Philadelphia: Prichard and Hall, 1788. First American Edition. Octavo, [4], 244, [4] pages; G; bound in contemporary mottled brown leather, flat spine with gilt bands and lettering; chipping to head of spine; rubbing and bumping to corners; front hinge shaken, with lower half detached; an unrestored copy, no signs of repair to binding; collation: [A]2, [B]4, C-G4, H3/4, I4, K1-3, L4, M-Z4, 2A-2I4, lacking H1/2, K4, L1-L3 (corresponds to pages 49-52, 71-78); L4 and M1 partially loose; title page has a strip torn off at the head, does not impact text; name written on title page; first and last few leaves and pastedowns have light to moderate browning in irregular along edges, probably from binder's glue; mild foxing throughout; lacking folding demographic Table of Virginia Indians; map on page 20 present; 4 pages of ads in rear as called for; JG consignment; shelved case 1. More

Washington, D.C. 1960. One mounted photograph, measuring 9 1/4" x 13 1/4", on which Robert A. Taft has inscribed his best wishes to the photographer, Abdon Ackad. Text to his signature is the commemorative stamp of Taft which used this very photograph. 'Sen Robert A. Taft / 4 cents stamp' is written on the rear. JK consignment. More

New York: James Pott and Company, 1903. First Edition. small 8vo., 234pp.; VG; bound in maroon cloth, gilt lettering on spine and front board; very mild shelfwear and rubbing; previous owners name on ffep is Alice G. Brandeis, a champion of progressive causes who was outspoken on behalf of woman suffrage, industrial reform, organized labor, the legal rights of children, and the fledgling American Zionist movement. She was also married to Louis Brandeis, Supreme Court Justice from 1916 until 1939 and the first Jew on the Court.; AG consignment; shelved case 1. More

Berlin: Scalo, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. 4to., 127 pp., VG/VG; DJ white with black lettering; mild age-toning/shelfwear to DJ, protected by mylar; black cloth boards, gray lettering to spine; cocking to spine and boards, boards somewhat shaken, binding sturdy; INSCRIBED by Frank to half-title page; interior pristine, contains 90 black and white plates; "First Scale Edition" stated to copyright page; published in 2003 in conjunction with an exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC than ran from May 10 to July 14, 2003; includes a 23 pp. staple-bound pamphlet (mild shelfwear to pamphlet, interior clean, text by Brookman); contains ephemera (postcard and card invitations to a special preview of the Frank exhibit at the Corcoran); shelved Case 11. More

Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1900/1903. First Edition. Folios, 2 volumes; VG-; bound in publisher's oxblood cloth, gilt lettering and tooling to front covers and spines; moderate wear and rubbing to boards; volume one has a shaken binding; volume 2 rebacked with original spine preserved, ex-library, with remnant of sticker to tail of spine, discard stamp, pencil notations; Illustrated with 322 gravure plates. A handsome set with many fine architectural photographs and plans, portraits, and historical prints and photographs; heavy, please contact for shipping costs; shelved above case 2. More

Washington, DC: Rufus S. Lusk & Son, Inc, 1961. folio, 365pp.; VG-; 1/4 bound with maroon cloth spine and orange boards, yellow lettering to the spine; some bumping and fraying to corners, board edges; Black ads on boards; color tabbed District zones; wear to head and tail of spine; title continues: 'Assessments Year Ending June 30, 1962 Ownership As Of July 1, 1961'; this is copy number 3513; as they were to have been returned upon delivery of a new directory or termination of the contract, they are incredibly scarce; consignment; shelved front case. More

Washington, DC: 54th Presidential Inaugural Committee, 2001. 10mo., 75 pages; VG; small pamphlet with the American flag on the front cover, plain red rear; INSCRIBED by President George Bush 'Best Wishes, George Bush' on interior of front cover in blue marker/Sharpie; BL consignment; shelved case 5. More

Washington, D.C. Abdon Daoud Ackad, 1957. One mounted photograph, measuring 11" x 13", on which Felix Frankfurter has signed his name below the photograph. There is a date of 'IV.19.57'; on the rear is a name that is crossed out with some water-bleeding, does not bleed through; JK consignment. More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. First Edition, 1st Printing. Octavo, G+/no dj, gray spine w/ black & red text. SIGNED BY AUTHOR & JIM WRIGHT. Some shelfwear; chipping/bumping to corners/spine ends, 1" tear to front joint; text block age-toning w/ rubbing to edges & back endpapers; discoloration spots to margins of pp252-61 (text/cartoons not affected). Herblock signed/inscribed to Craig Raupe, top aide to House Speaker Jim Wright. Jim Wright signed/inscribed with cartoon of Wright & Raupe by Wright; shelved in Case # 6. More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1962. First Edition. 8vo., 158 pp., VG/VG; green DJ with black lettering; mild wear to DJ: mild rubbing to spine (lettering clear and legible), slight superficial material loss to head, tail, and hinges of spine; mild age-toning to covers mostly to back cover (lettering clear and legible), some small closed tears to edges; price uncut "$4.95" to front flap, crossed out in pencil, white sticker to the left with a revised price of "$1.00," DJ protected by mylar; quarter-bound, green lettering to gray cloth spine, blue paper boards; mild wear to boards: fading to edges; faded green top, age-toning/mild wear to text-block; frontispiece, black-and-white glossy photograph of Meir; pub. 1962, no mention of further printings; shelved Case 5. More

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923. First Edition. Large octavo, 454 pages, VG-/VG-; golden yellow DJ, black lettering: overall mild wear to covers, slight age-toning to spine, rubbing with small open tearing to joints of spine, chipping with material loss to tail, "Price, net, $4.00" to front flap, DJ protected by mylar; purple cloth boards, gold lettering: spine and top margin of front board faded brown, lettering to spine faded yet legible; scattered spotting (likely water damage) to tail; age-toning to text-block, deckled fore-edge; slight wear to head, tail, and corners; foxing/age-staining to pp. 53-56, text and photograph adjacent to p. 55 somewhat affected yet legible/clear; ex-libris bookplate "From the books of Fred & Maud Black" to front paste-down; INSCRIBED by Morgenthau to Mr. Frederick Black, dated March 23, 1928; frontispiece protected by tissue guard; shelved Case 5. More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1957. First Edition. Octavo, 124 pages, VG-/G+; lime green dj, blue and beige title blocks, white lettering: wear with chipping and closed tearing to edges; light age-toning visible to back cover; scattered foxing to back cover and flaps; "$2.50" to front flap, DJ protected by mylar; quarter-bound, navy blue cloth spine, faux-buckram blue paper boards, bright small gold lettering to spine: minimal wear to boards, very mild fading to head and tail, light bumping/wear to corners; age-toning/wear to text-block, denting to top (top edges of some leaves slightly affected); INSCRIBED by Acheson to James Newmyer on ffep; light age-toning to endpapers and interior, signature and text clear and legible; shelved Window or case 1. More

Boyd, 1884. First Edition. Extra thick octavo in discolored blue/grey hardcovers with gold letters on spine; VG; boards show some soiling; large open gutter on back board, but binding still strong; edges soiled and dusty with previous owner's large stamp on side edge; paper and text clean; print very tight and readable; pp. 962; shelved in Second Alcove. More

Washington, D.C. Abdon Daoud Ackad. One mounted photograph, on which William O. Douglas has inscribed his affectionate regards to the photographer, Abdon Ackad; JK consignment. More

New York: Elizabeth Ann Guild, 1927. First Edition. Octavo, 437 pages; VG/G; spine black with beige lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; dust jacket has moderate chipping to head and tail of spine, cracking and chipping to hinges, corners, wear to all edges; spine slightly cocked; name written to ffep; slight age-toning to interior; scarce, especially with dust jacket; shelved case 13. More

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 1165 pages; VG-/VG-; spine white with black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut; dust jacket has some chipping and general shelfwear; small bumping to corners; paper-clip marks to first two endpages; shelved case 13. More

Washington, D.C. The Renshaw School of Speech, 1937. First Edition. Octavo, 87 pages; G+; bound in blue cloth boards, no lettering on spine; staining to rear cover, some red pencil/crayon underlining and marginalia; INSCRIBED on ffep by Renshaw, dated May 1942; shelved case 10. More

New York: Random House, 2006. First Edition. Folio, unpaginated, VG-/VG-; gray pictorial DJ, white lettering: mild creasing to head, tail, and corners of covers; approx. 1" long closed tear to bottom margin of back cover; "U.S.A. $75.00 / Canada $90.00" to front flap; DJ protected by mylar; navy blue cloth boards, debossed navy blue lettering: cocking to spine and boards, casing somewhat loose, binding strong; bumping to corners; creasing to bottom corners of last five (5) leaves as well as bfep; interior pristine, with full-color photographic plates by Leibovitz; INSCRIBED by Leibovitz to half-title page, dated 2009 in Washington, DC; shelved Alcove 1. More

New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1934. First Edition. 8vo., 247 pp., VG-/no DJ; red cloth boards, faded gold lettering to spine: bumping/fraying to head, tail, and corners; mild water spot to front board; age-toning/mild staining to text-block; wear to endpapers, light age-toning to margins (lettering clear and legible); Yardley was a American cryptologist who, in addition to technical nonfiction works, authored three spy novels, of which this is one; shelved Case 6. More

Basingstoke, England: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. First Edition, First Printing [ST ANTONY'S SERIES]. Octavo, 224 pages, VG/VG; DJ, tan and gray colorblocked spine, black lettering to spine: mild overall wear to DJ, covers protected by mylar; black matte paper boards, bright silver lettering to spine: very mild overall wear to boards, inscribed by previous owner to title page; light staining/roughness/waving to title page (inscription affected) likely from liquid damage, otherwise interior clean; very mild wear to text-block, minor small stains to fore- and bottom-edges; shelved Case 9. More

Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974. First Edition. 4to., _ pp., VG/VG-; gray pictorial DJ, black lettering to spine; general shelfwear to covers, closed tears to head and tail of spine, mild foxing to flaps; olive green cloth boards, green lettering to spine; bumping to head and tail of spine, slight rounding to tail; rubbing to edges of boards, boards somewhat shaken, no shelf lean, binding sturdy; mild foxing to text-block; First Edition stated to copyright page; INSCRIBED by Goode to title page in "Washington City" dated Dec. 1979; frontispiece; shelved Sculpture. More

New York: Ruder Finn Press, 2010. First Edition. square 4to., 517 pp., VG-/VG-; DJ, red spine with white lettering; approx. 1/2" closed tear to bottom edge of front cover; wear/creasing to corners, closed tear to bottom corner of front cover; "$85.00 US" to back cover; pale yellow cloth boards, depressed pale yellow lettering to spine; back board cocked; bumping to corners, particularly to bottom corner of back board; black scuffing to bottom edges of boards; text-block somewhat waved, black scuff mark to fore-edge; interior clean, many glossy plates of Henry's works; INSCRIBED to ffep: "Glen / Well finally this is it. Let me know what you think. Thank you for all you have done for the ISC - you have consistently pulled rabbits out of a hat month after month for years. You know I have always had a deep respect for what you do even if we don't always agree. All the very best / Peace and good health, John Henry / Feb. 2011"; "ISC" likely stands for International Sculpture Center, a non-profit based in Hamilton, NJ, of which Henry is a Chairman Emeritus; "Glen" likely refers to Glenn Harper, Executive Editor of Sculpture, the ISC's monthly magazine, with offices based in Washington, DC, who wrote a review of Henry's book posted to Sculpture magazine's website in March 2011 [https://blog.sculpture.org/2011/03/22/john-henry]; John Raymond Henry is a contemporary sculptor best known for monumental and large-scale public artworks, including the largest contemporary metal sculpture in the United States; copy includes sealed DVD affixed to back paste-down; shelved Front Table. More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1952. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; multi-colored spine with black text; jacket has protective mylar cover, age toning, rubbing, chipping and small tears around edges; boards are strong, spine slightly cocked, minor rubbing along tail edges; textblock has edgewear, age toning, faint stain on title page, otherwise clean. More

New York: Harper & Row, 1968. First Edition. Octavo, 176 pages, VG-/VG-; white dj, red/blue/black lettering: red lettering to spine faded pink yet legible, closed tearing to head; overall mild wear to covers, scattered light staining/minor foxing to covers (text to back cover affected yet clear and legible); front flap price clipped; dj covered by mylar; navy blue cloth boards, bright gold lettering to spine: mild fading to margins of boards, lettering unaffected; light age-toning to margins and gutters of endpapers (inscription unaffected), interior clean; INSCRIBED by McNamara to Frederic Berlinger on ffep, inscription reads: "From an great admirer of his daughter and son-in-law with best wishes"; shelved Window or International Relations. More

Washington, D.C. W. F. Roberts Co., 1925. 1st. octavo, G/none, red boards w/ no title on spine, shelfwear, heavy foxing, signatures split, hinges cracked. More