Wilmington: Cedar Tree Books, (1999). 8vo. cloth. xvi, 81+(1) pages. First edition, one of 800 numbered copies. A history of ship building in Wilmington which had started in the early 18th century. Filled with illustrations. Presentation on half-title. READ MORE about THE CITY THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSAND SHIPS
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 72916
1965. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp.208-221. Reprinted for private circulation from Technology and Culture, Vol. VI, No.2, Spring 1965. B2-691. Du Pont attempted to study the best way to produce explosives by breaking down the production process into individual steps. READ MORE about IN ANTICIPATION OF FREDERICK W. TAYLOR: A STUDY OF WORK BY LAMMOT DU P ONT, 1872
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 38971
Wilmington: Serendipity Press, 1984. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 161 pages. First edition. Illustrated by Jack Jurden and with a foreword by Edward G. Jefferson. Humorous look at business. READ MORE about THE BEASTS OF BIG BUSINESS
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 67387
Wilmington, DE: Atlas Powder Company, (1937). tall 8vo. cloth-backed boards. 64 pages. B1-2187. Many illustrations. This copy has been filled with signatures of what appears to be employees of the company. Some soiling to the covers. Binding is shaken. READ MORE about TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, 1912-1937
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 65699
Wilmington: Serendipity Press, (1981). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 209 pages. First edition. The history of Delaware's finest hotel. Presentation from Ayers on title page dated 1982. READ MORE about HOTEL DU PONT STORY, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 1911-1981
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 28601
New Castle: Oak Knoll Books and Delaware Bibliophiles, 1991. 8vo. quarter cloth, printed paper over boards, leather spine label. 81, (3) pages. Limited to 200 numbered copies (Berger B40). This work is based on an original article written by Barbara Benson about the general history of papermaking in Delaware. To this has been added two previously published articles - "The Gilpins and their Endless Papermaking Machine" by H.B. Hancock and N.B. Wilkinson; and "Papermaker Joshua..... READ MORE about AN ANTHOLOGY OF DELAWARE PAPERMAKING
Price: $195.00 Order nr. 67230
Wilmington: The James & Webb Printing Co., 1886. 8vo. original cloth. 397 pages. B1-1934. Illustrated. Black was a New Castle, Delaware, doctor. Peaches were a major industry in Delaware. Wear at spine ends. Previous ownership stamp in ink on front pastedown. Light wear to covers. READ MORE about THE CULTIVATION OF THE PEACH AND THE PEAR, ON THE DELAWARE AND CHESAPEAKE PENINSULA. WITH A...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 29426
Newark: The Book Room, 1993-. 8vo. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Collection of catalogues issued by this Newark, Delaware bookseller and former University of Delaware librarian. Have the following: List 1. Entertainment, Card Games, Board Games, Magic, Puzzles, other Amusements. 1993. Not paginated. 145 items. 4to., stapled in left hand corner. Catalogues 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. READ MORE about THE BOOK ROOM
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 100834
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
(Mechanicsburg, PA): Stackpole Books, (2005). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxii, 266 pages. Study of the breweries of the area including Iron Hill Brewery, John Harvard's Brew House, Stewart's Brewing Company, Southern Beverages and Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. READ MORE about VIRGINIA, MARYLAND & DELAWARE BREWERIES
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 88936
Dover: Commission on Packing and Marketing Delaware Food Products, 1933. 8vo. cloth. 121 pages. B1-2222. O.A. Newton was Commissioner. Filled with interesting illustrations of different business scenes of Delaware commerce. Ink inscription on free endpaper. READ MORE about PACKING AND MARKETING DELAWARE FOOD PRODUCTS
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 46407
(Hobocken, NJ): John Wiley & Sons, Inc., (2005). 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. xvi, 256 pages. First edition. Foreword by Michael Jackson. READ MORE about BREWING UP A BUSINESS, ADVENTURES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP FROM THE FOUNDER OF DOGFISH HEAD CRAFT BREWERY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 89598
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, (1995). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xix, (iii), 309, (5) pages. B3. First edition. A study of Carpenter as a Du Pont executive and as a person. READ MORE about STRICTLY BUSINESS, WALTER CARPENTER AT DU PONT AND GENERAL MOTORS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 122491
Wilmington: The Board of Trade, 1888. small 4to. original cloth with newer leather spine. 80 pages. B1-2026. Filled with illustrations of Wilmington businesses. Lacks the three maps that were bound in at the front of this title. Printed by the Delaware Printing Company. Wear along edges especially at tips. READ MORE about WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, ITS PRODUCTIVE INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCIAL AND MAR ITIME ADVANTAGES
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 66467
Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation, 1990. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 143 pages. B3-1989-1990. Archaeological Series, No.83. This cannery operated from 1870 to 1884. Well illustrated. READ MORE about ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA RECOVERY ON THE COLLINS, GEDDES CANNERY SITE, ROAD 356A, LEBANON, NORTH...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 102571
Wilmington: The Cedar Tree Press, (1993). 8vo. cloth. xiv, 54, (4) pages. First edition, second printing, limited to 750. With two pen and ink illustrations by Lorraine Russell Gilson and a number of illustrations and photographs. A history of the farmers' market in Wilmington. READ MORE about TO MARKET, TO MARKET, IN WILMINGTON: KING STREET AND BEYOND
Price: $23.95 Order nr. 41364
Wilmington: The Cedar Tree Press, n.d. (but 1993). 8vo. cloth. xiv, 54, (4) pages. First edition, limited to 800 numbered copies signed by the author. With two pen and ink illustrations by Lorraine Russell Gilson and a number of illustrations and photographs. A history of the farmers' market in Wilmington. READ MORE about TO MARKET, TO MARKET, IN WILMINGTON: KING STREET AND BEYOND
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 67942
N.P. Delaware Railroad Company, various dates. 8vo. paper wrappers. B1-2423. Have the following reports: 50th Annual Report. 1902. 22 pages. With ink ownership stamp of Willard Saulsbury on front cover. Small chip out of paper wrappers at bottom of spine. READ MORE about FIFTIETH ANNUAL REPORT
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 68226
N.P. n.p., n.d. (circa 1982). small 4to. paper wrappers. (24) pages. An advertising brochure pitching the virtues of Delaware as a place to locate business. READ MORE about DELAWARE, SMALL WONDER. A FORBES SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 44285
Philadelphia: Keighton Printing House, 1891. thick 8vo. original cloth. 290, 157+(1), v pages. B1-2027. Based on the census of 1890. Filled with illustrations and advertisements for various businesses. Bookplate of the Delaware collector, Henry I. Law, on front pastedown. Front inside hinge cracked. READ MORE about DELAWARE'S INDUSTRIES, AN HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 66375
Philadelphia: Keighton Printing House, 1891. thick 8vo. original cloth. 290, 157+(1), v pages. B1-2027. Based on the census of 1890. Filled with illustrations and advertisements for various businesses. Covers rubbed. Front inside hinge almost broken. READ MORE about DELAWARE'S INDUSTRIES, AN HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 128074
New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. thick 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. xviii, 685 pages. First edition. Wall starts his history with Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemour and continues it until the death of Alfred I. du Pont in 1935. Near fine. READ MORE about ALFRED I. DU PONT, THE MAN & HIS FAMILY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 67524
1961. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), pp.105-120. Reprint from Pennsylvania History, Vol. XXVIII, No.2, April, 1961. B2-690. Head of the du Pont de Nemour and Co. from 1837 to 1850. With frontispiece portrait. READ MORE about EDUCATION OF ALFRED VICTOR DU PONT, NINETEENTH CENTURY INDUSTRIALIST
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 38964
N.P. Eleutherian Mills - Hagley Foundation by the University Press of Virginia, (1984). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 332 pages. Lammot was partners with Henry du Pont and helped shape the du Pont company's growth. READ MORE about LAMMOT DU PONT AND THE AMERICAN EXPLOSIVES INDUSTRY, 1850-1884
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 66187
(Wilmington: Brandywine Publishing Co., 1977). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (x), 392 pages. "Translated from the French with some additional paragraphs concerning the historical personages and the happenings mentioned therein, composed by the translator, Elise du Pont Elrick." Originally published in France by the Presses Universitaires de France under the title Du Pont de Nemours, Soldat de la Liberte., Dust jacket soiled. READ MORE about DU PONT DE NEMOURS, APOSTLE OF LIBERTY AND THE PROMISED LAND
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 74046
