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Boyd's Pennsylvania Counties Bus. Directory, 1860 [142965]

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Boyd's Pennsylvania Counties Bus. Directory, 1860 [142965]
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Early and rare Boyd's Business Directory of Berks, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northhampton and Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, and a large list of farmers of the counties; also an appendix of much useful information. 1860. Approximately 20 front page leaves are printed ads on colored paper, many incredible early ads with fabulous illustrations, including Lauer's Brewery in Reading, watchmakers, machinists, Samuel Lessig Manufacturer of Agricultural Implements, tobacco/ snuff, Reading Industrial Manufacturing Company Works, United States Trust Co., Nelich & Breinig's Clothing Hall, Howell & Brothers Wall Papers and more. 5+ full page illustrations of business buildings showing incredible architecture, plus illustrations of equipment, products, tools, etc. Ad collectors will marvel at the ads in this little book. Page numbering in this directory is broken between ads and the directory list. Ad pages are numbered consecutively beginning in the front and ending with the ads in the back but divided in the middle where the directory list is. The directory has its own page numbering not part of the ad page numbering sequence. Leading ad pages on colored paper begin with the end paper pasted inside the front cover, numbered page 2, and continue through page 48. The first page of the directory listing, with the Boyd's Title on top is not numbered on the front side; the opposite side of the page is numbered page 150. All following pages of the business listing are in proper page number sequence, with no missing pages, though page number 214. An Appendix is on pages 215 - 229, followed by ads on pages 230-32, featuring the Baltimore & Ohio RR with an illustration of an engine. The next page begins the second section of colored paper ad insert pages numbered 49 - 123, the endpaper inside the back cover. The Business Directory section begins with page 150, because the original publication included another volume containing Boyd's Directory of Reading, Easton, Pottsville, Allentown, & Lebanon. The two books were published under one Title: Boyd's Directory of Reading, Easton, Pottsville, Allentown, & Lebanon : together with a business directory and a large list of farmers of the counties of Berks, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Schuylkill, Pa. : also an appendix of much useful information, which is why this volume does not have a standard format title page and why it includes ads for businesses in Reading and the other locations named above. The condition of this directory is better than expected for an 1860 directory. Extensive wear and tear to cover and binding, back cover board is badly damaged, back endpaper is intact, surprisingly, although chipped on bottom right corner and peeling away from chewed up coverboard. Staning and wear to last 3-4 ad pages. Some wear to page edges that extend, due to loose binding. Age discoloration on first directory page, but otherwise, pages are all pretty clean and intact and whole and still attached . Inside pages are impressive for the age of this publication. See photos for condition details and damage to binding/covers.

Date: 1860
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State: Pennsylvania
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Provenance: Ron Lerch Collection