N.P. The National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Delaware, 1925. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 23 pages. B1-398. Revised from the 1916 edition. READ MORE about A GUIDE TO SOME HISTORIC POINTS IN DELAWARE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 66052
Wilmington: The Middle Atlantic Press, (1988). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 88 pages. Issued by the Editors of the Sunday News Journal. Rubbed along edges. READ MORE about NEWCOMERS' GUIDE '88, A DELAWARE ALMANAC
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Wilmington: National Society of Colonial Dames of America, 1951. 8vo. cloth. 176, (4) pages. B1-4592. Limited to 1000 copies. Printed under the direction of John Anderson on Curtis Rag paper. Each portrait is accompanied by biographical information. Foreword by Bertha Corson Day Bates. Very fine copy. READ MORE about PORTRAITS IN DELAWARE, 1700-1850, A CHECK LIST COMPILED BY THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES...
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Dover: Division of Historical & Cultural Affairs, 1976. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 86, (8) pages. Illustrated. Covers faded along edges and spine. READ MORE about THE STATE HOUSE: A PRESERVATION REPORT
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N.P. n.p., (1959). thick 4to. cloth. Not paginated. B1-185. Coordinated by J. Gordon Smith and printed by Willima N. Cann, Inc. With portrait and introduction by J. Caleb Boggs, Governor. Many illustrations. READ MORE about STATE OF DELAWARE, INTRASTATE WATER RESOURCES SURVEY. 1959
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Dover: The Public Archives Commission, 1931. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 279 pages. B1-2552. Reprint of the 1770 imprint of James Adams printed in Wilmington. With an introductory note by George H. Ryden, State Archivist. Near-fine. READ MORE about VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COUNTIES OF NEW...
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With a foreword by Timothy D. Murray & an introduction by David R. Godine
(Jaffrey, NH and Newark, DE): David R. Godine, Publisher in association with The University of Delaware Library, (2004). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 78 pages. With a foreword by Timothy D. Murray & an introduction by David R. Godine. Includes a preface by Susan Brynteson, Director. Oak Knoll Book sold the archives of John DePol to the University of Delaware. Many reproductions of wood engravings. READ MORE about FIVE DECADES OF THE BURIN, THE WOOD ENGRAVINGS OF JOHN DEPOL
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N.P. n.p., (1976). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 160 pages. Filled with illustrations in color. Contains comments by the authors on which places are worth seeing and how much time should be devoted to each place. With a special bookplate on the front inside cover indicating that this booklet was being given out with the compliments of Hercules. READ MORE about THE " GO ... DON'T GO" GUIDE TO DELAWARE & NEARBY PENNSYLVANIA
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Bloomington, IN: Author-House, (2007). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. iii+(i), 134, (2) pages. First edition.Short history of the government of Wilmington followed by the lists. READ MORE about LEADERS OF WILMINGTON, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 1832-2007
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(Fort Walton Beach: Ark Publishing House, 1997). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (iv), 147 pages. First edition. Written by the great grandaugher of Albert Newton Raub, President of the University of Delaware from 1888 to 1896 and responsible for turning around the fortunes of the University. Written through the eyes of his three daughters. Jacket rubbed. Signed by the author. READ MORE about OLD COLLEGE REFLECTIONS, A FAMILY STORY
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Wilmington: John Dickinson High School, 1963. small 4to. cloth. 176 pages. Yearbook of John Dickinson High School. Loosely inserted is Vol. 4, No.5 of "Patriot" which was the high school paper. READ MORE about THE PENMAN, VOLUME III
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Wilmington: John Dickinson High School, 1964. small 4to. cloth. 204 pages. Yearbook of John Dickinson High School. Loosely inserted is Vol. 4, No.7 of "Patriot" which was the high school paper. Covers soiled. READ MORE about THE PENMAN, VOLUME IV
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N.P. The Friends of the John Dickinson Mansion Inc., n.d. 12mo. self paper wrappers. (12) pages. Short biographical sketch of Dickinson. With a map on the back cover. READ MORE about THE JOHN DICKINSON MANSION
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N.P. Friends of the John Dickinson Mansion by the University Press of Virginia, (1983). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 338 pages. Biography of this Delaware - Pennsylvania politician. Dickinson has been called "the Penman of the Revolution.'' Signed by the author. READ MORE about JOHN DICKINSON, CONSERVATIVE REVOLUTIONARY
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(Wilmington: John Dickinson Mansion, Inc, n.d. (circa 1968). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 12 pages. B2-278. Lecture given on the 235th anniversary of Dickinson's birth. READ MORE about JOHN DICKINSON, FORGOTTEN PATRIOT
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N.P. (Delaware Department of Transportation), n.d. (after 1998). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 20 pages. Nathan Hayward III, Secretary, Department of Transporation. Full color brochure issued in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration. READ MORE about DIGGING FOR OLD DELAWARE, THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF COUNTRY LIFE IN THE 1700S
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2 volumes.
Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1989. thick 8vo. cloth. xliv,739; (vi),740-1413 pages. 2 volumes. First edition. A wonderful asset in the study of genealogy in Delaware. READ MORE about SOULS IN HEAVEN, NAMES IN STONE, KENT COUNTY, DELAWARE, CEMETERY RECORDS
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Dover: Office of Management, Budget and Planning, 1980. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xviii, 769 pages. With a foreword and picture of Pierre S. du Pont. READ MORE about DIMENSIONS ON DELAWARE, A STATISTICAL ABSTRACT FOR 1979
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(Wilmington): The News Journal, (2003). oblong 8vo. paper-covered boards. 128 pages. First edition. Introduction by Al Mascitti. These stories of individual towns in Delaware were gathered together from the News Journal accounts. Filled with illustrations in color. READ MORE about DISCOVERING DELAWARE, CELEBRATING THE TOWNS AND CITIES OF THE FIRST STATE
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(Baltimore, MD): Clearfield, (2008). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 9+(1) pages. Introduction by the author, list of shipping links, list of abbreviations. An alphabetical list of Dutch colonists to New Netherland in North America, Dutch colonies in the Caribbean and Surinam. Lists information such as dates, occupation, and religious affiliation when known. Black and white illustrations including frontispiece map of Paramaribo, Surinam. READ MORE about DUTCH COLONISTS IN THE AMERICAS 1615-1815
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(Charleston, SC): Arcadia Publishing, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 128 pages. First edition. Part of Arcadia's Images of America Series. Filled with illustrations. READ MORE about DOVER
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Dover: Dover Public Library, 1985. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 152 pages. Number Six in the series entitled "Six Tricentennial Views of Kent Country, Delaware." Issued in celebration of the Tricentennial of Kent County, Delaware, founded 1683. Prefactory note by Delma Batton, Director of Dover Public Library, and an introduction by Susan C. Jamison, Projector Director. Followed by 33 separate essays including a number by Harold Hancock. Old ownership inscription in ink on inside front..... READ MORE about A TRICENTENNIAL VIEW OF DOVER, 1683-1983
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N.P. General Federation of Women's Club - Delaware State Federation of Women's Clubs, (1990). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 72 pages. First edition, limited to 300 numbered copies. Dedicated to Amalea Pusey Warner who founded the first Women's Club and became the first President of the DSFWC. Illustrated. Printed by Shane Quality Press of Smyrna. READ MORE about 101 YEARS OF VOLUNTEERISM
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New York: The Magazine Antiques, 1951. 4to. boards. 48 pages. B1-4537. Illustrated. READ MORE about A SELECTION OF AMERICAN INTERIORS 1640-1840 IN THE HENRY FRANCIS DU PONT WINTERTHUR MUSEUM,...
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Translated by Pierre S. du Pont.
Wilmington: n.p., 1947. 4to. full leather, top edge silver. (v) pages followed by 17 leaves reproducing the manuscript booklet in French and English. Translated by Pierre S. du Pont. B2-295. du Pont wrote this essay for his children to describe his religious views. Reproduced from Thomas Jefferson's copy and showing his writing on the title page. READ MORE about IRENEE BONFILS, WRITTEN BY PIERRE SAMUEL DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND PUBLISHED IN PARIS 1808
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