Digital Books
The Alexandria Library, Local History/Special Collections has a collection of Alexandria imprints; books and other materials published in Alexandria, Virginia. Some of these titles are unique to the Alexandria Library. We digitized a selection of these items and are making them available in their entirety. This project is ongoing. Please check back as new titles will be added. Some of the documents are large and may take a few seconds to load.
| Title | The art of cookery made plain and easy; excelling any thing of the kind ever yet published ... Also, the order of a bill of fare for each month, in the manner the dishes are to be placed upon the table, in the present taste |
| Author | Glasse, Hannah, Mrs. fl. 1747 |
| Publisher | Alexandria : Printed by Cottom and Stewart, and sold at their Book-Stores, in Alexandria and Fredericksburg, 1805 |
| Notes | "First American edition" ; PDF Version - 35.2MB |
| Title | Constitution and by-laws of Potomac Lodge, no. 8, Independent Order of Odd-Fellows. |
| Author | Independent Order of Odd Fellows |
| Publisher | Alexandria, D.C. : Printed at the Gazette Office, 1843 |
| Notes | Only at the Alexandria Library ; PDF Version - 4.11MB |
| Title | Constitution, by-laws and rules of order of Sons of Confederate Veterans, R.E. Lee Camp, No. .... : organized August 25, 1890 |
| Author | Sons of Confederate Veterans. Virginia Division. R.E. Lee Camp, Alexandria |
| Publisher | Alexandria : John H. Strider, Printer, 1890 |
| Notes | Only at the Alexandria Library ; PDF Version - 1.27MB |
| Title | An historical sketch of Old Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia. Together with a brief description of the centenary services therein, Nov. 20 & 21st, 1873 |
| Author | Old Christ Church (Alexandria, Va.) |
| Publisher | Alexandria, Va. : Ladies’ Sewing Guild, 1894 |
| Notes | PDF Version - 13.2MB |
| Title | Legislative chronicles of the city of Alexandria |
| Author | Caton, James Randall, 1851-1935 |
| Publisher | Alexandria : Newell-Cole Company, inc., 1933 "First edition" |
| Notes | Autographed by the author and the publisher ; PDF Version - 27.6MB |
| Title | An oration on the life and character of John Marshall, late Chief Justice of the United States : pronounced before the citizens of Alexandria, D.C., August 12th, 1835 |
| Author | Snowden, Edgar, 1810-1875 |
| Publisher | Alexandria : Printed at the Alexandria Gazette Office, 1835 |
| Notes | Only at the Alexandria Library ; PDF Version - 2.6MB |
| Title | Pastoral letter of the Right Rev. William Meade, assistant bishop op [sic] Virginia, to the ministers, members and friends, of the Protestant Episcopal church in the diocess[sic] of Virginia, on the duty of affording religious instruction to those in bondage. |
| Author | Meade, William, Bp., 1789-1862. |
| Publisher | Alexandria, D.C. : Printed at the Gazette Office, 1834 |
| Notes | PDF Version – 2.25 MB |
| Title | Rev. Charles F.E. Minnigerode, D.D., presbyter of the Diocese of Virginia. Entered into the Paradise of God, October 14, 1894. This tribute to his memory is issued October, 1895. |
| Author | St. Paul's Church (Richmond, Va.) |
| Publisher | New York : J. Pott, [1895] |
| Notes | PDF Version – 20.4 MB |
| Title | The romance of historic Alexandria, a thrilling narrative of events founded on facts and traditions; a complete guide to the old city with explanation and map of markers. |
| Author | Jackson, Eugene Beauharnais, 1867- |
| Publisher | Alexandria, Va.: H.W. Wade, 1923 |
| Notes | ”Revised and enlarged edition”; PDF Version – 47.0MB |
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| Title | Surveyor’s notes and grades |
| Author | Gilpin, George and William Yeaton |
| Publisher | Handwritten manuscript |
| Notes | Only at the Alexandria Library ; PDF Version – 597MB |
| Title | Ten sermons |
| Author | Muir, James, 1757-1820 |
| Publisher | Alexandria : Printed by Cottom and Stewart, 1812 |
| Notes | PDF Version – 46.6MB |