PIERSON, B.T.

Directory of the City of Newark for 1845-46.

Item #48281

(NEWARK). PIERSON, B.T. Directory of the City of Newark for 1845-46. Newark, N.J.: Aaron Guest, Printer, 1845. 244pp. plus [5]pp. (including pastedowns) of advertisements on pink stock. 12mo. Original sheep-backed printed boards. Upper joint cracked a head of spine. Sheep and boards moderately worn and lightly soiled. Upper margin of titlepage leaf excised, with loss to text on verso. Contemporary ink ownership signature on front board, titlepage (signature mostly excised), and blank rear leaf. Ink cost code, dated 12/4/61 on front pastedown. Scattered foxing. Good. SPEAR, p.206. Eleventh edition of the Newark city directory. Preceding the directory proper is a runner's guide (to streets, parks, etc.), the 1844 interment report (with statistics for sex, age, disease, and national origin), extensive listings for state government and local institutions, and a printing of the 1844 Constitution of the State of New Jersey. With illustrated advertisements.

Price: $250.00