TROW'S NEW YORK CITY DIRECTORY

New York: John F. Trow, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 885/32/65 pages; G-; quarter rebound in brown leather, spine has gilt lettering, has original boards; binding has significant wear along the top and bottom edges, with heavy rubbing on both covers, wear and fraying on the edges of the boards, with heavy wear on the fore edge corners; pages have moderate age toning, have occasional pencil markings, have frequent dog-earing and blotching; includes a large, heavily worn map of the city; shelved on bookshelves to the left of the copier. John F. Trow was a printer and publisher whose company began publishing city directories for New York in 1848. 1318172. Special Collections. (Inventory #: 1318172)