Philadelphia and its Manufactures; a Hand-Book...
by FREEDLEY, Edwin T.; PHILADELPHIA
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1859. FREEDLEY, Edwin T. Philadelphia and its Manufactures; a Hand-Book, exhibiting the Development, Variety and Statistics of the Manufacturing Industry of Philadelphia in 1857, together with Sketches of Remarkable Manufactories; and a List of Articles now made in Philadelphia. [2], 21-504 pp., illustrated with ten lithographic plates including one coloured. 8vo, 200 x 120 mm., gilt stamped three-quarter leather over marbled paper. Philadelphia: Edward Young, 1859. Third edition, the "Merchants' Edition." A comprehensive survey of commercial activity in Philadelphia on the eve of the Civil War. The book was written in an attempt to demonstrate the importance of Philadelphia as a commercial and manufacturing center and the tremendous amount of information contained in it attests to its achieving that goal. Despite erratic numbering at the beginning, this copy is complete as published. A fine copy.
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- Title
- Philadelphia and its Manufactures; a Hand-Book...
- Author
- FREEDLEY, Edwin T.; PHILADELPHIA
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1859
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...