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See More... (Du Pont) EN SOUVENIR, THE DU PONT FAMILY DURING AN ERA OF TRANSITION, 1763-1826, AN EXHIBIT IN HONOR OF THE FRANCO-AMERICAN COLLOQUIUM.
Greenville Eleutherian Mills Historical Library 1964 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 28 pages.
Illustrated.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 29262

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See More... Du Pont, H.A. THE CAMPAIGN OF 1864 IN THE VALLEY OF VIRGINIA AND THE EXPEDITION TO LYNCHBURG.
New York National Americana Society 1925 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt, dust jacket. Frontispiece portrait of du Pont; (viii), 188 pages.
B1-1043. First edition. du Pont's personal reminiscences. Jacket chipped at head of spine with small piece missing at head of spine.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 28645

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See More... (Du Pont, Henry F.) Lord, Ruth HENRY F. DU PONT AND WINTERTHUR, A DAUGHTER'S PORTRAIT.
New Haven Yale University Press (1999) 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. xvi, (ii), 300 pages.
First edition, later printing. With a Foreword by R.W.B. Lewis. Illustrated. Tear at top of jacket.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 69395

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See More... (Du Pont, Henry Francis) Sweeney, John A.H. HENRY FRANCIS DU PONT, OBSERVATIONS ON THE OCCASION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH, MAY 27, 1980.
Winterthur The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum 1980 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (42) pages.
Illustrated. Printed by John Anderson at his Pickering Press.
Price: $ 7.00 other currencies Order nr. 28559

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See More... (Du Pont IV, Pierre S.) Nagengast, Larry PIERRE S. DU PONT IV, GOVERNOR OF DELAWARE, 1977-1985.
(Dover) Delaware Heritage Press (2007) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (xii), 175 pages.
First edition. Oral History Series, No.5. With a one page "thanks" from du Pont. Illustrated.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 95494

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See More... (Du Pont) Mosley, Leonard BLOOD RELATIONS, THE RISE & FALL OF THE DU PONTS OF DELAWARE.
New York Atheneum 1980 thick 8vo. two-toned cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 426, (2) pages.
First edition. Jacket chipped around edges. Bookplates on front pastedown.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 28617

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See More... (Du Pont, Pierre Samuel) Jolly, Pierre DU PONT DE NEMOURS, APOSTLE OF LIBERTY AND THE PROMISED LAND.
(Wilmington Brandywine Publishing Co. 1977) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (x), 392 pages.
"Translated from the French with some additional paragraphs concerning the historical personages and the happenings mentioned therein, composed by the translator, Elise du Pont Elrick." Originally published in France by the Presses Universitaires de France under the title Du Pont de Nemours, Soldat de la Liberte., Dust jacket soiled.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 74046

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See More... (Du Pont, Samuel Francis) Bayard, Thomas F. ORATION ON THE UNVEILING OF THE STATUE OF SAMUEL FRANCIS DU PONT, REAR ADMIRAL, U.S.N., AT WASHINGTON, D.C., DECEMBER 20, 1884.
Wilmington Press of Ferris Bros. 1885 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers. 31 pages.
Opening address by Hon. William E. Chandler, Secretary of the Navy, one page prayer by Rev. William A. Leonard followed by Bayard's biographical speech. This Delaware imprint does not contain the photograph of the statue that is present in the Washington imprint.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 67496

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See More... (Du Pont, Samuel Francis) Du Pont, H.A. REAR-ADMIRAL SAMUEL FRANCIS DU PONT, UNITED STATES NAVY, A BIOGRAPHY.
New York National Americana Society 1926 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece portrait; viii, 320 pages.
B1-1049. Biography of this controversial Civil War naval officer. Tear in front cover of jacket and small spot on spine where a label was removed. Unusual to find in jacket.
Price: $ 100.00 other currencies Order nr. 65785

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See More... (Du Pont, Sophie) Low, Betty Bright SOPHIE DU PONT, A YOUNG LADY IN AMERICA, SKETCHES, DIARIES, & LETTERS, 1823-1833.
New York Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1987 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 192 pages.
First edition. With 160 illustrations including 75 in full color. Sophie du Pont's father, E.I. du Pont, had founded the du Pont company on the Brandywine River in Delaware.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 66831

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See More... (Du Pont, Sophie Madeleine) Du Pont, H.A. IN MEMORIAM.
N.P. n.p. n.d. small 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages.
See B1-1057a for variant of this title. Title on first page and two pages of text, one signed in type "H.P.N." who is Henry A. Du Pont and one signed "J.N." Sophie du Pont died on January 9th, 1888.
Price: $ 11.00 other currencies Order nr. 41488

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See More... Du Pont, Victor Marie JOURNEY TO FRANCE AND SPAIN, 1801.
Edited by Charles W. David. Ithaca Cornell University Press (1961) 8vo. two-toned cloth. xxx, 144 pages.
B2-303. Illustrated. Description of an important event in the history of the Du Pont family and their business in the United States. Bookplate.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 28751

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See More... (Du Pont) Winkler, John K. THE DU PONT DYNASTY.
New York Reynal & Hitchcock (1935) 8vo. cloth. x, 342 pages.
First edition. Biographies of five generations of the Du Pont family. Covers faded and spotted.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 28225

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See More... (Fisher, Sidney George) Wainwright, Nicholas B. (editor) A PHILADELPHIA PERSPECTIVE, THE DIARY OF SIDNEY GEORGE FISHER COVERING THE YEARS 1834-1871.
Philadelphia The Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1967 tall 8vo. cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards, paper cover label, dust jacket. x, 626 pages.
See B2-310. First edition thus, taken from the many original diaries kept by Fisher and in the Historical Society. Fisher owned Mount Harmon plantation in Cecil County, Maryland, which was eventually returned to the family by Mrs. Harry Clark Boden of Newark, Delaware. She sponsored the publication of this edited version of the diary.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 89220

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See More... (Fisher, Sidney George) Wilson, W. Emerson (editor) MOUNT HARMON DIARIES OF SIDNEY GEORGE FISHER, 1837-1850.
Wilmington The Historical Society of Delaware 1976 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (ii), xiv, 315 pages.
Edited reprint of the diary kept by this Philadelphia lawyer concerning his Maryland plantation. Foreword by Marguerite duPont de Villiers. With information on various Delaware cities.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 28172

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See More... Grier, A.O.H. THIS WAS WILMINGTON, A VETERAN JOURNALIST'S RECOLLECTIONS OF THE "GOOD OLD DAYS."
Wilmington The News-Journal Company 1945 8vo. cloth. xi, 247 pages.
B1-506. First edition. With an introduction by Henry T. Claus, President, NewsJournal Company. Printed by The Star Publishing Company. Illustrated. Covers rubbed.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 28142

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See More... Grier, A.O.H. THIS WAS WILMINGTON, A VETERAN JOURNALIST'S RECOLLECTIONS OF THE "GOOD OLD DAYS."
Wilmington The News- Journal Company 1945 8vo. cloth. xi, 247 pages.
B1-506. First edition. Illustrated. With an introduction by Henry T. Claus, President, NewsJournal Company. Printed by The Star Publishing Company. Nice presentation from Grier on front free endpaper. Covers slightly spotted.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 29232

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See More... Grier, A.O.H. THIS WAS WILMINGTON, A VETERAN JOURNALIST'S RECOLLECTIONS OF THE "GOOD OLD DAYS."
Wilmington The News- Journal Company 1945 8vo. cloth. xi, 247 pages.
B1-506. First edition. Illustrated. With an introduction by Henry T. Claus, President, NewsJournal Company. Printed by The Star Publishing Company. Presentation on free endpaper "Inscribed to Richard H. McMullen, a worthy fellow citizen. A.O.H. Grier, June 30, 1945." Also with a letter from Grier to McMullen thanking him for his congratulatory message loosely inserted.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 110130

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See More... (Harrington, Samuel Maxwell) Winslow, Julian D. SAMUEL MAXWELL HARRINGTON, A PIONEER JUDGE.
New York Vantage Press (1994) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 223 pages.
First edition. Foreword by John A. Munroe. Harrington became chief justice and chancellor of the state of Delaware. He was also a leader in the abolitionist movement during the Civil War. Signed by the author.
Price: $ 12.95 other currencies Order nr. 42629

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See More... (Harrington, Samuel Maxwell) Winslow, Julian D. SAMUEL MAXWELL HARRINGTON, A PIONEER JUDGE.
New York Vantage Press (1994) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 223 pages.
First edition. Foreword by John A. Munroe. Harrington became chief justice and chancellor of the state of Delaware. He was also a leader in the abolitionist movement during the Civil War.
Price: $ 11.00 other currencies Order nr. 68002

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See More... (Harrington, Samuel Maxwell) Winslow, Julian D. SAMUEL MAXWELL HARRINGTON, A PIONEER JUDGE.
New York Vantage Press (1994) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 223 pages.
First edition. Foreword by John A. Munroe. Harrington became chief justice and chancellor of the state of Delaware. He was also a leader in the abolitionist movement during the Civil War. Presentation from the author on the front free endpaper.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 105785

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See More... Harris, Charles R. FROM APATHY TO AWARENESS, THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WILLARD HALL TO DELAWAR E EDUCATION.
Philadelphia Dorrance & Company (1968) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (xii), 183 pages.
B2-835. Concerns public education in Delaware during the middle of the 19th century and the influence exerted on its direction by this prominent lawyer. Jacket is worn and faded with pieces missing.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 66056

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See More... IN MEMORIAM, THE REV. CHARLES E. MURRAY, D.D.
(Wilmington St. Andrew's Church 1899) 8vo. original limp cloth, top edge gilt 75 pages.
B1-1281. Murray (1838-1899) was Rector of St. Andrew's starting in 1899. Printed by the John M. Rogers Press of Wilmington. Illustrated. Ink inscription "Sarah B. Evans" on free endpaper. Covers soiled. Worn at spine ends.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 88493

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See More... THE ITALIAN-AMERICANS IN DELAWARE.
N.P. n.p. n.d. (circa 1978) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 11 pages.
"the product of the efforts of the Oral and Written History Committee". Chairman Dr. Frank Scarpitti.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 68127

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See More... (Jastremski, General Leon) Pinkowski, Edward PILLS, PEN & POLITICS, THE STORY OF GENERAL LEON JASTREMSKI, 1843-1907
Wilmington Captain Stanislaus Mlotkowski Memorial Brigade Society (1974) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 172 pages.
First edition. Biography of this Civil War soldier. With information on Fort Delaware. Tear in dust jacket along front hinge.
Price: $ 23.00 other currencies Order nr. 65677

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