Paper Book of the City of Philadelphia

Item #81087

(PHILADELPHIA). Paper Book of the City of Philadelphia Philadelphia [Supreme court. in Banc. Board of Wardens vs. the City of Philadelphia, et al. Stephen Flanagan & James M. Flanagan vs. the City of Philadelphia. Phila.: King & Baird, Printers, 1862. 1st ed. 104pp. 5 color plans. Orig. blind-embossed cloth. Rebacked, original spine laid down. Closed tear to large plan, else very good. Sabin 61914. Rare, Worldcat locates six copies. Relates to a lawsuit over the erection of a bridge at Chestnut Street across the Schuylkill river, and the consequent closing of the river to navigation. The evidence includes the detailed specifications for the masonry. The folding plates shows the Chestnut Street, Market Street, and the Pennsylvania Railroad bridges, with their structures and moorings, as well as the navigation channels in the river, and how barging would work with the new bridge.

Price: $850.00