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

[Washington, DC]: [n.p.], 1804. Wraps. Duodecimo. 14 pages. Binding is worn but holding. Front cover split at bottom. A trifle soiled along edges. Report of a committee on a survey of buildings of DC. Pages 7-14 are the text of a letter from Benjamin Henry Latrobe giving his..... More

Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2013. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's pictorial boards, no jacket as issued; xv,[1],322pp.; illus., chiefly photographs. Just About Fine. Signed and dated in year of publication by the author on title page. History of the Battle of Fort Stevens in present-day Northwest Washington, D.C. 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

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

Redondo Beach, CA? n.d., ca. 1989. First Edition. Quarto (28cm.); green pictorial wrappers staple bound at top left-hand corner; [19]ll.; illus. Wear from handling, old phone number in sharpie to upper wrapper, else Very Good. Part-zine, part-newsclipping service, this self-published promotional packet from the "techno-surf" band the Insect Surfers..... More

Danville: The Interstate Printers & Publishers, 1984. First Edition with full numberline. Signed by the author to Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf ["...and Hard of Hearing" added in 1999] Executive Director Dr. Sara Conlon with brief inscription on front free endpaper. Octavo; xvii, 420pp. Rebound in..... More

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1992. Stated First Edition with full numberline. Octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in photo-illustrated dust jacket retaining original price ($19.00); 250pp.; photographic illus. throughout. Jacket margins a bit rubbed and starting to curl, small bumps along board extremities, ownership signature to front free endpaper, else..... More

New York: The Neale Publishing Company, 1906. First Edition. Octavo. 445 pp. Black and white frontis portrait with tissue guard. Blue cloth stamped in gilt. Top edge gilt. Boards gently rubbed at extremities and gilt lettering heavily rubbed. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. A collection..... More

Washington, DC: Henry Polkinhorn, Printer, 375 D Street, 1859. First Edition. 12mo. 12 pp. Printed wraps, removed. Rubbing to edges; glue remnants along spine; stray pen annotations to front. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Very Good. Resolution from the Grand Lodge of DC advocating for the construction of..... More

City of Washington: A. & G. Way, 1808. First Edition. Octavo (21cm.); removed; 5,[1]pp. Light foxing, spine nearly split, else Good to Very Good, despite slightly musty odor. Exceedingly uncommon pamphlet reproducing three pieces of correspondence between President Thomas Jefferson and American engineer Isaac Briggs. Briggs had volunteered his..... More

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

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