日本国宝展 : 文化財保護法 50年記念 = NATIONAL TREASURES OF JAPAN
Tokyo: Yomiuri Shinbunsha, 2000. Softcover. Quarto, 361, xxi pages pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine is green with black print. Cover is illustrated, gold print; slight wear to spine caps and corners. Illustrated: color plates. Catalog of an exhibition held at Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan [Tokyo National Museum], Mar. 25-May 7, 2000. Text in Japanese with English text at rear. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited... Read More
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LASH LARUE WESTERN VOL. 1, NO. 8 "DOUBLE DEALING JUSTICE
Connecticut: Fawcett Publications, 1950. Saddle-stitched. Comic Books; FN. Slight wear to covers and spine with age toning to pages. RH consignment. Shelved Rockville Room J. 1341491. Special Collections.
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ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
New York: The Hispanic Society of America, 2006. Hardcover. Quarto, 192 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good dust jacket. Black spine with red text. Dust jacket has mild edge and shelf wear. Textblock clean. [Shelved in Room A Oversized]. 1380402. Special Collections.
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Report of the Trial of Thomas Wilson Dorr, For Treason; Including the Testimony at Length, Arguments of Counsel-The Charge of the Chief Justice-The Motions and Arguments on the Questions of a New Trial and in Arrest of Judgement; Together with the Sentence of the Court, and the Speech of Mr. Dorr Before Sentence. From Notes Taken at the Trial
Providence: B. F. Moore, 1844. Other. Disbound Pamphlet, 116 pages; G+; slight foxing to pages, black mark on page 43, title page partially separated from rest of text, foxing along edges, slight marking in pencil to title page, RW; Shelved Room A. 1357008. Special Collections.
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[THE BIG RED ONE] : FIRST INFANTRY DIVISION IN VIETNAM. VOLUME III: 1969 : A PICTORIAL HISTORY
Hardcover. Quarto, Volume III only: unpaged. In Very Good condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth, gold print. Illustrated: b&w and color photographs. Title “The Big Red One” does not appear in this volume. [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]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex in quarto column. 1409951. FP New Rockville Stock.
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS : WITH THE REPORTS OF THE HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND SELECTION FROM ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1864. Hardcover. Octavo, 688 pages. In Poor plus minus condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth. Tattering to spine caps and corners, rear hinge torn its length, detached rear panel, shelf wear. Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, damp stains throughout, cracked front hinge, light age-toning to paper. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column P. 1393109. FP New Rockville Stock.
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MATERIALS ON THE TRIAL OF FORMER SERVICEMEN OF THE JAPANESE ARMY CHARGED WITH MANUFACTURING AND EMPLOYING BACTERIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1950. Hardcover. Octavo, 534 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is blue with gold print. Boards in blue cloth with white print; wear to spine caps and corners, spotty stains on front panel. Text block has intermittent spine breaks. Illustrated: b&w plates (document facsimiles). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column V. 1403615. FP New Rockville Stock.
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GALERIES HISTORIQUES DE VERSAILLES SERIE X: PORTRAITS DIVERS SECTION V & SECTION VI PERSONNAGES CELEBRES SOUS LES REGNES DE LOUIS XV
1839. Hardcover. Large folio (33.5 x 46 cm), unpaginated. In Good condition. Quarter bound in red leather with marbled paper boards and gilt lettering on ridged spine. Boards have fraying to spine edges, heavy rubbing to corners and edges exposing boards, scuffing to leather on joints, and mild shelf wear. Textblock has front pastedown peeling away from board at bottom corner, front endpaper separating at bottom corner, and light foxing to pages. [Shelved in Room... Read More
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CECIL COUNTY : A REFERENCE BOOK OF HISTORY, BUSINESS AND GENERAL INFORMATION
Baltimore: County Directories of Maryland], 1956. Hardcover. Quarto, viii, 298 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is orange with black print. Boards in illustrated orange cloth, black print. Wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine. Text block has penciled note on front flyleaf. Illustrated: b&w. "Published quinquennially"- title page. [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]. NOTE:... Read More
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GEORGETOWN ARCHITECTURE, NORTHWEST WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY SELECTIONS; NUMBERS 2, 3, 5, 6, 10) [Five volumes]
Washington: The Commission of Fine Arts, 1967-1970. Softcover. Quarto, Five volumes only (lacking the two Waterfront volumes). In Good minus condition. Ex-library with penciled call numbers, library bookplate inside front cover of two volumes, library barcode label inside rear cover of two volumes. Spines variously colored, two volumes with black plastic comb binding. Covers are variously colored with maps, black print; light wear to spine caps and corners. Illustrated: b&w maps, plans, photographs. CONTENTS: Georgetown Commercial Architecture-M Street... Read More
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OFFICIAL CATALOGUE OF THE U.S. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1876
Philadelphia: John R. Angle and Company, 1876. Hardcover. Octavo, 1-346, 1-102 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Boards have bumping and rubbing to corners, bending and fraying to spine edges, and mild edge and shelf wear. Textblock has light age toning, slight pencil marking on title page, and writing in pencil on ad page after page 102. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Q (ND-Q). 1382933. FP New Rockville Stock.... Read More
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IMAGES OF AN ERA : THE AMERICAN POSTER, 1945-75
Washington: National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1975. Hardcover. Quarto, 20 pages + [ca. 264] pages of plates. In Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is pink with black print. Dust jacket has light edge wear,, toning to spine, peripheral toning. Boards in black cloth. Light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has short tear to front hinge. Illustrated: color plates. Catalog of the exhibition held Nov. 21, 1975-Jan. 4, 1976 at the Corcoran... Read More
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The Corsair Vo. 3 No. 5
Albany: Teral Garrett, 1943. Softcover. Octavo; VG; softcover; white spine; covers have some shelfwear, minor rubbing on spine, two folding creases running horizontally, light soiling spot on front; NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1300257. Full-priced Rockville.
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RECUEIL DE PLANCHES DU DICCTIONAIRE DES BEAUX-ARTS, FAISANT PARTIE DE L'ENCYCLOPÉDIE MÉTHODIQUE PAR ORDRE DE MATIÈRES
Paris: Chez H. Agasse, 1805. Hardcover. 7, 114 plates; G; bound in full period tree-calf, paneled spine with two labels with gilt titling, gilt to panels; patterned endpapers; Page 7 and 'Addidion a l'explication des planches' both excised, trimmed on all edges, and loose within; Composition et Expression 1 (planche double) excised but present, Dessin 13 excised but present, Dessin 38 excised and missing, Gravure 8 excised and missing, Sculpture en Bois 1 excised, cut into pieces, with some... Read More
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A GUIDE TO THE PRINCIPAL COINS OF THE GREEKS: FROM CIRC. 700 B.C. TO A.D. 270 BASED ON THE WORK OF BARCLAY V. HEAD
London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1965. Reprinted. Hardcover. Large Octavo, 108 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine beige with red lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Exterior shows moderate wear including mild age toning to the spine chips to the spine edges and fore corners. Boards show very light wear with minor bumping to spine edges and fore corners. Small blue sticker to spine head edge. Text block shows slight... Read More
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RÉCEPTION DE M. MYRON T. HERRICK ANCIEN AMBASSADEUR RÉPUBLIQUE DE LA ÉTATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE EN FRANCE À L'HOTEL DE VILLE DE PARIS, LE 26 JUILLET 1920 [RECEPTION FOR MR. MYRON T. HERRICK, FORMER AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO FRANCE, AT THE PARIS CITY HALL ON JULY 26, 1920]
Paris: Conseil Municipal De Paris, 1920. Softcover. Quarto, unpaginated. In Good plus condition. Paperback binding. Faux dust jacket has moderate wear including chipped spine, sparse soiling and slight edge wear. Black and red lettering to the front. Covers have moderate age toning. Text block has slight wear including age toning to the deckled edges. Offsetting to the end papers due to flap folds and slight age toning to several pages. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Illustrated, some plates with tissue... Read More
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EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE IN ALL CASES OF IMPEACHMENT PRESENTED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1798-1904
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1912. Hardcover. Octavo; 594 pages; G+; 3/4 bound in brown leather with gilt lettering on spine; Patterned textblock edges; Rubbing to corners and along edges, indenting at joints, minor wear along joints, sticker on spine; Textblock has bookplate on front pastedown, remains of bookplate on rear pastedown; Ex-Library; RWO. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Wegewood Section. 1362409. Special Collections.
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COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN NONLINEAR MECHANICS
Texas Institute for Computational Mechanics, 1974. Hardcover. Large Octavo, 1009 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in off white cloth with red text. Boards have bumping to corners, light toning to spine, and slight tearing to spine edges. Textblock has foxing to head edge and stamp on head edge. Shelved ND-B. 1375809. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Dogs Playing Poker (modern reprints)
14x10; VG+; framed in white cardboard; frames have some shelfwear and edgewear, sticker on right head corner of one frame. 1300139. Full-priced Rockville.
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HENRI BOUCHARD: LES DESSINS DE LA PISCINE
Paris: ADAGP, 2008. Softcover. Octavo, 135 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Paperback binding. Spine dark beige with maroon red and white lettering. Covers have very mild wear including faint age toning and light edge wear. Text block has light wear including slight age toning and light soiling to the edges. Illustrated inside covers with pictorial end papers. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Text in French. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column U, ND-U. 1403314. FP New Rockville Stock. ... Read More
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TREASURES UNTRACED: AN INVENTORY OF THE ITALIAN ART TREASURES LOST DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Rome: Instituto Poligrafico E Zecca Dello Stato, 1995. Softcover. Quarto, 339 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Paperback binding. Spine blue with white lettering. Covers have light wear with few soiling marks, slight scuffs and minor edge wear. Cocking to the spine. Text block has very slight wear including mild soiling and faint age toning to the edges. Previous owner's name to the front end paper. Profusely illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Quarto and Folio... Read More
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Mail Robot Blueprint from The Americans
A blueprint and production design for the mail robot from the television show The Americans, given to former FBI and CIA counter-intelligence analyst Christopher Lynch by the show's creators, Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg. Lynch's book, The C.I. Desk, was the inspiration for incorporating the mail robot into the show. This lot also includes a copy of Lynch's book. Condition: Very Good to Excellent with only slight rippling. Dimensions 35 x 24 inches THIS ITEM IS... Read More
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THE HOME CIRCLE : A COLLECTION OF PIANO-FORTE MUSIC : CONSISTING OF THE MOST FAVORITE MARCHES, WALTZES ... BEING A REPOSITORY OF MUSIC FOR PARLOR AND DRAWING-ROOM RECREATIONS. VOL. I.
Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co, 1859. Hardcover. Quarto; Volume 1 only; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, black without print; Boards in black cloth with gold print, spine covered and reinforced with black binders tape, cocked spine, tattering to spine caps and corners, else light shelfwear; Text block clean and tight; 216 pages of printed music. [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].... Read More
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THE FRIEND, OR, ADVOCATE OF TRUTH. FIRST MONTH, 1928 ; AND, THE QUAKER. JANUARY, 1828
Philadelphia: M.T.C. Gould, 1928. Softcover. Octavo, Two periodicals bound together in later binding (24 pages ; 24 pages). In Fair condition. Spine is black without print. Cover is quarter bound with black cloth to spine and grey paper panels. Light edge wear, slight damp stain on front. Text block has deckle edges. Names in ink on front title page, significant foxing throughout. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2 - New Ephemera Box #3. 1384866. FP New... Read More
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IN THE DARKEST HOUR THERE MAY BE LIGHT : WORKS FROM DAMIEN HIRST'S MURDERME COLLECTION
London: Serpentine Gallery, 2006. Hardcover. Quarto, unpaged. In Good condition. Spine is black and blue with black print. Boards in illustrated paper. Light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block slight crack to front hinge, inscription in ink on sheet taped to front pastedown. Illustrated: color. Published to accompany exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery, London, 25 November 2006 to 24 January 2007. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to... Read More
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