Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985. Small quarto; pp 464; VG-/G-; dark blue spine with ivory text; dust jacket has some rubbing to exterior; crease to front; crease to rear at joint; split to rear fore tail edge; slight wear to corners; cloth has slight wear to exterior; strong boards; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges; interior clean. More
Washington: D.C. Department of Housing & Community Development, 1979. Octavo; G; Paperback; Spine, orange with black print; Cover has light edgewear, small blemish to front; Text block has tanning to fore edge of title page, else clean and tight; 112 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
Elibron Classics. Elibron Classics Replica edition. Quarto; Originally published by Government Printing Office, Washington, 1871; Facsimile, Elibron Classics Replica edition; VG; Paperback; Spine, grey with tan print; Cover is clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; 152 pages + 30 b&w plates, frontispiece,1 folded map laid in. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
Washington DC: The Grew Publishing Company, 1988. First Edition. Oblong Quarto; VG/VG-; white spine with black text; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows mild wear; cloth exterior clean; tight binding; strong boards; text block clean; profusely illustrated; pp 158; arts - American. More
Washington: Commissariat of the Holy Land, 1934. Fifth edition. 12mo; 5th edition; G; Paperback; Spine, tan without print; Cover has short tear to front top spine edge, blemishes to bottom half of front; Text block clean and tight, slight age-toning to paper; 159 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w). NOTE: Shelved in 15's ephemera box 14, in Netdesk office. More
Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2009. Revised Edition. Thin 10mo; VG/VG; yellowish tan spine with dark blue text; revised edition; dust jacket shows minimal exterior wear; cloth exterior has minimal wear; strong, straight boards; text block clean; tight binding; illustrated; pp 118; inscribed by Newt and Callista Gingrich. More
Barre MA: Barre Publishers, 1968. Octavo; VG/VG-; sunned greenish blue spine with off-white text; dust jacket has only mild exterior wear; slight sunning to exterior; price clipped front flap; mylar wrap to dj; cloth has minimal exterior wear; straight boards; textblock exterior edges have mild tone; tight binding; interior good; illustrated; pp 193. More
McLean, VA: Peter L. Murray, Publisher, 2018. Octavo; pp 404; VG-/paperback; green spine with gilt text; the Green Book, 2019; covers show slight smudges to exterior, intact panels; text block has little wear to exterior edges; interior clean;. More
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1856. Octavo; G-; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Newly bound boards in brown cloth, call number printed on front, clean and strong; Text block has library bookplate on front pastedown, slight amount of penciled marginal notation, foxing throughout; xi, 178 pages. More
Arlington, VA: Wesley E. Pippenger, 1997. Octavo; VG-/paperback; blue spine with black text; covers have light exterior wear; mild crease to front fore edge; light crease to spine; intact panels; text block exterior edges shows slight shelf wear; interior clean; tight binding; illustrated; pp 518. More
Northridge, CA: Windsor Publications, Inc., 1988. First Edition. Quarto; VG-/G; light blue/black pictorial spine with red text; first edition; dust jacket shows mild smudges to exterior; minor chips to edges; price clipped front flap; cloth exterior has slight sunning to exterior; minor foxing inside edges; sturdy boards; minor edge wear; text block edges have light foxing; frontispiece; interior good; profusely illustrated; pp 367; inscribed by author. More
South Brunswick and London: Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher, 1967. Octavo; VG-/G; off-white spine with gray text; dust jacket exterior shows mild toning; mylar wrapped jacket; cloth has mild, general sunning; tight binding, strong boards; text block exterior edges have very lightly age toned; interior clean; pp 481. More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1901. Octavo; 2 volumes; G; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards in brown cloth with gold print, light wear to spine caps and corners, light shelfwear, peripheral toning to v. 2; Text blocks have gilt top edge, v.1 has spine break at p. 192, v. 2 has spine breaks at pp. 208 & 256, light tanning to endpapers, clean text; 2 vols. (408 pages; 423 pages), frontispiece in each vol., illustrated (b&w plates). More
Washington DC: The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington, 1997. 10mo; VG; dark blue spine without text; no jacket; cloth has clean exterior; small gilt "M" to front; straight boards; textblock exterior edges have minimal wear; tight binding; interior pages clean; illustrated; pp 216. More
Fairfax: George Mason University Press, 1991. Octavo; G+/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with tan map and black print; DJ has light edgewear, with small tears to top edge and small tear at center of front hinge, else clean and bright; Boards in black cloth, clean and strong; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; xiv, 294 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w plates). More
Richmond: The Dietz Press, 1958. Large Octavo; VG-/G-; Hardcover w/ DJ; Spine is off White with Black Titles; Dustjacket has severe shelfwear, moderate edgewear, several chips to front covers and spine edges, small faded stains to front cover, small wrinkles to back cover; Text block is clean and tight, foxing to fore edge; Binding is strong; 480 pp. More
Washington: For the Compiler, 1882. Seventeenth edition. 12mo; 17th edition, corrected to January, 1882; G; Hardcover; Spine, red with gold print; Boards in red cloth with gold print, mild wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, light smudging/shelfwear; Textblock has cracked front hinge, initial folded map has tear along spine, else clean and tight; xx, 250 pages, illustrated (b&w, including 2 folded maps). More
Washington, DC: The Commission of Fine Arts and The Historic American Buildings Survey, 1967. Quarto; Softcover; G+/No-DJ; Black Comb Spine; Covers have small stains to front, covers have slight fading to cover, small tears to covers near black comb spine; Textblock is clean and free of markings; 130 pp. More
Washington, D.C. U.S. Department of the Interior, 1976. Quarto; pp 194; G-/paperback; beige spine with black text; covers have light wear to exterior; text block has slight wear to exterior edges; profusely illustrated; lightly toned interior; mild cracking to front gutter; maps to rear pastedown; frontispiece;. More
Washington: The American Institute of Architects Press, 1988. Octavo; VG-; Paperback; Spine, white with black print; Cover has slight smudge on spine, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; 112 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w). More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1988. First Edition. Octavo; G/G; red, white and blue spine with white text; dust jacket exterior and flaps shows mild toning; other few, slight smudges; some soiling inside dj; cloth exterior has whitish smudges; mild lean to spine; textblock exterior edges have light tone; interior pages good; illustrated; pp 286; inscribed by author. More
Washington, D.C. Georgetown University, 1964. Hardcover Quarto; VG; Black cloth boards with gold Georgetown stamp, white text and "Georgetown University" in blind text on front, white text on spine; Boards show light general shelf ware. Foxing on portions of spine and back board; Text block age toned but clean, text and photographs are legible and clear; pp 247. Additional cost for items designated for international/expedited shipping, or anything too large or heavy (over 4Lbs) for economy shipping. Please contact shipping department for details. More
Washington, D.C. Georgetown University, 1964. Hardcover Quarto; VG; Black cloth boards with gold Georgetown stamp, white text and "Georgetown University" in blind text on front, white text on spine; Boards are clean with minimal general shelf ware. Spine slightly cocked. Light rubbing on corners. Text block age toned but clean, text and photographs legible and clear. pp 247. Additional cost for items designated for international/expedited shipping, or anything too large or heavy (over 4Lbs) for economy shipping. Please contact shipping department for details. More
Washington DC: Three Sisters Press, 2005. First Edition. Booklet (8x10); G+/paperback; gray spine with white text; stated first edition; covers show modest rubbing wear; more noticeable wear to joints and edges; text block exterior edges have minimal wear; frontispiece; page 11 loosed, but present; light marginalia; profusely illustrated; pp 111; signed by authors. More
Washington DC: Three Sisters Press, 2005. First Edition. Booklet [8x10]; VG-/paperback; gray spine with white text; covers have very slight wear; light edge wear; fully intact binding; textblock clean; profusely illustrated; pp 111; signed by authors. More
Westminster MD: Willow Bend Books and Family Line Publications, 1999. Large Octavo; VG/paperback; green spine with black text; covers have light wear to exterior; slightly sunned spine; fully intact binding; text block exterior edges have mild tone; interior clean; pp 345. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1967. First Edition. Octavo. Good Hardcover w/ Good Dustjacket; tan spine with brown lettering; DJ has some creasing to edges and corners and is in protective cover; boards show very minimal shelf wear, else clean; binding tight; text block has foxing on edges; foxing to endpapers; b/w photographs, plates and portraits; 147 pp. More
New York: Twayne Publishers, 1958. Octavo; G/fair; sunned red spine with black text; dust jacket has overall moderate rubbing wear; several chips to edges; price clipped front flap; cloth exterior has slight wear; slightly rubbed edges; mildly cocked spine; text block exterior edges show modest toning; previous owner's name to fep; light pencil to front pastedown; interior pages good; pp 316. More
Philadelphia: Pennsylvania R. R. Company, 1889. First Edition. 12mo.; Good condition paperback; mint green staple-bound booklet, comes in plastic protector; cover has rubbing, age toning, Covers about half separated at the spine but still intact; textblock is clean, includes foldout map; pp 16. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in Ephemera box D. More
Washington DC: DC History Center, 2020. Special issue. Meeting the Moment: Commentary on 2020 “Meeting the Moment” came together in the summer of 2020 as a response to the global pandemic and ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. Washington History challenged DC historians to look back into their research and ask: what could DC’s past tell us about how we arrived at this moment? What are this moment’s implications for our next steps as a community? These essays probe the old structures and experiences, dating back to the District’s founding, that shape our present. More
New York: Da Capo Press, 1970. A Da Capo Press reprint edition. Quarto; A Da Capo Press reprint edition, original 2 volumes published Washington, 1900-1903; G; Hardcover; Spine, tan with gold print; Boards in tan cloth with gold print, light wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has inscription in ink on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; xxi, 255 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). Shelved in DC History. More
Nashville: Parthenon Press, 1968. Octavo; VG-/VG-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, green with white print; DJ has slight edgewear, very slight rubbing, but is clean and bright; Boards in green cloth, clean and strong; Text block has slight spotting to fore edge, else clean and tight; 377 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). More
Washington: Published under the authority of an act of Congress and the direction of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, 1912. Octavo; G+/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, tan with gold print (flaking) against a red and a black banner; Boards in tan cloth with gold print, owner name printed on front, mild wear to corners and spine caps, mild smudging; Text block has rear cracked hinge, owner name and (library?) stamp on front endpaper, small tear at bottom of front endpaper, mild age-toning to paper; Pamphlet, “Supplement … from January 1, 1912 to January 1 1916”, inserted; 421 pages + unpaged supplement. More
Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1923. 10mo; VG-; dark green spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth shows modest shelf wear to exterior; gilt titles and border to front; gilt, blue and white illustration to front; mildly curved spine; slightly splayed boards; text block edges show mild tone; frontispiece with tissue guard; interior clean; illustrated; mild defect to gutter at pp 40-41; pp 375. More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1903. Thin Octavo; G; black spine without text; no jacket; cloth shows mild exterior wear; gray paper label to front; black lettering to label; slight inked writing to label; straight boards; text block exterior edges have mild toning; illustrated endpapers; previous owner's name to fep; partially detached title page at gutter; broken front hinge; small chip to tail edges to some first pages; interior pages lightly toned; illustrated; pp 224. More
Washington, D.C. Washingtoniana Division, D.C. Public Library, 2001. Booklet [9x12]; 1/4 bound black spine without text; VG/paperback; creamy ivory covers have slight smidges to exterior; light edge wear; securely intact exterior; text block edges have mild wear; tight binding; interior good; illustrated; pp 60. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. Octavo; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, tan with red and black print; DJ is clean and bright; Boards quarter bound with black paper to spine and white paper to boards, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Signed in ink by the author John Lockwood on the title page; xiv, 298 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). More
Washington: Commissioners of the District of Columbia, 1915. Octavo; G; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print, call number label at bottom; Boards in brown cloth, wear to spine caps, hinges, bottom edges, corners, else clean and strong; Text block has bookplate and name in ink on front pastedown, barcode label on rear pastedown, penciled call number opposite title page, cracked front hinge, else clean and tight; xxxv, 302 pages. More
Breinigsville: Xlibris Corporation, 2009. Octavo; VG/VG; Hardcover w/ DJ; Cream spine with black text; Dj has light shelfwear/edgewear; Boards strong; Binding strong; Textblock clean; pp 256. More
New York: The Dial Press, 1975. First Printing. Octavo; VG-/G; black spine with white and red text; first edition; first printing; author's first book; dust jacket shows mild tone to exterior; creases to flaps; minor chips to edges; cloth has slight exterior wear; strong boards; text block edges have mild tone; frontispiece; tight binding; interior good; illustrated; pp 254; inscribed by both author and photographer. More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1915. Octavo; G-; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, light wear to bottom edges, light shelfwear; Text block has gilt top edge, foxing to endpapers, spine break at p. 271, else clean and tight; Inscribed by journalist John P. Gavit on front flyleaf; xvi, 371 pages, illustrated “with one hundred and twenty-five illustrations” (b&w drawings). More
Washington: Published for the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum of the Smithsonian Institution by the Smithsonian Institution Press, 1977. Octavo; G; Paperback; Spine, grey with white print; Cover is tan with white print and illustration, toning to spine, mild wear to edges and hinges, slight stain at front top corner; Text block has name in ink on half-title page, else clean and tight; xxiii, 158 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w, some color). More
Washington: Intac, 2001. Second edition. Quarto; 2nd edition ©1998, Second printing 2001; VG-; Hardcover; Spine, blue with white print; Boards in glossy illustrated paper, slight shelfwear, but clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; xii, 707 pages, illustrated (b&w). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More
Washington: Government Prining Office, 1903. Octavo; Fair; Hardcover; Spine, black with gold print; Boards in black cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning, shelfwear; Text block has spotting to edges and endpapers, shaken binding, intermittent spine breaks, clean text; xvi, 452 pages, illustrated (b&w/color plates). More
Silver Spring, MD: Bartleby, 1990. Octavo; VG-/VG-; blue spine with white text; dust jacket shows mild rubbing wear to exterior; minor edge wear; cloth has small dark smudge to front joint; otherwise clean; lightly rubbed edges; strong, straight boards; text block edges have light tone; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; frontispiece; tight binding; illustrated; pp 217; inscribed by Roger L. Stevens to Mrs. J.W. Marriott. More
Washington: John T. Towers, Printer, 1848. Thin Octavo; G; sunned orange spine without text; full title: The Charter of the City of Washington, Being the Act of Incorporation, and the Acts Supplementary to and Amendatory of, and In Continuation of the Same, Passed by the Congress of the United States; no jacket; probably rebound; cloth exterior shows slight rubbing wear; ex-library markings to front; black lettering to front; minor edge wear; strong boards; text block edges show slight tone; ex-library plate to front pastedown; chip to head edge to first two pages; ex-library markings few first pages; slight foxing to several pages, mostly toward edges; conditions noted, as is; pp 52. More
Lanham MD, Toronto, Plymouth UK: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2010. Revised Edition. Quarto; VG/paperback; blue spine with white and yellow text; revised edition; covers clean; fully intact binding; textblock exterior edges have minimal wear; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated; pp 309; inscribed by both authors. More
Washington, D.C. Grand Lodge F.A.A.M., District of Columbia, 1962. Large Octavo; pp 197; G/no-DJ; dark blue spine with gilt text; cloth has some wear to exterior; strong boards; text block shows slight toning to exterior edges; previous owner's bookplate to front ffep; slight toning to interior edges; illustrated with many photographs. More
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1929. Octavo; G-; yellowish tan 1/4 bound spine with black to paper label; no jacket; exterior shows noticeable wear; partial, vertical chip to front joint; white stain to front; chipped front tail corner; sunned spine has some chips toward tail edge; adhesive remnants to rear; some wear to edges; sturdy boards; text block exterior edges have age toned; deckled edges; gift inscription to half title page; frontispiece; mild offset to title page from frontispiece; some marginalia in pencil; good binding; illustrated; pp 182. More
Washington DC: U.S Government Printing Office, 1930. Thick Quarto; pp 807; G; tan, red, black and green spine with gilt text; full title: The Code of the District of Columbia (To March 4, 1929) A Consolidation and Codification of the Laws, General and Permanent in Their Nature, Relating to or in Force in the District of Columbia, Except Such Laws as Are of Application in the District of Columbia by Reason of Being Laws of the United States General and Permanent in Their Nature; no jacket; cloth has some soiling smudges to exterior; pencil mark to front; strong boards; minor wear to corners; few scratches to spine; text block exterior edges have modestly age toned; ex-library markings to exterior tail edge; frontispiece; ex-library with few markings inside; interior pages good; ex-library sticker to rear pastedown; illustrated. More
