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Rand, McNally & Co.'s Handy Guide to Philadelphia, and Cape May and Atlantic City — an antique pocket guidebook, original price 25 cents, illustrated cover in blue and red featuring a City Hall tower vignette framed by decorative floral scrollwork.
Inside, the guide covers Philadelphia's landmarks and history in detail, with numerous full-page halftone photographic plates, including Independence Hall, The Betsy Ross House, the Girard Trust Co. Building, Fairmount Water Works, and streetscapes such as South Broad Street looking toward City Hall. Text sections cover street numbering conventions, transportation, and points of interest throughout the city. The rear pages carry period hotel advertisements, including Hotel York (36th Street & 7th Avenue, NYC) and Galen Hall (Atlantic City, NJ) with its sister property, The Preston, in Wernersville, PA.
Condition: Original paper wrappers, textually complete with all plates present and legible. Wear consistent with age and heavy period use: spine cracked/split with a small chip at the head of the spine (see photo), cover soiling, corner and edge wear, light foxing to interior pages. Front cover creased at the fore-edge. A sturdy, well-loved traveler's guide rather than a pristine copy. Please review all photos closely, as they're part of the description — sold as-is
