(NEW YORK CITY) Group of 35 volumes of Longworths American A

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(NEW YORK CITY.) Group of 35 volumes of Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory. 12mo, various bindings and conditions; some with plates, most volumes believed to be complete, a few missing leaves or plates, not collated. New York, 1803, 1806-07, 1809-15, 1817-39, and 1841-42

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A strong run of early New York City directories spanning 40 years, and missing only 5 volumes. Among the notable New Yorkers listed herein are Washington Irving (listed 1806-17) and steamboat master Cornelius Vanderbilt (1815-20). See Spear, pages 237-249. with--a duplicate copy of the 1821 directory, and Doggett's New York City Street Directory for 1851.