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DUPONT CIRCLE STORE AND AT BOTH STORES—
THE GEORGE O. KENT COLLECTION
OF EUROPEAN POLITICAL AND MILITARY HISTORY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON GERMANY 1840-WWII
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Brodhead, John Romeyn
HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: 2 (II) Volumes New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers 1853, 1871. no edition listed. Fair. Two wide 8vos is black/brown cloth, title on spine in gilt. Significant wear to boards of both vols; edges rubbed and corners bumped and fraying, spine agetoned with chipping to cloth near top of spine; vol I significantly more agetoned with indeterminate moisture staining to spine as well. Ex-libris with prev. owner's signature. Edges of textblock agetoned, pages agetoned as well; scattered foxing to vol I. [Book #9-114-1159117] $250 Cartier-Bresson, Henri THE EUROPEANS New York and Paris: Simon and Schuster // Edition Verve 1955. First Edition. VG/no DJ Folio in illustrated paper over boards with black text on yellow spine. Minor shelf wear; bumped and chipped at corners, head and tail of spine. Head of spine missing approximately 1 inch. Interior clean and bright, binding solid. [Book #9-37-1159180] $200 James, W.M. (Author); Lambert, Andrew (Introduction Author) THE NAVAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN: DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY AND NAPOLEONIC WARS (6 VOLS.) Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books 2002. First U.S. Edition. Six octavo volumes in navy cloth. VG+/VG+. Minor shelfwear. DJs are crisp, with only light scuffing and bumping to corners. Interiors bright and clean. Bindings tight. A very good set. [Book #9-97-1159234] $200 Cowles, Fleur (editor); Dominick Dunne (foreword) THE BEST OF FLAIR New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. 2000. SECOND EDITION. NF-/NF-. Folio in illustrated boards. DJ is red with title on spine in black and white. In red cloth-covered clam shell box, title only on front of box in white. No noticeable wear to boards or DJ. Box has very minor shelfwear. Many color and b&w images as well as tipped in paraphernalia, fold-out pages, and various other artsy, slightly ridiculous flourishes. 337 pp. [Book #9-63-1159255] $425 Hume, David [1711-1776] ESSAYS AND TREATISES ON SEVERAL SUBJECTS [CONTAINING ESSAYS, MORAL, POLITICAL AND LITERARY], 2 VOLUME SET] good+/none; brown leather spine with gilt lettering, filigree, and raised bands; ex libris, notes and clippings, ffep; shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; light toning starts; some worm holes; v1, "Containing essays moral, political, and literary," 556 pp.; v2, "Containing an Enquiry concerning Human Understanding; an Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals; and the Natural History of Religion," 503 pp.; ex libris, signature, profile sketch, ffep; boards and edges, chipping; rubbed; else good. [Book #9-114-1159298] $350 Aeschylus; Euripides; Sophocles; with Francklin, Thomas; etal., trans./eds THE GREEK TRAGIC THEATRE; WITH A DISSERTATION ON ANTIENT TRAGEDY [5 VOLUME SET] London: John Walker; etal. 1809. New Edition, revised and corrected. Octavo; vg+/none; brown leather spine with gilt lettering, filigree, and raised bands; half-bound with feathered boards, edges, and endpapers; ex libris, bookplate; minor shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; some foxing; joints, split starts; corners, chipping; 411+477+508+502+472 pp.; else very good. [Book #9-114-1159299] $230  ROCKVILLE BARGAINS—
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Possibly the last of our clothing worn by celebrities, including a green sequin evening gown worn by Julianne Moore... a very large, detailed map of Alaska... X-Men comics from the sixties...original Civil War photo of a group of Union Army Officers...
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If you have a large collection of good books, CDs or DVDs for sale, contact Warren Wigutow at 301-770-0477, ext. 16. If they'll fit in your car, please bring them to Second Story Books' Dupont location any day between 10-4 and to Rockville any day between 10-7. If you have more than what will fit in your car, Warren will come to your home. General consignment inquiries should be directed to Allan at 301-770-0477 ext. 13.
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If you would like to have your books, manuscripts or other personal property appraised for tax, donation, insurance, probate or resale purposes, contact Allan Stypeck, Senior Member of the American Society of Appraisers, with over 30 years experience as an accredited appraiser, at 301-770-0477, ext. 13.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM AUGUST'S APPRAISALS:
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, collection of photographs by Hugo Jaeger, Hitler's personal photographer
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, archival material from the Army Air Corp and U.S. Air Force careers of Col. Lewis S. Webster and Lieut. Col. Lewis Frazer Webster The Theater Historical Society, large collection of blueprints relating to Wash., DC area theaters St. David's Episcopal Church, the Thomas Dixon collection of religion and theology To view Allan's CV and a list (updated regularly) of some of the more interesting appraisals he's prepared, visit Appraisals. ORIGINS OF PUBLISHERS' CLOTH BINDINGS
This is the fourth installment on this topic in our newsletter. The text is from the University of Maryland's Hornbake Library Spring 2008 exhibit entitled "The Well-Dressed Book: Cloth Book Binding in the United States 1830-1920".
The development of book cloth as a new binding material contributed to the mass production of books in the 19th century. Cloth was cheaper than leather, more durable than paper and created a surface upon which many different designs could be applied. Three challenges needed to be solved to make cloth suitable as an appropriate and long lasting binding material:
ADVANTAGE OF REAL BOOKS OVER eBOOKS:
THE LOOK, THE SMELL, THE FEEL
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