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Hervey, James.

THE BEAUTIES OF HERVEY: OR DESCRIPTIVE, PICTURESQUE AND INSTRUCTIVE PASSAGES, SELECTED FROM THE WORKS OF THIS DESERVEDLY ADMIRED AUTHORS, ... TO WHICH ARE ADDED, MEMOIRS OF THE AUTHOR'S LIFE AND CHARACTER WITH AN ELEGIAC POEM ON HIS DEATH.

Philadelphia: Printed for Robert Cambell, Philadelphia by V. Bonsal, Wilmington, 1796. small 8vo. contemporary full calf with leather spine label. xi, (13)-226, (6) pages. READ MORE about THE BEAUTIES OF HERVEY: OR DESCRIPTIVE, PICTURESQUE AND INSTRUCTIVE PASSAGES, SELECTED FROM THE...

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 66884

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 Order nr. 68103

Reese, Lee.

THE HORSE ON RODNEY SQUARE.

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

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 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 Order nr. 72916

(American Association of University Women). Sedwick, Helen Vincent1.

HISTORY OF THE WILMINGTON BRANCH, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN, VOL. III.

Wilmington: Delaware State Division, American Association of University Women, n.d. (circa 1966). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 48 pages. See 88733 for first history of this organization. This volume covers 1956 to 1966. READ MORE about HISTORY OF THE WILMINGTON BRANCH, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN, VOL. III

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 106013

Anderson, Dr. Lee.

RIVERVIEW CEMETERY: READING THE STONES, A COLLECTION OF MEMOIRES FROM THE FIRST STATE.

Chadds Ford, PA: Timestone Press, 2005. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 220 pages. First edition. Illustrated throughout. Inscribed by the author on title page. READ MORE about RIVERVIEW CEMETERY: READING THE STONES, A COLLECTION OF MEMOIRES FROM THE FIRST STATE

Price: $33.00 Order nr. 88937

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 Order nr. 117967

Arat, Joanna L.

HOTEL DU PONT.

(Charleston, SC): Arcadia Publishing, (2012). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 127+(1) pages. First edition. Part of Arcadia's Images of America series. Issued to celebrate the 100th anniversary of this Wilmington landmark. READ MORE about HOTEL DU PONT

Price: $21.99 Order nr. 119604

ARTISTS IN WILMINGTON, 1890-1940.

(Wilmington): Delaware Art Museum, 1980. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 77+(1) pages. Introduction by Roland Elzea, "Wilmington Contemporaries of Howard Pyle: Jefferson David Chalfant, Frank English, Clawson Hammitt and Robert Shaw", Elizabeth Hawkes on "Howard Pyle and his School of Art", Rowland Elzea on "Wilmington's Art Schools", Nancy Bowe on "The Studio Group", Felice Lamden on "Art in the Thirties: The WPA in Wilmington", Margaret Cohen on "The Fine arts and Handicrafts in Arden, 1900-1940"..... READ MORE about ARTISTS IN WILMINGTON, 1890-1940

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 74946

(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 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, fourth printing. The history of Delaware's finest hotel. Jacket rubbed. READ MORE about HOTEL DU PONT STORY, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 1911-1981

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 65929

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 Order nr. 74070

Ayers, Harry V.

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

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

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 86841

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 Order nr. 28601

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. READ MORE about HOTEL DU PONT STORY, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 1911-1981

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 33943

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 Order nr. 90095

(Bancroft, Samuel and Mary R.).

THE SAMUEL AND MARY R. BANCROFT ENGLISH PRE-RAPHAELITE COLLECTION.

Wilmington: The Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts, 1962. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 23 pages. B1-4185. Foreword by Bruce St. John, text by Roland P. Elzea and exhibition catalogue with illustrations. The Bancrofts gathered this collection during their trips to England over the period 1880 to 1915. READ MORE about THE SAMUEL AND MARY R. BANCROFT ENGLISH PRE-RAPHAELITE COLLECTION

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 67110

Blagg, G. Daniel.

DOVER, A PICTORIAL HISTORY.

Virginia Beach: Donning Company Publishers, (1980). 4to. cloth. (viii), 200 pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the author and with a pasted in label issued by Wilmington Trust giving the limitation. READ MORE about DOVER, A PICTORIAL HISTORY

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 66562

Bushman, Claudia L.

SO LAUDABLE AN UNDERTAKING, THE WILMINGTON LIBRARY, 1788-1988.

Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, (1988). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xv, 154 pages. Evolved from The Library Company of Wilmington, the Wilmington Institute, and the Wilmington Institute Free Library. With a bibliography, chronology and listing of librarians, etc. Illustrated. Crease in front cover. READ MORE about SO LAUDABLE AN UNDERTAKING, THE WILMINGTON LIBRARY, 1788-1988

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 66825

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 Order nr. 67996

Calabro, Tony.

WILMINGTON AWAKE, A PORTFOLIO OF PHOTOGRAPHS BY TONY CALABRO.

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

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 66571

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 Order nr. 65892

Cannon, Norman L.

THE HISTORY OF A HOSPITAL MERGER, THE WILMINGTON MEDICAL CENTER, 1965-1985.

Wilmington: HarpArt House, 1987. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 353 pages. First edition. An extension of the history of the hospital from Reese's history. Presentation on front pastedown "To Carol Hoffecker: many thanks for your warm, encouraging words and for sending me to Marcia. Norman L. Cannon, MD. 3/16/87." READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF A HOSPITAL MERGER, THE WILMINGTON MEDICAL CENTER, 1965-1985

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 87396

Charles H. LeeDecker, Jonathan Bloom, Ingrid Wuebber, and Marie-Lorraine Pipes with Karen R. Rosenberg.

FINAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AT A LATE 18TH-CENTURY FAMILY CEMETERY FOR THE U.S. ROUTE 113 DUALIZATION, MILFORD TO GEORGEOWN, SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE.

East Orange, NJ and Newark, Delaware: Louis Berger & Associates, Inc. and Department of Anthropology, University of Delaware, 1995. 4to. spiral bound stiff paper wrappers. xii, 156 pages. Illustrated. DDOT Archaeology Series No.134. READ MORE about FINAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AT A LATE 18TH-CENTURY FAMILY CEMETERY FOR THE U.S. ROUTE 113...

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 90119

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