M'Elroy's Philadelphia Directory, for 1837
by McELROY, A
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About This Item
1837. (PHILADELPHIA). McELROY, A. M'Elroy's Philadelphia Directory, for 1837. Containing the Names of the Inhabitants, their Occupations, Places of Business, and Dwelling Houses; Also a List of the Streets.... Phila.: A. M'Elroy, printed by Rackliff & Jones, 1837. [24], xii, 252, [19 (advts)] pp. plate, illus., advts. Orig. binding, backed in calf with printed paper boards. Boards and spine rubbed; tidelines across the first and final several dozen leaves. Contemporary clippings tipped to the endpapers. A good copy. Spear, p. 283. The first McElroy directory. The advertisements at the rear are printed on multi-colored paper. An engraved frontispiece plate, "Key to West's Picture of Christ healing the Sick in the Temple, now exhibited at the Pennsylvania Hospital. 1817." Engraved plate and references identifying the individuals on a second plate.
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- Bookseller
- George S. MacManus Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32596
- Title
- M'Elroy's Philadelphia Directory, for 1837
- Author
- McELROY, A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1837
- Keywords
- DIRECTORIES, PHL, FINE/PAXX
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George S. MacManus Company
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Bryn Mawr,, Pennsylvania
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