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See More... Barnes, Robert C. and Judith M. Pfeiffer PRESS, POLITICS & PERSEVERANCE, EVERETT C. JOHNSON AND THE PRESS OF KELLS.
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Press 1999 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages.
This long-awaited biography brings to life the remarkable printer, politician and sage, Everett Johnson. Inspired by the work of Elbert Hubbard's Roycrofters, Johnson established the indomitable Press of Kells in Newark, Delaware. The fortress-like stone building that became home to the "Newark Post" still stands, and as of 1999, this lively paper celebrates its 90th year. For the next generation, through his books, newspaper articles, and public service, he struggled to champion a series of social causes and became known as the "Conscience of Delaware." This very readable book includes Robert Barnes' comprehensive bibliography of Johnson's works.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 54276

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See More... (Bayard, James Asheton) Conrad, Henry C. LETTERS OF JAMES ASHETON BAYARD, 1802-1814.
Wilmington The Historical Society of Delaware 1901 8vo. paper wrappers. 44 pages.
B1-881. Papers of the Society XXXI. Reprint of the letters from Bayard to Caesar Augustus Rodney. Bayard wrote these letters while in the House, Senate and diplomatic missions abroad. Illustrated. Chipped around edges with small pieces missing.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 29138

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See More... Bing, Arden Ellsworth DELAWARE BLUE BOOK, 1957-1958.
N.P. privately printed 1958 8vo. cloth. 448 pages.
B1-2493A. A look at all aspects of Delaware society. With many portraits. Spine faded with wear along hinge. Interior foxing.
Price: $ 13.00 other currencies Order nr. 28753

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See More... (Bird, Robert Montgomery) Foust, Clement E. THE LIFE AND DRAMATIC WORKS OF ROBERT MONTGOMERY BIRD.
New York The Knickerbocker Press 1919 thick 8vo. cloth. xvi, 725 pages.
B1-903. First edition, the trade without the "University of Pennsylvania" notice at the head of the title. (BAL 1176). Contains the first known publication of "Pelopidas," "The Gladiator" and "Oralloossa," three of Bird's dramas. Foust states that the book was based on his doctoral thesis under Quinn and Schelling at Pennsylvania. This New Castle, Delaware, author and doctor wrote many works of fiction and a number of plays produced by Edwin Forrest. Name in ink stamp of William P. Frank. Back inside hinge cracked.
Price: $ 60.00 other currencies Order nr. 41489

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See More... BLUE BOOK OF DELAWARE, 1939-1940, AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF OLD AND SOCIALLY PROMINENT FAMILIES TOGETHER WITH MEMBERS OF FAMILY, ADDRESSES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND SOCIAL AFFILIATIONS WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
Wilmington Blue Book Company 1939 8vo. cloth. 120 pages.
B1-847. For sale by publisher of Matthew Brothers, Inc. of Wilmington. Filled with interesting advertisements for businesses.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 66934

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See More... (Boyd, George Carson) EXECUTORS' PUBLIC AUCTION, EXCEEDINGLY RARE EARLY AMERICAN FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS, HISTORICAL CHINA, GLASS, SILVER, THE ESTATE OF THE LATE GEORGE CARSON BOYD, 1400 DELAWARE AVE, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
Philadelphia Samuel T. Freeman & Co. 1956 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 44 pages.
Magnificent collection. Covers age yellowed along edges.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 46060

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See More... (Brown, Harry Fletcher) Perkins, John A. and Robeson Bailey. HARRY FLETCHER BROWN, AN ESSAY IN APPRECIATION.
Newark University of Delaware Press 1960 8vo. two-toned cloth, slipcase. xii, 128 pages.
B1-922. First edition, limited to 1000 numbered copies. Biographical sketch of this chemist and Du Pont executive. He was a major benefactor to the University of Delaware.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 28349

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See More... (Brown, Harry Fletcher) Perkins, John A. and Robeson Bailey. HARRY FLETCHER BROWN, AN ESSAY IN APPRECIATION.
Newark University of Delaware Press 1960 8vo. two-toned cloth xii, 128 pages.
B1-922. First edition, limited to 1000 numbered copies. Biographical sketch of this chemist and Du Pont executive. He was a major benefactor to the University of Delaware. Gutters foxed. Name in ink at top of free endpaper.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 65758

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See More... Bullis, H. Edmund CHANCE ENCOUNTERS, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
N.P. Privately printed (1970) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 243 pages.
Bullen, a Wilmington, Delaware resident, was a Colonel in the U.S. Army and formerly Secretary-General of the International Committee for Mental Hygiene. He gives thanks to Bill Frank for helping him with the text. Covers lightly foxed.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 67900

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See More... (Canby Family) HOLY BIBLE: CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS: TOGETHER WITH THE APOCRYPHA: EMBELLISHED WITH TEN MAPS, AND TWENTY HISTORICAL ENGRAVINGS.
2 volumes. Philadelphia Mathew Carey 1803 4to. publisher's original full calf with black and red leather spine labels. 675+(1); 632-832, 677-679 (apparently the last few pages of the first volume), (834)-1080, 77 pages.
There is a pasted-on handwritten note on the front pastedown which states, "This Bible was the Property of My Grandfather, Saml. Canby and presented to me by My Mother, M Mortons, Mary M Dillon." On the rear blank leaf is a printed ownership stamp with the handwritten name of Saml. Canby on it. On the front pastedown of the second volume is written, "Samuel Canby Sen to Margaret Morton now the property of Mary M Dillon." Midway through the second volume there are bound-in pages 677 to 680 (out of order) which contains printed blank pages to be used to record the Family Record. These four pages have been filled, recording the births and deaths of the various Canby family members starting in 1682 to the 1880s (in different hands). The first page is headed "An account of the Canby family;" the second page is "Account of the Shipley family." The third page records "Samuel and Frances Canby's Children," and the fourth page contains records from another Canby family Bible. The covers are worn and detached with attempted tape repair to hinges.
Price: $ 850.00 other currencies Order nr. 90551

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See More... Canby, Henry Seidel THE AGE OF CONFIDENCE, LIFE IN THE NINETIES.
Illustrated by Albert Kruse. New York Farrar & Rinehart (1934) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 260 pages.
First edition. Autobiographical reminiscences of the author's life in Wilmington. This is one of the copies that has an extra leaf bound in which indicates that this copy was part of the "Wilmington Edition" issued by Greenwood Bookstore. This page is signed by both Canby and Kruse. Jacket is worn with pieces missing.
Price: $ 40.00 other currencies Order nr. 60898

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  Canby, Henry Seidel AMERICAN MEMOIR.
Boston Houghton Mifflin Co. 1947 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 433 pages.
B1-1805. First edition. Autobiographical sketches by Canby describing his days after life in Wilmington. This volume brings his memoirs down to 1946. Jacket rubbed with tears and a piece missing at head of spine.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 65784

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See More... (Cannon, Patty) Giles, Ted PATTY CANNON, WOMAN OF MYSTERY.
N.P. n.p. (1965) small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 95 pages.
B2-505. First edition. Illustrations by John Moll. Biography of this murderer of lower Delaware. Signed by the author. Some spotting along hinge of front cover. Name in ink at top of cover.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 66161

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See More... Cartwright, Al A' LA CARTE, THE BEST OF AL CARTWRIGHT.
Wilmington Serendipity Press (1974) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (xvi), 238 pages.
First edition. Of course, with much on sports. Spine of jacket slightly faded.
Price: $ 9.00 other currencies Order nr. 28752

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See More... (Carvel, Elbert N.) Martin, Roger A. ELBERT N. CARVEL.
(Wilmington) The Delaware Heritage Commission (1997) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (viii), 168 pages
First edition. Oral History Series - Number One. Illustrated. Carvel served as Governor of Delaware. Signed by both the author and Carvel. Much on Delaware politics. Minor cover rubbing.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 73216

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See More... Caulk, Pat and Grace COWS, CROPTS, AND CAUSES. DELAWARE FARMLIFE IN THE 1900S.
Mansfield, OH Book Masters Inc 2000 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 625 pages.
First edition. Illustrated history of "Exchange", an historical Delaware farm that was first founded in 1679 and has been in Pat Caulk's family since 1815. Much on Caulk's role in the promotion of agriculture in Delaware.
Price: $ 29.95 other currencies Order nr. 68936

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See More... Clark Jr, Raymond B. DELAWARE CHURCH RECORDS, A COLLECTION OF BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS AND OTHER RECORDS AND TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS, FROM 1686-1880, FIVE IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS GROUPS: BAPTIST, EPISCOPAL, METHODST, PRESBYTERIAND AND QUAKER, WITH HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE CHURCES OR GROUPS AND WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE CHURCHES.
St. Michaels n.p. 1986 small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 56, (8) pages.
First edition. Includes Odessa Old Drawyers Presbyterian, Newark Quaker Meeting, Broad Creek Christ Church, Little Creek Old Style Baptist, Lewes St. Peters Episcopal, Register of Rev. Joseph Carlyle, Methodist minister.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 69437

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See More... Clark Jr, Raymond B. DELAWARE FAMILIES: A COLLECTION OF ELEVEN REPRESENTATIVE FAMILY ARTICLES AND NINE ALLIED FAMILIES IN THREE COUNTIES: KENT, NEW CASTLE AND SUSSEX.
St. Michaels n.p. 1988 small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 46 pages.
11 family articles and 9 allied families. Includes Carter, Clifton, Graham, Gruwell, Jackson, MacDonald, Massey, Mundell, van Bibber, Garrett, Hall, Keith, Kollock, Moleston, Ogle, Peterson, Gilder, Reynolds, Rodney, and Wells. Indexed..
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 69433

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See More... Clark Jr., Raymond B. DELAWARE TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS.
St. Michaels n.p. 1989 small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 40 pages.
First edition. 700 Revolutionary soldiers from the three counties and 600 in small church and family cemeteries, chiefly in Sussex Co. Full name index.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 69430

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See More... Clark Jr., Raymond B. EVERY NAME INDEX TO MEMORANDUM BOOK OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHES OF ISAAC SULLIVAN OF PORTVILLE, BROAD CREEK HUNDRED, SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE.
St. Michaels n.p. 1986 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 27+(1) pages.
Covers the period 1818 to 1844. Two page introduction by the author.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 90283

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See More... Clark Jr., Raymond B. INDEX TO DELAWAREANS IN THE INDEX OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATIONS.
St. Michaels n.p. 1987 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 19+(1) pages.
Second printing of the 1982 first edition. One page introduction by the author followed by the index.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 90284

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See More... Clark Jr, Raymond B. KENT COUNTY, DELAWARE, WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS, 1680-1800: AN INDEX.
St. Michaels n.p. 1985 small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. iv, 75 pages.
First edition.
Price: $ 22.50 other currencies Order nr. 69431

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See More... Clark Jr, Raymond B. SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE, WILLS AND ADMINISTRTIONS, 1680-1800: AN INDEX
St. Michaels n.p. 1985 small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 42, (2) pages.
First edition.
Price: $ 17.50 other currencies Order nr. 69435

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See More... (Clayton, John M.) Comegys, Joseph P. MEMOIR OF JOHN M. CLAYTON.
Wilmington The Historical Society of Delaware 1882 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers. Frontispiece portrait; 307 pages.
B1-956. Being Papers of the Historical Society, IV. Some wear along spine.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 66029

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See More... Clayton, Thomas J. RAMBLES AND REFLECTIONS. EUROPE FROM BISCAY TO THE BLACK SEA AND FROM AETNA TO THE NORTH CAPE ...
Chester, PA n.p. 1892 8vo. original green cloth stamped in gilt. xxviii, 442 pages.
B1-960. First edition. With a "biographical sketch of the Clayton family, with some personal recollections of Bethel and Brandywine hundred, p.396-442." Presentation from author on first blank page "Wm. W. Dutton with Compliments of Thos. J. Clayton." Rubbing along edges. Inside hinges cracked.
Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 66780

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