First Edition. Hardcover. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1946. Stated First Edition. SIGNED by the author with brief inscription on front free endpaper, dated in publication year. Octavo (8.25" x 5.75"); x, 304p. Photo-illustrated dustjacket over blue cloth with red and gilt titling. Price-clipped dustjacket chipped at spine ends with... More about Thank You, Mr. President: A White House Notebook
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974. Fourth printing. Signed by Woodward on front free endpaper. Octavo; 349 pages. Previous owner's inscription on front free end paper (below Woodward's inscription). In photographic dust jacket with original "8.95" price present. Blue boards with spine stamped in white. Inscription from Woodward... More about All The President's Men
Second Edition. Washington, D.C.: The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, 1919. Second Edition. Octavo; 454pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. Dampstain tracing along entirety of bottom front and back edges, not involving text or interior, with some bumping to corners and spine... More about The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861: A History of the Education of the Colored People of the...
Reprint. Hardcover. Chevy Chase / Mansfield Centre: Bartleby's Books / Martino Publishing, 2008. Facsimile reprint of the 1909 John C. Winston Company edition. Octavo; xi, 342pp. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Boards are sturdy and square with very light edgewear at spine ends. Binding is sound and pages... More about Neglected Neighbors: Stories of Life in the Alleys, Tenements and Shanties of the National Capital
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 about The Old Stone House
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 ex-library. More about History of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1947-1963
First HarperPerennial Edition. New York: HarperPerennial, 1993. Stated First HarperPerennial Edition (First Paperback). Signed by the author without inscription on full title. Octavo; 250pp. Illustrated paper wraps. Covers edgeworn with a 3" vertical crease to top front and a faint crease to back. Pages toned along edges but unmarked. Binding is sound. More about Lost in the City
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 about Carp's Washington
First Edition. Hardcover. Alexandria: Frederick Tilp, 1978. Stated First Edition. SIGNED by the author without inscription on title page. Tall octavo (11.5" x 8"); xv, 358p +9p pictorial supplement at back. Map endpapers, and illustrated throughout. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Missing dustjacket. Boards a bit warped... More about This Was Potomac River
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 about The Fifth Essence: An Invitation to Share in Our Eternal Heritage
First Thus. Hardcover. New York: Modern Library, 1999. First Modern Library Printing with full numberline. SIGNED by Vidal without inscription on flyleaf. Ex-library with pocket on back free endpaper, abrasion from removed bookplate on front pastedown, and District of Columbia Public Library stamp on top page edges, but with no... More about Washington, D.C
First Edition. Hardcover. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1935. First Edition. SIGNED by the author without inscription on front free endpaper. Octavo (8" x 5.5"); [xvi], 276p. 13 plates including frontis, all present. Photo-illustrated dustjacket with original $2.50 price; book in red cloth with gilt lettering. Inch or less dampstain... More about Back to Work: The Story of the PWA
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 about Dream City: Race, Power And the Decline of Washington, D.C
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 about Dream City: Race, Power and the Decline of Washington, D.C
First Edition. Hardcover. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. First Edition with full numberline. 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 lightly bumped at corners and spine ends, but with no chips... More about Dream City: Race, Power And the Decline of Washington, D.C
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 about Beautiful Washington
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 about Beautiful Washington
V.p. 1903-1904. From the personal library of author, journalist, and presidential speechwriter William Safire. Small quarto. Green leather and marbled paper-covered boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Signed November 1898 letter from John Hay on State Department letterhead to S.H. Kauffmann of the Corcoran Gallery of Art acknowledging..... More about Sammelband of Six Pamphlets and Addresses, with Letter
First Edition. Hardcover. New York: HarperCollins, 2006. Stated First Edition with full numberline. SIGNED by the author without inscription on full title. Illustrated portrait dustjacket with original $27.95 price; book in off-white paper-covered boards and black cloth spine with gilt lettering. Jacket is crisp with light edgewear but no chips... More about The Senator and the Socialite: The True Story of America's First Black Dynasty
Fourth Edition. Washington, D.C.: White House Historical Association, 1963. Fourth Edition. Signed by Evelyn Pearce, John F. Kennedy's personal secretary, without inscription at top of title page. Octavo; 141pp. Photo-illustrated paper wraps. Covers edgeworn with some toning and foxing, but no chips or tears. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More about The White House: An Historic Guide
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1977-1978. Six parts bound in two volumes. I. 155pp, 97pp, 422pp, 280pp +31 fold-out pages at back; II. 1402pp, 149pp. Blue buckram with gilt lettering to spine. Covers are sturdy and solid with very light shelfwear. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Thomas... More about Matters Relating to T. Bertram Lance: Hearings Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, ...
First Edition. Paperback. Washington DC: Washington Writers' Publishing House, 1979. First Edition. SIGNED by contributors Jonetta Barras-Abney, Grace Cavalieri, Dolores Kendrick, E. Ethelbert Miller, Jean Nordhaus, Carlo Parcelli, and Linda Pastan on their respective pages. Printed paper covers; [xviii], 185p. Covers edgeworn with some bumps and creases to corners and... More about The Poet Upstairs: A Washington Anthology
Hardcover. New York: Random House, 1990. First Edition, Later Printing. Signed once by Noonan to author and fellow presidential speechwriter William Safire on dedication page: "To my friend Bill Safire, the heavy hitter of Mr. Nixon's Murderer's Row -- With affection, Peggy," and again with birthday greetings on laid-in stationary... More about What I Saw at the Revolution: A Political Life in the Regan Era
First Edition. Hardcover. Washington, D.C.: R.O. Polkinhorn, 1878. First Edition. Octavo; 350pp. Blindstamped brick cloth-covered boards with beveled edges and gilt lettering to spine. Boards edgeworn with some bumping to corners and spine ends, light wear to joints, and some general light smudging and soiling. Front board opens a bit..... More about The Chronicles of Georgetown, D.C.: From 1751 to 1878
First Edition. Washington, D.C.: Paycock Press, 1997. First Edition. Signed by contributors Diane Williams and Ben Marcus on their respective pages. Octavo; 363pp +4pp ads. Illustrated paper wraps. Covers very lightly shelfworn, but clean and crisp overall. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Gargoyle was founded in 1976... More about Gargoyle, Number 39/40: 20th Anniversary Issue