Montgomery, Elizabeth.

REMINISCENCES OF WILMINGTON, IN FAMILIAR VILLAGE TALES, ANCIENT AND NEW.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 68103

Shedd, Charlotte.

THANK YOU, AMERICA.

Riverside, CA: Ariadne Press, (1997). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (vi), 305 pages. First edition. Biography of this Wilmington resident. Shedd was a journalist for over 40 years and a radio personality. Signed and dated by the author and with label on front cover of jacket stated that this is an autographed copy. Jacket chipped. Shaken. Private ownership label on front free endpaper. READ MORE about THANK YOU, AMERICA

Price: $22.00  other currencies  Order nr. 73066

Urban, Richard.

THE CITY THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSAND SHIPS.

Wilmington: Cedar Tree Books, (1999). 8vo. cloth. xvi, 81+(1) pages. First edition, one of 800 numbered copies. A history of ship building in Wilmington which had started in the early 18th century. Filled with illustrations. Presentation on half-title. READ MORE about THE CITY THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSAND SHIPS

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 72916

Adeler, Max.

OUT OF THE HURLY-BURLY; OR, LIFE IN AN ODD CORNER.

Philadelphia: P. Garrett & Co., 1888. thick small 8vo. original cloth. (ii), 398 pages. See B1-4700. Reprint of the first edition. With nearly 400 illustrations including the first book illustration work by A.B. Frost. Other illustrators include Fred. B. Schell, Wm. L. Sheppard and Ed. B. Bensell. A series of humorous stories centered in New Castle, Delaware. READ MORE about OUT OF THE HURLY-BURLY; OR, LIFE IN AN ODD CORNER

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 67672

Arat, Joanna L.

DUPONT THEATRE.

(Charleston, SC): Arcadia Publishing, (2012). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 127+(1) pages. First edition. Part of the Images of America Series. Text and illustrations. This theatre was built in 1913 in Wilmington and was one of the largest of its kind in the nation when built. READ MORE about DUPONT THEATRE

Price: $21.95  other currencies  Order nr. 117967

(Atlas Powder Company).

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, 1912-1937.

Wilmington, DE: Atlas Powder Company, (1937). tall 8vo. cloth-backed boards. 64 pages. B1-2187. Many illustrations. This copy has been filled with signatures of what appears to be employees of the company. Some soiling to the covers. Binding is shaken. READ MORE about TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, 1912-1937

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 65699

Ayers, Harry V.

HOTEL DU PONT STORY, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 1911-1981.

Wilmington: Serendipity Press, (1984). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 209 pages. First edition, ffifth printing. The history of Delaware's finest hotel. Jacket rubbed. READ MORE about HOTEL DU PONT STORY, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 1911-1981

Price: $5.00  other currencies  Order nr. 74070

Ayres, Harry V.

HOTEL DU PONT STORY, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 1911-1981.

Wilmington: Serendipity Press, (1981). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 209 pages. First edition. The history of Delaware's finest hotel. Presentation from Ayers on title page dated 1982. READ MORE about HOTEL DU PONT STORY, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 1911-1981

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 28601

Balick, Marvin S.

SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE WEST SECOND STREET JEWISH COMMUNITY - WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 1930-1940.

Wilmington: Jewish Historical Society of Delaware, 1997. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, plastic spiral binding and clear plastic cover. (vi), iv, (ii), 88 pages. Second printing. Recollections by 11 members of the community, a section of photographs, glossary of Yiddish terms and a note on the history of the Jewish Historical Society of Delaware. Signed by the author. READ MORE about SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE WEST SECOND STREET JEWISH COMMUNITY - WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 1930-1940

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 90095

Benson, Barbara.

WILMINGTON, THE CITY AND BEYOND.

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. READ MORE about WILMINGTON, THE CITY AND BEYOND

Price: $8.00  other currencies  Order nr. 65465

Bruce, Harold.

WINTERTHUR IN BLOOM, WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN.

Columbus, OH: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Co. - A Winterthur Book, (1968). 4to. paper wrappers. 196 pages. First edition. (See B2-1982 for a similar title). Photographs by Gottlieb and Hilda Hampfler, foreword by Henry Francis du Pont and a history of the gardens by C. Gordon Tyrrell. Minor cover soiling. READ MORE about WINTERTHUR IN BLOOM, WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 66763

Calabro, Tony.

WILMINGTON AWAKE, A PORTFOLIO OF PHOTOGRAPHS BY TONY CALABRO.

Research by John Mandik.
(Wilmington: City of Wilmington, Bicentennial Office, 1977). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (iv), 96 pages. Research by John Mandik. First edition. READ MORE about WILMINGTON AWAKE, A PORTFOLIO OF PHOTOGRAPHS BY TONY CALABRO

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 67996

Canby, Henry Seidel.

AGE OF CONFIDENCE, LIFE IN THE NINETIES. Illustrated by Albert Kruse.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1934). 8vo. cloth. (viii), 260 pages. B1-1805. First edition. Autobiographical reminiscences of the author's life in Wilmington. Lacking dust jacket. Spine lightly sunned. READ MORE about AGE OF CONFIDENCE, LIFE IN THE NINETIES. Illustrated by Albert Kruse

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 65892