CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF DETERIORATION IN BOOK MATERIALS
by WALTON, Robert P.
WALTON, Robert P. CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF DETERIORATION IN BOOK MATERIALS. New York: New York Public Library, 1929. Large 8vo. Wrappers. 39 pages. Firs edition. A marvelous, heavily-annotated, early bibliography on the conservation of boo materials written by over 150 authors. It is still useful. Fine. Scarce.
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REPORT OF GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD MEMORIAL COMMISSION
by (CIVIL WAR)
(CIVIL WAR) REPORT OF GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD MEMORIAL COMMISSION. Harrisburg: N.P., 1914. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. 162 pages. First edition. With over one hundred photographic plates of all the brass memorials erected Gettysburg to Pennsylvania regiments. Cover spotted, a good copy only, internally very good.
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THE HOME OF MAN
by WARD, Barbara
WARD, Barbara. THE HOME OF MAN. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., (1976). 12mo. Cloth, dust jacket. xii, 297 page First edition. Ward makes suggestions on land-use planning, shelter, transport, sanitation, other issues involving the growth of modern cities, with illustrations. Very good in lightly worn dust jacket.
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SPIRIT OF '76, WHY NOT NOW
by WARD, Barbara
WARD, Barbara. SPIRIT OF '76, WHY NOT NOW? Williamsburg, Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg, 1963. 8vo. Wrappers. 29 pages Cover spotted, else very good.
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THE AMERICAN ILLUSTRATED BOOK IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
by WARD, Gerald W.R.
WARD, Gerald W.R. THE AMERICAN ILLUSTRATED BOOK IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Winterthur, Delaware: Winterthur Museum, (1987). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. x, 273 (1) pages. First edition. An in-depth study of nineteenth century American book illustration. Nine ess focus on specific areas of book illustration, such as early encyclopedias, natural histories, architectural pattern books, and volumes designed in the a and crafts style. Individual illustrators such as John Sartain and Howard Py are discussed as well. Very good. ... Read More
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THE OLD AND THE QUAINT IN VIRGINIA
by WARDLAW, Georgia Dickinson
WARDLAW, Georgia Dickinson. THE OLD AND THE QUAINT IN VIRGINIA. Richmond: The Dietz Press, 1939. 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 328 pages, (3 plates. First edition. Wardlaw provides the history of numerous Virginia objects including a sampler silhouettes, ladies fans, china, silver, clocks and chairs, duelling pistols, and dolls. Well illustrated. With an index. Inscription on front free-endpaper, light browing to edges, light chipping to edges of dust jacket.
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GENERALS IN BLUE, LIVES OF THE UNION COMMANDERS
by WARNER, Ezra J.
WARNER, Ezra J. GENERALS IN BLUE, LIVES OF THE UNION COMMANDERS. Baton Rouge: Lousiana State University Press, (1972). 4to. Cloth. xxv, 680 pages. Still the best biographical dictionary for Federal generals. Includes photographs of each of the five hundred and eighty-three generals. Very slightly shaken, spine and edges of covers rubbed, else very good.
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THE CRAFT OF THE JAPANESE SCULPTOR
by WARNER, Langdon
WARNER, Langdon. THE CRAFT OF THE JAPANESE SCULPTOR. New York: McFarlane, Warde, McFarlane, 1936. 4to. Cloth. (xvi), 55 pages, 85 plates with accompanying leaves of text. First edition. [Arntzen, K-234.] A monograph by the leading scholar in the field, well-illustrated with plates illustrating Japanese sculpture from 552-1867 a.d. Warner concentrates on th development of techniques. Very good.
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JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER'S POETRY. AN APPRAISAL AND A SELECTION
by WARREN, Robert Penn
WARREN, Robert Penn. JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER'S POETRY. AN APPRAISAL AND A SELECTION. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, (1971). 8vo. Cloth spine, paper covered boards, dust jacket. 208 pages. First edition. Warren gives a biographical and critical portrait of Whittier along with a selection of 36 of Whittier's poems. An important study.
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GEORGETOWN COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE - M STREET
by (WASHINGTON DC)
(WASHINGTON DC) GEORGETOWN COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE - M STREET. Washington: Commission of Fine Arts, 1967. 4to. Wrappers, comb binding. 130 pages. First edition. Includes the Bank of Columbia, the Georgetown Market, and the Francis Wheatle House. Very good.
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITAL
by WASHINGTON, DC
WASHINGTON, DC. DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITAL. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1930. 4to. Cloth. Frontispiece, 92 pages. First edition. "Addresses delivered in the auditorium of the United States Chamber of Commer Building, Washington, DC, at meetings held to discuss the development of the national capital." A conference held between April 25-26, 1929 and published House Document No. 35 of the 71st Congress, 1st Session. Speakers included A Mellon, Reed Smoot, R.N. Elliott, M.B. Medley, Charles Moore, E.H.... Read More
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GEORGETOWN RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - NORTHEAST
by (WASHINGTON DC)
(WASHINGTON DC) GEORGETOWN RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - NORTHEAST. Washington: Commission of Fine Arts, 1969. 4to. Wrappers. xiii, (i), 233 pag First edition. Includes the Edgar Patterson House, and Wheatley Town House. Very good.
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GEORGETOWN RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - NORTHEAST
by (WASHINGTON DC)
(WASHINGTON DC) GEORGETOWN RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - NORTHEAST. Washington: Commission of Fine Arts, (1969). 4to. Wrappers. xiii, 233 pages. First edition. Including the Edgar Patterson House, Wheatley Town House, and Cooke's Row. Spine sunned, else very good.
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MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE ARCHITECTURE
by (WASHINGTON DC)
(WASHINGTON DC) MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE ARCHITECTURE. Volume I. Washington: Commission of Fine Arts, 1973. 4to. Wrappers. ix, 472 pages. Fir edition. Including Anderson House, the Cosmos Club, and the Brookings Institution. Ve good.
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GEORGETOWN ARCHITECTURE - THE WATERFRONT
by (WASHINGTON DC)
(WASHINGTON DC) GEORGETOWN ARCHITECTURE - THE WATERFRONT. Washington: Commission of Fine Arts, 1968. 4to. Wrappers. iii, (i), 297 page First edition. A survey of Georgetown's waterfront, including Brickyard Hill House, Joseph Carleton House, and Duvall Foundry. Name in ink, else very good.
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GEORGETOWN COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE - WISCONSIN AVENUE
by (WASHINGTON DC)
(WASHINGTON DC) GEORGETOWN COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE - WISCONSIN AVENUE. Washington: Commission of Fine Arts, 1967. 4to. Wrappers, comb binding. 108 pages. First edition. Including the West Washington Hotel, the John Lutz House, and Grace Episcopal Church. Very good.
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GEORGETOWN ARCHITECTURE - NORTHWEST
by (WASHINGTON DC)
(WASHINGTON DC) GEORGETOWN ARCHITECTURE - NORTHWEST. Washington: Commission of Fine Arts, 1970. 4to. Wrappers. xxxvii, (i), 291 pages. First edition. Including details on the Georgetown Custom House and Post Office, National Ba of Washington, and the Benjamin Miller House. Very good.
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GEORGETOWN ARCHITECTURE - NORTHWEST
by (WASHINGTON DC)
(WASHINGTON DC) GEORGETOWN ARCHITECTURE - NORTHWEST. Washington: Commission of Fine Arts, 1970. 4to. Wrappers. viii, 661 pages. First edition. Including the John Thomson Mason House, Prospect House, and Georgetown Visitation Convent. Spine sunned, else very good.
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GEORGETOWN ARCHITECTURE - THE WATERFRONT
by (WASHINGTON DC)
(WASHINGTON DC) GEORGETOWN ARCHITECTURE - THE WATERFRONT. Washington: Commission of Fine Arts, 1968. 4to. Wrappers. iii, 297 pages. Fi edition. Including the Brickyard Hill House, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and the Potomac Aqueduct. Tear in title page, else very good.
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THE JOURNAL OF MAJOR GEORGE WASHINGTON
by WASHINGTON, George
(WASHINGTON) WASHINGTON, George. THE JOURNAL OF MAJOR GEORGE WASHINGTON. Chicago: Newberry Library, 1958. 12mo. Wrappers. This facsimile recounts Washington's journey from Williamsburg, Virginia, through what is now modern day Pittsburgh, and on to Fort Le Bouef near Lake Erie. Fine.
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THE JOURNAL OF MAJOR GEORGE WASHINGTON
by WASHINGTON, George
(WASHINGTON) WASHINGTON, George. THE JOURNAL OF MAJOR GEORGE WASHINGTON. N.P.: N.P., N.D. 12mo. Wrappers. This facsimile recounts Washington's journey from Williamsburg, Virginia, through what is now modern day Pittsburgh, and on to Fort Le Bouef near Lake Erie. Wrappers soiled. A good copy only.
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GENERAL VIEW OF THE AGRICULTURE IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET; WITH OBSERV
by (WASHINGTON, George) BILLINGSLEY, John
(WASHINGTON, George) BILLINGSLEY, John. GENERAL VIEW OF THE AGRICULTURE IN T COUNTY OF SOMERSET; WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THE MEANS OF ITS IMPROVEMENT. London: W. Smith, 1794. 8vo. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards. (ii), 3 pages, 2 colored folding maps. First edition. One of a series of county agricultural reports "drawn up for the consideratio of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement." Each county in Englan Scotland, and Wales is examined with a detailed report published with the intention... Read More
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Four Portraits of George Washington
by (WASHINGTON)
(WASHINGTON) Four Portraits of George Washington. N.P.: n.d. Folio. Full morocco. 4 portraits. A made-up book of four portraits of George Washington: "Washington at the Age Twenty-Five" after Charles Wilson Peale, engraved by J. de Hare, Putnam: 1850 [Hart, 17; Baker, 8.:] "Washington as a Surveyor" after Darley, lithographed G.R. Hall; "Washington, the Surveyor" engraved for The History of the United States; and an untitled portrait done from life by Sharplese in 1796 and engraved by H.P. Hall... Read More
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PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
by (WASHINGTON)
(WASHINGTON) PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1964.) Small folio. Cloth, slipcase Unpaginated. First edition. Being a report of the President's Council on Pennsylvania Avenue, with illustrations. Very good.
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PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
by (WASHINGTON)
(WASHINGTON) PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1964.) Small folio. Cloth. Unpaginated. First edition. Being a report of the President's Council on Pennsylvania Avenue, with illustrations. Spine slightly sunned, else fine.
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