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Letters of Benjamin Rush Volume I 1761 1792
AuthorRush, Benjamin Butterfield, L. H. (editor)Call NumberR154.R9 A4Folk Housing in Middle Virginia
AuthorGlassie, Henry H.Call NumberNA7235.V5 G55PublisherISBN9780870491733The Philadelphia Antiques Show: This Glorious House Stenton
Call NumberF158.8.S7Publisher
Kirk silver in United States museums
AuthorS. Kirk & SonDescriptionBegins with two pages of Kirk Assayer and Maker's Marks, followed by alphabetical list of form and within each form, the detailed object, its Kirk catalog number (where relevant), and the museum holding the object, and concludes with two pages on the U.S.S. Maryland Silver Service. 6 objects are illustrated along with two illustrations of objects in the U.S.S. Maryland Silver Service.Call NumberNK7112PublisherThe Highly Important American Collection of George S. Parker III
AuthorSotheby'sDescriptionlegendary archive of early American decorative arts, English porcelain, and fine AmericanaCall NumberNK1Publisher
Children's Manners and Morals
Call NumberE163PublisherReminiscences of Wilmington: in familiar village tales, ancient and new
AuthorElizabeth MontgomeryDescriptionOriginally published in 1851. Contains references to Quakers and to individual Friends' families such as Hilles, Ferris and TatnallCall NumberF174.W7 M7PublisherAmerican Maps and Mapmakers: Commecial Cartography in the Nineteenth Century
AuthorRistow, WalterDescriptionDiscusses the work of such American cartographers as Abel Buell and John Melish and the impact of the rise of lithography, which made possible the low-cost map.Call NumberGA405 .R57 1985PublisherISBN9780814317686
The American Arts Library Pennsylvania Dutch Art
AuthorAdams, RuthDescriptionThe American Arts LibraryCall NumberNK835.P4 A6PublisherThe Early Georgian Period 1714 1760
AuthorRdited by Ralph Edwards & L.G.G. RamseyCall NumberNA732818th Century Clothing
AuthorKalman, BobbieCall NumberGT607 .K35 1993PublisherISBN9780865055124Delaware History Vol. XXXI No.4 2007
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionVolume 31, No. 4 has four articles: 1. "Tribute to William H. Williams"; 2. "A House is Not a Home": The Collins Bombing of 1959"; 3. "The Art and Mystery" of Delaware's Apprentice Indentures"; 4. "Bibliography of Delaware History, 2003-2005".Call NumberF161 .D37PublisherLook Back with Love: The Duck Creek Fergusons
AuthorFerguson, BassettCall NumberCT3200Complete Price Guide to Watches 38th Edition
AuthorGilbert, Richard M.,Engle, Tom,Planes,PeterCall NumberNK7492 .C65American Furniture of The Colonial Period
AuthorSchwartz, Marvin D.DescriptionDefines the scope and variety of colonial furniture within the four principal styles of Pilgrim, William, and Mary, Queen Anne, and Chippendale.Call NumberNK2406 .N37 1976PublisherISBN9780870991493
Middletown Odessa Townsend (Information & Services Booklet)
AuthorMiddletown, DE Chamber of CommerceCall NumberF174A Handbook ofGraphic Reproduction Processes
AuthorBrunner, FelixDescriptionA Technical Guide including the printmaking processes for Art Collectors and Dealers, Librarians, Booksellers, Publishers, Artists, Graphic Designers and the Printing Trade.Call NumberNE850 .B7PublisherThe First American Cookbook A Facsimile of "American Cookery," 1796
AuthorSimmons, Amelia L. Wilson, Mary Tolford - essayDescriptionFacsimile of the first American-written cookbook published in the United States. Reveals the rich variety of food Colonial Americans enjoyed, their tastes, cooking and eating habits, even their colorful language.Call NumberTX703 .S5 1984bPublisherISBN9780486247106
Enduring Grace: Quilts from the Shelbourne Museum Collection With Instructions for 5 Heirloom Quilts
A. Cardon and Co, Brandywine Tanners, 1815 1826 with notes on early history of tanning in De.
AuthorWelsh,Peter C.Call NumberTS965A Thousand Years Over a Hot Stove
AuthorSchenone, Laura Gillette, Mrs. F. L.Call NumberTX645 .S34 2003PublisherISBN9780393016710
Vital Records of Kent & Sussex Counties DE 1686-1800
AuthorWright, F. EdwardDescriptionThis work is a compilation of marriages, births, and deaths of Kent and Sussex Counties, DE, taken from surviving church records. In addition, there are a significan number of records for persons living in lower New Castle County.Call NumberF163.W76 1987PublisherDiscover the Winterthur Estate
AuthorEversmann, Pauline K.Call NumberNK460.W48 H4533 1998ISBN9780912724447Newport Gazette Number 24 October 1965
Call NumberF89.N5PublisherHO! FOR COLLINS' BEACH!
AuthorBryan, E., M.D.DescriptionAn interesting historical account of a place called Collins' Beach on the Delaware Bay northeast of Smyrna, Delaware. It includes information about growing interest interest in waterfront resorts, George Collins, the Hygeia/Hygenia House, the Collins family as well as the Collins' Beach Story and other facts related to the area.Call NumberF174Publisher1671 Census of the Delaware
AuthorCraig, Peter S.DescriptionThis book is designed to assist historians and genealogists in identifying European settlers on the Delaware River prior to the Quaker invasion that began with John Fenwick's group in 1675 and ended with William Penn's 23 ships in 1681-1682. It incluedsCall NumberF157.D4 C725 1999PublisherISBN1887099107Book Sewings By Hand
AuthorHorton, Richard W.DescriptionDemonstrates how to perform a wide array of book sewing methods. The short, well-illustrated instructions have been honed through countless workshops over the years. This volume can serve both as an instruction guide for new binders and a ready-reference work for those more experienced.Call NumberZ700PublisherISBN9781598382303Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration of the Unveiling of the Tea Monument in Greenwich, NJ "The Tea Burning Town" Oct. 4, 1958
Call NumberE201Delaware History Vol. XXIII 1988-1989
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareCall NumberF161 .D37ISBNxPainting Materials: A Short Encyclopedia
AuthorGettens, Rutherford and Stout, George L.Call NumberND1500 .G4 1966PublisherISBN9780486215976Brunk Auctions The Estate of Peter H. Tillou
DescriptionThis large glossy paperback book is a catalog that contains collection items from the estate of Peter H. Tillou put on auction at Brunk Auctions on September 29-30, 2022. Besides condition notes and index there are two pages at the end of the book that lists the Terms of Sale.Call NumberNK1125PublisherMid-Atlantic Gardener's Handbook: your complete guide : select, plan, plant, maintain, problem-solve : Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington D.C.
AuthorElzer-Peters, KatieDescriptionYour complete guide select, plan, plant, maintain, problem solveCall NumberSB453.2.A12 E48PublisherISBN9781591866480The Janvier Family of Cabinetmakers of Odessa, Delaware Master of Arts Thesis
AuthorSharp, L. CorwinCall NumberNK1The Delaware Antiques Show
DescriptionEditions: 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1975,1984, 1985, 2014Call NumberNK805 .D45aAmerican Antiques from Israel Sack Collection Vol 3
AuthorHennage, Joseph H.DescriptionBrochure 18, 1970 to brochure 21, 1972Call NumberNK805 .A64Publisher
The Underground Railroad in Delaware
AuthorMorgan, MichaelDescriptionThis book is an attempt to correct the oversight of the routes that freedom seekers used for escape from the bonds of slavery in Delaware that had not been documented. The book is drawn mostly from works published in the 19th century, such as the autobiography of Frederick Douglass, revised twice, William Still's Underground Railroad Records and Sarah Bradford's two books on Harriet Tubman. This book may serve as a guide to further research found from family traditions and keepsake documents.Call NumberE185 .B46PublisherISBN9781467152419The Delaware Continentals
AuthorWard, ChristopherDescriptionThe landmark study in the military history of the American Revolution written by the author of "The War of the Revolution." The work is an exhaustive study of the organization of this regiment and its action throughout the war, especially at Long Island, Brooklyn, Trenton, Princeton, and the middle Atlantic states and its later service at Camden, King's Mountain, Guilford Court House, and Yorktown. Unabridged reprint of the original 1941 edition.Call NumberE263.D3 W3Publisher
Eleutherian Mills Historical Library: A Record of Its Dedication on Oct. 7, 1961
DescriptionRecord of its dedication on 7 October 1961Call NumberZ733 .E4PublisherHistory From The Heart: Quilt Paths Across Illinois
AuthorElbert, Duane E. & Elbert, Rachel KammCall NumberTT835 .E464 1993PublisherISBN9781558531550
