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Bauernschmidt, Paul AMERICA'S PASTIME IN THE FIRST STATE: LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL IN DELAWARE.
Wilmington, DE Cedar Tree Books 2010 8vo paper wrappers 105 pages
America's Pastime in the First State is a photographic essay of Delaware's Little League baseball teams and the fields on which they play.

Author Paul Bauernschmidt, who himself was a Little League ballplayer in his youth, toured all three counties of Delaware during the spring and summer of 2008. From New Castle County, through Kent and onto Sussex he has collected views of every park in the state and has captured many of the players, coaches, parents and supporters, either in actual play or in preparing the fields, readying the concession stands or warming up for the big game.

Included are many of Bauernschmidt's thoughts on the game, the rules of baseball as they have been adapted to Little League, the Little League Creed and many historical facts relating to the game that is truly America's national pastime.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 104640

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Bauernschmidt, Paul A HISTORY OF DELAWARE'S PARKS AND GARDENS IN PHOTOGRAPHS OLD AND NEW.
(Wilmington Cedar Tree Books 2007) small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 149+(1) pages.
First edition. Illustrated in black and white.
Price: $ 19.95 other currencies Order nr. 105329

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Benson, Barbara E. and Carol E. Hoffecker NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE: A WALK THROUGH TIME.
New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press 2011 7 x 10 inches paperback 240 pages
New Castle, Delaware: A Walk Through Time traces the evolution of one town from its seventeenth-century settlement to the leafy, beautiful, and well-preserved small city of today. The historic arc begins in the conflicts of European exploration and colony building that pitted the Netherlands against Sweden and then Great Britain. New Castle slowly developed under the flags of those three countries from a small settlement of wood into Delaware's jewel-like brick colonial capital. Today New Castle has retained its beautiful historic town center, with outstanding examples of colonial and federal architecture that surround its preserved village center, called the Green, which dates back to Peter Stuyvesant.

Yet New Castle is more than a town frozen in the Colonial and Federal eras, for its history continued through time to mirror the economic opportunities and challenges of an expanding nation. Railroad, factories, and automobiles brought expansion that trans-formed it from its role as a county seat into a small industrial city. Neighborhoods east and west of the town center developed to house the shopkeepers, factory workers, owners, and managers brought by industrialization. Those neighborhoods remain today as the physical examples of changing architectural styles and evolving standards of urban planning and preservation.

The New Castle of today presents a work-in-progress. It continues to evolve as a twenty-first-century city while protecting the historic fabric of its long, rich past. New Castle, Delaware: A Walk through Time is heavily illustrated with maps, drawings, and photographs that visually illuminate the city's past and present.

Barbara E. Benson, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1976, retired from the Historical Society of Delaware as executive director in 2003. At the Society, she oversaw the collection, exhibition, education, and publication programs as well as the protection of the organization's eight historic properties, including the George Read II House and Gardens in New Castle. Dr. Benson currently chairs the New Castle County Historic Review Board.

Carol E. Hoffecker, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1967, retired from the faculty of the University of Delaware in 2003 as Richards Professor of History and Alison Professor. In a career focused on the history of Delaware, she has written numerous books and articles that explore many aspects of the state, its government, its people, and its economy. Her two volumes on the history of Wilmington, Delaware, continue to provide perspective on the connection of urban and industrial development.

In addition to New Castle, Delaware, A Walk through Time, Dr. Benson and Dr. Hoffecker have collaborated on several projects in Delaware history, ranging from an expert report submitted by the State of Delaware to the Supreme Court of the United States in State of New Jersey v. State of Delaware (2008) to a textbook about the state entitled The Delaware Adventure.
Price: $ 24.95 other currencies Order nr. 106155

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(Bird & Bull Press) Pfeiffer, Gordon (editor) ANTHOLOGY OF DELAWARE PAPERMAKING.
With an introduction by Gordon A. Pfeiffer and four wood engravings by John DePol. New Castle, DE The Delaware Bibliophiles and Oak Knoll Books 1991 8vo. quarter cloth, printed paper over boards, leather spine label. 81, (3) pages.
Limited to 200 numbered copies; this copy is out of series. Set in Bell and printed on mouldmade paper by Henry Morris at his Bird & Bull Press. This work is based on an original article written by Barbara Benson about the general history of papermaking in Delaware. To this has been added two previously published articles - "The Gilpins and their Endless Papermaking Machine" by H.B. Hancock and N.B. Wilkinson; and "Papermaker Joshua Gilpin introduces the Chemical Approach to Papermaking in the U.S." by Sidney M. Edelstein. Finally there is a previously unpublished thesis written by Patricia M. Brown outlining the history of the Curtis Paper Company in Newark, Delaware. This is an important article as little has previously been published about the history of this mill which eventually supplied paper to so many of America's fine book producers. The four original wood engravings by John DePol beautifully illustrate a number of the mills and a papermaking scene.
Price: $ 175.00 other currencies Order nr. 52522

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(Bird & Bull Press) Pfeiffer, Gordon (editor) AN ANTHOLOGY OF DELAWARE PAPERMAKING.
With an introduction by Gordon A. Pfeiffer and four wood engravings by John DePol. New Castle, DE The Delaware Bibliophiles and Oak Knoll Books 1991 8vo. quarter cloth, printed paper over boards, leather spine label. 81, (3) pages.
Limited to 200 numbered copies. Set in Bell and printed on mouldmade paper by Henry Morris at his Bird & Bull Press. This work is based on an original article written by Barbara Benson about the general history of papermaking in Delaware. To this has been added two previously published articles - "The Gilpins and their Endless Papermaking Machine" by H.B. Hancock and N.B. Wilkinson; and "Papermaker Joshua Gilpin introduces the Chemical Approach to Papermaking in the U.S." by Sidney M. Edelstein. Finally there is a previously unpublished thesis written by Patricia M. Brown outlining the history of the Curtis Paper Company in Newark, Delaware. This is an important article as little has previously been published about the history of this mill which eventually supplied paper to so many of America's fine book producers. The four original wood engravings by John DePol beautifully illustrate a number of the mills and a papermaking scene.
Price: $ 195.00 other currencies Order nr. 33045

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Christoph, Peter R. DELAWARE UNDER THE NEW YORK GOVERNORS, 1664-1682.
Radnor Peter Alrich Foundation 1992 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 10 pages.
With a reproduction of the people present at the 1990 Peter Alrich family reunion.
Price: $ 4.50 other currencies Order nr. 35427

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Churchill, Jan FROM DELAWARE TO EVERYWHERE, NEW CASTLE ARMY AIR BASE & NEW CASTLE COUNTRY AIRPORT.
N.P. n.p. (2007) 4to. paper covered boards. xii, 180 pages.
First edition. Illustrated history. Printed by Dover Litho Printing Co. Signed by the author on the title page.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 96831

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Cohen, Ben THE DELAWARE RIVER AND BAY 1600-1999: A SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY.
New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press 2008 8.5 x 11 inches Hardcover 276 pages
First edition. This work is a new bibliography on the Delaware River and Bay by Ben Cohen, the author of similar bibliographies on the Thames and the Clyde. The author first became interested in the Delaware River when he read D.B. Tyler's The Bay and River Delaware, which refers to the Delaware as the "American Clyde." Tyler writes poetically of the Delaware: "Its upper reaches have the beauty and vigor of youth. When, at Trenton, it turns adventurously westward, growing bigger and straighter, it has the solidity and single-mindedness of maturity. At the end, when it swings southward to lose itself in the greater ocean, it takes on the grandeur and dignity of age conscious of its past." This comparison to the Clyde in Scotland, where Cohen was born, ignited the bibliographer's interest in the Delaware. The Delaware River and Bay bibliography includes chapters on photographs, bridges, maps, fish, ports and commerce of the Delaware, containing hundreds of annotated entries, and concludes with four useful appendices, including one on Delaware River shipwrecks. As with his other books, original title spellings have been retained for historical purposes. Author Ben Cohen, F.R.C.S., is a graduate of Glasgow University and bibliographer of The Thames, 1580-1980: A General Bibliography, first published in 1985, and The River and Firth of Clyde, 1549-1993: A Selective Bibliography, first published in 1995.
Price: $ 95.00 other currencies Order nr. 95869

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COLLECTING DELAWARE BOOKS.
Bear, De John P. Reid June 1992 4to. self paper wrappers, stapled in left hand corner. 8 pages.
Volume 1, Number 3. June 1992. With an article on Gilbert Valliant Byron by Dorothy Hudson, David Shevblino on George Brydges Rodney and Jay Saunders Reading and John Reid on Max Adeler and his book OUT OF THE HURLY-BURLY.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 67417

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Cooper, Constance J. (Editor) 350 YEARS OF NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE
New Castle New Castle Historical Society and Cedar Tree Books 2010 8vo. cloth, dust jacket xvi, 206, (2) pages.
First edition. A chronological history of the town of New Castle with illustrations.
Price: $ 29.95 other currencies Order nr. 106339

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Cox, Hilde and Trudy Gilgenash THE DELAWARE SAENGERBUND, 1853-2003.
Wilmington Cedar Tree Books 2002 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 184 pages
First edition. Signed by both authors. Foreword by Carol E. Hoffecker. A history of this Delaware - German singing and social club. Many illustrations including a color section. Reproduces a number of historical documents.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 72839

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(Delaware Bibliophiles) THE DELAWARE BIBLIOPHILES YEAR 2010 COMMEMORATED IN POSTERS.
N.P. The Delaware Bibliophiles 2011 8.5 x 11 inches broadsides loosely inserted in blue paper folder (4), 14 leaves.
Posters compiled and edited by Paul Preston Davis. Four leaves containing a short history of the Bibliophiles and a list of the posters enclosed. Includes fourteen posters originally published in the 1890s, edited and reproduced in full color. Text includes details of Bibliophile monthly meetings and activities. One poster for each month, plus cover and "finis" poster are included. The club was founded in 1977 in the living room of Robert D. Fleck.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 106015

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DELAWARE CITY, PORT OF HISTORY.
(Delaware City Delaware City) n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (12) page foldout.
Historical guide to this City with history on one side of this foldout broadside and a street map with keyed building histories on the other side. In color.
Price: $ 2.00 other currencies Order nr. 109888

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(Delaware) INVENTORY OF THE COUNTY ARCHIVES OF DELAWARE. NO. 1. NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Dover Public Archives Commission of the State of Delaware, 1941, (but Bowie: Heritage Press 1994) 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xi, 325, (3) pages.
Reprint of the 1941 first edition. With a foreword by Howard O. Hunter, introduction by George H. Ryden and preface by Herman M. Hirshout.
Price: $ 38.50 other currencies Order nr. 41409

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(Delaware) PICTURING DELAWARE, MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE FIRST STATE, AN EXHIBITION.
Newark University of Delaware Library 2001 oblong small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 31 pages.
Preface by David P. Roselle, Acknowledgments by Susan Brynteson, "The Changing Look of Delaware" by Carol Hoffecker and a note on the exhibition by Iris Snyder. Illustrations in color and black-and-white of maps, postcards, etc.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 65321

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Hoffecker, Carol E. DEMOCRACY IN DELAWARE, THE STORY OF THE FIRST STATE'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Wilmington Cedar Tree Books (2004) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiii, 297 pages
First edition. Hoffecker traces the history back to its origin in 1682 when William Penn authorized that the lower three counties could have separate representation. In 1704 the three counties sent their own representatives to New Castle for the first meeting as a distinct body.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 79109

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(Johnson, Judy) Rendle, Ellen JUDY JOHNSON: DELAWARE'S INVISIBLE HERO.
Wilmington The Cedar Tree Press (1994) 8vo. cloth. xi, 84 pages.
First edition, second printing of the 1994 first printing. Limited to 2,000 copies. Introduction by the publisher, Nicholas L. Cerchio III. Judy Johnson, baseball player from Delaware, has now been elected to the Hall of Fame.
Price: $ 24.95 other currencies Order nr. 68000

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Kee, Ed DELAWARE FARMING.
(Charleston, SC) Arcadia Publishing (2007) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 127+(1) pages.
First edition. Part of Arcadia's Images of America series. Some text but mostly reproductions of images.
Price: $ 21.99 other currencies Order nr. 95787

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Lee, Laura M. & Brendan Mackie FORT DELAWARE
Mount Pleasant, SC Arcadia Publishing 2010 8vo stiff paper wrappers 128 pages
Located on Pea Patch Island, Fort Delaware was erected to defend local ports from enemy attack but never received or fired a shot in anger. The first earthen-work version, constructed during the War of 1812, was followed by a second 1820s plan incorporating a masonry star design with a network of drainage ditches. Engineering issues and a low-lying site doomed the structure; in 1831, it was irreparably damaged by fire. A new plan created a more substantial fortification still standing to this day. Fort Delaware evolved into a well-established community that transformed from protector to notorious Civil War prison camp. Most widely known as a prison, it subsequently served in lesser roles through three more conflicts. Images of America: Fort Delaware unifies an amazing pictorial record of Fort Delaware's historical timeline. The story is not only of active duty but its rescue from abandonment and subsequent successful preservation work.

Author Bio: Laura M. Lee is interpretive program manager and historian at Fort Delaware State Park. Brendan Mackie is a member of the Delaware Army National Guard and the Fort Delaware Society. The images within the book have been graciously shared by the Fort Delaware Society, Delaware Public Archives, and private collections. Signed by the author.
Price: $ 21.99 other currencies Order nr. 105306

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(Lincoln Club) THE LINCOLN CLUB OF DELAWARE. ANNUAL DINNER.
N.P. Lincoln Club of Delaware various dates 8vo. stiff paper wrappers.
Have the following:
74th Annual Dinner. February 12, 2003. (36) pages. Includes a history and chronology of events and officers.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 93227

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McNinch, Marjorie G. YESTERDAY ON DELAWARE AVENUE.
Wilmington Cedar Tree Books (2006) oblong 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. viii, (ii), 108 pages.
First edition. Well illustrated look at this part of Wilmington in the early 20th century.
Price: $ 18.95 other currencies Order nr. 95487

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(New Castle) HISTORIC NEW CASTLE DELAWARE.
New Castle New Castle Visitors Bureau n.d. (1993) foldout small 8vo. paper wrappers. (8) pages.
With a map of the area. Guide to historic buildings and businesses.
Price: $ 2.00 other currencies Order nr. 67639

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Nutter, Jeanne D. DELAWARE
Black America Series Charleston, SC Arcadia Publishing (2001) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 128 pages.
Reprint of the first edition. Part of the Black America Series. A look at race in Delaware via photographs.
Price: $ 21.99 other currencies Order nr. 58077

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Nye, Joe DELAWARE SPORTS LEGENDS: BLUE HENS, HORNETS, HISH SCHOOLS AND MORE
Wilmington, DE Cedar Tree Books 2011 8vo paperback 168 pages
First edition. In Delaware Sports Legends (Blue Hens, Hornets, High Schools and More) author Joe Nye reviews the highlights of some of the greatest athletes to call the First State home. Though a state small in size, you'll read about men and women who have reached the heights of the national sports scene to include a Super Bowl MVP, an NFL MVP, a Super Bowl star, a Wimbledon Champ, a Masters contender, Olympic heroes and more. You'll also relive the triumphs of local stars who led the University of Delaware, Delaware State University and other local colleges to great athletic heights as well as high school phenoms whose exploits still live on years after graduation. In Delaware Sports Legends, you'll learn about the day LeBron James spent his birthday in Lewes, the William Penn grad who was traded for Hank Aaron, the Christiana High grad who carried his nation's flag as the world watched and much, much more.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 106352

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(Oliver, Joseph) JOSEPH OLIVER, FOUNDER OF MILFORD, DELAWARE, 1787.
(Milford The City of Milford, Commission of Landmarks and Museums 2004) small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 29 pages.
Illustrated pamphlet containing extracts of earlier printed documents on Oliver (1727-1807) and the history of this town.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 94324

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