Second Story Books

Second Story Books Since Allan Stypeck purchased Second Story Books in 1973, it has grown from a 5,000-book store on the second floor in Washington, DC to one of the largest

Lectures on collecting books and assessing their value at the Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution, American Ins...
05/23/2014

Lectures on collecting books and assessing their value at the Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution, American Institute of Architects, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Washington Rare Book Group, Washington Hebrew Congregation, Georgetown U., George Mason U., Catholic University of America, U. of Maryland, American U., Howard U., Catonsville Community College, Washington College, St. Johns College and the following public library systems: Wash., D.C., Fairfax, VA, Arlington, VA, Alexandria, VA, Montgomery County, MD, Chattanooga, TN, and is a Darragh Distinguished Lecturer for the Central Arkansas Library System.

05/23/2014

Instructor at seminars on book collecting for the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Florida; taught an accredited course on appraising at George Washington University, Wash, DC. in conjunction with the American Society of Appraisers and has written the accreditation test for the discipline of book and manuscripts for the American Society of Appraisers.

05/23/2014

Mr. Stypeck serves as an expert witness in all judicial court systems, both federal and state. He has worked on criminal and civil cases with the FBI, U.S. Post Office Inspector General, Library of Congress, the Inspector General of the State of Connecticut and has worked with the police and judicial systems of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

05/23/2014

He is a Senior Member of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) accredited in Books and Manuscripts; member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), the American Booksellers Association (ABA), the Universal Autograph Collector’s Club (UACC), the International Autograph Collector’s Club (IACC) and The Manuscript Society.

05/23/2014

Mr. Stypeck graduated in 1972 from the American University School of Government and International Service in Washington, D.C. with a B.A. in Economics and a B.A. in Political Science.

Photo is inscribed to Mrs Schellhase and signed by Miss Gish in ink. Condition is Very Good with little fading and some ...
05/22/2014

Photo is inscribed to Mrs Schellhase and signed by Miss Gish in ink. Condition is Very Good with little fading and some paper tape stuck to the back.

05/22/2014

The walls of Schellhase's gave testimony to its popularity with theatre types, being covered in signed photos of the many Broadway and Hollywood performers who stopped there in the 1930s, '40s, '50s and into the 1960s.

05/22/2014

Mencken's influence led many in the world of the arts to gather there. Henry Fonda and Margaret Sullivan were married in Baltimore in 1931 and had their reception at Schellhase's. Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne ate there every night while touring in "The Taming of the Shrew."

05/22/2014

Schellhase's Restaurant in Baltimore MD, owned by C H Otto Schellhase and Frieda Schellhase, operated from 1924 to 1980 and is "remembered for its heavy draperies and even heavier food." H.L. Mencken made it famous as the meeting place for his Saturday Night club.

Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne ate there every night while touring in "The Taming of the Shrew." The walls of Schellhase'...
05/16/2014

Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne ate there every night while touring in "The Taming of the Shrew." The walls of Schellhase's gave testimony to its popularity with theatre types, being covered in signed photos of the many Broadway and Hollywood performers who stopped there in the 1930s, '40s, '50s and into the 1960s.

05/16/2014

Schellhase's Restaurant in Baltimore MD, owned by C H Otto Schellhase and Frieda Schellhase, operated from 1924 to 1980 and is "remembered for its heavy draperies and even heavier food." H.L. Mencken made it famous as the meeting place for his Saturday Night club. Mencken's influence led many in the world of the arts to gather there. Henry Fonda and Margaret Sullivan were married in Baltimore in 1931 and had their reception at Schellhase's.

05/16/2014

This heavily retouched 8x10 photo of the Lunts dining with Lawrence Farrell, their acting company manager, may have been taken at Schellhase's restaurant in Baltimore MD. The photo is inscribed to the Schellhases and probably dates from the preview tour of "Taming of the Shrew when the Lunts dined there every night they were in Baltimore. The photo, mounted to stiff cardboard, is in Fair to Good condition with very faded ink. The inscription and signatures are readable if you hold it to the light at the right angle.

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2000 P Street NW
Washington D.C., DC
20036

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(202) 659-8884

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