Washington DC, November 19, 2012- Last saturday my mom and I went to the Georgetown Library book sale. We went early, but it was still pretty crowded and most of the good books were gone. However, i think I did pretty well, considering I spent $84 total, and two of the books were $55 (one was $40 and the other $15). Here’s what i came home with.
Title: English Furniture
- English Furniture, RW Symonds
This was the $40 book.
Author: R.W. Symonds
Publisher & date: International Studio Inc., 1929
Additional information: This is #201 of a 500- copy limited edition in the U.S.
Limited edition
Title Page
Here is a link to the same book, #28 in the series, for over $300! So I think I did well, at least with this book. It is in pretty good shape, but not in excellent condition.
Title: The Encyclopoedia of Furniture
The Encyclopaedia of Furniture
This was the $ 15 one…
Author: Hermann Schmitz
Publisher & date: Robert M. McBride and Company, 1926
Additional information:
Title page
This book is not in great shape… some of the pages are stuck together, but it seems salvageable with a little time and attention. The rest of the books were under $3 each.
Title: The Leopard
The Leopard (Il Gatopardo)
Author: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Publisher & date: Kingsport Press/ Pantheon (?), 1926
Additional information: Translation from original Italian
Title page
Title: Cape Cod
Cape Cod, Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David Thoreau
Publisher & date: WW Norton & Co., 1951 (first edition)
Additional information: notes by Dudley C.Lunt, illustrations by Henry Bugbee Kane.
Front
Contents
Title: The Works of Thackernay
Spine
Author: William Makepeace Thakernay
Publisher & date: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1911
Additional information: with illustrations by the author
Title page
Title: Sketches
Sketches, Mark Twain
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher & date: Belford & Co., 1880
Additional information: with illustrations by the author
Title: Kim
Kim, Rudyard Kipling
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Publisher & date: 1900, 1901
Finally, these are the other books I got. I couldn’t resist:
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Wow, I can’t believe I have lived in this area for 5 years and not known about this book sale! As it is, I stalk the Fairfax County library sales. Does this sale happen annually?
I know! I’ve been here since 2007, and didn’t know about it either. The library has also been closed for the past few years due to fire damage in 2007 or 2008, i believe. They didn’t really advertise much, but it was still packed!
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Lots of great books