THE NEW BEDFORD DIRECTORY, Containing The City Register, A General Directory of The Citizens, and A Special Directory of Trades, Professions, Etc...

New Bedford:Charles Taber and Co. 1852. pp. (4), 194, (4). Hardcover. Printed covers soiled and worn along spine strip and edges, with top and bottom of spine strip chipped off and edges bumped and worn to boards. Internally, a small label is attached to the inside front board, with the same name penciled onto margins of 1st free endpage and top of title page. There is also a 4 line verse penciled to page 180, as well as several names penciled to top margins of several ad pages, otherwise pages are bright.  The binding is tight but hinges have started.