Birch's Views of Philadelphia: A Reduced Facsimile of The City of Philadelphia...as it appeared in the Year 1800 (With Photographs of the Sites in 1960 & 1982)
Philadelphia, PA: The Free Library of Philadelphia / University of Pennsylvania Press, 1982. Hardcover. Brown buckram, gilt letters on spine, gilt letters & decoration on front cover; tan & color illus. dust jacket, marbled flyleaves, unpaginated. 29 color plates, numerous bw photos. VG. Item #146328
"Praised by collectors and historians alike, 'Birch's Views,' as an eighteenth-century record of an American city, is incomparable. ... Teitelman's photographs provide a fascinating record of Philadelphia's renewed growth and vitality between 1960 and 1982 and add another dimension to the marvelous visual record provided by William Birch. This edition makes a true collector's item available to all lovers of early Americana and Philadelphia." (dj) Please note that this is a reprint of the limited edition of 1250 copies.
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