McElroy's Philadelphia city directory for 1863. : Containing the names of the inhabitants of the consolidated city, their occupations, places of business, and dwelling houses; a business directory; a list of the streets, lanes, alleys, city offices, public institutions, banks, etc.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McElroy, Archibald, 1800-1875.

A. McElroy & Co., Publisher.

C. Sherman & Son., Printer.

E.C. & J. Biddle (Firm), Publisher.

Athenaeum of Philadelphia.

Standardized Title:

McElroy's Philadelphia directory. 1863.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business enterprises--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Business enterprises.

Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Merchants.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Directories.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Registers.

Genre:

Advertisements -- Merchants.

Directories -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1863.

Physical Description:

24, [4], xxix-xxxvi, 948, 25-39, [1] p., [1] folded leaf, [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Edition:

Twenty-sixth edition. The names of subscribers, in this edition, are printed in capitals, and the same course will be pursued in all future editions. See changes and removals, etc., page xxxiii.

Other Title:

McElroy's Philadelphia city directory. 1863

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia: : E.C. & J. Biddle & Co. A. McElroy & Co. Printed by C. Sherman & Son., 1863.

Notes:

Copyright 1863 by A. McElroy.

"Preface."--p. [xxvii], signed and dated: A. McElroy. January, 1863.

"The decimal system of numbering houses."--folded leaf.

"McElroy's Philadelphia city business directory, 1863."--p. [839]-906.

Miscellaneous advertisements, initial 24 p. and p. 25-39 at end, also after p. 590.

Includes indexes.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum's copy has been rebound and so lacks initial p. 2 and final p. 39, which would have been pasted to boards.

Related Work:

Athenaeum of Philadelphia. City Directories Collection. PPA