Wilmington: The Wilmington Poetry Society and Delaware WRiters, (1940). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. B1-4694. The first of these annuals. Front cover illustration by Harry Clark Boden. Covers chipped with some spotting. First and last leaf show small holes in margin. READ MORE about DELAWARE POETS 1940
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 89224
Denver: Sage Books, (1958). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (x),387+(1) pages. First edition. Warmly inscribed and dated by the author on the half-title page. A history of Central City CO from gold mining camp to summer resort. Lots of black-and-white photographs. Map endpapers. Dust jacket is a little worn at the extremities. READ MORE about GULCH OF GOLD
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 89644
London: John Russell Smith, 1844. large 8vo. three-quarter leather, marbled paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers, gilt rules, elaborate gilt design on spine, five raised bands, top edge gilt. (x), 603+(1) pages. Second Edition. Illustrated throughout with coats-of-arms. The frontis is an engraving of a portrait of James I. Between the frontispiece and the actual title page is a lovely color (chromolithography?) title page from the 1838 edition published by Scott Webster and Geary. It is the..... READ MORE about GENEALOGICAL AND HERALDIC HISTORY OF THE EXTINCT AND DORMANT BARONETCIES OF ENGLAND, IRELAND AND...
Price: $250.00 Order nr. 90073
With Illustrations by G. Bowers.
London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1882. 8vo. full brown calf (by Root & Son London), five raised bands, sporting scenes blind stamped on spine, top edge gilt, original red cloth bound-in at end. (x), 361 pages. With Illustrations by G. Bowers. D'Avigdor (1841-1895) wrote a number of hunting novels under the pseudonym of "The Wander." He was educated as an engineer and supervised many construction projects in the Middle East. D'Avigdor was an avid sportsman..... READ MORE about ACROSS COUNTRY BY "WANDERER"
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 90239
With Illustrations by G. Bowers.
London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1884. 8vo. full brown calf (by Root & Son London), five raised bands, sporting scenes blind stamped on spine, top edge gilt, original red cloth bound-in at end. viii, 360 pages. With Illustrations by G. Bowers. D'Avigdor (1841-1895) wrote a number of hunting novels under the pseudonym of "The Wanderer." He was educated as an engineer and supervised many construction projects in the Middle East. D'Avigdor was an avid sportsman..... READ MORE about FAIR DIANA BY "WANDERER"
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 90237
Dover: Public Archives Commission, 1962. 4to. two-toned cloth. xii, 227, (11) pages. B2-319. First edition, limited to 500 copies. Filled with illustrations and text on various important examples of architecture in Delaware. Minor staining of pages along edge. READ MORE about HISTORIC HOUSES AND BUILDINGS OF DELAWARE
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 89173
Wilmington: The Wilmington Poetry Society and Delaware WRiters, (1946). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. B1-4694. Part of an annual. Front cover illustration by Harry Clark Boden. READ MORE about DELAWARE POETS 1946
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 89223
Philadelphia: Savoy Company, (1940). 4to. cloth. xiv, (ii), 293 +(1) pages. The history of the American Savoy Company which was patterned after the one in London. Included are the Gilbert and Sullivan productions by year. The only year it didnt produce an opera was 1919. Many illustrations. Appendix. Spine and foredge of front board somewhat rubbed and soiled, foredge curves up slightly, previous owners bookplate on front endpaper. READ MORE about HISTORY OF THE SAVOY COMPANY 1901-1940
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 90554
London: Studio, n.d. 8vo. cloth spine, paper-covered boards. (iv), 96 pages. This is a simple art appreciation book for children with large print and fairly simple text. The pictures progress from simple to complex with many tipped-in examples as well as those printed on the pages. Some color. Spine of the book a little faded. Dust jacket is worn with some paper loss at the corners and heel of spine, closed tear upper front panel..... READ MORE about THE CHILDREN'S ART BOOK
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 89378
Prepared for the Centennial Celebration. Held at Chambersburg, Pa., July 4, 1876.
Harrisburg: Patriot Publishing Company, 1878. 8vo. original cloth. 294 pages. Prepared for the Centennial Celebration. Held at Chambersburg, Pa., July 4, 1876. Second edition, enlarged. This book was issued in two ways - one with just text and one with an additional section of lithographs. This copy is the variant without illustrations. Slightly rubbed. READ MORE about HISTORICAL SKETCH OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 90210
With Illustrations by G. Bowers.
London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1887. 8vo. full brown calf (by Root & Son London), five raised bands, sporting scenes blind stamped on spine, top edge gilt, original red cloth bound-in at end. viii, 352 pages. With Illustrations by G. Bowers. D'Avigdor (1841-1895) wrote a number of hunting novels under the pseudonym of "The Wander." He was educated as an engineer and supervised many construction projects in the Middle East. D'Avigdor was an avid sportsman..... READ MORE about A LOOSE REIN BY "WANDERER"
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 90238
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1969). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (v), 256+(1) pages. First U.S. edition. Emma Lathen is the pen name shared by Mary Jane Latsis and Martha Henissart. This is the ninth entry in the series featuring John Putnam Thatcher, an investment banker who has more than his share of adventures. Jacket is price clipped. READ MORE about WHEN IN GREECE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 89642
London: Michael Joseph, (1991). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (vi), 308 pages. First edition. Signed on the title page by the author. Former journalist is plunged into a maze of political cover-ups and violent death which begins innocently enough on a sailing trip with some reforming juvenile delinquents. READ MORE about BLOOD KNOT
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 89653
Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1945. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii,562 pages. First edition. Thirty-two stories of fictional crooks - successful crooks - from such authors as Dashiell Hammett, Howard Spring, Ben Hecht, Arnold Bennett, O. Henry, T.S. Stribling and Sinclair Lewis. Book is a little shelf worn with the dust jacket taking all the wear. It has many closed tears, chips and a little bit of paper loss. READ MORE about ROGUES GALLERY
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 89657
New York: Walker and Company, (1988). 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (viii), 171+(1) pages. First edition of the author's first novel which introduces Neil Hamel, lawyer and sleuth. Judith van Gieson is a Shamus award nominee. Her two mystery series are now published by the University Of New Mexico Press. Fine in fine unclipped dust jacket. READ MORE about NORTH OF THE BORDER
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 89604
Eleutherian Mills: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 1952. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 29 pages. With addresses by Henry B. du Pont,, Crawford H. Greenewalt, and Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. and benediction by Rev. Dr. Wm. C. Munds. Illustrated with photographs. READ MORE about 150TH ANNIVERSARY CEREMONIES, 1802-1952
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 38969
Wilmington: The Wilmington Poetry Society and Delaware WRiters, (1947). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 58, (2) pages. B1-4694. Part of an annual. Front cover illustration by Harry Clark Boden. Printed at the Mercantile Press in Wilmington. READ MORE about DELAWARE POETS 1947
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 89225
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..... READ MORE about A PHILADELPHIA PERSPECTIVE, THE DIARY OF SIDNEY GEORGE FISHER COVERING THE YEARS 1834-1871
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 89220
Illustration by Andrew Wyeth.
Wilmington: The Wilmington Poetry Society, 1946. tall 12mo. boards with Wyeth illustration on front cover. (iv), 15 pages. Illustration by Andrew Wyeth. The Third Biennial Book Award by the Society. Includes a two page appreciation by Henry Seidel Canby. Edited by David Hudson, Edwin Sawdon and Jeannette Slocomb Edwards. Printed by the Mercantile Press, Inc. of Wilmington. READ MORE about TWO APPEARANCES
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 43426
Illustration by Andrew Wyeth.
Wilmington: The Wilmington Poetry Society, 1946. tall 12mo. boards with Wyeth illustration on front cover. Tipped-in Wyeth illustration as frontispiece; (iv), 15 pages. Illustration by Andrew Wyeth. The Third Biennial Book Award by the Society. Includes a two page appreciation by Henry Seidel Canby. Edited by David Hudson, Edwin Sawdon and Jeannette Slocomb Edwards. Printed by the Mercantile Press, Inc. of Wilmington. Covers spotted and soiled. READ MORE about TWO APPEARANCES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 68163
B1-488.
Wilmington: Johnston & Bogia, 1872. 8vo. original cloth. Frontispiece portrait of Israel Acrelius; xvi, 17-310 pages. B1-488. B1-488. Second edition, actually a second printing with a two page preface by the new publishers. History of the settlement of Wilmington, De., followed by the author's recollections of the town. With a lengthy section on the Gilpins and their papermill and some notes on printers and booksellers. With the bookplate of the Bradford family. Also contains the..... READ MORE about REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NEW
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 39630
Boston: The Christopher Publishing House, (1939). 8vo. two-toned cloth, dust jacket. 111 pages. First edition. A book of poetry by this Delaware author. Some foxing along gutters. Slight warping. READ MORE about THE SCENE SHIFTER
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 73017
Boston: The Christopher Publishing House, (1939). 8vo. two-toned cloth. 111 pages. First edition. A book of poetry by this Delaware author. READ MORE about THE SCENE SHIFTER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 73156
Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Company, 1917. large 8vo. cloth, gilt lettering and decoration, front pastedown, tissue guards. (iv), 332 pages. First edition. Eight color illustrations, a map, endpapers and front pastedown by Frank Schoonover. The story of the conquest of Mexico by the Spanish. Occasional foxing. Previous owner's name on free front endpaper. Lettering nearly worn off spine and upper part of the front board. READ MORE about WITH CORTES THE CONQUEROR
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 89498
N.P. Wilmington Poetry Society & Delaware Writers Inc., 1961. 8vo. boards. 31+(1) pages. Limited to 300 copies. With a cover design by Andrew Wyeth and an introduction by David Hudson. READ MORE about POEMS: 1944-1961
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 66429
