The following books have been reported missing from the Reston Regional Library in Reston, VA.
RECOVERED: Nouveau Dictionnaire Allemand-Francois et Francois-Allemand a l'Usage des Deux Nations: Tome I: contenant l'Allemand Explique par le Francois: Nouvelle Edition, Corrigee et Augmente. Publ Chez Jean-Thomas Noble de Trattnern, Imprimeur et Libraire de la Cour / publ Vienne, Prague et Brunn / publ in 1790 / volume 1 only (German explained in French, while volume 2 is French explained in German) / hardcover bound entirely in brown leather / hubbed spine with gilt decoration shows wear from age and from frequent use, paste-on title in place / binding tight / pencil markings of owner(s), names not legible / frontispiece / Jean-Thomas Trattner or Johann Thomas von Trattner was a famous 18th century printer, bookseller and publisher of court
Essais sur L'etat Actuel de La France: 1er Mai 1796 . by B F A Fonvielle / publ 1796 in Paris / "Prix Quatre livres pour Paris" / Chez Desenne, Brigitte-Mattey, Palais Egalite; Chez Maret, Cour des Fontaines; Chez Tous les Marchands de Nouveautes / re-bound in textured green leather w/dark green leather at the spine, gilt titling on spine is bright / marbled endpapers, ribbon marker / sunfade to top portion of front cover / 416 pgs plus appendix dated Dec 1, 1796 / signed by the owner "Pe Dietrichstein" / in French.
Dei Re D'Italia Inaugurati o no con la Corona Ferrea da Odoacre Fino al Regnante Augusto Imperatore Ferdinando I: Opera Tratta Dagli Annali D'Italia di Lodovico Antonio Muratori e dalia Storia del Regno D'Italia de Carlo Sigonio da Francesco Antolini di Macerata Socio dell'Accademia de'Catassali di questa Cilla. / publ 1838 in Milan / re-bound in textured green leather w/dark green leather at the spine, gilt titling on spine is bright / marbled endpapers, ribbon marker / tissue for frontispiece is intact / 484 pgs, including index / signed by the owner "Pe Dietrichstein" / in Italian.
Geschichte Napoleon Bonaparte's . by Friedrich Saalfeld, Professor in Gottingen / publ in Leipzig und Ultenburg / by Fr. Urn Brodhaus / publ 1815 / re-bound in textured green leather w/dark green leather at the spine, gilt titling on spine is bright / sunfading at top of front binding / marbled endpapers, ribbon marker / 663 pgs / in German / scarce.
RECOVERED: Lettres sur L'Espagne . by Adolphe Gueroult / publ by Louis Desessart, Editeur / publ in Paris in 1838 / re-bound in textured green leather w/dark green leather at the spine, gilt titling on spine is bright / marbled endpapers, ribbon marker / 494 pgs / in French / scarce / signed by the owner "Pe Dietrichstein".
Gesangbuch fur die Herzogthumer Bremen und Verden zum Gebrauch bei dem Offentlichen Gottesdienste und bei der Privat-Andacht . publ 1864 / hard cover / all leather bound / 608 pgs / also incl Unbang zum Gesangbuch fur die Herzogthumer Bremen und Berden (176 pgs).
An Account of the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia: Including Various Political Observations Relating to Them. by William Wilkinson, Esq, Late British Consul to the Abovementioned Principality / Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-row / publ 1820 in London / re-bound in textured green leather w/dark green leather at the spine, gilt titling on spine is bright / marbled endpapers, ribbon marker / damage from bookworm on first 4 leaves of the book / shows some wear to external binding / 294 pgs / signed by the owner "Pe Dietrichstein" / in English.
RECOVERED: Vergleichende Statistik von Europa . by Otto Hausner / publ by Verlag von J Milikowski / publ 1865 / volumes 1 & 2 bound as a single book / 465 pgs, 586 pgs / leather spine with raised bands over boards / remarkably clean, bright interior for its age / in German / scarce.
RECOVERED: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection. #1-9 only out of 10 volumes / publ by Highland House / copyright years spread over decades, reflecting lengthy time spans between volumes being issued / clean, bright interiors / bright red bindings are tight / dust jackets have absorbed the brunt of storage wear (some foxing, wrinkling, etc), plus the books show an unfortunate bit of warping (curvature) from having been stored spine side up / contents include plenty of glossy 4/C and b/w images of individual furniture pieces / scarce.
Nightwing Vol 2: Rough Justice. DC Comics / Dixon, McDaniel and Story / trade pb, perfect bound in glossy wraps / stated first printing / ISBN 978-1563895234 / appears as new, unread.
Nightwing Vol 3: Love and Bites. DC Comics / Dixon, McDaniel and Story / trade pb, perfect bound in glossy wraps / stated first printing / ISBN 978-1563896132 / appears as new, unread.
If you have any information regarding these items, please contact the Friends of the Reston Regional Library at
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Nouveau Dictionnaire Allemand-Francois et Francois-Allemand a l'Usage des Deux Nations: Tome I: contenant l'Allemand Explique par le Francois: Nouvelle Edition, Corrigee et Augmente |