Today: Half Off Everything at the Sale!

Our Spring 2017 book sale is wrapping up today, but we still have plenty of terrific bargains waiting for you.

To make sure as much as possible ends up in good homes, all items are half-price on Sunday!

The book sale (but not library services) will open at noon and closes promptly at 5 pm.

Hope to see you there!

Important Book Sale Information

The cookbook section, beautifully
arranged and ready for you!

Welcome! The doors will open on Thursday, April 27 at 3pm sharp. We hope you'll have a wonderful time while you're here!

Here is some important sale information:

Parking

• Park only in marked parking spaces. Seriously.
• If you park along neighboring streets, you will get a ticket. Spare yourself the grief, and use the nearby shopping centers for overflow parking.

Payment

• We accept cash, check, and credit/debit cards.

Check Out Time

• The book sale must close each day promptly at the library's announced closing time. 
• Please be in line to pay for  purchases at least 15 minutes before closing.

 

Return Policies

• All sales are final and as is.
• Be sure to check all cases before purchase. When we placed the items on the sale table, all CDs and DVDs were in their containers.
• We haven't viewed the DVDs, nor listened to the recorded books or CDs.

 Bins and boxes and piles

• No large bins or wheeled bins of any size are allowed in the sale area.
• You may carry one copier paper box or banker's box with you in the sales area.
• You may leave boxes, marked with your name and drop off time, in a designated holding area while you continue to shop.
• At busy times, we may limit the time and quantity of boxes you may leave in the holding area.

Access

• No strollers or solid-frame backpack child carriers are permitted in the sales area.
• Wheel chairs are always welcome.
  

 

Finding Things

• Volunteers and maps are available to help you find what you're interested in.
• We do not restock during the sale. Everything is out on the tables, with overflow boxes stored on the floor below.

We Need Volunteers!

Earn community service hours for school, or
or just pitch in to support a great cause.

Our volunteers are awesome. There's no other word for it. They tackle the huge mountain of work that is the GMF sale, and make it flat out fun. Just look at those smiles.

You can be awesome, too! Volunteer slots are still available, especially for Sunday. Contact us at georgemasonfriends@gmail.com.
 

Volunteers share a laugh while setting out some of
the 80,000 books for the sale.

Spring Sale Preview: Fine Art and Photography Books

Fine art and photography books now on display
in the George Mason Library lobby.

Beautiful books on art and photography are on display in the George Mason Library.

Below is is a list of titles and prices. We reserve the right to correct any mistakes in the prices or descriptions published here. Books may be removed or added without updating the list.

Artists

The Graphic Work of M.C. Escher, Introduced and Explained by the Artist. Taschen, 2008.  $50

Joan Miro: Campo de Estrellas, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 1993.  $25

Paul Outerbridge, A Singular Aesthetic: Photographs & drawings, 1921-1941 : a catalogue raisonne. Elaine Dines, Ed. Laguna Beach Museum of Art, 1981.  $20

Kokoschka Paintings. Richard Calvocoressi. Ediciones Poligrafa, S.A., 1992.  $25

Lee Krasner. Robert Hobbs. Harry N. Abrams. 1999.  $20

Ambrogio Lorenzetti:
The Palazzo Pubblico, Siena

Ambrogio Lorenzetti: The Palazzo Pubblico, Siena (Great Fresco Cycles of the Renaissance). Randolph Starn. George Braziller, 1994.  $30


The Art of Jean Hugo, Richard J. Wattenmaker. Art Gallery of Ontario, 1973.  $20

Kugach, Kugach, Kugach: Three Generations of Russian Artists. American Universiy, 2009. $25

A. Paul Weber 1930-1978. Handzeichnungen & Lithographen. Rheinland-Lerlag GmgH, 1978.  $30

Diego Rivera: the Detroit
Industry Murals

Diego Rivera: the Detroit Industry Murals. Linda Bank Downs. W.W. Norton & Company, 1999.  $20

Picasso, The Classical Period. John Richardson. C&M Arts, 2003.  $25

Hokusai, The Collector’s Portfolio: Ten Reproduction Antique Prints. Aurum Press, 1990.  $25

Giunti Dossier Art
No. 43: Klee (Federica Pirani).  $10
No. 64: Schiele (Eva di Stefano).  $10
No. 70: Toulous-Lautrec (Giorgio Cortenova).  $10
No. 106: Mucha (Patrizia Runfola).  $10

Collections

Women as Portrayed in Orientalist Painting, Lucia Tongiorgi Tomasi & Tony Willis, Oak Spring Garden Library, 2009.  $100

Women as Portrayed in
Orientalist Painting

Masterpieces of Indian Painting Formerly in the Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collections. Alice N. Heeramaneck, 983. $30

Jade in Ancient Costa Rica, Julie Jones, Editor. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1998.  

Nicaraguan Antiquities; Facsimile Edition of 1886 original. Carl Bovallius. Editorial y Litografia San Jose, 1970.  $20

Al-Andalus, The Art of Islamic Spain. Jerrilynn D. Dodds, Editor. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992.  $35

The Orientalists, Painter-Travellers 1828-1908. Lynne Thornton. ACR Edition, 1983.  $30

British Etchers 1850-1940. Kenneth M. Guichard. Robin Garton, 1981.  $40

Places and Cultures

Legado Sagrado: Edward Curtis and the
Indians of North America

Legado Sagrado: Edward S. Curtis y Los Indios de Norteamerica. Edward S. Curtis. Verve Editions, 2005.  $25

Timur and the Princely Vision, Persian Art and Culture in the 15th Century. Lentz and Lowry. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989.  $30

Waterworks. A Photographic Journey through New York’s Hidden Water System. Stanley Greenberg. Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.  $25

Lahore, The City Within. Samina Quraeshi. Concept Media, 1988. 1st Printing. $30

Shogun’s Shrine, The Magnificent Nikko Toshogu: Human and Animal Carvings/Paintings. Graphic-Sha Publishing Company, 1994.  $20

Remembrance of Patria, Dutch Arts and Culture in Colonial America 1609-1776. Blackburn and Piwonka. Albany Institute of History and Art. $25

100 Chinese Emperors. Wu Luxing; Lu Yanguang, Illustrator. Asiapac Books 1996.  $25    

Photography

Islands of Silence: The
Photography of
Donata Wenders

Optical Fundamentals of Underwater Photography. Gomer T. McNeil. Mitchell Camera Corporation, 1972.  $30

Samantha. David Pilosof. H. Lonay & D. Pilosof, 1977. 1st Printing.  $25

A Photographer’s Legacy. I. Willard Counts, Jr. Metropolitan Printing Co., Bloomington, IN, 1979.  $20

Islands of Silence, The Photography of Donata Wenders. Prestel.  $25    

Derry: the Troubled Years. Eamon Melaugh. Guildhall Press, 2005.  $30

Art Criticism

Abstract Expressionism, Other Politics. Ann Eden Gibson. Yale University Press, 1997.  $35

The Body of Christ in the Art of Europe and New Spain 1150-1800. James Clifton. Prestel, 1997.  $35

Art and Embodiment, from Aesthetics to Self-consciousness. Paul Crowther. Clarendon Press, 1993.  $25

Modernity & Nostalgia, Art and Politics in France Between the Wars. Romy Golan. Yale University Press, 1995.  $45

Saturn’s Fable, La Favola di Saturno: Analysis of a Restoration and Artistic Research on a Painting by Daniel Seiter. Gangemi Editore, 2005.  $20

Fundamentals of
Chinese Floral Painting, 4 vol. 

Instruction

The Fundamentals of Chinese Floral Painting, Johnson Su-Sing Chow. Ho Kung-shang, 1997
No. 1: Book of the Plum.  $25
No. 2: Book of the Orchid.  $25
No. 3: Book of the Bamboo.  $25
No. 4: Book of the Chrysanthemum.  $25

Notable Antique and Collectible Books Now on Display

Tales of a Grandfather,
by Sir Walter Scott.

Select antique and collectible books are now on display in the left glass case in the George Mason Regional Library lobby. Highlights include a first American edition of Brave New World, and splendid copy of London Types with woodcuts by renowned Victorian printmaker William Nicholson. These items will go on sale starting at 3 pm on April 27.

Below is a list of titles and prices. We reserve the right to correct any mistakes in the prices or descriptions published here. Books may be removed or added without updating the list.

Tales of a Grandfather, 3 Volumes. Sir Walter Scott. Adam & Charles Black, 1888.  $50

Fine woodcuts in London Types.

London Types: Quatorzains by William Ernest Henley, woodcuts by William Nicholson.R.H. Russell, 1898.  $300

Siberia and the Exile System, 2 volumes. George Kennan, The Century Company, 1891.  $35

The Black Arrow. Robert Louis Stevenson. Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1888.  $35

Page, Squire, and Knight: A Romance of the Days of Chivalry. W.H. Davenport Adams, Editor Estes and Lauriat, 1883.  $20

Brave NewWorld,
First American Edition.

Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1932. 1st American Edition.  $75

The Tragedy of King Lear. William Shakespeare. Roycroft Shop, 1904.  $30

William Cobbett, A Biography, 2 Volumes. Edward Smith. Sampson Low & Company, 1878.  $50

Battles for the Union, Willard Glazier. Dustin, Gilman & Co., 1875.  $20

Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Abner Doubleday. Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1886.  $75

Civil War titles

The Capture, Prison Pen and the Escape. Willard W. Glazier. J. Munsell,.  $50

A Bird’s Eye View of our Civil War. Theodore Ayrault Dodge. James R. Osgood and Company, 1883.  $50

Spring Sale Preview: Notable Children's Books and DVDs

Notable children's books and DVDs are now on display!

Special selections from the children's books available for the Spring 2017 book sale are now on display at George Mason Library in the glass case on the right side of the lobby as you enter. They will go on sale at 3 pm on Thursday, April 27.

Below is a list of titles and prices for every book in the display case. The information here may be revised or updated; and items in the case are subject to change.

Collectible

Limited Marine Corps
ed. of John H. Glenn, Astronaut

The Big Green Book. Robert Graves; Maurice Sendak, Illustrator. Crowell-Collier, 1962. 1st edition. $15

Outside Over There. Maurice Sendak. Harper & Row, 1981, 1st edition. $15

John H. Glenn, Astronaut. Lt. Col. Philip N. Pierce & Karl Schuon. Franklin Watts, 1962. Limited Marine Corps Edition; signed by authors. $15

Delightful Pop-Up Books

Page spread from Peter Pan.

Peter Pan. Robert Sabuda. Little Simon, 2008. 1st edition. $10

Cinderella. Matthew Reinhart. Little Simon, 2005, 1st edition. $10

Steam Locomotives. Keith Moseley. Orchard Books, 1989. 1st edition. $10

International Circus (reproduction of 1887 edition). Lothar Meggendorfer. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979. $10

600 Black Spots. David Carter. Little Simon, 2007. Stated 1st edition. $10

Beloved Classics

Beautiful copy of Glinda of Oz,
White series reissue.

Glinda of Oz. L. Frank Baum; John R. Neill, illustrator. White Edition series, reissued circa 1965. $20

The Complete Peter Rabbit Library. Beatrix Potter. Warne, 2012. 23 volumes, like new in slipcase. $20

Peter Pan and Wendy. J. M. Barrie; Edmund Blampied, illustrator. Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1940. $10

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland/ Through the Looking Glass (2 books in slipcase). Lewis Carroll; John Tenniel, illustrator; Fritz Kredel, colorist.Random House – Special Edition, 1946.  $10

The Children of Dickens. Samuel Crothers; Jessie Willcox Smith, illustrator. Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1929. $10

Uncle Wiggily's Travels. Harold R. Garis. Platt & Munk, 1939. $10.

Vintage Treasures

Title page spread of The Boy Mechanic.

The Boy Mechanic: 700 Things for Boys to Do. H. H. Windsor. Popular Mechanics Co., 1913. 800 B&W illustrations. $25

Betsy Was a Junior. Maud Lovelace; Illustrated by Vera Neville. Thomas Y. Crowell, 1947. Like new dust jacket. $20

Betsy’s Wedding: A Betsy Tacy Story. Maud Lovelace; Illustrated by Vera Neville. Thomas Y. Crowell, 1955. Near fine dust jacket. $20

Book Trails for Baby Feet. Child Development Vol. 1. 1946. Leatherette boards, illustrations in color and B&W. $10.

Sticks Across the Chimney. Nora Burglon. Holiday House, 1938. $10

Beautiful vintage book covers for
Adventures of Perrine and
The Wee Men of Ballywooden

Adventures of Perrine (the Windermere series). Hector Malot; Milo Winter, illustrator. Rand McNally, 1941. $10


The Wee Men of Ballywooden. Arthur Mason; Robert Lawson, illustrator. Garden City Publishing, 1937. $10

Stories of the Olden Time. Ednah Cheney; Nelly Littlehale, illustrator. Lee and Shepard, 1890. $10

Enchanting Illustrations

If I Ran the Zoo, Dr. Seuss. Random House, 1950. $15

Dr. Seuss from Then to Now, Exhibition Catalogue of the Retrospective Exhibition, San Diego Museum of Art. Random House, 1986. $10

The Magic Butterfly. George Obligado. Golden Press 1963. First edition. A giant Golden Book with full color illustrations. $10

Dr. Seuss exhibition catalog, and If I Ran the Zoo.

The Illustrated Treasury of Children’s Literature. Martignoni, ed., Grosset & Dunlap, 1955. In good condition slipcase. $10

Chimney Corner Stories. Veronica Hutchinson; Lois Lenski, illustrator. Minton, Balch & Co.

From Around the World

Folk Tales from the Soviet Union:
The Cacaucaus

Folk Tales from the Soviet Union: The Cacaucaus. Raduga, 1987. $8

Folk Talkes from the Soviet Union: Ukraine, Byelorussia, Moldavia. Raduga, 1986. $8

Ho-Ming Girl of New China. Elizabeth Lewis; Kurt Wiese, illustrator. The John C. Winston Co., 1934. $15

Children’s Illustrated English-Scottish Gaelic Dictionary. Hippocrene Books, 1999. Like New. $10

DVDs

The Magic School Bus, Complete Series (8 Discs). Like new, in original box. $20

The Lion King. Walt Disney, 2003. Platinum edition, 2 discs. $10.

Wallace & Gromit, 3 Adventures on DVD. Dreamworks, 2005. New. $10

Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince. Warner Bros 2011. $10

So. Many. Comic Books...

Comic books for every collector at the Spring Book Sale!

Boxes and boxes and BOXES of comic books -- Marvel, DC, indies, graphic novels, you  name it. They were donated by people who clearly love comics: they are in beautiful condition, and some are protected with backing boards and poly bags.

Whether you love classic superheroes, kooky crossovers, goofy Archie antics, or artsy, edgy fantasies, you'll find something to love at this spring's sale, all at bargain prices.  Look for them in the Collectibles section.

New, gently used, and collectible e-games and guides, too!

And while you're getting your geek on, be sure to head over to the Sports and Games section to check out the super cool selection of new, used, and collectible video games, game guides, RPG manuals, and even have a few complete Dungeons and Dragons game sets, nearly all under $5.

Plus Dungeons and Dragons and other RPG goodies!