THE FUTURE OF THE COMMON LAW
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1937. Hardcover. Octavo, vii, x, 247 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in the publisher's red cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have slight wear including faint sunning to the spine and minimal edge wear. Text block has slight wear including age toning to the edges and mild offsetting to the end papers. Deckled fore edge with chip page three. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Q, ND-Q. 1394808. FP... Read More
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TREASURES FROM THE LEIFENG PAGODA: CULTURAL RELICS AND ARCHAEOLOGY INSTITUTE OF ZHEJIANG PROVINCE
Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House, 2002. Hardcover. Quarto, 201 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Yellow spine with black and red text. Boards have bumping to tail edge of spine and minor edgewear and shelfwear. Textblock clean. SH Consignment. Text in Chinese. 1370515. Special Collections.
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CHINESE AND SOUTH-EAST ASIAN WHITE WARE FOUND IN THE PHILIPPINES
Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1993. Hardcover. Small Quarto, 128 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Gray spine with black text. Dust jacket has mild edge and shelf wear and sticker on rear cover. Boards have rubbing to corners and spine edges. Textblock clean. Shelved Room A. 1380406. Special Collections.
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THE SCOTTISH CLANS AND THEIR TARTANS : HISTORY OF EACH CLAN AND FULL LIST OF SEPTS
Edinburch: W. & A.K. Johnston, 1933. Twenty-third edition. Hardcover. 32mo, 53 pages, unnumbered pages of plates, 23 pages of advertisements. In Fair condition. Spine is orange and white with white print on black banner. Boards in orange and white cloth. Wear to spine caps and corners, mildly cocked spine. Text block has cracked hinges, intermittent spine breaks. Illustrated: color plates. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #1. 1394021. FP New Rockville Stock.
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ACTS OF THE FIFTY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF NEW-JERSEY, AT A SESSION BEGUN AT TRENTON, ON THE TWENTY-FOURTH DAY OF OCTOBER, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX
Trenton: Joseph Justice, 1826. Other. Octavo; 109 pages; G-; pamphlet with blue paper covers; Front cover partially separated from binding, bending along edges, foxing to covers; Textblock has bending along edges, age toning, uncut pages, foxing to some pages; RWO. 1361959. Special Collections.
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Bob Dylan | Type 1 Photograph (1966)
An early photograph of Bob Dylan in the recording studio. In very good condition. Measures 3.75" x 8.25". Minor wear to bottom left corner and one faint fingerprint mark on image. Verso has several notations in ink and date-stamps from various use-dates, earliest being from "Mar 3 1966" by the Spokesman-Review. K21063 Shelved case 0. CX Consignment. 1349186. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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KENTSHIRE : A LEGENDARY COLLECTION : AUCTION IN NEW YORK, 18 OCTOBER 2014, SALE NO9211
New York: Sotheby's, 2014. Softcover. Quarto, 472 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine is white with black print. Price unclipped: “$45.00 at the gallery”. Cover is illustrated, gold print; slight edge wear. Illustrated: color. Sotheby auction catalog. [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 Area, Quarto and Folio Case. 1399819. FP New Rockville Stock.... Read More
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WATCHMAKERS SINCE 1794
Rome: Hausmann & C., n.d.. Softcover. Octavo, unpaginated. In Good plus condition. Tan paper covers with no text on spine. Covers have gray stain on front cover, foxing on rear cover, and mild shelf wear. Textblock has tearing to fore edge of front endpaper. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. From the collection of Silvio Bedini. Bedini spent twenty five years at the Smithsonian Institution, serving as curator in the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in the new Museum... Read More
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![THANKSGIVING": FIVE PRINTS FROM THE NEW YORKER [With] MINI COMIC](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/474/953/1737953474.0.l.jpg)
THANKSGIVING": FIVE PRINTS FROM THE NEW YORKER [With] MINI COMIC
The ACME Novelty Library. Loose folio. Five folio prints and one mini comic from the New Yorker's inside folder. Prints are each folded horizontally along their middle. Prints are dated between October 3, 2005 and November 27, 2006. All prints in Very Good condition. Storage folder in Very Good condition, with very minor spot of scuffing to front cover. Stored at Rockville Room E. 1409943. Special Collections.
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ARMY DAY REVIEW, APRIL 6, 1943
Washington DC: Army Day Committee, 1943. Softcover. Quarto, 511 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Paperback binding. Spine white with black lettering. Covers have moderate wear including slight scuffs, mild creases to the front, some soiling and lightly rubbed edges. Previous owner's information to the front, rear and spine. Text block has slight wear including age toning to the edges. Previous owner's information to the first page. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Quarto and Folio Case(ds)... Read More
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OXFORD COMPREHENSIVE ATLAS OF THE WORLD
New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. Hardcover. Quarto, 584 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is blue with gold print. Boards in blue cloth with gold print. Light wear to spine caps and corners, vendor label on rear. Text block has gilt edges, red ribbon markers. Illustrated: color. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates] NOTE: Shelved in the Back... Read More
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CATALOGUE OF THE EXHIBITION OF CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING IN THE COLLECTION OF JOHN M. CRAWFORD, JR.
New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1962. Softcover. Quarto, unpaginated. In Good condition. Paperback binding. Spine beige with blue covers and black lettering to the spine. Covers have slight wear including sunned spine, light sunning to the front/rear and minimal edge wear. Text block has mild wear including slight age toning to the edges. Profusely illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column K (ND-K). 1394989. FP New Rockville Stock.
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EARLY 1900s OJIBWE OR CHIPPEWA SUEDE BEADED PILLOW
1907. EARLY 1900s OJIBWE OR CHIPPEWA SUEDE BEADED PILLOW Ojibwa or Chippewa brown suede satchel or pillow, with beadwork design, approx 15x15", probably about 1907. It has wear and some fragility, but is otherwise mostly intact, with some of loose pieces of fringe and with complete beadwork. This Native American artifact was collected by a Methodist minister, Robert Oaten(born 1870), who was a circuit preacher in the area around Duluth MN in the early 1900s serving local communities of... Read More
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THE POETICAL WORKS OF LORD BYRON WITH LIFE
Edinburgh and London: Gall and Inglis, n.d.. Hardcover. Octavo, xiv, xviii, 576 pages. In Good condition. Bound in the publisher's red cloth bearing red lettering to pictorial gilt and red spine. Boards have moderate wear including faint sunning to the spine, minor frays to the spine edges, slight scuffs and minor rubbing to the edges. Decorative illustrated front and rear with beveled edges. Possibly rebound. Text block has all edges gilt. Partial cracking to the hinges. Faint spotting to... Read More
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WASHINGTON HISTORY: Meeting the Moment
Washington DC: DC History Center, 2020. Special issue. Softcover. Meeting the Moment: Commentary on 2020 "Meeting the Moment" came together in the summer of 2020 as a response to the global pandemic and ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. Washington History challenged DC historians to look back into their research and ask: what could DC's past tell us about how we arrived at this moment? What are this moment's implications for our next... Read More
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POLKE/RICHTER RICHTER/POLKE
London: Christie's International Media Division, 2014. Softcover. Quarto, 173 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Paperback binding. Spine red with black lettering. Very Good dust jacket. Exterior has minimal wear. Covers show extremely light wear. Text block has minimal wear to the edges. Partial cracking to the front hinge. Profusely illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight... Read More
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MASTER PLAN AND ORDINANCE FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND
Silver Spring: The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 1979. Softcover. Quarto, 89 pages. In Very Good condition. Paperback binding. Spine dark brown with beige lettering to the front. Covers show slight wear including faint sunning and minor wear to the edges. Text block has slight age toning to the edges. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. 1380321. FP New Rockville Stock.
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HOLY WRITINGS : TWENTY FOUR TEXTS INCLUDING CHRONICLES : WITH THE COMMENTARY OF THE LATE RASHI : AND WITH THE TWO WELL-KNOWN INTERPRETATIONS OF PRAISE AND GLORY, THE CITADEL OF DAVID, AND, THE CITADEL OF ZION. VOLUMES II-III
Warsaw: Printing House of S. Orgelbrand Sons, 1890. Hardcover. 12mo, Volumes Two and Three only (variously paged). In Fair condition. Spines are brown without print. Boards quarter bound with brown leather to spines and black cloth to boards. Spines have been covered in brown binder’s tape, cloth is worn. Text blocks have owner initials on fore edge, name in ink on endpapers, cracked hinges, age-toning to paper. Text in Hebrew, title page includes publishing information in Russian. English title... Read More
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DEDICATION OF MONUMENT ERECTED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT ANDERSONVILLE, GEORGIA, 1914
Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, Printers, 1916. Hardcover. Octavo, 241 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine dark blue with gilt lettering. Boards protected with a mylar covering. Boards have slight mild wear with moderate rubbing to the edges. Text block has slight age toning to the edges with gift inscription to the front end paper, light foxing to end papers and faint tide stains to tail edge to pages 96-193. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved... Read More
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MASTER OF ORION II: BATTLE AT ANTARES
Alameda: MicroProse Software, Inc, 1996. Softcover. Octavo, 164 pages. In Very Good condition. Paperback binding. Spine pictorial black without lettering. Covers have extremely mild wear. Pictorial front with gilt and red lettering. Text block shows faint age toning to the edges. Slight wear to the gutter at table of contents. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column F, ND-F. 1378042. FP New Rockville Stock.
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ART THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
London: DK, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 400 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is cream with red and gold print, raised bands. Boards in cream leather with red and gold design. Text block has gilt edges, tan moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker, Easton Press bookplate laid in. Illustrated: color. Easton Press logo on spine. [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... Read More
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SERMONS PREACHED IN BOSTON ON THE DEATH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN : TOGETHER WITH THE FUNERAL SERVICE IN THE EAST ROOM OF THE EXECUTIVE MANSION AT WASHINGTON
Boston: J. E. Tilton and Company, 1865. Hardcover. Octavo, 379 pages. In Fair minus condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth, mitred edges; tattering to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning, mottled fading overall. Text block has cracked rear hinge, soiling to endpapers, penciled name on front endpaper, light puckering to paper. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column W. 1405242. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Speech of the Hon. Edward Everett, In the House of Representatives of the United States March 9, 1826, in Committee, on the Proposition to Amend the Constitution
Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, 1826. Other. Disbound pamphlet, 38 pages; G+; creasing along spine, slight waviness to pages, slight foxing; Signed by George Ticknor (1791-1871), an American author, academician, and philanthropist; RW; Shelved Room A. 1357005. Special Collections.
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FIAT: LE FASI DELLA CRESCITA, TEMPI E CIFRE DELLO SVILUPPO AZIENDALE
Torino: Scriptorium, 1996. Softcover. Octavo, 174 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine dark blue with yellow lettering. Rubbing along edges and hinges of covers. Textblock clean. Shelved in Italian Language. 1401803. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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![L'ALBUM DE LA GUERRE : HISTOIRE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE ET DOCUMENTAIRE RECONSTITUÉE CHRONOLOGIQUEMENT À L'AIDE DE CLICHÉS ET DE DESSINS PUBLIÉS PAR "L'ILLUSTRATION" DE 1914 À 1921 [Two volumes]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/554/170/1577170554.0.l.jpg)
L'ALBUM DE LA GUERRE : HISTOIRE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE ET DOCUMENTAIRE RECONSTITUÉE CHRONOLOGIQUEMENT À L'AIDE DE CLICHÉS ET DE DESSINS PUBLIÉS PAR "L'ILLUSTRATION" DE 1914 À 1921 [Two volumes]
Paris: L'Illustration, 1922. Hardcover. Folio, Two volumes (continuous pagination: 1,311 pages). In Good condition. Spines are brown with gold print. Boards in brown leather. Light wear to spine caps and corners. Text blocks have name in ink and owner name stamp on title page.Illustrated: b&w with some color plates tipped in. “Édition augmentée de documents inédits et comprenant de nombreuses reproductions en couleurs, ainsi qu'un texte sommaire constituant un véritable ‘Précis d’histoire’”— title page. Text in French. ... Read More
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