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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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A$387.35
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$32.54
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$27.89
Speech of Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, on the Subject of Abolition Petitions. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 7, 1839

Speech of Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, on the Subject of Abolition Petitions. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 7, 1839

by [Henry Clay (1777-1852)]

Washington [D.C.]: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1839. 16pp. 8vo. Pamphlet; removed; foxing, else Very Good. Senator and slaveholder Henry Clay of Kentucky discusses slavery in the the District of Columbia, the impediments to the immediate abolition of slavery, and the broader role of ultra-abolitionists. "The liberty of the descendants of Africa in the United States is incompatible with the safety and liberty of the European descendants. Their slavery forms an exception...to the general liberty in the... Read more about this item
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A$77.47
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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A$69.72
THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAYLOR REQUEST THE FAVOR OF MR. & MRS. WHITE'S COMPANY AT DINNER ON THURSDAY JANY 31ST AT 6 O'CLOCK

THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAYLOR REQUEST THE FAVOR OF MR. & MRS. WHITE'S COMPANY AT DINNER ON THURSDAY JANY 31ST AT 6 O'CLOCK

by [Taylor, Zachary]

[Washington, 1850. Printed invitation, 4-1/4" x 6-3/4," in elegant typescript, completed in manuscript. Old folds. Very Good. On January 29, 1850, Senator Henry Clay introduced the Bill that would become the Compromise of 1850. Several days earlier, President Taylor had sent his Message to Congress proposing delay in resolving the issue of statehood for California and New Mexico. Clay's Compromise Resolutions conflicted with the President's proposal. This invitation, to Congressman Hugh White of New... Read more about this item
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A$774.70
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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A$232.41
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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A$232.41
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$16.32
[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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A$464.82
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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A$69.72
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$116.21
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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A$54.23
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$1,936.75
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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A$116.21
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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A$542.29
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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A$542.29
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$2,711.45
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$15.49
EXTRACTS FROM THE SPEECH OF MR. BOND, OF OHIO. DELIVERED IN CONGRESS, 1838. ON THE RESOLUTION OF MR. HOPKINS TO DIVORCE THE GOVERNMENT FROM THE PRESS

EXTRACTS FROM THE SPEECH OF MR. BOND, OF OHIO. DELIVERED IN CONGRESS, 1838. ON THE RESOLUTION OF MR. HOPKINS TO DIVORCE THE GOVERNMENT FROM THE PRESS

by Bond, William Key

np. Washington?, 1838. 32pp. Caption title [as issued], stitched, some spotting. About Good+. A Whig, and thus opposed to the Jackson-Van Buren administrations, Bond supported efforts to diminish the patronage power of the President, especially the selection of the printer of government documents and proceedings. Morgan 7567. OCLC 20103892 [3]. Not in AI, Sabin.
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A$100.71
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$38.74
By Latimer & Cleary, Auctioneers. Catalogue Sale of Superb Parlor and Chamber Furniture... at the Residence of his Excellency the Marquis de Noailles... Feb'y 3d & 4th, 1874... [cover title of auction catalogue]

By Latimer & Cleary, Auctioneers. Catalogue Sale of Superb Parlor and Chamber Furniture... at the Residence of his Excellency the Marquis de Noailles... Feb'y 3d & 4th, 1874... [cover title of auction catalogue]

by [Latimer & Cleary, Auctioneers]; [Emmanuel Henri Victurnien, Marquis de Noailles (1830-1909)]

[Washington, D.C. 1874]. Quarto, bifolium. Four page catalog printed in a superb variety of font faces. Former folds, light toning; Very Good. Unrecorded auction catalogue held by Washington D.C. auctioneers Latimer & Cleary for Emmanuel Henri Victurnien, Marquis de Noailles (1830-1909), a French diplomat, historian, and literary critic. Victurnien was envoy to the United States in 1872, and then an ambassador to Italy, the Ottoman Empire and to Germany. He authored several works on Poland's history and... Read more about this item
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A$232.41
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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A$69.72