Reference from SRG Antiquarian Books

Behind the Scenes in Washington. Being a Complete and Graphic Account of the Credit Mobilier Investigation... with Sketches of the Leading Senators, Congressmen, Government Officials, etc., and an Accurate Description of the Splendid Public Buildings of the Federal Capital. 1873 First Edition. By Edward Winslow Martin, author of "Secrets of the Great City", etc. Washington DC: The Continental Publishing Co… Read more about this item

The Library Companion; or, The Young Man's Guide, and The Old Man's Comfort, in the Choice of a Library. by the Reverend T F Dibdin. Second Edition. London: Printed for Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, Fionsbury-Square; and J Major, Fleet-Street. 1825. W Nicol, Printer, Successor to W Bulmer and Co., Shakspeare Press. Two Volumes in One. 899 pages. Condition: NOT a library… Read more about this item

Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms, Giving the Meaning, Derivation, and Pronunciation in Phonetic Spelling of Italian, German, French, and Other Words, the Names with the Date of Birth and Death and Nationality of the Leading Musicians of the Last Two Centuries. English Vocabulary, with Equivalents in Italian, German, and French. A list of the Most Celebrated Operas, with the Composers'… Read more about this item

The Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1899, Embracing political, Military and Ecclesiastical affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry. 1900 First Edition. New York: D Appleton and Company, 1900. Condition: NOT a library book. Near fine condition as shown. Clean interior, marbled page edges still bright, Clean interior. One… Read more about this item

The Farmer's Every-day Book; or, Sketches of Social Life in the Country; with the Popular Elements of Practical and Theoretical Agriculture. And Twelve Hundred Laconics and Apothegms Relating to Ethics, Religion, and General Literature; Also Five Hundred Receipts (recipes) on Hygeian, Domestic, and Rural Economy. By the Rev. John L. Blake, D.D. New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton & Mulligan.… Read more about this item

A Pictorial History of England, by S G Goodrich, Author of Peter Parley's Tales. New York: Huntington & Save; Cincinnati: H W Derby & Co. 1850. Illustrated. 8vo. 444 pages. Condition: This original 1850 book is in very good condition. Secure binding, no writing or crimps or tears found within. NOT a library book. Re-backed as pictured. Please review photos… Read more about this item

The Literary Year-Book (British) 1897 Edited by F. G. Aflalo. 300 pages including Alphabetical Index. Some Titles from the Table of Contents: A Literary Causerie; Law and University Terms; Great Public Libraries; The Future of Books; Public Libraries : Directory; Literary Clubs, Etc.; Review Copies; Conspectus of Books Published 1890-1896;Wanted: A Law of Copyright; The Recent Revival in Printing; A Famous… Read more about this item

Veterans of Foreign Wars Edition Pictorial History of the Second World War. A Photographic Record of All Theaters of Action *Chronologically Arranged*.Vol. 1 - First and Second Years; Vol. 2 - Third and Fourth Years; Vol. 3 - Fifth Year; Vol. 4 - Sixth Year. Presented with a story of the date sequence followed by the Picture History of the… Read more about this item

Asia: Stanford's Compendium of Geography and Travel: Northern and Eastern Asia (Vol. I) and Southern and Western Asia (Vol. II). A. H. Keane. London: Edward Stanford; 1896. In two volumes: 15 fold-out color maps (lithographs) and 189 illustrations Volume I: Northern Asia (Caucasia, Russian Turkestan, Siberia) AND Eastern Asia (Chinese Empire, Japan) Volume II: Southern Asia (Afghanistan, India, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula… Read more about this item