Kirwin & Co.’s Saratoga Springs Directory, 1885. Containing a General Directory of Citizens, a Business Directory, Record of the Village Government, its Institutions, &c., and Kirwin’s Copyrighted Street Directory. Compiled by Wm. H. Kirwin, 547 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Issued June 15, 1885. Fourth Number. Price, $2.50. For sale by….
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A scarce and detailed late-19th-century local directory for Saratoga Springs, New York issued by Kirwin, offering a snapshot of the town’s social and commercial landscape at the height of its Gilded Age popularity. Alongside the standard business listings, residential addresses, and details on local officials, institutions, and services, this directory contains a tipped-in circular, outside the pagination, advertising the Aberdeen resort hotel. Quite scarce.
Description: Kirwin & Co.’s Saratoga Springs Directory, 1885. Containing a General Directory of Citizens, a Business Directory, Record of the Village Government, its Institutions, &c., and Kirwin’s Copyrighted Street Directory. Compiled by Wm. H. Kirwin, 547 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Issued June 15, 1885. Fourth Number. Price, $2.50. For sale by….
Saratoga Springs: Wm. H. Kirwin, issued June 15, 1885. Fourth Number. Fr Sale by E. R. Stevens, Bookseller amnd Stationer, 322 and 324 Broadway. Octavo. [i–iii], 4–251 pp. Original publisher’s gilt-lettered black cloth spine with printed paper covers. Binding with rubbing and edge wear, but remains sound and presentable; internally, clean and sound throughout. A very good copy overall, retaining the publisher’s brown cloth bookmark ribbon, neatly integrated into the book’s original sewing structure, as issued.
[3735207]Price: $350.00





