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"The Philadelphia Directory and Stranger's Guide for 1825" edited by Thomas Wilson. April, 1825; Printed for Thomas Wilson & William D. Vanbaum / John Bioren, Printer; Philadelphia. At the front of the Directory are seven pages of advertisements (some are illustrated), and a plan of the city titled "River Schuylkill - Western Boundary." From the beginning of the Directory to page 460 are lists of resident's names and their addresses; some names are also accompanied by an occupation (such as "tobaccoist," "merchant," "bricklayer," etc.). A new section begins after page 460 containing a "List of Streets, Lanes, Alleys, Courts, Avenues, Wharves and Roads in the City and Liberties of Philadelphia, and the Villages of Mantua, Hamilton, &c." "The Philadelphia Directory and Stranger's Guide" served as a vital guide for both locals and travelers navigating Philadelphia and its surrounding districts during the early 19th century. Included in the list of residents are members of the Bache and Duane family, who were descendants of Benjamin Franklin.
From the title page: "Containing a Diagram of the City and Suburbs, shewing [sic] the Wards and Divisions, the Names of the Citizens alphabetically arranged, with their Occupations and places of Abode; A List of the Streets, Alleys, Lanes, Courts, Roads and Wharves, the New Tariff, Banks, Insurance Companies: National and other Societies, Literary, Scientific and Charitable Institutions, Courts of Law, Corporation of the City, Southwark, Northern Liberties, Penn Township, Moyamensing; Custom-House department, Post Office, List of Physicians, Nurses, Layers out of the Dead; Churches with their Pastors and Sextons, Foreign, Consular and other Agents, resident in Philadelphia, &c. &c. &c."
Condition:
The directory has been rebound with modern cloth hardcovers with gilt lettering on the cloth on the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers and all pages are securely attached. Sharp cover corners. The pages are age-toned, though not brittle, with mostly mild foxing, and an occasional small tear here and there. A small number of pages have small pencil dashes ( " - " ) next to names. Page 124 has a name/address written vertically in the outer margin in old ink handwriting. The outer corners of the very last page (xxxiv) have torn away. Overall the directory is in Good- condition.
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