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
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
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
(New Castle): New Castle Historical Society, (1995). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (v), 23 pages. First edition. Forewordy by Richard R. Cooch, President. Illustrated. READ MORE about THE BUTCHER, THE BAKER, THE AEROPLANE MAKER, BUSINESS IN NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, 1875-1950
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 79115
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
N.P. (Farmers Bank, 1957). tall 8vo. cloth. (x), 308 pages. B1-4386. Illustrated. Parts of dust jacket pasted to free endpaper. READ MORE about THE FARMERS BANK, AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS AND COMPANY OF THE FARMERS...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 46447
N.P. (Farmers Bank, 1957). tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (x), 308 pages. B1-4386. Illustrated. With the Delaware bookplate of Gertrude Brinckle annotated by her in ink on half-title. Jacket has pieces missing. READ MORE about THE FARMERS BANK, AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS AND COMPANY OF THE FARMERS...
Price: $16.00 Order nr. 66000
(Charlestown, SC): Arcadia Publishing, (2015). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 127+(1) pages. First edition. Part of the Images of America Series issued by this publisher. "While Delaware maintains one of the oldest beer-brewing traditions in the United States, its history has largely been lost or forgotten over the course of nearly four centuries. Beer was a main source of sustenance to Delawares early European settlers, and its production eventually became one of the young colonys first..... READ MORE about BREWING IN DELAWARE
Price: $21.99 Order nr. 127098
Wilmington: The Cedar Tree Press, (1999). 8vo. cloth. x, 78 pages. First edition, third printing. Filled with illustrations of the merchants of Wilmington, Delaware. READ MORE about THE GHOSTS OF MARKET STREET: MERCHANTS OF YESTERYEAR
Price: $24.95 Order nr. 68846
Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, (1999). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 128 pages. Three major sections: The Christiana River, The Brandywine River, The Peninsula and Port. Reproductions of photographs with some accompanying text. Part of the Images of America Series. READ MORE about WILMINGTON'S WATERFRONT
Price: $21.99 Order nr. 58079
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
Wilmington: The Hagley Museum, (1975). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 63 pages. First edition, second printing of 1966 first printing. With information on the du Pont black powder mills. Illustrated. READ MORE about EXPLOSIVES IN HISTORY, THE STORY OF BLACK POWDER
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 74988
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: 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. Presentation on front free endpaper "For: Ida Allervan with best wishes, Phil Wingate." Also signed by the illustrator. Jacket spine faded. READ MORE about THE BEASTS OF BIG BUSINESS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 121906
(Pittsburgh): University of Pittsburgh Press, (1988). 8vo. silver paper covered boards, dust jacket. ix, 230 pages. B3-1987-1988. First edition. All American was established by Dr. Lytle S. Adams and Richard C. du Pont in Delaware. It became Allegheny Airlines (1953) and USAir (1979). Illustrated. Loosely inserted is a clipped newspaper reivew of this book by Phil Milford that appeared in the News Journal, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1989. READ MORE about THE AIRWAY TO EVERYWHERE: A HISTORY OF ALL AMERICAN AVIATION 1937-1953
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 100827
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
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
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
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
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
