DeSilver's Philadelphia Directory and Stranger's Guide, for 1833.

(PHILADELPHIA). DeSILVER, Robert. DeSilver's Philadelphia Directory and Stranger's Guide, for 1833. Philadelphia: Robert DeSilver, 1833. [22], [6], x, 240, [8] pp. [bound with:] DeSilver's United States Register and Almanac.[for 1833]. Phila.: R. DeSilver and J. Grigg, 1833. 56 pp. In orig. boards with modern calf spine. Boards are worn and stained. Appears to be missing one leaf from the preliminary advts. The first advt. present has repair to the inner margin with some loss of text. Closed tear to "Robinson Crusoe" advertising leaf. Minor toning to the directory. Almanac at the rear is more heavily foxed. A very good copy. Spear, p.282. Drake 11820. American Imprint 12142. Containing numerous illustrated advertisements, including one for the "Robinson Crusoe Hotel," which features a woodcut of Crusoe in a fur outfit and sun hat. The almanac contains, among various other items, a Jewish calendar and a four-page directory of masonic lodges in Pennsylvania.