New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1951). 8vo. cloth. x, 403 pages. See B1-2105. Third edition. History of this Delaware industrial family. READ MORE about DU PONT, ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY YEARS
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 58438
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 403 pages. B1-2105. Second edition. History of this Delaware industrial family. This edition contains a nine page Epilogue at the end which is not present in the first edition. Jacket chipped with piece missing at head of spine. Ink inscription on free endpaper. READ MORE about DU PONT, ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY YEARS
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 67446
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 396 pages. B1-2105. First edition. History of this Delaware industrial family. Presentation from the author on front free endpaper. Jacket is chipped and rubbed with small pieces missing along edges. READ MORE about DU PONT, ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY YEARS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 122908
N.P. (Eleutherian Mills - Hagley Foundation, 1957). small 8vo. cloth. (iv), 50 pages. B1-26. The hardbound variant. Illustrated history of the museum associated with the beginning of the du Pont Company on the Brandywine. Lacking the dust jacket. READ MORE about HAGLEY MUSEUM, A STORY OF EARLY INDUSTRY ON THE BRANDYWINE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 28918
N.P. (Eleutherian Mills - Hagley Foundation, 1957). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 50 pages. B1-26. Illustrated history of the museum associated with the beginning of the du Pont Company on the Brandywine. Ownership stamp on corner of front cover. Tear along hinge. READ MORE about THE HAGLEY MUSEUM, A STORY OF EARLY INDUSTRY ON THE BRANDYWINE
Price: $6.00 Order nr. 75265
Wilmington: Smokeless Powder Department, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, (1928). 8vo. cloth, later dust jacket. 120 pages. B1-2108. With discussion of du Pont and Jefferson, the War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, World War I, etc. Illustrated. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF THE DU PONT COMPANY'S RELATION WITH THE UNITED STATES GOVER NMENT, 1802-1927
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 65970
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1988). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 756 pages. First edition. "Based on voluminous corporate records and extensive interviews with key employees .... provides the first comprehensive, critical study of research and development in a large U.S. corporation." READ MORE about SCIENCE AND CORPORATE STRATEGY, DU PONT R&D, 1902-1980
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 40094
Wilmington: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 1938. 8vo. cloth. xvi, 234 pages. B1-2150. History of the company. Illustrated. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about DU PONT ROMANCE, A REMINISCENT NARRATIVE OF E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
Price: $9.00 Order nr. 28356
Wilmington: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 1938. 8vo. cloth. xvi, 234 pages. B1-2150. History of the company. Illustrated. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. READ MORE about DU PONT ROMANCE, A REMINISCENT NARRATIVE OF E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
Price: $13.00 Order nr. 29711
Wilmington: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 1938. 8vo. cloth. xvi, 234 pages. B1-2150. History of the company. Illustrated. Signed and dated by author on free endpaper. Covers rubbed along hinges and worn at spine ends. READ MORE about DU PONT ROMANCE, A REMINISCENT NARRATIVE OF E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 65765
(Wilmington: E.I. du Pont de Neours and Company, 2002). 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (iv), 268 pages. First edition. Issued on the 200th anniversary of this company that started business on the Brandywine River in Delaware. Foreword by Justin Carisio, Executive Editor and James Moore, Managing Editor. Filled with full color illustrations. READ MORE about DU PONT: FROM THE BANKS OF THE BRANDYWINE TO MIRACLES OF SCIENCE
Price: $22.00 Order nr. 88741
New York: Atheneum, 1980. thick 8vo. two-toned cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 426, (2) pages. First edition, second printing. Spine of jacket is spotted. READ MORE about BLOOD RELATIONS, THE RISE & FALL OF THE DU PONTS OF DELAWARE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 31490
Wilmington: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1963. small 4to. cloth. (vi), 134 pages. With six chapters on the changes in business and its relation to science. Covers slightly bowed. READ MORE about PATTERNS OF CHANGE, 1960-1980
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 67609
Wilmington: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, 1960. 4to. paper wrappers. 32 pages. See B1-2159 for 1949 edition of general publication. Well-illustrated. Part of a series of business publications issued starting in 1960. READ MORE about THIS IS DU PONT. THE STORY OF PRICES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 67440
Forword by Irving S. Shapiro.
Wilmington: Serendipity Press, (1982). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 213 pages. Forword by Irving S. Shapiro. On the production of dyes by the Du Pont Company. With anecdotes. Reproduces an N.C. Wyeth illustration in color as the frontispiece. READ MORE about THE COLORFUL DU PONT COMPANY
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 28392
Foreword by Irving S. Shapiro.
Wilmington: Serendipity Press, (1982). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 213 pages. Foreword by Irving S. Shapiro. On the production of dyes by the Du Pont Company. Jacket spine is faded. READ MORE about THE COLORFUL DU PONT COMPANY
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 65801
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall Inc., (1974). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 623 pages. B2-695. First edition. Study of the company and the du Pont family. Written without the authorization of the Du Pont family and describes some of the less wholesome aspects of the company business. Lacking he dust jacket. Spine lightly sunned. Foredges foxed. READ MORE about DU PONT, BEHIND THE NYLON CURTAIN
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 122738
Wilmington: Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co., n.d. (after 1930). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 23+(1) pages. B1-4426. History of this firm which had been established in 1839. Illustrated. READ MORE about MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE, AN AMERICAN INSTITUTION
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 68178
Wilmington: Delaware State of Commerce, 1987. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 56 pages. With a foreword by James H. Gilliam, Jr. and William C. Wyer. Illustrated. READ MORE about A HISTORY, THE DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 1837-1987
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 68773
(New Castle): New Castle Historical Society, (1995). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (v), 23 pages. First edition. Forewordy by Richard R. Cooch, President. Illustrated. READ MORE about THE BUTCHER, THE BAKER, THE AEROPLANE MAKER, BUSINESS IN NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, 1875-1950
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 79115
1965. small 8vo. sel paper wrappers, stapled. pp.80-90. Reprinted from The Journal of Southern History, Vol. XXXI, No.1, Feb. 1965. Information on the wool trade based on correspondence between Joseph Downing and Victor Marie du Pont and Charles I. du Pont. READ MORE about MISSISSIPPI MARKET FOR WOOLEN GOODS: AN 1822 ANALYSIS
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 39094
(Wilmington: Goldey-Beacom College, 1993). oblong small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. vi, 121 pages. First edition. Illustrated history of this Wilmington college which was the result of the combination of Goldey College (founded by Harry Stuart Goldey) and Beacom College (founded by William Henry Beacom) in 1951. Illustrated. Minor jacket wear. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF GOLDEY-BEACOM COLLEGE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 88382
1961. 8vo. self paper wrappers. pp.303-325. Offprint from Delaware History, Vol. IX, No. 4 (October, 1961). B2-1921. Discussion of the various plans for canals and turnpikes proposed in the 19th century. With a frontispiece showing the Lea Mills. READ MORE about TRANSPORTATION AND BRANDYWINE INDUSTRIES, 1800-1840
Price: $7.50 Order nr. 38976
Greenville, DE: Hagley Museum, (1976). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Illustrated in color and black and white. READ MORE about THE HAGLEY MUSEUM GUIDE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 68917
Wilmington: Eleutherian Mills - Hagley Foundation, n.d. small 8vo. 6 page foldout. Travel guide to the beginning of the du Pont business in America. READ MORE about HAGLEY MUSEUM
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 67144
