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

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 54276

Bing, Arden Ellsworth.

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

Price: $13.00  other currencies  Order nr. 28753

(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

Price: $60.00  other currencies  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. 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

Price: $5.00  other currencies  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

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 40221

(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

Price: $500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 90551

(Cannon, Patty). Giles, Ted.

PATTY CANNON, WOMAN OF MYSTERY.

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

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 66161

(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

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 73216

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

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 69433

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

Price: $17.50  other currencies  Order nr. 69435

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

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 90283

(Clayton, John M.). Comegys, Joseph P.

MEMOIR OF JOHN M. CLAYTON.

Wilmington: The Historical Society of Delaware, 1882. 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers. Frontispiece portrait; 307 pages. B1-956. Being Papers of the Historical Society, IV. Some wear along spine. READ MORE

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 66029

Cope, Thomas D.

DEGREES ALONG THE WEST LINE, THE PARALLEL BETWEEN MARYLAND AND PENNSYLVANIA.

N.P. n.p., 1949. 4to. self paper wrappers. pp. (127)-133. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Volume 93, No.2, May 1949. READ MORE

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 88503