New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1980). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 318 pages. First edition. 439 illustrations with 156 plates in full color. READ MORE about TREASURES OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 8920
Washington, D.C. Library of Congress, 1977. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. v, (i), 30 pages. Contains a list of texts of current issues assembled by request of the White House. Some soiling on covers and shelfwear. READ MORE about EXPLORING AMERICAN HISTORY: TWO READING LISTS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 97430
Washington: Library of Congress, 1988. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. viii, 23 pages. A lecture given by Donald Krummel at the Library of Congress in 1987 in which the subject was printed music as part of the history of books. READ MORE about THE MEMORY OF SOUND
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 56940
Washington: Library of Congress, 1983. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 19+(1) pages. With a preface by John Y. Cole. The Center for the Book, Viewpoint Series No.9. READ MORE about PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR AS A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 33513
Washington: Library of Congress, 1976. 4to. stiff paper wrappers inserted in envelope. unpaginated. 1976 exhibition at the Library of Congress of printed material related to new discoveries, inventions, and scholarship. Introduction by Librarian of Congress Daniel J. Boorstin. 35 entries. Black and white illustrations. Brochure and erratum sheet laid in. READ MORE about BEGINNINGS: AN EXHIBITION IN THE GREAT HALL OF LANDMARKS IN THE EXPLORATION OF IDEAS AND PLACES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 115429
Washington: Library of Congress, 1979. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. viii, 48 pages. Bibliography by Ruth Freitag and Introduction by James M. Wells. Spot on spine. READ MORE about THE CIRCLE OF KNOWLEDGE, AN EXHIBITION IN THE GREAT HALL OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 23084
Washington, DC: The Folger Shakespeare Library, 1974. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 750 numbered copies. Program of a conference commemorating the 600th anniversary of the death of Petrarca (Petrarch). Acknowledgments, list of sponsors, list of organizers, committee members. Covers lightly sunned. READ MORE about FRANCESCO PETRARCA: CITIZEN OF THE WORLD
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 132207
Washington: (Library of Congress), 1926. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 67+(1) pages, plates. Amplification and revision of a previous publication describing the mission and responsibilities of the Library of Congress. Frontispiece illustration of the main library building. Foreword, bibliography, black and white plate, floor plans. Wrappers lightly soiled. READ MORE about THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS AND ITS ACTIVITIES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 116035
Washington: GPO, 1950. 4to. paper wrappers. xi, 38 pages and illustrations. Illustrated. Letter of Greeting by Harry Truman and introduction by David C. Means. Spot on front inside cover. READ MORE about LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SESQUICENTENNIAL EXHIBIT, APRIL 24, 1950
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 9461
Washington: GPO, 1950. 4to. paper covered boards. xi, 38 pages and illustrations. Illustrated. Letter of Greeting by Harry Truman and introduction by David C. Means. The hardbound version of this catalogue. READ MORE about LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SESQUICENTENNIAL EXHIBIT, APRIL 24, 1950
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 115523
2 Volumes.
Washington: (The Library of Congress), 1926. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi),113+(1); (iv),45-99 pages. 2 Volumes. Volume 1 "Some Notable Items that it Has"; Volume 2 "Desiderata: A Selection." Tipped in frontispiece. Foreword in first volume signed by librarian Herbert Putnam. Contains listings of acquistions and items desired for acquisition. Five black and white plates. Wrappers chipped and tanned at edges. Front hinge of first volume cracked. READ MORE about THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 115103
Washington: Library of Congress, 1965. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. iii, (iii), 51 pages. Revised edition. Preface by Frederick R. Goff, Chief. Illustrated. READ MORE about THE RARE BOOK DIVISION, A GUIDE TO ITS COLLECTIONS AND SERVICES
Price: $9.00 Order nr. 95332
Washington: Library of Congress, 1951. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers with fabric tape spine. (ii), 36 pages followed by forms. Departmental & Divisional Manuals No.18. READ MORE about RARE BOOK DIVISION
Price: $6.00 Order nr. 114419
Introduction by Robert A. Rutland. Indexes by Lynda Corey Claassen.
Washington: Library of Congress, 1982. 8vo. cloth-backed boards. xxvi, 141+(1) pages. Introduction by Robert A. Rutland. Indexes by Lynda Corey Claassen. Facsimile of the original. Spine faded. READ MORE about THE 1812 CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, A FACSIMILE
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 32297
Washington, DC: The Library of Congress, 1954. 4to. cloth. xii, 193+(1) pages. Ex-library with markings. Table of contents, introduction, 14 appendices, index. Report formally presented to Congress by then-librarian Luther Harris Evans. Spine lightly sunned. Bumped at lower fore-edge corners. READ MORE about ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134919
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, (2000). large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiii+(i), 226 pages. Foreword by James Billington, Librarian of Congress. Introduction by Edmund Morris. A lively account of the Library and those who guided its progress over its two centuries as an American institution. Extensively illustrated. READ MORE about AMERICA'S LIBRARY, THE STORY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, 1800-2000
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 69870
Washington: Library of Congress, 1900. 8vo. cloth. 174 pages. Long reports on important gifts and acquisitions. Internally very good. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS ... 1900
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 86973
Washington: Library of Congress, 1992. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. A list of special collections acquired by the Library of Congress which amount to approximately 650,000 books, broadsides, pamphlets, prints photographs, medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, etc. Includes several illustrations. READ MORE about RARE BOOKS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 56018
Washington: Library of Congress, 1993. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 26, (2) pages. Edited by Chief of Children's literature, Library of Congess. Essays by Lionni and Steven Heller. Bibliography. Letter from editor laid in. Wrappers soiled. READ MORE about LEO LIONNI AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 106427
Historical Essays Honoring the Legacy of Donald G. Davis Jr.
Washington DC: Library of Congress Center for the Book, 2006. 6 x 9 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 312 pages. Historical Essays Honoring the Legacy of Donald G. Davis Jr. This book honors Donald G. Davis, the longtime editor of Libraries & Culture. Libraries & Culture: Historical Essays Honoring the Legacy of Donald G. Davis, Jr. is a collection of essays first published as a special festschrift issue of Libraries & Culture (40:3) in summer 2005..... READ MORE about LIBRARIES AND CULTURE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 92877
Washington: The Library of Congress, (1993). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 63+(1) pages. Descriptive essays on the Library's collection of manuscripts. Chapters on the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. Topics also include African American and women's history. Color illustrations throughout, including Jefferson's first draft of the Declatation of Independence. Introductory essay by James T. Hutson, Chief of the Manuscripts Divsion. Endnotes. READ MORE about LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MANUSCRIPTS: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE
Price: $6.00 Order nr. 108745
With Bibliographical Notes (A Continuation of the 4 volume set by Philip Lee Phillips). Volume 7, Titles 10255-18435.
Washington, D.C. Library of Congress, 1973. tall 8vo. cloth. cxxxi, 708 pages. With Bibliographical Notes (A Continuation of the 4 volume set by Philip Lee Phillips). Volume 7, Titles 10255-18435. Bibliography with entries 10255-18435, organized by region. Contains an extensive author list. Spine ends bumped, minor wear. READ MORE about LIST OF GEOGRAPHICAL ATLASES IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
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Washington: Library of Congress, 1975. 4to. later cloth, decorated boards, with original stiff paper wrappers bound in. vi, 112 pages. Bibliography of 19th century railroad maps in the United States held by the Geography and Maps Division of the Library of Congress. Preface and introduction. Includes sections on national, regional, state, and corporate maps. 620 entries. Index. Some wear along spine, else very good. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative..... READ MORE about RAILROAD MAPS OF THE UNITED STATES: A SELECTIVE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ORIGINAL 19TH CENTURY...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 107911
Washington: Library of Congress, 1977. small 4to. cloth. xi, 30, (2) pages. Annotated descriptions of 33 charts. Illustrated with some in color. READ MORE about NAUTICAL CHARTS ON VELLUM IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Price: $16.00 Order nr. 37424
Washington: Library of Congress, 1977. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 162 pages. A conference held at the Library of Congress, October 20-21, 1975. Introductory remarks by the Acting Librarian of Congress. Includes discussions of trade publications, publication by university and small presses, and publication in magazines. Larry McMurtry was among the participants. READ MORE about THE PUBLICATION OF POETRY AND FICTION A CONFERENCE
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 115156
