The Boston Directory - Containing the Names of the Inhabitants, Their Occupations, Places of Business, and Dwelling-Houses. with Lists of the Streets, Lanes, and Wharves; the Town Officers, Public Offices, & Banks. with Other Useful Information.
by [Boston Directory]
- Used
- poor
- first
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Edward Cotton. Poor. 1809. First Edition Thus. Disbound. 168 pages; Boston: Poor. 1809. First Edition Thus. 168 pages; Printed by Munroe, Francis & Parker. Disbound, lacking original wrappers and initial/final blanks, top 1/4" to 1" missing from first six leaves with some loss of text, top edge of last few leaves eroded at top margin, map missing 1/2" - 1 1/2" strip along top edge. A very flawed example of this scarce Boston directory published in 1809. Includes a listing of streets and wharves; names and addresses for hundreds of Bostonians, including John Quincy Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock, etc. . ; Americana and American History, Social History, Most Recent Listing .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45000
- Title
- The Boston Directory - Containing the Names of the Inhabitants, Their Occupations, Places of Business, and Dwelling-Houses. with Lists of the Streets, Lanes, and Wharves; the Town Officers, Public Offices, & Banks. with Other Useful Information.
- Author
- [Boston Directory]
- Format/Binding
- Disbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Edward Cotton
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1809
- Keywords
- Early Boston Guides, Commercial Directories, Munroe, Francis & Parker, Edward Cotton, Early 19th Century Americana
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana and American History;
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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.
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- Wrappers
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- Poor
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- First Edition
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