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The Evidence Of Washington

The Evidence Of Washington

by Walton, William

69th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History Inc., October 17-21, 1984... [cover title]

69th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History Inc., October 17-21, 1984... [cover title]

by [Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History Inc.]; [Samuel L. Banks, President]

[Washington, D.C.: Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History Inc., 1984]. [4], 35, [1]pp. Program. 9 x 5¾ inches. Illustrated stiff paper covers; stapled. Half tone portraits; ads. Near fine. Program for the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, formerly the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), founded in 1915 by Carter G. Woodson, "The Father of Black History" and the founder of what is now Black History Month.... Read more about this item
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The Potomac (Rivers of America)

The Potomac (Rivers of America)

by Gutheim, Frederick

Rinehart & Company, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 436 pages. B/W illustrations by Mitchell Jamieson. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good, price-clipped, dust jacket Edge wear to dust jacket. Spine of jacket is tranned.
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A$39.40
Washington Aqueduct. Specifications for Conduit [and] Specification For Graduation on Section No. [blank] of the Washington Aqueduct

Washington Aqueduct. Specifications for Conduit [and] Specification For Graduation on Section No. [blank] of the Washington Aqueduct

by Cited within: [M[ontgomery] C. Meigs (1816-1892)]

[Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1858]. Two items. 12½ x 7½ inches. Each [3] pp. + [1] blank. Two partly-printed bifolium forms, unused. Very good. The construction of the Washington Aqueduct was done under the supervision of Montgomery C. Meigs of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. As seen on these forms, at the time they were furnished, Meigs held the rank of Captain. During the Civil War he would be the Quartermaster General of the Union Army. Was Meigs, an exemplary engineer, the author and designer of... Read more about this item
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A$118.21
The Employment of Negroes in the District of Columbia

The Employment of Negroes in the District of Columbia

by Lorenzo J. Greene and Myra Colson Callis

Washington, D.C.: The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc., [ca. 1931]. 90, [1]pp. Staple-bound with self-titled blue wraps. A fine copy. Contents include, "...The Color Line in Washington Industries; Changes in Employment of Negro Workers; Negro Government Employees; Gains and Losses in Industry Summarized..."
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The Washington Guide

The Washington Guide

by Elliot, William

Washington DC: Franck Taylor, 1837. Hardcover. Very good overall. Lacks the folding map. Signature ffep of Roberta Kerr Elliot August 27th, 1888; and manuscript note in same hand, beneath author's name at title page, "the brother of my grandfather". Three quarter brown leather and marbled boards, respined with modern gilt spine. 16mo, frontispiece, xii, 310pp, 3 plates. Corners and marbled boards a bit rubbed; scattered fox spotting.
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LETTER FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS TRANSMITTING, PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 2D INST. COPIES OF THE ORIGINAL DEED OF CONVEYANCE TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE GROUND IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON; AND COPIES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE IN RELATION TO THE LOCATION OF THE PUBLIC OFFICES ON THE PRESIDENT'S SQUARE

LETTER FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS TRANSMITTING, PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 2D INST. COPIES OF THE ORIGINAL DEED OF CONVEYANCE TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE GROUND IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON; AND COPIES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE IN RELATION TO THE LOCATION OF THE PUBLIC OFFICES ON THE PRESIDENT'S SQUARE

by Washington D.C

February 10, 1818. [89]. Washington: Printed by E. De Krafft, 1818. 17, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, untrimmed, uncut. Scattered foxing. Very Good. OCLC 20844757 [3]. AI 46315 [4].
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WASHINGTON D.C. OUR NATION'S CAPITAL AN AERIAL PORTRAIT-THE COMPANION VOLUME TO THE PUBLIC TELEVISION SPECIAL

WASHINGTON D.C. OUR NATION'S CAPITAL AN AERIAL PORTRAIT-THE COMPANION VOLUME TO THE PUBLIC TELEVISION SPECIAL

by Park, Edwards (Text by) , Davidson, Cameron (Photography by)

Harpercollins. NF. 1994. no edition/printing given. Softcover. 0062635220 . Near fine condition with almost no usage showing. Text is clean/tight and full of beautiful aerial color photography. Gift quality condition. Free gift wrapping, card and drop shipping. Let us know the occasion and message. ; 9 1/2 x 9 oblong; 127 pages .
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FIRST IN WAR FIRST IN PEACE AND FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF HIS COUNTRYMEN. PANORAMA OF WASHINGTON

FIRST IN WAR FIRST IN PEACE AND FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF HIS COUNTRYMEN. PANORAMA OF WASHINGTON

by [Washington, George]

New York: Chas. Magnus, 1861. Folio broadside, 9" x 32", hand colored lithograph, with its original decorated envelope. "Twenty-nine small vignettes of building in and around Washington, D.C. At top is a bust length portrait of George Washington, and at bottom is a larger vignette of the Capitol Building" [AAS description]. Several fox spots outside the image; retention of the original color-illustrated envelope is most unusual [several tears, lightly worn]. The expected horizontal folds, Very Good.... Read more about this item
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A New Guide to Washington

A New Guide to Washington

by Watterston, George

Washington: Robert Farnham, 1847. Revised Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good. First published in pamphlet form in 1840 and republished in 1842 as a full volume with a frontispiece and two plans. This edition includes a folding plan of the city of Washington. 24mo, frontispiece, 224pp, 16 plates, folding plan. Complete with the 17 engravings called for, and the folding map. Embossed brown gilt cloth, title in gilt and seated Washington (after the sculpture by Horatio Greenough) on the front... Read more about this item
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Configuration Of The Bedrock Surface Of The District Of Columbia And Vicinity

Configuration Of The Bedrock Surface Of The District Of Columbia And Vicinity

by N H Darton

1950 USGS softcover as pictured. The most attractive feature of this publication is a large full color topographical map of the Washington area. The map is in good condition and appears never to have been unfolded. The booklet itself is tanned with a spine reinforced with tape. The text appears unmarked. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sOB 4
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A$33.10
TWO HUNDRED YEARS Stories of the Nation's Capital

TWO HUNDRED YEARS Stories of the Nation's Capital

by Fogle, Jeanne M

Vandamere Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. Inscribed and signed by author on title-page: "To Carl, with best wishes Jeanne Fogle May '03". Large corner fold to rear flap of the DJ. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 184 pages .
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A$15.76
Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention... [photo-illustrated calendar]

Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention... [photo-illustrated calendar]

by [Anon.]

[Washington, D.C. 1952]. 12 x 9 inches. General wear; very good. "Building a Better World Through Christian Missions." A large mid-twentieth century calendar documenting the 1951 pilgrimage to Africa by the Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention. Lott Carey (1780-1828), an enslaved man in Virginia, became the first American Baptist missionary to Africa. In 1897, African-American Baptists formed the Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention for African missions. This calendar features a large group photo... Read more about this item
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[Circa 1909 - 1914 Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Military Parade Photograph]

[Circa 1909 - 1914 Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Military Parade Photograph]

by [Unkwn.]

[Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, c.1909 - 1914]. Albumen photograph on old mount. 7½ x 9½ inches. Fine condition. Excellent photograph, with rich tonal contrast, of a military parade formation in front of the Hotel Conner in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Soldiers gather under a patriotic arch with a hanging banner: "Welcome Back to Harpers Ferry, N.G.D.C." and well-dressed spectators fill the hotel's balcony and street. In the foreground, a portion of a reviewing stand is seen. Between 1908 to 1914, the... Read more about this item
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BOYD'S WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN DIRECTORY. CONTAINING A BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON, GEORGETOWN, AND ALEXANDRIA, CONGRESSIONAL AND DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY, AND AN APPENDIX OF MUCH USEFUL INFORMATION. COMPILED BY WILLIAM H. BOYD. 1860. PRICE, TWO DOLLARS

BOYD'S WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN DIRECTORY. CONTAINING A BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON, GEORGETOWN, AND ALEXANDRIA, CONGRESSIONAL AND DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY, AND AN APPENDIX OF MUCH USEFUL INFORMATION. COMPILED BY WILLIAM H. BOYD. 1860. PRICE, TWO DOLLARS

by Boyd, William H

Washington, D.C.: Taylor and Maury, Booksellers and Publishers, 1860. Quarter sheep and pictorial paper over boards [rebacked]. [46- advertising], vi, [4], 34-232, [6- advertising] pp, as issued. Boards and endpapers with advertising material. Very Good. Boyd's first such Directory issued in 1859. This scarce Washington Directory promises improvements in completeness and accuracy, "with an increase of some 3,000 names over the last canvass." A Table of Contents and Index to advertisers are included,... Read more about this item
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A$1,970.12
1841 District of Columbia Legal Manuscript re: a Converted Double Barreled Fowling Gun

1841 District of Columbia Legal Manuscript re: a Converted Double Barreled Fowling Gun

by [D.K. Morsell; John Peabody]

Washington City. October 15, 1841. [1]p. Legal Document. 12 x 8 inches. Small tears and small paper defects; good. An odd case, Thomas Turner vs. John Peabody, where the latter man accuses the former of "unlawfully converted for his own use three certain double barreled fowling pieces..." The specifics of this dispute remain unknown to us. Here Peabody attests to Turner's dastardly deeds by making "oath on the Holy Evangelists and Almighty God" before Morsell, District of Columbia justice of the peace.
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The evidence of Washington

The evidence of Washington

by Walton, William

Harper & Row, 1966. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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A$16.60
The Evidence of Washington

The Evidence of Washington

by Walton, William

Harper & Row, 1966. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good dustjacket illustrated with photographs . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Hofer, Evelyn [photographer].
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A$28.37
Morrison's Stranger's Guide for Washington City, Illustrated with Wood and Steel Engravings

Morrison's Stranger's Guide for Washington City, Illustrated with Wood and Steel Engravings

by MORRISON, W.H. & O. H

Washington: W.H. and O.H. Morrison, 1868. 16mo. 58 pages + plates, map (see description). Original publisher's cloth. Spine sunned; scattered and light foxing or toning; very good. This Reconstruction Era edition of Morrison's Stranger's Guide for Washington City (1868) is quite scarce to commerce. A handsome copy, the large map of the city folded inside into the rear cover is in excellent condition. Also within are: Twenty-five plates + 6 folding plates depicting the House and Senate in session (2); a... Read more about this item
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The Secret City. A History Of Race Relations In The Nation's Capital

The Secret City. A History Of Race Relations In The Nation's Capital

by Constance McLaughlin Green

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1967. 389pp. First Edition. Illustrated. Publisher's cloth with dust jacket. Endsheets are sunned and front endpaper with small sticker shadow. A very good copy. A comprehensive study of the history of race and relations in Washington, D.C. "Mrs. Green has here recorded the ups and downs of the relations between the races from the city's founding at the end of the eighteenth century to the beginning of the 1960's..." (dust jacket).
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The Evening Star, Published Every Afternoon by W.D. Wallach. 9 issues, September, October, & November, 1859.

The Evening Star, Published Every Afternoon by W.D. Wallach. 9 issues, September, October, & November, 1859.

by [Periodical, Newspaper]. WALLACH, W.D. (editor, publisher)

Washington, D.C.: W.D. Wallach. Lot of 9 issues, broken run: Volume xiv, numbers 2058, 2061, 2062, 2073, 2076, 2077, 2078, 2079, & 2098, September, October, & November, 1859. First editions, original broadsheet newspapers, single sheets measuring 22 inches by 29 inches folding once vertically forming 4 pages each.
Old folds, tattered, creased, some losses (text mostly unaffected), small rubber stamp in the margins, good or so & still quite useful.
The Washington Evening Star was founded in 1852 by... Read more about this item
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BATTLE IN WASHINGTON SQUARE

BATTLE IN WASHINGTON SQUARE

by Angelo, Valenti

N Y, N: Golden Cross Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1942. First Edition. Paperback. Color wash; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 19 pages; One of 200 copies. Signed by author on colophon page. ; Signed by Author .
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A$108.04
CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY FOR THE SECOND SESSION OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. COMPILED AND PRINTED FOR THE USE OF CONGRESS

CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY FOR THE SECOND SESSION OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. COMPILED AND PRINTED FOR THE USE OF CONGRESS

by [Congress]

Washington: Peter Force, Printer, 1841. 62, [6] pp, plus full-page diagram and folding diagram of Congressional chamber. Disbound, light foxing, Good+. This scarce Directory lists the "places of abode in Washington, of the members of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: together with their post offices, counties and Congressional Districts." These were primarily boarding houses. For example, Congressman Millard Fillmore lived at Mrs. Pitman's on 3d Street; Senator James Buchanan lived at... Read more about this item
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Autograph Letter Signed by Walter Wellman, Pioneer American Aviator

Autograph Letter Signed by Walter Wellman, Pioneer American Aviator

by Walter Wellman (1858-1934)

Washington, [D.C.] c. October 30, 1893. Quarto, [2]pp. Written on the engraved letterhead of the American Press Association, with Walter Wellman's name listed as a Washington Bureau Correspondent. Folds, tiny tears or tiny paper defects to some fold lines or margins; very good. In this good content letter pioneer aviator Walter Wellman writes in his position as a news journalist for the American Press Association (Associated Press, today), writing as a Washington, D.C. correspondent. He sarcastically... Read more about this item
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Memorial of a Number of Citizens of the District of Columbia, adverse To any legislation on the part of Congress, on the subject of slavery in said District

Memorial of a Number of Citizens of the District of Columbia, adverse To any legislation on the part of Congress, on the subject of slavery in said District

by Peter Force et al

[Washington, D.C.:] Blair & Rives, printers, [1839]. 4 pages. 8¾ x 5½ inches. Government Document: "[Senate.] 25th Congress, 3d Session." Pamphlet; removed; light foxing; Vey Good. Memorial supporting the rights of slaveholders by 220 citizens of Washington, D.C. who "...do not desire the enactment of any law for the extinction of slavery within this District [of Columbia], even conceding the very questionable right of your honorable bodies to pass such an act without the consent of the people whose... Read more about this item
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