New York: R.H. Russell, 1899. Small octavo; 75pp. Light blue paper-covered boards with illustrated paper title card to front. Boards lightly worn and toned along edges, with a faint outward bow to front cover. Covers have come unglued from spine but are still holding by front. Page binding is sound..... 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
Washington. Washington DC: Capital Transit, 1943. Color map (61.5x85.75cm.) folded down to 21.5x10cm. brochure; printed in colors and featuring a map of Washington, D.C., and a map of D.C. with surrounding areas. A bit of wear from handling, including small closed tear just touching margin without loss, else Very Good..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1961. First Edition. Signed by Martin on front free endpaper with inscription, "Faithfully, / Charles Martin." Octavo. 126 pages. Blue boards with navy lettering to spine. Lacks dust jacket. Letters of advice from the longtime headmaster of St. Alban's preparatory school in Washington..... 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
Washington, DC / Washington City: McGill & Witherow, Printers and Stereotypers, 1874. [1874 Edition / Revised Annually.] Duodecimo; 252 pages. Seven illustrations including two fold-out maps -- the first of Washington and its surrounding areas, the second being a proper plan of the city. Limp red cloth boards..... More
![Liber Anni 1941 [Dunbar High School Yearbook]. Dunbar High School Senior Class, George Daniel Mercer](/pictures/thumb/6050.jpg?v=1580842958)
Washington, DC: Dunbar High School, 1941. First Edition. Quarto. 93 pages + 3 pages of advertisements. Illustrations by George Mercer; black and white photographs throughout. Textured black cloth with embossed medallion in dark red to front board. Yearbook for the traditionally African-American high school in Washington, DC, which counts..... 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
New York: George P. Putnam, 1864. First Edition. 24mo (6" x 3.75"); 368pp. Vignette title page. Blue cloth-covered boards with red leather spine and paper spine label. Boards worn at corners with bumping along top edge, soiling to cloth, and some toning to spine. Title page cleanly separated along gutter..... More
Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Washington, D.C.: National Park Trust Fund Board, [c. 1954]. Limited First Edition, numbered 758 of 1000 copies with an extra color plate laid in at front. Octavo (9.5" x 6.25"); 73p. Color frontis with black and white photo plates throughout. Reddish-brown cloth-covered boards with dark green..... More
First Edition. Hardcover. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. First Edition with full numberline. SIGNED by both authors without inscription on front free endpaper. Octavo (9.5" x 6.25"); 352p. Illustrated dustjacket with original $24.00 price; book is in gray paper-covered boards with blue cloth spine and silver lettering. Jacket is..... More
![Dream City: Race, Power and the Decline of Washington, D.C. [Signed]. Harry S. Jaffe, Tom Sherwood](/pictures/thumb/6319.jpg?v=1591294352)
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. First Edition with full numberline. Signed by Harry Jaffe without inscription but dated May 1994 on half title page. Octavo; 352p. Illustrated dust jacket with original $24.00 price; book is in gray paper-covered boards with blue cloth spine and silver lettering. Jacket..... 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
Akron: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1904. Reprint. Quarto. 590 pages plus advertisements. Twelve plates including portrait frontis portrait of Edith Carew Roosevelt, with black and white illustrations throughout. Floral endpapers. White enamel over cloth boards with dark blue illustration and lettering. Boards cracked and worn along edges and rubbed..... 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
First Edition. Hardcover. Washington, D.C.: Gibson Bros., 1903. First Edition, SIGNED by the author with inscription dated June 26, 1903 in Washington on front free endpaper. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and capital dome. Photo frontis. Covers show light bumping to corners and spine ends with a few small..... 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
Washington, DC: Northeast Publishing House, 1996. First Edition. Octavo; xii + 492pp. Signed and inscribed: "To Tom Beard, A colleague in government over many years, Hope you enjoy my book, Leaford C. Williams, November 11, 1998." Nearly 30 B&W documentary photographs. Full-color photographic dust jacket. Black boards with gold lettering..... 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, D.C.: Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2001 [GPO]. [History of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Vol. III (of four volumes)] Octavo; xvi +792pp, including bibliography and index. Central 16-page gathering of B&W documentary photographs. Photographic dust jacket. Rust cloth on boards with gilt seal..... More