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McElroy's Philadelphia directory, for 1857: : 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, the city offices, public institutions, banks, &c. Also, the names of housekeepers, &c., in Camden, N.J.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - City Directories Busch Room 1857 McElroy's
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- McElroy's Philadelphia directory. 1857.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Business enterprises--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Business enterprises.
- Camden (N.J.)--Directories.
- Camden (N.J.).
- Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Merchants.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Directories.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Registers.
- Genre:
- Advertisements -- Merchants.
- Directories -- New Jersey -- Camden -- 1857.
- Directories -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1857.
- Physical Description:
- 12, 16 [i.e. 8], 936, 31, [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- Twentieth edition. (The names of the subscribers, in this edition, are printed in capitals, and the same course will be pursued in all future editions.) See changes and removals, &c., pages 15 & 16. Entered according to the act of Congress.
- Other Title:
- 1857. M'Elroy's Phila. directory. 1857
- A. M'Elroy's Philadelphia city directory for the year 1857
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia: : Edward C. & John Biddle. Printed by Henry B. Ashmead., 1857.
- Notes:
- Parentheses substituted for square brackets in edition statement.
- Error in pagination: [8] p. following initial p. 12 are unnumbered except the last, which is misnumbered 16.
- Errata slips tipped in at p. 40, 47, 52, 55, 85, 193, 244, and 345.
- "Business directory for city of Philadelphia."--p. 755-855.
- "Camden, New Jersey."--p. 856-871.
- Miscellaneous advertisements, initial p. 2-12, and 31 p. at end, printed on colored paper.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum's copy has been rebound and so lacks initial p. 2 and final p. 31, which would have been pasted to boards.
- Athenaeum's copy lacks folded leaf with map.
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