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181718398Washington: William A. Davis 1817. 8vo. 40 pp. <br><br>Letters and reports of Samuel Lane Commissioner of Public Buildings Benjamin Henry Latrobe 17641820 Surveyor of the Capitol and James Hoban 17621831 Superintendent of the President's house i.e. White House concerning the rebuilding of those buildings following their partial destruction during the War of 1812. With detailed estimates of building costs. Government document: House document United States. Congress. House; 14th Congress 2nd session no. 89. Printed at head of title: "89. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 42720. Removed from a nonce volume. Lightly pencilled librarian's notation on title-page. Very light foxing. Very good. William A. Davis unknown books
181718433Washington 1817. 8vo. 10 pp. <br><br>Concerns a furnace invented by Daniel Pettibone to warm the apartments of public buildings. Includes certificates documents A B C and D attesting to the efficacy of Pettibone's stove a letter of Benjamin Henry Latrobe to Daniel Pettibone Pettibone's petition to Congress and his estimate of the costs of heating certain rooms in the Capitol. Government document: House document United States. Congress. House; 14th Congress 2nd session no. 90. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 42721. Removed from a nonce volume. Lightly pencilled librarian's notation on title-page. Chip out of fore-margin of pp. 9/10 not affecting text. Very good. unknown books
183818539Washington: Thomas Allen printer 1838. 8vo. 7 pp. <br><br>Lists expenditures from 31 December 1837 to 1 December 1838 for repairs and construction work on public buildings in Washington D.C. describes in detail the progress of construction on the Treasury Building and Patent Office Building and also the Capitol the President's mansion and the Potomac bridge. Government document: 25th Congress 3d Session. Doc. No. 20. Ho. of Reps. Removed from a nonce volume. Ink numeral in outer margin of p. 1 and ink notation at bottom margin of p. 7. Very good. Thomas Allen, printer unknown books
184618151Washington: Ritchie & Heiss printers 1846. 8vo. 4 pp. <br><br>Printed here is Gault & Emery's contract to furnish granite coping 3 September 1846; C. Buckingham's contract to enclose the statue of Washington in the east Capitol square 7 September 1846; and John Skirving's contract to perform certain work in the north wing of the Capitol 9 September 1846. Government document: 29th Congress 2d Session. Doc. No. 14. Ho. of Reps. Removed from a nonce volume. Ink numeral at top margin of p. 1. Ritchie & Heiss, printers unknown books
181711545Washington: Pr. by William A. Davis 1817. 8vo. 5 1 pp. <br><br>Contains a letter dated 28 January 1817 of Samuel Lane Commissioner of Public Buildings addressed to the Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives with an accompanying document on p. 5 containing an estimate of expenditures required to carry out the enclosing and improving of the public square near the Capitol. "64" printed at head of title. Government document: House document United States. Congress. House; 14th Congress 2nd session no. 64. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 42615. Removed from a nonce volume. Title-page rubber-stamped by the War Department Library. Very good condition. Pr. by William A. Davis unknown books
1940286509Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 1940. Very Good binding. A Question and Answer booklet on Virginian history and government prepared for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's 'Department of Exhibition Buildings.' Text typewritten on the recto with a typewritten title page and paper label on the front cover. Some shelfwear and wear to the paper label. Red paper portfolio with three hole clasps. 83 ff. Very Good. Very Good binding. [Colonial Williamsburg Foundation] unknown books
1928255789Mexico: Talleres Graficos de la Nacion 1928. hardcover. good. Many photo Illus. folding map. 263pp. Folio original 1/2 green cloth with flexible boards spine ends worn spine and front cover lightly soiled. Mexico: Talleres Graficos de la Nacion 1928.<br/><br/> Talleres Graficos de la Nacion unknown books
19271339885Washington: United States Government Printing Office 1927. Hardcover. Quarto; VG-; navy blue spine with gilt design to spine; no text to spine; no jacket; cloth shows slight exterior wear; minor edge wear; gilt titles and borders to front; gilt borders to rear; strong boards; text block exterior edges have light tone; frontispiece; interior clean; tight binding; illustrated; pp 91. 1339885. FP New Rockville Stock. United States Government Printing Office hardcover books
1949005475scsWashington D.C.: National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings 1949. Octavo paperbound stiff white stapled printed wrappers illus. with f b&w photos figures 64 pp. Very Good with several tiny ships along edges. “Since the beginning of the program in 1946 the National Park Service the Smithsonian Institution and several state organizations have made archeological surveys in 185 proposed reservoir areas besides conducting excavations in 18. These surveys uncovered remains ranging in time from the early Folsom type of primitive hunter to the more elaborate late prehistoric Temple Mound Buildiner and they vary in character from simple village sites in open fields to complexly arranged mound structures. In addition to the vestiges of ancient Indians these reservoir basins contain many historic sites of local and national significane which should be thoroughly studied before they are flooded. National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings, (1949). unknown books
1949005474scsWashington D.C.: National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings 1949. Octavo paperbound stiff white stapled printed wrappers illus. with f b&w photos figures 64 pp. Near-Fine with former-owner signature. “Since the beginning of the program in 1946 the National Park Service the Smithsonian Institution and several state organizations have made archeological surveys in 185 proposed reservoir areas besides conducting excavations in 18. These surveys uncovered remains ranging in time from the early Folsom type of primitive hunter to the more elaborate late prehistoric Temple Mound Buildiner and they vary in character from simple village sites in open fields to complexly arranged mound structures. In addition to the vestiges of ancient Indians these reservoir basins contain many historic sites of local and national significane which should be thoroughly studied before they are flooded. National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings, (1949). unknown books
35649Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. Washington National Park Service 1941. 470 pages hardcover very good condition no jacket. . Other hardcover books
30998HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY. WISCONSIN ARCHITECTURE. Washington: National Park Service 1965. Oblong 8vo. Cloth. 80 pages. Fi edition thus. "A catalog of buildings represented in the Library of Congress with illustrations from measured drawings." Introduction by Richard W.E. Perrin. Very good. unknown books
200126618NY: Verso. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. 1859846459 . Black and white photographs. First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Verso hardcover books
191917671New York: Bureau of Memorial Buildings of War Camp Community Service 1919. Small 8vo. 39 pp.; illus. <br><br>Bulletin number five: Existing public auditoriums. Original wrappers. Fine. Bureau of Memorial Buildings of War Camp Community Service unknown books
