[N.p.]: [n.p.], [ca. 1992.] First Edition. Oblong octavo. 12 pages, only numbered on verso. Stiff bound beige wraps. Frontispiece photograph of Eastern Elevation with tissue guard. Tipped in photographs to each page. A report on the state of renovation of the exterior of the White House. Give overviews..... More
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
![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. 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
Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1943. First Edition. Quarto. 532 pages. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Blue cloth stamped in gilt. Photographic endpapers. No dust jacket. A detailed report on the 40 year project to expand the Capitol grounds. Includes sections of demolition of buildings, architectural..... 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
![Tet! [Inscribed to Alan Barth]. Don Oberdorfer](/images/noimage.png)
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971. First Edition. Signed by Oberdorfer to fellow Washington Post columnist Barth with inscription, "To Alan Barth - Friend and colleague, and protector of the liberty of us all, with all the best, Don. 2/9/72." In his nearly 30 year tenure at the..... 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
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
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
[Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1940.] Octavo (25.5cm.); pictorial bifolium printed on stiff grey stock. A hint of wear and soil, else Near Fine. Menu for Saturday, February 24, 1940, at the House of Representatives Restaurant. The 65 cent dietary platter consisted of a mayonnaise-based green shrimp and..... 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
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
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