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Barnes, Robert C. and Judith M. Pfeiffer.

PRESS, POLITICS & PERSEVERANCE, EVERETT C. JOHNSON AND THE PRESS OF KELLS.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages. This long-awaited biography brings to life the remarkable printer, politician and sage, Everett Johnson. Inspired by the work of Elbert Hubbard's Roycrofters, Johnson established the indomitable Press of Kells in Newark, Delaware. The fortress-like stone building that became home to the "Newark Post" still stands, and as of 1999, this lively paper celebrates its 90th year. For the next generation, through his..... READ MORE about PRESS, POLITICS & PERSEVERANCE, EVERETT C. JOHNSON AND THE PRESS OF KELLS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 54276

(Bayard, Thomas F.). Tansill, Charles Callan.

FOREIGN POLICY OF THOMAS F. BAYARD, 1885-1897.

New York: Fordham University Press, 1940. thick tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxxix, 800 pages. B1-892. First edition. Tansill utilized the 200,000 piece collection of Bayard Papers in the Library of Congress to do this work. Bayard was Senator from Delaware and Secretary of State under Cleveland. READ MORE about FOREIGN POLICY OF THOMAS F. BAYARD, 1885-1897

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 65769

Order Nr. 72862 PROCEEDINGS ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE...

(Bayard, Thomas Francis).

PROCEEDINGS ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OF A PORTRAIT OF THOMAS FRANCIS BAYARD.

(Dover): n.p., (1913). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. 16 pages. B1-3460. Presentation address by Charles R. Miller and John Bassett Moore on "Thomas Francis Bayard, His Life and Character, an Address." READ MORE about PROCEEDINGS ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE...

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 72862

(Bayard, Thomas Francis). Tansill, Charles Callan.

CONGRESSIONAL CAREER OF THOMAS FRANCIS BAYARD, 1869-1885.

Washington: Georgetown University Press, 1946. tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (xiv), 362 pages. B1-891. Bayard, statesman from Delaware, was a contender in the Presidential elections of 1876, 1880, and 1884. Near fine. READ MORE about CONGRESSIONAL CAREER OF THOMAS FRANCIS BAYARD, 1869-1885

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 65852

(Biden, Joe).

JOE'S JOURNEY, BIDEN'S RISE TO VICE PRESIDENT.

Wilmington: The News Journal, (2009). oblong small 8vo. pictorial paper covered boards. 136 pages. First edition. Illustrated in color. With a mounted label on the free endpaper stating that this copy was given out at the History Makers Award luncheon, May 7, 2009. READ MORE about JOE'S JOURNEY, BIDEN'S RISE TO VICE PRESIDENT

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 102539

Bing, Arden Ellsworth4828.

DELAWARE BLUE BOOK, 1957-1958.

N.P. privately printed, 1958. 8vo. cloth. 448 pages. B1-2493A. A look at all aspects of Delaware society. With many portraits. Spine faded with wear along hinge. Interior foxing. READ MORE about DELAWARE BLUE BOOK, 1957-1958

Price: $13.00 Order nr. 28753

(Bird, Robert Montgomery).

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA FOR THE YEAR 1994.

Philadelphia: The Library Company, 1995. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 60, (4) pages. Pages 44 and 46 describe a chromolithograph of a character in one of Bird's plays and pictures its. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA FOR THE YEAR 1994

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 68213

(Bird, Robert Montgomery). Foust, Clement E.

THE LIFE AND DRAMATIC WORKS OF ROBERT MONTGOMERY BIRD.

New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1919. thick 8vo. cloth. xvi, 725 pages. B1-903. First edition, the trade without the "University of Pennsylvania" notice at the head of the title. (BAL 1176). Contains the first known publication of "Pelopidas," "The Gladiator" and "Oralloossa," three of Bird's dramas. Foust states that the book was based on his doctoral thesis under Quinn and Schelling at Pennsylvania. This New Castle, Delaware, author and doctor wrote many works of fiction..... READ MORE about THE LIFE AND DRAMATIC WORKS OF ROBERT MONTGOMERY BIRD

Price: $60.00 Order nr. 41489

(Brown, Harry Fletcher). Perkins, John A. and Robeson Bailey.

HARRY FLETCHER BROWN, AN ESSAY IN APPRECIATION.

Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1960. 8vo. two-toned cloth, slipcase. xii, 128 pages. B1-922. First edition, limited to 1000 numbered copies. Biographical sketch of this chemist and Du Pont executive. He was a major benefactor to the University of Delaware. READ MORE about HARRY FLETCHER BROWN, AN ESSAY IN APPRECIATION

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 28349

(Brown, Harry Fletcher). Perkins, John A. and Robeson Bailey.

HARRY FLETCHER BROWN, AN ESSAY IN APPRECIATION.

Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1960. 8vo. two-toned cloth. xii, 128 pages. B1-922. First edition, limited to 1000 numbered copies. Biographical sketch of this chemist and Du Pont executive. He was a major benefactor to the University of Delaware. Gutters foxed. Name in ink at top of free endpaper. READ MORE about HARRY FLETCHER BROWN, AN ESSAY IN APPRECIATION

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 65758

Bullis, H. Edmund.

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

N.P. Privately printed, (1970). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 243 pages. With a mounted presentation slip from the author which has been inscribed. READ MORE about CHANCE ENCOUNTERS, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 40221

Bullis, H. Edmund.

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

N.P. Privately printed, (1970). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 243 pages. Bullen, a Wilmington, Delaware resident, was a Colonel in the U.S. Army and formerly Secretary-General of the International Committee for Mental Hygiene. He gives thanks to Bill Frank for helping him with the text. Covers lightly foxed. READ MORE about CHANCE ENCOUNTERS, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 67900

Order Nr. 90551 HOLY BIBLE: CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS: TOGETHER WITH THE APOCRYPHA:...

(Canby Family).

HOLY BIBLE: CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS: TOGETHER WITH THE APOCRYPHA: EMBELLISHED WITH TEN MAPS, AND TWENTY HISTORICAL ENGRAVINGS.

2 volumes.
Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, 1803. 4to. publisher's original full calf with black and red leather spine labels. 675+(1); 632-832, 677-679 (apparently the last few pages of the first volume), (834)-1080, 77 pages. 2 volumes. There is a pasted-on handwritten note on the front pastedown which states, "This Bible was the Property of My Grandfather, Saml. Canby and presented to me by My Mother, M Mortons, Mary M Dillon." On the rear blank leaf is a printed..... READ MORE about HOLY BIBLE: CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS: TOGETHER WITH THE APOCRYPHA: EMBELLISHED WITH...

Price: $500.00 Order nr. 90551

(Capano, Thomas). Anastasia, George.

THE SUMMER WIND, THOMAS CAPANO AND THE MURDER OF ANNE MARIE FAHEY.

(New York): ReganBooks, (1999). 8vo. paper covered boards, dust jacket. viii, (ii), 387 pages. B3. First edition. READ MORE about THE SUMMER WIND, THOMAS CAPANO AND THE MURDER OF ANNE MARIE FAHEY

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 122415

(Capano, Thomas). Karem, Brian J.

ABOVE THE LAW.

(New York): Pinnacle Books, Kensington Publishing Corp. (1999). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 372 pages. First edition. "The sensational murder case that stunned the nation." True story of this Delaware lawyer. READ MORE about ABOVE THE LAW

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 109764

(Carothers, Wallace). Hermes, Matthew E.

ENOUGH FOR ONE LIFETIME, WALLACE CAROTHERS, INVENTOR OF NYLON.

N.P. American Chemical Society and the Chemical Heritage Foundation, (1996). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvii, 345, (3) pages. First edition. Part of a series entitled "History of Modern Chemical Sciences." Carothers was put in charge ofr basic research for the Du Pont company in 1928. This led to the development of synthetic rubber and fiber, neoprene and eventually nylon. READ MORE about ENOUGH FOR ONE LIFETIME, WALLACE CAROTHERS, INVENTOR OF NYLON

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 87402

Cartwright, Al.

A' LA CARTE, THE BEST OF AL CARTWRIGHT.

Wilmington: Serendipity Press, (1974). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (xvi), 238 pages. First edition. Of course, with much on sports. Jacket chipped. Spine of jacket slightly faded. Ink ownership inscription. READ MORE about A' LA CARTE, THE BEST OF AL CARTWRIGHT

Price: $9.00 Order nr. 28752

(Carvel, Elbert N.). Martin, Roger A.

ELBERT N. CARVEL.

(Wilmington): The Delaware Heritage Commission, (1997). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 168 pages. First edition. Oral History Series - Number One. Illustrated. Carvel served as Governor of Delaware. Much on Delaware politics. Minor cover rubbing. READ MORE about ELBERT N. CARVEL

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 73216

(Carvel, Elbert N.). Martin, Roger A.

ELBERT N. CARVEL.

(Wilmington): The Delaware Heritage Commission, (1997). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 168 pages. First edition. Oral History Series - Number One. Illustrated. Carvel served as Governor of Delaware. Much on Delaware politics. Signed and dated by author on title page. READ MORE about ELBERT N. CARVEL

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 122739

Order Nr. 69433 DELAWARE FAMILIES: A COLLECTION OF ELEVEN REPRESENTATIVE FAMILY ARTICLES AND NINE...

Clark Jr, Raymond B.

DELAWARE FAMILIES: A COLLECTION OF ELEVEN REPRESENTATIVE FAMILY ARTICLES AND NINE ALLIED FAMILIES IN THREE COUNTIES: KENT, NEW CASTLE AND SUSSEX.

St. Michaels: n.p., 1988. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 46 pages. 11 family articles and 9 allied families. Includes Carter, Clifton, Graham, Gruwell, Jackson, MacDonald, Massey, Mundell, van Bibber, Garrett, Hall, Keith, Kollock, Moleston, Ogle, Peterson, Gilder, Reynolds, Rodney, and Wells. Indexed. READ MORE about DELAWARE FAMILIES: A COLLECTION OF ELEVEN REPRESENTATIVE FAMILY ARTICLES AND NINE ALLIED FAMILIES...

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 69433

Clark Jr, Raymond B.

KENT COUNTY, DELAWARE, WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS, 1680-1800: AN INDEX.

St. Michaels: n.p., 1985. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. iv, 75 pages. First edition. READ MORE about KENT COUNTY, DELAWARE, WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS, 1680-1800: AN INDEX

Price: $22.50 Order nr. 69431

Clark Jr, Raymond B.

SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE, WILLS AND ADMINISTRTIONS, 1680-1800: AN INDEX.

St. Michaels: n.p., 1985. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 42, (2) pages. First edition. READ MORE about SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE, WILLS AND ADMINISTRTIONS, 1680-1800: AN INDEX

Price: $17.50 Order nr. 69435

Clark Jr., Raymond B.

DELAWARE TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS.

St. Michaels: n.p., 1989. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 40 pages. First edition. 700 Revolutionary soldiers from the three counties and 600 in small church and family cemeteries, chiefly in Sussex Co. Full name index. READ MORE about DELAWARE TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 69430

Order Nr. 90283 EVERY NAME INDEX TO MEMORANDUM BOOK OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHES OF ISAAC...

Clark Jr., Raymond B.

EVERY NAME INDEX TO MEMORANDUM BOOK OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHES OF ISAAC SULLIVAN OF PORTVILLE, BROAD CREEK HUNDRED, SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE.

St. Michaels: n.p., 1986. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 27+(1) pages. Covers the period 1818 to 1844. Two page introduction by the author. READ MORE about EVERY NAME INDEX TO MEMORANDUM BOOK OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHES OF ISAAC SULLIVAN OF...

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 90283

Clark Jr., Raymond B.

INDEX TO DELAWAREANS IN THE INDEX OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATIONS.

St. Michaels: n.p., 1987. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 19+(1) pages. Second printing of the 1982 first edition. One page introduction by the author followed by the index. READ MORE about INDEX TO DELAWAREANS IN THE INDEX OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATIONS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 90284

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