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
2 volumes.
Philadelphia: L.J. Richards & Co., 1888. thick small 4to. later half calf with brown cloth-covered boards, top edge gilt. (iv),v,610,xxxiii; viii,611-1358 pages. 2 volumes. B1-1489. First edition (Howes S-143). One of the most important of the histories of Delaware. Filled with illustrations. Rubbed along hinges and tips. Name in ink on second blank page. READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF DELAWARE. 1609-1888
Price: $750.00 Order nr. 91533
2 volumes.
Philadelphia: L.J. Richards & Co., 1888. thick small 4to. later pebbled red cloth, top edge gilt. (iv),v,610,xxxiii; viii,611-1358 pages. 2 volumes. B1-1489. First edition (Howes S-143). One of the most important of the histories of Delaware. Filled with illustrations. Well preserved set. READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF DELAWARE. 1609-1888
Price: $700.00 Order nr. 100757
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
Bowie: Heritage Books, (1993). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 193 pages. First edition. A continuation of this project. READ MORE about DELAWARE BIBLE RECORDS. VOLUME 3
Price: $18.00 Order nr. 67931
Wilmington: Julian D. Winslow, 1999. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 217 pages. First edition. A history of the development of railroads in Sussex County, Delaware. Information on Peter F. Causey, Manlove Hayes, William Burton and Truston P. McColley. Signed by the author. READ MORE about SUSSEX AWAKENS TO THE TOOT
Price: $19.95 Order nr. 58964
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: $35.00 Order nr. 54276
Wilmington: The Historical Society of Delaware, 1901. 8vo. paper wrappers. 44 pages. B1-881. Papers of the Society XXXI. Reprint of the letters from Bayard to Caesar Augustus Rodney. Bayard wrote these letters while in the House, Senate and diplomatic missions abroad. Illustrated. Chipped around edges with small pieces missing. READ MORE about LETTERS OF JAMES ASHETON BAYARD, 1802-1814
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 29138
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
(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
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
Devon, PA: Wm. T. Cooke Publishing Co., 1982. 8vo. cloth. viii, 323 pages. Foreword by John Tracy Ellis. READ MORE about CUTTING EDGE: LIFE OF THOMAS A. BECKER, FIRST CATHOLIC BISHOP OF WILMIN
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 29446
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
Philadelphia: Legal Communications, Ltd., 1993. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 394, (2) pages. First edition. Biggs (1895-1979) was a Delaware author, room-mate of F. Scott Fitzgerald at Princeton and noted Delaware judge and attorney. READ MORE about A JUDGE UNCOMMON, A LIFE OF JOHN BIGGS, JR
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 92305
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
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
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
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
Dover: Everett D. Bryan, 1990. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 28 pages. A biographical sketch of Bryan who grew up in Lewes, Delaware, and operated a pharmcy. Filled with reproductions of photographs. Signed by Bryan on title page. READ MORE about EVERETT'S STORY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 73044
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
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
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
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
N.P. n.p., (1965). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 95 pages. B2-505. First edition. Illustrations by John Moll. Biography of this murderer of lower Delaware. Signed by the author. Some spotting along hinge of front cover. Name in ink at top of cover. READ MORE about PATTY CANNON, WOMAN OF MYSTERY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 66161
Vienna, MD: Nanticoke Books, (1998). 8vo. paper-covered boards. (xii), 243+(1) pages. First edition. Study of this Maryland - Delaware resident who murdered at least four people and was known as the worst woman criminal on the Maryland - Delaware peninsula. Private ink ownership stamp in corner of title page. READ MORE about THE MONSTER'S HANDSOME FACE, PATTY CANNON IN FICTION AND FACT
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 69404
