DIMENSIONS ON DELAWARE, A STATISTICAL ABSTRACT FOR 1977
Dover: Office of Management, Budget and Planning, 1978. stiff paper wrappers. Delaware. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xviii, 363 pages. With a foreword and picture of Pierre S. du Pont. A fine copy.
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DELAWARE HOSPICE PRESENTS CHRISTMAS MEMORIES FROM THE SMALL WONDER
N.P.: (Delaware Hospice, 1991. plastic box with text enclosing tape. 16mo. plastic box with text enclosing tape. Featuring Mike Castle, Pete du Pont, Russell Peterson, Caleb Boggs, Sherman Tribbitt, Elbert Carvel, David Buckson. Narrated by Ned Davis. Produced by Kevin H. Short at Mid South Audio of Georgetown, Delaware. Tape recording.
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Francis Gurney du Pont; A Memoir
by Henry, Allan J.
Philadelphia: Wm. F. Fell, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 vols. photos, index, xiv, 234, 306p. 25 cm. Slipcase/No Jackets. Laid in is an engraved card in an envelope stating that this is presented with the compliments of Irene Sophie du Pont (who is identified in the Foreword as the publisher of this set). Edition limited to 300 numbered sets.
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CENT MILLE ANS DE VIE QUOTIDIENNE
by Blank
Paris: Editions Du Pont Royal. Very Good. 1960. Hardcover. Paris, Editions du Pont Royal (1960). 296 pages, hardcover, very good condition in worn dust jacket. .
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American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Hnery Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
by Montgomery, Charles F.
New York: Viking Press, 1966. Hardcover. VG/G+ (minor shelf wear, dust jacket edges show wear). Blue cloth boards with gold gilt spine lettering and illustration, blue and color pictorial dust jacket with gold lettering. 497 pp. Hundreds of bw illustrations. Signed by author. "In five chapters and twenty essays, the author introduces the reader to the world of Federal furniture with emphasis on the way it was made and used in the new nation, the art and mystery... Read More
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Decorative Arts and Household Furnishings in America 1650-1920 An Annotated Bibliography
by AMES, Kenneth L. and Gerald W. R. Ward
Winterthur, DE: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Quarto. Very good with some fading to the outer covers. Lacking the dust jacket.
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ALUMNI NEWS. VOL. I, NO.3, JULY, 1915
Newark: Delaware College Alumni Association, 1915. stiff paper wrappers. University of Delaware. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. With an article on the death of Elmer G. Brown, an engineer working for the Du Pont company in Canada, information on John G. McCullough, an old alumni, etc. Loosely inserted is a broadside asking for subscriptions. Stained along bottom.
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American Furniture Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods in the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum
by DOWNS, Joseph
New York: Bonanza, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Second edition. Second Printing. Quarto. Fine in a Nealy Fine dustwrapper with a small tear at the bottom of the front panel.
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Pierre S. du Pont: A Rare Genius
by FERRARI, Michelle
(Kennett Square, Pennsylvania: Longwood Gardens, Inc, 2009. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Oblong quarto. 141pp. Illustrated. Fine in a very good dustwrapper with a bit of wear, and a break midway up the spine from being grasped roughly while inside the slipcase. Blue cloth slipcase is fine. CD included.
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American Furniture: The Federal Perioid in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
by Montgomery, Charles F.
NY: Viking Press, 1966. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. 489pp+ index. Very good hardback in a lightly edgeworn jacket.
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HAGLEY MUSEUM
Wilmington: Eleutherian Mills - Hagley Foundation, n.d.. 6 page foldout. Hagley. small 8vo. 6 page foldout. Travel guide to the beginning of the du Pont business in America.
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On Economic Curves
by Du Pont de Nemours, Pierre Samuel
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1955. Softcover. VG+, light shelf wear, may have small mark or paperclip impression, interior very clean. Gray wraps with orange and dark blue lettering and device. 17 pp. "A letter reproduced in English translation with the original diagram" -- title page. A reprint of an economic tract from 1774.
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Seeing Things Differently
by Zimmerman, Philip D.
Winterthur, Delaware: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc, 1992. Softbound. VG. Color illustrated pictorial wraps. 80 pp., profusely illustrated in color. A breathtaking presentation of some select items from the newer galleries at Winterthur, with engaging commentary and beautiful pictures.
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Cordial Negotiations: Benjamin Franklin and the Treaty of Paris
by Winterthur, DE: Winterthur, DE: The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, September 3 to November 13, 1983
Softcover. VG. Cream stapled wraps. ii, 31 pp. No ills. Exhibition and catalog commemorates the 1783 diplomatic resolution.
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RECORD OF TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE.|A
(Wilmington: The Delaware Citizens Association), 1940. stiff paper wrappers. Delaware Citizens Association. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 21+(1) pages. B1-3307. A history of this organization that was founded to improve public health, administration and education. It was originally set up and funded by Pierre S. du Pont. Wrappers soiled.
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ENOUGH FOR ONE LIFETIME, WALLACE CAROTHERS, INVENTOR OF NYLON
by Hermes, Matthew E.
N.P.: American Chemical Society and the Chemical Heritage Foundation, 1996. cloth, dust jacket. Carothers, Wallace. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvii, 345, (3) pages. First edition. Part of a series entitled "History of Modern Chemical Sciences." Carothers was put in charge ofr basic research for the Du Pont company in 1928. This led to the development of synthetic rubber and fiber, neoprene and eventually nylon.
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DELAWARE ANTIQUES SHOW
Wilmington: Junior Board, 1982. stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 92 pages. With articles by Linda Schiffer on the Wilmington Medical Center, Barbara Morris on a set of George Washington's china owned by Henry Francis du Pont, and Walter Heacock on Hagley's "Soda House''.
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NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, A REPORT CONCERNING ITS HISTORY & FUTURE
N.P.: n.p., 1948. 12 page foldout. small 8vo. 12 page foldout. With map and illustrations of town. Discussion of the study of New Castle commissioned by Daniel Moore Bates and Louise du Pont Crowninshield to find out what restoration and conservation was needed. The report was co-authored by Perry, Shaw and Hepburn of Boston and George E. Pope and Albert Kruse of Wilmington.
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P.S. WE LOVE YOU
by Rendle, Ellen
Wilmington: The Cedar Tree Press, 1993. cloth. 8vo. cloth. xi, 75+(1) pages. See B3. First edition, second printing, limited to 3000. Illustrated history of P.S. du Pont High School in Wilmington. Introduction by Nicholas L. Cerchio III. Signed by the author on the title page. Accompanied by another copy of this second printing with different colored endpapers. Given to me by the publisher who explained that they had run out of the proper color for the endpapers. Presentation from... Read More
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HARRY FLETCHER BROWN, AN ESSAY IN APPRECIATION
by Perkins, John A. and Robeson Bailey
Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1960. two-toned cloth, slipcase. Brown, Harry Fletcher. 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. .
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WORKERS' WORLD AT HAGLEY.|THE
by Porter, Glenn
Wilmington: Eleutherian Mills - Hagley Foundation, 1981. stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 61+(1) pages. Written with the assistance of Jacqueline Hinsely and Joy Kaufmann. Illustrated look at the condition of du Pont works at the powder mills on the Brandywine.
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KIDS! 200 YEARS OF CHILDHOOD
Winterthur, DE: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1999. stiff paper wrappers. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 33+(1) pages, 4 leaves of activities inserted in middle. First edition. A companion to an exhibition on display June 19, 1999 to Feb 19, 2001, at the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, this volume presents a fascinating exploration of the many and varied ways in which parents shaped the world of children in America between 1700 and 1900. By focusing on... Read More
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DELAWARE ANTIQUES SHOW
Wilmington: Junior Board, 1965. stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 100 pages. With articles by John A. Munroe on Delaware as an Antique, Walter Heacock on Eleutherian Mills, Mae Schulze on "A Ship Called Wilmington" and Patricia C. Fleming on porcelain brought back by Samuel Du Pont from the orient. Covers soiled.
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The American Illustrated Book in the Nineteenth Century
by WARD, Gerald W.R., edited by
Winterthur, Delaware / Charlottesville: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum/ University Press of Virginia, 1987. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. 273pp. Owner's address label on front pastedown, near fine in a very good lightly worn dustwrapper with short tears on edges.
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BANDAGES OF SOFT ILLUSION
by Wingate, P.J.
(Hockessin: The Holly Press), 1979. cloth, dust jacket. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 98, (4) pages. Illustrated by Nancy Sawin. Reminisences of the author's life around Wingate, Maryland. Wingate worked for the Du Pont company for many years. Printed by Dover Graphics Associates. Jacket is price clipped.
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