Boston Directory, for the Year 1855, Embracing the City Record,

Item #48268

(MASSACHUSETTS). (BOSTON). The Boston Directory, for the Year 1855, Embracing the City Record, A General Directory of the Citizens, and A Business Directory. Boston: George Adams, 1855. [3],412,68,[3]pp. Original cloth-backed printed boards, spine gilt. Cloth and boards moderately worn. Binding shaken. Paper over front board chipped near spine, affecting some text. Large faint dampstain in rear thirty-five leaves. Bookplate of collector John J. Ford, Jr., on flyleaf. Overall very good. SPEAR, p.55. Volume LI of the Boston Directory. In addition to the business and residential directories, the volume contains an almanac for 1855-56, a list of Boston streets, extensive information for various Boston institutions, railroad tables with views of Boston depots, and various other items. The large, elaborately illustrated advertising section includes four pages of advertisements for New York City merchants and manufacturers.

Price: $200.00