The Washington Directory, and National Register, for 1846; In Two parts - Compiled and Published Annually

Washington DC: Gaither & Addison, 1846. Printed by John T. Towers. Brown leather with tooled design around cover edges and title impressed on cover. Sixth published Directory of D.C., Rare. 4.5" x 7", pp. x, 1-76, 44 pp. of Advertisements on yellowed paper in the center of the book. An anthropological Synoptical Almanac covering a range of personal and business census information for the area. A very uncommon book with only six identified in OCLC. From Morse Code to translating gold weights to vessel arrival and departures, public servants by name and their salaries, rate charges for public transportation, Directory of Churches, Associations and Societies. An indispensable resource tool of the day, giving a broad profile of the Capitol during the James Polk Presidency. Bound in brown leather with stain on cover, front and back cover has some separation, minimal foxing, darkened within some text block, previous owner "M. S. Weller" name on blank ffe and neatly at the top of the title page. Good plus. Item #1252

Price: $175.00