The Albany Directory for the Year 1871: General Directory of the Citizens, A Business Directory, A Record of the City Government, Its Innovations, &c., &.
Albany: Sampson, Davenport, & Co., 1870. Hardcover. A casebound book with gilt text on a blue spine. The covers are tan with black and red advertisements on the. Yellow endpages (also with advertisements). VG-: Smudges and small stains to the covers. Wear to the edges and corners. Fading to the gilt text. Crack between the front end pages. Crack between the back end pages. The pages remain bound together well, but are not well-bound into the boards, and must be handled with care. Tanning to the pages. Previous owner's name and address on each textblock. Item #211090
Contains hosts of fascinating information. 25,949 altercations from the 1870 directory. Lists occupations ('gasfitter,' 'widow,' 'checker maker,' 'stovemounter,' 'patternmaker,' just to name a few) along with general citizen directory information; detailed list of public schools; lists of different military assignments and rank (10th Regiment, 25th Regiment, Calvary, etc.); lists of newspapers, banks, and churches; a buisness listing section; and advertisements. The book previously belonged to James S. Bailey ('physician'!). His and a relation's name are noted in graphite on page 18.
Price: $150.00