RAND'S (IMPROVED) NEW YORK CITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY FOR 1876-
by [New York]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Walter Heugh & Co., 1876. [4],299pp. plus a total of [17]pp. of advertisements at the beginning and end of the volume. 12mo. Original blue cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Slightest wear to spine ends and corners, else a fine copy. A most attractive and informative business directory for New York City on the eve of the Gilded Age. The directory is in alphabetical order (with an extensive index) by speciality, from acetic acid to zinc statuary, with thousands of retailers listed. Feather dealers are listed in three different categories - bed, dusters, and "military and fancy," there are a half dozen listings for burglar alarm manufacturers, and three full pages of booksellers (including Joseph Sabin) and publishers. Most useful.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM36596
- Title
- RAND'S (IMPROVED) NEW YORK CITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY FOR 1876-
- Author
- [New York]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Walter Heugh & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1876
Terms of Sale
William Reese Company
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About the Seller
William Reese Company
Biblio member since 2006
New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Gilt
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- 12mo
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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