O'Briens's Philadelphia Wholesale Business Directory...for 1849
by O'BRIEN, John
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Bryn Mawr,, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
1848. (PHILADELPHIA). O'BRIEN, John. O'Brien's Philadelphia Wholesale Business Directory and United States, South America, and West India Circular... for 1849. Phila.: John G. O'Brien, King & Baird Printers, [1848]. 300 pp., illus., advts. In orig. publisher's boards rebacked in later cloth. Board edges and corners rubbed. Binding solid. The Franklin Institute copy with bookplate and perforation stamps on the title page and final leaf as well as rubber stamps frequently throughout the textblock. Contemporary owner name on the front pastedown. A very good copy. Spear, p. 288. Despite the library markings, this remains a fairly pleasing copy of a very scarce directory.
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- Bookseller
- George S. MacManus Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29435
- Title
- O'Briens's Philadelphia Wholesale Business Directory...for 1849
- Author
- O'BRIEN, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1848
- Keywords
- PHL, DIRECTORIES, FINE/PAXX
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George S. MacManus Company
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