(Wilmington: St. Andrew's Church, 1899). 8vo. original limp cloth, top edge gilt. 75 pages. B1-1281. Murray (1838-1899) was Rector of St. Andrew's starting in 1899. Printed by the John M. Rogers Press of Wilmington. Illustrated. Ink inscription "Sarah B. Evans" on free endpaper. Covers soiled. Worn at spine ends. READ MORE about IN MEMORIAM, THE REV. CHARLES E. MURRAY, D.D
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 88493
N.P. n.p., n.d. (circa 1978). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 11 pages. "the product of the efforts of the Oral and Written History Committee". Chairman Dr. Frank Scarpitti. READ MORE about THE ITALIAN-AMERICANS IN DELAWARE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 68127
N.P. University of Delaware and the Delaware State Arts Council, n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Foreword by Patricia Kent. READ MORE about I REMEMBER WHEN, PRIZE WINNING REMINISCENCES BY DELAWARE AREA SENIOR CITIZENS. 1900-1941
Price: $14.00 Order nr. 32085
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1926. small 4to. cloth, top edge gilt. 131, (3) pages. B1-1200. Illustrated biography of this Delaware citizen and well known businessman. Bookplate of Henry Ingram Law. Clipped signature of Krebs, photograph of him, and various clipped newspaper obituaries mounted on front free endpaper. READ MORE about WHAT NEXT? AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF H.J. KREBS, FOR THIRTY-TWO YEARS A DANISH CITIZEN. INDUSTRIAL...
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 66484
Wilmington: Aldine Publishing and Engraving Co., 1882. thick 4to. original full leather stamped in blind, all edges gilt. (ii), 572 pages. B1-1493, Historical sketches of various aspects of Delaware life by W.W. Taylor, N.B. Smithers, George P. Fisher, James H. Groves and Henry C. Conrad followed by individual chapters on different church histories by such authorities as Bishop Alfred Lee. Separate chapters devoted to "Public Improvements and Industries'' followed by a large number of biographical..... READ MORE about HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF DELAWARE
Price: $425.00 Order nr. 65997
Newark, DE: University of Delaware, 1948. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 18 pages. Reprint from Delaware Notes, Twenty-first series (1948). With footnotes. Frontispiece portrait of Raub. READ MORE about ALBERT NEWTON RAUB AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF DELAWARE COLLEGE, 1888-1896
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 127051
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
2 volumes.
Philadelphia: L.J. Richards & Co., 1888. thick small 4to. original half calf, 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. Covers detached with the back cover lacking from volume one. Spine covering missing. A few of the pages at the beginning are loose. Perfect candidate for rebinding or to be used as a working copy. READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF DELAWARE. 1609-1888
Price: $175.00 Order nr. 100759
2 volumes.
Philadelphia: L.J. Richards & Co., 1888. thick small 4to. later pebbled red cloth, top edges 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. Preliminary pages are foxed and soiled. READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF DELAWARE. 1609-1888
Price: $675.00 Order nr. 104839
2 volumes.
Philadelphia: L.J. Richards & Co., 1888. thick small 4to. original half calf, 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. Front hinge broken but holding on volume one with a chip out of the head of the spine. Front hinge of volume two also broken with front cover loose. With the bookplate of the Delaware collector, Henry..... READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF DELAWARE. 1609-1888
Price: $550.00 Order nr. 126898
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. With the Delaware bookplate of Gertrude Brinckle in each volume in which she has written in information about the set. Covers rubbed. Title page has a tape repair. READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF DELAWARE. 1609-1888
Price: $665.00 Order nr. 128150
Wilmington: The Historical Society of Delaware, 1896. 8vo. original paper wrappers. 43 pages. B1-3205. Papers of the Society XV. Seymour was Sergeant-Major of the Delaware Regiment. Chipped covers with tape repair. READ MORE about JOURNAL OF THE SOUTHERN EXPEDITION, 1780-1783
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 44289
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
(Wilmington: Bettina Publishing, 1993). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 86 pages. B3-1993-1994. Vari was Wilmington's City Council President. This is a book of reminiscenes. Edited by his daugher, Rosemary Vari Pennell. Inscribed by Vari on inside front cover. READ MORE about TAKE BACK THE APPLES: A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF GROWING UP DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 103948
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: The Modern Press, Inc., 1977. oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 182 pages. Associate Editors were Mary Louise Ponsell and Katherine Ward Smigie. Design and photography by Mary Erica Loewenstein. Signed by the author. Front cover shows light foxing. READ MORE about DELAWARE WOMEN REMEMBERED
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 68283
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
Wilmington: Julian D. Winslow, 2005. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 217 pages. Second 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: $22.50 Order nr. 73462
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
