Printed and Manuscript Americana

Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, August, 1824. 24mo. xi, (i), 238, 18 (ads) pp. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece by C.G. Childs after F. Doughty, two engraved plans (one folding), and one large folding map with hand-colored outlining by F. Drayton ("Plan of the City of Philadelphia Compiled From Actual Survey"). Pocket book binding of flexible black morocco, front board with locking flap and loop, stamped in gilt, rubbing to boards and extremities; speckled edges; pocket at rear; light scattered spotting. Sabin 62005; Shaw & Shoemaker 17612

A fascinating glimpse of Philadelphia in the 1820s, published by the son of Mathew Carey, Henry C. Carey, and Carey's son-in-law, Isaac Lea. Illustrated with a fine and large folding map of the city, and accompanied by a compendium of information on the city, including a brief history, information on its government, statistics on population, health, climate, commerce, and industries, as well as details on its various religious, charitable, scientific, commercial, and cultural institutions.