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
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
(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
(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: $26.00 Order nr. 119604
(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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Wilmington: Wilmington Trust Co., n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Reprint of the Patent grant to Compton by George the Second. READ MORE about PATENT OF NOBILITY APPOINTING SPENCER COMPTON BARON OF WILMINGTON
Price: $7.50 Order nr. 66797
Wilmington: n.p., 1900. small 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers (detached and split). 15 pages. B1-4095. Frontispiece portrait of Captain Thomas Webb. Printed at the Press of Hubert A. Roop of Wilmington. An address given at the Grace M.E. Church. READ MORE about METHODISM IN WILMINGTON, ITS BEGINNINGS AND ITS PROGRESS WITH SOME REF ECTIONS AT THE END OF THE...
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Wilmington: The Cedar Tree Press, 1992. 8vo. cloth. xi, 24+(1) pages. Second printing, limited to 500 copies, and containing a new one page preface to this printing. The first printing was issued in 1990 and was limited to 800 copies. Introduction by Nicholas L. Cerchio III. Illustrated history of this Wilmington water tower. Reproduces a Robert Shaw etching. READ MORE about ROCKFORD TOWER
Price: $14.95 Order nr. 68577
Wilmington: The Cedar Tree Press, (1993). 8vo. cloth. xi, 24+(1) pages. Third printing, limited to 500 copies and with the new one page preface to the second printing. The first printing was issued in 1990 and was limited to 800 copies. and the second in 1992 and was limited to 500 copies. Introduction by Nicholas L. Cerchio III. Illustrated history of this Wilmington water tower. Reproduces a Robert Shaw etching. READ MORE about ROCKFORD TOWER
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Wilmington: The Cedar Tree Press, (1990). 8vo. cloth. xi, 24+(1) pages. First edition, limited to 800 numbered copies signed by the author. Introduction by Nicholas L. Cerchio III. Illustrated history of this Wilmington water tower. Reproduces a Robert Shaw etching. READ MORE about ROCKFORD TOWER
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 92438
