The Public Ledger Building, Philadelphia; with an Account of the Proceedings Connected with its Opening June 20, 1867.

Philadelphia: George W. Childs, 1868. First Edition. Octavo, ix, 186 pages, publisher's original gilt-lettered pink cloth covered boards. The Public Ledger Building, Philadelphia; with an Account of the Proceedings Connected with its Opening June 20, 1867 is a substantial commemorative account of the formal opening of the new Public Ledger Building at Sixth and Chestnut Streets, issued under the auspices of George W. Childs, proprietor of the influential Philadelphia newspaper. The volume records the ceremonies, speeches, correspondence, banquet proceedings, and related civic observances surrounding the building’s inauguration, offering a detailed contemporary portrait of Philadelphia’s post-Civil War newspaper culture and urban development. With its focus on one of the city’s prominent publishing institutions, the work is of particular interest for the history of Philadelphia, American journalism, newspaper publishing, nineteenth-century architecture, George W. Childs, and the civic life of Pennsylvania. Discoloration to the cloth, signs of rubbing and wear, minor discoloration, else in good + condition. Item #416

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