War policy of the Polk administration, especially in regards..... More
First Edition. Hardcover. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. Stated First Edition. Signed by editor Frances Carpenter with brief dedication on front free endpaper. Octavo; 314pp. Printed dust jacket with original $5.75 price; book in red paper-covered boards with red cloth spine and silver lettering. Jacket chipped at spine ends with a...... More
![While They Fought: Behind the Scenes in Washington, 1941-1946 [Signed]. Helen Lombard](/pictures/thumb/6533.jpeg?v=1595020718)
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. First Edition. Signed by Lombard on front free endpaper with inscription, "To Thomas Simpson, Jr., With the very best regards of the author, Helen Lombard." Octavo. 322 pages. Lacks dust jacket. Red cloth stamped in gilt. Spine lightly rolled with a bit..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, Riverside Press, 1930 (Vol. I) and 1938 (Vol II). Octavo; viii + 552pp (Vol. I) and x + 672pp (Vol. II). First Edition of both volumes; eight-year gap between first publications. Each volume with its own index.Textblock of later volume about 3/4" narrower spine-to-fore-edge than that..... More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. Paperback reprint of 1990 volume from Greenberg Publishing. Octavo; 200pp. including appendices, bibliography, and index. 200+ B&W and color photographs and document reproductions. Glossy photographic card binding. Very slight wear to edges and corners. Textblock unmarred and unmarked. "In order to compete, B...... More
![Washington Expose [Inscribed and Signed]. Jack Anderson](/pictures/thumb/7551.jpg?v=1603918928)
Washington, D.C.: Public Affairs Press, [1969]. First Edition. Thick octavo (23.5cm.); publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket printed in blue and red; vi,[2],487pp.; illus. Minor shelf wear to jacket and cloth extremities, jacket margins and spine panel rather toned and a bit dust-soiled, cloth corners very slightly starting to fray..... More
![Protect and Defend [Signed by Nancy Pelosi and 117 Other Washington VIPs]. Jack Valenti](/pictures/thumb/7574.jpg?v=1602689521)
New York: Doubleday, 1992. Stated First Edition. Octavo; [iii] + 299pp. Pictorial dust jacket. Gray boards with blue cloth spine, lettered in gold. Unclipped jacket is pristine, as new. Binding as new; textblock unmarked, seemingly never read. Jack Valenti, special assistant to Lyndon Johnson in the mid-60s, and..... More
![Snake Country [Inscribed and Signed]. James McEuen](/pictures/thumb/7708.jpg?v=1604089598)
Washington, DC: Word Works, [1990]. First Edition, First Printing. Slim octavo (21.5cm.); publisher's white pictorial card wrappers printed in black and green; 60pp. Wrapper extremities rather unevenly toned, else Very Good, internally fine. Addendum laid in. Inscribed and signed by the D.C. poet on title page: "To Cherie..... More
First Edition. Hardcover. Washington, D.C.: Gibson Bros., 1903. First Edition, SIGNED by the author with inscription dated July 4th, 1903 in Washington on front free endpaper. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering and capital dome. Photo frontis. Small bump to top front edge, with lighter bumping to corners and spine..... More
Washington, DC: R. Farnham, 1854. Second Edition. Octavo. 121 pages + index. Printed wraps. Ex-library with "New York State Library" stamped to front wrap. Lacking map. Varnum was a Whig member of the New York State Assembly, and also, clearly had an interest in the plans and monuments..... More
New York: The John Day Company, 1932. First Edition. "The John Day Intimate Guide Series." Signed and inscribed: "To Ira Bennett, who helped the town up—with sincere regards—L.S., Feb. 17, 1932." Octavo; 4-page "Calendar of Major Events" bound in as unpaginated preliminary matter + [viii] + 238pp, including index. Vignettes..... More
New York: Bunce & Brother, 1853. First Edition. 12mo; 345pp. Recased in later blue cloth with original blue and gilt-decorated cloth panels retained to front and back. Gilt page edges. Original cloth moderately scuffed, but gilt decoration is still clear and generally bright. Clean tape repair to original front free..... More
Washington, DC: Navy Yard Recreation League, 1921. First Edition. Quarto. 124 pages plus advertisements. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Brown wraps printed in black and red. Original illustrated tan wrappers are chipped along edges with some light staining and soiling. Large but light dampstain to top edge running..... More
Washington, DC: Navy Yard Recreation League, 1920. First Edition. Quarto. 140 pages plus 84 pages advertisements. Illustrated tied dark blue wraps with yapp edges. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Sections include descriptions of the Navy Yard football team going undefeated -- though the previous season had many..... More