New York: Hyperion, 1995. Stated First Edition with full numberline. Signed by the author to journalist William Safire on front free endpaper with inscription "To Bill -- You are a giant, not only as a wordsmith, but as someone who calls them like he sees them. It has been a...... More
Portland, ME: Arthur Shirley, 1822. First Edition. Octavo (21cm.); removed; 41pp. Some faint foxing to text block, contemporary ownership signature (illegible) at head of title page, neat 20th century ex libris to title page verso, else Very Good overall. Political pamphlet signed in text by Alford Richardson himself, regarding..... 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
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. First Edition. Signed and inscribed on title page: "For Craig Montgomery / with best wishes / Arthur M. Scheslinger, Jr." Octavo; xv + 557pp, including index. Eight pages of B&W photographs of the Schlesinger family and young Arthur. Photographic dust jacket in white, black..... More
![Item #5230 The Good News Is the Bad News Is Wrong [Inscribed to William Safire]. Ben J. Wattenberg](https://capitolhillbooks-dc.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/5230.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1564580330)
First Edition. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1984. First Edition. Signed by the author on front free endpaper to William Safire with inscription, "For William Safire / -- who (alone) has / noticed that this book / is mis-titled! / With best wishes for / much good news, and /..... More
[Washington, DC?: Democratic Congressional Committee? ca. 1893.] Octavo (23cm.); bifolium; 4pp. Dark shallow damp stain along top half of spine edge, stock uniformly toned and rather brittle with a few short closed tears, none quite approaching text, tiny hole mid-rear panel touching a few words without loss of meaning;..... More
[New York: The Nation, 1966.] First Edition. Quarto; publisher's staplebound self-wrappers printed in black and pink; [233]-263pp.; illus. throughout. Stock uniformly toned and a bit brittle, a few short closed tears at top margin of rear leaf only just touching text, old mail label to upper cover; Very Good... More
![Item #6885 [Drop title] A Farmer for Congress. Carl Vrooman](https://capitolhillbooks-dc.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/6885.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1599767494)
[Bloomington, IL: Democratic Agricultural Committee of 17th Congressional District, n.d. but 1946.] Octavo (23cm.); bifolium. Light toning to extremities, else Near Fine. Campaign flyer supporting the (failed) congressional bid of Carl Vrooman, former Assistant Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson. The text is comprised of fifteen bullet points..... 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
New-York: I. Riley & Co., 1806. Third Edition, "with large additions." Two volumes bound in one; 12mo; 20th-century brown library cloth, gilt-lettered spine; xxiv,179,[1]; 238,[2]pp. (collated and complete). Brief repair to two leaves, final leaf of Vol. I significantly repaired, uneven spotting throughout, ownership rubberstamp to front pastedown, else a...... More
Great Neck, NY: G. Alan Chidsey, November 9, 1940. Octavo (9.5” x 6.25”); [60pp]. Dark gray leather with stamped lettering. Covers a bit toned with any gilt or foil to lettering rubbed away. Spine a bit cocked. A handful of the pasted-in columns have let go from the pages, but..... More
Confidential Committee Print. Paperback. Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1958. Confidential Committee Print. Green paper covers over stapled page block (9" x 5.75"); [iv], 462p. Occasional illustrations with one foldout. Covers faded along edges with a 2" tear from top along spine and some general shelfwear. "Rackets - Interim Rpt"..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. First Edition. Signed by author Yergin on front free endpaper to William Safire with inscription, "With admiration and / respect - and appreciation / for the good sense of / originality you bring / to our national life, / best wishes, / Daniel Yergin."..... More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1904. First Edition. Octavo (24.5cm.); contemporary tan library cloth, spine lettered in black, grey topstain; 334,[12](ads)pp. Ex-George C. Marshall Research Library with their markings throughout, cloth a bit finger-soiled, spine toned, else Good to Very Good. At head of title page: Studies in History, Economics..... More
New-York: Hodge, Allen, and Campbell, 1790. First Edition. Octavo; full contemporary sheep, 19th-century manuscript spine label; 348pp. (A-C4 D6 E-2T4 2U6, collated and presumed complete). Leather quite scuffed and dried, later (ca. 1868) Sutton Free Library ex libris to front pastedown with their manuscript spine label, mid-20th century ownership signature..... More
![Item #25606 Heart: An American Medical Odyssey [Signed by Dick Cheney and Reiner]. Dick Cheney,...](https://capitolhillbooks-dc.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/25606.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1676652894)
New York: Scribner, 2013. First Edition. Signed by Dick Cheney and Jonathan Reiner with brief inscription to previous owner at title page. Octavo. 344 pp. Photographs. Printed dust jacket. Red and gray boards stamped in silver. Dust jacket lightly rubbed along edges. Boards show very light shelfwear. Binding..... More
![Item #14241 A Manual for Survival: A Counter-Subversive Study Course [Signed by Bundy]. Edgar C....](https://capitolhillbooks-dc.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/14241.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1664905264)
Wheaton, IL: The Church League of America, 1961. Second Printing, Revised Edition, November 1961. Signed by Bundy without inscription on flyleaf. Quarto (11" x 8.5"); 218pp. Printed paper wraps over stapled textblock. Covers rubbed along edges and a bit smudged, with a 3" razor slit at bottom front not quite..... More
Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1958. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Richard Frooman retaining original price ($4.50); xi,[3],274pp. Light chipping to jacket extremities, spine panel a bit toned, corners gently bumped, else Very Good overall. World War II memoir of the future Governor..... More
Brookline, MA: Edward Atkinson, 1902. Seventh Edition. Quarto (27.5cm.); staplebound self-wrappers; 19pp.; tables printed in text. Slightly ex-Hartford Theological Seminary with their faint contemporary pressure stamp to first two leaves and small call number rubberstamp to upper cover, the whole rather dust-soiled, a few shallows chips to extremities, else Good..... More
Washington, DC: Historical Office / Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2017. First Edition. Thick octavo. 815 pages. Black and white illustrations. Photographic dust jacket. Red boards stamped in gilt. Volume IX in the Secretaries of Defense Historical Series. Dust jacket is lightly worn at extremities..... More
![Item #25122 Recalling The Civilian Conservation Corps: The History of the CCC [Signed]. Edward S....](https://capitolhillbooks-dc.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/25122.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1673790098)
[N.p.]: Reese River Reveille Publishing Company, 2010. First Edition. Signed by Slagle at dedication page without inscription. Large octavo. 631 pp. Black and white photographs. Illustrated dust jacket. Maroon boards stamped in gilt. Mild rubbing to edges of dust jacket. Very slight lean to boards. Binding is sound..... More
First Edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc., 1971. Stated First Edition. Octavo; 240 pages. Flag-design dustjacket over red boards with silver stamped publisher's logo and lettering. Jacket faded along top with moderate edgewear. Tight and square in binding. One previous owner's notation on final page, otherwise clean and free of markings..... 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
St. Louis, MO: Federated Colored Catholics of the United States, 1930. First Edition. A six issue run from July through December 1930. Octavos. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Printed wraps. Five of the issues ex-library with institutional stamp and "Withdrawn" to front being the only institutional markings. Light rubbing..... More
Boston: Wright & Potter, 1868. First Edition. Octavo (23cm.); stitched self-wrappers; 15pp. Slightly ex-New York State Library with their faint rubber-stamp to upper cover, stock a bit toned and very slightly foxed, tiny loss at bottom fore-edge corner of rear two leaves not approaching text, else Good to..... More