(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
Washington, DC and then St. Michaels, MD: Raymond B. Clark Jr., 1959-1990. 4to. stapled stiff paper wrappers. various pagination. B1-796. 125 (of 133 issues) of this periodical. Volume I, 1 to Volume XXXI, No.3. Ceased publication with this last issue. Filled with articles of interest to anyone studying Delaware genealogy. Lacks the following whole numbers: 10, 12, 21, 50, 77, 85, 90, 93. READ MORE about THE MARYLAND AND DELAWARE GENEALOGIST
Price: $600.00 Order nr. 105782
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
Mansfield, OH: Book Masters Inc, 2000. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 625 pages. First edition. Illustrated history of "Exchange", an historical Delaware farm that was first founded in 1679 and has been in Pat Caulk's family since 1815. Much on Caulk's role in the promotion of agriculture in Delaware. READ MORE about COWS, CROPS, AND CAUSES. DELAWARE FARMLIFE IN THE 1900S
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 68936
(Wilmington: Delaware State Bar Association, 2008). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 341, (3) pages. Foreword by Helen L Winslow, Chair, History Commission and three page note by Rodman Ward, Jr. READ MORE about THE BENCH AND BAR OF DELAWARE, AS I KNEW THEM, FIFTY YEARS AGO
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 103963
Wilmington: Historical Society of Delaware, (1960). 8vo. cloth. (vi), 107+(1) pages. B1-4556. The hardbound variant. Reprinted from Delaware History. With biographies. With the Delaware bookplate of Gertrude Brinckle on front free endpaper. READ MORE about DELAWARE CABINETMAKERS AND ALLIED ARTISANS, 1655-1855
Price: $70.00 Order nr. 128195
Wilmington: The News- Journal Company, 1945. 8vo. cloth. xi, 247 pages. B1-506. First edition. Illustrated. With an introduction by Henry T. Claus, President, NewsJournal Company. Printed by The Star Publishing Company. Nice presentation from Grier on front free endpaper. Covers slightly spotted. READ MORE about THIS WAS WILMINGTON, A VETERAN JOURNALIST'S RECOLLECTIONS OF THE "GOOD OLD DAYS."
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 29232
Wilmington: The News- Journal Company, 1945. 8vo. cloth. xi, 247 pages. B1-506. First edition. Illustrated. With an introduction by Henry T. Claus, President, NewsJournal Company. Printed by The Star Publishing Company. Presentation on free endpaper "Inscribed to Richard H. McMullen, a worthy fellow citizen. A.O.H. Grier, June 30, 1945." Also with a letter from Grier to McMullen thanking him for his congratulatory message loosely inserted. READ MORE about THIS WAS WILMINGTON, A VETERAN JOURNALIST'S RECOLLECTIONS OF THE "GOOD OLD DAYS."
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 110130
Wilmington: The News- Journal Company, 1945. 8vo. cloth. xi, 247 pages. B1-506. First edition. Illustrated. With an introduction by Henry T. Claus, President, NewsJournal Company. Printed by The Star Publishing Company. Presentation on first blank page "Inscribed to Henry I. Law, a long time friend and a worthy citizen. A.O.H. Grier, June 30, 1945." With the bookplate of the Delaware collector, Henry I. Law on front pastedown. Spine shows age darkening. READ MORE about THIS WAS WILMINGTON, A VETERAN JOURNALIST'S RECOLLECTIONS OF THE "GOOD OLD DAYS."
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 126897
Philadelphia: The National Biographical Society, (1932). 8vo. cloth. 226 pages. B1-466. First edition. Thousands of biographical sketches. Wear at spine ends. Light spotting of covers. Name in pencil on front free endpaper. READ MORE about WHO'S WHO IN DELAWARE, A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF DELAWARE'S LEADING MEN AND WOMEN
Price: $37.00 Order nr. 128339
Philadelphia: The National Biographical Society, (1932). 8vo. cloth. 226 pages. B1-466. First edition. Thousands of biographical sketches.Bookplate of the Delaware collector, Henry I. Law, on front pastedown. Covers rubbed and spotted in places. READ MORE about WHO'S WHO IN DELAWARE, A BIOGRAPHICALDICTIONARY OF DELAWARE'S LEADING
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 39784
Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, (1968). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (xii), 183 pages. B2-835. Concerns public education in Delaware during the middle of the 19th century and the influence exerted on its direction by this prominent lawyer. Jacket is worn and faded with pieces missing. READ MORE about FROM APATHY TO AWARENESS, THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WILLARD HALL TO DELAWAR E EDUCATION
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 66056
Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, (1968). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (xii), 183 pages. B2-835. Concerns public education in Delaware during the middle of the 19th century and the influence exerted on its direction by this prominent lawyer. Presentation "July 13, 1969, Dear Pauline & Dave: Hope you find this interesting. Charles Harris." Wear at head of spine. Lacks jacket. READ MORE about FROM APATHY TO AWARENESS, THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WILLARD HALL TO DELAWAR E EDUCATION
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 121907
Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, (1994). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 193 pages. With a preface by Donald O. Virdin, the author of the first three volumes of this series. READ MORE about DELAWARE BIBLE RECORDS. VOLUME 4
Price: $18.00 Order nr. 68426
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
As Told to William R. Larson.
Wilmington: Delapeake Publishing Co., (1985). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 163 pages. As Told to William R. Larson. First edition. Lewis joined the Army Air Corp from his job with Du Pont. He flew in B-17s from England, His plane was shot down over France and rescued by the French Resistance. He was betrayed by a traitor and imprisoned by the Germans in Stalag 17. Sad story of the years in the German prison camp..... READ MORE about HELL ABOVE AND HELL BELOW, THE REAL LIFE STORY OF AN AMERICAN AIRMAN
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 49789
New York: Whittlesey House, 1932. 8vo. cloth. xiv, 281 pages. First edition. Autobiography of this well known Delaware lawyer and author. Covers rubbed with some fading. Spot along top edge of the pages. READ MORE about THE ROAD TO THE LAW
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 66734
New York: Vantage Press, (1992). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 168 pages. First edition. Reminiscences of farming in Delaware from the turn of the century until the 1930s. With photographs including one showing the Farmers Market on King Street. Signed by the author on the title pages. Ink inscription on front free endpaper. READ MORE about OUR YESTERDAYS IN BRANDYWINE HUNDRED
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 100714
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 Cedar Tree Press, 1994. 8vo. cloth. ix, 62 pages. Limited to 1,500 copies signed by the author. A series of autobiographical sketches including one entitled "Andrew Wyeth and the Puddle Ducks." Illustrated by William M. McCord. READ MORE about MORE ADO
Price: $24.95 Order nr. 42628
Wilmington: The Cedar Tree Press, 1994. 8vo. cloth. ix, 62 pages. Limited to 1,500 copies signed by the author. A series of autobiographical sketches including one entitled "Andrew Wyeth and the Puddle Ducks." Illustrated by William M. McCord. Presentation on front free endpaper "To Walter Kabis, an old and valued friend, Bill Prickett, Dec 1997." READ MORE about MORE ADO
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 105314
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. Signed by the author. Jacket chipped. READ MORE about THE HORSE ON RODNEY SQUARE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 28141
