1837. · Baltimore
by Lyford, William G.
Baltimore, 1837.. 468pp. 12mo. Antique-style half morocco and marbled boards. Old stamp on titlepage and a couple other pages, minor scattered foxing. Very good. The directory covers towns from Pittsburgh west (especially along the Ohio River) as far as St. Louis. Besides Lyford's essays on the towns of the West, there are large sections of advertisements on colored paper (pink, yellow, brown, and green) advertising trades and merchants, arranged by category. An extensive and invaluable directory. HOWES L576. GRAFF 2560. CLARK III:200. THOMSON 737.
(Inventory #: WRCAM51024)