A history of Philadelphia : with a notice of villages in the vicinity, embellished with engravings, designed as a guide to citizens and strangers, containing a correct account of the city improvements, up to the year 1839; also, the state of society, in relation to science, and morals; with an historical account of the military operations of the late war, including the names of over two thousand patriotic officers, and citizen soldiers, who volunteered their services in defence of this city, then threatened by an hostile army in 1812, 13, & 14].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowen, Daniel, 1760-1856.

Contributor:

Zebooker, Eli P., Former owner.

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Description and travel.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Philadelphia (Pa.)--History.

United States--History--War of 1812--Regimental histories--Pennsylvania.

United States.

Pennsylvania--Militia.

Pennsylvania.

Physical Description:

iv, 200, [2] p., [7] leaves : ill., plates (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Daniel Bowen, 1839.

Notes:

"Military operations, on the Delaware, during the late war, in 1812, 13, & 14": p. 12-46.

Advertisements (some col.), 2 p., 7 leaves at end.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: 1 of the copies is rebound.

Athenaeum's c.2 has 8 additional leaves at the back, "Drawing cards on the subject of botany", and a label on the front, "Eliza Swaim, 1841".

Athenaeum's 3rd copy bears bookplate: "Ex libris eli p. zebooker."

Athenaeum copy: Copy 3 from Eli P. Zebooker collection.

Cited in:

Checklist Amer. imprints 54609

Sabin 7048

OCLC:

6725718