Philadelphia Merchants & Businesses 1898-99 Engelhardt nice souvenir photo album

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Americana, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Illustrated Books).

Philadelphia, PA. The Book of its Bourse and Co-operating Public Bodies, by Geo. W. Engelhardt.
Published 1898-99, Philadelphia by the Lippincott Press.
414 pages. Text in English. Profusely illustrated throughout with hundreds of b&w photos, many showing now long vanished buildings and interiors, including many specific shops and businesses. A fantastic photographic chronicle of this city. 

A monumental oversized book.

Publisher's padded leather binding, smooth spine, gilt title lettering, oblong format, all edges gilt.

Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.

Binding gently age worn, front joint splitting at ends, covers still well attached but slightly weakened due to weight of covers, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object.

Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally.

Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.

Book Measures c. 12 1/2" H x 14 1/2" W.

[B7391].