Results for: Delaware Books

Clement, A.J.

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, ITS PRODUCTIVE INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCIAL AND MAR ITIME ADVANTAGES.

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

Krebs, Henrik J.

WHAT NEXT? AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF H.J. KREBS, FOR THIRTY-TWO YEARS A DANISH CITIZEN. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT SINCE 1850.

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

Urban, Richard.

THE CITY THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSAND SHIPS.

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

Wilkinson, Norman B.

IN ANTICIPATION OF FREDERICK W. TAYLOR: A STUDY OF WORK BY LAMMOT DU P ONT, 1872.

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

Wingate, P.J.

THE BEASTS OF BIG BUSINESS.

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

(All American Aviation). Lewis, W. David and William F. Trimble.

THE AIRWAY TO EVERYWHERE: A HISTORY OF ALL AMERICAN AVIATION 1937-1953.

(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

(Atlas Powder Company).

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, 1912-1937.

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

Ayres, Harry V.

HOTEL DU PONT STORY, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 1911-1981.

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

(Bird & Bull Press). Pfeiffer, Gordon (editor).

AN ANTHOLOGY OF DELAWARE PAPERMAKING.

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

Black, John J.

THE CULTIVATION OF THE PEACH AND THE PEAR, ON THE DELAWARE AND CHESAPEAKE PENINSULA. WITH A CHAPTER ON QUINCE CULTURE AND CULTURE OF SOME OF THE NUT-BEARING TREES.

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

(Book Selling).

THE BOOK ROOM.

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

(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, 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

Brynson, Lew.

VIRGINIA, MARYLAND & DELAWARE BREWERIES.

(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

Butler, George.

PACKING AND MARKETING DELAWARE FOOD PRODUCTS.

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

Calagione, Sam.

BREWING UP A BUSINESS, ADVENTURES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP FROM THE FOUNDER OF DOGFISH HEAD CRAFT BREWERY.

(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

(Carpenter, Walter). Cheape, Charles W.

STRICTLY BUSINESS, WALTER CARPENTER AT DU PONT AND GENERAL MOTORS.

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

(Collins). Heite, Edward F.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA RECOVERY ON THE COLLINS, GEDDES CANNERY SITE, ROAD 356A, LEBANON, NORTH MURDERKILL HUNDRED, KENT COUNTY, DELAWARE.

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

Cooper, Constance J.

TO MARKET, TO MARKET, IN WILMINGTON: KING STREET AND BEYOND.

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

Cooper, Constance J.

TO MARKET, TO MARKET, IN WILMINGTON: KING STREET AND BEYOND.

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

(Delaware).

DELAWARE'S INDUSTRIES, AN HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL REVIEW.

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

(Delaware Railroad Company).

FIFTIETH ANNUAL REPORT.

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

DELAWARE, SMALL WONDER. A FORBES SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT.

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

(Delaware).

DELAWARE'S INDUSTRIES, AN HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL REVIEW.

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

(Du Pont).

THIS IS DU PONT. THE STORY OF PRICES.

Wilmington: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, 1960. 4to. paper wrappers. 32 pages. See B1-2159 for 1949 edition of general publication. Well-illustrated. Part of a series of business publications issued starting in 1960. READ MORE about THIS IS DU PONT. THE STORY OF PRICES

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 67440

(Du Pont). Carr, William H.A.

THE DU PONTS OF DELAWARE.

London: Frederick Muller Limited, (1965). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 368 pages. First English edition. History of the du Pont family of Delaware. Jacket chipped and rubbed with spot on spine where label was removed. READ MORE about THE DU PONTS OF DELAWARE

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 35428

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