COLLECTING DELAWARE BOOKS – JOHN P. READ – NEWSLETTER 1992-1995 – 19 ISSUES
Published for a number of years, this newsletter covered a variety of topics related to books published in Delaware, by Delaware authors, or related in some way to the state. Offered as a lot are 19 issues as listed below. Individual issues are still available from a long-time Delaware bookdealer at $12 an issue. This is my own personal collection from when my book shop was in Haddonfield, New Jersey. I am sorry, I cannot locate the one issue to make this a straight run. See list below image:
I will list the issues included, date, and lead article:
Volume 1, Number 1, February 1992, 8 pages – A CHECKLIST OF CLINTON A WESLAGER TITLES
Volume 1, Number 2, April 1992, 8 pages – HENRY BROOKE, GENTLEMAN POET
Volume 1, Number 3, June 1992, 8 pages – GILBERT VALLIANT BYRON (1903-1991)
Volume 1, Number 4, August 1992, 10 pages – DELAWARE’S FIRST PUBLISHED BOOK
Volume 1, Number 5, October 1992, 10 pages – DELAWARE DINES
Volume 1, Number 6, December 1992, 8 pages – DELAWARE IN FICTION
Volume 2, Number 1, February 1993, 10 pages – DIRECTORIES
Volume 2, Number 2, April 1993, 10 pages – WHAT HATH “GATH” WROUGHT”
Volume 2, Number 3, June 1993, 10 pages – DELAWARE’S PIONEER PLAYWRIGHT
Volume 2, Number 4, August 1993, 10 pages – GERTRUDE KRUSE OF THE GREENWOOD
Volume 2, Number 5, October 1993, 10 pages – THREE WRITERS TO COLLECT: HAROLD B. HANCOCK, DUDLEY C. LUNT, AND JOHN A MUNROE
Volume 2, Number 6, December 1993, 10 pages – SUSSEX COUNTY SHIPBUILDING
Volume 3, Number 1, February 1994, 10 pages – DR. LEON deVALINGER, JR.
Volume 3, Number 2, April 1994, 10 pages – BOOKS OF OUR METHODIST PENINSULA
Volume 3, Number 3 — SO SORRY – I CANNOT LOCATE THIS AFTER OVER 20 YEARS
Volume 3, Number 4, August 1994, 10 pages – C. A. WESLAGER, 1909-1994
Volume 3, Number 5, October 1994, 10 pages – RUNK’S HISTORY OF DELAWARE
Volume 3, Number 6, December 1994, 10 pages – THE FOREST OF APPOQUINIMINK
Volume 4, Number 1, February 1995, 10 pages – BOOKS BY CAROL E. HOFFECKER
Volume 4, Number 2, April 1995, 8 pages – THE TOP DELAWARE COLLECTIBLE BOOKS