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See More... (Papermaking) THE PAPER MAKER.
Wilmington Hercules Powder Co. 1958 4to. spiral plastic spine with stiff paper wrappers. 38 pages.
Volume 27, No.2. With a fine article on the Gilpins by Hancock and Wilkinson, Voorn on Balzac and the papermaking industry and Donnelly on early papermaking in Oregon.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 5557

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See More... Powell, Lyman P. HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN DELAWARE.
Washington Government Printing Office 1893 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers. 186 pages.
B1-3369. With 11 illustrations. Front wrapper present but worn and chipped and detached. Back wrapper missing as is part of spine covering. Corner of frontispiece chipped away.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 65837

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See More... PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITIZENS OF PHILADELPHIA AND ADJOINING DISTRICTS AT A TOWN MEETING HELD ON THE 26TH OF AUGUST, 1814, AND THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE CITIZENS AT THE SAID MEETING.
Philadelphia J.B. Lippincott & Co. for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1867 tall 8vo. original cloth with modern crudely taped spine. 428 pages.
B1-3216. Typeset version of the manuscripts notes kept by the Secretary of this meeting, John Goodman. Thomas McKean was elected Chairman.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 68191

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See More... Pursell Jr., Carroll W. E.I. DU PONT AND THE MERINO MANIA IN DELAWARE 1805-1815.
1962 8vo. stapled self paper wrappers. pp.91-100.
Reprinted from Agricultural History, Vol. 36, No.2 (April 1962). B2-27. Discussion of the sale of the wool from Merino sheep and the business started by du Pont, Dupont, Bauduy & Co. Reproduces a factory label used by the company.
Price: $ 3.00 other currencies Order nr. 38967

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See More... Pursell Jr., Carroll W. E.I. DU PONT, DON PEDRO, AND THE INTRODUCTION OF MERINO SHEEP INTO THE UNITED STATES, 1801: A DOCUMENT.
N.P. n.p. 1959 8vo. paper wrappers. pp.86-88.
B1-1862. Reprinted from Agricultural History, Vol. 33, No.2, 1959. One illustration.
Price: $ 3.00 other currencies Order nr. 67469

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See More... Quinby, Watson Fell OPHIR.
Wilmington n.p. 1888 8vo. self paper wrappers. (8) pages.
A study of the derivation of place names from the Greek. However, the last statement is "Now the lesson to be learned from all of this, is that if the white race intermarries with the red or dark races, it is lost; if it does not intermarry it will prevail." Faintly spotted along top of back leaf.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 102558

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See More... Quinby, Watson Fell OUR WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Wilmington n.p. 1885 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages.
A study of the metric system versus the standard system in use in the U.S. by this Wilmington physician.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 102557

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See More... Quinby, Watson Fell THE YARD OR THE METRE, WHICH WILL YE CHOOSE.
Wilmington W. Costa, Printer 1891 8vo. original paper wrappers. 29 pages.
A study of the metric system versus the standard system in use in the U.S. by this Wilmington physician. He proves to his own satisfaction that the metric system is not nearly as useful. Some spotting of covers.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 102556

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See More... Reardon, John T. WHO'S EVER SEEN A DEAD CAVALRYMAN?
Our Civil War Ancestor. (Dover John T. Reardon 2008) small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 90 pages.
First edition. The author has researched his ancestor, William O'Connor, who was a Civil War officer in the 13th Pa Cavalry. O'Connor faught in campaigns from Harper's Ferry through the Shenandoah Valley and was captured and kept in southern prisons. Illustrated.
Price: $ 12.95 other currencies Order nr. 100202

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See More... (Ridgely) De Valinger Jr., Leon and Virginia E. Shaw. A CALENDAR OF RIDGELY FAMILY LETTERS 1742-1899 IN THE DELAWARE STATE ARCHIVES.
3 volumes. Dover Published privately by some descendants of the Ridgely Family for the Public Archives Commission 1948, 1951, 1961 8vo. cloth. 349,36; 344,37; 362,(34) pages.
B1-1704 and 367. Limited to 300 copies. With family data supplied by Mrs. Henry Ridgely. Printed by the Milford Chronicle Publishing Co. Difficult to find as a set because of the time between publishing dates. Covers spotted. Ink ownership inscription in each volume.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 66003

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See More... (Rodney, George Brydges) DIARY OF GEORGE BRYDGES RODNEY.
N.P. Committee for Preservation of Existing Records National Society of the Colonial Dames o 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages.
The original of this diary belonged to Richard S. Rodney of New Castle. Diary kept by Rodney in 1822 - 1823 while accompanying his father, Senator from Delaware, to Washington.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 29127

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See More... (Rodney) Ryden, George H. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF CAESAR RODNEY (THE SIGNER), THOMAS RODNEY AND CAESAR A. RODNEY.
Dover Public Archives Commission 1943 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 23 pages.
Extracted from "Letters to and from Caesar Rodney 1756-1784" published by the Historical Society of Delaware, 1933.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 67184

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See More... Rowe, Jack THE BRANDYWINE.
New York Franklin Watts 1984 8vo. boards, dust jacket. (vi), 394 pages.
First edition. Novel with the du Pont company and their powdermills as background.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 28622

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See More... Rowe, Jack THE BRANDYWINE.
New York Franklin Watts 1984 8vo. boards, dust jacket. (vi), 394 pages.
First edition. Novel with the du Pont company and their powdermills as background. Signed by the author on the title page.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 65885

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See More... Scharf, J. Thomas HISTORY OF DELAWARE. 1609-1888.
2 volumes. Westminister Family Line Publications 1990 thick small 4to. cloth. (iv),v,610,xxxiii; viii,611-1358 pages.
Reprint of the first edition (See Howes S-143). One of the most important of the histories of Delaware. Filled with illustrations. Some spotting of covers.
Price: $ 100.00 other currencies Order nr. 29710

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See More... Scharf, J. Thomas THE HISTORY OF DELAWARE. 1609-1888.
2 volumes. Philadelphia L.J. Richards & Co. 1888 thick small 4to. later half calf with brown cloth-covered boards, top edge gilt (iv),v,610,xxxiii; viii,611-1358 pages.
First edition (Howes S-143). One of the most important of the histories of Delaware. Filled with illustrations. Rubbed along hinges and tips. Name in ink on second blank page.
Price: $ 750.00 other currencies Order nr. 91533

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See More... Scharf, J. Thomas THE HISTORY OF DELAWARE. 1609-1888.
3 volumes. (Lewes) Delmarva Roots 2001 4to. cloth. (iv),v,610,xxxiii; viii,611-1358; iii,323 pages.
Reprint of the 1888 first edition (See Howes S-143) with the addition of an index volume. This index volume was adapted from the 1976 index prepared by the Historical Society of Delaware (with permission) and containing a one page preface by F. Edward Wright, the publisher. This new printing of the index has been reformated to fit easily into one volume. One of the most important of the histories of Delaware and essential to the historian and genealogist. Filled with illustrations.
Price: $ 135.00 other currencies Order nr. 99209

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See More... Scharf, J. Thomas THE HISTORY OF DELAWARE. 1609-1888.
2 volumes. Philadelphia L.J. Richards & Co. 1888 thick small 4to. later pebbled red cloth, top edge gilt (iv),v,610,xxxiii; viii,611-1358 pages.
First edition (Howes S-143). One of the most important of the histories of Delaware. Filled with illustrations. Well preserved set.
Price: $ 700.00 other currencies Order nr. 100757

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See More... Scharf, J. Thomas THE HISTORY OF DELAWARE. 1609-1888.
2 volumes. Philadelphia L.J. Richards & Co. 1888 thick small 4to. original half calf, top edge gilt (iv),v,610,xxxiii; viii,611-1358 pages.
First edition (Howes S-143). One of the most important of the histories of Delaware. Filled with illustrations. Covers detached with the back cover lacking from volume one. Spine covering missing. A few of the pages at the beginning are loose. Perfect candidate for rebinding or to be used as a working copy.
Price: $ 175.00 other currencies Order nr. 100759

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See More... Scharf, J. Thomas THE HISTORY OF DELAWARE. 1609-1888.
2 volumes. Philadelphia L.J. Richards & Co. 1888 thick small 4to. later pebbled red cloth, top edges gilt (iv),v,610,xxxiii; viii,611-1358 pages.
First edition (Howes S-143). One of the most important of the histories of Delaware. Filled with illustrations. Preliminary pages are foxed and soiled.
Price: $ 675.00 other currencies Order nr. 104839

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See More... Smith, Richard S. REMINISCENCES OF SEVEN YEARS OF EARLY LIFE.
Wilmington Ferris Bros., Printers 1884 small 8vo. original cloth stamped in silver. Frontispiece portrait; vi, 122 pages.
B1-339. Illustrated. New Castle, page 78; John Hemphill, page 23. The last part of the book has a separate title page "Memorial Service Preached by Rt. Rev. Alfred Lee, D.D., Bishop of Delaware, in Calvary Church, Rockdale, Pennsylvania, June 29th, 1884." Rubbed along hinges and wear at corners. Front free endpaper has tear and abrasions.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 89233

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See More... Spruance, John S. DELAWARE STAYS IN THE UNION, THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD: 1860-1865.
Newark University of Delaware Press 1955 small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 34 pages.
B1-1778. First edition. Illustrated by Frank E. Schoonover including a map of Delaware shown on the front cover.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 28558

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See More... (Stuart, Alexander C.) STUART (1831-1898), MEMORIAL EXHIBITION, JOHN WANAMAKER STORE, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, FEBRUARY 1-10, 1956.
Wilmington John Wanamaker 1956 oblong 12mo. self paper wrappers. (16) pages.
Research and story by Betty Burroughs and William P. Frank. Stuart was a Wilmington artist whose paintings were found in many Delaware homes. Illustrated. Printed by William N. Cann of Wilmington.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 47382

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See More... Taylor, Randolph K., et al. ARCHEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE PROPOSED DUALIZATION OF ROUTE 141 (CENTRE ROAD), FROM ROUTE 100 (MONTCHANIN ROAD) TO U.S. ROUTE 202 (CONCORD PIKE), NEW CASTLE, COUNTY, DELAWARE.
Dover Delaware Department of Transportation 1989 4to. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 375 pages.
Illustrated.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 46248

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See More... (Torbert, Alfred T.A.) Townsend, George Alfred GENERAL ALFRED T.A. TORBERT MEMORIAL. TAKEN FROM THE ARMY AND NAVY JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 13TH, 1880.
Wilmington The Historical Society of Delaware 1922 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 122 pages.
B1-1416. Papers of the Society no.LXVII. Biographical sketch of this Civil War General. He was in command of the 1st Division of the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 66117

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