(PHILADELPHIA). McELROY, A. M'Elroy's Philadelphia Directory for 1843: Containing the Names of the Inhabitants, their Occupations, Places of Business, and Dwelling Houses; Also, a List of the Streets, Lanes, Alleys, &c.; The City Officers, Public Institutions, and Banks, Besides Other Useful Information. Philadelphia: Edward C. Biddle, printed by Isaac Ashmead, 1843. 6th ed. [4], 356, 17 (advts), [7] pp., illus., advts. Orig. leather-backed printed boards. Spine is rubbed with loss with early clear tape covering it. Contemporary owner name of Basil Sewall dated 10 August 1843 at the top of p. 1. Notes in ink and pencil cover both endpapers. Checkmarks by many names in the directory. A good copy. SPEAR, p.285. Sixth edition of McElroy's Philadelphia directory. The attractive advertising section printed on green stock includes woodcut views of storefronts and a fire engine, as well as a full-page advertisement for Wetherill & Brothers, "Druggists, Chemists & Colour Merchants," illustrated with a detailed engraving of a laboratory.

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M'Elroy's Philadelphia Directory for 1843: Containing the Names of the

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