The Elite Private Address and Carriage Directory 1874-5

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The Elite Private Address and Carriage Directory 1874-5

Phillips, Andrade & Co., 1875

276 pages of names, addresses and ads. 3 light blue pages of ads in the front and back (6 total) in addition to the ads in the numbered pages. Brown pebbled leather with gilt design and titles on front and spine. Brightly gilded pages edges on three sides. Corner rubbing. A very rare guide to the address of the upper echelons of New York Society during the early Gilded Age. The street address are provided as well as for permanent guests at fashionable hotels. The last thirty- two pages are a shopping director intended for ladies. A charming and curious work and a time capsule of New York city at a moment when it was being transformed by wealth into a world Metropolis and a shopping destination for the wealthy across the country. Prior owner signature on the inside front cover., Near Fine

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