(Festschriften).

GUIDE TO FESTSCHRIFTEN THE RETROSPECTIVE FESTSCHRIFTEN COLLECTION OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY: MATERIALS CATALOGED THROUGH 1971. With A DICTIONARY CATALOG OF FESTSCHRIFTEN IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY (1972-1976) AND THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (1968-1976).

2 volumes
Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1977. 4to. cloth. iii, 597; (ii), 467 pages. 2 volumes. Volume one has over 6,000 Festschriften arranged in alphabetic order collected over a fifty year period by the New York Public Library up to 1971. The second volume contains Festschriften collected from 1972-1976. Volume two also shows all Festschriften in the Library of Congress MARC database from 1968-1976. Both volumes have library markings on the front covers and spines, and..... READ MORE about GUIDE TO FESTSCHRIFTEN THE RETROSPECTIVE FESTSCHRIFTEN COLLECTION OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY:...

Price: $350.00  other currencies  Order nr. 104116

(Genealogy). Gilkey, Malina Anvers.

AMERICAN AND ENGLISH GENEALOGIES IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

Washington: GPO, 1919. thick 4to. cloth. (iv), 1332 pages. Second edition, revised and enlarged. (Besterman p.2127). 6,965 entries. Ex-library copy with markings. READ MORE about AMERICAN AND ENGLISH GENEALOGIES IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 55546

Krummel, D.W.

THE MEMORY OF SOUND.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 56940

(Library of Congress).

THE 1812 CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, A FACSIMILE.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 32297

(Library of Congress).

BEGINNINGS: AN EXHIBITION IN THE GREAT HALL OF LANDMARKS IN THE EXPLORATION OF IDEAS AND PLACES.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 115429

(Library of Congress).

FRANCESCO PETRARCA: CITIZEN OF THE WORLD.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 132207

(Library of Congress).

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SESQUICENTENNIAL EXHIBIT, APRIL 24, 1950.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 9461

(Library of Congress).

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 115103

(Library of Congress).

RARE BOOK DIVISION.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 114419

(Library of Congress). Conaway, James.

AMERICA'S LIBRARY, THE STORY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, 1800-2000.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 69870

(Lionni, Leo). Jagusch, Sybille A. (editor).

LEO LIONNI AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 106427

(Manuscripts).

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MANUSCRIPTS: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 108745

(Maps). Ristow, Walter W. and R.A. Skelton.

NAUTICAL CHARTS ON VELLUM IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 37424