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Best Addresses–A Century of Washington's Distinguished
Apartment Houses by
James M. Goode
Another top-quality book that is now back in print witha new
preface covering eighteen additional "Best Addresses."
First of all, there is a difference: an apartment BUILDING is
a structure with a bunch of apartments. An apartment HOUSE has
an elevator, a doorman, a staff of maintenance workers and housekeepers,
car washing facilities and car washing guys to wash your sedan,
and... a snobby address. Its residents have to have alot of money
in order to pay the rent and pass the admittance requirements.
Nevertheless, this is a history of DC's high-classed domiciles.
And it's loaded with exquisite photography of exteriors and posh
interiors.
9¼" x 112¼" 597 pages, index, fully
illustrated, hardbound
#443 Best Addresses $$65.00  |
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Capital Losses–A Cultural History of Washington's Destroyed
Buildings
by James M. Goode
This is one of the finest histories of Washington, DC ever. Out
of print for many years, this deluxe hardbound edition does the
city proud and should be a MUST for historians of DC. The book
does not concentrate on government buildings. Here are some of
the chapters: Residential Houses-Georgian, Greek Revival, Victorian,
etc; row houses, hotels and apartment houses; Churches, Clubs
and Organizations, Commercial bldgs; Office Buildings; Early
and Post Civil War Government buildings; Theaters, Schools, Hospitals,
Fire Stations; Temporary Government Buldings, & Street Furniture.
The descriptions contain an exciting social history of the city,
but what makes this book a dazzling delight are the hundreds
of vintage photos. A true treasure!
9¼" x 112¼" 539 pages, index, fully
illustrated, hardbound
#442 Capital Losses $69.95 |
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Spying–The
Secret History of History
by the International
Spy Museum with Denis Collins
This hardbound, fully illustrated, coffee-table size book summarizes
dangerous missions, great escapes, tools and techniques of the
trade,intellingence and counter-intelligence, codes and code-breakers,
hidden weapons, smuggling, surveillance, disguises and secret
identities, dossiers, and documents, enemies and allies, and
much more.
9" x 11" 166 pages, index, illustrated, hardbound
#34 Spying $25.95  |
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On This
Spot: Pinpointing the Past in Washington, DC
by Douglas E.Evelyn and
Paul Dickson
This book delves into the gritty reality and color of the city
by locating the sites where important, or just plain fascinating,
events took place, where figures from American history lived,
worked, and died. The reader is taken on a surprise-filled journey
that begins in 18th century Georgetown and wends its way through
Rum Row, infamous Murder Bay, and the 1932 Bonus army encampment
on Pennsylvania Avenue. Hundreds of places are featured along
with over 125 photos culled from public and private collections,
making this a superb guidebook and a history lover's delight.
9" x 6" 266 pages, index, illustrated, paperbound
#186 On This Spot - Washington $16.95 |
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Capital Losses–A Cultural History of Washington's Destroyed
Buildings
by James M. Goode
This is one of the finest histories of Washington, DC ever. Out
of print for many years, this deluxe hardbound edition does the
city proud and should be a MUST for historians of DC. The book
does not concentrate on government buildings. Here are some of
the chapters: Residential Houses-Georgian, Greek Revival, Victorian,
etc; row houses, hotels and apartment houses; Churches, Clubs
and Organizations, Commercial bldgs; Office Buildings; Early
and Post Civil War Government buildings; Theaters, Schools, Hospitals,
Fire Stations; Temporary Government Buldings, & Street Furniture.
The descriptions contain an exciting social history of the city,
but what makes this book a dazzling delight are the hundreds
of vintage photos. A true treasure!
9¼" x 112¼" 539 pages, index, fully
illustrated, hardbound
#442 Capital Losses $$69.95 |
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Would you like to own an original
Flashbacks cartoon? Click
Here.
Here are two volumes containing reproductions of Flashbacks cartoons:
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Flashbacks Volume One
A Cartoon of the
District of Columbia
Patrick M.
Reynolds brings history
to life with a sense of humor. His exciting drawings put you
on the scene with the conflicts, madness, plus the wheeling and
dealing that resulted in the location and construction of the
U.S. capital city, despite
all the bickering, petty jealousies, and down-right stupidity. This volume is almost out of print, hence the higher price.
11¾" x 7½" 106 pages, full color illustrations,
index, paperbound
ISBN 0-932514-31-6
#F1 Cartoon History of DC $25.00 |
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DC Neighborhoods Flashbacks
Vol. Two Artist-writer Patrick M. Reynolds takes
you to the Washington that tourists seldom see The U.S. capital
expanded with the growth of public transportation into such areas
as Shepard Park, Takoma Park, Chevy Chase, Kalorama, Dupont Circle,
Adams Morgan, Capital Hill, LeDroit Park, Tenleytown, Brookland,
and others. Stories in this book go back to the explorations
of Capt. John Smith in the 1600s and the Indian Wars of early
Virginia, continuing into the 20th century with the introduction
of the cherry trees to Washington and the end of segregation
in public schools.
11¾" x 7½" 106 pages, full color illustrations,
index, paperbound ISBN 0-932514-31-6
#F2 Cartoon History of DC $14.95
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Previous weeks' stories and references:
Animals....Children...Constitution-How & Why
we got it...Civil War... Autocamping...American
Presidency...Auto Racing...Baseball History...Chinese...Combat Artists...The
Ghost Army of WWII... Artists
in War The Limb Maker...Duke Ellington...Ferries
Across the Chessie .. HOLIDAYS...The
Italian Crisis...Ninian Beall
Sequence.....UFOs Over Washington...
Culpeper of Virginia...The Spanish Flu Epidemic
of 1918...Indians of
the Eastern Shore of MD & VA...Black
History... Pirates on the Chesapeake...Chesapeake Beach...Quiltmaking...Chesapeake Bay Stories...Ghost stories... Maryland
History...Clovers...Hoover
Airport...Slavery...Presidents
Swampoodle...Sports...Origins of Words &
Phrases...Inventions...Railroads
e-mail:
pat@redrosestudio.com or redrosestudio@dejazzd.com
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