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Kite's Philadelphia Directory for 1814

Author: Kite, Bl and T.
Price: $150.00
Publisher Location: Philadelphia
Publisher: . & T. Kite
Year Published: 1814
Book Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Binding: 3/4 Leather
Edition: First Edition
Title continued, "Containing the Names, Professions, and Residence of Heads of Families and Persons in Business in the City and Suburvbs, with Other Useful Information". Bound in 3/4 red leather with gilt title and raised bands with gilt decoration on the spine. A little scuffed on the marbled boards and edges, including the hinges. But solid and clean with no prior owner marks. The pages are toned with age, but it is over 200 years old, after all. No foxing, Kite published this only in 1814, apparently not able to compete with other directories. SCARCE, as no other copies are on the internet at this writing.
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