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REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NEW.
Montgomery, Elizabeth

   

- Philadelphia : T.K. Collins, Jr. 1851
- 8vo.
- original brown cloth.
- Frontispiece portrait of Israel Acrelius; xii, 7-367 pages.
- ISBN none / Order Nr. 68103
- Price: $ 115.00



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B1-488. First edition. History of the settlement of Wilmington followed by the author's recollections of the town. With a lengthy section on the Gilpins and their papermill and some notes on printers and booksellers. Covers worn with parts of hinge covering cracked partially detached. Old ink inscription at top of title page.

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> PAPERMAKING, EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
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WILMINGTON CITY DIRECTORY AND BUSINESS GAZETTEER FOR 1898.
by Colquhoun, William C.R.

B1-471. Contains information about residents and business. Also includes a city map, ward boundaries, state legislative districts, and a block and business directory. Lists members of city agencies, places of worship, and the United States executive, legislative and judicial branches. Covers and spine held on by tape. Front cover replaced.




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