Wilmington: Friends School, various. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (earlier issues cord-tied). Have the following:1914-1915. Large foldout view of school as frontispiece. 47 pages. Ex-library. Herschel A. Norris, Principal. READ MORE about FRIENDS SCHOOL, CATALOGUE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 87895
Wilmington: Grace Church, 1965. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 13 pages. Issued to celebrate the 100th anniversary of this church. Contains an illustrated history by Mrs. Albert B. Bird, a biographical sketch of the minister, Dr. William F. Dunkle Jr. and a two page view of the future by the minister. Also lists all past Ministers. Loosely inserted is an eight page brochure entitled "The Centennial of Grace Church." Tear along bottom edge of front..... READ MORE about GRACE CHURCH, 1865-1965
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 79175
(Wilmington: St. Andrew's Church, 1899). 8vo. original limp cloth, top edge gilt. 75 pages. B1-1281. Murray (1838-1899) was Rector of St. Andrew's starting in 1899. Printed by the John M. Rogers Press of Wilmington. Illustrated. Ink inscription "Sarah B. Evans" on free endpaper. Covers soiled. Worn at spine ends. READ MORE about IN MEMORIAM, THE REV. CHARLES E. MURRAY, D.D
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 88493
(New Castle: The New Castle Historic Buildings Commission, n.d. tall 12mo. self paper wrappers. (6) page foldout. A history of the courthouse and how its appearance changed from its 1732 beginning to the 20th century. Illustrations show how the building changed in form over the years. Daniel F. Wolcott, Jr. was Chairman of the Commission. READ MORE about OLD COURT HOUSE, NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 74953
Wilmington: Sunny Hills, 1931-. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. B1-3429. Have the following; 1931-1932. 33, (7) pages. Filled with tipped-in illustrations of the school. Blank four page application. READ MORE about SUNNY HILLS, PRE-SCHOOL, KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY GRADES FOR GIRLS AND BOYS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 87940
New Castle, DE: New Castle Historical Society, 1999-. 4to. Single sheet printed on both sides and folded. Have the following: Fall 2003. READ MORE about TIDINGS
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 57925
Wilmington: City of Wilmington, 1984. 4to. self paper wrappers. (28) pages. William T. McLaughlin, Mayor. Illustrated. READ MORE about AN WILMINGTON '84, EIGHT YEAR REPORT TO THE PEOPLE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 88824
Wilmington: Sunday News Journal, 1982. 4to. self paper wrappers. 36 pages. Special supplement issue to the News Journal. Filled with reproductions of old photographs. READ MORE about WILMINGTON 1832, MARKING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 72909
Wilmington: Delaware Today, 1988. small 4to. paper wrappers. 88 pages. Victor's Guide produced to celebrate the 350th anniversary of this Delaware city. READ MORE about WILMINGTON
Price: $3.00 Order nr. 110005
Photography by Mike Biggs. Designed by Bernard Ben Pearce.
Wilmington: The Jared Company, (1991). square small 4to. boards, dust jacket. (viii), 136 pages. Photography by Mike Biggs. Designed by Bernard Ben Pearce. First edition. Short notes by Dennis E. Greenhouse and Daniel S. Frawley. Filled with photographs in color. Inscribed by Benson on the title page. READ MORE about WILMINGTON, THE CITY AND BEYOND
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 39378
Wilmington: The Board of Trade, 1888. small 4to. original cloth with newer leather spine. 80 pages. B1-2026. Filled with illustrations of Wilmington businesses. Lacks the three maps that were bound in at the front of this title. Printed by the Delaware Printing Company. Wear along edges especially at tips. READ MORE about WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, ITS PRODUCTIVE INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCIAL AND MAR ITIME ADVANTAGES
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 66467
Wilmington: The Historical Society of Delaware, 1905. 8vo. paper wrappers. 39 pages. Papers of the Society XLIII. Printed by the John M. Rogers Press. Worn along spine with pieces of paper wrappers chipped away. Spotted along top edge of pages. READ MORE about FORT CASIMIR. THE STARTING POINT IN THE HISTORY OF NEW CASTLE, IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. ITS...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 128071
N.P. n.p., 1978. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, plastic spiral binding. 118, (3) pages. The story of how this church had reached its low water mark and then began its remarkable comeback. Title page foxed. READ MORE about NEW CASTLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND ITS AMAZING DECADE OF 1941-51
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 46227
Wilmington: Historical Society of Delaware, 1968. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 14 pages. B2-1735. Separate publication of an article that appeared in Delaware History. On the building of the Friends Meeting House in Wilmington as recorded by Ferris in his contemporary diary. Two illustrations. READ MORE about SKETCH OF THE PROCEEDINGS. Introduction by Martin A. Klaver
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 65724
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1967. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 279 pages. B2-1918. History of this link between the Delaware River and the Chesapeake Bay. Jacket rubbed with small tears. Endpapers and pastedowns show foxing. Jacket is price clipped. READ MORE about NATIONAL WATERWAY, A HISTORY OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE CANAL, 1769-1965
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 121904
Photographs by Bayard Wootten.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1939. 4to. cloth, slipcase. xviii, 27 pages followed by 47 plates with facing page of text. Photographs by Bayard Wootten. B1-618. Limited to 765 copies of which 750 are numbered and signed by Higgins and Wootten. History followed by full page photographs of important buildings. Slipcase has slight wear along edges. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, 1651-1939
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 28784
Wilmington: Delaware Printing Company, 1890. 8vo. original green cloth stamped in gilt. 254 pages. B1-3949. History of this famous New Castle church which started in the 17th century. Illustrated. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about SKETCH OF EARLY ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS IN NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, AND HI STORY OF IMMANUEL CHURCH....
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 65998
Newark: M & M Publishing, (1993). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 163 pages. First edition. Foreword by Barbara E. Benson. Illustrated history of this New Castle County amusement park which had its beginnings in 1826. READ MORE about BRANDYWINE SPRINGS, AMUSEMENT PARK, ECHOES OF THE PAST, 1886-1923
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 67776
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..... READ MORE about FORT DELAWARE
Price: $21.99 Order nr. 105306
New Castle: William Penn Landing Commemoration Committee, 1982. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 15 pages. With printed remarks by John F. Klingmeyer, Mayor of New Castle. Two illustrations. A few small spoits on front cover. READ MORE about WILLIAM PENN AND NEW CASTLE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 65878
Philadelphia: T.K. Collins, Jr., 1851. 8vo. original brown cloth stamped in blind. Frontispiece portrait of Israel Acrelius; xii, 7-367 pages. B1-488. First edition. History of the settlement of Wilmington 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. Illustrated. Pencil presentation from former owner to his brother dated 1851 in pencil on first blank page. Top of spine worn..... READ MORE about REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NEW
Price: $135.00 Order nr. 28368
Philadelphia: T.K. Collins, Jr., 1851. 8vo. original brown cloth. Frontispiece portrait of Israel Acrelius; xii, 7-367 pages. B1-488. First edition. History of the settlement of Wilmington 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. Covers worn with parts of hinge covering cracked partially detached. Old ink inscription at top of title page. READ MORE about REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NEW
Price: $115.00 Order nr. 68103
B1-488.
Wilmington: Johnston & Bogia, 1872. 8vo. original green cloth. Frontispiece portrait of Israel Acrelius; xvi, 17-310, (2) 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. Contains a full-page advertisement for Johnston & Bogia..... READ MORE about REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NEW
Price: $135.00 Order nr. 126879
Newark: University of Delaware, 1986. thick small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 516 pages. B3. First edition. A history of this University from its beginning in 1743 as Francis Alison's Academy. Presentation on half-title"To Rebecca Pool Button with regard and affection, John A. Munroe, Sept. 1986." READ MORE about THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE: A HISTORY
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 97352
Wilmington: The News-Journal Company, (1977). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 299 pages. First edition. A series of character sketches of people Reese knew in Wilmington. Inscribed by the author on half-title. Jacket is rubbed with small tears and a piece missing along the top of the back edge. READ MORE about THE HORSE ON RODNEY SQUARE
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 116112
